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== Tropes for Everybody ==

* [[With Great Power Comes Great Perks]]: All powerful characters, most of the time. This is an out of canon world and most characters are determined to enjoy it. The fact helps that the place has the ''[[Girls Next Door]]'' named [[Failure Is the Only Option|Fail-Field]].

 

 

== The Main Cast ==

 

'''[[Labyrinth|Goblin King Jareth]]''' (See also: The Many Faces of Jareth folder) {{spoiler|His court is that of "The Unwanted" and not aligned with any season.}}

 

* [[Adorable Evil Minions]]: He is still the King Of The Goblins!

* [[Hero with an F In Good]] / [[Villain Ball Magnet]]: He is almost perfectly in the middle of these tropes. He has great intentions but is either misguided or misunderstood. {{spoiler|Because of the [[Theory of Narrative Causality]] his wish to be [[Heroes|the good guy]] is maybe a [[Tragic Dream]].}}

* [[Hidden Badass]]: On several levels. He is an incredibly powerful [[The Fair Folk|greater fae]] who can kick ass or warp [[Time Master|time]] and [[Space Master|space]], manipulate [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|mem]][[Character Rerailment|ories]] and [[Dream Weaver|dreams]] and more. Has a [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]. But normally is [[Friend to All Children]]. And also:

* [[Human Mom, Nonhuman Dad]]: [[Downplayed Trope|As much as]] Highly Powerful [[Last of Her Kind]] [[Witch Species]] mom and Close To [[Supernatural Elite|Pure Blooded]] [[Fair Folk]] dad counts.

* [[Idea Bulb]]: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-13-Flush-66111403 Idea crystal]!

* [[Thicker Than Water]]: Averted HARD. He feels no love, compassion or obligation for his family in general and parents in particular (they can still blackmail him into things though). For his [[True Companions|friends]] on the other hand...

* [[Token Non-Human]]: Of the main cast. Can be argued that he is the [[Monster Roommate]] of Erik.

 

''Tropes about his magic:''

 

* [[Changing Clothes Is a Free Action]]: His [[Signature Move]]. It's still unclear if this is an [[Flight, Strength, Heart|addition to]] or a [[Mundane Utility|creative application of]] his [[New Powers as the Plot Demands|highly versatile]] magic. He is also prone to bestow [[Instant Cosplay Surprise]] on the others.

* [[Crystal Ball]] / [[Power Crystal]]: For [[Sinister Surveillance]], using magic, or just playing. These things (or at least most of them) are, as the physical manifestation of Jareth's spells until activation or [[Hour of Power|expiration]], [[Made of Magic]].

** [[The Promise]] / [[Geas]]: He can't break his word given this way. {{spoiler|This magic has a safeguard though namely he is literally unable to ''promise'' things he can't keep, even if he doesn't know why it would be a problem, and he can still say ''try''.}}

** [[Words Can Break My Bones]]: What he declares or commands in this tone becomes reality (Telling a soul to "Go home" sends it back to it's owner. Declaring "We'll meet again" will make it happen. etc.).

* [[Time Master]] / [[Space Master]]: In the broadest sense ([[Laser-Guided Amnesia|even]] [[Character Rerailment|personal]] [[Dream Weaver|time-space]]).

* [[Words Can Break My Bones]]: Knowing the ''Right Words'' can grant you access to his power and force him to do what you want. {{spoiler|Sometimes even things he [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-50-Boundaries-91547204 can't do under normal circumstances].}}

 

'''[[The Phantom of the Opera|Erik Deshler]] [[The Phantom of the Opera]]''' (See also: The Many Faces of the Cast folder)

 

 

* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: He is as good with machines and modern technology, as he is [[Fish Out of Temporal Water]] normally.

* [[Gerard Butler]] / [[Ramin Karimloo]] / [[Michael Crawford]]: [[Actor Allusion]] but which?

* [[Idea Bulb]]: He has an [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Wrong-Movie-48267877 idea] [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-102-Boy-Player-156480419 candle].

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Punjab lasso which also functions as [[Variable-Length Chain]].

* [[Mad Artist]]: He still works on his opera that nobody can perform.

