Rusty and Co./Characters

Major characters in Rusty and Co:

The Band
Three stalwart adventurers who decided that this life was better than sticking around in the dungeon.


 * Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny: Parodied. It's implied all of the main trio suffer from this.
 * Monster Adventurers: The whole starting concept of the webcomic.

Mimic
The charismatic Mimic is, despite the title, the main character.


 * Chest Monster
 * A Dog Named "Dog"
 * Face Palm: No, Mimic has neither face nor palm. Yes, he can still facepalm nonetheless.
 * Glamour Failure: Mimic's lips are visible regardless of his form.
 * Good Angel, Bad Angel: Parodied with Mimic: both angels advise him to do the exact same thing, just phrasing it differently. He even lampshades it, saying "Aren't you two supposed to disagree?"
 * Lantern Jaw of Justice: Of all people, Mimic has one.
 * Medium Awareness
 * Only Sane Man: Well, Only Sane Mimic.
 * Speechbubbles Interruption: Mimic has a tendency to do this. Or to have it done to him, alternatively.

Rusty
An absurdly cute rust monster whose favorite line is "Eat [metallic object]?"


 * Big Eater: Of anything metallic.
 * Extreme Omnivore: As long as it's metal, Rusty will want to eat it. At least he (usually) asks first...
 * Mad Libs Catchphrase: "Eat X?" where X is some metallic item. It's also about the only thing that Rusty says.
 * Mascot
 * When All You Have Is a Hammer: "Eat X" is Rusty's solution to about every problem.

Cube
The silent yet deadly Gelatinous Cube


 * Big Damn Heroes:
 * Big Eater
 * Blob Monster
 * A Dog Named "Dog"
 * Le Parkour: Mimic claims Cube knows this. It's not like there's any other explanation how he ended up suspended between two buildings, several stories in the air.
 * The Speechless: Justified because, well, it's a gelatinous cube.
 * Stripped to the Bone: Cube's victims.

The Girls
Every level thus far has featured an female character who connects and adventures with them. After the first three, the girls also started reappearing.


 * Action Girl: All of them.

The Princess
A human monk (with a few levels in Dungeonmaster's Girlfriend), the princess is anything but a damsel in distress.


 * Anti-Heroine (Type IV): She smokes, wears revealing clothes, is greedy, loves a wight, and has no qualm at all beating up a bunch of mind-controlled innocent bystanders.
 * Badass Princess: Natch.
 * Bare-Fisted Monk
 * Bare Your Midriff
 * Damsel in Distress: Subverted, naturally. The Princess is actually very good at combat.
 * Dungeonmaster's Girlfriend: She claims to have taken a level (or more) in this "VERY obscure and VERY powerful prestige class" when she was imprisoned.
 * Everyone Calls Her Princess: Her real name has not yet been given.
 * Girl Meets Wight
 * The Ladette
 * Multicolored Hair: Purple with a blonde lock.
 * Paper-Thin Disguise:
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: The Princess goes on one (and later almost refers to it as such by name) after.
 * Smoking Is Cool

Madeline the Paladin
A human paladin, who makes up for her lack of intelligence with superior fighting ability... most of the time.


 * Badass Adorable
 * Bob Haircut
 * Crush Blush: Talking of Derek the Cleric.
 * Detect Evil: Through smell.
 * The Ditz
 * Improbable Weapon User: Madeline's hoe. Later the same gnome who sold her that offers for sale a +1 Trident (a.k.a. a rake). And the next time Madeline appears, she wields a spade. But then, she can kick butt with both of them.
 * Lawful Stupid
 * Modesty Shorts: Madeline is sensibly wearing (anachronistic) biker shorts under her leather skirt.
 * Prophecies Rhyme All the Time
 * Shovel Strike: Madeline's weapon of choice in Level 6.
 * Spin to Deflect Stuff: Madeline shows us how it's done in the page image for this trope.
 * Sticks to the Back: Madeline's hoe.

Roxanne Casbaugh
An elven bard who was raised by barbarians.


 * Blinding Bangs:
 * Chekhov's Skill: Roxanne is seen whittling an axe handle and a pointer stick/drawing stylus. Later in the chapter,.
 * Music for Courage: To the complaints of her companions.
 * Our Elves Are Better
 * Spoony Bard: Averted; she might be a bard but still is a force to be reckoned with.
 * Wandering Minstrel

“Stabs” Doogan
A cheerful halfling rogue, who likes treasure.


 * Halfling
 * Knife Nut
 * The Nose Knows

Prestige Perkins
An overeager human wizard, who works as a law enforcement official for the Princess. Easily excitable.


 * Added Alliterative Appeal: Prestige Perkins, practiced practitioner of practical prestidigitation.
 * Alliterative Name / Meaningful Name
 * Fireballs: Prestige, being at least a level 5 wizard, can cast one, but prefers to save it for big fights.
 * Genki Girl
 * Oh My Gods
 * Paper-Thin Disguise:
 * Sassy Black Woman
 * Squishy Wizard