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''If you haven't read the comic first,'' [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1 you really should do so.]
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== Primary Characters ==
=== Antimony "Annie" Carver ===
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The protagonist and [[Narrator]] of the story.
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Third, Annie's childhood familiarity with ghosts and Etheric beings insures that [[Seen It All|very little]] of [[Extranormal Institute|the Court]]'s supernatural weirdness fazes her.
Good thing, too. As it turns out, Annie possesses "a special Empathy with etheric beings". In other words, she's a [[Magnetic Medium]], which is a [[I See Dead People|Spirit Medium]] who is also a literal [[Weirdness Magnet]]. This extra-normal ability makes her a promising candidate for the position of the Court's
Her interactions with those members of the Court outside her circle of friends are complicated. She's respectful towards the teachers, even when she disagrees with them, but she doesn't hesitate to disobey them if she thinks it necessary. She also seems to dislike and distrust Mr. Eglamore, far in excess of anything he's done. For their part, her parent's old friends like Annie, partly because she reminds them of her mother, both in actions and [[Strong Family Resemblance|appearance]]. Aside from Kat, Annie's interactions with her classmates are
Over the first two years she seems to fall into neutrality, not by choice, but by virtue of being young and confused. She'll steal from her best friend's parents, and then she'll put herself in danger to help another friend, within the course of a single day. She'll copy answers from Kat, but also trust her with her most intimate secrets. She'll bear misfortune or mockery with a stiff upper lip, but lash out with surprising cruelty at someone who successfully pushes her [[Berserk Button]]. Her moral compass has yet to stabilize.
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** At least until she messed up badly {{spoiler|with Jack's possession}} because of this and Jones demonstratively let Antimony try and finish the case on her own to solidify this lesson. It doesn't help that about the only available adult Annie does [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=721 trust] in regards of ''both'' competence and [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=979 intentions] is Jones herself.
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't speak ill of her parents.
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: As [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=106 Eglamore], [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=525 Mort], and [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=803 Renard] found out, in rare cases when she's really angry, it's not nice in the "[[Dissonant Serenity|coldly furious]], [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown|no rules]], [[Achilles' Heel|hit-'em-where-it-hurts]], [["The Reason You Suck" Speech|twisting the knife]]" levels. Earlier friendliness doesn't hold her back ''at all'', or even gives her more pain to return. This habit began to [[Loose Lips|endanger third parties]], even without her using her powers.
** [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: After her [[Character Development]]. Though given how she interacted with Jack, one may suspect that she is only open around Kat and still a bit icy to most.▼
* [[Body Motifs]]: She rarely appears in public without wearing eye-shadow.
* [[Bond One-Liner]]: When forced by her classmates to give one after defeating the Enigmarons, it turns out she's not very good at them.
* [[Bully Hunter]]: She performs a rather elegant throw on Winsbury when he's bullying Kat.
* [[Cannot Keep a Secret]]: In Chapter 31, Annie is told to keep {{spoiler|the fact that Surma tricked Renard into coming to the court by pretending she loved him}} a secret. She tells this to him within seconds after she next sees him. Not even by accident, but because they're fighting and she figures out that this will be a bad enough revelation to shut him up. [[It Got Worse|It isn't.]]
** Coyote seems to be fully aware of this tendency. When Annie chose to stay in the forest over the summer, he {{spoiler|placed a binding on her wrist that would slice off her hand if she told anyone in the Wood about the Tooth he gave her.}} Once she returned to the Court, it disappeared.
* [[Chaste Hero]]: She has no romantic experience and her extremely reserved personality makes it very difficult for her to respond to anyone's interest. Given the revelations of Chapter 31, this may be extremely fortunate for her.
* [[Cheerful Child]]: When young.
* [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]]: Since roughly ''age six''. She'll go far out of her way and ignore any boundary or consequence to help anyone in serious trouble, no matter who, whether or not they want her to.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]] There are times where Annie seems to operate on a completely different frequency from her classmates. This may be due to her lack of social skills from being raised in hospital most of her early life. {{spoiler|It may also have to do with her status as a [[Half-Human Hybrid]], and her interactions with Coyote.}} Either way Annie is [[Strange Girl|not exactly normal.]]
* [[Creepy Child]]: She's perceived as such by her classmates.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Emphasis on the [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=579 deadpan]. She isn't yet very good with one-liners.
* {{spoiler|[[Death
* [[Delinquent]]: Her [[Adults Are Useless]] attitude has evolved into outright contempt for authority. She was already reluctant to entrust adults with her problems, and despite this getting her into innumerable problems, from third year onwards, she started to ignore school punishments... as she points out, it's not like they can expel her, given her parents' absence.
* [[Dissonant Serenity]]: She
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: She just prefers to get her feet dirty from time to time.
* [[Emotionless Girl]] / [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: [[Not So Stoic|She turns the stoicness down]] when there aren't any people around. With Kat's help, she has also become more open about her feelings, but she's still remarkably calm in the face of the Court's supernatural weirdness. When her father calls, though, she becomes a [[Tin Man]], convinced that she is calm until Mr. Donlan points out [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1006 she should give her hands a rest].
* [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]: She came up with "evil dino-demons" ([http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=856 as depicted by Mort under Annie's guidance]) in her [[Relationship-Salvaging Disaster|making up scheme]]. When she learns Jones '''remembers''' what dinosaurs looked like, [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1117 she looks quite enthusiastic at the prospect of being told].
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|Girly Girl]]: In fact, one of the alchemical symbols for the element antimony (though not used in-comic) is just like the female symbol (aka the astrological symbol for Venus), inverted.
* {{spoiler|[[Half-Human Hybrid]]: She's part fire elemental.}}
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: In Chapter 31, upon discovering {{spoiler|the true cause of her mother's death}} and the fact that [[Locked Out of the Loop|darn near everyone]] has been hiding it from her. This left Annie so weakened she spent the first half of "Annie in the Forest" side story {{spoiler|in such a meek, scared, moping state that she was barely recognizable}}. She got better, of course.
* [[Interacting
* [[I See Dead People]]
* [[Kid
** The ownership gets nullified [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=general&thread=361&post=11349 if Annie orders him to take a new body which isn't controlled by her] or [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=general&thread=361&post=11361 if Annie steals a body for him to take, which isn't of her own property].
* [[Locked Out of the Loop]]: Concerning just about '''[[Paranoia Fuel|EVERYTHING]]'''. Including her very nature and the issues of life-and-death importance to her. After all, it would be ''awkward''.
* [[Loose Lips]]: She never thinks about consequences when angry. Since the relations between the Court and the Wood is one big old minefield, this endangers not just herself. Trickster gods generally don't hold back much, so Annie was given a lesson of silence [[Explosive Leash|the hard way]].
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** Antimony also was historically used for cosmetics (Antimony has almost always been shown wearing makeup) and a flame retardant. It's also {{spoiler|in the same period as Bismuth, being directly above it, and thus has similar properties to it.}}.
* [[Mind Over Matter]]: Coyote taught Annie to pluck flowers and suchlike. We saw her pushing a boat and opening a door from the other side. And then {{spoiler|Zimmy [[Berserk Button|insulted Anthony]] to [[Insulted Awake|stir Annie awake]] and got [[Punched Across the Room|hurled across the room]] for her trouble}}.
* [[Moment Killer]]: While Smitty and Parley are finally being sweet with each other, her focus on needing to gather more information about Jeanne ends up butting into that, to the annoyance of everyone. Possibly intentional, since
* [[New Transfer Student]]
* [[Nice Hat]]: She gets an awesome baseball cap with the bismuth symbol on it when she pulls off her [[Batman Gambit]] to let the kids take over Bob and Marcia's house.
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** Chapter 31, where she explodes on one page and breaks down sobbing the next. In this case there were too many stresses in too short a time that the mask broke and she suffered a breakdown.
** The beginning of Chapter 37 shows her trying to hold on to the pieces of the mask even as it's coming apart in her hands. The rest of the chapter suggests that she takes after her father in this, very much so.
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: Even other people's love. Except [[Everyone Can See It|truly outrageous cases]].
* [[Omniglot]]: She gained knowledge of many languages from her conversations with the psychopomps of numerous cultures.
* [[Orphan's Ordeal]]: Annie's mum is dead and {{spoiler|her dad has disappeared}}.