* [[Merlin Sickness]]: Contracted with the first re-imagining of his original story. He ages backwards (slowly). As fictional character he doesn't really age much... but fan expectations change ([[Viewers are Morons|at least the executives say so]]) and because of this almost every new Phantom remake (re-imagining) has a younger and younger Erik and this affects the one in the 'verse of the comic.

* [[Murder Is the Best Solution]]: He firmly believes in this. For his misfortune his [[Monster Roommate|roommate]] is hard to kill.

* [[Nosebleed]]: He is kind of sensitive to the lack of female attire.

* [[Properly Paranoid]]: If you room with a [[Fair Folk]] it's a must.

* [[Scenery Porn]]: His room is ridiculously detailed and posh.

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: It's his canon, but here, most of the time, he's less guilty than suspected.

* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]: Because he is mostly based on the musical as opposed to his literary incarnation.

* [[Trap Master]]: You can believe that his room and by extension the building is full of traps and even more with secret passages. {{spoiler|This actually got handy when the zombies appeared.}}

* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: He swears almost entirely in musical terms. {{spoiler|When he switches to [[Symbol Swearing]] or [[Censor Box]] you know he is pissed.}}

 

'''[[Pirates of the Caribbean|Commodore James Norrington]]''' (See also: The Many Faces of the Cast folder)

 

 

* [[Dating Catwoman]]: He is in a relationship with a girl of [[Unlucky Everydude|lesser standing]] and [[Little Miss Con Artist|dubious]] [[Manipulative Bitch|"job"]] who is [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|also]] [[Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys|French]].

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: He can out snark House.

* [[Heroes Prefer Swords]]: He is even the closest thing to a [[Token Good Teammate|hero]].

* [[Honor Before Reason]]: He is recovering, but his mother still lectures him about it.

 

'''[[Les Misérables|Inspector Javert]]''' (See also: The Many Faces of the Cast folder)

 

 

* [[The Comically Serious]]

* [[Determinator]]

* [[Friendless Background]]: He doesn't have friends canonically and isn't so keen about making new ones either. He wouldn't even meet his neighbors if James didn't insist {{spoiler|and brings the [[Running Gag|Fruit Basket]]}}.

* [[Former Teen Rebel]]

* {{spoiler|[[Human Mom, Nonhuman Dad]]: [[Inverted Trope|Inverted]]. He has [[Witch Species]] mom and a probably purely human father (not established here but the [[Spin-Off]] about [[Word of Dante|him and Valjean]] named [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Clopin Trouillefou]]).}}

* [[One Head Taller]]: Javert and {{spoiler|Valjean}}. It directly contradicts their established statures in the [[Les Misérables|book]] to highlight the dynamic of their UST [[Tropes Are Not Bad|Nobody's necessarily complaining, however]]. This height difference comes from the [[Actor Allusion|Dream Cast version of the musical]]... and because of this he is taller than ''anybody''.

* [[Philip Quast]]: [[Actor Allusion]] and the reason why he is [[One Head Taller]].

* [[Punch Clock Hero]]: He is just doing his job as security guard. He even contemplates pulling a [[Villain Exit Stage Left]] stunt when he realizes that the university [[Only in It For the Money|doesn't pay him enough]] for all the troubles... but he is to [[Determinator|stubborn]] to give up. He also has some other "heroics" to do for some yet unexplored reason like one (1) honest-to-goodness good deed per year... naturally he tries to get rid off it as early as possible.

 

'''[[Good Omens|Crowley]]''' and '''[[Good Omens|Aziraphale]]'''

 

 

* [[Schizo-Tech]]: For agents of [[Heaven and Hell]] they have an oddly high-tech equipment...

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: [[Improbable Weapon User|Tire-iron]] for Crowley / [[Flaming Sword]] for Azira.

== ''Apartment "D":'' ==

 

'''[[The Lord of the Rings|Legolas]]'''

 

 

* [[Orlando Bloom]]: [[Actor Allusion]] for his and James' great missfortune.

* [[Our Elves Are Better]]: He must be... he rooms with Sweeney.

'''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (film)|Sweeney Todd]]'''

 

 

* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents]]: He has [[Embarrassing Old Photo|baby pictures of Johanna]].

