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=== Gian ===
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{{quote| '''Age:''' 20 yrs., Nov. 23rd
'''Age:''' 20 yrs., Nov. 23rd<br />
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'''Sign:''' Sagittarius<br />
'''Height:''' 5'10"<br />
'''HeightWeight:''' 5'10"172lbs.<br />
'''Major:''' Art<br />
'''Sport:''' Trk&Fld - Distance Running<br />
'''Weight:''' 172lbs.
'''Likes:''' Drawing, painting, reading, video games, astrology, trad. fencing, [[Magic the Gathering|Magic:TG]], [[Foot Focus|cute toes]], charmers, [[Everythings Better With Chocolate|chocolate]], showering, tidiness, Bowser Jr., Santino<br />
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'''Dislikes:''' Lectures, cliques, loud people, dishonesty, [[Does Not Like Men|misandrists]], public speaking, disappointing others, messiness, boredom, conflict, bad critiques<br />
'''Major:''' Art
'''Favorite food:''' Spaghetti and Meatballs<br />
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'''Favorite game:''' [[The Legend of Zelda a Link To The Past|Zelda - A Link to the Past]]<br />
'''Sport:''' Trk&Fld - Distance Running
'''Favorite movie:''' [[Spirited Away]]<br />
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'''Favorite music:''' Classic rock<br />
'''Likes:''' Drawing, painting, reading, video games, astrology, trad. fencing, [[Magic the Gathering|Magic:TG]], [[Foot Focus|cute toes]], charmers, [[Everythings Better With Chocolate|chocolate]], showering, tidiness, Bowser Jr., Santino
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'''Dislikes:''' Lectures, cliques, loud people, dishonesty, [[Does Not Like Men|misandrists]], public speaking, disappointing others, messiness, boredom, conflict, bad critiques
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'''Favorite food:''' Spaghetti and Meatballs
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'''Favorite game:''' [[The Legend of Zelda a Link To The Past|Zelda - A Link to the Past]]
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'''Favorite movie:''' [[Spirited Away]]
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'''Favorite music:''' Classic rock
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'''Sexual Orientation:''' Gay
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=== Junior ===
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{{quote| '''Age:''' 21 yrs., June 5th
'''Age:''' 21 yrs., June 5th<br />
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'''Sign:''' Gemini<br />
'''Height:''' 6'2"<br />
'''HeightWeight:''' 6'2"210 lbs.<br />
'''Major:''' Psychology<br />
'''Sport:''' Trk&Fld - Shotput, Discus, Javelin<br />
'''Weight:''' 210 lbs.
'''Likes:''' Working out, comic books, [[B Movie|B-movies]], people-watching, competition, rough-housing, surprising people, loyalty, Roy Koopa, Gian<br />
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'''Dislikes:''' Daydreamers, [[Hypocrite|hypocrites]], veggies, missing-out, other psychologists, [[Wangst|whiners]], braggers, [[Heteronormative Crusader|homophobes]], cold weather, getting tickled<br />
'''Major:''' Psychology
'''Favorite food:''' Steak<br />
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'''Favorite game:''' [[Guilty Gear]] XX #Reload<br />
'''Sport:''' Trk&Fld - Shotput, Discus, Javelin
'''Favorite movie:''' [[Silence of the Lambs]]<br />
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'''Favorite music:''' Power metal<br />
'''Likes:''' Working out, comic books, [[B Movie|B-movies]], people-watching, competition, rough-housing, surprising people, loyalty, Roy Koopa, Gian
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'''Dislikes:''' Daydreamers, [[Hypocrite|hypocrites]], veggies, missing-out, other psychologists, [[Wangst|whiners]], braggers, [[Heteronormative Crusader|homophobes]], cold weather, getting tickled
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'''Favorite food:''' Steak
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'''Favorite game:''' [[Guilty Gear]] XX #Reload
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'''Favorite movie:''' [[Silence of the Lambs]]
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'''Favorite music:''' Power metal
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'''Sexual Orientation:''' Gay
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=== Santino ===
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{{quote| '''Age:''' 20 yrs., Nov 22nd
'''Age:''' 20 yrs., Nov 22nd<br />
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'''Sign:''' Scorpio<br />
'''Height:''' 5'1"<br />
'''HeightWeight:''' 5'1"190 lbs.<br />
'''Major:''' Biology<br />
'''Sport:''' Traditional Fencing - Italian Rapier (specialty)<br />
'''Weight:''' 190 lbs.
'''Likes:''' Board games, trad. fencing, looking out for Gian, Mexican food, [[Magic the Gathering|Magic:TG]], Metal, [[B Movie|B-movies]], abstract painting, dancing<br />
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'''Dislikes:''' Prejudiced people, [[The Bully|bullies]], sport fencers, country music, crowds, being too social, mornings, chick flicks, cowards, body builders, spammers, trolls<br />
'''Major:''' Biology
'''Favorite food:''' Tamales<br />
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'''Favorite game:''' [[Magic the Gathering|Magic:TG]]<br />
'''Sport:''' Traditional Fencing - Italian Rapier (specialty)
'''Favorite movie:''' [[Lake Placid]]<br />
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'''Favorite music:''' Black metal<br />
'''Likes:''' Board games, trad. fencing, looking out for Gian, Mexican food, [[Magic the Gathering|Magic:TG]], Metal, [[B Movie|B-movies]], abstract painting, dancing
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'''Dislikes:''' Prejudiced people, [[The Bully|bullies]], sport fencers, country music, crowds, being too social, mornings, chick flicks, cowards, body builders, spammers, trolls
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'''Favorite food:''' Tamales
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'''Favorite game:''' [[Magic the Gathering|Magic:TG]]
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'''Favorite movie:''' [[Lake Placid]]
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'''Favorite music:''' Black metal
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'''Sexual Orientation:''' [[Ambiguously Bi|???]]
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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 Five Hundred|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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* [[Refuge in Vulgarity]]: If Bowser's joke of the moment isn't about sex, it's [[Toilet Humour]].
* [[Rule Thirty Four]]: Invoked ''in-universe''. Bowser has a disturbing tendency to [[Rule Thirty Four]] ''the details of his own life'', much to his [[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents|childrens' horror]], in ways that would put even [[Family Guy|Peter Griffin]] to shame.
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{{quote| '''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
'''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/>
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was the Purple Pie Man of Porcupine Peak, going every night like 'Ya-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta...ta-ta-ta-TA! POW!" --> '''Wendy:''' "Thanks a lot, Dad! Now you've [[Ruined FOREVER|sullied any remaining good memories I may have had]] of ''[[Strawberry Shortcake]]''!"<br/>
{{quote| '''Iggy:''' "He's as bad as [[Rule Thirty Four]], on the internet!"<br />
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'''Bowser:''' "Kids, kids...we all know that your little '[[Rule Thirty Four]]' has NOTHING on me! I wreck the curve on perversion!"
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* [[When You Coming Home Dad]]: Bowser is very often traveling on [[Fiction Five Hundred|Koopa Suites]] business, and isn't at home with his kids as much as he'd prefer.
 
