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This is the character sheet for ''[[Roommates (2009 (Fanficwebcomic)|Roommates]]'', ''[[Roommates: Gian's First|Gian's First]]'' and
''[[Roommates: These Are My Reflections|These Are My Reflections]]''.
 
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== Deuteragonists ==
 
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=== Gian ===
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Giancarlo Rosato (pronounced /dʒaŋˈkar.lo roˈza.to/) is a [[Digimon|flamedramon]] who immigrated to [[The United States]] from [[Italy]] with his family when he was 10 years old. He has a slightly older fraternal twin brother, Santino. His family usually calls him Giancarlo, but [[Only Known by Their Nickname|he prefers everyone else to call him]] "Gian" /ˈdʒɑn/.
 
At 14, Gian had his first romantic relationship with his best friend Nathan, an [[Australia (continentcountry)||Australian]] [[Super Mario Bros.|yoshi]]. But it ended in [[Love Hurts|grief]] when a school [[The Bully|bully]], Thomas, learned of their relationship and told Nathan's [[Heteronormative Crusader|homophobic]] mother who immediately [[Locked Away in a Monastery|sent Nathan off to a distant Catholic school incommunicado]], effectively snatching away Nathan both as a boyfriend and as a best friend. [[It Got Worse|To add insult to injury]], Thomas brutally beat Gian at school the next day, but Santino [[Big Damn Heroes|rescued]] his little brother. Giancarlo was [[Coming Out Story|out of the closet]] to Santino, and soon to their parents as well, but they all loved and respected Giancarlo and accepted who he is. Still, this series of traumatic incidents gave Gian [[Broken Bird|heavy emotional baggage]] for years, and he preferred to [[Gayngst|stay closeted]] to the general public out of fear of more pain and abuse.
 
As young adults, Giancarlo and Santino attended [[California University|Aubrey State University]], where Gian is an art major. In their sophomore year, the twins were assigned separate but close dorm rooms, while Gian was assigned a roommate, Bowser Koopa, Junior. The [[Title Drop|roommates]] first met not in their room, but in the locker room of the track team of which they were both members. Junior openly flirted with Gian, and a sequence of events saw the two having sex for the first time only ''four hours'' later. But they soon [[Shallow Love Interest|fell in love]], and [[Character Development|grew]] to become a close and happy couple.
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* [[Shallow Love Interest]]: When he met Junior, they had sex first, and their love gradually blossomed over time.
* [[Shrinking Violet]]
* [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]]
 
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=== Junior ===
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* [[Gayngst]]: Had much of this when he was still in the closet at 17. He was afraid of losing his family's love and respect.
* [[Genius Bruiser]]: Consistently an honor student.
* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Gay?]]/[[Sorry, I'm Gay]]/[[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]]: By the time he's 21 and in college, Junior is openly gay, completely out of the closet ''everywhere''. But his track teammates keep mistaking it for [[Gay Bravado]], not actually realizing that Junior actually ''is'' gay. {{spoiler|When Olly and Mondo are beating on Gian for daring to appear conspicuously gay (because of an earring, of all things), they react with genuine shock when Junior beats on them in Gian's defense, and tells them that Gian is his boyfriend.}}
* [[Head Desk]]: In ''[[Roommates: These Are My Reflections|These Are My Reflections]]'', Junior does this in private when he realizes the stakes have been drastically raised on the consequences of breaking up with [[The Beard|Babs]].
* [[Hunk]]: Especially as an adult.
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== Rosato family ==
 
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=== Santino ===
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== Koopa family ==
 
