Supernormal Step/Characters

Here's the main cast of Supernormal Step. Descriptions are taken from the comic's about page and from the character reference sheets.

Fiona Mairi Dae


""I was doing perfectly fine in my normal little world and I just want to get back to where I belong!""

A girl from our world trapped in this weird one. She's trying to figure out a way home and trying to figure herself out as well. She's shown incredible skill in surviving, taught to her by her father. After, she tore away from her family, often doing not so legal things to get by.


 * Action Girl
 * Bare Your Midriff
 * Crazy Prepared: Thanks to her dad.
 * Curtains Match the Window: With her original hair color.
 * Eyes of Gold
 * Fish Out of Water: At first.
 * The Hero
 * I Just Want to Be Normal
 * Naive Newcomer
 * The Runaway
 * Seeker Archetype
 * Strong Family Resemblance: With her dad.
 * Trapped in Another World
 * You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Hers is dyed.

Van Henry Abrahams


""This is exactly what it looks like; would you care to join in?""

Full-time lady killer,. Van could actually be considered the most responsible person in the group. The only thing that can sometimes distract him from his duties is his love of women. He goes for all types: blondes, brunettes, redheads, vampires...


 * The Charmer
 * Chivalrous Pervert
 * Conveniently an Orphan
 * Mr. Fanservice: In-universe and out.
 * Green Eyes
 * The Lancer
 * Nice Guy
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Jim's red.
 * The Runaway
 * Sharp-Dressed Man
 * Spell My Name with an "S": The comic's about page temporarily had his last name as "Abrahms," but that was a typo.
 * Tattooed Crook: Sort of - emphasis on the tattooed, not so much on the crook.
 * Tattooed Crook: Sort of - emphasis on the tattooed, not so much on the crook.

Jim Teague Black


""Fine! Once again, let's detour from my original problem!""

A jerk of the highest caliber. Luckily, someone saw fit to punish him for that. He's actually human, but his curse dictates that he will only be human for as long as he's a good person. What does this mean for a man like Jim? A hell of a lot of time spent as a stuffed bunny.


 * Badass Longcoat
 * The Big Guy
 * Black Eyes: He has aniridia and has to wear glasses normally, but the weirdness of the Supernormal 'Verse corrects his vision.
 * Comedic Sociopath
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * It's All About Me
 * Jerkass
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Subverted; Jim has to go out of his way to be nice.
 * Killer Rabbit: Sort of.
 * Limited Wardrobe: With the exception of flashbacks, Jim is the only cast member to always wear the same clothes. Word of God states that the curse prevents him from changing his appearance.
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Van's blue.
 * Sealed Evil in a Teddy Bear: Jim's bunny form can induce Cuteness Overload, but in human form he can "kick people into the stratosphere".

Akela Leanne T'nadne
""I'd say in your dreams, but I'd rather you just die.""

First introduced as a snarky cashier background character, Akela was later revealed as an active member of the Nameless. Currently, she's following and helping Fiona on assignment from said organization - although she seems to have a personal investment as well.


 * Ambiguously Gay: Hinted at; she has a couple of lines with Fiona that could be interpreted as flirtatious.
 * Not so much so now, if the bottom left panel of this page is anything to go by.
 * Not to mention this page, and this page.
 * Brown Eyes
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Half-Human Hybrid: She's "mixed race", anyway.
 * Hot Librarian: Of the "not actually a librarian" variety.
 * Multi-Armed and Dangerous: Subverted. Akela's secondary arms make her more vulnerable, not less.
 * Punctuation Shaker: Played with. Claims her last name is a contraction.
 * The Smart Guy: What she's shaping up to become.
 * Smart People Wear Glasses: They're reading glasses, specifically.
 * Squishy Wizard: She avoids melee combat for fear of breaking her smaller set of arms.

May Aveline Dolingan


""Listen, Fiona - and oll trae te sae this in me most un-der-stand-a-ble accent...""

Former girlfriend of Van, and thick accented Irish vampire. May is a formidable combatant and often hides in trunks... well, mostly the one attached to Van's car.


