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* [[Parental Abandonment]]: His Father Dan.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: His Father Dan.
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Haley.
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: With Haley.
* [[Put On a Bus]]: Episode 6x24, "Remember Me as a Time of Day".
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Episode 6x24, "Remember Me as a Time of Day".
* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: During Season 1. He gets better after several [[What the Hell, Hero?]] speeches from Keith, Nathan, Peyton, Haley & Karen.
* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: During Season 1. He gets better after several [[What the Hell, Hero?]] speeches from Keith, Nathan, Peyton, Haley & Karen.
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]:
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]:
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* [[In-Series Nickname]]: P. Sawyer, used almost exclusively by Brooke.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: P. Sawyer, used almost exclusively by Brooke.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Both her adoptive and biological mothers.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Both her adoptive and biological mothers.
* [[Put On a Bus]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]
* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: It's no understatment to say that Peyton has possibly the worst life out of all the main characters.
* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: It's no understatment to say that Peyton has possibly the worst life out of all the main characters.
* [[Tsundere]]: Type B, for Lucas.
* [[Tsundere]]: Type B, for Lucas.
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* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Veronica to Peyton's Betty for Lucas' Archie.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Veronica to Peyton's Betty for Lucas' Archie.
* [[The Cheerleader]]
* [[The Cheerleader]]
* [[A Date With Rosie Palms]]: After Rachel catches Brooke treating herself to one of these, she coins the phrase "Brooke-ing yourself." It subsequently became a [[Unusual Euphemism|euphemism]] both in-universe and among the fans.
* [[A Date with Rosie Palms]]: After Rachel catches Brooke treating herself to one of these, she coins the phrase "Brooke-ing yourself." It subsequently became a [[Unusual Euphemism|euphemism]] both in-universe and among the fans.
* [[The Fashionista]]: Starts her own fashion company. Unlike most TV characters that fit this trope, Brooke runs her company in a very conscientious way, refusing to use real fur and demanding that one of her models ''gain'' ten pounds before she is allowed on her magazine's cover, stating "[[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped|Anorexia is a disease, not a fashion statement.]]" Doubles as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for Brooke.
* [[The Fashionista]]: Starts her own fashion company. Unlike most TV characters that fit this trope, Brooke runs her company in a very conscientious way, refusing to use real fur and demanding that one of her models ''gain'' ten pounds before she is allowed on her magazine's cover, stating "[[Some Anvils Need to Be Dropped|Anorexia is a disease, not a fashion statement.]]" Doubles as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for Brooke.
* [[Full-Name Basis]]: More often than the other main characters.
* [[Full-Name Basis]]: More often than the other main characters.
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* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With all the main characters, particularly cheerleader and [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]] Brooke.
* [[Odd Friendship]]: With all the main characters, particularly cheerleader and [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]] Brooke.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: Only his girlfriend Millicent calls him "Marvin".
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Only his girlfriend Millicent calls him "Marvin".
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: In season 3.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: In season 3.


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* [[Pet the Dog]]: She has her good moments with Mouth and Brooke.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: She has her good moments with Mouth and Brooke.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: In season 4.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: In season 4.
* [[Put On a Bus]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]
* [[Really Gets Around]]: Described in-universe as "friendly".
* [[Really Gets Around]]: Described in-universe as "friendly".
* [[The Rival]]: To Brooke, initially. Later they became friends.
* [[The Rival]]: To Brooke, initially. Later they became friends.
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* [[Beta Couple]]: With Bevin.
* [[Beta Couple]]: With Bevin.
* [[Black Best Friend]]
* [[Black Best Friend]]
* [[Commuting On a Bus]]: After Season 7.
* [[Commuting on a Bus]]: After Season 7.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: During the second half of Season 8, to the point that his only appearance in the Season Finale (Which was written as the ''[[Grand Finale]]'') is wearing a chicken suit in an audition for Millie's old field reporter job.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: During the second half of Season 8, to the point that his only appearance in the Season Finale (Which was written as the ''[[Grand Finale]]'') is wearing a chicken suit in an audition for Millie's old field reporter job.
* [[The Danza]]
* [[The Danza]]
* [[May-December Romance]]: With Deb Scott in season 5.
* [[May-December Romance]]: With Deb Scott in season 5.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: Only his parents & Lauren refer to him as Antwon with any frequency.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Only his parents & Lauren refer to him as Antwon with any frequency.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: In season 4.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: In season 4.
* [[Satellite Character]]
* [[Satellite Character]]
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: For Lucas and Peyton.
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: For Lucas and Peyton.