* [[Disappeared Dad]]: To Johanna, as is canon.

* [[Johnny Depp]]: For [[Actor Allusion]] jokes.

* [[Knife Nut]]: His [[Weapon of Choice]] is Razor.

* [[Locked Into Strangeness]]: Because his look is based on the movie.

== ''Apartment "E" 4B:'' ==

 

'''[[The Phantom of the Opera|Christine Daaé]]'''

 

 

* [[Affectionate Nickname]]: She is Chris for her friends (mostly Sarah).

* [[Betty and Veronica]]: {{spoiler|Betty, in the triangle where Erik is Archie and Mag Veronica.}}

* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]: She is quite the jealous type...

* {{spoiler|[[Sarah Brightman]]: [[Actor Allusion]] rules.}}

* [[Sympathy for the Devil]]: She still has it.

'''[[Labyrinth|Sarah Williams]]'''

 

 

* [[The Nicknamer]]: The best example. She named Mrs. Norrington Mrs. N. after their first meeting, has some colorfull "nicknames" for Jareth (like Glittertwit) calls James Jamie, Christine Chris etc. not that bad considering that she isn't even member of the main cast.

* [[Tsundere]]: For Jareth. Even if she tries really hard to hide any ''dere'' side. Not that she successeds:

* [[Words Can Break My Bones]]: She is one of the few who know the right words to tap into Jareth's power (and fairly won the right to do so).

 

 

'''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera|Nathan Wallace]]'''

 

 

* [[Opaque Lenses]]: You can't see his eyes when he wears his glasses... when he takes those off he is probably ready to [[Let's Get Dangerous|Get Dangerous]].

* [[Overprotective Dad]]: Canonically. There are some clues that he isn't ''that'' extreme anymore.

'''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera|Shilo Wallace]]'''

 

 

* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Deary. You're ''not'' [[Tempting Fate]] in this comic without consequences... even if the place seems like a harmless [[Slice of Life]] webcomic! "[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-89-Archetypes-120531687 Still, it's not like we're going to find any psycho killers or wicked manipulators in this place...]"

* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Her trademark clothing style.

== ''Apartment "G":'' ==

 

'''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'''

 

 

* [[Jude Law]]: [[Actor Allusion]] hits sooner or later.

* [[The Watson]]

== ''Apartment "H":'' ==

 

'''[[Inception|Dominic Cobb]]'''

 

* [[Gentleman Thief]]: Dream thief that is. {{spoiler|He learned the hard way that this is trespassing around here and the local [[Dream Weaver]] won't go easy on you... maybe he even fixes your movie!}}

* [[Leonardo DiCaprio]]: Just to be on the safe side for [[Actor Allusion]] jokes.

* [[Sharp-Dressed Man]]

'''[[Inception|Dominic Cobb's children (Philippa and James)]]'''

 

* [[All Lowercase Letters]]: Philippa talks like this.

* [[Cheerful Child]]: Both of them.

== ''Apartment "I":'' ==

 

'''[[The Dresden Files|Harry Dresden]]'''

 

 

* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: Canonically and according to Dresden.

* [[Brain In a Jar|Spirit In A Skull]]

== ''Apartment "J":'' ==

 

'''[[Moulin Rouge|Satine]]'''

 

 

* [[Nicole Kidman]]: Who knows when this will be [[Actor Allusion|important]].

* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]: Not just because the art style.

'''[[Moulin Rouge|Christian James]]'''

 

* [[Ewan McGregor]]: Just to play safe on [[Actor Allusion]].

* [[Wide-Eyed Idealist]]

 

'''[[The Phantom of the Opera|M. Andre and M. Firmin]]''' (Ex-Superintendents)

 

 

* [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]: They manage to be this despite NOT being on the building staff anymore. They left a mess that Valjean still couldn't entirely sort out.

'''[[Les Misérables|Jean Valjean]]''' (Superintendent)

 

 

* [[Turn the Other Cheek]]: Oh Boy. He is still the master of this.

* [[Understanding Boyfriend]]: If you take the omake as canon, then ''yes''. Seriously, Javert attacks him and the first thing he worries about is that ''Javert'' is in trouble.