=== Peach ===
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Claudia Koopa is the long-deceased wife of [[Super Mario Bros|Bowser Koopa]], and mother of Ludwig, Lemmy, Roy, Iggy, Wendy, Morton, Larry and Bowser, Jr. Originally nicknamed "Peaches" by Bowser, she became primarily known as "Peach". She died when Junior was still little, leaving Bowser a single father of the Koopalings.
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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 Five Hundred|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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* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: Ludwig is always distant from all the rest of his siblings.
* [[Ambiguously Evil]]: When he ''does'' speak to his siblings, it's often with a [[Smug Snake|disrespectful remark]] made in an [[Creepy Monotone|unfailingly calm deadpan tone]]. {{spoiler|However, when Junior comes out of the closet, Ludwig and his siblings have this exchange, carried by Ludwig in the same usual deadpan:}}
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{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Wendy:''' "Ludwig! You've been awfully quiet, don't you have anything to say?"}}
{{spoiler|
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'''Wendy:''' "Ludwig! You've been awfully quiet, don't you have anything to say?"<br />
{{spoiler|'''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."}}
'''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 />
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{{spoiler|'''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 />
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'''Morton:''' "Well, shit! How 'bout tellin' us how ya REALLY feel 'bout us, huh?!"<br />
{{spoiler|'''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."}}
'''Wendy:''' "Ludwig! Come back here! I can't seriously bring myself to believe that you truly mean what you just said!"<br />
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'''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 />
{{spoiler|'''Morton:''' "Well, shit! How 'bout tellin' us how ya REALLY feel 'bout us, huh?!"}}
'''Roy:''' "SHIT, LUDWIG! I always knew ya was cold, but I never thought ya be so fuckin' CALLOUS!"
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{{spoiler|'''Wendy:''' "Ludwig! Come back here! I can't seriously bring myself to believe that you truly mean what you just said!"}}
}}
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{{spoiler|'''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!"}}
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{{spoiler|'''Roy:''' "SHIT, LUDWIG! I always knew ya was cold, but I never thought ya be so fuckin' CALLOUS!"}}
}}
** {{spoiler|What a jackass.}}
* [[Black Sheep]]
* [[Creepy Monotone]]
* [[The Dutiful Son]]
* [[Gratuitous German]]/[[Its Pronounced Tropay]]: It's established in-story that Ludwig ''does not'' like being nicknamed, such as "Lou", "Lude" or anything similar. [[Word of God]] is that Ludwig also prefers "Ludwig von" to be pronounced /lu:dvɪçluːdvɪç fɔn/, the full German way. Considering that Ludwig von Koopa is not a German person at all, it can be seen that this is yet another of his quirky personality issues.
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Named After Somebody Famous]]: [[Ludwig Van Beethoven]]'s music was playing in the honeymoon suite where Ludwig von Koopa was conceived.
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* {{spoiler|[[You're Not My Father|You're Not My Mother]], [[Promotion to Parent|Wendy]].}}
 