* [[Playing
** [[Fire of Comfort]]: Just about any Etheric creature needs only a little excuse to seek her company. Coyote said [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=489 Surma was just as popular]. She later [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=873 implied] that {{spoiler|Fire Elementals}} has the same reputation. More directly, when she demonstrated [[Wreathed in Flames|phoenix-like form]] to Foley House kids, they enjoyed pretty fires very much.
** [[Flaming Hair]]
** [[Hot Wings]]: She only needed to learn how to [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=988 spread them], [[Power Gives You Wings|raising]] on the new height of fiery awesomeness.
** [[Psychoactive Powers]]: Her ability to manipulate fire seems to be tied to her inner passion.
** [[Wreathed in Flames]]: She learned the [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=412 trick] with [[Cold Flames|torch-hand]] when she experimented with Blinker stone. Much more so in her winged etheric form
* [[Power Incontinence]]: After her attempt tomake herself ''more'' stoic, and while still learning to use her powers on her own Annie ended up not only in a bad shape mentally and physically, but also with her fire on a hair trigger and began to occasionally [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1621 incinerate things].
* [[Rage Breaking Point]]: Happens to her twice.
* [[Redheaded Hero]] / [[Fiery Redhead]]: ''Literally.'' Tom even says that [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=general&thread=361&post=11772 it isn't a common hair color].
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* [[Seen It All]]: In regards to the afterlife.
* [[Ship Tease]]: With [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship|Kat]] and {{spoiler|[[Zig Zagged Trope|zigzagged]]}} with Jack.
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* [[Strange Girl]]
* [[Strong Family Resemblance]]: She has straight hair. Her mum had curly hair. That is the ''only'' difference in their appearances. {{spoiler|Absorbing her mother's life-force}} might have something to do with that.
** Annie so strongly resembles her mother that both Reynard and Coyote initially think that she ''is'' Surma.
* [[Survivor Guilt]]: The revelation that {{spoiler|her existence is the direct cause of her mom's death}} is clearly the emotional equivalent of a nuclear bomb.
* [[Tomato in
* [[Tsundere]]: [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=928 Where Jack is concerned].
* [[Unrequited Love Switcheroo]]: At first Annie seemed indifferent to Jack's attempt to flirt with her in Chapter 31. Then, by the end of Chapter 34, [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=944 things change].
* [[Weirdness Magnet]]: Annie's curiosity and desire to help constantly puts her in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's implied to be a typical property of a natural medium.
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* [[Wound That Will Not Heal]]: Got it from Jeanne after falling into the ravine. Present for the ethereal vision and serves as the main indicator of
=== Katerina Maria "Kat" Donlan ===
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Kat seems to have few friends in the Court, which is odd in light of her personality. Apparently, prior to meeting Annie, she'd been [[All of the Other Reindeer|ostracized by the other students]] because both her parents are teachers, and because of the ease with which she gets high grades. Because of this, Annie worries that her own unpopularity is one of the reasons Kat does not have many friends.
She's somewhere between an [[Arbitrary Skepticism|Arbitrary Skeptic]] and a [[Flat Earth Atheist|Flat Earth Metaphysical Naturalist]]
* [[A Day in
* [[Arbitrary Skepticism]]: In spite of magic being so well-documented that it's alternately referred to as the "etheric sciences", and her own parents specializing in its research, Kat is unwilling to take it seriously, and often hates even acknowledging it entirely.
* [[Big Sister Instinct]]: Punched more or less a [[Psychopomp|Grim Reaper]] for making Annie sad. Clearly wants to do the same for Anthony, if she ever catches him.
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* [[Cat Smile]]: A slight one in older panels; it eventually disappears in later panels.
* [[Crush Blush]]: More than once.
* [[Fan Girl]] / [[Otaku Surrogate]]: Obsessed with robots, dance music (especially Orbital and The Prodigy), videogames, comicbooks, and ''[[The X
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]
* [[Head Pet]]: Not really, but {{spoiler|[[Mind Screw|when one of Zimmy's illusions is in play, a pigeon is visible on her head, echoing her thoughts]]}}.
* [[Hot for Teacher]]: "[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=87 It's not everyday you find out your games teacher is some kinda big, handsome, dragon slayer guy!]"
* [[If It's You It's Okay]]: {{Spoiler|All her crushes were for men and boys ... until Paz....}}
* [[Living Emotional Crutch]]: For Annie.
* [[Luminescent Blush]]: [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=112 Here, 5th panel.]
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* [[The Messiah]]: To the robots, or at least [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=900 Robot.]
* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=925 By Paz.] Unlike most other examples of this trope being used for comedy, this serves the purpose of setting up a sub-plot of Kat becoming unconfident with her sexuality, later attempting to present herself as more girly by wearing a [[Tertiary Sexual Characteristics|generic flower hairpin]] and Annie's clothes. According to Zimmy, rumors about her are circulating among the "rats", and other characters have commented as if she really ''was'' gay and it was just something that has always been.
** After Chapter 42 and especially [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1274 45], {{spoiler|it's not a mistake anymore. And '''with''' Paz}}.
** [[Ambiguously Gay]]: She's clearly more comfortable [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=970 with being herself] when nobody is around in her own environment, without trying to present herself as girly.
* [[Muggle Best Friend]]: Well, as mugglish as a gadgeteer genius can be. And it's inverted when it comes to robotics, where Antimony has ''no'' clue what's going on.
* [[Oh Crap]]:
* [[Otaku Surrogate]]: She often becomes excessively enthusiastic about wide variety of things.
* [[Shipper
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Alistair. This seems to have made her something of a bird enthusiast... or possible [[
* [[Teen Genius]]:
** In ''Chapter 5: Two Strange Girls'', she invented ''an antigravity device in her first year of highschool.'' Out of a thermos and coat hangers, no less. She got frustrated when people were too distracted by it to focus on the real point of her science project. Later, she used said device to create a hovercraft [[Big Damn Heroes|in order to]] {{spoiler|rescue Annie}} at the end of ''Chapter 8: Broken Glass And Other Things''.
** In ''Chapter 33: Give And Take'', she resurrected an ancient robot
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]
* [[Wrench Wench]]: The outfit she's most comfortable in seems to be a mechanic's boilersuit. Sometimes holds a literal wrench.
== Annie's Inner Circle ==
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A very young Glass-Eyed Man
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▲A very young Glass-Eyed Man -- a [[Living Shadow]] -- from Gillitie Wood; and the first person at the Court to make Annie's acquaintance. He kicks off the plot of the comic by asking for Annie's help returning to his home, as the only way between the Court and the Woods is brightly lit to prevent Shadow-Men like himself from crossing. After a few months in the Woods, he meets Annie again, and jumps at the chance to go back to the Court with her.
It's explained in ''Chapter 35: Parley And Smitty Are In This One'' that he refused to hate the humans in the Court, which estranged him from his fellows in the forest and his family forced him out.
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'''Associated tropes:'''
* [[Defector From Decadence]]: Shadow apparently did not share the envy and hatred that the rest of his species had for humans, which is why he was forced out of his home.
* [[Living Shadow]]: Although Kat figures out that he's actually made of a very thin layer of matter. {{spoiler|Thanks to Coyote's Tooth, he has become....detached from his two-dimensional form and turned three dimensional.}}
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Occasionally plays the role.
* [[The Quiet One]]: The only moment he talks after he learns how to is in company of Robot, and even then, he doesn't speak much.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Robot.
* [[Token Heroic Orc]]: Most of the Glass-Eyed Men dislike humans out of jealousy, after Coyote abandoned them because humans were more entertaining.
=== Robot S13 ===
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A Robot that Annie built from spare parts to escort Shadow2 into Gillitie. [[The Chew Toy|Life has not been kind to him since]]: His attempt to find [[Artificial Limbs|a replacement for his missing arm]] leads to him being [[Demonic Possession|possessed by a Shadow]] and eventually losing ''everything'' except his CPU. He maintains [[Pollyanna|a very bright outlook on life]] in spite of this, while waiting for Kat to build him a new body.
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* [[Le Parkour]]: In his temporary body. [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=636 Pretty impressive.]
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The "S" in his name stands for Seraph. Both
* [[The Missionary]]: He saw an angel, guys. And is going to make this fact known to everything more advanced than a toaster in the whole Court. And remind them about Jeanne, of course.
** It's getting [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=900 kinda creepy] (see Shadow 2's expression).
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* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: In his more advanced humanoid body, [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=891 the normally-green lights turn red] when he is attacking a threat with apparent intent to damage (as opposed to when he is [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=892 attacking with intent to restrain], where his lights remain green).