'''[[Inception|Mr. Saito]]''' (Landlord) (See also: The Many Faces of the Cast folder)

 

 

* [[Ken Watanabe]]: For [[Actor Allusion]] jokes (OK. there wasn't any yet).

* [[Undisclosed Funds]]: He bought the building because "[[Memetic Mutation|It seemed... neater]]."

'''[[Inception|Ariadne]]''' (Architect of the new wing)

 

 

* [[Brainy Brunette]]

 

 

 

== The Saint Jude University ==

 

'''[[The Lord of the Rings|Gandalf]]''' (Science staff)

 

 

* [[Elemental Powers]]: He could always depend on [[Playing with Fire|fireworks]].

* [[Wizard Classic]]

'''[[Indiana Jones|Dr. "Indiana" Jones]]''' (Archeology staff)

 

* [[Absent-Minded Professor]]: This can be the only reason why he is so oblivious to his [[Unknown Rival]].

* [[Harrison Ford]]: [[Actor Allusion]]. One of the reasons his classes are more popular than other teachers.

* [[Hot Teacher]]: The female students readily skip other lectures because of him.

'''[[House (TV series)|Dr. Gregory House]]''' (Medical staff)

 

 

* [[Hugh Laurie]]: [[Actor Allusion]] as the TARDIS knows.

* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]

'''[[Doctor Who|Tenth Doctor]]''' (???)

 

 

* [[Sufficiently Advanced Alien]]

* [[Talking Your Way Out]]: Or at least asking for a bit [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-203-Later-265917334 more time].

'''[[Little Shop of Horrors|Audrey 2]]''' (Runaway experiment)

 

* [[Man-Eating Plant]]

 

'''[[The Lord of the Rings|Pippin]]''' (Poor Sophomore on the menu)

'''[[Hairspray|Tracy Turnblad]]''' (Random music student)

 

 

* [[Genki Girl]]: She is really enthusiastic.

* [[The Nicknamer]]: She was only seen talking to Christine, who she called ''Chrissy''. Nobody. Else. Ever. Did. This.

 

 

== The Local Criminals ==

 

 

'''[[Les Misérables|Gavroche Thénardier]]'''

 

 

* [[The Artful Dodger]]: [[Captain Obvious|Gee,]] [[Trope Namer|ya think?]]

* [[Nice Hat]]: Top hat

 

 

== Pets, Friends & Family ==

 

''' {{spoiler|Captain}} [[Pirates of the Caribbean|Elizabeth Swann]] {{spoiler|Turner}}''' (Friend of Sarah and Christine, University student)

 

 

'''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (film)|Mrs. Lovett]]''' (Mr. Todd's misguided pseudo-girlfriend)

 

* [[Fashion Dissonance]]: She has a distinctly dated fashion sense.

* [[Mad Love]]

* [[Yandere]]

'''[[Les Misérables|Éponine Thénardier]]''' {{spoiler|(James' girlfriend)}}

 

 

* [[The Glomp]]: {{spoiler|She tends to do this to James a lot.}}

* [[Manipulative Bitch]]: Her canon and there are people here who remember.

'''[[The Last Unicorn|Prince Lír]]''' (Jareth babysat him)

 

 

* [[Let Us Never Speak of This Again]]: His romance with [[Unicorn|Amalthea]] is a touchy subject.

'''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera|Blind Mag]]''' (Friend of the Wallace family {{spoiler|and Erik's girlfriend... sorta}})

 

 

* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]: Not just because of the art style.

* {{spoiler|[[Sarah Brightman]]: Do we see a pattern here? [[Actor Allusion]]}}

'''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera|Grave-Robber]]''' (Friend of Shilo)

 

* [[Terrance Zdunich]]: Better safe than sorry on the [[Actor Allusion]] here.

