History Characters / NewGirlMainCharacters

* WomenAreWiser: Generally more sensible and less impulsive than Schmidt and the other guys.

->'''Played By''': Creator/ZooeyDeschanel

->'''Played By''': Creator/JakeJohnson

!'''Schmidt'''
->'''Played By''': Creator/MaxGreenfield

->'''Played By''': Creator/LamorneMorris

->'''Played By''': Creator/HannahSimone

->'''Played By''': Creator/DamonWayansJr

* RaisedByGrandparents: While she had parents, her grandmother was a significant portion of her life and they're very close. And while Cece's parents haven't been shown, her grandmother has.

* BigDamnKiss: Her first kiss with Nick is a textbook example despite the fact that is technically three kisses, the first one passionate and intense and the third soft and sweet. Often called one of the best first kisses in television and in universe the kiss itself is described as no less than ''magical''.
-->'''Nick''': It was like a damn fairytale that kiss. It was the best kiss of your life!
-->'''Jess''': He just, like, grabbed me. And he just took me.I mean, he was a man and I was a woman. It was firm, but tender. Yeah, I mean, I saw thorough space and time for a minute, but that's not the point.

* HappilyMarried: To Nick at the end of the series.

* OneTrueLove: She and Nick consider each other this way. To the point Jess herself explicitly tells Nick after he proposed to her “It’s you and me, it’s ''always'' been you and me”.

* BigDamnKiss: His first kiss with Jess is a textbook example despite the fact that is technically three kisses, the first one passionate and intense and the third soft and sweet. Often called one of the best first kisses in television and in universe the kiss itself is described as no less than ''magical''.
-->'''Nick''': It was like a damn fairytale that kiss. It was the best kiss of your life!
-->'''Jess''': He just, like, grabbed me. And he just took me.I mean, he was a man and I was a woman. It was firm, but tender. Yeah, I mean, I saw thorough space and time for a minute, but that's not the point.

* CharacterDevelopment: He starts as an immature and lazy thirty years old who doesn’t even know what a bank account is and has clear communication problems and attachment issues. As the series progresses, he is able to get his life together, gains a stable and successful job, learns to communicate better and becomes mature and responsible enough to finally settle down with Jess.

* HappilyMarried: To Jess at the end of the series.

* OneTrueLove: He and Jess consider each other this way. To the point Jess herself explicitly tells Nick after he proposed to her “It’s you and me, it’s ''always'' been you and me”.

* OneTrueLove: He and Cece consider each other this way. They always found their way back together and Schmidt’s love for Cece was basically what started his CharacterDevelopment, to the point they outdid the main couple Nick/Jess in the WillTheyOrWontThey and spent the last two seasons HappilyMarried.

* HappilyMarried: To Schmidt in the last two seasons. They have a very loving marriage.

* OneTrueLove: She and Schmidt consider each other this way. They always found their way back together and Schmidt’s love for Cece was basically what started his CharacterDevelopment, to the point they outdid the main couple Nick/Jess in the WillTheyOrWontThey and spent the last two seasons HappilyMarried.

* OneTrueLove: She and Nick consider each other this way. To the point that Jess herself explicitly tells Nick after he proposed to her “It’s you and me, it’s ''always'' been you and me”.

* OneTrueLove: He and Jess consider each other this way. To the point that Jess herself explicitly tells Nick after he proposed to her “It’s you and me, it’s ''always'' been you and me”.

* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:By the end of the series each main character is married. Schmidt and Cece were married in season 5, Nick and Jess were married in season 7 and Winston and Aly were married off screen.]]

* CharacterDevelopment: He starts as an immature and lazy thirty years old who doesn’t even know what a bank account is. As the series progresses, he is able to get his life together and becomes mature and responsible enough to finally settle down together with Jess.

* HappilyMarried: To Schmidt in the last two seasons. They have a very loving relationship.

* ActorAllusion: Zooey Deschanel who plays Jess, also plays Ms Edmunds in the [[Film/BridgeToTerabithia 2007 Disney Adaptation of Bridge to Terabithia]]. Hence this line...
--> Jess: "I might as well call you Bridge to Terabithia, because you make children cry..."

* CharacterDevelopment: He starts as an immature and lazy thirty years old who doesn’t even know what a bank account is. As the series progresses, he learns to keep his life together and becomes mature and responsible enough to finally feel ready to settle down together with Jess.

* BlitheSpirit: She's actually closer to this than MPDG, especially as the series progresses, giving her more characterization and depth.

* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Well, she ''is'' played by Creator/ZooeyDeschanel, after all, and she's certainly livening up snarky, sheltered, emotionally vulnerable Nick. Ultimately deconstructs the trope as she's the protagonist of the show, she's given her own characterization, and she's just as much of a mess as the guys. By season 4 she has become TeamMom.

* LargeHam: Due to their frequently immature and eccentric personalities, they are all usually incredibly over-the-top in their own way. Even laid-back Cece has her goofy moments.

* DitzyGenius: She's a hard-working and intelligent teacher but she can be also very awkward, clumsy and childishly naive, however the "ditzy" part is downplayed in later seasons.