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=== Bowser ===
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[[Super Mario Bros.|Bowser Koopa, Senior]] is the patriarch of the Koopa family and head of [[Fiction 500|Koopa Suites]], a hotel business he inherited from his estranged father Rufus. With his [[Posthumous Character|late]] wife [[Super Mario Bros.|Peach]], Bowser had eight children -- Ludwig, Lemmy, Roy, Iggy, Wendy, Morton, Larry and his [[Identical Son|spitting image]] Bowser Jr. But Peach died when Bowser Jr. was still little, and Bowser has had to do his best to raise the Koopalings as a single father while still running a business that has since grown into an international conglomerate. He's a good businessman, and tries to look after his children's needs and happiness, but [[When You Coming Home, Dad?|he's not usually at home with them]] as often as he'd like to be.
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* [[Adult Child]]: Specifically noted. He teases his sons and Wendy as casually as if he were their biggest brother.
* [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parent]]: It doesn't get much worse than Bowser describing details from his ''honeymoon'' at the family dinner table ''in front of all his children'', while doing ''pelvic thrusts'' against the table. He seems to have graduated from [[Adult Child]] to [[Up to Eleven|something else entirely]]. And all of this answering the relatively innocent question of how Ludwig got his name. <ref>The simple and uncomplicated answer was that Bowser and Peach had [[Ludwig Van Beethoven]] music playing during their honeymoon when Ludwig von Koopa was conceived. Bowser [[Large Ham|hammed it up]].</ref>
* [[Badass Decay]]: Intentional. This [[Alternate Universe Fic]]'s Bowser is a pretty [[Nice Guy]], has a perfectly capable indoor voice, and tries never to show rage in front of his children. [[Took a Level Inin Badass|When he does become enraged, it's awesome]] -- he actually seems more like [[Canon]]!Bowser for a moment.
* [[Big Beautiful Man]]
* [[Big No]]: Upon being told that his father was coming to visit.
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'''Bowser:''' (to Rufus) "Get the FUCK out of my HOUSE!"
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** [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: While you'd think Bowser already ''was'' [[Badass]] (and you wouldn't be completely wrong, even just seeing his appearance in his profile picture here), in this particular [[Alternate Universe Fic]] he's usually adequately diplomatic when things get serious. Verbally telling off people was something he tries ''never'' to do in front of his kids. After [[Get Out!|he does this to Rufus]], he immediately apologizes to them for this kind of behavior, and promises never to act like that in front of them again.
* [[Happily Married]]: To Peach, before she died.
* [[Hot Dad]]
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* [[Posthumous Character]]
 
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=== Ludwig ===
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Ludwig von Koopa is the eldest child and son of [[Super Mario Bros.|Bowser Koopa]]. He helps his father run [[Fiction 500|Koopa Suites]]. He loves Bowser as his father, and Peach as his mother, but is [[Black Sheep|extremely distant]] from all of his younger siblings. When Ludwig does acknowledge them, it is usually with [[Smug Snake|great coldness]] sprinkled with [[Creepy Monotone|monotone]] disdain and abusive remarks. The rest of the time, Ludwig [[Workaholic|buries himself in work]], never making room in his schedule for the family unless Bowser wants him to. And being the Koopaling furthest apart in age from Junior, the two brothers' relationship is practically nonexistent. Not that that makes Junior all that different from the way Ludwig treats the rest of his siblings...
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* [[The Snark Knight]]
 
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=== Roy ===
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Roy Kelton Koopa is the third child and son of [[Super Mario Bros.|Bowser Koopa]], and one of Junior's six older brothers. For most of their shared life as siblings, Junior has been his favorite brother, and Roy is regularly involved in his life as the two have aged into adulthood.
 
When Roy was a preteen, he was often assumed to be gay because of his bald pink scalp, his [[Iconic Item|trademark]] [[Sunglasses Atat Night|red shades]] and his [[Violet Eyes]], and he was often [[The Bully|bullied]] for this. But Roy [[Not So Harmless|started fighting back]], and he eventually became a [[Mythology Gag|bully]] in his school. He also took his bullying at home, where his younger brother Iggy [[Big Brother Bully|got most of his abuse]].
 
But Roy befriended Hanbei Kagami, a [[Japan|Japanese]]-[[Brazil (useful notes)|Brazilian]] [[Pokémon|wartortle]], and they became [[Platonic Life Partners|inseparable best friends]]. Under Hanbei's [[Morality Pet|influence]], Roy stopped being a bully, and instead started being the kid that protected more vulnerable kids from being bullied. Hanbei also tutored Roy academically to bring his grades up, and because of this Roy managed to graduate well from high school.
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* [[Red Oni]]: To Hanbei's [[Blue Oni]].
* [[Sir Swearsalot]]: Roy swears a shitload of fuckin' expletives, as casually as if he were talking about the weather.
* [[Sunglasses Atat Night]]/[[Iconic Item]]: Roy's gaudy red shades are part of his trademark look, carried over from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''. They tend to only come off his face when he's having a very serious moment, and needs to look someone in the eye.
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Violet Eyes]]: When his [[Sunglasses Atat Night|shades]] come off.
* {{spoiler|[[Wrong Name Outburst]]: When Roy was still engaged to Sid, he accidentally called her by a different woman's name after they had sex. [[Woman Scorned|Big mistake]].}}
 