'''[[Labyrinth|Toby (Tobias Williams)]]''' (Sarah's little brother)

 

 

* [[The Fair Folk|Fae]] [[Weirdness Magnet|Magnet]]: {{spoiler|His [[Changeling Tale]] was subverted, because he got "saved". But is there any other child in fiction who almost got taken by [[The Fair Folk]] two times?}}

'''[[Moulin Rouge|The Green Fairy]]''' ("Pet" of Satine and Christian)

 

* [[Anthropomorphic Personification]]

* [[Fairy Sexy]]

* [[Kylie Minogue]]: Not that you can see, but with all the [[Actor Allusion]] it's worth to note.

'''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Hedwig]]''' (Brings Jareth's mail.)

 

 

* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: [[Ascended Fanon]] {{spoiler|that it has a crush on Jareth's Owl form.}}

'''Mrs. Norrington''' (James' mother)

 

* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Her first marriage was this kind.

* [[Cool Old Lady]]: Flirts with {{spoiler|[[Fair Folk]]}}, gives [[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...|candle talks]], knows all and dares all! And still can appear as the proper Irish lady.

* [[The Gadfly]]: She has [[It Amused Me|a lot of fun]] messing with people. {{spoiler|(Ashe outright calls her a [[Troll]])}}

* [[Open-Minded Parent]]: Much more so than her son expected. {{spoiler|She [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|watched]] [[Pirates of the Caribbean|his movies]], amongst other things.}}

* [[Significant Green-Eyed Redhead]]: Has green eyes and red hair and even if not part of the main cast but she is in the first circle of supporting characters {{spoiler|(also the [[Love Interest]] of one of the most powerful beings around)}}.

 

'''[[Pirates of the Caribbean|Groves and Gilette]]''' (James' old friends)

 

 

 

== The Magical Community ==

 

 

'''[[Cats|Mr. Mistoffelees]]''' {{spoiler|(Pet of Erik and Jareth)}}

 

 

* [[Expressive Ears]]: He IS an anthropomorphic cat.

* [[Right-Hand-Cat]]: Of Erik. Occasionally. When he feels like.

'''[[The Last Unicorn|Schmendrick]]''' (Part of Jareth's extended family)

 

 

* [[Functional Genre Savvy]] / [[Medium Awareness]]: He even warns Jareth that he is trying to defy the story.

'''[[The Chronicles of Narnia|Jadis The White Witch]]''' {{spoiler|(Jareth's mother)}} Her court is Winter. No specialties are known yet but probably quite literally (in the snow, ice, [[Evil Is Deathly Cold|merciless cold]] and [[Light Is Not Good|blinding whiteness kinda way]]).

 

 

* [[An Ice Person]]: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-211-Bundled-271356167 Her son knows].

* [[Berserk Button]]: Mentioning the fact that she was defeated by children is ''not'' wise.

 

'''[[King Arthur|Morgan]]''' {{spoiler|'''/Morgause/Etc. Le Fay/The Healer/Etc.''' (Mother of Javert and aunt of Jareth)}}

 

 

* [[Lethal Chef]]: [[Word of God|Word of Ashe]] and [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-38-Todd-83350442 this page] say that she is one of these... either that or she uses some interesting [[I'm a Humanitarian|ingredients]].

* [[Mood Swinger]]: Almost to the point of [[Split Personality]]. The visible effect of her inconsistent characterization.

'''[[The Erl King|The Erlkönig]]''' {{spoiler|(Jareth's father)}} His court specialites are [[The Lost Woods|deep]] [[Wild Wilderness|forets]] and [[Things That Go Bump in the Night]], he is also [[Dark Is Not Evil|Summer]].

 

* [[Ambiguous Syntax]]: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-2-288145205 "My son and the girl he has chosen are both in residence"] (in the building... he doesn't say in the same apartment, or that they are together...). And the [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-2-288145205 "gift of mortality???"]

* [[Badass Cape]]: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Mist-and-Madness-217138534 See] this is his trademark clothing.

* [[Badass Long Hair]]: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Mist-and-Madness-217138534 See]?

* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]] / [[Trickster Mentor]]: He was one of these in ''Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On''... Not perfectly clear which but [[Trickster Mentor]] is a bit more likely.}}

* [[Cool Crown]]: He wears an (impossibly [[Awesome but Impractical]] looking) antler crown. Or he could be a [[Horned Humanoid]] but from the [[The Erl King|poem]] crown is [[Canon|much more likely]].