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* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: With Skills, Brooke, Sam, Quentin, Julian & Clay.
* [[Intergenerational Friendship]]: With Skills, Brooke, Sam, Quentin, Julian & Clay.
* [[Morality Pet]]: Most of Quentin (Pre-shedding of his [[Jerk Jock]] persona) & Dan's likable moments involve Jamie.
* [[Morality Pet]]: Most of Quentin (Pre-shedding of his [[Jerk Jock]] persona) & Dan's likable moments involve Jamie.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: Never referred to as James unless he's in big trouble, or when he's introducing himself when he's still a young boy.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Never referred to as James unless he's in big trouble, or when he's introducing himself when he's still a young boy.
* [[Pretty Fly for A White Guy]]: Displays a love of hip-hop & rap music when he's little, with Nathan actually playing old school hip-hop to quiet him down as a baby.
* [[Pretty Fly for a White Guy]]: Displays a love of hip-hop & rap music when he's little, with Nathan actually playing old school hip-hop to quiet him down as a baby.
* [[Puppy Love]]: With Madison.
* [[Puppy Love]]: With Madison.
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]
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* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|She survived.}}
* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|She survived.}}
* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: To Julian in Season 7.
* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: To Julian in Season 7.
* [[Put On a Bus]]: At the start of Season 9.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: At the start of Season 9.
* [[Really Gets Around]]: Her reputation.
* [[Really Gets Around]]: Her reputation.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Millie.
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Millie.
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: After [[Put On a Bus|going on tour in the second episode of Season 9]], Alex promptly cheats on Chase.
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]: After [[Put on a Bus|going on tour in the second episode of Season 9]], Alex promptly cheats on Chase.


==== '''Chase Adams''' ''(Portrayed by Stephen Colletti)'' ====
==== '''Chase Adams''' ''(Portrayed by Stephen Colletti)'' ====
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* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Archie to Mia's Betty & Alex's Veronica.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Archie to Mia's Betty & Alex's Veronica.
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: To Chuck in Season 8.
* [[Big Brother Mentor]]: To Chuck in Season 8.
* [[Commuting On a Bus]]: Seasons 5 through 7.
* [[Commuting on a Bus]]: Seasons 5 through 7.
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Will correct everyone the moment they get his job title wrong.
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: Will correct everyone the moment they get his job title wrong.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: Midway through Season 8; the only character to be promoted during a season.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: Midway through Season 8; the only character to be promoted during a season.
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* [[Full-Name Basis]]: Very often.
* [[Full-Name Basis]]: Very often.
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
** [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]
** [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]
* [[Recurring Character]]: In seasons 2,3 & 4. He returned as a regular in season 9.
* [[Recurring Character]]: In seasons 2,3 & 4. He returned as a regular in season 9.
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* [[Archnemesis Dad]]: ''This.'' Dan is this trope personified a thousand times over, both to Lucas (Dan initially alternates between pretending Lucas doesn't exist one minute, and then treating him like a smelly pile of dog poop the next minute) and Nathan (who he uses as a mere vessel for his own self-loathing). In one early episode, Nathan is about to score the winning shot at the annual Father-Son Basketball Game at the high school, when Dan ''aggressively'' moves in to stop him, despite the game being for laughs, growling "I couldn't let you beat me, son!". Yeah, that pretty much says it all. Honestly, along with Lionel Luthor from [[Smallville]], Dan is probably the best example of this trope on TV (appropriately enough, Dan and Nathan's relationship in the first few seasons is A LOT like Lionel's and Lex's in the first few seasons of Smallville).
* [[Archnemesis Dad]]: ''This.'' Dan is this trope personified a thousand times over, both to Lucas (Dan initially alternates between pretending Lucas doesn't exist one minute, and then treating him like a smelly pile of dog poop the next minute) and Nathan (who he uses as a mere vessel for his own self-loathing). In one early episode, Nathan is about to score the winning shot at the annual Father-Son Basketball Game at the high school, when Dan ''aggressively'' moves in to stop him, despite the game being for laughs, growling "I couldn't let you beat me, son!". Yeah, that pretty much says it all. Honestly, along with Lionel Luthor from [[Smallville]], Dan is probably the best example of this trope on TV (appropriately enough, Dan and Nathan's relationship in the first few seasons is A LOT like Lionel's and Lex's in the first few seasons of Smallville).
* [[The Atoner]]: Complete with his own talk show and book deal. Yeah, he's one of ''those'' "atoners." That being said, he genuinely does regret {{spoiler|killing Keith}}, and he does try to be a good grandfather to Jamie.
* [[The Atoner]]: Complete with his own talk show and book deal. Yeah, he's one of ''those'' "atoners." That being said, he genuinely does regret {{spoiler|killing Keith}}, and he does try to be a good grandfather to Jamie.
* {{spoiler|[[Back for The Dead]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Back for the Dead]]}}
* [[Cain and Abel]]: With Keith. It doesn't end well.
* [[Cain and Abel]]: With Keith. It doesn't end well.
* [[Destructive Romance]]: With Deb.
* [[Destructive Romance]]: With Deb.
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* [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!]]: Goes hand-on-hand with becoming a Grandmother in her early-forties.
* [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!]]: Goes hand-on-hand with becoming a Grandmother in her early-forties.
* [[Mama Bear]]
* [[Mama Bear]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]: After Season 4.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: After Season 4.
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: Episodes 5x12 & 6x24.
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: Episodes 5x12 & 6x24.
* [[Team Mom]]: She is a good sustitute mother for Haley and, eventually, Brooke; and is willing to look after Jenny whilst Jake works at the cafe.
* [[Team Mom]]: She is a good sustitute mother for Haley and, eventually, Brooke; and is willing to look after Jenny whilst Jake works at the cafe.
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* [[And Starring]]
* [[And Starring]]
* {{spoiler|[[Back for The Dead]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Back for the Dead]]}}
* [[Cain and Abel]]: With Dan.
* [[Cain and Abel]]: With Dan.
* [[Cool Teacher]]: Becomes one at the end of Season 1. Of course, he {{spoiler|takes over the running of Dan Scott Motors after Dan's heart attack before he can actually ''teach'' his first class}}.
* [[Cool Teacher]]: Becomes one at the end of Season 1. Of course, he {{spoiler|takes over the running of Dan Scott Motors after Dan's heart attack before he can actually ''teach'' his first class}}.
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* [[May-December Romance]]: With Skills.
* [[May-December Romance]]: With Skills.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: In season 2.
* [[Promotion to Opening Titles]]: In season 2.
* [[Put On a Bus]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]


