Power Academy/Characters

A list of characters in Power Academy and their respective users, by order of appearance.

Headmaster James Mall
Role: Headmaster and Founder of Power Academy
 * Absurdly Youthful Father: Subverted. James (now 30) has a 9-year-old son, Jackson, who appears as and has the mind of a 19-year-old.
 * Hot Dad
 * Anti Hero: Either Type II or Type III.
 * Berserk Button: Threaten the school or the students and face his wrath.
 * Bottle Fairy: Male version!
 * Broken Pedestal: Downplayed; he greatly disappoints Talan when he decides to cover up Trigan's murders for the greater good.
 * Crouching Moron Hidden Badass: Don't let the laid-back, somewhat bumbling facade fool you. He will lay down the law when he has to.
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Eccentric Mentor
 * Green Eyes
 * Hidden Depths: He has an intense amount of pressure on him; Power Academy is his life's work, and if it fails (and it is already in danger of failing), he'll have nowhere to go. It's not until he opens up to Lily that his inner demons become apparent.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold
 * Playing With Fire
 * Team Dad: More or less.
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: With Lily, later getting a Relationship Upgrade.
 * Wake Up Fighting / Not a Morning Person: As people who interrupt his naps learn the hard way.
 * White Haired Pretty Boy: A benevolent version.

Harken Woods
Role: Teacher, Moral Dilemma 101
 * Blinding Bangs
 * Genius Sweet Tooth
 * Insane Troll Logic: His moral dilemmas; a simple question is given, with no context given beforehand. Example: Burn it or drown it? (Answer: )
 * Insatiable Newlyweds: With Magi.
 * Mad Scientist
 * Straight Gay: With Magi.
 * Teleporters and Transporters: Has the ability to teleport.
 * The Wonka

Talanous "Talan" Fairweather
Role: Student, head of the Video Game Club
 * The Ace: Tala regards him as one, at least.
 * Adorkable
 * Bishonen
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Dork Knight
 * Fetish: Has one for Lightning's pigtails.
 * Gadgeteer Genius: Though not to the same extent as Timmy.
 * Hair of Gold
 * Hidden Depths: He's much more fragile than previously thought, revealed when he recounts an incident where Helena humiliated him nearly to the point of suicide.
 * Keet
 * Manic Pixie Dream Boy: According to Lightning.
 * Mr. Fanservice: See below.
 * Science Hero
 * Shapeshifting
 * Shirtless Scene: Tons of them.
 * Spiky Hair
 * Technopath
 * Terrible Artist: As seen in his diary.
 * Wacky Parent Serious Child: Hinted at. During a romantic dinner with Lightning, Talan recounts a time when his father started a food fight at the table.

Pontoon
Role: Teacher, Zen 101
 * Elderly Immortal
 * Not So Stoic: He's generally calm and quiet...as long as his meditation isn't interrupted.
 * Prophet Eyes
 * Really 700 Years Old: His true age is unknown.
 * Telepathy
 * Warrior Therapist
 * Zen Survivor: It can be assumed that, as an immortal, he's seen a lot over the years.

Swilium DeRain
Role: Student
 * Anti Villain: Has developed into this over time, realizing the severity of his past actions.
 * Complete Monster: His reputation among the other students early on.
 * Cain and Abel: With Alderon.
 * Delinquents
 * Dirty Coward
 * Dogged Nice Guy: Was one for Christine for quite a while.
 * Even Evil Has Standards: He's not quite as one-dimensionally evil as previously thought; he insists he is strictly a thief and would never kill anyone.
 * Hidden Depths: See above.
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: He lets go of his crush on Christine once he realizes that it can never be.
 * Make Me Wanna Shout
 * Musical Assassin: Literally.
 * The Rival: To Talan.
 * Smug Snake
 * Settle for Sibling: For Christine's sister Aqua.
 * Anti-Villainous Crush: Formerly had one for Christine.
 * White Haired Pretty Boy