* [[Cryptic Conversation]]: Likes to do this, just add his [[Ambiguous Syntax]], love of the [[Rule of Symbolism]] and being a [[Fourth Wall Observer]] and you will get the idea. Weirdly he is quite sincere and straightforward just cracking the ''code'' he is speaking isn't that easy.

* [[Disappeared Dad]]: {{spoiler|For Jareth}} and in his defense, he was banished by Jadis with [[Talking the Monster to Death|THE monologue]].

* [[Evil Parents Want Good Kids]]: Not outright evil just [[Blue and Orange Morality|morally challenged]], but he certainly tried to give his son more normal dreams and ambitions. But sadly his wife's idea of the perfect child was [[Overlord, Jr.]] (and she [[Solomon Divorce|won custody]]). {{spoiler|He still has [[Xanatos Speed Chess|a lot to do]] with the fact that for a member of [[The Fair Folk]] Jareth is positivelly cudly.}} See also [[Pinocchio Syndrome]] and try not to think too hard about it.

* [[The Fair Folk]]: Well, we are talking about an old-school [[The Fair Folk|fae]] from the time before [[Disneyfication]] that's for sure, but the same time he seems to have some [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much|interesting ideas]] concerning the importance of [[The Power of Love|some]] [[The Power of Friendship|human]] values (he freely admits that he [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?|doesn't really know what love is]] but he can identify [[Power]] when he sees it).

* [[Invisible to Normals]] / [[Invisible to Adults]]: The only adult characters who can see him if he doesn't want to be seen are the ones with [[True Sight]].

* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: Not strictly a villain because he doesn't have the outright malice for it and also the series is quite blurry on the concept but his (and his ex's) arrival marked the beginning of a lot darker stories.

* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Something he and his son doesn't have in common. He was seen in grand total of two (2) different outfits (his [[24-Hour Armor|fae armor]] and a [[Awesome Anachronistic Apparel|"suit" that was probably fashionable around the 17th or 18th century]]).

* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: {{spoiler|Finally awarded for his outstanding performance of [[Xanatos Speed Chess]] in ''Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On''.}}

* [[Pinocchio Syndrome]]: He seem to have a [[Downplayed Trope|mildcase]] from the [[Take a Third Option]] variety. As [[Fourth Wall Observer]] he sees pretty well what kind of fate ([[The Good Guys Always Win|they lose]]) his kind is doomed to because of their [[Might Makes Right|oldschool]] [[All Take and No Give|mentality]] so he tries to find a way to change this (like getting access to the [[Power of Love]] and [[Power of Friendship|Friendship]])... being extremely long lived, patient and alien this means no good for anybody in his way. See also [[Evil Parents Want Good Kids]] and shudder.

* [[Power Crystal]]: And even natural looking.

* [[Strong Family Resemblance]]: {{spoiler|He and his son [[Labyrinth|Jareth]] (even more so in his [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Dark]] form). They look alike, dress alike ([[Painted-On Pants]] / [[Villainous Fashion Sense]]), have similar modus operandi and even share a [[Catch Phrase]] or two... but no [[Hereditary Hairstyle]] (Jareth has [[Eighties Hair]]).}}

* [[Sue Donym]]: Example bordering on [[Louis Cypher]] with a dash of [[Mr. Smith]]. He uses the name ''[[Sue Donym|Lord Errol King]]'' or ''[[Mr. Smith|Mr. King]]'' for short in his human disguise.

 

'''[[The Erl King|The Erlkönig's daughter]]''' {{spoiler|(Jareth's sister)}}

 

* [[Anime Hair]]: Maybe even [[Elemental Hair]] given that she looks ''kinda'' [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Mist-and-Madness-217138534 mist themed], but it's not yet established.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: It's purplish blue, actually.

* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: [[Captain Obvious|Her hair matches her eyes]] and [[Exaggerated Trope|so do her clothes]].

'''[[Labyrinth|Sir Didymus]]''' (Jareth's minion, Sarah's [[Non-Human Sidekick]])

 

 

* [[Lord Error-Prone]]

'''Socks''' (Random goblin. Jareth's (and Sarah's but she wouldn't admit) minion)

 

 

* [[Stylistic Suck]] / [[Wanton Cruelty to the Common Comma]]: His speech pattern. See [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-165-Rise-211945667 for] [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-169-Face-to-Face-215220751 yourself]!