==== '''Cooper Lee''' ''(Portrayed by Michael Trucco)'' ====
==== '''Cooper Lee''' ''(Portrayed by Michael Trucco)'' ====
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* [[Cool Uncle]]
* [[Cool Uncle]]
* [[May-December Romance]]: Has one with Rachel, before finding out her real age. He calls it off after that.
* [[May-December Romance]]: Has one with Rachel, before finding out her real age. He calls it off after that.
* [[Put On a Bus]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]


== Other Characters (Seasons 1 to 4) ==
== Other Characters (Seasons 1 to 4) ==
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* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Cool Old Guy]]
* [[Like a Son to Me]]: Never had children with his wife Camilla, but sees the boys he coached as his boys, especially Lucas & Nathan.
* [[Like a Son to Me]]: Never had children with his wife Camilla, but sees the boys he coached as his boys, especially Lucas & Nathan.
* [[Put On a Bus]]: After Season 4.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: After Season 4.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Lets Jake show up to basketball practice late, leave early, and outright skip sessions without so much as a stern word, purely because of Jake & his parents struggling to find someone to watch Jenny.
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: Lets Jake show up to basketball practice late, leave early, and outright skip sessions without so much as a stern word, purely because of Jake & his parents struggling to find someone to watch Jenny.
* [[Team Dad]]
* [[Team Dad]]
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* [[Hot Dad]]
* [[Hot Dad]]
* [[Nice Guy]]: He's the only one in the team who didn't steal a school bus in the pilot, or go along with Nathan's "hazing" of Lucas after he joined the Ravens.
* [[Nice Guy]]: He's the only one in the team who didn't steal a school bus in the pilot, or go along with Nathan's "hazing" of Lucas after he joined the Ravens.
* [[Put On a Bus]]: At the end of Season 1.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: At the end of Season 1.
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: Halfway through Season 2, before getting back on the bus at the end of the season. He made another return during Season 3 for 3 episodes.
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: Halfway through Season 2, before getting back on the bus at the end of the season. He made another return during Season 3 for 3 episodes.
* [[Second Love]]: For Peyton, with Lucas being first (Nathan doesn't really count).
* [[Second Love]]: For Peyton, with Lucas being first (Nathan doesn't really count).
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* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Whilst never a prominent character, Fergie was given stuff to do during Seasons 1 & 2. By Season 9, he's been reduced to a background character.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Whilst never a prominent character, Fergie was given stuff to do during Seasons 1 & 2. By Season 9, he's been reduced to a background character.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Fergilicious. Only he refers to himself with that, though.
* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Fergilicious. Only he refers to himself with that, though.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: The only person to call him Ferguson in all nine seasons is... Himself, when the River Court guys are teasing Lucas over not being there for a while.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: The only person to call him Ferguson in all nine seasons is... Himself, when the River Court guys are teasing Lucas over not being there for a while.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Junk.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Junk.


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* [[Adult Child]]
* [[Adult Child]]
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Whilst never a prominent character, Junk was given stuff to do during Seasons 1 & 2. By Season 9, he's been reduced to a background character.
* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Whilst never a prominent character, Junk was given stuff to do during Seasons 1 & 2. By Season 9, he's been reduced to a background character.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: Junk's real first name is never heard during all 9 seasons of the show.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Junk's real first name is never heard during all 9 seasons of the show.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Fergie.
* [[Those Two Guys]]: With Fergie.


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* [[Phrase Catcher]]: "Just say [Whatever Tim just said, but straight forward], Tim."
* [[Phrase Catcher]]: "Just say [Whatever Tim just said, but straight forward], Tim."
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]
* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]
* [[Pretty Fly for A White Guy]]
* [[Pretty Fly for a White Guy]]
* [[Third Wheel]]: As Nathan becomes closer to Haley & Lucas, Tim starts to become this.
* [[Third Wheel]]: As Nathan becomes closer to Haley & Lucas, Tim starts to become this.