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=== Iggy ===
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[[Word of God|Ignatius Newell]] Koopa is the fourth eldest child and son of [[Super Mario Bros.|Bowser Koopa]].
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* [[Geek Physiques]]: He takes [[Blatant Lies|good]] care of his physical fitness.
* [[Black and Nerdy|Koopa and Nerdy]]
* [[Gratuitous Japanese]]/[[Narm]]: Iggy tries this, especially when talking to Hanbei. Iggy's trying to be respectful and sound more Japanese, but he only ends up sounding unflatteringly obsessive.
* [[Multicolored Hair]]: And it's natural.
* [[Nerd]]: Not even a [[Hollywood Nerd]]. Iggy is a fantastically geeky, awkward, unkempt, full-blown Nerd, whose friends are all just as nerdy as he is.
* [[Non-Mammalian Hair]]
* [[Occidental Otaku]]: Iggy has an unhealthy personal obsession with Japanese culture that goes well beyond mere immersion and study. Roy nicknames him "[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/weeaboo wee-Iggy-a-boo]".
* [[Word of Gay|Word of Straight]]: Iggy is quite straight, and has a girlfriend. Gay things don't interest him, but they don't bother or offend him at all either. As such, he seems extremely comfortable discussing with any and all gay topics, and will even affectionately tease Junior about them. Iggy's no stranger to it -- he's already seen countless [[Rule 34]] both gay and straight on [[Four Chan4chan]].
 
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=== Wendy ===
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Wendy Orlean Koopa is the fifth child and only daughter of [[Super Mario Bros.|Bowser Koopa]], and as such is Junior's only sister. An accomplished [[The Fashionista|fashion expert]] and interior designer in her own right, Wendy also takes charge of the upkeep of Koopa Manor. And in the absence of their deceased mother Peach, Wendy has tried her best to fill in as motherly influence to her brothers. Along with Roy, Wendy is the Koopaling that Junior sees most on an everyday basis.
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* [[Tsundere]]: Wendy will usually be perfectly nice and congenial until you sass her. Then she'll [[Sassy Black Woman|sass you right back]].
 
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=== Morton ===
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Morton [[Ascended Fanon|Sean]] Koopa, Junior is the sixth eldest child and fifth son of [[Super Mario Bros.|Bowser Koopa]], and is named after Bowser's grandfather Morton.
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[[Word of God|Lawrence Harvey]] Koopa is the seventh eldest child and sixth son of [[Super Mario Bros.|Bowser Koopa]]. Though closest to Junior in age, Junior and Larry don't have a close fraternal relationship. In particular, Larry is a huge [[Heteronormative Crusader|homophobe]], and Junior has been secretly gay.
 
This hasn't stopped them from spending lots of time together in Roy's room, where they both have an obsession with ''[[Guilty Gear]]''. Larry's character of choice used to be [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|Bridget]], whom he used to lust over. Needless to say, learning that Bridget is a ''boy'' was a hugely [[Unsettling Gender Reveal]], and Larry immediately sought out a different character to admire. His later favorite became [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar|Venom]]; hilariously, Larry does not know Venom is gay.
 
Later, when Junior finally [[Coming Out Story|came out of the closet]], Larry was the one most unsettled by Junior's revelations. It became apparent that Larry's homophobic baggage has a [[Ambiguously Gay|vaguely]] [[Gayngst|Gayngsty]] quality to it, as he is far less secure with gay issues than anyone else in his immediate family, or most ordinary people for that matter.
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'''Larry:''' "OH GOD! OH GOD! I ACTUALLY FAPPED TO THAT!"
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** [[It Got Worse|It Got Funnier]]. Larry later decided his favorite ''Guilty Gear'' character was [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar|Venom]], because "[[Accidental Innuendo|he was a manly guy that he could get behind]]".
* [[Heteronormative Crusader]]
* [[Non-Mammalian Hair]]
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== Kagami family ==
 
