Line #46 Characters/WhatHappensNext


1	!! Main Cast
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3	The main characters of ''WebComic/WhatHappensNext''. Spoilers are unmarked.
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9	[[folder: Milo Holliday]]
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11	Milo Holliday is the twenty-three year old [[AntiHero main character]] of the series. He copes with his role in Haylie Gorski's murder by regressing into [[{{Manchild}} childish behaviors]] and through running his Tumblr blog, autisticstarlightglimmer.
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15	* AboveTheInfluence: Milo resists Gage's advances when the latter attempts to kiss him. [[FairWeatherFriend It doesn't end well for either of them.]]
16	* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: His awkward and manipulative frienship with Gage only stats because they were the only person who was being overtly nice to him online. According to maximumgraves, Milo's type is explicitly "anyone who is nice to him".
17	* BreakTheCutie: Before Haylie Gorski's death, Milo is depicted as a sweet, innocent fifteen-year-old. As an adult, Milo is severely traumatized, and copes with his involvement with the murder in very unhealthy ways.
18	* ClassicalAntihero: The trauma of his younger years, being institutionalized for five years, and his relationship with his parents has made him into a very isolated, self-centered but incredibly lonely person. He still feels bad about the murders, but he both cannot move on from that time in his life and repeatedly defends himself saying that he wasn't entirely at fault for it.
19	* FormerlyFit: He was much skinnier as a teenager, and now currently chubby from an isolated lifestyle and depression. The Kiwifarms threads Lampshade this by rambling about how he used to be "so pretty" before his transition.
20	* HiddenDepths: While very passive and [[{{Manchild}} rather immature]], he's a talented stuffed toy maker and toy modifier, enough so to make a healthy amount selling his work online. However, as of the chapter "No Matter What", it is revealed that he's had to close down his online store due to the cyberbullying and stalking directed at him.
21	* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He was best friends with Griffin (granted, he was fifteen) and trusts the very manipulative Gage to the point of moving in with him.
22	* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide: Everything about him is painted in a pastel pink wash. He keeps a collection of stuffed animals, is a big fan of shows with a prominent girl fanbase like ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' or ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', and likes wearing hairclips and dying his hair in pretty colors. Unfortunately, this also makes him the subject of mockery on Kiwifarms and other internet spaces; since he's a feminine trans man, those communities paint him under a "transtrender" lens and constantly misgender and deadname him.
23	* {{Manchild}}: He's twenty-three, but acts more like a teenager. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], since his trauma has rendered him pretty much unable to move on from the time of Haylie's murder. Additionally, as he himself points out, he's been institutionalized for years, so he didn't actually get the chance to ''learn'' how to be an adult.
24	* UsedToBeASweetKid: He was a happy, quirky teenager until Haylie's murder. Now he's traumatised, drifting and depressed.
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28	[[folder: Vikki Escamilla]]
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30	Vikki is a popular crime vlogger, and occasional friend of Milo. She's slightly older and a lot more cynical and realistic than the rest of the cast.
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34	* CreepyMortician: [[AvertedTrope Mostly averted.]] While she works at the funeral parlor her mother owns, Vikki is relatively normal in this regard. Her career seems to have influenced her status as a TrueCrime blogger.
35	* DisappearedDad: Her parents only married because Vikki's mother got pregnant, and while they tried to make it work, they divorced a few years later, with Vikki staying with her mother. From what Vikki tells, her father has permanently cut ties with her after she came out as transgender.
36	* {{Goth}}: Her style of dress as well as fascination with morbid subjects puts her under this category.
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40	[[folder: Griffin Petty]]
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42	A manipulative, [[TheCharmer charismatic]] prisoner who murdered Haylie Gorski eight years before the main plot. He's Milo's [[ChildhoodFriend ex-friend]], and Gage's current romantic partner.
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46	* CrazyJealousGuy: Shows signs of being this. His reaction to Milo wanting to leave the Gorski's house was to start an argument, claiming Milo was "ditching him."
47	* PsychopathicManchild: It may be due to his young age, but Griffin's behavior changes on a dime to suit his actions.
48	* TroublingUnchildlikeBehaviour: He killed two people at the age of fifteen and tried to sexually assault one of his victims before he murdered her.
49	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: His killing of Haylie and Savannah causes a great deal of collateral damage, leaving his surviving victims traumatized and leading to the enacting of Haylie's Law.
50	* WouldHurtAChild: Savannah was a pre-teen when Griffin murdered her. And he tried to sexually assault her first.
