Roommates (2009 webcomic)/Characters: Difference between revisions

This is the character sheet for ''[[Roommates (2009 (Fanficwebcomic)|Roommates]]'', ''[[Roommates: Gian's First|Gian's First]]'' and

'''Age:''' 20 yrs., Nov. 23rd<br />

'''Sign:''' Sagittarius<br />

'''Height:''' 5'10"<br />

'''Weight:''' 172lbs.<br />

'''Major:''' Art<br />

'''Sport:''' Trk&Fld - Distance Running<br />

Giancarlo Rosato (pronounced /dʒaŋˈkar.lo roˈza.to/) is a [[Digimon|flamedramon]] who immigrated to [[Useful Notes/The United States|The United States]] from [[Useful Notes/Italy|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 [[Useful Notes/Australia (country)||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.

* [[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]]

'''Age:''' 21 yrs., June 5th<br />

'''Sign:''' Gemini<br />

'''Height:''' 6'2"<br />

'''Weight:''' 210 lbs.<br />

'''Major:''' Psychology<br />

'''Sport:''' Trk&Fld - Shotput, Discus, Javelin<br />

* [[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.}}

'''Age:''' 20 yrs., Nov 22nd<br />

'''Sign:''' Scorpio<br />

'''Height:''' 5'1"<br />

'''Weight:''' 190 lbs.<br />

'''Major:''' Biology<br />

'''Sport:''' Traditional Fencing - Italian Rapier (specialty)<br />

Santino Rosato /sanˈti.no roˈza.to/, a [[Digimon|strikedramon]], is Giancarlo's slightly older fraternal twin brother. He, like, Giancarlo, was born in [[Useful Notes/Italy|Italy]], and immigrated to [[Useful Notes/The United States|The United States]] at age 10. Santino is now fluent in English, but unlike Giancarlo he still slips into [[Gratuitous Italian|smatterings of Italian]], usually in particularly intense or emotional moments.

* [[Gratuitous Italian]]: More so when he was a teenager than now. He and Giancarlo were preteen immigrants from [[Useful Notes/Italy|Italy]], after all.

* [[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.

** [[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.

'''Bowser:''' "Boy, if that's all you got, you STILL got some ways to go! See, with yo' Mama, it was more like she was Sour Grapes, and I was the Purple Pie Man of Porcupine Peak, going every night like 'Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta...ta-ta-ta-TA! POW!"<br/>

'''Wendy:''' "Ludwig! You've been awfully quiet, don't you have anything to say?"<br />

'''Ludwig:''' "I have nothing to say, at all. I couldn't care less about the boy's particular tastes in carnal relations. All I know is that I've wasted enough of my time today, all of which could have been spent being more productive and getting work done."<br />

'''Roy:''' "Oh, HELL naw. Dis really ain't da muthafuckin time for dat kinda shit, 'big bro'! I done had it up to here wit' ya n how ya act ya ain't a part of dis here family!"<br />

'''Ludwig:''' "Truth be told? I never asked for little brothers or a little sister. And there have certainly been times when I thought I may have been better off, if I did not have any to concern myself with."<br />

'''Morton:''' "Well, shit! How 'bout tellin' us how ya REALLY feel 'bout us, huh?!"<br />

'''Wendy:''' "Ludwig! Come back here! I can't seriously bring myself to believe that you truly mean what you just said!"<br />

'''Ludwig:''' "Sister, if I might speak frankly? Or 'keeping it real', as you young people put it? As much as you may continue to delude yourself as such, [[You're Not My Father|you are NOT our Mother]], nor can you hope to take her place. So, don't even think you can try to order me around as if you were her!"<br />

'''Grandpa Rufus:''' "And well, damn! Been longer than I thought! You all have gotten so big! Or at least, most of you!"<br />

'''Larry:''' "We didn't miss anything, right?"<br />

'''Lemmy:''' "Oh, just a few flashbacks last chapter, and then some shameless cameo appearances in this one. Yeah, not much!"<br />