==== '''Jimmy Edwards''' ''(Portrayed by Colin Fickes)'' ====
==== '''Jimmy Edwards''' ''(Portrayed by Colin Fickes)'' ====


* [[A Day in The Limelight]]: ''And how''.
* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: ''And how''.
* {{spoiler|[[Back for The Dead]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Back for the Dead]]}}
* [[The Bus Came Back]]: In Episode 3x15, "Just Watch The Fireworks"
* [[The Bus Came Back]]: In Episode 3x15, "Just Watch The Fireworks"
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Disappears without explanation after two episodes.
* [[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome]]: Disappears without explanation after two episodes.
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* [[Ascended Extra]]: If you look closely in Season 1, you can see Bevin in various scenes as an unnamed extra.
* [[Ascended Extra]]: If you look closely in Season 1, you can see Bevin in various scenes as an unnamed extra.
* [[Back for The Finale]]
* [[Back for the Finale]]
* [[Beta Couple]]: With Skills.
* [[Beta Couple]]: With Skills.
* [[The Cheerleader]]
* [[The Cheerleader]]
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* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: In "Pictures of You" she reveals that she only acts dumb for people to rely on her in that way.
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: In "Pictures of You" she reveals that she only acts dumb for people to rely on her in that way.
* [[Popular Is Dumb]]: See above.
* [[Popular Is Dumb]]: See above.
* [[Put On a Bus]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]
* [[Recurring Character]]: She made appearances from season 2 to season 5.
* [[Recurring Character]]: She made appearances from season 2 to season 5.


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* [[Dirty Coward]]: In a fight with Lucas, Felix drops to the ground after one punch, purely so that he can jump Lucas from behind.
* [[Dirty Coward]]: In a fight with Lucas, Felix drops to the ground after one punch, purely so that he can jump Lucas from behind.
* [[Friends With Benefits]]: With Brooke.
* [[Friends with Benefits]]: With Brooke.
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]: In Episode 2x17, "Something I Can Never Have"
* [[Put on a Bus]]: In Episode 2x17, "Something I Can Never Have"
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]
* [[Spear Counterpart]]: Initially introduced as one to Brooke, which is lampshaded by Peyton.
* [[Spear Counterpart]]: Initially introduced as one to Brooke, which is lampshaded by Peyton.
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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]/[[Bi the Way]]: Fans still debate werther Anna was gay or bisexual. [[Word of God]] states that Anna's bi, but says she's gay when coming out to Felix, because her brother was so homophobic, that saying she was gay felt like stronger declaration for her.
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]/[[Bi the Way]]: Fans still debate werther Anna was gay or bisexual. [[Word of God]] states that Anna's bi, but says she's gay when coming out to Felix, because her brother was so homophobic, that saying she was gay felt like stronger declaration for her.
* [[Coming Out Story]]
* [[Coming Out Story]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]: In Episode 2x18, "The Lonesome Road"
* [[Put on a Bus]]: In Episode 2x18, "The Lonesome Road"
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: For Lucas.
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: For Lucas.


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* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Nice Guy]]
* [[Parental Substitute]]: {{spoiler|To Lily}}
* [[Parental Substitute]]: {{spoiler|To Lily}}
* [[Put On a Bus]]: At the end of Season 2.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: At the end of Season 2.
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: Episode 5x12, "Hundred"
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: Episode 5x12, "Hundred"
* [[You Never Asked]]: After being told that Karen had a son, Andy thought Lucas was a little kid. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|He then found out that the guy he was talking with at Tric's bar was her son]].
* [[You Never Asked]]: After being told that Karen had a son, Andy thought Lucas was a little kid. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|He then found out that the guy he was talking with at Tric's bar was her son]].
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* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Betty to Peyton's Veronica for Lucas' Archie.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Betty to Peyton's Veronica for Lucas' Archie.
* [[Brainy Brunette]]
* [[Brainy Brunette]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]: Episode 6x05, "You've Dug Your Own Grave, Now Lie In It"
* [[Put on a Bus]]: Episode 6x05, "You've Dug Your Own Grave, Now Lie In It"
* [[Romantic False Lead]]
* [[Romantic False Lead]]
* [[Runaway Bride]]
* [[Runaway Bride]]
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* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}: {{spoiler|Even after already having a champagne bottle smashed over her head & being shot non-fatally, Carrie promises Dan that she'll come back for Jamie again. Dan then shoots her, fulfilling the promise he made the last time she tried to kidnap Jamie}}.
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}: {{spoiler|Even after already having a champagne bottle smashed over her head & being shot non-fatally, Carrie promises Dan that she'll come back for Jamie again. Dan then shoots her, fulfilling the promise he made the last time she tried to kidnap Jamie}}.
* [[Only One Name]]: Her last name is not revealed.
* [[Only One Name]]: Her last name is not revealed.
* [[Stalker With a Crush]]: To Nathan.
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: To Nathan.


