Line #350 Characters/DeadlyClass


1	A listing of characters in the Creator/ImageComics series ''ComicBook/DeadlyClass'' and its television adaptation.
2
3	[[foldercontrol]]
4
5	!Students and staff of Kings Dominion
6
7	[[header:Arguello and his friends]]
8
9	[[folder:Marcus Lopez Arguello]]
10	!!Marcus Lopez Arguello
11	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marcuslopezcomics2.png]]
12	->'''Played By:''' Creator/BenjaminWadsworth (Young Marcus played by Creator/DominicMariche)
13
14	A young immigrant from Nicaragua who was orphaned when a suicidal bridge-jumper crashed on top of his parents. Homeless, starving, and the subject of a police manhunt, he is finally brought to Kings Dominion... an environment even more dangerous than the streets he left behind.
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16	* DeathFakedForYou: [[spoiler:In the comics, Saya sets things up to look like she executed him. In reality, she helped him escape Kings Dominion.]]
17	* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:In the comics, Marcus ends up faking his death to live a peaceful life.]]
18	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Has a huge scar over his eye, but managed not to lose said eye.
19	* HalfBreedDiscrimination: He had a Nicaraguan father and a white American mother, which means he gets slammed by both the white supremacists in the Dixie Mob and the cartel kids in Soto Vato.
20
21	[[/folder]]
22
23	[[folder:Saya Kuroki]]
24	!!Saya Kuroki
25	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/saya_kuroki.jpg]]
26	->'''Played By:''' Creator/LanaCondor
27
28	The daughter of a Yakuza boss, Saya was kept out of her family's activities by her father's insistence on her leading a normal life. Following some family drama she ran away to Kings Dominion, where she took up a position as the leader of the local Kuroki Syndicate kids.
29	----
30	* ActionGirl: She is ruthless and deadly with her sword, easily able to kill legions of police, Yakuza thugs, and her fellow classmates.
31	* ActionGirlfriend: She saves the life of Marcus, whom she intermittently sleeps with, on numerous occasions.
32	* BadassBiker: Saya is seen riding a motorcycle on numerous occasions.
33	* {{Fingore}}: She chopped off two fingers in an attempt to save her father from the other Yakuza.
34	* {{Foil}}: To Willie. She's an ActionGirl who came to Kings Dominion against her father's wishes, while he's a pacifist who was forced to attend by his mother.
35	* IntimateMarks: Her Yakuza tattoos cover her torso, including the tops of her breasts, as seen while she's in her underwear.
36	* MafiaPrincess: Saya Kuroki is the daughter of a [[TheDon Yakuza boss]] and is the heiress of Kuroki Syndicate (or Kuroki-gumi), the largest and most powerful Yakuza syndicate in Japan. She's a mix of this and ActionGirl.
37	* SleevesAreForWimps: Her dress shirt has the sleeves cut off, exposing her tattoos.
38	* TattooedCrook: Saya has the Yakuza tattoos of her family across her body. In the future, she plans to join in full, though so far she's not a member.
39	* {{Yakuza}}: She's the daughter of a Yakuza boss and wants to join up full-time when she gets older. Couple that with the fact that [[TattooedCrook she has her entire body tattooed]] and the fact that [[{{Yubitsume}} she chopped off two of her fingers]] to try to save her own father.
40	[[/folder]]
41
42	[[folder:Maria Esperanza Salazar]]
43	!!Maria Esperanza Salazar
44	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maria_esperanza_salazar.png]]
45	->'''Played By:''' Creator/MariaGabrielaDeFaria (Young Maria played by Creator/MaeveGaray) %%%Does anyone know how to make the accent over the 'i' in 'Faria?'
46
47	As a young girl, Maria was abducted by the cartel boss El Alma Del Diablo and given to his son Chico Salazar. Now in Kings Dominion she serves Chico as both a member of his Soto Vatos gang and his girlfriend. When Marcus arrives, Maria moves to get him on her side so she can get her revenge on the cartel members that ruined her life.
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49	* ActionGirl: She fights using her bladed fan quite skillfully.
50	* ActionGirlfriend: She begins dating Marcus early on and saves his life on several occasions.
51	* BerserkButton: Saya calling her crazy enrages Maria and she attacks at once.
52	* DanceBattler: A lot of her moves, particularly those involving her metal fan, involve dancing.
53	* MoodSwinger: She's bipolar, so when off her meds she varies between affection, gloom and rage dangerously.
54	* MsFanservice: She's quite sexy, and seen in her underwear twice. Her sex scene with Marcus in the cemetery also shows her nude, although nothing explicit.
55	* RankUp: After she returns from exile, she becomes the leader of the Soto Vatos gang at Kings.
56	* SpicyLatina: She's a Mexican girl who is quite sexy and has a fiery temper. Her black hair, olive skin and penchant for wearing red are pretty classic as well.
57	[[/folder]]
58
59	[[folder:William "Billy" Bennett]]
60	!!William "Billy" Bennett
61	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/billy_bennett.jpg]]
62	->'''Played By:''' Creator/LiamJames
63
64	A spiky-haired kid with an exuberant attitude, Billy is one of the only people who doesn't seem to let the gloom of Kings Dominion get to him. Like Marcus, he's not a legacy and hangs out with the other loners at Kings Dominion. He enlists Marcus and a few other friends to help him kill his abusive father.
