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Major characters in Rusty and Co:

The Band

Three stalwart adventurers who decided that this life was better than sticking around in the dungeon.

• Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny: Parodied. It's implied all of the main trio suffer from this.
• Monster Adventurers: The whole starting concept of the webcomic.

Mimic

The charismatic Mimic is, despite the title, the main character.

• Chest Monster
• A Dog Named "Dog"
• Face Palm: No, Mimic has neither face nor palm. Yes, he can still facepalm nonetheless.
• Glamour Failure: Mimic's lips are visible regardless of his form.
• Good Angel, Bad Angel: Parodied with Mimic: both angels advise him to do the exact same thing, just phrasing it differently. He even lampshades it, saying "Aren't you two supposed to disagree?"
• Lantern Jaw of Justice: Of all people, Mimic has one.
• Medium Awareness
• Only Sane Man: Well, Only Sane Mimic.
• Speechbubbles Interruption: Mimic has a tendency to do this. Or to have it done to him, alternatively.

Rusty

An absurdly cute rust monster whose favorite line is "Eat [metallic object]?"

• Big Eater: Of anything metallic.
• Extreme Omnivore: As long as it's metal, Rusty will want to eat it. At least he (usually) asks first...
• Mad Libs Catchphrase: "Eat X?" where X is some metallic item. It's also about the only thing that Rusty says.
• Mascot
• When All You Have Is a Hammer: "Eat X" is Rusty's solution to about every problem.

Cube

The silent yet deadly Gelatinous Cube

• Big Damn Heroes: Twice, for now.
• Big Eater
• Blob Monster
• A Dog Named "Dog"
• Le Parkour: Mimic claims Cube knows this. It's not like there's any other explanation how he ended up suspended between two buildings, several stories in the air.
• The Speechless: Justified because, well, it's a gelatinous cube.
• Stripped to The Bone: Cube's victims.

The Girls

Every level thus far has featured an female character who connects and adventures with them. After the first three, the girls also started reappearing.

• Action Girl: All of them.

The Princess

A human monk (with a few levels in Dungeonmaster's Girlfriend), the princess is anything but a damsel in distress.

• Anti-Heroine (Type IV): She smokes, wears revealing clothes, is greedy, loves a wight, and has no qualm at all beating up a bunch of mind-controlled innocent bystanders.
• Badass Princess: Natch.
• Bare-Fisted Monk
• Bare Your Midriff
• Distressed Damsel: Subverted, naturally. The Princess is actually very good at combat.
• Dungeonmaster's Girlfriend: She claims to have taken a level (or more) in this "VERY obscure and VERY powerful prestige class" when she was imprisoned.
• Everyone Calls Her Princess: Her real name has not yet been given.
• Girl Meets Wight
• The Ladette
• Multicolored Hair: Purple with a blonde lock.
• Paper-Thin Disguise: She really should take off her hat first.
• Roaring Rampage of Revenge: The Princess goes on one (and later almost refers to it as such by name) after her wight boyfriend is turned by a cleric or necromancer.
• Smoking Is Cool

Madeline the Paladin

A human paladin, who makes up for her lack of intelligence with superior fighting ability... most of the time.

• Badass Adorable
• Bob Haircut
• Crush Blush: Talking of Derek the Cleric.
• Detect Evil: Through smell.
• The Ditz
• Improbable Weapon User: Madeline's hoe. Later the same gnome who sold her that offers for sale a +1 Trident (a.k.a. a rake). And the next time Madeline appears, she wields a spade. But then, she can kick butt with both of them.
• Lawful Stupid
• Modesty Shorts: Madeline is sensibly wearing (anachronistic) biker shorts under her leather skirt.
• Prophecies Rhyme All the Time
• Shovel Strike: Madeline's weapon of choice in Level 6.
• Spin to Deflect Stuff: Madeline shows us how it's done in the page image for this trope.
• Sticks to The Back: Madeline's hoe.

Roxanne Casbaugh

An elven bard who was raised by barbarians.

• Blinding Bangs: While mingling with the Pixie Chicks.
• Chekhov's Skill: Roxanne is seen whittling an axe handle and a pointer stick/drawing stylus. Later in the chapter, she combines her massive Whittling score with her Bard class to make a dog whistle in the middle of a pack of gnolls.
• Music for Courage: To the complaints of her companions.
• Our Elves Are Better
• Spoony Bard: Averted; she might be a bard but still is a force to be reckoned with.
• Wandering Minstrel

“Stabs” Doogan

A cheerful halfling rogue, who likes treasure.

• Halfling
• Knife Nut
• The Nose Knows

Prestige Perkins

An overeager human wizard, who works as a law enforcement official for the Princess. Easily excitable.

• Added Alliterative Appeal: Prestige Perkins, practiced practitioner of practical prestidigitation.
• Alliterative Name / Meaningful Name
• Fireballs: Prestige, being at least a level 5 wizard, can cast one, but prefers to save it for big fights.
• Genki Girl
• Oh My Gods
• Paper-Thin Disguise: It's her ability to fake an illithid's smell that helps pull this off.
• Sassy Black Woman
• Squishy Wizard