Timmy Woods
Role: Teacher, Computer Crime Comprehension and Mad Science
 * Dojikko
 * Gadgeteer Genius
 * Mad Scientist
 * Sensei-kun
 * Spiky Hair
 * Techno Babble
 * Technopath
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Tala X
Role: Student
 * Artificial Human
 * Barely There Swimwear: The bikini she wears on a dare from Wendy.
 * Bi the Way: In a relationship with Wendy and elder!Isaac.
 * Cloning Blues
 * Defusing the Tykebomb: Pontoon counteracts Swilium's mind control over her when she starts acting out.
 * Does Not Like Men: According to Alderon. After he ages up, Isaac becomes the one exception.
 * Even the Girls Want Her
 * Gag Boobs
 * Girly Girl: To Wendy's tomboy.
 * Hair of Gold
 * Innocent Fanservice Girl: When angrily chasing Talan throughout the school, she doesn't seem to mind the fact that she also happened to be naked at the time.
 * Lovable Sex Maniac: Ever since hooking up with Wendy, she is simply insatiable.
 * More Dakka: See below.
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * Opposite Sex Clone
 * Shapeshifter Weapon: She describes herself as a living weapon, and her specialty is shapeshifting into various weapons.
 * Tsundere: Type B, at times.
 * Tyke Bomb
 * Younger Than They Look: Though technically only 6, she has the body and mind of a 16-year-old.

Alderon DeRain
Role: Student
 * Anti Hero / Anti Villain: Is now the former, though.
 * Big Badass Wolf: His skeleton wolf familiar.
 * Cain and Abel: With Swilium.
 * Dark Is Not Evil
 * Eating the Eye Candy: Male variant, when he first meets Foremen.
 * Good Scars Evil Scars
 * Heel Face Turn: If he was even considered evil to begin with.
 * Necromancer
 * Nice Guy
 * Straight Gay
 * White Haired Pretty Boy

Kivuli Mall
Role: Krion's assistant (not a student)
 * Bald of Awesome
 * Good Scars Evil Scars: He has a scar over his left eye.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold
 * Lovable Sex Maniac
 * Playing With Fire
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: With Krion.

Jackal Cannus
Role: Student
 * Affably Evil
 * Badass Normal
 * Cain and Abel: The former to Fogron.
 * Casanova Wannabe
 * Cool Sword
 * The Evil Genius
 * Good Scars Evil Scars
 * Immortality Immorality
 * Jerkass
 * The Reveal: He's revealed to be a villain shortly after flooding the school's halls with foam.
 * Smug Snake
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair

Gwendyson "Wendy" Z
Role: Student
 * Ambiguous Gender: Though generally treated as female.
 * Art Initiates Life: Whatever Wendy draws comes to life.
 * Artificial Human: Originally intended as a girlfriend for Swilium, but she was rejected.
 * Bi the Way: In a relationship with Tala.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Even the Girls Want Her
 * Hidden Buxom
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Reluctant Fanservice Girl
 * Rose Haired Girl
 * Tomboy: To Tala's girly girl.
 * Wholesome Crossdresser: Wears the male uniform.
 * Yamato Nadeshiko
 * Younger Than They Look: Less than a year old but with the appearance and mindset of a 16-year-old.

Magi C. Waters
Role: Psychiatrist, guidance counselor, truancy officer
 * Cloudcuckoolander: He believes himself to be a boy from Neverland.
 * Insatiable Newlyweds: With Harken.
 * Making a Splash
 * Mike Nelson Destroyer of Worlds: He's best known for flooding three cities and two of his old team's H Qs.
 * Straight Gay: With Harken.
 * Warrior Therapist
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Fogron Cannus
Role: Student
 * Beauty Equals Goodness: Inverted.
 * Cain and Abel: With Jackal.
 * Flash Step
 * Super Speed

Helena Mychro
Role: Spirit that haunts Swilium, later a student
 * Back From the Dead
 * Jerkass
 * Murder the Hypotenuse: In addition to Swilium, she's out to kill Aqua.
 * Posthumous Character: Until Alderon resurrected her.
 * Troll: Enjoys taunting Swilium when he's having girl troubles.

Jackson Mall
Role: The school's cook
 * Hair Trigger Temper: He's especially sensitive about his ears.
 * Half Human Hybrid
 * Keet
 * Multicolored Hair
 * One of the Kids: Justified; ee below.
 * Our Elves Are Different
 * Younger Than They Look: His mother, Jane, accelerated his aging process, appearing 19 at 9.