 * Action Girl
 * Big Breasts, Big Deal: Type III
 * The Chick
 * Cute Bruiser
 * Cute Little Fangs
 * Cute Monster Girl
 * Friendly Neighborhood Vampire
 * Funetik Aksent
 * Green Eyed Red Head
 * Nice Hat
 * Older Than They Look
 * Paper-Thin Disguise: Why hello, May, we totally didn't see you there!
 * Punk in the Trunk

Halland Leander Henderson


""It's called being nice to the citizens; you should try it.""

One of Mr. Henderon's top enforcers. Calm, collected, seemingly unkillable, and covered in scars. He thinks things through more than his sister Eva and generally cares about people more.


 * Alliterative Name
 * Badass Beard
 * Badass Longcoat
 * Complete Immortality
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * First-Name Basis: Hall with pretty much everyone; he's too friendly for titles.
 * Green Eyes
 * Half-Identical Twins: With Eva.
 * Immortality Begins At Twenty
 * Mysterious Past
 * Nice Guy
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Eva's red.
 * Seeker Archetype
 * Scars Are Forever
 * Sibling Rivalry: With Eva.
 * Sixth Ranger: Sort of. He jumps to Fiona's aid a lot, at least.
 * The Stoic
 * Not So Stoic
 * You Gotta Have Green and Black Hair
 * Not So Stoic
 * You Gotta Have Green and Black Hair

Evangeline Kali Henderson


""I'm always right for once!""

Hall's sister has the same unkillable tendencies he does but without the calm and collected part. She's pretty energetic, and she can often be seen poking and prodding Hall into sibling quarrels. She takes action over thinking any day and loves to fight.


 * Action Girl
 * Adult Child
 * Badass Longcoat
 * Big Breasts, Big Deal: Type IV
 * Comedic Sociopath
 * Complete Immortality
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Form-Fitting Wardrobe
 * Genki Girl
 * Green Eyes
 * Half-Identical Twins: With Hall.
 * Immortality Begins At Twenty
 * Ms. Fanservice
 * Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Hall's blue.
 * Scars Are Forever
 * Sibling Rivalry: With Hall.
 * You Gotta Have Green and Black Hair
 * You Gotta Have Green and Black Hair

Cavan Henderson


""My name is Mr. Henderson; you shall use it with respect.""

Leader of the United States. Cavan Henderson was appointed to the role when he single-handedly won World War II. Most people seem fine with his rule, but there's also a large number who aren't happy.


 * Asskicking Equals Authority
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Gray Eyes
 * Immortality
 * Immortality Begins At Twenty: More like 55, but still.
 * Insistent Terminology: He's Mr. Henderson.
 * Not So Harmless
 * Older Than He Looks /ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: He's well over a century and has lost track of his exact age.
 * Orcus on His Throne: Cavan hasn't done much besides paint a "creepy blind chick" and speak ominously, with the exception of this page.
 * Sharp-Dressed Man
 * Wicked Cultured: Cavan likes fine art and nice clothes.

Cecilia Isi Grant


""This is why I live in a cabin out in the middle of nowhere.""

One of the key members of a group called The Nameless, and the person that taught Fiona to use magic after arriving in the Supernormal 'Verse. Cecilia often plays the role of mentor to Fiona, Jim, and Van.


 * Big Breasts, Big Deal: Type III
 * Body Motifs: The Nameless is represented by a stylized eye.
 * Brainy Brunette
 * Memento MacGuffin: Her necklace is a family heirloom, but who knows if it's actually plot-relevant.
 * The Mentor
 * Purple Eyes
 * Smart People Wear Glasses
 * Stoic Spectacles

Em (Melissa)
""...""

A white-skinned, mouthless, pupil-and-iris-less shapeshifting girl. Formerly called Miss Nameless in old concept art.


 * Action Girl
 * Letter Motif: M
 * Silent Snarker
 * The Speechless
 * Voluntary Shapeshifter

Maxi (Maximiano)
""Ooh, a whatsit!""

Cecilia's lover and a magical object aficionado.


 * Gadgeteer Genius
 * Mr. Fixit: More like Mr. Breaks It Without Permission, but since this makes the object in question better...
 * Smart People Wear Glasses

Derry
""ENOUGH OF YOUR LIES!""

A magic eater who wears some nice threads and a smiley face mask.


 * Berserk Button
 * Coat, Hat, Mask
 * Dissonant Serenity: Thanks to the smiley face mask.
 * Mood Swinger
 * White Mask of Doom

Mr. Kite


""Whatever, I'm bored, nothing left to burn, let's get out of here.""