==== '''Victoria Davis''' ''(Portrayed by Daphne Zuniga)'' ====
==== '''Victoria Davis''' ''(Portrayed by Daphne Zuniga)'' ====
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* [[Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends]]: The Owen/Brooke ship doesn't really have any resolution during Season 5, largely due to the Writers Strike costing the season 4 episodes & Manganiello not being available for the last six episodes, which were produced after the strike. He returns midway through Season 6 as a member of Nathan's Slamball team, before suffering a relapse & sleeping with Millie in the very same episode which started the Brooke/Julian ship. He was Put on a Bus the following episode.
* [[Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends]]: The Owen/Brooke ship doesn't really have any resolution during Season 5, largely due to the Writers Strike costing the season 4 episodes & Manganiello not being available for the last six episodes, which were produced after the strike. He returns midway through Season 6 as a member of Nathan's Slamball team, before suffering a relapse & sleeping with Millie in the very same episode which started the Brooke/Julian ship. He was Put on a Bus the following episode.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Put On a Bus]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: Season 7 episode "At the Bottom of Everything".
** [[The Bus Came Back]]: Season 7 episode "At the Bottom of Everything".
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]
* [[Shallow Love Interest]]
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* [[Jerk Jock]]: When first introduced in Season 5. Haley, Lucas, Skills & Nathan eventually force him to grow out of it.
* [[Jerk Jock]]: When first introduced in Season 5. Haley, Lucas, Skills & Nathan eventually force him to grow out of it.
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Killed Off for Real]]}}
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: Most people just call him Q. Lucas, Skills & Nathan calling him that instead of "Mr. Fields" or Quentin is a subtle indicator of their relationships with him improving.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Most people just call him Q. Lucas, Skills & Nathan calling him that instead of "Mr. Fields" or Quentin is a subtle indicator of their relationships with him improving.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Before growing out of being a [[Jerk Jock]], Q's most likable moments involved Jamie.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: Before growing out of being a [[Jerk Jock]], Q's most likable moments involved Jamie.


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* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Betty to Alex's Veronica for Chase's Archie.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Betty to Alex's Veronica for Chase's Archie.
* [[Put On a Bus]]: At the end of Season 8.
* [[Put on a Bus]]: At the end of Season 8.
* [[Recurring Character]]
* [[Recurring Character]]


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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]
* [[It's All My Fault]]: Blames herself for {{spoiler|Brooke being assaulted by Xavier, after she complained about Brooke to her friend Jack, Xavier's younger brother}}. To be fair, she only learns about this after Brooke takes her into her home.
* [[It's All My Fault]]: Blames herself for {{spoiler|Brooke being assaulted by Xavier, after she complained about Brooke to her friend Jack, Xavier's younger brother}}. To be fair, she only learns about this after Brooke takes her into her home.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: Only Victoria calls her Samantha.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Only Victoria calls her Samantha.
* [[Put On a Bus]]
* [[Put on a Bus]]
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: For Brooke & Julian.
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: For Brooke & Julian.
* [[Street Urchin]]: When first introduced.
* [[Street Urchin]]: When first introduced.
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: Has seen more than a 15 year old ''should'' have seen.
* [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]: Has seen more than a 15 year old ''should'' have seen.
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* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Until Season 9.
* [[Disappeared Dad]]: Until Season 9.
* [[Kids Are Cruel]]: Initially introduced bullying Jamie. They quickly become friends after that.
* [[Kids Are Cruel]]: Initially introduced bullying Jamie. They quickly become friends after that.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: Chase calls him Charles once. He's immediately told to call him Chuck instead.
* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Chase calls him Charles once. He's immediately told to call him Chuck instead.
* [[Sincerest Form of Flattery]]: Starts impersonating Chris Keller, [[Third Person Person|right down to referring to himself in the third person]], during Season 9.
* [[Sincerest Form of Flattery]]: Starts impersonating Chris Keller, [[Third Person Person|right down to referring to himself in the third person]], during Season 9.


Revision as of 08:25, 8 April 2014


The character sheet for One Tree Hill. Currently under going a massive overhaul.

Main Characters (Seasons 1 to 4)

Lucas Scott (Portrayed by Chad Michael Murray)

You know, I shoot the ball, and it goes in. I don't ask questions. I don't think about it. That's just the way it is.


Lucas Scott is the son of Karen Roe and Dan Scott. He was abandoned by his father for his other son, Nathan Scott and raised by his paternal uncle Keith Scott. Lucas had a passion for basketball and played at the River Court with friends such as Marvin "Mouth" McFadden and Antwon "Skills" Taylor. It was this passion for basketball that saw Lucas be recruited to the Tree Hill Ravens, and be forced to interact with Nathan on a daily basis.