=== Lemmy ===
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[[Word of God|Lemmington]] Koopa is the second eldest child and son of [[Super Mario Bros|Bowser Koopa]]. But despite being older than most of his siblings, Lemmy is also the most diminutive of the Koopalings, such that people often confuse him for being younger than he actually is. Lemmy is "[[The Jester|The Clown Prince]]", and the thing he enjoys most in life is being funny and trying to make people laugh. But what makes Lemmy truly special is that he alone seems to fully understand that he's a character in ''Roommates'' as a story, such that his [[Genre Savvy]] is without parallel and he [[Breaks the Fourth Wall]] as easily as he lives and breathes.
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]]/[[Genre Savvy]]/[[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]/[[Conversational Troping]]: Oh, Lemmy Lemmy Lemmy...[[Refuge in Audacity|where to even]] ''[[Refuge in Audacity|begin]]''. He speaks in these ''constantly''.
** In chapter 5:
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{{quote| '''Grandpa Rufus:''' "And well, damn! Been longer than I thought! You all have gotten so big! Or at least, most of you!"
'''Grandpa Rufus:''' "And well, damn! Been longer than I thought! You all have gotten so big! Or at least, most of you!"<br />
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'''Lemmy:''' "Ha ha. *eyeroll* You best get all your 'vertically-challenged' jokes out while you can, author-man! It's bad enough I'm just a [[Bit Character]] in [[A Day in The Limelight|a side-story]] most people won't bother reading! I mean, what are the chances of me getting [[Fan Art]] amongst the ''[[Roommates 2009 (Fanfic)|Roommates]]'' fanbase!?"
}}
** In chapter 6:
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{{quote| '''Larry:''' "We didn't miss anything, right?"
'''Larry:''' "We didn't miss anything, right?"<br />
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'''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 />
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'''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 />
'''Roy:''' "Hm, I see I count only one blue-haired 'fro in the mix. Can't say I'm surprised."
'''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 />
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'''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."
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'''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."
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'''Lemmy:''' "Well, I could tell you more, but that would require a flashback or otherwise long-winded exposition of some sort. And being a mere side-character, I don't think you or I have the power or right to initiate such a thin."
}}
** In chapter 7, immediately after Roy's own [[Lampshade Hanging]] (see his section):
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{{quote| '''Lemmy:''' (to himself) "No. That's FAR too easy. Even '''I''' have some measure of self-restraint, thank you very much, writer-man!"
'''Lemmy:''' (to himself) "No. That's FAR too easy. Even '''I''' have some measure of self-restraint, thank you very much, writer-man!"
}}
** Also in chapter 7, Lemmy is trying very hard not to laugh when:
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{{quote| '''Hanbei:''' "I have long since forgotten, but is there any particular reason why you guys hate [[Super Mario Bros|two video game characters]] that regularly fight against a giant ox named [[Mythology Gag|Yukke]] that much?" <ref>Yukke was another candidate for Bowser's Japanese name before [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] decided on Kuppa.</ref>
'''Hanbei:''' "I have long since forgotten, but is there any particular reason why you guys hate [[Super Mario Bros|two video game characters]] that regularly fight against a giant ox named [[Mythology Gag|Yukke]] that much?" <ref>Yukke was another candidate for Bowser's Japanese name before [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] decided on Kuppa.</ref><br />
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'''Roy:''' "I dunno. We jus' do!"<br />
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'''Iggy:''' "And besides, that [[Super Mario Bros (Film)|live-action movie]] from [[The Nineties|the '90s]] [[Take That|SUCKED]]!"
}}
** In chapter 11, when Junior comes home from the prom all beaten up:
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{{quote| '''Junior:''' "Hey...we're back."
'''Junior:''' "Hey...we're back."<br />
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'''Wendy:''' "MY BEAUTIFUL TUX!! BJ, what in the hell--!"<br />
'''Iggy:''' "--Happened to you!? Dad's phone has been--"<br />
