A list of characters appearing in the film They Cloned Tyrone.
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Main Characters
Fontaine
Fontaine
Played by: John Boyega
A drug dealer working the Glen. After being shot by a rival group, he is seemingly resurrected and learns that he is the subject of cloning by a mysterious conspiracy.
- The Aggressive Drug Dealer: He’s not very friendly and will get aggressive with those who owe him money. This is part of the conspiracy’s design to keep the Glen low income so nobody comes snooping.
- Anti-Hero: He’s a drug dealer with anti-social tendencies who happens to be the film’s main character.
- Clone Angst: A major part of the story is Fontaine's growing existential crisis over his status as a clone programmed with the memories and personality of the "real" Fontaine. The matter only gets more complicated with The Reveal that there is no "real" Fontaine, as he was cloned from the head of the conspiracy and most of his memories are outright fabricated.
- Cynicism Catalyst: He had a little brother who was shot and killed by a racist cop, which did not help his worldview. Based on what Old Fontaine says, it’s the one part of his memories the audience can confirm is true.
- Leeroy Jenkins: Fontaine is a very intelligent person and is usually the Only Sane Man, but his Fatal Flaw is his impulsiveness: once he finds a problem his immediate reaction is to barge in and get rid of it as hard as possible, damn the consequences. This is what gets the first Fontaine we see killed: upon finding out someone else is selling drugs on his turn, he immediately drives over and hospitalizes the guy, earning the ire of the dealer's boss. Later, when he finds out about the existence of the lab, he's driven to rush in and storm the place to get the answers he wants even though the others note they have no idea what they're walking into.
- Morally Superior Copy: Played with in that while there is technically no original Fontaine, he does meet the head scientist he is a clone of, who is all too compliant with the horrific experiments going on the Glen. Despite being given a Freudian Excuse that is the one real memory he has, Fontaine is absolutely disgusted by the man's desire to make every human white.
Yo-Yo
Yo-Yo
Played by: Teyonah Parris
A prostitue working for Slick Charles. She is an intelligent woman who dreams of getting out of the Glen.
- Almighty Janitor: Played for at first comedy and then drama with Yo-Yo. Yo-Yo's introduced as one of Slick's flighty hookers who just happened to see what happened to Fontaine, but as the story goes on she shows a competent Nancy Drew-esque knack for investigating. It eventually becomes clear that she's an incredibly talented intellectual with strong moral fiber who had dreams of becoming a reporter but was tragically unable to escape her environment. She spends a good chunk of the movie as a mix between Token Good Teammate and Hypercompetent Sidekick, before she starts forging out as The Hero in her own right in the second half as Fontaine and Slick face an existential meltdown at the revelation that they are clones.
- Amateur Sleuth: As the investigation begins, she uses knowledge gleaned from Nancy Drew books to progress through the mystery.
- Hooker with a Heart of Gold: She is easily the nicest of the three main characters and the one who tries to comfort Fontaine during his Heroic BSoD.
- Tech Bro: Hopes to invest in blockchain technology.
Slick Charles
Slick Charles
Played by: Jamie Foxx
A pimp working the Glen and Yo-Yo’s employer. He is the sole witness to Fontaine’s death.
- Bling-Bling-BANG!: Carries a gold-plated revolver with a pearl grip.
- Cowardly Lion: Slick is wily, very averse to any risky situation and would at first rather just leave everything be if they can. That doesn't mean he's unwilling to take care of himself and the others if things go down, however, and he starts increasingly putting himself at risk as he realizes that the others are being badly affected by what is going down.
- Pimp Duds: Naturally. He wears dark purple tracksuits with bellbottoms and medallions with the occasional fur-lined coat.
- Tomato in the Mirror: During the group’s second excursion into the underground base, he discovers he’s also a clone.