65	----
66	%%* {{Patricide}}: His goal.
67	[[/folder]]
68
69	[[folder:Willie Lewis]]
70	!!Willie Lewis
71	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/willie_lewis.jpg]]
72	->'''Played By:''' Creator/LukeTennie
73
74	Leader of the Final World Order gang at Kings Dominion. Willie talks tough, but few people know that his reputation is a lie and he's far more squeamish about killing than he'd like to admit.
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76	* ActualPacifist: Before going to Kings Dominion, he never deliberately killed anyone.
77	* DarkSecret: His reputation says that, when he was just a small child, he shot and killed five adult gangsters in retaliation for them killing his father. When the gangsters broke into his house he began shooting wildly and accidentally killed his own father, after which his uncle killed the gangsters and set things up so Willie could take the credit.
78	* {{Foil}}: To Saya. He's a pacifist who was forced into Kings Dominion by his mother, while she's an ActionGirl who came there against her father's wishes.
79	* MilesGloriosus: He talks a lot about how tough he is. However, in actual fights--or even just executions--he tends to freeze up.
80	[[/folder]]
81
82	[[header:Dixie Mob]]
83
84	[[folder:Brandy Lynn]]
85	!!Brandy Lynn
86	[[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brandy_lynn_deadly_class_001.jpg]]
87	->'''Played By:''' Creator/SiobhanWilliams
88
89	Leader of the Dixie Mob, a gang of Nazis, neo-Confederates, and white supremacists.
90	----
91	* BubblegumPopping: She does this a lot.
92	* MadeOfIron: Even after being shanked in the gut, she's still able to fight well enough to kill several Yakuza [[spoiler:and Petra, as well as cut off Tosahwi's fingers.]]
93	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: And how. She's openly racist towards various groups, including Hispanics, black people, Asians, and Irish people. And, as of issue 39, gay people.
94	* PsychoKnifeNut: She's a homophobic racist assassin, who fights with razor blades hidden inside her cheerleader pompoms.
95	%%* SouthernBelle: She fits the stereotype.
96
97	[[/folder]]
98
99	[[header:Final World Order]]
100
101	[[folder:Gabe]]
102	!!Gabe
103
104	A member of Final World Order who is disappointed to hear that the reputation of its boss, Willie Lewis, is overblown.
105	----
106	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: While his actual death isn't shown, his brutalized body is seen tied up to a flagpole.
107	[[/folder]]
108
109	[[folder:Jimmy]]
110	!!Jimmy
111
112	Another member of Final World Order who decides to target Willie.
113	----
114	* KickTheDog: He shoots Scooty, the dog mascot of Kings Dominion, in anger.
115	[[/folder]]
116
117	[[header:Jersey Kings]]
118
119	[[folder:Stefano]]
120	!!Stefano
121
122	Maria's new roommate after her return.
123
124	----
125	* LatinLover: Marcus refers to Stefano as a 'guido' and guesses Maria was set up as his roommate in order to test his (Marcus's) relationship with her.
126
127	[[/folder]]
128
129	[[header:[=KGB=]]]
130
131	[[folder:Viktor]]
132	!!Viktor
133	->'''Played By:''' Creator/SeanDepner
134
135	The son of Stalin's most feared assassin, Viktor is a powerful and brutal student. He scorns anyone who does not measure up to his toughness and strength, which is almost everyone.
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137	* HeelFaceTurn: After being Marcus's enemy for almost the entire series, he defends Marcus and his friends from the Federales and Yakuza while the others try to escape Mexico.
138	* HuskyRusskie: He is an extremely strong and durable Russian.
139	* MadeOfIron: He survives a lot of horrible injuries, including being slammed in the back with a massive concrete block.
140	* StrawMisogynist: While he works well with Brandy, he also insists that she be 'submissive' to him and that she shouldn't say 'feminist bullshit.'
141
142	[[/folder]]
143
144	[[folder:Yorseph and Yussef]]
145	!!Yorseph and Yussef
146	->'''Played By:''' Creator/ColtonMackie (as Yuri) and Creator/ConorStinsonOGorman (as Ivan)
147
148	Two of Viktor's minions.
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150	* AdaptationNameChange: In the comic, they are called Yorseph and Yussef, but in the television show, the credits of the episode they're introduced them names them as Yuri and Ivan.
151	* EvilMinions: They serve as this to Viktor.
152	* HuskyRusskie: They both appear to be strong, though ultimately Viktor is stronger.
153
154	[[/folder]]
155
156	[[header:Kuroki Syndicate]]
157
158	[[folder:Riku]]
159	!!Riku
160	->'''Played By:''' Creator/DoralynnMui
161
162	One of Saya's minions.
163
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165	* {{Warhawk}}: She repeatedly pushes Saya to seek bloody revenge for Yukio's death.
166
167	[[/folder]]
168
169	[[folder:Yukio]]
170	!!Yukio
171	->'''Played By:''' Creator/SamJinCoates
172
173	A Yakuza operative.
174
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176	* TheMole: He infiltrates Kings Dominion to report on Saya's movements.