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'''IggyMorton:''' "--HappenedOff toda you!?hook Dadfor da last hour, cuz of Babs's phoneDad! hasSounds beenlike sum--"<br />
'''Larry:''' "--Serious shit went down! You sure got--"<br />
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'''Lemmy:''' "--[[I Love Lucy|Some explain' to do, Lucy~]] But seriously, I'm just glad to be in another chapter again! We side characters have to take what we can get!"<br />
'''Morton:''' "--Off da hook for da last hour, cuz of Babs' Dad! Sounds like sum--"
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'''Larry:''' "--Serious shit went down! You sure got--"
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'''Lemmy:''' "--[[I Love Lucy|Some explain' to do, Lucy~]] But seriously, I'm just glad to be in another chapter again! We side characters have to take what we can get!"
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'''Bowser:''' "Put a sock in it, Lemmy."
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** And then again later:
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{{quote| '''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?"
'''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 />
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'''Lemmy:''' "Well, hell, who am I to stand in opposition to the protagonist of this story, right?"
}}
** And:
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{{quote| '''Iggy:''' "Oh yeah, I'm probably the only one in this house that's watched all 7 seasons of ''[[Ranma One Half]]''."
'''Iggy:''' "Oh yeah, I'm probably the only one in this house that's watched all 7 seasons of ''[[Ranma One Half]]''."<br />
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'''Lemmy:''' "How's THAT for your relatively obscure reference this chapter, readers?!"<br />
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'''Wendy:''' "Lemmy, I swear to God! One more outburst like that, and I get out the [[Static Stun Gun|taser]] again!"
}}
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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.
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* [[Idle Rich]]: Besides helping out Junior, Roy spends most of his time sitting around the house, spending time with his friends, or working out. Wendy tells him as much.
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]:
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{{quote| '''Roy:''' (to Hanbei) "Lookie here, ya blue [[Sir Swearsalot|muthafuckah]]! Ya must think we ALL '''[[Nintendo]] CHARACTERS''' UP IN HERE! Dat why you tryin' to play around like dis?!"
'''Roy:''' (to Hanbei) "Lookie here, ya blue [[Sir Swearsalot|muthafuckah]]! Ya must think we ALL '''[[Nintendo|NINTENDO]] CHARACTERS''' UP IN HERE! Dat why you tryin' to play around like dis?!"
}}
* [[Large Ham]]
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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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=== 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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* [[Mythology Gag]]: Wendy's [[Word of God|characterization]] is largely lifted from ''[[Super Mario Adventures (Comic Book)|Super Mario Adventures]]''.
* [[Narcissist]]: Said to be second only to Bowser in her capacity for narcissism.
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{{quote| '''Wendy:''' (to Roy) "Oh, please believe! The only thing that I value more than making ME look good, is taking a domicile, and giving it the touch that only I, Wendy 'O-my-Gawd-Almighty' Koopa can provide! You should be thankful you're my older brother, and that I even offered my services to you, much less, for free! I've actually made a good racket for myself utilizing my skills out in the world, don'cha know!"
'''Wendy:''' (to Roy) "Oh, please believe! The only thing that I value more than making ME look good, is taking a domicile, and giving it the touch that only I, Wendy 'O-my-Gawd-Almighty' Koopa can provide! You should be thankful you're my older brother, and that I even offered my services to you, much less, for free! I've actually made a good racket for myself utilizing my skills out in the world, don'cha know!"
}}
* [[Neat Freak]]: Will raise hell if someone's getting the furniture dirty, especially when it's some of the finest furniture in existence that she selected for decorating the manor.
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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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* [[The Unfavorite]]: Though that's not saying much. Bowser loves all his children and treasures them living under one roof with him, but he considers Morton a disappointment compared to the man he was named after. Not that this really seems to affect Morton that much.
 