Kane Nye
Role: Student
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Happily Married: To Sai.
 * Our Werewolves Are Different
 * Rescue Romance: How he and Sai met.
 * Wild Hair

Sai Nye
Role: Student
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * Happily Married: To Kane.
 * Our Vampires Are Different
 * Perky Goth
 * Raven Hair Ivory Skin
 * Rescue Romance: Kane rescued her from an evil vampire the day she was bitten; things went from there.
 * Shiny Midnight Black

Midnight's Characters (defunct)

 * Dropped a Collective Bridge On Them
 * Put On a Bus / Killed Off for Real: Depending on your viewpoint.
 * Real Life Writes the Plot: After a brief but heated argument between Midnight and the other users, he left the forum; in-story, Swilium disposes of his characters.
 * Sacrificial Lions: Pun not intended in Hodari's case.

Hodari
Role: Student
 * Gentle Giant
 * Hair Trigger Temper
 * Playing With Fire
 * Raised By Lions

Kayleigh
Role: Swordmaster
 * Casting a Shadow
 * Good Scars Evil Scars

Midnight
Role: Medic
 * Dual Wielding: His swords.
 * Heroic Build
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold
 * Little Bit Beastly

Shimmer
Role: Medic
 * Healing Hands
 * Little Bit Beastly
 * White Haired Pretty Girl
 * Yamato Nadeshiko

Hari
Role: Student
 * Instant Awesome Just Add Dragons
 * One Scene Wonder: Killed off/banished before shi could even get an Establishing Character Moment.

Valerie Ashen
Role: Student
 * Adorkable
 * An Ice Person
 * Badass Adorable
 * Big Sister Instinct: Towards Christine and Elana.
 * Brooding Boy Gentle Girl: With Simon.
 * Chronic Hero Syndrome
 * Cute Comic-Bookworm
 * Girly Girl
 * Green Eyes
 * Heroes Want Redheads
 * The Kirk
 * Moe: Simon describes her as such.
 * Nerds Are Sexy
 * Otaku Surrogate / Cosplay Otaku Girl: The latter to the point where she designs new uniforms for the students.
 * Azure Hair Ivory Skin
 * Socially Awkward Hero
 * Shy Blue Haired Girl
 * Tricked Out Gloves: Which she has to wear to keep from freezing everything she touches.
 * Waif Fu

Simon Locksley
Role: Student
 * Anti Hero: Type II, bordering on Type IV
 * Bishonen
 * Brooding Boy Gentle Girl: With Valerie.
 * Casting a Shadow
 * Dark Is Not Evil
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * The Snark Knight
 * Tall Dark and Snarky
 * Good Scars Evil Scars: Has a small scar next to his eye, caused in the past by Adrian.
 * Guyliner
 * Icy Blue Eyes
 * If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him
 * One Head Taller
 * Pay Evil Unto Evil
 * Peek a Bangs: Which hide his scar.
 * Perky Goth: Somewhat; he's more sardonic than anything else, but certainly much more optimistic than the archetypal Goth kid.
 * Shipper On Deck / The Matchmaker: For Swilium/Christine. It didn't go well, but he had more success with Swilium/Aqua.
 * Sugar and Ice Personality / When He Smiles: As Valerie describes him, "he's like a Sour Patch Watermelon--sour on the outside, sweet on the inside."

Dr. David Archer
Role: Teacher, Team Relations 101, Head of the Male Dorms
 * American Accents: Southern.
 * Broken Pedestal: To Adrian.
 * The Comically Serious
 * Conversational Troping: What his classes seem to consist of.
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Cultured Badass: His class is stocked with great literary works, and he is often seeing reading them.
 * Knight in Sour Armor
 * Mind Over Matter
 * Minored in Asskicking
 * Pstandard Psychic Pstance
 * Southern Fried Genius

Alice Solheim
Role: Student
 * Boisterous Bruiser
 * Boobs of Steel
 * Dandere: She's normally very stoic and quiet (outside of battle). And then along comes El Terre...
 * Dark Skinned Redhead
 * Eyepatch of Power
 * Hot Amazon / Cute Bruiser
 * I Can't Believe a Guy Like You Would Notice Me: Her reaction to El Terre liking her.
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * No Guy Wants an Amazon: Conversed and averted; see above.
 * Not So Stoic
 * Second Love: Is this for El Terre.
 * Single Woman Seeks Good Man
 * Statuesque Stunner
 * Super Strength
 * The Tease / Chivalrous Pervert: A hybrid; she loves suggestively teasing El Terre but won't force him into anything.
 * Tomboy
 * Violently Protective Girlfriend: She's ready to stand up for El Terre, but won't steal all the fun from him.