* [[Ugly Cute]]: He kinda looks like a [[Harry Potter|House Elf]].

'''[[The Magic Flute|The Queen of the Night]]'''

 

* [[Power Floats]]: She quite literally floated down in the comic, not even 5 out of 10 as dramatic entrances go.

'''"Odile"''' (Jadis' minion. Probably not ''that'' [[Swan Lake|Odile]] but the alias fits.)

 

* [[The Fair Folk]]: Quite probably. Has all the physical characteristics to qualify as a pure blooded fae in the series (namely: [[Pointy Ears]] and [[Monochromatic Eyes]]) and called Jareth "one of us".

 

'''The Shadow Beasts''' (Minions of the Erlkönig)

 

 

* [[Living Shadow]]: Can appear as these when they need to disguise themselfes (mostly when they're bound to someone so this overlaps with [[The Shadow Knows]])

* [[Monochromatic Eyes]] {{spoiler|Also can happen to their partners if they channel their knowledge or power.}}

 

 

== "Killed for canon" support group ==

 

 

'''[[Rent|Angel]]'''

 

 

* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: He manages to confuse poor Erik a whole lot.

* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]

'''[[Sandman|Death]]''' (Group moderator)

 

 

* [[Don't Fear the Reaper]]

* [[Perky Goth]]

'''[[The Lord of the Rings|Boromir]]'''

{{quote|For the rest of the group please click this [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-104-Life-Support-158087475 link].}}

'''[[Serenity|Wash]]'''

 

== Copies ==

 

{{quote|Because this mini arc is just 2(+1) pages long and is unlikely for any of the copies to appear again no picture for them. But here are the originals a [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Pre-Halloween-68641359 Pre-Halloween joke], [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-29-Copies-75702909 Page 1], [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-30-Copy-Machine-76375505 Page 2].}}

* '''[[Dracula 2000|Dracula]]'''

* '''[[300|Leonidas]]'''

 

* ''' {{spoiler|[[The Prestige|Nikola Tesla]]}}'''

** [[Mad Scientist]]

== The Invasions and Outings ==

 

 

'''Ringwraiths''' (The invaders)

 

 

'''Frodo'''

 

 

* [[Cuteness Proximity]]: He is illegally cute.

== ''[[Off to See the Wizard]] (or the Oz arc)'' ==

Going on a vacation can be hazardous... they ended up in [[The Wizard of Oz|Oz]].

 

'''The Munchkins''' (The locals)

 

 

'''The Gatekeeper of the Emerald city''' (Who wants a new job)

 

* [[Threshold Guardians]]: Not an effective one but still. Poor guy. He wasn't prepared for such visitors.

'''The Wizard''' (Who really wishes they would be somewhere else)

 

 

* [[Magic Feather]]: Subverted. He tries to give the cast the customary "gifts" but they are quite unimpressed.

* [[The Man Behind the Curtain]]: Still the humbug hoplessly outclassed by the whole main cast.

== ''[[Blind Date]]'' ==

The misguided matchmaking attempts of 3/4 of the main cast (and mostly Jareth).

 

'''[[Zombieland|Tallahassee]]'''

 

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]

* [[Weapon of Choice]]: Lever action rifle.

* [[Badass Normal]]

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: (Not that you will notice that much, this is a [[World of Snark]])

 

== Mystery (sidestory) ==

 

'''[[Discworld|Death]]'''

 

* [[The Grim Reaper]]

'''[[Avenue Q|Avenue Q performer + Kate Monster]]'''

 

* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]]: Of the arc.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Green-Eyed Monster]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Motive Rant]]: She attacked Jareth and Sir Didymus because she was jealous of ''[[Labyrinth]]'''s [[Cult Classic]] status.}}

 

 

 

'''Kid!Jareth''' {{spoiler|(Appeared in the ''Kid!Jareth'' or ''Little Time Traveler arc'' and he is [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]] really. He is a small kid Jareth from the past.)}}