  • All Guys Want Cheerleaders: Peyton and Brooke.
  • Bash Brothers: With Nathan.
  • Betty and Veronica: The Archie to Peyton's Betty and Brooke's Veronica; later the Archie to Lindsey's Betty and Peyton's Veronica.
  • The Bus Came Back: In Episode 9x07, "Last Known Surroundings"
  • Cain and Abel: He and Nathan start out this way. They grow out of it by the end of the first season, and in a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, Nathan defends Lucas from Dan. The season ends with them acknowledging each other as brothers and friends.
  • Chick Magnet
  • Cool Loser: He gets popularity soon enough, however.
  • Cultured Badass: Luke starts off and finishes virtually every episode of his run on the show with a literary reference.
  • Embarrassing Middle Name: Eugene.
  • First Girl Wins: Peyton.
  • Generation Xerox: Post-Time Skip, Lucas has pretty much become Keith.
  • The Hero
  • Hot Dad: As of Episode 6x24, "Remember Me as a Time of Day".
  • Parental Abandonment: His Father Dan.
  • Platonic Life Partners: With Haley.
  • Put on a Bus: Episode 6x24, "Remember Me as a Time of Day".
  • Took a Level In Jerkass: During Season 1. He gets better after several What the Hell, Hero? speeches from Keith, Nathan, Peyton, Haley & Karen.
  • Your Cheating Heart:
    • With Peyton when he was with Brooke in Season 1.
    • With Peyton (Again) when he was with Brooke (Again) in Season 3, after Peyton was shot & loosing blood during the school shooting, and whilst Peyton realises she's still in love with Lucas soon after this, nothing else happens between them until Brooke admits she's not in love with Lucas anymore. Not that it stops Brooke from being convinced that they were sneaking around.
    • With Peyton (Yes, again) when he was with Lindsey in Season 5. They kiss once, before Lucas proposes to Lindsey (That very night) but then nothing happens until after Lindsey leaves him at the altar after realising he was still in love with Peyton.

Nathan Scott (Portrayed by James Lafferty)

Sometimes what you call "everything," I call "nothing."


Nathan Scott is the son of Deb Lee & Dan Scott. Under the watchful eye of his father, Nathan was raised with a basketball in his hands from the moment he could walk & eventually became the star player of the Tree Hill Ravens. However, Nathan is threatened when his half-brother Lucas joins the team & with an eye for Nathan's girlfriend Peyton Sawyer.

  • Bash Brothers: With Lucas.
  • Broken Streak: Was the only cast member to appear in every episode, until episode 9x03.
  • Cain and Abel: He and Lucas start out this way. They grow out of it by the end of the first season, and in a Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, Nathan defends Lucas from Dan. The season ends with them acknowledging each other as brothers and friends.
  • Casanova: pre-Haley.
  • Defrosting Ice King: In Season One, he starts off being very icy indeed. Thankfully, Haley and Lucas activate the metaphorical radiators and Nathan gradually realizes that he wants to be a better person than he's been.
  • Even the Guys Want Him: Specifically Tim, his best friend in season 1. There were signs, also lampshaded by Brooke, that he had more than just admiration for Nathan.
  • Generation Xerox: Much like Lucas takes after Keith, Nathan takes after Dan... Sort of. Whilst he starts out similar to Dan, he becomes a better person than Dan ever was during his Junior year, and whilst his life follows a similar path to Dan's, Nathan frequently does the opposite of what Dan would have done (Or actually did) in that spot.
  • Happily Married: The Naley ship has been the most enduring ship on the show.
  • Hot Dad: As of Episode 4x21, "All of a Sudden, I Miss Everyone"
  • Jerk Jock: Nathan's initial personality. Gradually, he sheds the "Jerk" part with help from Haley and Lucas.
  • Ladykiller in Love
  • Mean Character, Nice Actor: Though Nathan was only mean during the first season, by the end of which he Took a Level In Kindness. Actor James Lafferty, by all accounts, seems to have been a very nice person right from the start.
  • The Nicknamer: It's revealed in Season 8 that Nathan is the one who coined Mouth's nickname, after getting fed-up of Mouth's wannabe sports anouncer tendancies at the River Court, declaring "You have a big mouth" & promptly punching him in it. When it's brought up, Nathan admits he doesn't remember doing that, but apologises for it.
  • Old Shame: Nathan hates the person he was before he met Haley.
  • Papa Wolf
  • Shirtless Scene: He gets quite a few of these.
  • Take a Third Option: Towards the end of Season 1, Dan and Deb demand that he live with one of them, as they separate. Nathan eventually decides to live with neither, and emancipates himself.
  • Took a Level In Kindness: During Season 1.

Peyton Sawyer Scott (Portrayed by Hilarie Burton)

I guess I'm just a riddle wrapped inside a mystery inside a bitch.


Peyton Sawyer is a rebellious cheerleader who shows her emotions through her art and love for music. With a deceased mother & father away for work most of the time, Peyton spends most of her time alone, or with her best friend Brooke Davis.