Isaac Ashen
Role: Student
 * Anti Hero: Type V. His future self seems to be Type II or III, though.
 * Badass Normal / Team Normal: So far he's the only student without any real superpowers, relying solely on his intellect and his inventions.
 * Brainy Brunette
 * The Chew Toy: He just can't catch a break.
 * Chivalrous Pervert: His elder self.
 * Even Jerkassery Has Standards: He does not react kindly to Fury belittling Alderon for being gay.
 * Fan Service Pack: His elder self; justified given the age difference.
 * Gadgeteer Genius
 * Heroic Comedic Sociopath
 * Insufferable Genius
 * Meta Guy
 * Moment Killer
 * The Napoleon: Even shorter than his elder sister Valerie. Averted when he ages up, becoming a tall, lithe bishonen.
 * Nerd Glasses and Stoic Spectacles: At 13 and 16, respectively.
 * Plot Relevant Age Up: Using one of Timmy's devices, he ages himself up from 13 to 16 to impress Tala.
 * Powered Armor
 * Token Mini Moe
 * Bishonen: His elder self, as well as his future self in Visitors from the Future.
 * Tsundere

Lightning
Role: Student
 * A Cup Angst: Present but downplayed.
 * Artificial Human
 * Attention Deficit... Ooh, a Butterfly!
 * Badass Adorable
 * Big Eater
 * Cloning Blues: Briefly, but is brought out of her Angst Coma by Talan.
 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * Cuddle Bug
 * Dumb Blonde: Subverted; see below.
 * Genius Ditz: She has highly advanced scientific knowledge imprinted into her mind, and becomes the school's psychiatrist in one future timeline.
 * Genki Girl
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Mega Twintails: Her hair is actually shoulder-length when taken down.
 * Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Talan perceives her as one.
 * Only Known By Their Nickname
 * Red Eyes Take Warning: Subverted.
 * Replacement Goldfish
 * Shock and Awe
 * Single Target Sexuality: Lampshaded; Lightning is Talan-sexual, more or less.
 * Squee: Or "Kyaa!", rather.
 * Tears of Joy: Upon finding Talan's diary entry declaring his love for her.

Alexei Grigorovich Reznov
Role: Teacher, Self-Defense
 * A Father to His Men: He clearly shows remorse over his dead operatives in the Zombie Apocalypse thread.
 * Affably Evil
 * Anti Villain
 * Artificial Limbs: His bionic arm.
 * Badass in A Nice Suit
 * Benevolent Boss: See above.
 * Cyborg
 * Even Evil Has Standards: He only keeps Selene onboard because of her skills and powers, and kicked Vladimir out of his inner circle for offering to "make him immortal."
 * Genius Bruiser
 * Good Scars Evil Scars
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Not So Stoic
 * Rated Mfor Manly: Particularly during the Zombie Apocalypse arc, which has him fighting off waves of zombies with his arm cannon and a scavenged AK.
 * Rocks Fall Everyone Dies: Attempts this with Talan when he hacks the simulator.
 * Shiny Midnight Black
 * Swiss Army Appendage
 * We Can Rebuild Him
 * Well Intentioned Extremist / Knight Templar: A combination of the two, or one or the other, depending on your interpretation.

Hydra (Dark Star Battle Droids) (Deactivated)
Role: Security, target practice
 * Butt Monkeys / The Chew Toy: Like master, like creation. They were easily hacked and can be used to do stupid things against their will, and were a frequent target of the faculty.
 * Elite Mook
 * Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy: One of their listed abilities is "blatant inaccuracy with weapons."
 * Ineffectual Sympathetic Villains
 * Killed Off for Real: More or less decommissioned after being destroyed in one of Jackal's pranks.
 * Mecha Mooks
 * Multiple Head Case
 * Theme Naming: They were named after Greek letters--Alpha, Beta, et al.