 

 

* {{spoiler|[[Lonely Rich Kid]]: Lonely [[Supernatural Elite|Magical Royal]] Kid. With parents like his who wouldn't be?}}

* {{spoiler|[[Precocious Crush]]: And he even [[The Promise|gave his word]] and those tend to be [[Geas|magically binging]]. Technically he promised to [[Screw Destiny|'''not''' be]] [[I Am Not My Father|like his parents]], [[Time Travel Romance|always]] [[Mayfly-December Romance|love the girl]] and to [[Be Careful What You Wish For|make all her wishes come true]]. The girl was Sarah. An older one. In the future. Their whole movie happened because of this [[Forgotten First Meeting]] that wasn't really forgotten just didn't happen yet... [[Mind Screw]] anyone? Also 2 out of 3 isn't so bad. See also: [[The Jailbait Wait]] in his regular tropes.}}

'''Dark!Jareth''' {{spoiler|(Appeared in the ''Dark!Jareth arc'' and also in ''Such Stuff As Dreams are Made On''. He is basically Jareth's [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] and read ''Evil'' as ''[[The Fair Folk|Fair]]''.)}}

 

 

* {{spoiler|[[No Sense of Personal Space]]: He has his moments. Not that he is friendly. He knows perfectly well how awkward intrusion in their personal space can be for others.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: Technically he would be Jareth's original [[The Fair Folk|fae]] personality... but his love and gratitude for the girl he chose, the camaraderie he feels for his friends and his own desire to change makes him suppress it.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Strong Family Resemblance]]: He, even more so than normally, and [[The Erl King|his father]].}}

* {{spoiler|[[Then Let Me Be Evil]]: After his last attempt to make the heroine see his side of the story in the ''Dark!Jareth arc''. To be fair talking in [[Blue and Orange Morality]] [[Poor Communication Kills|didn't help his cause]] (like suggesting that Sarah's wish to be the [[Heroes|heroine]] makes it her fault that a villain is needed), not to mention that (realistically written fictional) humans normally can't just choose to "love" someone.}}

 

'''Mortal!Jareth''' {{spoiler|(Appeared in ''Such Stuff Dreams Are Made On'' after receiving a rather [[Blessed with Suck|ambiguous]] [[Brought Down to Normal|gift]] from his father. He broke the spell around halfway through the arc.)}}

 

 

* {{spoiler|[[Cell Phone]]: He has one and has his [[The Erl King|dad]] [[Post-Modern Magik|on speed-dial]].}}

* {{spoiler|[[Fake Memories]]: Seem to have them and he is locked in a full-blown [[Lotus Eater Machine]]. Daddy thinks of everything.}}

 

 

== The Many Faces of the Cast ==

 

 

== ''The Kid versions'' ==

 

{{spoiler|([[Captain Obvious|Appeared]] in the ''[[Fountain of Youth|Kids arc]]'')}}:

 

== ''The Female versions'' ==

 

{{spoiler|([[Gender Bender]] brought to us by Jareth's [[Power Incontinence|cold]]. They stayed in this form the longest, made some fans [[Even the Girls Want Her|question their sexuality]] and Sarah lampshaded the [[Attractive Bent Gender]] principle.)}}:

 

'''Female!Legolas''' (We don't see enough form her for any tropes.)

== ''The "Shadow" cast'' ==

{{spoiler|of ''Such Stuff Dreams are Made On''. At the surface they look like [[Muggle]] versions [[Brought Down to Normal]] like Jareth, but it becomes apparent quite quickly that they are a lot more. Mr. King lent them the power of his minions. See also: The Shadow Beasts in the Magical Community folder.}}

'''Tropes for all'''

 

* {{spoiler|[[Cryptic Conversation]]: They do this... a lot... almost like they enjoy knowing more about the situation than Jareth does.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Monochromatic Eyes|Monochromatic]] [[Blue Eyes]]: At least when they are testing the safeguards of the [[Lotus Eater Machine]].}}

 

'''Ashe Rhyder''' (Yeah. The creator is a character too.)

 

 

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'''Cheryl''' (Waitress)

 

 

* [[Original Character]]