* [[Robot Religion]]: "[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=900 Let it be known: in this tomb of ancients, the angel called forth the spirit of the dead. You see how easily she gave life, and how easily she took it away.]"
* [[Stalker
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Shadow 2.
* [[Wrestler in All of Us]]: It seems that even a robot can pull out [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=892 a single leg Boston crab].
=== Mort ===
[[File:
A young ghost haunting Gunnerkrigg. In spite of being a [[Shapeshifting]] [[Master of Illusion]], Mort is rather poor at his job of scaring people. His choosing to appear as a [[Bedsheet Ghost]] doesn't help. After Annie gives him a few pointers (#1: Be subtle, #2: No one likes [[Monster Clown|clowns]]), he gets better.
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* [[Metaphoric Metamorphosis]]: [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=158 Uh... Oh geez... <tombstone>]
* [[Monster Clown]]: How he was able to scare Paz in Chapter 4.
* [[Mysterious Past]]:
* [[Shape Shifter]]
** [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]
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=== Reynardine / Renard ===
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A [[Cunning Like a Fox|fox]]-[[Our Demons Are Different|demon]] under Antimony's thrall. He's capable of [[Demonic Possession|possessing]] [[Magic A Is Magic A|anything with]] [[Body Motifs|eyes]], and can [[Body Surf]] from host to host. He's also a killer: [[Blessed
Formerly, he was the [[Trickster]]-[[Animal Stereotypes|fox]] Renard. Though hailing from Gillitie wood, he was a friend of humans. He changed his name to Reynardine because of his love towards a human, and Coyote gave him his body-snatching powers. Though unhappy with the cost of his body-snatching, he proceeded with his plan
When Annie first meets Rey, he's in the body of a [[Our Dragons Are Different|Rogat Orjak]] named Sivo, attempting to escape his imprisonment in the Court. He mistakes Annie for her mother, and is naturally grieved to learn of Surma's death. Despite this, he shows no remorse when, on the next day, he attempts to possess Annie in a bid to escape. This fails, due to [[Big Damn Heroes|Eglamore's timely intervention]], and Rey instead possesses Annie's wolf doll.
Once in the doll, Rey discovers he has new powers and new limitations. He has limited [[Shapeshifting]] (particularly the ability to assume the form of a full-sized wolf), and a built-in set of lockpicks (which Annie had hidden in the toy at the time he took possession). But, as the body is Annie's toy, Reynardine himself is now Annie's possession, as indicated by the alchemical antimony symbol that is sometimes visible on his forehead. He's [[Restraining Bolt|unable to take a new body without her permission]] and [[Kid
Though initially presented as a sympathetic figure, and then as a deceitful antagonist, it's become increasingly unclear whose side (if any) Reynardine is on. He's become more helpful to Annie over time (going so far as to [[Taking the Bullet|put himself between Annie and Ysengrin's blades]]), and seems to have taken a fatherly interest in her. In fact, according to Coyote, Rey's love for Annie is the only reason he remains in the Court.
Reynardine's names derive two sources. Renard is a reference to Reynard the Fox, trickster hero of a cycle of medieval French folktales opposite one Isengrim (see Ysengrin, below). Reynardine is from the folk-song of the same name, about a highwayman (and in some versions of the song, a were-fox) who seduces a
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: [[Romantic Runner-Up|He and Surma]].
* [[Big Badass Wolf]]: His [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]] lets him turn into this.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Emphasis on the snark.
** [[Servile Snarker]]: Unable to go against Annie, but that doesn't stop him from complaining and being sarcastic and getting in some truly nasty digs on one occasion.
* [[Demonic Possession]]
* [[Dirty Old Man]]: he's made a few... comments (See lolicon, below).
* [[Eye Tropes]]:
** [[By the Lights of Their Eyes]]
** [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]]
** [[Mind Control Eyes]]: His attempted possession.
** [[Monochromatic Eyes]]
* [[Fantastic Foxes]]
* [[Jerkass]] / [[Jerk
** When Kat was anxious about {{spoiler|her romance with Paz}}, his response was rather like the best kind of [[Cool Uncle]]. [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1283 "As a creature in this world, you will face many hardships in your life. Who you love should not be one of them."]
* [[Love Makes You Evil]]
* [[Magic A Is Magic A]]: Rey's [[Demonic Possession]] follows specific rules, and he's able to occupy a toy simply because it has eyes; it's implied that the same is true of all magic. For example, in order to take a new body, [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=general&thread=361&post=11980 his/her/its eyes have to be open].
* [[Not So Different]]: Jones [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=743 calls him out] on constantly referring to Zimmy as a "demon", stating that it is merely a label for something that is feared and misunderstood, and one which has been applied to himself as well.
* [[Parental Substitute]]: Sometimes he's like this, though not always. And sometimes it looked like he had the same [[Unbalanced
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* [[Perverse Sexual Lust]]: In-universe, there has been a hint he feels this way towards Moro no Kimi from ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'' when he whispers her name while wistfully watching the sunset.
* [[Progressively Prettier]]: somewhat. As he becomes a more serious character, he seems to stay more time in his [[Big Badass Wolf]] form.
* [[Restraining Bolt]]: It seems that he is not pleased by this, though he springs to Annie's defense on his own initiative.
* [[Sealed Evil in
* [[Shapeshifting]]
** [[The Mind Is a Plaything of
** [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]: But only in non-living bodies such as Annie's toy, according to [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=general&thread=361&post=11243 Tom].
* [[Subordinate Excuse]]: An unusual form. He always was fascinated with humans and became Annie's [[Parental Substitute]], so he prefers to remain as a shapeshifting doll on a leash, but in the Court and refuses a straightforward proposal to return him into the original body.
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== Parents and Court Staff ==
=== Surma Carver (née Stibnite) ===
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Annie's late mother; [[Posthumous Character|she passed on two weeks prior to the start of the story]].
Like her daughter, she was educated at Gunnerkrigg Court. In her first year, she was placed in Chester
Surma's friendship with Anja [[Generation Xerox|paralleled the one that their daughters would eventually have]]; through Anja, Surma met and befriended Donald Donlan, James Eglamore, and Anthony Carver.
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Surma and James Eglamore dated for a time, but she eventually married Anthony Carver instead. Some time not long after, the Carvers left the Court. In her absence, the Court didn't train any new Medium to replace her for over twelve years, and no more humans were invited to visit Gillitie during this time.
She remained bedridden at Good Hope Hospital after Annie's birth, and as her daughter grew older, Surma grew weaker. Mother and daughter were very
During the time they had together, Surma gave Annie as much of an
* [[Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder]]: Implied to be the reason why she [[Love Triangle|married Anthony instead of Eglamore]] after [[Breaking the Fellowship]].
* [[British Accents]]: From Barnsley, Yorkshire, [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=gotopost&board=general&thread=361&post=12495 according to Tom].
* [[Death
** [[Deader Than Dead]]: {{spoiler|Annie drained Surma's power and lifeforce as she grew up}}. Annie had to take her to the other side herself because {{spoiler|the psychopomps couldn't work with what was left}}.
* [[Dude Magnet]]: Three different guys fell for her, one of them not even human.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: And yet, the most traditionally heroic of her three suitors doesn't marry her.
* [[Hidden Heart of Gold]]: Surma is ready to go out of her way to help her friends... [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1866 uh... if it's important an' all].
* {{spoiler|[[Honey Trap]]: She lured Renard into the court by
* [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]]: She was beautiful and was quite popular at some point
* [[The Matchmaker]]: Pushed together Anja and Donald who liked each others, but were shy about it. "Those two ended up married, you know."
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The name Surma Stibnite is probably the single most symbolically-dense name in the whole comic. Stibnite (from Latin "stibium" for antimony) is an ore containing the element antimony, used as a component in cosmetics at least from [[Ancient Egypt]]. Surma's meaning depends on the language: in Russian and several other slavic tongues, it's another name for antimony; in Punjabi, it's another name for kohl,
* [[Mysterious Parent]]: Surma's powers are more mysteries to the readers than to Annie, but Annie had no idea of her mum's career at the Court, or of her true nature.
* [[Posthumous Character]]: She died just before Annie was sent off to the Court (so right before the story begins).
* [[Strong Family Resemblance]]: Again, she looks almost identical to
* [[The Tease]]: [[Gone Horribly Wrong]]. When {{spoiler|she led the lovestruck Reynardine on}}, people died.