177
178	[[/folder]]
179
180	[[header:Loners]]
181
182	[[folder:Dan]]
183
184	A bald student who hangs out with Lex.
185	----
186	* ColdSniper: He acts this way after he starts taking shots at Marcus and his friends.
187	* DrugsAreBad: His refusal to take drugs is so well known that he's literally nicknamed 'Straight Edge' by others.
188	* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Saya kills him this way.]]
189	* {{Revenge}}: After Lex dies, Dan resolves to kill the people he blames for that: Marcus and his friends.
190	* TrickArrow: His arrows tend to have bombs tied to their heads.
191
192	[[/folder]]
193
194	[[folder:Lex Miller]]
195	!!Lex Miller
196	->'''Played By:''' Creator/JackGillett
197
198	A British student who wants to kill the rich in order to make the world a better place.
199	----
200	* DemolitionsExpert: His specialty, and why Marcus and his friends bring him along to fight Chester Wilson's gang.
201	[[/folder]]
202
203	[[folder:Petra Yolga]]
204	!!Petra Yolga
205	->'''Played By:''' Creator/TaylorHickson
206
207	A nihilistic goth whose life collapsed after her parents joined a death cult. Petra is one of the loners at Kings Dominion and is a late addition to Marcus's circle of friends. Unfortunately, when Freshman Finals begin, her own fear of death flares up and drives her to commit a horrific betrayal.
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209	* BrokenBird: She suffered her mother being killed by her father. While she acts stoic and unaffected, it's strongly implied to be her means of coping, along with sarcasm.
210	* EyeScream: Not her own eyes, but she describes being freaked out when she came home one day and found her mother's eyes in the refrigerator.
211	* {{Goth}}: She dresses the part, with dyed black hair, black lipstick and mostly black clothes, at least until she has a mental breakdown. [[spoiler:Then again after she finally fights Brandy and leaves the student council.]]
212	* GothGirlsKnowMagic: While there's no magic in the series, Petra's genius with poison is treated similarly. She is repeatedly able to kill people by tossing a couple household chemicals together.
213	* MasterPoisoner: Her specialty. She uses her skills to devastating effect on [[spoiler:poor Billy Bennett]].
214	* MathematiciansAnswer: After she calls off her threesome with Lex and Billy because all the feelings are discomforting her, the former asks if it's theirs or feelings generally. She says "Yes".
215	* StepfordSmiler: After [[spoiler:killing Billy]], she starts dressing nicely and greeting everyone with a blank, terrifying smile.
216	[[/folder]]
217
218	[[header:Preps]]
219
220	[[folder:Kendal]]
221	!!Kendal
222
223	The leader of the preps, a gang consisting of the children of spies.
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225	* {{Blackmail}}: He is a victim of this after Shabnam obtains proof that he, Kendal, is in a homosexual relationship.
226	* BuryYourGays: During Freshman Finals, he [[spoiler:is shot and killed by his lover Stephen.]]
227	* TruthSerum: His plan for dealing with Shabnam involves juicing him up with stolen truth serum in order to extract the location of his blackmail material.
228	[[/folder]]
229
230	[[folder:Stephen]]
231	!!Stephen
232
233	Another member of the preps.
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235	* LoveInterestTraitor: Serves as this [[spoiler:to Kendal, his boyfriend.]]
236	* RegretfulTraitor: He cries as he [[spoiler:kills Kendal]].
237	* TruthSerum: He uses some of this on Shabnam to humiliate him and weaken his position after summer break.
238	[[/folder]]
239
240	[[header:Shabnam and his allies]]
241
242	[[folder:Kelly Grogda]]
243	!!Kelly Grogda
244
245	A fat girl who uses Shabnam to gain power at Kings Dominion.
246	----
247	* EmbarrassingNickname: Often called "Troll."
248	[[/folder]]
249
250	[[folder:Nguyen]]
251	!!Nguyen
252
253	One of Shabnam's minions.
254	----
255	* EvilMinions: He gathers information for Shabnam.
256
257	[[/folder]]
258
259	[[folder:Pauly]]
260	!!Pauly
261
262	A sycophantic student who joins with Shabnam for his own gain.
263	----
264	* LovableTraitor: He tries to be this; he sold people out to Viktor and everyone knows it, but he tries to be peppy and pleasing to those around him. Almost everyone else, though, finds him barely tolerable at best.
265	* ProfessionalButtKisser: His dialogue is mostly just him praising whoever the strongest person around him is.
266	* ThirdPersonPerson: He usually refers to himself as 'ol' Pauly.'
267	[[/folder]]
268
269	[[folder:Shabnam]]
270	!!Shabnam
271	->'''Played By:''' Creator/IsaiahLehtinan
272
273	An overweight, ugly, and unpopular student who winds up as Marcus's roommate. Scorned by almost the entire rest of the student body, Shabnam decides to exploit the talents he does have and proves startlingly effective at manipulating those around him.
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275	* AmbiguouslyJewish: He and his family fit several Jewish stereotypes. His family works in finance, and Shabnam says they don't celebrate Christmas but eat Chinese takeout instead.
