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Ace Patterson

• In-Series Nickname: "Acer."

Achmed Khan

• Air Guitar: Plays air (baseball bat) guitar for his up-to-bat ritual in the first two Baseball games, and plays it during the intro of Baseball 2007 onward.
• Boisterous Bruiser
• Dreadful Musician: Is depicted as such in the earlier games.
• Headphones Equal Isolation: Pretty much.
• In-Series Nickname: "Axeman."
• Metalhead
• The Power of Rock

Amir Khan

• Air Guitar: He has the same up-to-bat ritual as Achmed. Though he trips over his bat in the process.
• Big Brother Worship
• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
• Commuting on a Bus: In Baseball 2007.
• In-Series Nickname: "Sticks."

Angela Delvecchio

• Brainy Brunette: She's supposedly better at school than sports.
• Cain and Abel: With Tony.
• Cute Bruiser
• In-Series Nickname: "Sugar Pop."
• Moe Moe: In spades.

Annie Frazier

• Everything's Better with Rainbows: Had a rainbow on her shirt until the switch to 3D.
• Granola Girl: Wears 100% Natural Organic Materials and was concerned about the cows being used for the leather for football until her mother told her it was simulated leather.
• Hair of Gold
• In-Series Nickname: "Flipper."

Arthur Chen

• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
• Cousin Oliver
• Otaku

Ashley Webber

• Divergent Character Evolution: She and Sidney look less alike in the more recent games.
• In-Series Nickname: "Little Smokey" and "Ash."
• Single-Minded Twins: With Sidney.
• Spoiled Sweet

Billy Jean Blackwood

• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
• The Fashionista: She thinks that of herself.
• In-Series Nickname: "Crazy Legs."

Dante Robinson

• Big Eater: It's his power-up to have a game at a field where there would be food.
• Funny Afro
• In-Series Nickname: "Stretch."

Dmitri Petrovich

• Blind Without'Em
• Fourth Wall Observer: When clicking on him, he may make a comment about the game's artificial intelligence.
• In-Series Nickname: "Paste" and "Petri-dish."
• Nerd Glasses
• Nerd

Ernie Steele

• In-Series Nickname: "Funnybones."
• Knock-Knock Joke: Loves cracking these.
• Noodle People: He's very tall and skinny. He even Lampshades this: one of his jokes that he cracks in Football is that his legs and arms are like spaghetti.

Gretchen Hasslehoff

• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
• Commuting on a Bus: In Baseball 2007.
• Germans Love David Hasselhoff: While there isn't proof that she has a fanbase in a foreign country, she does discuss this trope's name origin in the Football games.
• In-Series Nickname: "Jabberjaw."
• Motor Mouth

Jimmy Knuckles

• In-Series Nickname: "The Bully."

Jocinda Smith

• Black Best Friend: To Kimmy.
• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
• In-Series Nickname: "MVP."
• Sesquipedalian Smith

Joey MacAdoo

• Cousin Oliver
• In-Series Nickname: "Broadway Joey."
• The Scrappy / Creator's Pet
• This Loser Is You: One of the few white kids in the series, he sucks big time.

Jorge Garcia

• Blind Without'Em: In the early games.
• Emo Teen: In the later games.
• In-Series Nickname: "Bonkers" and "Jorge."
• Neat Freak: So much that it hinders his ability to play sports.
• Overly Long Name: His full name is Jorge Luis Raoul Garcia the Third.
• Sharp-Dressed Man: Always wears an expensive play-suit when playing games.
• Spoiled Brat: He thinks he is better than everyone because he has money.
• Tall, Dark and Snarky

Kenny Kawaguchi

• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
• Handicapped Badass: Plays sports in a wheelchair.
• In-Series Nickname: "K-man."
• Inspirationally Disadvantaged

Keisha Phillips

• Ambiguously Brown
• In-Series Nickname: "Flash."
• Stout Strength
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: With Maria.

Kimmy Eckman

• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
• Fiery Redhead
• In-Series Nickname: "Twinkie Toes."
• Sweet Tooth

Lisa Crockett

• Badass Bookworm: There's a reason they call her "Mad Dog."
• In-Series Nickname: "Mad Dog."
• Meganekko
• Whatever: Her Catch Phrase.

Luanne Lui

• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
• Companion Cube: Her teddy bear.
• Fragile Speedster
• In-Series Nickname: "Lulu."

Maria Luna

• All Girls Like Ponies
• Girlish Pigtails
• In-Series Nickname: "Pinky."
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: With Kiesha in the later games.

Marky Dubois

• Companion Cube: A frog named Frog.
• Does Not Like Shoes: He wears work boots in the later games, though.
• Dogged Nice Guy: Has a crush on Billy Jean.
• In-Series Nickname: "Cootie."