=== Anthony Carver ===
[[File:
Annie's father; like Surma, notable for [[Parental Abandonment|his absence]]. In a story full of mysteries, he's one of the biggest ones.
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What is known about Tony: He attended the Court, and was in Queslett House, the same year as Surma. He and Surma married and left the Court, and did not maintain contact with their friends/acquaintances who remained. He worked as a surgeon at Good Hope hospital, the same hospital where his daughter was born and his wife was bedridden. For twelve years, he searched in vain for a way to save Surma from impending death. Shortly after his daughter's enrollment at the Court, he quit his job at Good Hope and completely dropped off the map.
What others have said about him has not been positive: Donald Donlan says that his disappearance has
Prior to Chapter 37, he only appeared in-comic twice, both in [[Flash Back|flashbacks]]. In the first, he was present for a group photo alongside Surma, Anja, Brinnie, Donald, and James. He declined to join James and Donald for lunch immediately afterwards, claiming he had “[[Spock Speak|matters to attend to]].” In the second, he was crying at his wife's bedside; he composed himself and silently left the room upon realizing that his daughter was watching. The chapter proper has Donald, apparently his closest friend, reveal the personality hidden beneath his usual stoic mask.
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* [[The Atoner]]: For agreeing to {{spoiler|have a child with Surma, which he knew inevitably caused her death}}. Even moreso if he knew this prior to doing so. {{spoiler|1=On the other hand, [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=815 he may blame Annie as well.]}}
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: {{spoiler|1=After one thousand pages and two in-story years, [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1002 he finally contacts Annie] [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1011 ...to pass a message to Donnie] [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1016 ...and to hear his daughter's voice again.]}}
* [[Hubris]]: Not the blustering type at all, but from what we have seen, his main blind spot is consistent failure to consider other possibilities if one explanation supports his own importance. Evidently he doesn't suspect the reason for a long, important yet not time-constrained mission far away from the Court may be simply that [[Reassigned to Antarctica|someone wanted him to go away and stay away]] (despite most people disliking him), and until and unless hard facts not just stare in his face, but knock him off his feet, seems to be never have doubted that:
* [[Jerkass]]: ▼
*# saving his wife somehow was entirely in his reach;
*# the Court officials told him pure truth to let him ride in and save the situation (rather than plan to use him as a pawn and throw to the dogs if things go Coyote-shaped);
*# they bother to spy on him once he returned;
*# his countermeasures for the above are entirely adequate despite him being out of the loop for more than a decade and the Court being more or less a [[Mad Scientist]] institute;
*# weird creatures he met must be who he wanted to meet and they want to help him - rather than, say, some [[Fair Folk]] messing with him.
** He comes off as cold and arrogant to most people, though his closest friend swears he has [[Jerkass With a Heart of Gold|a Heart of Gold]] and just isn't good with people.
** In the recent present, he abandoned his daughter soon after his wife's death {{spoiler|and only briefly spoke to her after two years}}. We don't yet know why, but he's not going to win any awards for great parenting from Kat for how much this has hurt Annie.
** Most people quickly start to dislike him, and don't stop. It's very consistent. When {{spoiler|Kat, with her [[Otaku Surrogate|fangirlish]] impulsiveness}} suddenly acts friendly with him, Annie is shocked and perplexed, and is more ready to believe that he dabbles in mind control than that previous deep loathing reverted naturally.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Carver. He's a surgeon. ▼
*** This led into a [[Whole-Episode Flashback]], Chapter 64, which reveals that when {{Spoiler|he's with '''only one person''' at a time, he typically becomes open, cheerful, and charming}}. The exception is Antimony, because of My Greatest Failure below.
* [[My Greatest Failure]]: Surma's death; he'd believed he could prevent it. '''This''' is why he's been avoiding Annie, and since he came back so cold to her: "How could she live with the man that killed her mother?" Those are '''''his''''' words....
* [[Mysterious Parent]]
* [[Not So Stoic]]: Apparently, he did have a sensitive side, but Surma and Donny may very well have been the only people who ever saw it.
* [[Omnidisciplinary Scientist]]:
* [[Present Absence]]: As of Chapter 51, he's back.
* [[Spock Speak]]: If [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=540 his first line in-comic] is an accurate representation... "who talks like that?"
* [[Straw Vulcan]]: [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1013 Passionate talking about passions not making a sense to him].
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: To most people Tony is so quiet and reserved that he comes off as rather cold. Around his best friend Donald, however, [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1013 he has no problem dropping the stoic mask.]
** In a conversation with Donald in Chapter 53, Anthony refers to Eglamore by his first name, James. This implies that in some degree, and despite what Eglamore thinks of him, Anthony thinks of Eglamore, too, as a friend.
=== Donald and Anja Donlan ===
[[File:
Kat's parents. Both of them are [[Magic Versus Science|science teachers and magicians]] (Donald isn't a magic user as such, but see below).
When they were younger, both attended school at the Court. Like Surma, Anja spent her first year in Chester and was subsequently transferred to Queslett. She was close friends with Surma, [[Generation Xerox|a friendship that mirrored the one her daughter would eventually have with Surma's daughter.]] Donald was a Queslett student from the start, and a friend of James and Anthony. Upon becoming classmates, Anja and Donald hit off almost immediately, dated steadily through school, eventually wed, and have remained [[Happily Married]] since.
Anja possesses etheric
So far, Anja and Donald have been supportive of all of their daughter's adventuring that they know about. They've also tried to help Annie upon learning of her [[Parental Abandonment]]; Annie has so far [[Adults Are Useless|turned them down]].
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** She later {{spoiler|made some sort of magical computer with a similar effect}}, so adult Donald also can make a barrier strong enough to [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=285 repel Ysengrin's attack.]
* [[Bonnie Scotland]]: Donald, according to [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=361&page=40#20411 Tom].
* [[Expressive Mask|Expressive]] [[Eye Glasses]]: [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1011 Donald].
* [[Eyes Always Shut]]: Anja.
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=== Sir James Eglamore ===
[[File:
Games teacher, Dragon Slayer, and valiant [[Knight in Shining Armor]]. Eglamore was a childhood friend of Anthony, Donald, and Anja; he and Surma were [[Romantic Runner-Up|more than friends]]. Kat has a huge crush on him.
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In spite of this, he's yet to do anything to earn the ire that Annie feels towards him... at least as far as he's concerned. Annie seems to think he went over-the-top in his treatment of Reynardine, as the then-"dragon" showed up in front of her half dead and in pain, and she later saw Eglamore putting him back in captivity with his wounds still bleeding and untreated. For Eglamore's part, he hates Reynardine for killing his old friend, Sivo (said “dragon.”) The fact that Rey once competed for Surma's heart probably doesn't help, either. Antimony thought he has something going on with Jones, he also stated in the flashback that he wanted Jones in their group picture but she couldn't participate since Surma couldn't stand her.
He has at least two [[BFS
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: [[Romantic Runner-Up|He and Surma]].
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]:
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* [[Badass Teacher]]
* [[Big Damn Heroes]]:
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** Subverted in the end of Chapter 7: {{spoiler|he couldn't save Annie from falling to the Annan Waters}}.
* [[Catch Phrase]]:
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* [[Chick Magnet]]
* [[Dragon Rider]]
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* [[Ship Tease]]: With Jones.
* [[Super Strength]]: He's strong enough to leap across buildings, and can [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=285 crack concrete with his feet while swinging his sword].
* [[Unbalanced
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Actually dated Surma for a time but didn't end up marrying her.
=== Dr. Randy Disaster ===
[[File:
A [[Large Ham]] who has a Top Secret Doctorate, [[Cool Old Guy|teaches the coolest class]] at Gunnerkrigg: a [[Virtual Worlds|full-sensory]] [[Raygun Gothic|pulp sci-fi]] [[Space Opera|space battle]] [[Hard Light|simulator]]. The [[Troperrific]] plot of the simulation seems to runs on [[Rule of Cool]] rather than logic, which nearly proves [[Meta Guy|too much for Annie's]] [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]].
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=== Jones ===
[[File:
A highly [[Emotionless Girl|enigmatic]] lady who teaches mediation to future Mediums, “currently, amongst other things.” She's knowledgeable about the Court, the Wood, their history, and other unusual subjects. She has a [[Sherlock Scan|keen eye for observing crucial details]], and she isn't above [[I Shall Taunt You|provoking people to reveal their character]]. And calmly confirms it when caught.