276	* {{Blackmail}}: One of the ways he gets people to do what he wants.
277	* TheChessmaster: How he works. He doesn't kill people himself, but he blackmails or manipulates others into doing it for him.
278	* DesperatelyCravesAffection: His major weakness is his lust for Kelly, who barely tolerates him.
279	* EmbarrassingNickname: A lot of people call him "Pig," and even his sort-of girlfriend calls him "Shabby."
280	* FacialHorror: His face is horribly scarred after the incident at the pep rally.
281
282	[[/folder]]
283
284	[[header:Soto Vatos]]
285
286	[[folder:Chico Salazar]]
287	!!Chico Salazar
288	->'''Played By:''' Creator/MichelDuval
289
290	The head of the Soto Vatos gang, and the son of a feared cartel boss.
291	----
292	* TheCartel: He leads a gang of cartel kids.
293	* CrazyJealousGuy: He gets murderous when he thinks Marcus is trying to take Maria away from him.
294	* DiscOneFinalBoss: He's the first major villain that Marcus and his friends have to fight.
295	* JerkJock: Billy outright compares him to the thuggish jocks who rule normal high schools.
296	* TheRival: The first episode of the TV series establishes him to be Marcus' rival after Marcus takes offense to his treatment of Maria.
297
298	[[/folder]]
299
300	[[folder:Juan]]
301	!!Juan
302	->'''Played By:''' Creator/JuanGrey
303
304	Another member of the Soto Vatos gang.
305	----
306	* TheDanza: His actor is also named Juan.
307
308	[[/folder]]
309
310	[[header:Zenzele and her friends]]
311
312	[[folder:Helmut]]
313	!!Helmut
314
315	A metalhead from East Germany.
316	----
317	[[/folder]]
318
319	[[folder:Quan]]
320	!!Quan
321
322	A rockabilly kid from Southeast Asia with a leather jacket, a comb, and a really sharp knife.
323
324	----
325	* {{Fingore}}: [[spoiler:Kenji starts cutting off his fingers once he goes to Japan.]]
326	* RegretfulTraitor: [[spoiler:He deeply regrets helping the Yakuza capture Saya.]]
327	* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves: [[spoiler:After he betrays Saya and the rest of his friends to Kenji, he's eventually taken back to Japan--at which point Kenji enslaves him and cuts off one of his fingers every time he makes a mistake. Then he betrays Kenji for Saya... and she ultimately stabs him in the chest and pushes him off of the boat they're using to escape.]]
328
329	[[/folder]]
330
331	[[folder:Tosahwi]]
332	!!Tosahwi
333
334	A Comanche skater.
335	----
336	* {{Fingore}}: He loses several fingers during the 'escape from Mexico' arc.
337	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Zenzele describes him this way in one of her early letters -- ''nobody'' likes him so he hangs around his roomate Helmut's friends.
338	* MalcolmXerox: He is like this at first, constantly expressing hatred towards white people and the American government. He eventually mellows out after realizing nobody else can stand him.
339
340	[[/folder]]
341
342	[[folder:Zenzele]]
343	!!Zenzele
344
345	A new freshman following the TimeSkip, Zenzele claims to be a Christian who sincerely wants to do good. However, the secrets in her past tell a much different story.
346	----
347	* DarkSecret: [[spoiler:After her parents tried to sell her into sexual slavery, Zenzele snapped and murdered them. She still writes to them and acts as if she loves them, though.]]
348	* TheFundamentalist: A strict Christian, to the point of insisting that even her character in an [=RPG=] must be Christian as well and can't worship any of the faiths in the game.
349	* HumongousHeadedHammer: She fights with giant hammers.
350
351	[[/folder]]
352
353	[[header:Other students]]
354
355	[[folder:Cormac]]
356	!!Cormac
357
358	An Irish student who tries to suck up to Shabnam. It doesn't go well.
359	----
360	* ProfessionalButtKisser: He tries to be this to Shabnam, but Shabnam sees through him and blows him off.
361
362	[[/folder]]
363
364	[[folder:Durp Flumpdunger]]
365	!!Durp Flumpdunger
366
367	The star quarterback of the Kings Dominion football team.
368	----
369	* UnfortunateNames: His name includes the word 'dung,' among other things.
370
371	[[/folder]]
372
373	[[folder:Jaden]]
374	!!Jaden
375	->'''Played By:''' Creator/GraemeMeekison and Creator/MichaelMitton
376
377	A boy who serves detention with Marcus.
378
379	----
380	* TheStoner: He is excited to try the new drugs Petra whips up.
381
382	[[/folder]]
383
384	[[folder:Jessica]]
385	!!Jessica
386
387	A 'rat' at Kings Dominion.
388
389	----
390	* AssholeVictim: No sooner does Billy save her life than she tries to kill him so she can become a legacy student.
391
392	[[/folder]]
393
394	[[folder:Kyle]]
395	!!Kyle
396
397	Another student at Kings Dominion.
398	----
399	* ApologeticAttacker: Apologizes to his girlfriend Jessica as he tries to kill her during the finals.
