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[[Image:Erma Strip 20.jpg|thumb|300px|right|From left to right: Miko, Amy, Erma, Sylvia, and Sidney]] |
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[[File:Erma - characters - Erma.jpg|framed|right|An unusual view - she's walking, not levitating.]] |
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* [[Adorable Abomination]] |
* [[Adorable Abomination]] |
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* [[Berserk Button]]: Whenever Amy or |
* [[Berserk Button]]: Whenever Amy or Connor are threatened, Erma goes [[Badass Adorable]]. |
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* [[Culture Clash]]: Erma thinks slasher films are the height of comedy. |
* [[Culture Clash]]: Erma thinks slasher films are the height of comedy. |
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* [[Guilty Pleasures]]: She's a fan of "Warrior Unicorn Princess", and feels no small amount of shame at the thought of her classmates finding out. |
* [[Guilty Pleasures]]: She's a fan of "Warrior Unicorn Princess", and feels no small amount of [[Animation Age Ghetto|shame at the thought of her classmates finding out]] - until {{spoiler|she discovers it's something she has in common with Sidney}}. |
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* [[Peek-a-Bangs]] (verging on [[Blinding Bangs]]) |
* [[Hair Tropes]]: [[Peek-a-Bangs]] (verging on [[Blinding Bangs]]), [[Hereditary Hairstyle]], [[Expository Hairstyles]], [[Curtains Match the Window]], [[Magic Hair]], [[Prehensile Hair]], [[Hair Reboot]]. Her hair usually leaves one eye exposed, but shifts to cover both eyes when she's being particularly eldritch. Occasionally her mouth is visible while neither of her eyes are. Comes with being a [[Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl]], so both Erma and her mother have them. And they do their best to stay put - one year while trick-or-treating, Erma needed to use a bear trap to keep them held back. Erma's [[Prehensile Hair]] is strong enough to pick up a classmate... or [[Mugging the Monster|drag a much larger monster back into the trap it tried to set for her]]. |
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* [[Poltergeist (trope)|Poltergeist]]: Erma has poltergeist powers, which make her trips to the dentist frightening to everyone involved. |
* [[Poltergeist (trope)|Poltergeist]]: Erma has poltergeist powers, which make her trips to the dentist frightening to everyone involved. |
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* [[Power Incontinence]]: Her hair doesn't always respond to her conscious desires even when she's calm, and when she's frightened, or when her friends are in danger, she tends to cause more collateral damage than she might have intended when she's clear-headed. |
* [[Power Incontinence]]: Her hair doesn't always respond to her conscious desires even when she's calm, and when she's frightened, or when her friends are in danger, she tends to cause more collateral damage than she might have intended when she's clear-headed. |
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* [[Prehensile Hair]]: Erma's is strong enough to pick up a classmate. |
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== Erma's teacher == |
== Erma's teacher == |
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[[File:Character Image.jpg|framed|right|Caption]] |
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:''Voiced by Cecilia Negron in the 2017 Halloween special'' |
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IMDB says her name is Ms. Bierly. |
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{{examples|Tropes exhibited by Erma's teacher include:}} |
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* [[The Chew Toy]]: She's the only regular character who isn't [[Genre Savvy]]. In any other horror story, she'd be one of the earliest victims; in this story, she's the put-upon Everyman who the strip's fans have sympathy for. |
* [[The Chew Toy]]: She's the only regular character who isn't [[Genre Savvy]]. In any other horror story, she'd be one of the earliest victims; in this story, she's the put-upon Everyman who the strip's fans have sympathy for. |
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* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6QpFgxwzQE The 2017 Halloween special.] |
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== Amy == |
== Amy == |
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[[File:Character Image.jpg|framed|right|Caption]] |
[[File:Character Image.jpg|framed|right|Caption]] |
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(the one with the pigtail) |
(the one with the pigtail) Erma's closest friend. |
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== Sylvia == |
== Sylvia == |
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(the one with the frizzy bun, oh, and the dark skin) |
(the one with the frizzy bun, oh, and the dark skin) |
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== Terry == |
== Terry == |
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A classmate of Erma's who is enthusiastic about all things supernatural. |
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(the token boy, who might actually have a reciprocated crush with Erma) |
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== Connor == |
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A classmate of Erma's who has a crush on her (which she might reciprocate). |
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== Emiko Williams == |
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[[File:Character Image.jpg|framed|right|Caption]] |
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{{examples|Tropes exhibited by Emiko include:}} |
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* [[All There in the Manual]]: Her name is revealed in the novel ''Spirits Bloom'', written by the comic's creator. She's finally named in-story in strip #291, [https://tapas.io/episode/946216 The Family Reunion Part 2]. |
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* [[Blinding Bangs]]: Comes with being a [[Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl]]. |
* [[Blinding Bangs]]: Comes with being a [[Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl]]. |
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* [[Undeathly Pallor]] |