=== Larry ===
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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.
 
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** [[Word of Gay|Word of Ambiguously Gay]]: TreIII hints that the true nature of Larry's sexuality will be revealed in the future, but for now refuses to reveal it.
* [[Berserk Button]]: As fun as it has been for his siblings to tease their blatantly homophobic brother even before Junior came out of the closet, ''this'' exchange cast Larry's issues in a new light:
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{{quote| '''Iggy:''' "Oh, and just because I'm a bit curious...who was on top, when you guys did it?"
'''Iggy:''' "Oh, and just because I'm a bit curious...who was on top, when you guys did it?"<br />
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'''Junior:''' "Wow! From me keeping it a big secret to now fielding questions like this...!"<br />
'''Iggy:''' "Yeah, yeah, now answer the question!"<br />
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'''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 />
'''Iggy:''' "Yeah, yeah, now answer the question!"
'''Larry:''' "OK! That does it! I've tried to be tolerant and all, but this is about as much as I can take!"<br />
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'''Wendy:''' "Shh! Larry! The boys are trying to sleep!"<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!"
'''Junior:''' "Sorry, Larry. But again: [[Dinosaurs|'I'm the baby, gotta love me!']]"<br />
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'''Larry:''' "No, not this time! It's one thing to 'like what you like', but it's another thing altogether to keep rubbing it in everyone else's face! There's just some shit that should just stay in the bedroom, where it belongs! I could have happily gone the rest of my natural life without knowing how well my brother can deep-throat things and if you were 'on top' and shit!"<br />
'''Larry:''' "OK! That does it! I've tried to be tolerant and all, but this is about as much as I can take!"
'''Junior:''' "Look, bro...I'm sorry if I went a bit over the top."<br />
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'''WendyLarry:''' "Shh!Whatever, Larry!I'm Theout. boysHad areabout tryingenough tofor sleep!tonight."<br />
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'''Junior:''' "Sorry, Larry. But again: [[Dinosaurs|'I'm the baby, gotta love me!']]"
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'''Larry:''' "No, not this time! It's one thing to 'like what you like', but it's another thing altogether to keep rubbing it in everyone else's face! There's just some shit that should just stay in the bedroom, where it belongs! I could have happily gone the rest of my natural life without knowing how well my brother can deep-throat things and if you were 'on top' and shit!"
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'''Junior:''' "Look, bro...I'm sorry if I went a bit over the top."
<br />
'''Larry:''' "Whatever, I'm out. Had about enough for tonight."
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'''Roy:''' "Let 'em go for now, kid. 'Sides, sumthin tells me [[Ambiguously Gay|what's eatin at him ain't all bout ya]], anyhow."
}}
* [[Big Brother Bully]]: Larry picked on Junior a lot when they were kids.
* [[Dropped a Bridget On Him]]/[[A Date With Rosie Palms]]: Larry, upon discovering that Bridget in ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' is actually a boy, makes a shocked outburst to the laughter of everyone else.
{{quote|
{{quote| '''Larry:''' "OH GOD! OH GOD! I ACTUALLY FAPPED TO THAT!"
'''Larry:''' "OH GOD! OH GOD! I ACTUALLY FAPPED TO THAT!"
}}
** [[It Got Worse|It Got Funnier]]. Larry later decided his favorite ''Guilty Gear'' character was [[Straight Gay|Venom]], because "[[Accidental Innuendo|he was a manly guy that he could get behind]]".
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* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]
 