400
401	[[/folder]]
402
403
404	[[folder:Mike Rander]]
405	!!Mike Rander
406
407	A 'rat.'
408	----
409	* BlackDudeDiesFirst: He's black, and he's one of the first students to die in the finals.
410
411	[[/folder]]
412
413	[[folder:Sam]]
414	!!Sam
415
416	Marcus's new roommate after he returns to Kings.
417
418	----
419	* UsefulNotes/AustralianSlang: He peppers his dialogue with this.
420
421	[[/folder]]
422
423	[[folder:Zenzele's roommate]]
424	!!Zenzele's roommate.
425
426	Zenzele's roommate.
427	----
428	* InnocentlyInsensitive: She doesn't have any animus towards black people, but her questions to Zenzele make it clear that she thinks of Africa as having two parts: the part ruled by tyrannical warlords and the part where everyone is starving. Zenzele eventually tells her to shut up and stop annoying her.
429
430	[[/folder]]
431
432	[[header:Staff: Administration]]
433
434	[[folder:Master Lin]]
435	!!Master Lin
436	->'''Played By:''' Creator/BenedictWong
437
438	The ruthless headmaster of Kings Dominion.
439	----
440	* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: His training of Saya shows that he's good at martial arts.
441	* MasterPoisoner: He's skilled with poisons, as shown when he [[spoiler:takes out Maria after she drinks just a few sips of tea.]]
442	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The backstory that he explains to Marcus in the TV series. According to him, after his wife and child were killed in a car accident, he killed the drug-addicted driver of the car, the mechanic that claimed the brakes of said car were fine, and the judge who ruled the death to be an accident.
443
444	[[/folder]]
445
446	[[header:Staff: Teachers]]
447
448	[[folder:Jurgen Denke]]
449	!!Jurgen Denke
450	->'''Played By:''' Music/HenryRollins
451
452	A professor of poisons.
453	----
454	* MasterPoisoner: He is this, and he trains his students to be this too.
455	* SadistTeacher: In the television series, at least. When Viktor is poisoned and has diarrhea he forbids Viktor to leave and the bathroom, in order to punish him for drinking the poison in the first place.
456	[[/folder]]
457
458	[[folder:Master Zane]]
459	!!Master Zane
460	->'''Played By:''' Creator/ChristopherHeyerdahl
461
462	A physical combat instructor.
463	----
464	* BoomHeadshot: He's accidentally killed this way.
465	* CoolOldGuy: He's depicted this way in the television show.
466
467	[[/folder]]
468
469	[[folder:Ms. Delucca]]
470	!!Ms. Delucca
471	->'''Played By:''' Creator/EricaCerra
472
473	A professor of villainous psychology (in the comics) and of both martial arts and weapons (in the television series).
474	----
475	* AdaptationNameChange: The television series changes her name slightly to de Luca.
476	* EyepatchOfPower: She has an eyepatch in the comics, and she's strong enough to survive as a teacher for a school of assassins.
477	* HotTeacher: She's [[HeadTurningBeauty beautiful enough]] that some of the other characters comment on it. Quan even flirts with her.
478
479	[[/folder]]
480
481	[[folder:"Scorpio Slasher"]]
482	!!"Scorpio Slasher"
483	->'''Played By:''' Creator/FrenchStewart
484
485	A professor of psychology. He teaches the 'fundamentals of psychopathy' class.
486	----
487	* OnlyKnownByHisNickname: His real name is never revealed; only his nickname is used.
488	* SerialKiller: Shabnam notes that, according to his reputation, he has killed forty-one people.
489	[[/folder]]
490
491	!Family of Kings Dominion staff and students
492
493	[[header:Arguello family]]
494
495	[[folder:Mr. and Mrs. Arguello]]
496	!!Mr. and Mrs. Arguello
497	->'''Played By:''' Creator/AlexanderSoto (Mr. Arguello) and Creator/JillianWalchuck (Mrs. Arguello)
498
499	Marcus's dead parents.
500	----
501	* DroppedABridgeOnHim: They were abruptly and unexpectedly killed by a suicidal person falling on their heads.
502
503	[[/folder]]
504
505	[[header:Bennett family]]
506
507	[[folder:Gene Bennett]]
508	!!Gene Bennett
509	->'''Played By:''' Creator/SeanCampbell
510
511	Billy's abusive father.
512	----
513	* FatBastard: Overweight, and also a horrible person.
514
515	[[/folder]]
516
517
518	[[header:Kuroki family]]
519
520	[[folder:Kamiga brothers]]
521	!!Kamiga brothers
522
523	Saya's cousins.
524
525	----
526	* ProfessionalKiller: Both are operatives for the Yakuza.
527	* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the comic, both brothers are killed in their first appearance. In the television show, one survives his first battle with Kings Dominion.
528
529	[[/folder]]
530
531	[[folder:Kenji Kuroki]]
532	!!Kenji Kuroki
533
534	Saya's elder brother.
535	----
536	* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Quan puts out one of his eyes during his and Saya's escape from Japan.]]
537	* {{Patricide}}: He does this indirectly by killing another {{Yakuza}} boss in his father's house, thus ensuring that his father will be blamed and will be obligated to kill himself.
538	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: He makes horribly misogynistic comments to Saya and calls Quan, who is biracial, a 'half-breed.'