'''Roy:''' "Hm, I see I count only one blue-haired 'fro in the mix. Can't say I'm surprised."<br />

'''Lemmy:''' "Well, you know how it is, Roy. But I'll elaborate a bit for the sake of the readers at home! We all know that Ludwig has always set himself apart from the rest of us. And it seemed like the more of us that came along as the years went by, the further he went. And then Mom going 'bye-bye', didn't help."<br />

'''Wendy:''' "We all had to deal with Mom's passing in our own way. But in the last few years, especially, he's acted as if he wants nothing to do with this family. Like he wants to be a miserable lil Scrooge all by himself."<br />

'''Junior:''' "Hey...we're back."<br />

'''Wendy:''' "MY BEAUTIFUL TUX!! BJ, what in the hell--!"<br />

'''Iggy:''' "--Happened to you!? Dad's phone has been--"<br />

'''Morton:''' "--Off da hook for da last hour, cuz of Babs' Dad! Sounds like sum--"<br />

'''Larry:''' "--Serious shit went down! You sure got--"<br />

'''Wendy:''' "Good. Now, like any other crisis that has come up in this family, I believe that we can get through this one, too, if we stick together as a family. But what about the rest of you?"<br />

'''Iggy:''' "Oh yeah, I'm probably the only one in this house that's watched all 7 seasons of ''[[Ranma One Half½]]''."<br />

'''Lemmy:''' "How's THAT for your relatively obscure reference this chapter, readers?!"<br />

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 [[Useful Notes/Japan|Japanese]]-[[Useful Notes/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.

As a young adult, Roy attended college, played college [[Useful Notes/American Football|football]], and became engaged to a young woman named Sid. But Hanbei then moved to Japan, leaving Roy without his best friend. And though Hanbei's departure didn't actually cause Roy's problems, it was then that Roy's life started to completely fall apart. Roy's engagement with Sid abruptly crumbled after he accidentally [[Wrong Name Outburst|called her by another woman's name]] after sex. This loss alone deeply wounded Roy. But [[It Got Worse|it got even worse]] when he was considered for the NFL draft, but was passed over for another player whose statistics were slightly better. This pushed Roy over the edge, and into a downward life spiral that [[Broken Bird|would take him years to recover from]].

* [[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.

* [[Violet Eyes]]: When his [[Sunglasses Atat Night|shades]] come off.

Iggy is a [[Nerd]] and [[Occidental Otaku]] with an interest in [[Anime]], [[Manga]], and [[Useful Notes/Japan|Japanese]] language and culture, but often takes these interests to comically unhealthily obsessive extremes. This single-topic obsession irritates Roy, but is politely engaged by Hanbei.

* [[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.

* [[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]].

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.

'''Iggy:''' "Oh, and just because I'm a bit curious...who was on top, when you guys did it?"<br />

'''Junior:''' "Wow! From me keeping it a big secret to now fielding questions like this...!"<br />

'''Iggy:''' "Yeah, yeah, now answer the question!"<br />

'''Junior:''' "Well, if you must know...ME! And I'll swear, that Persian must have some tiger blood in him or something, cuz he was able to do things with me in the sack that I ain't NEVER seen in any porno I've watched. Gay or straight!"<br />

'''Larry:''' "OK! That does it! I've tried to be tolerant and all, but this is about as much as I can take!"<br />

'''Wendy:''' "Shh! Larry! The boys are trying to sleep!"<br />

** [[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]]".

** [[Ironic Name]]: Koopa is a ''[[Zainichi Korean|Korean]]'' name. <ref>An anglicization of [[Useful Notes/Japan|Japanese]] クッパ Kuppa, which is a japanicization of Korean 국밥 Gukbap. [[Word of God]] is that the ''Roommates'' team intentionally chose not to specifically follow the Korean angle, but they did reveal in-story that the Koopa family tree has [[Our Dragons Are Different|Eastern Dragon]] in its lineage through Bowser's line.</ref>