Mikey Thomas

• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
• Cloudcuckoolander
• Imaginary Friend: He has several.
• In-Series Nickname: "Nugget."
• The Woobie

Pablo Sanchez

• Bilingual Bonus: That's actual Spanish he's speaking.
• Gratuitous Spanish: He switches between Spanish and English in the Game Cube version of Football.
• In-Series Nickname: "Secret Weapon."
• Pint-Sized Powerhouse

Pete Wheeler

• The Ditz
• In-Series Nickname: "Wheelie."
• Super Speed

Reese Worthington

• Author Appeal: He can play the Star Wars theme on a piano. Ron Gilbert, the co-founder of Humongous Entertainment, produced games for LucasFilm Games/LucasArts.
• Butt Monkey: Even Dmitri insults him!
• In-Series Nickname: "Big Toe."
• Lovable Nerd
• Shorter Means Smarter
• Suspiciously Specific Denial: He is totally not a nerd.

Ricky Johnson

• In-Series Nickname: "Fella."
• Shrinking Violet

Ronny Dobbs

• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
• In-Series Nickname: "Spud."

Sally Dobbs

• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
• In-Series Nickname: "The Boss."

Samantha Pierce

• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
• Cousin Oliver
• Darkskinned Blonde: While she isn't literally black, she's dark-skinned enough, and certainly blonde.
• Girl Next Door: Modeled after this archetype.
• Hair of Gold
• Youthful Freckles

Sidney Webber

• Divergent Character Evolution: She and Ashley look less alike in the more recent games.
• In-Series Nickname: "Little Smokey" and "Sid."
• Single-Minded Twins: With Ashley.
• Spoiled Sweet

Stephanie Morgan

• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
• Commuting on a Bus: In Baseball 2007.
• In-Series Nickname: "Bubbles."
• The Mario: With generally above average stats in most games, she can essentially play any infield position to moderate effectiveness, though she really excels at shortstop and goalie.
• Motor Mouth: Not as much as Gretchen, but still noticeable.

Tony Delvecchio

• In-Series Nickname: "Vec."
• Shout-Out: His Leitmotif is a Suspiciously Similar Song version of Greased Lightning

Vicki Kawaguchi

• In-Series Nickname: "Swan."
• Otaku: In the later games.

Baseball Pros

Albert Pujols

• In-Series Nickname: "Phat Albert."

Alfonso Soriano

• In-Series Nickname: "Sor1."

Babe Ruth

• Secret Character

David Ortiz

• In-Series Nickname: "Big Papi."

Derek Jeter

• In-Series Nickname: "Jetes."

Frank Thomas

• Truth in Television: His nickname really is "The Big Hurt".

Ichiro

• In-Series Nickname: "Ich1."

Mike Piazza

• In-Series Nickname: "Supreme."
• Never Heard That One Before: Quotes the trope name in reference to all the times he's been called "Mike Pizza".

Randy Johnson

• Truth in Television: His nickname really is "The Big Unit".

Basketball Pros

Kobe Bryant

• Dummied Out: Due to his sexual assault incident. It's easy to re-add him, but using him on a team will crash the game.

Lisa Leslie

• The Smurfette Principle: She's the only female basketball pro to appear in the game.

Football Pros

Bill Gramatica

• As Himself: In NFL Backyard Basics.

Brett Favre

• Book Ends: One of his "Meet the Players" stories involves him feeding cookies to an alligator. His ending photo depicts him feeding a cookie to a plush alligator.

Cade McNown

• In-Series Nickname: "Downtown".

Donovan McNabb

• As Himself: In NFL Backyard Basics.
• In-Series Nickname: "Juke."

Jeff Garcia

• In-Series Nickname: "Red."

Jerry Rice

• In-Series Nickname: "Mr. Automatic."

Marcellus Wiley

• As Himself: In NFL Backyard Basics.

Martin Gramatica

• As Himself: In NFL Backyard Basics.

Michael Vick

• In-Series Nickname: "Ookie."

Peyton Manning

• In-Series Nickname: "Perfect Peyton."

Reggie Bush

• In-Series Nickname: "The Prezident."

Rich Gannon

• In-Series Nickname: "The Cannon."

Terrell Davis

• As Himself: In NFL Backyard Basics.

Tom Brady

• In-Series Nickname: "Tommy."

Tony Gonzalez

• As Himself: In NFL Backyard Basics.

Hockey Pros

Mike Modano

• In-Series Nickname: "Mo'."

Steve Yzerman

• In-Series Nickname: "Stevie Y."

Soccer Pros

Bobby Convey

• In-Series Nickname: "Bobby."

Brandi Chastain

• In-Series Nickname: "Holly Wood."

Brian McBride

• In-Series Nickname: "Bake."

Briana Scurry

• In-Series Nickname: "Bri."

Carlos Valderrama

• In-Series Nickname: "El Pibe."
• Shout-Out: His favorite show (in the games, at least.) is Blue's Clues.