Haley James Scott (Portrayed by Bethany Joy Lenz/Galeotti)

The point is, at the end of the day all your bluster and BS don't mean anything to math, because math don't care, and neither do I.


  • Action Girl: Haley, interestingly, started out as the gentlest character of the three main female characters but she most probably embodies this trope the best over the course of 9 years. Haley’s toughness and her tendency to fight has been referenced in the show by various characters. Also, Haley has been mentioned as being the character who’s been in jail the most as evidenced by her nickname “Jailey.” Among her highlights, she beat down a woman who alleged that she was pregnant with Nathan’s child (and she went to jail for it). got into a fight with the mom of the boy who was bullying Jamie, she attacked her sister Taylor in two separate seasons, and she bitch-slapped Rachel in her Crowning Moment of Awesome.

  Jamie: You don't wanna mess with Mom.

 Rachel: You're lucky you're pregnant...

Haley: No, honey, you're lucky I'm pregnant.

Brooke Davis Baker (Portrayed by Sophia Bush)

Relationships are just too hard. Hooking up with boys is so much easier.


Marvin "Mouth" McFadden (Portrayed by Lee Norris)

Rachel Gatina (Portrayed by Daneel Harris)

  • Alpha Bitch
  • The Cheerleader
  • Fiery Redhead
  • Jerkass Has a Point: During Season 4, Rachel frequently has to point out how unreasonable Brooke is being in her treatment of Peyton. Brooke doesn't really have an argument when this happens.
  • Laser-Guided Karma: After revealing to Dan that the only reason she's with him is his money, Dan gives everything away to charities & various people who need it more than he does, and hands Rachel divorce papers. When she says she'll sue him for half of everything he's worth, her lawyer points out that half of nothing is still nothing.
  • Manipulative Bitch
  • May-December Romance: With Nathan's uncle Cooper and Dan Scott.
  • Pet the Dog: She has her good moments with Mouth and Brooke.
  • Promotion to Opening Titles: In season 4.
  • Put on a Bus
  • Really Gets Around: Described in-universe as "friendly".
  • The Rival: To Brooke, initially. Later they became friends.
  • Vitriolic Best Buds: With Brooke.
  • We Used to Be Friends: With Brooke & Mouth - In Episode 5x11, Rachel destroyed her friendship with Brooke by stealing Brooke's money and leaving. When she came back in Season 7 as Dan's wife, Mouth told her he wouldn't speak with her until she mended bridges with Brooke & paid her back, whilst Brooke threw Rachel's money back in her face & asserted that they weren't friends anymore, nor would they ever be again.

Antwon "Skills" Taylor (Portrayed by Antwon Tanner)


Main Characters (Seasons 5 to 9)

James "Jamie" Lucas Scott (Portrayed by Jackson Brundage)

Millicent "Millie" Huxtable (Portrayed by Lisa Goldstein)

Julian Baker (Portrayed by Austin Nichols)

  "And just because I referenced Dirty Dancing doesn't mean I'm not serious!"

Clayton "Clay" Evans (Portrayed by Robert Buckley)

Quinn James Evans (Portrayed by Shantel VanSanten)

Alex Dupre (Portrayed by Jana Kramer)

Chase Adams (Portrayed by Stephen Colletti)

Chris Keller (Portrayed by Tyler Hilton)


Scott Family

Dan Scott (Portrayed by Paul Johansson)

  • Abusive Parents: Throughout the entire first season, it's made very clear that Dan is more concerned about his legacy as basketball player than Nathan's well being, with him practically bullying Nathan to play basketball "his" way. In episode 1x21, "The Leaving Song," Dan takes over as coach of the Ravens due to Whitey needing surgery, and the viewer sees how bad Nathan had it growing up. Dan's father, Royal Scott, is stated to have been just as bad as Dan was, treating Dan the same way he was treating Nathan.
  • And Starring: In Seasons 7 and 9.
  • Archnemesis Dad: This. Dan is this trope personified a thousand times over, both to Lucas (Dan initially alternates between pretending Lucas doesn't exist one minute, and then treating him like a smelly pile of dog poop the next minute) and Nathan (who he uses as a mere vessel for his own self-loathing). In one early episode, Nathan is about to score the winning shot at the annual Father-Son Basketball Game at the high school, when Dan aggressively moves in to stop him, despite the game being for laughs, growling "I couldn't let you beat me, son!". Yeah, that pretty much says it all. Honestly, along with Lionel Luthor from Smallville, Dan is probably the best example of this trope on TV (appropriately enough, Dan and Nathan's relationship in the first few seasons is A LOT like Lionel's and Lex's in the first few seasons of Smallville).
  • The Atoner: Complete with his own talk show and book deal. Yeah, he's one of those "atoners." That being said, he genuinely does regret killing Keith, and he does try to be a good grandfather to Jamie.
  • Back for the Dead
  • Cain and Abel: With Keith. It doesn't end well.
  • Destructive Romance: With Deb.
  • Grandpa, What Massive Hotness You Have: Goes hand-on-hand with becoming a Grandfather in his mid-thirties. Plays the trope straighter by the final Season, roughly 9 years later.
  • Jerk Jock: Was one, and still acts like one years later.
  • Karma Houdini: At least, until season 4...
  • Killed Off for Real
  • Manipulative Bastard
  • May-December Romance: With Rachel in season 7. Very odd, since back in high school she tried to seduce both his sons.
  • My God, What Have I Done?: Dan's reaction after Deb tells him it was her, not Keith, who had tried to kill him in a fire; the revelation coming 7 episodes after Dan had killed Keith in retaliation.
  • Papa Wolf: Whilst he may be a bad father, Dan is very protective of his sons and grandchildren.
  • Parental Abandonment: He abandoned Karen and their son, Lucas.
  • Pet the Dog: Again, with Jamie. Dan's most unambiguously likeable moments are usually when he's with Jamie.
  • Redemption Equals Death