539	* StrawMisogynist: He explicitly tells Saya that her only value to the Yakuza is as a prostitute. She then proves him wrong by earning more money than he and ultimately becoming a far more deadly fighter than he is.
540	* TheUnfettered: He feels that the Yakuza need to become more brutal, engaging in activities they had previously sworn off (such as dealing drugs) and no longer showing leniency to those who fall behind in their protection payments.
541	[[/folder]]
542
543	[[folder:Mr. Kuroki]]
544	!!Mr. Kuroki
545
546	Saya's father.
547
548	----
549	* NobleDemon: He is a Yakuza leader, but he is honorable and has limits. Among other things, he refuses to countenance the selling of drugs by his people.
550	* {{Seppuku}}: He kills himself this way after discovering that his son murdered his old friend Mr. Eto.
551
552	[[/folder]]
553
554	[[folder:Mrs. Kuroki]]
555	!!Mrs. Kuroki
556
557	Saya's mother.
558	----
559	* DroppedABridgeOnHer: She is by Saya's side once Saya wakes up as a prisoner of the Kuroki, and it is implied that she blames Saya for some of the disasters that have befallen the Kuroki family. But then she learns of Kenji's true intentions, tries to escape with Saya, and is quickly killed off.
560
561	[[/folder]]
562
563	[[header:Lewis family]]
564
565	[[folder:Jayla Lewis]]
566	!!Jayla Lewis
567
568	A girl who seems to have an interest in Marcus. [[spoiler:She turns out to be Willie's sister, and to be seeking revenge for his death.]]
569
570	----
571	* TheVamp: She is very flirty with Marcus and openly tells him Maria should be worried about Marcus's fidelity as long as he, Jayla, is around.
572	[[/folder]]
573
574	[[folder:Willie's father]]
575	!!Willie's father
576
577	Willie's loving dad.
578	----
579	* PosthumousCharacter: He was killed by his own son before the series began.
580	[[/folder]]
581
582	[[folder:Willie's mother]]
583	!!Willie's mother
584
585	Willie's gangster mom.
586	----
587	* TheGhost: She hasn't been seen, although it's been conveyed that she's a powerful and well-known gangster.
588
589	[[/folder]]
590
591	[[folder:Willie's uncle]]
592	!!Willie's uncle
593
594	An uncle who saved Willie's life and allowed Willie to take the credit in order to establish his reputation.
595	----
596	* TheGhost: He haven't been depicted either, although Willie did report some of his actions.
597	[[/folder]]
598
599	[[header:Lin family]]
600
601	[[folder:Madam Gao]]
602	!!Madam Gao
603	->'''Played By:''' Creator/OliviaCheng (Young Gao played by Creator/EvaArielBinder)
604
605	Lin's younger sister, and the head of the guild of assassins that supports Kings Dominion.
606	----
607	* CanonForeigner: She doesn't exist in the comics.
608	* DecompositeCharacter: She takes on some of the comics Lin's more ruthless, zealous and authoritarian qualities, while the TV Lin receives AdaptationalHeroism.
609	* PrinciplesZealot: She seems to see herself as this. She also refuses to bend on the Guild's rules even when Lin argues convincingly that it would be justified, and her rebuttal is just that they have to stick to their principles no matter what.
610
611	[[/folder]]
612
613	[[folder:Mr. Lin]]
614	!!Mr. Lin
615
616	The father of Lin and Gao.
617
618	----
619
620	[[/folder]]
621
622	[[folder:Nahia Lin]]
623	!!Nahia Lin
624	->'''Played By:''' Creator/VivaLee
625
626	Master Lin's young daughter.
627
628	----
629	* ChildrenAreInnocent: She knows nothing of her father's work, and he aims to keep it that way.
630	* FakingTheDead: Lin has told people she's dead, but she isn't.
631	[[/folder]]
632
633	[[folder:Shu Lin]]
634	!!Shu Lin
635	->'''Played By:''' Creator/TheresaWong
636
637	Lin's wife.
638
639	----
640	* FakingTheDead: Lin told people she was dead in order to hide her from his assassin guild.
641	[[/folder]]
642
643	[[header:Lynn family]]
644
645	[[folder:Brandy's brothers]]
646	!!Brandy's brothers
647
648	Brandy's two older brothers.
649
650	----
651	* PosthumousCharacter: Brandy says they were both blown up.
652
653	[[/folder]]
654
655	[[folder:Brandy's father]]
656	!!Brandy's father
657
658	An infamous neo-nazi who murdered several civil rights leaders.
659	----
660	* StrawMisogynist: Brandy mentions that her father never thought she could inherit his mantle.
661
662	[[/folder]]
663
664	[[header:Miller family]]
665
666	[[folder:Lex's brothers]]
667	!!Lex's brothers
668
669	Lex's two brothers.
670	----
671	* ToxicFriendInfluence: This lure Lex into a life of theft, which blows up in their face when they're almost caught and their father is arrested.
672
673	[[/folder]]
674
675	[[folder:Lex's father]]
676	!!Lex's father
677
678	A dockworker.
679
680	----
681	* TakingTheHeat: He takes the blame for the thefts and murder committed by his sons.