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* [[The Ace]]: She's both medium (Annie's vocation) ''instructor'' "among other things" and embodiment of some sort of perfection with "[[Seen It All]]" undercurrent. The only limitation mentioned is her inability to use a blinker stone.
* [[Badass Boast]]: Jones proves that one doesn't need to be long-winded, eloquent, or loud to deliver one of these when she tells Coyote (a ''god'') that {{spoiler|she could take Annie back to the Court against his wishes, inside his own domain.}}
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* [[Black Eyes]]: the color of obsidian, they fit her emotionless nature.
* [[British Accents]]: [http://gunnerkrigg.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=361&page=40#20411 Pointedly averted by Tom]
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: The first reference to Jones (her office door, with her name on it, is shown in Ch 8) was so subtle that none of the readers noticed it until after Jones herself appeared in-comic.
* [[The Comically Serious]]: [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=790 "Suddenly I am wearing a party hat"] comes to mind.
** Her [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=841 cameo] in ''City Face 2''.
** In ''Microsat 5'', Donald stole her phone to trace Anthony's call. Her deadpan reaction when she needs to make a call is hilarious.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Not frequently, but ''[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=478 how]''. Sometimes it's hard to tell for sure -- "[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1000 Full of subtlety]"? "''[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1001 Very bright]'' young man"?
* [[Emotionless Girl]]
* [[Extraordinarily Empowered Girl]]
* [[Hidden Depths]]: More of ''impenetrable'' depths. Even not counting the main mystery. We see only the perfect "poker face" with occasional glimpses of [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=978 double meanings] or [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=981 sense of kinship].
* [[Hot Chick in
* [[I Have Many Names]]: {{spoiler|Coyote}} knows her as "{{spoiler|Wandering Eye}}", and asks if Jones is the latest name she's “stolen.”
** On the other hand, most everyone else just refers to her as [[Only One Name|"Jones"]].
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* [[Sherlock Scan]]: Seeing through [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=288 Ysengrin's tricks] and [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=382 catching Sir James]'s expressions with the uncomfortable efficiency of x-rays applied right to the brain.
* [[The Stoic]]
* [[Team Mom]]
* {{spoiler|[[Time Abyss]]: [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1113 "You ... were there at the formation of the Earth?"]}}
* [[The Un-Reveal]]: Ysengrin explained to Annie what Jones was over the summer break she stayed in the Woods. Reynardine comments that she's "interesting company."
* [[The Un-Smile]]: "I can mimic the facial movements for a smile, but I tend to avoid it, as it often leaves the onlooker somewhat unnerved." Annie asked to see it anyway, and was still "somewhat unnerved" hours later.
* [[Walk, Don't Swim]]: She prefers to walk across the lake bottom rather than trust her weight to a rickety pier. She can't swim because her body is too dense.
=== Headmaster Llanwellyn ===
The rarely-seen-in-story head of the school. He presided over a meeting with ambassadors from
He has a daughter in Annie's class, named Janet.
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=== Juliette ===
[[Meganekko|A fine lady in glasses]] working in the Court with the Shadow Men (security, operating "ether stations"). Accompanied by a humanoid robot friend. When idle, they amuse themselves by playing amateur theater without viewers.
* [[Meganekko]]
* [[Robosexual]] for Arthur, [http://gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1845 complete with flower border].
=== Bob and Marcia ===▼
▲== Bob and Marcia ==
The keepers of Young's Park. Bob is also the one in charge of the Decontamination Habitats.
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=== Lindsey & Bud ===
Two married creatures that watch over the Year 9 dormitories (Lindsey watches the girls, Bud the boys).
* [[Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism]]: Lindsey is a giant crab. Her husband Bud can fit in an normal-sized bucket. Apparently they're also a bit different personality-wise: [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|He seems more fun-loving while she's a somewhat serious PhD.]]
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: They may be friendly, but they still look like something out of [[
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Bud acts like a real chum and pal hanging out with students, but he's really a powerful psychic and keeps an eye on them and apparently capable of preventing any possible trouble.
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== Other Students ==
=== William Winsbury ===
[[File:
A classmate of Annie and Kat's.
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* [[Anime Hair]]: He was also acknowledged (albeit jokingly) as "[[Dragonball Z|Vegeta]]" by Tom.
* [[Blond Guys Are Evil|Blond Guys Are]] [[Jerkass|Jerks]]: At first. Though he's still blond.
* [[Jerkass]] [[Character Development|->]] [[Jerk
* [[Love Redeems]]: Chapter 2 -- obnoxious little jerk. Chapter
* [[Official Couple]]: With Janet Llanwellyn.
** [[Secret Relationship]]: {{spoiler|Revealed in Chapter 34: ''Faraway Morning (And Three Short Tales)''}}
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=== Janet Llanwellyn ===
[[File:
A girl who lapses into a strong Celtic accent when she gets angry, which seems to be her default reaction to distractions. She's the Headmaster's daughter, so it's possible she's had prior exposure to supernatural weirdness (which would explain her non-reaction to Mort). She is ''[[Improbable Aiming Skills|very]]'' good with bow and arrow, to the point of intercepting one of Winsbury's arrows in flight.<br />For extra [[Hidden Depths]] points, she [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=69 quotes] [[William Shakespeare]], and not one of the best-known works, but ''[[
As mentioned above, she's dating Winsbury; [[Secret Relationship|they've kept it a secret from the other students so far]].
Her first name, and relationship with Winsbury, are also a reference to the song "Willie O'Winsbury".
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=== Paz Cadena-Blanco ===
[[File:
A girl from Galicia, Spain. She loves animals, and can
Paz was the first student that Mort was able to scare (following Annie's advice). She doesn't like clowns (though, as Annie noted, [[Acceptable Targets|nobody does]].)
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* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=623 She and Matt], or [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=918 so it seems].
** {{spoiler|But '''not''', after a false start, with Kat.}}
* [[The Chew Toy]]: First, she was chosen as Mort's scare test subject, later [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=603 she was so happy to see] those [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=604 cows], then she's been abducted by [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=623 dark hands] (with a comment "[[Word of God|Paz is pretty unlucky.]]" from Tom), and her love towards Matt ends up being one-sided. {{spoiler|Her relationship with Kat, on the other hand....}}
* [[Friend to All Living Things]]: Presumably. It is stated she can outright communicate with animals as well.
* [[Go Through Me]]: Just before the speech cited in Hidden Depths and Internal Reformist, she had this:
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'''Paz:''' ''No!'' You see, to do that, they would have to get through ''me'' first. }}
* [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]]: In one chapter, an adversary thought Paz's ability to communicate with animals made her no threat to its plans. Genre Savvy readers immediately realized this enemy was about to get "smacked in the face with the [[Aquaman]] lesson." Awesomely.
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Paz's level-headed little speech about working within the system to make the Court better took a lot of readers -- who had previously thought of Paz simply as a Chew Toy -- by surprise.▼
{{quote|"Que no soy una amenaza?" ("I'm not a threat?")}}
▲* [[Hidden Depths]]: Paz's level-headed little speech about working within the system to make the Court better took a lot of
* [[If It's You It's Okay]]: After her crush on Matt, and her "I'm not ... that way" reaction to [[Mistaken for Gay|what she '''thought''' was an advance from Kat]], {{Spoiler|she later realized she '''is''' "that way" ... for Kat.}}
* [[Internal Reformist]]:
{{quote|
* [[Smitten Teenage Girl]]: She gets a rather ferocious (unreciprocated) crush on Matt at the start of year 3.
* [[Speaks Fluent Animal]]
* [[What Beautiful Eyes!]]: When Antimony gave Mort tips on scaring people, Paz was his first victim. The [[Monster Clown]] he produced brandished a rusty saw and said, in Spanish Annie taught him, "What lovely eyes you have, Paz. [[Eye Scream|Will you give them to me?]]"
=== Zimmy and Gamma ===
[[File:
Two strange girls.
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The girls are in Chester House, which is apparently stigmatized by many other Court students.
==== Both of them ====
* [[Foil]]: The two of them to Annie and Kat.
* [[Psychic Link]]
* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]/[[Ship Tease]]: [[Word of God|Tom]] has confirmed that they love each other and that they are indeed a couple, but has also specified that "it's complicated".
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'''Tom:''' Some might be able to describe it that way if they thought about it hard enough. }}
* [[Shadow Archetype]]: A shadow pair to Annie and Kat.
* [[Strange Girl]]
* [[Theme Naming]]: Zeta ("Zimmy") and Gamma.