=== Rufus ===
===
Rufus Koopa is the estranged father of [[Super Mario Bros|Bowser Koopa]], and former head of [[Fiction Five Hundred|Koopa Suites]]. Not a great deal is known about Bowser's childhood with Rufus, in part because Bowser ''[[Noodle Incident|will not talk about it]]''. But when Rufus does appear, Bowser demonstrates his complete detachment from a semblance of a father-son relationship by always addressing Rufus by his first name "Rufus" instead of "dad" or "father". Rufus is not a warm personality -- he is constantly insulting and abrasive, not to mention [[Up to Eleven|breathtakingly]] [[Racist Grandpa|racist]] at every conceivable opportunity.
 
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=== Hanbei ===
===
 
{{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|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]].}}
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* {{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|Brazilian]] birth and mixed ancestry.}}
 
=== Billy and Jimmy ===
===
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.
 
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=== Olly ===
===
 
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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* {{spoiler|[[Armored Closet Gay]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Boomerang Bigot]]: Olly being a homophobic gay guy generally lends itself to this. Then comes this gem in the ''Addendum'', where Olly has just fucked Mondo, and pulled out immediately when he was done:}}
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{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Mondo:''' "Ah... w--why did you pull out?"}}
{{spoiler|
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{{spoiler|'''OllyMondo:''' "HuffAh... Shutw--why up...did Don'tyou bepull aout?"<br fag..."}}/>
'''Olly:''' "Huff... Shut up... Don't be a fag..."<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|'''Mondo:''' "Don't be a fag...?"}}<br />
'''Mondo:''' *laughing out loud*<br />
<br />
{{spoiler|'''Mondo:''' *laughing"What outdo loud*}}you think you just did?"
}}
<br />
}}
{{spoiler|'''Mondo:''' "What do you think you just did?"}}
}}
* [[Carpet of Virility]]: Olly is as much a [[Mr. Fanservice]] as most of the rest of the male cast. And since chest spikes don't lend themselves well to genres with [[Hunk|Hunky]] men and lots of close physical contact, Olly's character is instead designed with a patch of white chest hair where a lucario's chest spike would normally be.
* [[Eyes of Gold]]
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=== Mondo ===
===
 
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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=== Sean ===
===
 
Sean Wiley is a [[Pokémon|charmeleon]] friend of Gian's from art class.
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=== Nathan ===
===
 
A brown [[Super Mario Bros|yoshi]] from [[Useful Notes/Australia|Australia]], and Gian's first boyfriend when they were both 14 years old.
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* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: Nathan's left eye is [[Blue Eyes|blue]], and his right eye is [[Green Eyes|green]].
 
=== June and Richard ===
===
Nathan's parents. June is a [[Useful Notes/The United States|American]] green [[Super Mario Bros|yoshi]], and Richard was an [[Useful Notes/Australia|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.
 
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=== Geraldo ===
===
 
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 Gians First (Fanfic)|Gian's First]]''.
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* [[The Twink]]: Was chubbier as a preteen, but thinned out as a teenager.
 
=== Samantha ===
===
Santino's girlfriend when he was 14. The Rosato parents gave him permission to have a sexual relationship with her, and Giancarlo often comes home to hear the sounds of sex coming from Santino's room.
 
* [[Immodest Orgasm]]: Half the time, Gian can hear Samantha screaming. The other half of the time, it's "moan and squeak". The latter description may be a [[Ship Tease]] if it actually means Santino was having sex with his rodent friend Geraldo instead at the time.
 
=== Thomas ===
===
A school [[The Bully|bully]] in Giancarlo and Santino's school when they were 14. Violently [[Heteronormative Crusader|homophobic]], he was instrumental in ending Gian and Nathan's relationship.
 
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=== Jojo ===
===
 
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.
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** {{spoiler|A year later, after Babs beats Junior to a pulp, it is Jojo who discovers him. Concerned, Jojo is calling him "Bowsie" again as he frantically phones for help. [[How We Got Here|We already know that they're not together when Junior is in college]], but it gives the reader a glimmer of hope that they at least find a way to reconcile and be on good terms.}}
 
=== Babs ===
===
Barbara T. "Babs" Wallace is a sheep girl that Junior dated in his junior and senior years of high school. While she truly believed she was his girlfriend, [[The Beard|her main purpose was to help Junior stay in the closet]].
 
