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== Main characters ==

=== Alex Russo ===

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The middle child and only female out of the three Russo siblings. She is sly, outgoing, and usually underachieves when it comes to regular high school. She often gets into trouble because of her constant schemes (usually involving magic). She likes to make fun of her older brother, Justin, with whom she has a [[Subtext|really close]], complex relationship and she gets along with her younger brother, Max, the two of them occasionally being shown pulling pranks together. It is implied that she is her [[Daddy's Girl|father's favorite child]] and that she shares a tight bond with her mother, although they sometimes have disputes due to Alex's rebellious and disobedient personality.

* [[Bratty Teenage Daughter]]

* [[Byronic Hero]]: Possibly.

** Also, the Abel to Max's Cain.

* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: Whenever anyone suggests she's evil/dark/scary her usual response is to grin and/or giggle and as noted below she actively encourages her [[Cool Loser]] status.

* {{spoiler|[[Graceful Loser]]}}: In the [[Grand Finale]], she {{spoiler|takes her loss to Justin really well, contrary to what one would expect given her personality. The loss doesn't stick though. Justin reveals that she was the rightful winner of the competition, but she sacrificed her victory to help Justin.}}

* [[Hates Being Touched]]: Most of the time. If she does go out of her way to make any type of physical contact with someone, it's usually [[Played for Laughs]].

* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With Harper since kindergarten.

* [[Hot Girls Are Bitches]]: "A beautiful girl who is full of mischief".

* [[Interspecies Romance]]: With Mason. [[Lampshaded]] in his second appearance.

** [[Series Continuity Error]]: But in "Dude Looks Like Shakira" and "Make It Happen", she sings well.

* [[Jerkass]]

* [[The Ladette]]

* [[Little Miss Badass]]

* [[Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist]]: Bordering on [[Anti-Villain]].

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: A Type 2 relationship with Justin and a Type 1 with Harper although in recent episodes Harper has been getting more willing to call Alex on her crap, moving it in the direction of a Type 2.

 

=== {{spoiler|Professor}} Justin Russo ===

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* [[Brainy Brunette]]

* [[Butt Monkey]]: For Alex, occasionally Max, when Alex brings him around.

** Also, the Abel to Max's Cain.

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: The one and the only ''[[Harry Potter]]'' in "Saving Wiztech" episode.

* {{spoiler|[[Love Makes You Evil]]}}: {{spoiler|In the Angel story arc.}}

* [[Knight Templar Big Brother]]: Most notable in "Wizards vs. Werewolves".

* [[Mad Scientist]]: "The Franken-Girl '''''IS ALIVE!'''''"

* {{spoiler|[[Mook]]}}: {{spoiler|For Gorog in "Wizard vs angels".}}

* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]: The bookworm type.

* [[Teen Genius]]

** Again in "Who Will Be The Family Wizard?" as well: He does not take the {{spoiler|cancellation of the Wizard competition}} very well and takes out his anger over it on Alex. Granted, it was her fault, but he could have been a little less of an asshole about it considering that she was trying to save innocent lives. (Something you would think he would be in support of.)

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: See Alex.

* [[Weak but Skilled]]: Justin is the most hard working of the siblings, but it's also frequently shown that both Alex and Max are [[Brilliant but Lazy]]. {{spoiler|This ultimately ends up being an [[Earn Your Happy Ending]], because his status as a top student results in him becoming the new Dean of Wiztech.}}

 

=== Max Russo ===

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* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]

* [[Cain and Abel]]: The Cain to Alex and Justin's Abel.

* {{spoiler|[[Consolation Prize]]}}: {{spoiler|Between him and his siblings, he's the only one who is now a mortal. Alex won the competition, and Justin is the new Headmaster of Wiz Tech. However, to keep his spirits up, Jerry tells Max that he will some day inherit the family business. Max is clearly not pleased, but tries to stay optimistic about it anyway. One wonders if he'll put Rice-A-Roni on the menu.}}

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Easily the biggest example in the series.

** {{spoiler|Actually, as of the Season 4 premiere, he reveals that his descent into idiocy [[Obfuscating Stupidity|is all an act]], as he figured that if he acted this way, but let being a wizard slip out, no one would believe him.}}

* [[Gender Bender]]: As Maxine.

* [[Heroic Wannabe]]: In "Alex's Brother, Maximan".

* [[Hidden Depths]]: In "My Two Harpers", unlike Jerry or Justin, Max demonstrates a great deal of business savvy about the sub shop - such as thinking to open a drive thru to the Wizard World and the limits of a small staff.

* [[Took a Level In Dumbass]]: He starts to act crazier and more dumb as time goes on

** {{spoiler|However, he reveals in the Season 4 premiere that this was a ploy the whole time, as he figures that if he's seen as crazy then no one would believe him if he accidentally revealed his secret, since [[Fridge Brilliance|he says & does crazy things all the time]]. Granted, he is still a little dumber than before, but not as much as he leads people to believe.}}

* [[Trickster]]: Not as notable as Alex, but he still pulls pranks once in a while along with her.

* [[Wild Card]]: He is on Justin's side. Or Alex's side. Or none.

* [[Youngest Child Wins]]: In the Season 4 premier, Max is the only one of the Russo siblings who kept his place in the wizard competition after Justin and Alex revealed magic to the world. {{spoiler|This ends up getting [[Subverted]] with a vengeance in the finale. Max is the only one who '''doesn't''' get to keep his powers. Alex wins the competition and Justin is named the new Dean of Wiztech.}}

 

=== Jerry Russo ===

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* [[Happily Married]]: He and Theresa are actually a fairly realistic example of how a happy marriage isn't a perfect one.

