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Main Characters
General
- Anyone Can Die: If you thought the Happy Tree Friends had it bad, you haven't seen the Elmo shorts. Absolutely nobody is safe from the cruel torture each episode subjects the cast too.
- The Chew Toy: Beyond the worst ways possible.
- Cruel and Unusual Death: All of them have been subjected to this at least a few times.
- Eye Scream: Nearly every character has suffered from an eye injury at least once.
- Flat Character: Characters like Elmo and Mathman were somewhat generic and had little to no personality. Later years of the web-series attempts to flesh them out more.
- Four-Fingered Hands: They appear to only have three fingers, though they'll have an extra finger every once in a while.
- The Hero Dies: The centric character (who is usually Elmo) usually dies by the end of the episode.
- Mutilation Conga: Quite a handful of episodes will have only one character (especially Elmo) gradually accumulate more and more injuries as the person becomes the most unluckiest being alive.
- They Killed Kenny Again: Somebody dies at least Once an Episode.
- Too Dumb to Live: Characters will often make very foolish and impulsive actions that will ultimately lead to their deaths.
Elmo
- Butt-Monkey: Every episode features him getting maimed one way or another.
- Only Sane Man: Both Mathman and Doctor are Mad Scientist. Elmo is the only normal guy around.
- Screams Like a Little Girl: His scream is somewhat high-pitched, which is especially noticeable when he's getting brutally killed.
- Too Dumb to Live: Most of his deaths are because he does unwise acts.
Doctor
- Mad Scientist: This guy is a complete nutcase. In the early shorts, he performs twisted experiments on Elmo.
- Token Human: He's the only human character to appear in the shorts.