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=== Hanbei ===
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{{spoiler|Diogo}} Hanbei Kagami, ([[Word of God|Japanese]]: 鏡　半兵衛 ''Kagami Hanbei'') a [[Pokémon|wartortle]], is Roy's [[Platonic Life Partners|dearest friend]] who is [[Like Family]] to the Koopa clan. He is third generation Japanese-[[Brazil (useful notes)|Brazilian]] of mixed Japanese and [[Word of God|Afro]]-Brazilian ancestry, but has been living in [[Japan]] where he is fully acculturated. {{spoiler|[[No True Scotsman|But not fully accepted]].}}
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== Webcomic characters ==
 
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=== Olly ===
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A [[Pokémon|lucario]] on the track team, along with his roommate Mondo. He [[Heteronormative Crusader|hates gay people]]. {{spoiler|[[Armored Closet Gay|It doesn't help that he is one.]]}}
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* [[Heteronormative Crusader]]: Is incensed at the idea of one of the track teammates, Gian, being possibly gay. {{spoiler|Only to be genuinely shocked that Junior was actually always telling the truth about being gay.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Hypocrite]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]]}}
 
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=== Mondo ===
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A [[Digimon|leomon]] on the track team, and roommate to Olly. {{spoiler|Mondo is as gay as [[Cast Full of Gay|the rest of them]].}} <ref>Most of Mondo's section is a spoiler because many of his tropes hinge on a central spoiler.</ref>
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* {{spoiler|1=[[Rape Is Love|Rape is Friendship]]/[["It's Not Rape If You Enjoyed It"]]: Technically, Olly ''rapes'' Mondo. But Mondo's okay with it, and even says he and Olly can do it again if he likes.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Sex Face Turn]]: After Mondo has sex with Olly for the first time, he is coming to accept who he is. Punctuated by more sex and heated arguments with Olly, Mondo's personal soul-searching leads him to seek out and apologize to Gian. Mondo's redemption is complete.}}
* {{spoiler|[[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]]}}
 
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=== Sean ===
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Sean Wiley is a [[Pokémon|charmeleon]] friend of Gian's from art class.
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=== Nathan ===
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A brown [[Super Mario Bros.|yoshi]] from [[Australia (continentcountry)||Australia]], and Gian's first boyfriend when they were both 14 years old.
 
* [[Bishonen]]
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=== June and Richard ===
Nathan's parents. June is a [[The United States|American]] green [[Super Mario Bros.|yoshi]], and Richard was an [[Australia (continentcountry)||Australian]] brown yoshi. June was raised [[Christianity]] [[The Fundamentalist|fundamentalist]], and while she carried very strict moral beliefs, she is also ''extremely'' [[Hypocrite|Hypocritical]]. June conceived Nathan with Richard during a drunken spring break in Australia. When she realized she was pregnant, she tracked down and emailed Richard. She was about to get an abortion, but Richard stopped her, and Nathan was sent to live with Richard soon after being born. Richard and Nathan lived a happy life, until Richard died when Nathan was 11 years old. Nathan was sent back to June in America, where the first thing she did was [[Kick the Dog|destroy Nathan's photographs of his father]] out of hatred for Richard who she felt ruined her life and caused her to become unacceptable to potential husbands. Nathan has little to no respect for June, but must use discretion because she can ''still'' make his life very difficult.
 
June's tropes:
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* [[Posthumous Character]]
 
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=== Geraldo ===
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A [[Pokémon|raichu]], and childhood friend of Gian and Santino. Geraldo has been given a [[Mr. Fanservice|generous amount]] of official promotional art for a relatively minor character who figures into only a few paragraphs of ''[[Roommates: Gian's First|Gian's First]]''.
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== These Are My Reflections characters ==
 
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=== Jojo ===
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Jonathan S. "Jojo" Johnston III is a [[Pokémon|persian]] from the [[Useful Notes/United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]. Introduced by Hanbei, he fills in as 15-year-old Junior's tutor when Hanbei leaves for [[Japan]]. They have sex within ''hours'' of meeting, [[Futureshadowing]] the same way Junior's relationship began with Gian years later.
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* [[The Ghost]]: Is periodically mentioned but has never appeared in-story.
 
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