* [[Hollywood Pudgy]]: Interestingly enough, this is an aversion in that its something he willingly invokes, as noted by when he mentions how much weight he lossed during the Season 4 premiere when the family {{spoiler|walked back to the new york sub station from the middle of the government holding facility.}}

* [[Overprotective Dad]]

* [[So Proud of You]]: He often gives this line to Justin. And sometimes to Alex when she actually does a right thing.

 

=== Theresa Russo ===

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* [[Happily Married]]: See above.

* [[Hot Mom]]

* [[My Beloved Smother]]: At times, she smothers her kids (''especially'' Justin and Max) with parental affection and authority a little too much.

* [[Parent Service]]

* [[Unfazed Everyman]]

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: In "Cast-Away (To Another Show)", Theresa insists on wearing a life-jacket on a ''docked'' ship and is apprehensive in general about water. Justin is surprised, noting that she won a number of swimming medals in high school.

 

=== Harper Finkle ===

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* [[Berserk Button]]: Being called a bad friend.

* [[The Chick]]

* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]

* [[Dogged Nice Girl]]

* [[Granola Girl]]

* [[Hidden Depths]]: Subverted. She runs marathons, does tae kwan do, enters spelling bees and does Double Dutch jump rope but is terrible at all of them.

* [[The Klutz]]

* [[Morality Pet]]: For Alex.

* [[Rummage Sale Reject]]

* [[Seemingly-Wholesome Fifties Girl]]: When they go to the 50s, she becomes the most popular girl in school in a matter of days

* [[Stepford Smiler]]: [[Lampshaded]] in "Positive Alex" when Alex calls her a "Happy" and she says "Only on the outside. That's why we work."

** And in "Third Wheel" [[Beware the Nice Ones|we get to see what happens when the smile slips]].

* [[Unfazed Everyman]]

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Type 1 with Alex. As the bottom, although in recent episodes she has begun to grow a spine moving in the direction of Type 2.

'''Harper:''' No. }}

 

== Recurring characters ==

=== Zach "Zeke" Beekerman ===

 

He is a friend of Justin's. He is one grade higher than Justin and is considered "cool", yet nerdy. He attends Tribeca Prep and is in advanced chemistry along with Justin. He is also part of an "alien language" club; he and Justin often "speak alien" to each other.

 

=== Juliet Van Heusen ===

 

She is an immortal vampire who falls in love with Justin while he spies for his parents restaurant. The two fight their parents for their love (similar to [[Romeo and Juliet]], but with a happier ending) and soon, are allowed to date despite the restaurant feud between their different families. When she was born, her parents let her have a soul so she could socialize in the mortal world, which makes her nice and down-to-earth, as oposed to most vampires, who are usually heartless and cunning.

 

* [[Badass Adorable]]: A beautiful, sweet, kind-hearted vampire who can kick some serious werewolf ass.

* [[Blondes Are Evil]]: [[Subverted]]. One would expect vampires to be evil, [[Friendly Neighborhood Vampires|but she's not]].

* [[Cute Bruiser]]

* [[My Species Doth Protest Too Much]]: Juliet has a soul and some serious differences with her parents over what constitutes a proper diet.

* [[Our Vampires Are Different]]

** Though she does eventually come back in "Wizards Vs. Everything".

 

=== Mason Greyback ===

 

He is a transfer student from England, perfect in every way except for his artistic vision, and Alex's first true love. He turns out to be a werewolf and breaks Alex's heart when he shouts out that {{spoiler|he loves Juliet}}. In the end, he repents for breaking Alex's heart and {{spoiler|proves he does love Alex, after all.}}

* [[Mysterious Past]]

* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]]: Most notably, the full moon only causes him to transform into werewolf form, but doesn't make him become crazy or violent like werewolves in other stories.

* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]]

* [[Shout-Out]]: His name is really similar to [[Harry Potter|Fenrir Greyback]], the famous serial killer.

* [[Troubled but Cute]]

 

=== Mr. Larritate ===

 

He is the principal of Tribeca Prep Sr. High School, which is shown when he calls Alex into the principal's office. He also admires Justin and often compares Alex to him.

 

* [[Embarrassing First Name]]: Herschel.

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]

* [[Stepford Smiler]]

 

=== Gigi ===

 

She is ([[Chuck Cunningham Syndrome|or at least, was]]) Alex's rival. She has tried to embarrass Alex ever since they were in kindergarten when Gigi spilled juice on Alex's mat during naptime and said Alex had an "accident".

 

=== Dean Moriarty ===

 

He is Alex's boyfriend in the second season. He makes temporary tattoos in the boy's bathroom and is interested in cars. Dean is shown as a "bad boy", and Justin and Harper do not approve of him at first.

 

=== Kelbo Russo ===

 

Jerry's brother. He was given Jerry's powers, when he married Theresa.

 

=== Stevie Nichols ===

 

* {{spoiler|[[Anti-Villain]]}}: {{spoiler|[[Sliding Scale of Anti-Villains|Type III]]. She was a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] and she did have a good goal...}}

 

=== Rosie ===

 

* {{spoiler|[[Blondes Are Evil]]}}

 

=== Chase Riprock ===

 

* [[Awesome McCoolname]]

 

=== Master Gorog ===

 

* [[Big Bad]]: Of his two arcs in Season 4, "Wizards vs. Angels" and the "Apartment 13B" saga.

* [[Terrible Trio]]: Gigi and her friends.