** [[Meaningful Name]]: According to Jones, they're not students but case studies.
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Hardass Zimmy and demure Gamma.
==== Zimmy ====
* [[Blessed
** Jones says her powers are similar to those of gods. She however doesn't have the natural filters they do.
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]
* [[Creepy Child]]
* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]
* [[Do Not Call Me "Paul"]]/[[Only Known
* [[Eye Tropes]]: Applicable to Zimmy, we have:
** [[Hidden Eyes]]
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* [[Face Framed in Shadow]]: Weird lighting in the last panel of strip [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1031 #1031] makes her look very angry at something.
* [[Hades Shaded]]: Zimmy's skin is an ashy greyish-brown colour. It's hard to tell if it's meant to be within the range of what's normal for the Gunnerverse.
* [[Happy Rain]] / [[Redemption in
* [[Hates Everyone Equally]]: Except Gamma, and she tolerates Annie. She claims to be ''terrified'' of Kat, who she for some reason sees as something verging on an [[Eldritch Abomination]].
* [[Jerk
* [[Love Makes You Crazy]]: She would kill everyone in the world and then herself if Gamma wished for it.
* [[Messy Hair]]: Zimmy's hair is tangled and scraggly.
* [[No Social Skills]]
* [[The Pig Pen]]: Zimmy "looks like a pretty cruddy girl", in the words of Tom. She has tangled hair, grubby and rumpled clothing, and attracts bugs.
* [[Power Nullifier]]: Natural rain cancels out a lot of her craziness; showers and the rain from the
** Gamma acts as a lower grade one, that helps prevent Zimmy's powers from going completely haywire.
* [[Reality Warper]]: The strongest one shown in the Court yet, albeit with massive [[Power Incontinence]].
* [[Reality Warping Is Not a Toy]]: And ''how''. Without Gamma, it would quickly kill Zimmy and those around her in gruesome ways.
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* [[Talking in Your Dreams]]: She goes into Antimony's after Antimony passed out.
==== Gamma ====
* [[Heh
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'''Kat:''' "Nose!?" Great, this again. You're such a butt!
'''Gamma:''' Ahahehe! Butt! }}
* [[The Insomniac]]: She spends as much time awake as she can in order to combat Zimmy's reality-warping.
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* [[Satellite Character]]: And will continue to be so as long as Zimmy's around.
=== Red and Blue ===
[[File:
Two Regional Fairies who [[Humanity Ensues|become humans]]. [[Word of God]] states that prior to entering the Court, they didn't even have names. Only Red has an actual name, and she didn't even have ''that'' for a long time until Annie accidentally gave it to her. The other is called "Blue" by the fans just for convenience and [[Red Oni, Blue Oni|thematic sake]].
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* [[Ambiguously Brown]]: Blue. She's not human, of course, but her human form looks like someone of Indian ethnicity.
* [[Buffy-Speak]]: Red describes rooms and chairs as "big boxes" and "sitty-downy things", respectively.
* [[Emergent Human]]: Red shows signs of this; namely, when she learns that you can cut your hair, and then assumes that you can cut ''anything'' of "these bodies" and [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=325 attempts to cut off her finger]
* [[The Fair Folk]]: Even after being turned into humans Red and Blue can be alien enough to leave Kat and even Annie round-eyed and slack-jawed. [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=332 Love for mischief] is one of more [[Comedic Sociopathy|endearing and understandable]] traits of ex-fairies.
* [[Humanity Ensues]]: And [[Crowning Moment of Funny|hilarity]] along with it.
* [[I Cannot Self-Terminate]]: Why they needed Annie's help to die. {{spoiler|Ysengrin killed them shortly after, with the implication that they'd seen too much}}.
* [[Important Haircut]]: Red's trip to the barber-bot.
* [[Metamorphosis]]
* [[Mood Swinger]]: '''Red.'''
{{quote|
* [[New Transfer Student]]
* [[No Social Skills]]: Especially Red.
* [[Prophet Eyes]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Red is definitely the more fiery of the two while Blue is more pouty and vindictive.
* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]: Hard to tell. They're considered best friends and are also [[Cuddle Bug
** Blue even [[Luminescent Blush|blushes]] when Red [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=1704 praises her].
* [[Tsundere]]: In different ways, both are rude, yet caring about each other and occasionally enthusiastic or helpful to others.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Other fairies see their taunts and fighting as signs of attachment.
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=== Alistair Kershaw ===▼
▲== Alistair Kershaw ==
▲[[File:200px-Aly1_2009.png|frame]]
Kat's first boyfriend. When he [[New Transfer Student|arrives at the Court]] it's announced that he'll only be there a week. In spite of knowing in the backs of their minds that the relationship can't last, he and Kat [[Star-Crossed Lovers|spend the week talking and holding hands]]. Kat even [[Cosmetic Catastrophe|tries makeup for the first time]] so she can look nice for him.
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* [[Didn't Think This Through]]: [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=254 The reason for his] {{spoiler|[[Metamorphosis]]}}.
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'''Alistair:''' (paying more attention to the gamepad) '''Kay''. }}
* [[Metamorphosis]]: {{spoiler|Him and his parents}}.
** [[The Mind Is a Plaything of
* [[New Transfer Student]]
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Kat.
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=== Andrew Smith ===
[[File:
A student from two years above Annie. He's quite mellow and laid-back, and easily takes ribbing in stride. It's [[Personality Powers|fitting]] that his extra-normal talent is the ability to create order from chaos (He can throw a pack of cards into the air, and they fall into a perfectly squared ''unshuffled'' deck). Due to this power, Jones considers him a promising candidate to be the Court's next
Speaking of being laid-back, Smith is the object of much teasing from fellow Medium-in-training Parley. He bears it (mostly) silently because he thinks she's "hotter than hell"
And those [[Big Ol' Eyebrows|eyebrows]]: ''damn''.
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* [[And Here He Comes Now|And Here She Teleports Now]]: [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=951 Here], Andrew demonstrates that he's the only person who [[Improbably Predictable|can predict]] when Parley is going to arrive via teleportation. ([[Word of God|Word of Tom]] is that Smitty is just guessing, but because of his order-causing powers, his guesses just happen to be right.)
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]: So big that it takes a second to realize [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=785 those big floating blocks above his head in panel 3] ''are'' his eyebrows.
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* [[Dungeon Bypass]] and/or [[Cutting the Knot]]: He can do this unconsciously. The mechanics of his powers are still loosely defined, but this is the most straightforward manifestation of them.
* [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy]]: Andrew's much more calm and laid back than Parley. He's not "girly" as in being effeminate, but as in being the more shy and laid-back personality of the two.
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** [[Relationship Upgrade]]: Takes Parley's admission that she loves him very well.
* [[Power Incontinence]]: A more harmless variety than most; see [[Cutting the Knot]]. He seems to be able to predict ''what'' using his power will do, but not how it will ''happen''.
* [[
=== Parley ===
[[File:
A student from three years above Annie. She's also a Medium candidate, and undergoing training. This is less because of any extra-normal talents she possesses (for her first few years, all she showed was "promise") than because her
Personality-wise, Miss Parley is loud and always trying to take charge of conversations. She harbors strong feelings for Smith, which she [[Tsundere|expresses]] by constantly in getting in Smith's hair, while simultaneously [[No Sense of Personal Space|attaching herself to him]] at every possible opportunity. When Jones prods Smith into giving Parley a flower, Parley is so overcome with emotion that she spontaneously manifests her latent Etheric power of space manipulation... by teleporting the lot of them straight onto her bed. (It should be stated that her power mixed with Smith's organization ability and teleported them to her bed. For those trying to keep up with the math, here's a tip: [[Applied Mathematics|High Emotion + Order + Teleportation = Her Bed]].)
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* [[Big No]]: When Smith accidentally uses his ability to [[Dungeon Bypass|automatically beat a sim before it even starts]].
* [[Embarrassing First Name]] / [[Gender Blender Name]]: George. Not hard to figure out why ''she'' goes by her last name.
* [[Everyone Can See It]]:
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'''Reynardine:''' Ah, has a creature ever perfected the art of denial as finely as a human? }}
** Later also her classmates, just by looking at her and then Smitty trying to pretend he's not there:
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'''Jan:''' Not bad, not bad. }}
* [[First-Name Basis]]: Calls Smith by his first name when she admits she's in love with him, which he lampshades by mentioning that it feels weird having her call him "Andrew."
* [[Gratuitous German]]: Her apparent training in the German school of fencing has led to her peppering her speech with one or two German terms.