Lily Taylor
Role: Nurse, Head of the Female Dorms
 * Anti Hero: Leaning towards heroic.
 * Beware the Nice Ones: Soft-spoken, motherly, ladylike, not afraid to choke someone with strong vines...
 * Cooldown Hug: Loves giving these out.
 * Green Thumb
 * Hospital Hottie: Given that she's a nurse.
 * Lady of War
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * Rapunzel Hair: Her hair goes down to her waist.
 * Second Love: For James.
 * Silk Hiding Steel
 * Simple Staff
 * Single Woman Seeks Good Man: A big part of her attraction to James, aside from the pretty white hair, is his virtues.
 * Stripperiffic: Even in her default outfit, she's nearly always half-naked.
 * Team Mom
 * Torture Always Works
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: With James, later getting a Relationship Upgrade.
 * Well Intentioned Extremist: In her past.
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair

Dahlia Tartakovsky
Role: Student
 * All Girls Want Bad Boys
 * Alpha Bitch: Subverted; Val and Simon, who both have a bad history with Dahlia, refuse to believe that she wants to make amends.
 * Black Bra and Panties
 * Broken Bird
 * Combat Stilettos
 * Defrosting Ice Queen
 * Icy Blue Eyes
 * Invisibility
 * Lonely Rich Kid
 * Parasol of Prettiness: Carries one.
 * Raven Hair Ivory Skin
 * Sexy Backless Outfit
 * Shiny Midnight Black: Like uncle, like niece.
 * Shrinking Violet: Somewhat; she acts really shy and nervous around Fury.
 * Spoiled Sweet
 * Tall Dark and Bishoujo

Adrian Mustaine
Role: Student
 * Ambiguously Bi
 * The Barnum
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Dirty Coward
 * Gas Mask Longcoat
 * Instant Cosplay Surprise: Put into a dress in Alzeri's class.
 * Lethal Chef: His list of deadly poisons includes his tofu recipe.
 * Poisonous Person
 * Screams Like a Little Girl
 * Screw Yourself: With his female self in the Rule63 thread.
 * Smug Snake
 * Troll: At one point, he even grins and asks, "Problem?"
 * Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty: His idea of winning a fencing match is to sweep the leg.

Selene Petrucci
Role: Teacher, Villainy 101
 * Ax Crazy
 * Blood Knight
 * Card Carrying Villain: She's the Villainy 101 teacher!
 * The Dragon and The Brute: To Alexei.
 * For the Evulz: Pretty much her reason for becoming an assassin.
 * Hair Trigger Temper
 * Life Drain
 * Psychopathic Woman Child

Vladimir Kirov
Role: Teacher, Mad Science
 * Blond Guys Are Evil
 * Cybernetics Eat Your Soul
 * Evil Counterpart: To Alexei, himself an Anti Villain, in many ways.
 * Faux Affably Evil
 * For Science: His all-purpose justification.
 * Hack Your Enemy
 * Immortality Immorality
 * Lack of Empathy
 * Living Forever Is Awesome: He even offers to "enhance" others who wish to experience "immortality".
 * Mad Scientist
 * Malevolent Masked Man: Technically, he no longer has a face save for one of his eyes.
 * Man in The Machine: At this point, he is at least 80% machine.
 * Mundane Utility: For instance, he can use his technopathy powers to hack into a video game system and play through hard songs on Rock Band without even looking at the screen.
 * Playing With Syringes: There's a reason Alexei refers to him as "the butcher".
 * Technopath
 * Ubermensch

Lucius Wolfe (NPC)

 * Badass in A Nice Suit
 * Scary Shiny Glasses

Garrett McLaggen
Role: Caretaker/janitor
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Gravity Master
 * Gravity Sucks
 * Heroic Neutral
 * Offscreen Moment of Awesome: In-universe; in the Zombie Apocalypse thread, he (apparently) single-handedly kills Vladimir and stops his cyborg army from rampaging through the town while the rest of the heroes were dealing with Nether.
 * Our Zombies Are Different: He's been infected by a zombie bite that will eventually turn him into one, but he retains his humanity via a special drug.
 * Terse Talker: He tends to speak very laconically.
 * Wild Hair