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55	[[folder: Gage Ludemann]]
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57	Gage Ludemann is a non-binary true crime blogger on Tumblr who's currently dating [[BigBad Griffin]], the antagonist of the series. They tend to fixate on unhealthy and morbid things presumably as a coping mechanism for their [[TragicBackstory traumatic experiences in the past]], history of self-harm and [[WeightWoe current eating disorder]].
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61	* HiddenDepths: Originally appeared to be a sheltered true crime junkie who fetishized violence and trauma without any experience of how it actually is. However, they later tell Milo that they were abused by their mother and ex-boyfriend, and are fully aware of the extent of Griffin's morality.
62	* NightmareFetishist: Played with. They ''have'' undergone their share of traumatic experiences, but still clearly fetishizes murder and most of Griffin's actions.
63	* WeightWoe: Implied to have an eating disorder, as they are shown to eat very sparingly, drinks zero-calorie energy drinks, and has their fridge stocked with [[TrademarkFavoriteFood carrots, exclusively]].
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67	!! The Gorskis
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69	Haylie Gorski's family.
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73	[[folder: Haylie Gorski]]
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75	Haylie Gorski was Griffin's girlfriend and second murder victim, and TheCatalyst to most of the events of the series. Before death, she was a friendly theatre kid and ukulele player, and a close friend of Milo.
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79	* NiceGirl: She was a normal, kind sixteen-year-old girl, who was (at least, seemingly) in love with her boyfriend, Griffin, and enjoyed theatre and playing her ukulele.
80	* RoseHairedSweetie: Her hair was shown to be dyed at some points. Though it wasn't pink, she had an optimistic disposition which was shown toward everyone.
81	* SmittenTeenageGirl: Averted. She ''did'' have feelings for Griffin, but it didn't overshadow her awareness of his unhealthy and violent tendencies. Before her death, she seemed horribly conscious that something would go wrong.
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85	[[folder: Claire Gorski]]
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87	Claire is Haylie's quieter, less sociable younger sister. She's shown to be traumatised from Haylie's murder, after discovering the body at the age of thirteen.
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91	* TheAlcoholic: Her relationship with alcohol is clearly not healthy, with her topping up her Slushee with vodka so that she can drink in public without being noticed, or drinking enough at a club to ''pass out''. It's understandable as one of her coping mechanisms with her trauma.
92	* GamerChick: Enjoys playing video games. It's implied that she was playing one whilst overhearing the beginning of Haylie's murder. According to WordOfGod, she also has a Reddit account.
93	* {{Hypocrite}}: Blames Milo for his involvement in her sister's murder. While she's somewhat justified in this regard, Claire refuses to associate with him and ignores the fact that he was just as traumatized by Griffin's actions as she was.
94	* JustForFun/OneOfUs: She explains the concept of FridgeHorror to her friend, Aaron.
95	* RevengeMyopia: Her speech about Haylie's Law makes it clear that she considers Milo to be an equal participant in Haylie's murder, even though it was shown in court that Milo didn't kill Haylie and was an accomplice after the fact, not before. She also intentionally deadnames Milo and Griffin both, even though she knew Griffin as Griffin when he was dating Haylie, and Milo had changed his name several years ago.
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99	!! Other Characters
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101	[[folder: Xandra Blumberg]]
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103	Vikki's close friend and [[ChildhoodFriendRomance high school ex-girlfriend]].
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107	* AmicableExes: Though she and Vikki broke up in the past, they seem to get along well.
108	* BigFun: She is fairly chubby, and generally laid-back and happy-go-lucky, especially compared to the rather angsty cast around her.
109	* SatelliteCharacter: Only appears in scenes with Vikki, giving her someone to talk to about Milo.
110	* TheStoner: Has this general attitude.
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114	[[folder: Savannah Plunkett]]
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116	Griffin's first murder victim.
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120	* PosthumousCharacter: Her murder occurred years before the main timeline of the comic. For a while, even her picture on the comic's cast page was just of her tombstone.
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123	[[folder: Audrey Hill]]
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125	Claire's girlfriend.
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129	* AbusiveParents: Her father is an alcoholic who slut-shames her younger sister and resisted getting her younger brother the help he needed.
130	* DarkAndTroubledPast: She got sent to a mental hospital after ''something'' happened that resulted in her winding up in the emergency room, banged up.
131	* NiceGirl: She's a genuinely sweet person.
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136	[[folder: Aaron]]
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138	Claire's childhood friend.
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142	* NiceGuy: They're a nice, level-headed person.
143	* TransTribulations: Aaron is introduced at the beginning of Victim Impact Statement as a cisgender boy, but about midway through the chapter, Aaron's transgender friends refer to them with the neutral pronoun, making it all the more hurtful [[spoiler:when Claire refers to them as Aaron's "tranny friends".]]
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