{{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-[[Useful Notes/Brazil (useful notes)|Brazilian]] of mixed Japanese and [[Word of God|Afro]]-Brazilian ancestry, but has been living in [[Useful Notes/Japan|Japan]] where he is fully acculturated. {{spoiler|[[No True Scotsman|But not fully accepted]].}}

* [[Culture Equals Costume]]/[[Transfer Student Uniforms]]/[[School Uniforms Are the New Black]]: For years, Hanbei has preferred to wear [[Useful Notes/Japan|Japanese]]-style formal school uniforms, even when he was living in the United States. He embraced how it made him stand out as ''Japanese'', and it eventually became his everyday style of dress even after finishing high school. At the beginning of ''[[Roommates: These Are My Reflections|These Are My Reflections]]'', 25-year-old Hanbei arrives at Koopa Manor wearing a Nehru jacket in this fashion, despite not being in high school anymore.

* {{spoiler|[[No True Scotsman]]: Hanbei is, for all intents and purposes, [[Useful Notes/Japan|Japanese]], in ancestry, ethnicity, language and culture. But too many people in Japan see him as just another gaijin for the slightest of differences, such as how his [[Word of God|Afro]]-[[Useful Notes/Brazil (useful notes)|Brazilian]] ancestry gives him conspicuously shinier scales than typical Japanese wartortles.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Yakuza]]: Hanbei's adoptive father in [[Useful Notes/Japan|Japan]] is affiliated with the Yakuza. Most of his family support network there is Yakuza. Hanbei explains that, as Yakuza have a history of embracing people who are rejected from mainstream Japanese society, it is only within his Yakuza-affiliated family that he can be fully accepted as a Japanese person even with his [[Useful Notes/Brazil (useful notes)|Brazilian]] birth and mixed ancestry.}}

Billy Li and Jimmy Li are the [[Double Dragon|Double Draco]] [[Twin Tropes|twins]], a pair of [[Digimon|dracomon]] teenagers. Originally from [[Useful Notes/Hong Kong|Hong Kong]], Hanbei's adoptive father adopted them too, but Hanbei is their primary caretaker, whom they look up to as a big brother.

'''Mondo:''' "Ah... w--why did you pull out?"<br />

'''Olly:''' "Huff... Shut up... Don't be a fag..."<br />

'''Mondo:''' "Don't be a fag...?"<br />

'''Mondo:''' *laughing out loud*<br />

* {{spoiler|[[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]]}}

* {{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|[[StraightInvisible Gayto Gaydar]]}}

A brown [[Super Mario Bros.|yoshi]] from [[Useful Notes/Australia (country)||Australia]], and Gian's first boyfriend when they were both 14 years old.

Nathan's parents. June is a [[Useful Notes/The United States|American]] green [[Super Mario Bros.|yoshi]], and Richard was an [[Useful Notes/Australia (country)||Australian]] brown yoshi. June was raised [[Useful Notes/Christianity|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.

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 [[Useful Notes/Japan|Japan]]. They have sex within ''hours'' of meeting, [[Futureshadowing]] the same way Junior's relationship began with Gian years later.

'''Junior:''' "Before I begin, I just want to say this: I never set out to hurt you, or anyone else. I let things get out of hand, in a way that I never should have allowed. I never intended for you to feel as deeply as you do about me."<br />

'''Babs:''' "BJ, just what are you saying?"<br />

Thomas [[YoshisYoshi's Island|Kamek]], a [[Super Mario World (video game)|magikoopa]] (albeit one who [[Alternate Universe Fic|doesn't use magic]]), is Bowser's elderly assistant who takes most of Bowser's phone calls for [[Fiction 500|Koopa Suites]]. Kamek also knows Rufus well, since he worked under Rufus before Bowser inherited Koopa Suites from him.