Blaze and Hydro
Role: Students
 * Affably Evil
 * Artificial Humans
 * Bi the Way: Hydro is implied to be bi-curious at the very least, given her swooning over Trim.
 * Different As Night and Day
 * Dirty Coward: Blaze
 * Fiery Redhead: Blaze, of course.
 * Hair Trigger Temper: Blaze.
 * Making a Splash and Playing With Fire: Guess.
 * Punch Clock Villain: Hydro.
 * Red Oni Blue Oni
 * Shy Blue Haired Girl: Hydro.
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl

Ewan Karpyshyn
Role: Security
 * Bounty Hunter
 * Fiery Redhead
 * Hand Cannon: His pistol, easily twice the size of his hand.
 * Healing Factor
 * Jerkass
 * More Dakka
 * Nineties Anti Hero: A deconstructive parody.
 * Violent Glaswegian

Terminus (NPC)
Role: Big Bad of Terminus Unleashed


 * The Dreaded
 * Eldritch Abomination
 * Multiversal Conqueror

El Terre's Characters

 * Meaningful Names

Elrick "El" Terre
Role: Student
 * Bishonen
 * Blue Eyes
 * Cannot Talk to Women / Cannot Spit It Out: Though not for long.
 * Dishing Out Dirt
 * Does Not Like Shoes
 * Four Temperament Ensemble: Sanguine
 * Hair of Gold
 * Heroes Want Redheads
 * Heroic Self Deprecation
 * Innocent Fanservice Boy: All too happy to change into his uniform in front of others; also goes swimming sans bathing suit, considering he's a being of nature. He even lampshades this, at one point asking Alice what she loves most about him--besides the fact that he's always half-naked.
 * It Is Pronounced Tro PAY: "Terre" is pronounced like "tear" (as in to rip).
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold
 * Let's Wait Awhile: While the two are enjoying some alone time, he stops Alice from removing his shirt, not wanting to go too fast.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * My Sister Is Off Limits / Big Brother Instinct: He's very protective of Christine, and doesn't approve of Swilium going after her.
 * Tsundere: Alice brings out his hidden sensitive/romantic side.

Sebastian Theory
Role: Teacher, Arts and Drama
 * Adult Child: Has shades of this.
 * Affably Evil
 * Anti Hero or Anti Villain
 * Crouching Moron Hidden Badass: He fought off Nether, Christine's father, to keep the former from cursing El Terre. And you would never guess from his silly antics.
 * Everythings Even Worse With Sharks: His shark form.
 * Incoming Ham: If he's about to enter the room, you will know.
 * Keet
 * LARGE HAM
 * Noble Demon
 * Put On a Bus: Called away by Susan to help deal with the recently-escaped Nether.
 * Red Eyes Take Warning
 * Super Powered Evil Side
 * The Wonka

Atiago Hawes (Deceased)
Role: Medic
 * Green Eyes
 * Killed Off for Real / Dropped a Bridge On Him: By Trigan.
 * Mind Over Matter
 * Perky Goth: Subverted; he was perky, but a poseur through and through.
 * Shrinking Violet
 * The Smart Guy
 * Technical Pacifist

Aqua Rivere
Role: Student
 * Brilliant but Lazy / Genius Ditz
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Dogged Nice Girl: For Swilium, eventually resulting in a Relationship Upgrade for the two thanks to Simon.
 * Dumb Blonde: Downplayed; she has brief moments of naivete but is far from stupid.
 * Four Temperament Ensemble: Phlegmatic
 * Genki Girl
 * Making a Splash
 * Nerds Are Sexy
 * Put On a Bus: Defied; when Susan calls her away to help deal with Nether, she instead decides to stay at the Academy with Swilium.
 * The Runaway: From a rich family that smothered and spoiled her. To say nothing of Trigan, of course...
 * Spoiled Sweet

Christine Gales
Role: Student
 * Apocalypse Maiden: Her death, which will come at a set time, will result in the winds ceasing forever.
 * Badass Adorable
 * Big Breasts Big Deal: Type 1.
 * Blow You Away
 * Cute Bookworm
 * Four Temperament Ensemble: Melancholic/Supine
 * Fragile Flower
 * Green Eyes
 * It Is Pronounced Tro PAY: Her name is pronounced like "Kristin" despite being spelled "Christine".
 * Kissing Under the Influence: With Swilium, thanks to Adrian spiking the punch during a school dance.
 * Not Good With People
 * Reluctant Fanservice Girl: For a short time, she accidentally ends up with a small, tight uniform. Swilium takes note of this.
 * Socially Awkward Hero
 * Shrinking Violet: Played for Drama.