* [[Undeathly Pallor]] |
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(the principal) |
(the principal) |
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== Sidney == |
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(the other girl - you know, {{spoiler|the wererat}}) |
(the other girl - you know, {{spoiler|the wererat}}) |
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{{examples|Tropes exhibited by Sidney include:}} |
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* [[By-The-Book Cop|By-The-Book Hall Monitor]]: |
* [[By-The-Book Cop|By-The-Book Hall Monitor]]: Sidney loves making sure people follow the rules. In [https://tapas.io/episode/255222 her very first appearance], she's the one who complains Erma is cheating at jump rope. |
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== Erma's father == |
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== Sam Williams == |
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:''Voiced by Derek Kolecki in the 2017 Halloween special'' |
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Erma's father. Sam is a professional horror writer. |
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{{examples|Tropes exhibited by Erma's father include:}} |
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* [[Write What You Know]]: Discussed in [https://tapas.io/episode/865204 "The Writer"] |
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== Felicia == |
== Felicia == |
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[[File:Erma - characters - Felicia.png|framed|right|Playing hide-and-seek with Erma takes a special kind of ingenuity.]] |
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(the babysitter) |
(the babysitter) |
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* [[Unfazed Everyman]]: Felicia was the first of Erma's babysitters to ''not'' be committed to an asylum at the end of the night. |
* [[Unfazed Everyman]]: Felicia was the first of Erma's babysitters to ''not'' be committed to an asylum at the end of the night. |
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(the girl with the hair ribbon) |
(the girl with the hair ribbon) |
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(Erma's pet dog) |
(Erma's pet dog) |
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== Emily == |
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(Erma's cousin - no, she isn't [[Tiny Toon Adventures|Elmira Duff]], really) |
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Latest revision as of 03:02, 11 January 2018
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Many of the characters from Erma, currently listed in rough order of first appearance.
Erma Williams
Erma is the main character and is what you would get if you combined a demon from a horror movie and a little girl. She takes after her mother. Her birthday is October 13.
- Adorable Abomination
- Berserk Button: Whenever Amy or Connor are threatened, Erma goes Badass Adorable.
- Culture Clash: Erma thinks slasher films are the height of comedy.
- Guilty Pleasures: She's a fan of "Warrior Unicorn Princess", and feels no small amount of shame at the thought of her classmates finding out - until she discovers it's something she has in common with Sidney.
- Hair Tropes: Peek-a-Bangs (verging on Blinding Bangs), Hereditary Hairstyle, Expository Hairstyles, Curtains Match the Window, Magic Hair, Prehensile Hair, Hair Reboot. Her hair usually leaves one eye exposed, but shifts to cover both eyes when she's being particularly eldritch. Occasionally her mouth is visible while neither of her eyes are. Comes with being a Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl, so both Erma and her mother have them. And they do their best to stay put - one year while trick-or-treating, Erma needed to use a bear trap to keep them held back. Erma's Prehensile Hair is strong enough to pick up a classmate... or drag a much larger monster back into the trap it tried to set for her.
- Poltergeist: Erma has poltergeist powers, which make her trips to the dentist frightening to everyone involved.
- Power Incontinence: Her hair doesn't always respond to her conscious desires even when she's calm, and when she's frightened, or when her friends are in danger, she tends to cause more collateral damage than she might have intended when she's clear-headed.
- Undeathly Pallor: Even in the colour strips, Erma is drawn in black-and-white. (For an example, see Erma Strip # 20, reproduced above.)
- The Voiceless: Although she can skreetch quite well. The one time Erma gets a speech bubble in the first 250 strips, it has no words in it. It does have pictures, though.
Erma's teacher
- Voiced by Cecilia Negron in the 2017 Halloween special
IMDB says her name is Ms. Bierly.
- The Chew Toy: She's the only regular character who isn't Genre Savvy. In any other horror story, she'd be one of the earliest victims; in this story, she's the put-upon Everyman who the strip's fans have sympathy for.
- A Day in the Limelight: The 2017 Halloween special.
Amy
(the one with the pigtail) Erma's closest friend.
Sylvia
(the one with the frizzy bun, oh, and the dark skin)
Terry
A classmate of Erma's who is enthusiastic about all things supernatural.
Connor
A classmate of Erma's who has a crush on her (which she might reciprocate).
Emiko Williams
Erma's mother.
- All There in the Manual: Her name is revealed in the novel Spirits Bloom, written by the comic's creator. She's finally named in-story in strip #291, The Family Reunion Part 2.
- Blinding Bangs: Comes with being a Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl.
- Undeathly Pallor
- Woman in White
Principal Phibes
(the principal)
Sidney
(the other girl - you know, the wererat)
- By-The-Book Hall Monitor: Sidney loves making sure people follow the rules. In her very first appearance, she's the one who complains Erma is cheating at jump rope.
Sam Williams
- Voiced by Derek Kolecki in the 2017 Halloween special
Erma's father. Sam is a professional horror writer.
- Write What You Know: Discussed in "The Writer"
Felicia
(the babysitter)
- Unfazed Everyman: Felicia was the first of Erma's babysitters to not be committed to an asylum at the end of the night.
Miko
(the girl with the hair ribbon)
Sirius
(Erma's pet dog)
Emily
(Erma's cousin - no, she isn't Elmira Duff, really)