History Characters / BeMoreChill

* SurferDude: Jason Tam's version of the character talks like a very nasty, abusive version of this, evoking a [[Film/BillAndTed Bill & Ted]]-era Keanu Reeves, whose form he is said to have taken. [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] in that this is only prominent in his earlier scenes of Act 1, as his upgrading forms and unfurling villainy in Act 2 cause him to adopt a more silky, otherworldly tone.

* CoolLoser: He's cute, funny, and kindhearted, but to his classmates, he's just the antisocial headphones kid.

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Michael's first appearance has him cheerfully greeting Jeremy and commenting that there's no sense in wasting time trying to be cool, so they may as well just own their loserdom. He also supports Jeremy's efforts to get Christine's attention and comforts him after he gets made fun of. So... a friendly, laid-back CoolLoser who's the best friend a guy could have? Sounds like Michael, alright.

* Character Development: His arc in the story centers around learning to be comfortable in his own skin.

* PungeonMaster: Makes many puns.
-->'''Christine''': Uh, hello, guy who's been [[Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream Pucking]] his way through the cast of Midsummer.
-->'''Jeremy''': I'm not -- [[LamePunReaction ''pucking?'']]
-->'''Christine''': You like that? Just made it up. ''Boo-yeah''.

* EvilIsSexy: Incredibly suave, charismatic, and seductive in personality, and always cast as a very attractive actor. It also [[DiscussedTrope offers to appear as a "sexy anime girl"]] to better instruct Jeremy. [[JustifiedTrope The sex appeal is most likely a tactic to better influence hosts.]] The writing seems to lean into this, too:
-->'''The SQUIP''': I'll tenderly guide you / [[DoubleEntendre Just take me inside you]] / Forever...

* IncrediblyLamePun: Makes many.

[[folder: Jeremy Heere]]

* HasTwoMommies: Very casually mentioned in the revised script. [[WordOfGod According to cast and creatives,]] coming from an LGBT+ household full of acceptance made Michael grow up very loved and is responsible for the kind of friend and person he is today.

* ADateWithRosiePalms: The show opens with him attempting this. It's a running theme with him until the SQUIP puts a stop to it.
-->'''Jeremy''': But I ''am'' a masturbator...\\
'''SQUIP''': We'll fix that.

* NerdsArePervs: Jeremy is an anxious video-game-playing nerdy "loser," made clear by his EstablishingCharacterMoment: he's almost late for school because his online porn won't load, leaving him "[[RagingStiffie uncomfortable]]" all day. One of the first things his SQUIP (a supercomputer in the form of a pill that enters one's brain) does is punish him for masturbating, instead trying to get him to hook up with a popular girl.

The cast and characters of ''Be More Chill.'' Note that this will mostly refer to the musical.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Heavily implied to be the source of its villainy. As a supercomputer incapable of feeling emotions, possessing a conscience, or properly reasoning right from wrong, the SQUIP's sole focus is on producing effective results based on the user's (and as it evolves and grows more powerful, [[spoiler: its own]]) goals. The SQUIP therefore operates on whether or not any one action, no matter the cost, will produce the intended result, disregarding things like consent, free will, and emotional wellbeing in the process.

--->'''The SQUIP''': I'll tenderly guide you / [[DoubleEntendre Just take me inside you]] / Forever...

--->'''The SQUIP''': Sleep well, slugger. You have a big day tomorrow.
** To a lesser extent, [[spoiler: the SQUIP also helps Chloe and Brooke made up while they're under its control. They finally admit they like each other and are best friends forever]].

--->'''The SQUIP''': I'm going to improve your life, Jeremy - ''' if I have to take over the entire human race to do it!'''

* AdaptationalSexuality: Nothing indicates he's anything but straight in the novel.

* AIIsACrapshoot: The SQUIP is a tiny supercomputer who helps its host become more socially aware. Problem is, as a computer, it has no regards for its host's actual feelings and relationships and finds individuality threatening to its goal of making its host popular. Eventually, the SQUIP evolves into a full-out villain, attempting to brainwash everybody in school, then on the planet, to become happy, mindless drones all connected through a "social network."

-> ''' Portrayed by:''' Stephanie Hsu (2015 original cast, 2018 off-Broadway cast, and 2019 Broadway cast)