* [[Large Ham]]: [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=390 When she talks to Mort]. Parley
* [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy]]: Parley only finally started acting girly when the [[Relationship Upgrade]] occurred, and she's still MUCH more action-driven and loud than Andrew.
* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: Mostly while embracing/tormenting
* [[Official Couple]]: With Andrew.
** [[Relationship Upgrade]]: Her experience with the ghost of Jeanne leads her to [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=785 admitting her feelings for Andrew].
* [[One Head Taller]]: As mentioned in Smitty's folder, the gender roles here are reversed, as it's Parley who is taller.
* [[Power Incontinence]]: On [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=769 this page] she teleports against her
* [[Teleporters and Transporters]]: Her first ability. There seems to be more to her.
* [[Teleport Spam]]: has been teaching herself to incorporate this with her already formidable fencing skills
* [[Tsundere]]: When she crushes on Smitty, but then again, she has a pretty abrasive attitude in general. Smitty "[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=954 doesn't mind too much]". Sometimes it [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=975 works out pretty well for him] in fact.
=== Jack Hyland ===
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A student from Queslett South who is easily Annie and Kat's equal in [[Curiosity Killed the Cast|curiosity]]. He's made a hobby of [[Playful Hacker|hacking]] the security system's motion detectors and exploring the Court after curfew. He also has an impish streak, and a [[Cheshire Cat Grin]] and very expressive [[Body Motifs|eyebrows]] to match.
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* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Zimmy, at first. Annie, after the incidents of ''Chapters 27 & 28: Spring Heeled''.
** {{spoiler|Turns out it's still Zimmy.}}
** In Chapter 49, he shows up with a girlfriend, Jenny—who several people at first mistake for Zimmy.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Quite a bit of his appearances show him wearing a trenchoat, to the point of being iconic for the fandom.
* [[The Cuckoolander Was Right]]: About the Court tracking people through their food.
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** {{spoiler|[[Creepy Child]]}}
** [[Fighting From the Inside]]: Until {{spoiler|a calmed Zimmy destroys the spider}}.
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** [[Go Mad
** [[Gotta Catch Em All]]: To secure its control over Jack, {{spoiler|the spider}} had to control all the pieces of his mind/soul/whatever. {{spoiler|It failed.}}
** [[Hannibal Lecture]]: He pulls one of these on Kat and Annie in this state.
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** [[Slasher Smile]]: He starts grinning creepily a lot after his appearance in Power Station.
** [[Tears of Blood]]: Just like Zimmy, {{spoiler|only it hadn't become [[Hidden Eyes]]}}.
** [[Touched
* [[Foil]]: To both Kat and Annie.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]/[[Teen Genius]]: Not quite as good as Kat, though, according to [[Word of God|Tom]]. Interest in and ability to make [[Magitek|more arcane gadgets]] were a side effect of the possession.
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* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Gives {{spoiler|Annie}} one in chapter 34, although it ended amicably enough.
* [[What Does He See in Her]]: What Annie (and presumably other people if they find out) thinks of his crush on Zimmy.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Jack was willing to play along with Annie's fake romantic advances (though the extent to which he knew they were fake is not entirely clear) to a point, but he
=== Lily Cooke and January ===
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Parley's companions at Thornhill. They make an appearance in ''Chapter 35: Parley And Smitty Are In This One''. And [http://gunnerkrigg.tumblr.com/post/13224487478/here-is-a-picture-of-january-and-cookie-monster a link from the bonus page] reveals that although she denies it, Lily '''is''' a [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Brony]].
* [[Cat Smile]]: Lily wears this as one more accessory.
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* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Lily goes by "Cookie Monster" as a riff on her surname.
* [[Multicolored Hair]]: Lily rocks blue streaks in her purple hair.
* [[Perky Goth]]: Lily. Her style is also evidently "[https://web.archive.org/web/20111217182744/http://www.formspring.me/gunnerkrigg/q/253845298210683534 a little inspired by]" the ex-[[The Fair Folk|fairies]].
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: They seem to fit this mold, based on how they act and dress.
Jack's new girlfriend. Apparently.
* [[Crazy Awesome]]: She's not just cool with looking like Zimmy. She exploited her resemblance of "subject Zeta" to lure robotic [[Secret Police]] {{spoiler|onto a minefield. Of magic circles. Which she drew with her lipstick. And activated by playing hopscotch on a part of the diagram}}. While highly amused - obviously, realizing how it looks.
* [[Cute Witch]]: "Haha, just an apprentice, I'm afraid."
* [[Geometric Magic]]: Diagrams, in the best [[Ars Goetia]] style, plus runes (and [[Power Glows|glow]] when active).
* [[Identical Stranger]]: "Omigod, I thought she was Zimmy!"
* [[Perky Goth]]: Very goth, with black eyeshadow and piercings. She knows Jack is obsessed with Zimmy, but doesn't mind too much, haha. She can address people with "my love" and wink from the second meeting - though of course this may be because she is [[Fire of Comfort|attracted to Annie's magical nature like so many others]]... or because Annie wears such nice eyeshadows, who knows? Also, she's the only living soul who ''enjoyed'' being drawn into Zimmingham (even knowing from Jack what this means) on screen - it would be quite a challenge for anyone to get perkier than ''that''.
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=== Ysengrin ===
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The "Very Nice Man" who is [[Ironic Nickname|neither]]. Ysengrin is a wolf who was given a [[Mix and Match Critter|humanoid tree body]] by Coyote that he can [[Shapeshifter Weapon|shape into weapons]]. Along with these arms, he has [[Green Thumb|complete control over the trees of Gillitie]]. He acts as Coyote's right-hand-man.
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* [[Ax Crazy]]
* [[Blood Knight]]: Likes to fight. Also, was quite happy to see Annie kicking ass, despite himself being rather clobbered by the time she intervened.
* [[Disability Superpower]]: {{spoiler|Inverted}}. He has spent so much time in his [[Powered Armor]] that he's {{spoiler|practically crippled without it}}.
* [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!]]: {{spoiler|1=[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=671 In case you wondered why.]}}
* [[Hidden Depths]]: It's unclear whether due to Ysengrin's role, [[Berserk Button|some personal issues]], or deliberate [[Obfuscating Stupidity]], but all the Court's people see is either a roaring bloodthirsty maniac or Coyote's quietly growling right hand lapdog. Once they are out of hearing range, he's [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=685 keen, sensible], and [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=830 very] [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=832 good] at concise [[Rousing Speech|motivational speeches]]
* [[I Owe You My Life]]: Towards Coyote.
* [[Jerk
* [[Minor Injury Overreaction]]: Ysengrin and the “Spankies!” (though it [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=288 turns out] to be a ruse).
* [[Monochromatic Eyes]]
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Shown in chapters 26 and 31.
* [[Shapeshifter Weapon]]: {{smallcaps|[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=285 "SHING!"]}}
* [[Yes-Man]]: He's perpetually kissing up to Coyote. [[Word of God|Word of Tom]] confirms that this is because he [[Ho Yay|loves]] Coyote very
* [[Zen Survivor]]: {{spoiler|Barely}} survives without the armor and gives advice to only those he deems worthy.
=== Coyote ===
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''The''
Ysengrin's body and powers were [[Blessed
Over twelve years ago, he took an interest in Surma; later, he took an interest in Antimony (who he initially [[Time Dissonance|mistakes for her mother]]), and offered her a standing invitation to Gillitie. He also wants to bring his cousin Reynardine back to
So far, he acts quite amicably towards the Court. [[Chaotic Neutral|Though not outright evil, he's vain, largely unconcerned with the consequences of his actions, and capable of unexpected acts of lewdness or violence when he wants to prove a point]]. He seems to enjoy nothing more than to talk about himself, or hear others talk about him.
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* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]
* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: Coyote's etheric form looks like a mass of technicolor tentacles with teeth.
** [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=679 Here]. His true form is essentially a living fractal.
* [[Eyes Do Not Belong There]] / [[Extra Eyes]]: Coyote has an eye on his chest and on each of his shoulders and thighs, which are occasionally seen to turn to look at people. His etheric form is also seen to be partly made up of an infinite number of glowing eyes; the rest of it is rows upon rows of endless, glittering teeth.
* [[The Hyena]]
* [[Immortal Immaturity]]: Coyote does whatever he wants to whoever he wants, regardless of how they're going to feel about it, and most of the time without their permission. He also has [[No Sense of Personal Space]], often wrapping himself around someone or pressing his head right onto theirs (To say nothing of the nose). [[The Hyena|The permanent grin he has plastered on his face]] doesn't help his case much.