Karen Roe (Portrayed by Moira Kelly)

Keith Scott (Portrayed by Craig Sheffer)

It's funny, but I feel like I'm about to start the life that I always wanted.


Deb Scott (Portrayed by Barbara Alyn Woods)

Cooper Lee (Portrayed by Michael Trucco)

Other Characters (Seasons 1 to 4)

Coach Brian "Whitey" Durham (Portrayed by Barry Corbin)

Jake Jagielski (Portayed by Brian Greenberg)

  • Good Parents: For his baby daughter Jenny.
  • Hot Dad
  • Nice Guy: He's the only one in the team who didn't steal a school bus in the pilot, or go along with Nathan's "hazing" of Lucas after he joined the Ravens.
  • Put on a Bus: At the end of Season 1.
    • The Bus Came Back: Halfway through Season 2, before getting back on the bus at the end of the season. He made another return during Season 3 for 3 episodes.
  • Second Love: For Peyton, with Lucas being first (Nathan doesn't really count).


Ferguson "Fergie" Thompson (Portrayed by Vaughn Wilson)

"Junk" Moretti (Portrayed by Cullen Moss)

Tim Smith (Portrayed by Brett Claywell)

Jimmy Edwards (Portrayed by Colin Fickes)

Larry Sawyer (Portrayed by Thomas Ian Grffin & Kevin Kilner)

  • Disappeared Dad: Due to his work as a fisherman, Larry spends a large chunk of his time at sea & away from Peyton.
  • Hot Dad: "Brooke - Now that you are living here, let's just assume you're going to find a new Hot Dad fantasy."
  • The Other Darrin: The only one in the show. Kevin Kilner took over the role of Larry in Season 3, after the character wasn't seen in Season 2.
  • Papa Wolf: To Peyton, largely due to work meaning he's away for large periods of time & the death of his wife when Peyton was a little girl.

Bevin Mirskey (Portayed by Bevin Prince)

Felix Tagarro (Portrayed by Michael Copon)

Anna Tagarro (Portrayed by Daniella Alonso)

Andy Hargrove (Portrayed by Kieren Hutchinson)


Other Characters (Seasons 5 to 9)

Lindsey Strauss (Portrayed by Michaela McManus)

Carrie (Portayed by Torrey DeVitto)

Victoria Davis (Portrayed by Daphne Zuniga)

Owen Morello (Portrayed by Joe Manganiello)

  • The Alcoholic: A recovered one, before suffering a relapse.
  • Badass Beard: Pre-Relapse.
  • The Bartender: A bartending alcoholic. It ends well.
  • The Big Guy: Plays alongside Nathan in the "Slashers" Slamball team, and basically spends his time making sure no-one lays a finger on Nathan, due to his back issues.
  • Cleaning Up Romantic Loose Ends: The Owen/Brooke ship doesn't really have any resolution during Season 5, largely due to the Writers Strike costing the season 4 episodes & Manganiello not being available for the last six episodes, which were produced after the strike. He returns midway through Season 6 as a member of Nathan's Slamball team, before suffering a relapse & sleeping with Millie in the very same episode which started the Brooke/Julian ship. He was Put on a Bus the following episode.
  • Deadpan Snarker
  • Put on a Bus
  • Shallow Love Interest
  • Troubled but Cute

Quentin "Q" Fields (Portrayed by Robbie Jones)

  • Empty Chair Memorial: In Haley's classroom after his death.
  • Jerk Jock: When first introduced in Season 5. Haley, Lucas, Skills & Nathan eventually force him to grow out of it.
  • Killed Off for Real
  • Only Known by Their Nickname: Most people just call him Q. Lucas, Skills & Nathan calling him that instead of "Mr. Fields" or Quentin is a subtle indicator of their relationships with him improving.
  • Pet the Dog: Before growing out of being a Jerk Jock, Q's most likable moments involved Jamie.

Mia Catalano (Portrayed by Kate Voegele)

Samantha "Sam" Walker (Portrayed by Ashley Rickards)

Charles "Chuck" Scolnik (Portrayed by Michael May)

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