Fury Rust
Role: Student
 * Anime Hair
 * Big Eater
 * Byronic Hero
 * Child By Rape
 * Convection Schmonvection: Brutally subverted. While making out with Dahlia, his skin becomes uncontrollably hot, badly injuring her.
 * Fiery Brunette
 * Four Temperament Ensemble: Choleric
 * Heteronormative Crusader: He shows homophobic tendencies. Alderon and Isaac are disgusted by it.
 * Noble Bigot: However, this doesn't make him any less heroic.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold
 * Motor Mouth
 * Playing With Fire
 * Put On a Bus: Defied; when Susan calls him away to help deal with Nether, Fury instead decides to stay at the Academy with Dahlia.
 * Smoking Is Cool

Bow
Role: Student
 * The Archer
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy: Inverted; his accuracy is nigh-perfect.
 * Put On a Bus: Called away by Susan to assist in fighting Nether.
 * The Runaway

Foremen Rise
Role: Student
 * An Axe to Grind
 * Bi the Way
 * Bishonen
 * Even the Guys Want Him
 * Hair of Gold
 * Heroic Build: Particularly his abs.
 * Innocent Fanservice Boy
 * Long Haired Pretty Boy
 * Mr. Fanservice: In spades; when he first meets them, Alderon and Aqua (and, to a lesser extent, Valerie) are swooning over him within seconds.
 * Put On a Bus: Called away to fight alongside the forces of good when war breaks out in his world.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Stripperiffic: Justified, considering the size of his wings makes it impossible for him to wear a shirt. Additionally, all he wears is shorts and a pair of boots.
 * Walking Shirtless Scene: See above.
 * Winged Humanoid
 * Yamato Nadeshiko / The Messiah: A combination; kind, sweet and caring, but will only harm if the people he cares about are in danger.

Krion Blade
Role: Swordmaster
 * Cool Sword
 * Hair of Gold
 * Hot Amazon
 * Sensei-chan
 * Sexy Mentor: To Kivuli.
 * Tomboy

Skill (Experiment 003) (Deceased)
Role: Student
 * Artificial Human
 * Awesomeness By Analysis
 * Back From the Dead: ...kind of. He returns to warn Adrian about Trim and her connection to Nether.
 * Killed Off for Real / Dropped a Bridge On Him: By Trigan.
 * Younger Than They Look: He was technically 8, but had the appearance, mindset and persona of an 18-year-old.

Ability (Experiment 001) (Deceased)
Role: Student
 * Artificial Human
 * Killed Off for Real / Dropped a Bridge On Him: By Trigan.
 * Younger Than They Look: He was technically 10, but had the appearance, mindset and persona of a 20-year-old.

Power (Experiment 002) (Deceased)
Role: Student
 * Artificial Human
 * Put On a Bus: Left the school after his "father," Trigan, coerced the Headmaster into letting him go; his death was announced later on.
 * Bus Crash: It can be presumed that Trigan killed him as well.
 * Super Strength
 * Younger Than They Look: Same as the above, but 9 and 19.

Li-anne Crosser
Role: Student
 * Cute and Psycho
 * Mega Twintails
 * Put On a Bus
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Shape Shifter
 * The Smart Girl
 * Yamato Nadeshiko: Subverted.
 * Yandere: She's...not quite over El Terre.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Dilan Crosser
Role: Student
 * Anti Hero: Type I, apparently.
 * Green Eyes
 * Put On a Bus
 * Rubber Man: Play-Doh Man, that is.
 * Shrinking Violet: Given how solitary he is.