682	[[/folder]]
683
684	[[header:Salazar and Esperanza families]]
685
686	[[folder:Amante Jael]]
687	!!Amante Jael
688
689	The wife of the feared cartel boss El Alma Del Diablo.
690	----
691	* CrusadingWidow: She brutally tortures Maria in retribution for Maria's actions against her husband and son.
692
693	[[/folder]]
694
695	[[folder:"El Alma Del Diablo"]]
696	!!"El Alma Del Diablo"
697	->'''Played By:''' Creator/DavidZayas
698
699	A cruel cartel boss. His name roughly translates to "the soul of the devil." He adopted Maria after having her real parents killed.
700	----
701	* DisproportionateRetribution: After Maria's father steals a small amount of money from him in order to feed his family, Diablo has his entire family killed except for Maria, whom he essentially enslaves. He also boasts of this to Maria after he catches her with Chico's decapitated head, saying he will deliberately hurt her in a far more brutal way than she acted towards Chico.
702	[[/folder]]
703
704	[[folder:Gilbert and Leticia Esperanza]]
705	!!Gilbert and Leticia Esperanza
706
707	Maria's biological parents.
708	----
709	* JustifiedCriminal: Gilbert robs the local cartel boss to provide food for his family.
710	* PosthumousCharacter: Both are dead by the time the series begins.
711	[[/folder]]
712
713	[[header:Shabnam's family]]
714
715	[[folder:Shabnam's parents]]
716	!!Shabnam's parents
717	->'''Played By:''' Creator/{{Dhirendra}} (Shabnam's father) and Creator/PeriAllen (Shabnam's mother)
718
719	Shabnam's mother and father.
720
721	----
722	* MadeASlave: Chester enslaves them after taking over their house.
723	[[/folder]]
724
725	[[header:Viktor's family]]
726
727	[[folder:Viktor's father]]
728	!!Viktor's father
729
730	Stalin's top assassin.
731	----
732	* AbusiveParents: He tells Billy that, after British soldiers raped and murdered his mother and sisters, his father brutally beat him for not protecting them.
733	* ProfessionalKiller: His job.
734
735	[[/folder]]
736
737	[[header:Yolga family]]
738
739	[[folder:Petra's parents]]
740	!!Petra's parents
741
742	Petra's mother and father.
743	----
744	* {{Cult}}: They were both part of one.
745	* EyeScream: Petra's mother had her eyes plucked out.
746	* PosthumousCharacter: Petra's mother died before the series began.
747	[[/folder]]
748
749	!Criminal gangs
750
751	[[header:Cartel]]
752
753	[[folder:Emilio]]
754	!!Emilio
755	->'''Played By:''' Creator/MichelIssaRubio
756
757	A cartel associate of Chico and El Alma Del Diablo.
758	----
759	* BoomHeadshot: How Chico kills him.
760	[[/folder]]
761
762	[[folder:"Holy Ghost"]]
763	!!"Holy Ghost"
764	->'''Played By:''' Creator/VictorAndresTurgeonTrelles
765
766	One of El Alma Del Diablo's hitmen.
767
768	----
769	* KillItWithFire: How he kills Maria's mother.
770	* {{Mooks}}: He serves as this to El Alma Del Diablo.
771
772	[[/folder]]
773
774	[[header:Chester's gang]]
775
776	[[folder:Chester Wilson]]
777	!!Chester Wilson
778	->'''Played By:''' Creator/TomStevens
779
780	Chester Wilson, better known as "Fuckface," was Marcus's roommate at the Sunset Boys Home until Marcus set off a bomb and escaped. Wilson followed him out, slaughtering the entire complex as he went, but found to his dismay that all his killings were attributed to Marcus. He thus set out to reestablish his reputation as a famous SerialKiller by, among other things, killing Marcus.
781	----
782	* AmbiguousStartOfDarkness: His first kill was [[{{Patricide}} his father]], for supposedly killing his dog. It's not clear whether this is vengeance for losing the pet he loved, or anger at [[BestialityIsDepraved not being able to rape said dog]].
783	* AttentionWhore: Marcus diagnoses him as this, and Chester ultimately agrees.
784	* BestialityIsDepraved: He rapes animals and is one of the most evil characters in the series.
785	* CopKiller: It's heavily implied he killed the investigator who was working on catching Marcus.
786	* TheDogBitesBack: He's ultimately killed by the dogs he raped.
787	* SerialKiller: What he is.
788
789	[[/folder]]
790
791	[[folder:Gran Gran]]
792	!!Gran Gran
793	->'''Played By:''' Creator/NaomiSimpson
794
795	An older woman who works with Chester.
796
797	----
798	* SoProudOfYou: She expresses pride after Chester uses a trap to kill Shabnam's father.
799	[[/folder]]
800
801	[[folder:Jimmy Jon]]
802	!!Jimmy Jon
803	->'''Played By:''' Creator/BenjaminRogers
804
805	One of Chester's cousins.
806	----
807	* ButtMonkey: His screen time is entirely him being manhandled and abused by Chester, and in the television series, Slasher.