* [[It Amused Me]]: He seems to have little to no concerns in life, like when {{spoiler|Renard was tricked by Surma}}, he knew it was happening, he just thought it'd be more FUN to see what happened. He's also incredibly blunt when he's telling you
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'''Tom:''' Only. }}
* [[Jerkass]]: Don't be fooled by Coyote's jolly attitude. He's still not above putting someone's life in danger for a prank and then laughing about it afterwards. Not surprising, given that he's one of the original [[Trickster
* [[Large Ham]]: When he's in the mood. Which he very often is.
* [[Magic A Is Magic A]]: Among other things, when he gives away powers to others, he '''literally''' gives them away; unable to use them until he decides to take them back. See also [[Power At a Price]] below.
* [[The Mad Hatter]]: Being a god and all, he has an excuse.
* [[No Indoor Voice]]: He seems to shout ''everything,'' and only lowered his voice when he accidentally depressed Annie by bringing up her mother. Though it makes sense for him to have no indoor voice, since he's hardly ever indoors.
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: Coyote will always be uncomfortably close while you speak with him. Always. Even in your ''dreams.''
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* [[Physical God]]
* [[Power At a Price]]: Not to himself, but the powers he gives away are often imperfect; Reynardine's body possession leaves the subject dead afterward while {{spoiler|Ysengrin's power over the trees gradually weakened his actual body}}, both effects not present when Coyote used them himself.
** [[Deal
* [[Reality Warper]]: Never explicitly mentioned, but observe how the trees in the background of [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=819 this page] bend to match the contortions of his body, but remain straight when he's not in-frame.
* [[Time Stands Still]]: One of his many powers, complete with [[Deliberately Monochrome|deliberate monochrome]].
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* [[Voluntary Shapeshifting]]
* [[Will Not Tell a Lie]]:
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== The Founders of the Court ==
The roots of the Court date back to an ancient
=== Jeanne ===
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Formerly a swordswoman torn between the Court and the Wood; later, a [[Our Ghosts Are Different|ghost]] trapped between the Court and the Wood.
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In life, she was quite beautiful, with blonde hair and [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|green]] [[Body Motifs|eyes]]. Her exact role in the Court is not yet clear.
Jeanne died under unusual circumstances, leaving her outside the jurisdiction of any the Guides. Her spirit remained trapped by the
And that's the situation when Annie fell into the gorge. Annie landed on the Forest side, and Jeanne crossed the Annan (an act that was believed impossible for her) to attack, giving Annie's face a nasty cut before being driven away by Kat's sudden arrival. (Incidentally, this event was Annie's and the readers' introduction to
Subsequently, Annie and Kat have taken it upon themselves to uncover Jeanne's past and help the ghost find eternal rest. Even the Guides believe that Annie is the best hope of helping Jeanne.
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Most people towards her.
* [[Death
* [[Lady of War]]
* [[Posthumous Character]]
* [[Sins of Our Fathers]]:
** [[Unperson]]: After her death, {{spoiler|the Court Founders}} tried to erase all evidence of her existence.
** [[Fling a Light Into
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: [[Interspecies Romance|With]] {{spoiler|a Gillitie Woods elf}}.
* [[Woman in White]]: Her dress on the night of her death, and thus her appearance as the ghost by the Annan Waters.
=== That elf (real name unknown) ===
One of the founders' lover from Gillitie Wood. Another founder referred to him as a "traitor", though the fan theory that he used to be human has been [[Jossed]] by [[Word of God]]. Nothing is known of his connections or true affiliations as of now, except his romantic involvement and looking like modern Anwyns.
Following the separation of the Court and the Wood, he and his [[Love Interest]] kept in touch secretly (or so they thought) by letters. Upon learning that the Court wished her to go down to the Annan Waters for an unknown reason, they made plans to use this event to rendezvous and escape elsewhere together.
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=== Diego ===
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An [[Gonk|odd-looking]] inventor and technological genius, who clearly understood machines better than people. All the Court's robots (except possibly the Tic Tocs) are derived from his designs.
He loved Jeanne unrequitedly ([[Stalker
* [[Black Eyes of Evil]]: Beneath his glasses, his eyes are solid black. It isn't clear if he suffered the same condition that Zimmy does.
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* {{spoiler|[[Love Makes You Evil]]}}
* [[Never My Fault]]: Even on his deathbed, he was unwilling to accept that {{spoiler|his choices led directly to Jeanne's death}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Stalker
=== Sir Young ===
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The Court's first Dragon Slayer. He is interred in a park at the Court which bears his
* [[Animals Hate Him]]: The Court's animal robots, being descendants of his enemy Diego's works, will not go near his tombstone, since Diego blamed him.
* [[Dragon Rider]]
=== Steadman ===
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* [[The Archer]]
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* [[Kill the Ones You Love]]: {{spoiler|Jeanne}}.
* [[Punny Name]]: Possible. While it may not be a [[Meaningful Name]] since "Steadman" means a farmhouse occupant, which doesn't fit the character, it may be a pun on the fact that he's a man who's a very steady shot.
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: [http://www.formspring.me/gunnerkrigg/q/293654759934533599 Went out]{{Dead link}} with Jeanne "when they were younger."
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== Other / Minor characters ==
=== Basil ===
The Dreaded Minotaur of Crete, who has a time sharing in a room inside of the Court. He makes his first appearance in Chapter 2, where Annie and Kat finds him while searching for information for their mythology class.
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=== The Tic-Tocs / The Thousand Eyes ===
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[[Mechanical Lifeforms]] in the shape of strange ticking birds, only revealed to be robots upon autopsy. Mostly they just [[Mysterious Watcher|observe events]], though they once [[The Cavalry|intervened to save Antimony's life]]. Though they are constructed with Court technology, the Court staff profess ignorance of their origins and true nature. Robots identify them as "[http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=648 mythical ornithonic, said to be older than the Court itself]". It is possible they aren't allied with the Court or the Wood.
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=== The Guides ===
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[[Crossover Cosmology|A wide variety of mythological persons and creatures]] who [[Psychopomp|escort the souls of the dead]] into the Aether. Some manner of rules forbid them from interfering in the lives of the living, and for this reason they are usually [[Invisible to Normals|invisible to living humans]]. However, some people, such as Annie and Surma, can naturally see and communicate with the Guides. In spite of their [[Dark Is Not Evil|fearsome appearances]], [[Don't Fear the Reaper|they are friendly.]]
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=== Brinnie ===
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The valkyrie Brynhildr, sent to Earth as punishment for disobeying Odin. There, she attended Gunnerkrigg, and befriended two of her classmates, Surma and Anja. When they were transferred to Queslett house, Brinnie remained in Chester, so they rarely were able to spend time together. However, she was able to join them on picture day, and she appeared in a group
Said photo was the first scrap of information revealed to the readers about
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=1013 Nothing subtle here]. But Tony just couldn't decide how to react on this. And ended up with Surma as we already know.
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=== Boxbot ===
[[Butt Monkey|Nobody likes Boxbot]]. [[Creator Backlash|Not even Tom himself]]. He's terrible to the point that he doesn't deserve a proper description. Not that you can say much about a box-shaped thing with arms...
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* [[Stop Helping Me!]] [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/?p=438 What... no!! ''What are you doing?!]''
=== Robox ===
▲== Robox ==
[[The Ace|Everyone loves Robox]]. A complete description cannot even sum up the awesomeness that is Robox. "Box on legs" doesn't even begin to cover it.
=== City Face ===
A baby pigeon that fell out of the nest and was presumably abandoned by its parents. Kat found him outside her workshop and, with Paz's help, nursed him back to health.
Some time later, the adult City Face starred as himself in ''City Face'', a summer blockbuster in which he woos an attractive female pigeon, thereby saving the world from [[The End of the World
* [[A Day in
* [[Early-Bird Cameo|Early]] [[Just for Pun|Bird]] [[Early-Bird Cameo|Cameo]]: Before appearing in the comic proper (''chapter 29: A Bad Start'') he debuted in ''City Face'', published right after ''Chapter 22: Ties''.
=== Tea ===
A [[White-Haired Pretty Girl|white-haired]] secondary [[Narrator]] who appears on some bonus pages to describe background details of the Gunnerverse and to announce things like comic hiatuses. [[Loose Canon|It's unclear if she has any connection to the continuity of the story]].
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