* TheEeyore

* TheHeart: Despite being an emotionally removed and stubborn slacker, he's the closest with each of the other three roommates. It's often his angsty life situations that serve to bring everybody together.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: A hapless {{Cloudcuckoolander}} by nature, but is still very competent and successful in his life when it comes to working, being organized in his homelife and a good friend, husband and father.

* CasanovaWannabe: Downplayed. He's seen as obnoxious or goofy by numerous women, but he's also quite successful at attracting others.

* ClosetGeek: Seemingly hinted at. He apparently was considered a dork when he was in school.
%%* TheComicallySerious

* TheFinickyOne: Schmidt is a neurotic, obsessive, bossy, high-strung and perfectionist NeatFreak who fusses when don't go to plan.

* HotBlooded: Schmidt is oftentimes fiercely intense and passionate with his ambitions and his cultured lifestyle.

* InsufferableGenius: While he does have his impulsive and childish moments, Schmidt is the smartest and most cultured of the male main characters in the show. He's also the arrogant, self-absorbed and narcissistic jerk that often irritates the other characters.
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: Schmidt is a classic metrosexual and his attachments tend to include sentiment for a foundation -- even his ''guy'' friends. He almost ''never'' lets any opposite-sex attraction stop at the physical.

* LargeHam: Due to how much of a brash, high-strung and neurotic weirdo, he is often the most dramatic of the main cast.

* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Combined with GenderFlip of stereotypical rom-com archetypes, this describes Schmidt and Cece's relationship. He's flighty, emotional, and neurotic while at the same time working a serious suit-and-tie job. She's emotionally private, somewhat quiet/serious, and mostly stable while working a feminine job (modeling and bartending). Schmidt does a lot of the cooking, general shopping, and finances, all stereotypical female tasks while Cece tends to approach those things in more stereotypical male ways (poorly, disinterestedly, or not at all). Cece is also much more physical and hands on in her problem solving and in general (whereas Schmidt will try to be crafty) which they both acknowledge and are comfortable with.

* MistakenForGay: He was once described as a stereotypical gay guy due to his emotional personality and his interests in grooming.

%%* NervousWreck

%%* ThePerfectionist

* TeamMom: What Nick and Winston describe him as. To be fair, he's fussy with house chairs and cooks for the house. He's one to provide for the group.
* TheSmartGuy: A successful business who works as a Head of marketing who excels in Bar Trivia, sophisticated by nature and financially stable. He's especially more rational in later episodes when his male friends get less intelligent.

* TookALevelInKindness: In later episodes, he gets far less egotistical and obnoxious and grows to probably the most level-headed and stable gentleman especially his relationship with Cece flourishing.

* FriendToAllChildren: When Jess agrees to bring a group of troubled kids into their home after school, it initially appears that this will create a lot of trouble...until he shows up, strikes a rapport with the kids, and begins training them to play bells for a concert in the park (ItMakesSenseInContext). Also with Elvin at Schmidt's work party. It scores him a job.

* InsecureLoveInterest: Due to his lack of self-confidence and ineptitude, he's this towards several of his love interests, including his partner (and eventual wife) Aly when he realizes to be in love with her.

* LargeHam: He starts off being one of the more sensible characters but when he got weirder and weirder, he also got extremely dramatic and outrageously funny.

* NiceGuy: Winston is likably sensitive, loyal and sweet-natured as a friend and family member.

* StraightMan: He can be this trope in earlier episodes but becomes a ditzy, childish, fun-loving {{Cloudcuckoolander}} in later seasons.

* MamaBear: Jess actually calls Cece this in regards to how Cece can/is very protective of Jess when Cece is feeling insecure about her ability to take care of her fiancée.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Combined with GenderFlip of stereotypical rom-com archetypes, this describes Schmidt and Cece's relationship. He's flighty, emotional, and neurotic while at the same time working a serious suit-and-tie job. She's emotionally private, somewhat quiet/serious, and mostly stable while working a feminine job (modeling and bartending). Schmidt does a lot of the cooking, general shopping, and finances, all stereotypical female tasks while Cece tends to approach those things in more stereotypical male ways (poorly, disinterestedly, or not at all). Cece is also much more physical and hands on in her problem solving and in general (whereas Schmidt will try to be crafty) which they both acknowledge and are comfortable with.

* SugarAndIcePersonality: She can seem pretty cold and aloof at first, but is very warm and kind underneath it. When she goes back to Portland for Jess's dad's wedding and runs into her teen crush Jake Apex, she turns into a total dork around him.

* CoolLoser: Seen as douchey or pathetically egotistical by many, but still a good-looking, well-groomed rich guy who has a good job and keeps his loft running.

* SlidingScaleOfBeauty: Jess is considered Special Average.

* SlidingScaleOfBeauty: Cece is considered World-Class beauty.

* SweaterGirl: Colorful or patterned fitted sweaters are a thing with her, often paired with a flouncy miniskirt.

* HollywoodDateless: He has no game, no confidence, no luck with girls, and is mocked for it. Yet he manages to be romantically involved with six women over the course of the show, along with several other dates, and even gets an UnwantedHarem in a later episode.