Chris Armas

• In-Series Nickname: "Eliminator."

Clint Mathis

• In-Series Nickname: "Cleetus."

Cobi Jones

• In-Series Nickname: "CJ."

Jason Kreis

• In-Series Nickname: "Doc."

Jay Heaps

• In-Series Nickname: "Heapers."

Landon Donovan

• In-Series Nickname: "Landlova."

Mamadou Diallo

• Darkskinned Blonde
• In-Series Nickname: "Big Mama."

Pablo Mastroeni

• In-Series Nickname: "Pabs."

Preki

• Only Known by Their Nickname: His actual name is Predrag Radosavljević.

Tiffeny Milbrett

• In-Series Nickname: "Millie."

Tony Meola

• In-Series Nickname: "Meatball."

Commentators

Abner Doubleplay

• Punny Name: On Abner Doubleday and "double play."
• Secret Character

Barry DeJay

• Mutually Exclusive Powerups: In Basketball, you can't use him and Thor Herring at the same time.
• Purposefully Overpowered: Has full stats for everything in Basketball, just like Thor Herring.
• Punny Name: On "Bury the J."
• Secret Character

Buddy Cheque

• Punny Name: On "body check."
• Secret Character

Chuck Downfield

• Butt Monkey: In NFL Backyard Basics.
• Too Dumb to Live: According to Sunny, he's sacked himself twice, among other things.

The Commentator

• No Name Given

Earl Gray

• Meaningful Name: He likes tea.
• Punny Name: On "earl grey."

Erik Stream

• Punny Name: On "air extreme."

Sunny Day

• Mad Libs Dialogue: Except in NFL Backyard Basics.
• Punny Name: Not only on "sunny day", but Humongous' co-founder Shelley Day as well.
• Stealth Pun: See above.

Taylor Quilty

• As Himself: In NFL Backyard Basics.

Vinnie the Gooch

• Literal-Minded: This exchange:

Sunny: Say hello, Vinnie! Vinnie: Hello, Vinnie! (Sunny stares at Vinnie blankly)

Other Characters

Aunt Edna

• Canon Foreigner

Beverly Backstop

• Secret Character

Billy

• Canon Foreigner
• Intergenerational Friendship: With Bubba.
• Two Gamers on a Couch: With Bubba.

Billy's Mom

• Canon Foreigner
• No Name Given
• The Voice

Bubba

• Canon Foreigner
• Intergenerational Friendship: With Billy.
• Two Gamers on a Couch: With Billy.

Budget Rent a Mule

• Canon Foreigner
• Fartillery
• Gasshole
• Sapient Steed

Coach

• Canon Foreigner
• Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"
• No Name Given
• The Voice

Custom Kid

• Character Customization
• Character Development/Divergent Character Evolution: In some games, custom kids can have different personalities.
• In-Series Nickname: "Spaz" and others.
• Magikarp Power: In some games, they have less powerful stats, but get better throughout the season.

Dobbaguchi Arena Mother

• The Voice: Heard calling for dinner in Basketball.

Eric Lebeaux

• Ascended Extra: Despite not being playable in Football, he's playable in the Football Demo.

Esther French

• Ascended Extra: Despite not being playable in Football, she's playable in the Football Demo.

Harold

• Canon Foreigner
• Standard Fifties Father

Leah Wayne

• Ascended Extra: Despite not being playable in Football, she's playable in the Football Demo.

Mr. Clanky

• In-Series Nickname: "Automatic."
• Mid-Season Upgrade: Originally, he was made out of scrap parts. Ever since the Game Cube version of Football, he's been rebuilt and now looks professionally made.
• Robot Names
• Secret Character
• Talking Lightbulb

Mummy

• Canon Foreigner
• Drives Like Crazy
• Mummy
• No Name Given

New Kid

• The Faceless
• Featureless Protagonist

Sport

• Canon Foreigner
• Only Known by Their Nickname

Thor Herring

• Braids of Barbarism: In Basketball. Averted in Hockey, where he has a mullet.
• Embarrassing Nickname: He's called "Lemon Boy" by his foes, possibly referencing his oval-shaped head and blonde hair.
• Master of Disguise: According to his profile in Basketball.
• Mutually Exclusive Powerups: In Basketball, you can't use him and Barry DeJay at the same time.
• Purposefully Overpowered: Has full stats for everything in Basketball, just like Barry DeJay. His stats are also full in Hockey.
• Secret Character

Worker Drone -45

• Amazing Technicolor Population: Its skin is pink.
• Dummied Out
• In-Series Nickname: "kid 0."
• The Missingno: Using it requires you to bypass the player selection screen.
• Spell My Name with an "S": In Soccer 2004's season debugger screen, it's listed as Worker Drone E45.
• Vocal Dissonance: In Soccer 2004's team photo screen, it has the appearance of Mr. Clanky, but the voice (and lines) of Amir Khan.