808
809	[[/folder]]
810
811	[[folder:Mrs. Ranks]]
812	!!Mrs. Ranks
813
814	The cruel headmistress of the Sunset Boys Home.
815	----
816	* MadeASlave: In the comic, Wilson rampaged through the home, he kept Ranks alive and imprisoned her in his basement.
817	* MeaningfulName: She is of the highest 'rank' in the Sunset Boys Home. 'Rank' can also mean 'rotten smell,' which would seem to apply to the disgusting conditions of the home.
818	[[/folder]]
819
820	[[folder:Sue Ann]]
821	!!Sue Ann
822	->'''Played By:''' Creator/ChanellePeloso
823
824	Another member of Chester's gang.
825	----
826	* {{Mooks}}: She serves as one to Chester.
827	[[/folder]]
828
829	[[header:Yakuza]]
830
831	[[folder:Akio Eto]]
832	!!Akio Eto
833
834	A young {{Yakuza}} gangster.
835	----
836	* EvilFormerFriend: He got along well with Saya when Saya was demonstrating her courage and her skills, but after Kenji tricks him into thinking Saya murdered his father, he holds Mr. Kuroki accountable and pushes him to kill himself in penance.
837	* TheHedonist: He tells Kenji that he just wants to have a good time and doesn't care about how much money it costs him because he is already rich.
838
839	[[/folder]]
840
841	[[folder:Mr. Eto]]
842	!!Mr. Eto
843
844	A friend of Saya's father and another Yakuza boss.
845	----
846	* MinorRoleMajorImpact: He only has a few scenes and is quickly killed off, but his death leads to Saya's estrangement from her family and her seeking shelter at Kings Dominion, which puts her in position to save Marcus and enable him to start his own adventures at the school.
847
848	[[/folder]]
849
850	[[folder:Toshiro]]
851	!!Toshiro
852
853	One of Kenji's thugs.
854
855	----
856	* StaircaseTumble: This is how Quan kills him.
857
858	[[/folder]]
859
860	!Other
861
862	[[folder:Barbara Salinger]]
863	!!Barbara Salinger
864
865	A suicidal woman who accidentally kills Marcus's parents when she jumps.
866	----
867	* PosthumousCharacter: She is dead long before the story begin, though her suicide is shown in flashbacks.
868
869	[[/folder]]
870
871	[[folder:Cactus Jack]]
872	!!Cactus Jack
873	->'''Played By:''' Creator/JeremyJones
874
875	A guy who runs a military surplus store. Lex gets explosives from him.
876	----
877	* ArmsDealer: His function in the story.
878
879	[[/folder]]
880
881	[[folder:Dwight Shandy]]
882	!!Dwight Shandy
883	->'''Played By:''' Creator/BrianPosehn
884
885	A metalhead and drug dealer.
886
887	----
888	* MadeASlave: By the time Shabnam's parents find him, he's been literally leashed by Wilson.
889
890	[[/folder]]
891
892	%%%Note: it's possible Gabrielle will turn out to be a distaff counterpart to Gabe from the comics. If she winds up with Gabe's plotline in the show--eventually confronting Willie over his fake reputation only to be killed--then the two should probably be combined.
893	[[folder:Gabrielle]]
894	!!Gabrielle
895	->'''Played By:''' Creator/KelceyMawema
896
897	Willie's girlfriend.
898	----
899	* CuteBookworm: An attractive girl who is interested in comics, particularly denser stuff like ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} and Creator/AlanMoore.
900	[[/folder]]
901
902	[[folder:Mike Ray]]
903	!!Mike Ray
904	->'''Played By:''' Creator/GlenGordon
905
906	A young customer at the comic shop where Marcus works.
907
908	----
909	* BrattyHalfPint: He spends most of his scenes whining that Marcus won't draw him a picture.
910	[[/folder]]
911
912	[[folder:Ronald Reagan]]
913	!!UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan
914
915	The president when the story begins. Marcus hates him and blames his cuts to the mental healthcare system for the bridge-jumper that killed his parents, so he plans to assassinate Reagan upon graduating Kings Dominion.
916	----
917	* TheGhost: He never shows up in the story itself, but Marcus's hatred of him drives some of the plot.
918	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: The real-life 40th President of the United States has a role in Marcus' motivations.
919	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Marcus blames his cuts to the mental healthcare system for the deaths of his parents.
920
921	[[/folder]]
922	[[folder:Rory]]
923	!!Rory
924	->'''Played By:''' Creator/RyanRobbins
925
926	A homeless man that Marcus interacts with before going to Kings Dominion.
927	----
928	* AdaptationalVillainy: In the comics he's a homeless vet, and while he implies he may have done horrible things in Vietnam, Lin notes that they haven't been able to find any evidence of this. In the television series he's a SerialKiller preying on his fellow homeless.
929	* SerialKiller: In the TV series, he murders other homeless people who provoke him, and gets away with it because the cops don't care.
930	* StarterVillain: He's the first major antagonist confronted by Marcus.
931
932	[[/folder]]
933
934	[[folder:Shawn Parcel]]
935	!!Shawn Parcel
936
937	A police officer.
938
939	----
940	* ButtMonkey: His one scene features him being mocked and badly defeated by Chester Wilson.

Context Characters / DeadlyClass