Some guy who's got some motive. Nobody really knows what that is, or who he is, really.


 * Ax Crazy
 * Bow Ties Are Cool
 * Electronic Eyes
 * Evil Albino: Sort of; there's no evidence he's actually albino, but he's pale, white-haired (without being pretty), and evil.
 * Femme Fatalons: A rare male example, apparently.
 * Hidden Agenda Villain
 * Lean and Mean
 * The Mad Hatter
 * Magnificent Bastard
 * Master of Disguise
 * Mister Strangenoun
 * Trickster Archetype
 * Villainous Crossdresser: Here, sorta.
 * Voluntary Shapeshifting

Beatle


""Luck of the draw, I guess! Trust me when I say plans B through 19 were completely insane.""

He's a robotic man and a gentleman! He's Mr. Kite's favorite lackey, and that's about it.


 * Bow Ties Are Cool
 * Nice Hat
 * Robot Buddy
 * The Mad Hatter

Elvina and Britta


""I swear it'll work this time.""

Two scientist twins who are quite good at the science thing and failures at most everything else. They work for Mr. Kite, which isn't really good when they do the whole failing thing.


 * Butt Monkey
 * Nerd Glasses
 * Mad Scientist: Elvina's projects have a biological bent, while Britta's involve robotics.
 * Magitek: What their inventions are implied to be.
 * Sibling Rivalry: Implied.
 * You Gotta Have Pink and Purple Hair
 * Rose-Haired Girl /ShrinkingViolet: Both the girls are kind of underconfident/shy.

Dollface
""Not I, said the cat, I could not tell the weeds from the wheat.""

A shapeshifter puppet lady working for Mr. Kite. To quote the author, "she's kind of spooky."


 * Femme Fatale
 * Nice Hat
 * Voluntary Shapeshifter

Edvard De Santigo
A wizard who owned the only additional copy of Supernormal Steps, the book Van and Jim used to pull Fiona to the Supernormal 'Verse.


 * Beard of Evil
 * Wicked Cultured

Fenris
""I see. Well, this will be messy, but it can't be avoided. Hold still please.""

An Eldritch Abomination who was awoken by Mr. Kite for reasons unknown.


 * Big Badass Wolf
 * Breath Weapon
 * Eldritch Abomination
 * Glowing Eyes of Doom
 * Hallucinations: His breath induces them
 * Hollywood Acid /PoisonIsCorrosive

Jackson Dae
""We'll start today by reviewing yesterday's lesson on being trapped in a room with no exits. What can you tell me about walls?""

Fiona's dad,. There's more to him than meets the eye.


 * Crazy Prepared
 * For Great Justice
 * Mysterious Past

Alice Roselie Bellerose
A woman who was trained by Fiona's dad.


 * Action Girl
 * Big Breasts, Big Deal: Type III
 * Mismatched Eyes
 * Offhand Backshot
 * Tattooed Crook: Sort of - emphasis on the tattooed, not the crook.

Dave Gold
""Bloody hell, I hope my equipment isn't wiped.""

A British techie. Has a fridge that magically produces sandwiches.


 * Blinding Bangs
 * Carpet of Virility: Subverted; his hairiness just plays up his unhygienic geekiness.
 * Geek Physiques
 * Loners Are Freaks
 * Nerd Glasses
 * The Nineties: Nice flannel, Dave.
 * Perma-Stubble: Subverted; his hairiness just plays up his unhygienic geekiness.
 * Stock British Phrases
 * Wearing a Flag on Your Head

Rascal
The owner of Rascal's restaurant.


 * Benevolent Boss: He gives Fiona a job and welcomes her into his "family," until Fiona becomes famous. Then he's:
 * Bad Boss: He exploits Fiona's fame and tries to guilt her about it when she gets annoyed.
 * Eyes Always Shut

Daisy
A waitress at Rascal's. Em's roommate and one of Fiona's first friends in the Supernormal 'Verse.


 * Beauty Mark
 * Genki Girl

Jules
A blood mage who wears a skull on his face. Surrogate parent to Van.


 * Blood Magic
 * Buffy-Speak
 * Hands-Off Parenting
 * The Mentor
 * Skull for a Head: Sort of. It's actually "face decor."