Alzeri Ruin
Role: Teacher, "Reading" class
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer
 * Dark Skinned White Haired Pretty Boy
 * Ill Boy: Averted later; upon returning to the Academy, he has been cured of the virus.
 * Lunacy
 * Put On a Bus
 * The Bus Came Back

Haven Spirit (Deceased)
Role: Student
 * Bandage Boy
 * Blind Seer
 * Killed Off for Real / Dropped a Bridge On Him: By Trigan.
 * M Agicians Are Wizards
 * Shy Blue Haired Boy

Nether Gales (NPC)
Role: Archenemy
 * Abusive Father: Big time.
 * Archnemesis Dad: To all four elemental siblings, but Christine and El Terre in particular.
 * Big Bad: Of the Zombie Apocalypse arc.
 * Evil Sorcerer
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Trigan Rivere
Role: Teacher, Problem Solving
 * Abusive Father: Noticing a pattern here?
 * Archnemesis Dad: To Aqua.
 * Badass Longcoat: His lab coat.
 * Mad Scientist
 * Malevolent Masked Man
 * Mes a Crowd: He's fond of creating duplicates of himself.
 * Multiple Head Case: In his demon form.
 * Put On a Bus

Grayer Hawes
Role: Medic
 * Animorphism
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer
 * Keet
 * Our Werewolves Are Different

Yuil "Trim" Fullin
Role: Student
 * Combat Stilettos: Part of her sex appeal.
 * Sexy Walk
 * Even the Girls Want Her: As Hydro demonstrates.
 * Foot Focus: See above.
 * Green Eyes
 * Hot Witch
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * Nerds Are Sexy
 * The Tease
 * Tall Dark and Bishoujo
 * Teen Genius: Having memorized her entire book of spells.

Bao-Kuzi
Role: Student
 * Cain and Abel: With Kuri.
 * Shrinking Violet

Bao-Kuri
Role: Student
 * Cain and Abel: With Kuzi.
 * Jerkass
 * Shock and Awe

Amberis Ruin

 * Ill Girl
 * One Scene Wonder

Carolyn Mandell
Role: Teacher, Undercover 101
 * Anti Heroine / Anti Villain
 * The Beautiful Elite
 * Tall Dark and Bishoujo

Elana Byrne
Role: Student
 * Actual Pacifist
 * Amazing Technicolor Hair: Loves playing with the color of her hair.
 * Don't You Dare Pity Me: Downplayed; she feels insecure whenever people stand up for her because of her less-than-battle-suited power.
 * Nice Girl
 * Pettanko
 * What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway: Dreads this.
 * Heart Is an Awesome Power: Val, however, loves Elana's power and assures her it can be useful.
 * White Haired Pretty Girl
 * Youthful Freckles

Gill Barrows
Role: Student


 * Heart Is an Awesome Power: Has the ability to talk with bugs.
 * Nice Guy
 * Scarf of Asskicking

Talan Fairweather Jr.
Role: Future son of Talan and Lightning
 * Gadgeteer Genius
 * Generation Xerox
 * Keet

Helena DeRain
Role: Future daughter of Swilium and Aqua
 * White Haired Pretty Girl

Sakura Locksley
Role: Future daughter of Valerie and Simon
 * An Ice Person
 * Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Johnny.
 * Generation Xerox
 * Hair Decorations / Goggles Do Nothing
 * Ms. Fanservice: Especially compared to her mother.
 * Tsundere: Towards Johnny.
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Grade A!

Johnny Mall
Role: Future son of James and Lily
 * Badass Longcoat
 * Belligerent Sexual Tension: With Sakura.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold: Like father, like son.
 * Playing With Fire
 * You Gotta Have Green Hair

Raina
Role: Future daughter of Trim
 * Cute Witch

Nina
Role: Future daughter of Christine
 * Blow You Away
 * Shrinking Violet

Meg
Role: Future daughter of Harken and Magi
 * Lovable Sex Maniac: Whenever she falls asleep, people get molested, guys and girls alike.
 * Anything That Moves
 * The Smart Girl

Vladimir-Prime
Role: Alternate timeline version of Vladimir
 * Electronic Eyes
 * Living Forever Is Awesome: He has, according to him, truly achieved immortality through his research.
 * Organic Technology: Considers himself "the pinnacle of human evolution," as a fusion of man and machine.
 * Red Right Hand: His glowing eyes and the various circuit board patterns seen on his skin.

Kayla Mall
Role: Future daughter of Kivuli and Krion
 * Bi the Way: In a relationship with Meg.
 * Cool Sword