Echo Chamber/Characters

Tom Pike
The main character and creator of the vlogs. ""I've never written anything like this before, I didn't want to be a screenwriter, I wanted to be a playwright!""



""If you get in front of the camera, I will stab you, I will actually stab you!""
 * All Men Are Perverts
 * Aw, Look! He Might Genuinely Like Her Instead Of Just Being Turned On Because She Made Zack Cry!
 * Bad Boss: To Zack.

"Tom: (to Dana) Look, if you keep assuming that someone can't do anything right, sooner or later, you're gonna be proven wrong.
 * Butt Monkey: Episode 10 pretty much solidifies Tom as this, what with him getting yelled at by The Administrator for something Dana said.
 * Fan Disservice: Him in his Batman boxers. Yeeowch.
 * Freudian Excuse: His Big Little Brother overshadowing him.
 * Genre Blind
 * Hypocritical Humor:

Zack: Yeah!

Tom: God, I wish I had some duct tape right now.

Zack: Why?

Tom: To shut you up!"


 * Insufferable Genius
 * Invoked Trope: He does this frequently.
 * Jerkass
 * Nerd Glasses
 * One of Us: Known on This Very Wiki as Tanzmetall
 * Trademark Favorite Food: Rice with salt, apparently.
 * Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist

Dana Shaw
The producer, eventually promoted to character. ""[I'm going on camera] because you need me to. I mean, Tom, you're... pretty hopeless. You're really hopeless, actually. You're like a lost little puppy, and whenever someone tries to help you out, you crap on the rug and bite their baby. But, see, that's where I can come in. I can be there with the rabies shots, and the carpet cleaner... and your incompetence means that I can actually make a difference here.""



"Shannon: You just don't understand anything about love.
 * Brutal Honesty
 * Cannot Spit It Out
 * Deadpan Snarker: She frequently snarks at Tom or Zack, but her jabs at Shannon really take the cake.

Dana: Oh, my heart. She breaks. (makes tear outline on cheek)"


 * Genre Savvy
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold
 * Only Sane Man
 * Only Sane Employee
 * Surrounded By Idiots: Oh so much.
 * UST: Some with Tom.

Zack Wallnau
The cameraman. ""Ha, therapy is for losers! ...I Made Myself Sad.""



""Do you keep your dead cat in a box, too?""
 * All Men Are Perverts
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer
 * Butt Monkey
 * Character Blog: His Twitter account.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Oh God...


 * The Ditz
 * The Faceless
 * Got Volunteered: By Tom, of course.
 * Hollywood Pudgy: Everyone calls him fat, but in one video announcment for his twitter account, we can see him from the mouth down. He's doesn't really look overweight at all.
 * The audience sees his whole body in the Season Finale; yeah...not even close.
 * Of course, considering this is a show about tropes, this is probably the whole point.
 * Man Child: It runs in the family, apparently...
 * Stalker With a Crush: Towards Dana.
 * Therapy Is for The Weak: But he could really use some.

Mr. Administrator
The admin that Tom contacts about his vlogs. ""You have angered us, Mr. Pike, for the last time! Your next video will be a work of genius or we will SHUT YOU DOWN. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? End transmission.""




 * Bad Boss
 * Evil Sounds Deep
 * The Faceless
 * Mysterious Employer
 * Not So Different: "After all, we are similar..."
 * Not So Stoic: He actually laughs at one of Ace's videos.
 * One of Us: He literally works for TV Tropes.
 * Parental Issues:
 * Power Makes Your Voice Deep
 * Royal We: His speech pattern. He also expects other tropers to refer to themselves in third-person.
 * Serious Business: Considers TV Tropes to be so.
 * Voice of the Legion:

Shannon
Tom's psycho ex-fiancee. ""CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I can't believe Tom is still making his stupid little show with that... fat boy and that ugly chick!""



"When will they see that their crappy little show would be so much better if I was acting in it? And writing it? And directing it?"
 * Attention Whore
 * Buxom Is Better: Tom starts sleeping with her again because she has great boobs, as many viewers have said in the comments.
 * Character Blog: It's here.
 * I Have Boobs - You Must Obey!: See "Buxom Is Better".
 * Informed Ability: Her acting skills. Justified as she's the only one who says so.
 * Psycho Ex Girlfriend
 * Really Gets Around: If Dana is to be believed.
 * Small Name, Big Ego: From her blog:


 * Stalking Is Love: Seems to believe this.
 * Stalker With a Crush
 * Yandere

Dave the Sound Guy
Zack's brother. Dave mans the boom mic behind the camera and never speaks. He thought Gaelyn's message for Zack was for him, and may have a crush on her.


 * All Love Is Unrequited: If the gag at the end of Episode 2.2 bears out.
 * Visible Boom Mic: In Episode 1.6, Zack films Dave's reflection in a window.
 * The Voiceless: He has had no lines so far.

Porn Girl
One of the interviewees for the female role, and had a brief relationship with Tom.

"Tom: But Porn Girl, this has been the best week of my life!"
 * All Women Are Lustful
 * Girl of the Week: Literally.


 * Only Known By Their Nickname: In-Universe only. The characters all call her Porn Girl, since they can't remember her real name. According to Terrible Interviewees Montage, it's.
 * Romantic False Lead: Well, duh.

Stephen Tonti, aka "Ace"
The star of a rival series, [citation needed], sponsored by The Other Wiki. Has charisma in spades and quickly starts overshadowing Echo Chamber's popularity. ""Well, I am pretty cool. The internet doesn't lie.""


 * The Ace
 * Always Someone Better
 * Jerkass: He's arguably a bigger one than Tom.
 * Meaningful Name
 * My Name Is Not Durwood: The only thing he's not good at is getting Tom's name right.
 * The Rival

Gaelyn, aka "Blueberry"
The camerawoman for [citation needed]. She has a crush on Zack, but he doesn't get it. ""Nobody really pays attention to me.""


 * Adorkable
 * Distaff Counterpart: For Zack.
 * Just Friends: With Zack, much to her disappointment.
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: The reason Zack calls her "Blueberry".

Uncle Bill
Zack and Dave's uncle. Appeared in Terrible Interviewees Montage.


 * Cloudcuckoolander: It runs in the family.
 * Completely Missing the Point: He wasn't aware that it was an audition-- he was just there to hang out.
 * Informed Ability: His acting skills. On the other hand, it was Zack who said so...
 * Man Child

Elyse
Also appeared in Terrible Interviewees Montage. She may or may not have been there for the therapy session Tom hijacked.


 * The Woobie: If she was there for the therapy, from the sounds of things... she reeeeeeaaaalllly needed it.

??? / Knife Guy
Another terrible interviewee. He might be a serial killer. We're not sure.


 * Axe Crazy: Sure looks like it.
 * Knife Nut
 * No Name Given
 * Serial Killer: Maybe.
 * Serial Killer: Maybe.