* [[The Beard]]:
{{quote|
{{quote| '''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."
'''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 />
<br />
'''Babs:''' "BJ, just what are you saying?"<br />
'''Junior:''' "I always loved you, but only as a friend. Being honest, I [[Incompatible Orientation|never was attracted to you]] in the same way you are about me."<br />
<br />
'''Babs:''' "If I can just ask one question then? Who is it?"<br />
'''Junior:''' "I always loved you, but only as a friend. Being honest, I [[Incompatible Orientation|never was attracted to you]] in the same way you are about me."
'''Junior:''' "Well, if you must know, it's not another girl--"<br />
<br />
'''Babs:''' "IfWait, Iwhat? canWhat justthe askhell onedoes questionthat thenmean? WhoWhat isdo you mean it's not another GIRL!?"<br />
'''Babs:''' "You're...gay?! Are you FUCKING SERIOUS?!"<br />
<br />
'''Junior:''' "WellYes, ifI youam."<br must know, it's not another girl--"/>
'''Babs:''' "So, you're trying to tell me, that all this time, Barbara Wallace was a nice, wooly [[The Beard|beard]] for you? A lil trophy girlfriend to help put up a nice front for whatever shit on the 'DL' you may have been up to?! Oh, and to top it all off, you never truly loved me from the JUMP?!"<br />
<br />
'''Junior:''' "I didn't say that--"<br />
'''Babs:''' "Wait, what? What the hell does that mean? What do you mean it's not another GIRL!?"
'''Babs:''' "ANSWER THE FUCKING QUESTION, JUNIOR!"<br />
<br />
'''Junior:''' "Fine! Would you prefer the short answer 'yes', with an 'if''? Or the long answer 'no', with a 'but'?"<br />
'''Babs:''' "You're...gay?! Are you FUCKING SERIOUS?!"
<br />
'''Junior:''' "Yes, I am."
<br />
'''Babs:''' "So, you're trying to tell me, that all this time, Barbara Wallace was a nice, wooly [[The Beard|beard]] for you? A lil trophy girlfriend to help put up a nice front for whatever shit on the 'DL' you may have been up to?! Oh, and to top it all off, you never truly loved me from the JUMP?!"
<br />
'''Junior:''' "I didn't say that--"
<br />
'''Babs:''' "ANSWER THE FUCKING QUESTION, JUNIOR!"
<br />
'''Junior:''' "Fine! Would you prefer the short answer 'yes', with an 'if''? Or the long answer 'no', with a 'but'?"
<br />
'''Babs:''' "'''YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!'''"
}}
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* [[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds]]: She may not destroy an entire world, but in her rage she destroys ''a lot'' in her wake. Beating Junior to a pulp is just the start. Junior is finally out of the closet, ''everyone'' will know what he did to Babs and what Babs did to him, and even [[Fiction Five Hundred|Koopa Suites]] is suffering a jolt of corporate fallout because Babs's father's business pulls out of a very important agreement because of what happened with their kids on prom night. But even if Babs's fury seems extreme, the reader remembers that what Junior did her was still a ''terrible'' thing -- carrying on a fake relationship for ''a year and a half'' that Babs will never get back, just to reveal that it was a lie to [[The Beard|keep Junior in the closet]]. We know ''why'' Junior did it, but it was still a dick thing to do to Babs. Between Junior, Jojo and Babs, the biggest victim is Babs, who did not even have the luxury of having a clue what was going on before the crap hit the fan. Wendy recognizes Babs as a victim of deceit as soon as Junior outs himself to his family, and slaps him in the face.
 
=== Kamek ===
===
Thomas [[Yoshis 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 Five Hundred|Koopa Suites]]. Kamek also knows Rufus well, since he worked under Rufus before Bowser inherited Koopa Suites from him.
 
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* [[Workaholic]]
 
=== Kamella ===
===
[[Super Mario Galaxy|Kamella]], a [[Super Mario World (Video Game)|magikoopa]] (again, one who [[Alternate Universe Fic|doesn't use magic]]), is the [[The Ghost|never-seen]] head maid of Koopa Manor.