Every good story needs a cast of colorful characters. Heroes & Halfwits isn't short of them.
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Player Characters
Series 1: Jackalheart
Bor Ealis
Played by: Gus Sorola
- Race: Human (Volume 1)/Dwarf (Volume 2)Class: Paladin (Oath of Vengeance)/ Cleric (Volume 2)Alignment: Lawful Good
Tropes associated with Bor Ealis:
- Authority in Name Only: Considers himself the leader of the party, but nobody really listens to him.
- Boomerang Bigot: Spends the entirety of Volume 1 being very bigoted against non-humans, only tolerating his party at best (even invoking You Are A Credit To Your Species once with Mogar). We find out in Volume 2 he's actually a dwarf, and its implied his racism stems from him wanting to be human, and overcompensating for the fact he's secretly not.
- Deadpan Snarker: As to be expected of Gus.
- Fantastic Racism: As a human, used to express the belief that humans are superior to all other races. He tolerated the non-humans in his party, but still made it a point to remind them that he believed himself superior to them.
- Grumpy Old Man: Often called this, despite being only seventeen.
- Humans are Leaders: He believes that because he's a human, he's more than qualified to lead the group. At least in volume 1.
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Lawful Good: As a paladin of Bahamut, he falls under this alignment. - Noodle Incident: Somehow turned from a human into a dwarf between volumes 1 and 2. Its implied that he was always a dwarf who merely lied about being human
- Pintsized Powerhouse: He's only 5'2 but is still a tough warrior. Volume 2 reveals he's actually shorter than that.
- The Paladin: Bor's class originally.
- Token Human: Bor was the only human on his squad in volume 1 and was very proud of it, too.
Bo Jingles
Played by: Geoff Ramsey
- Race: TieflingClass: Bard (College of Valor)Alignment: Chaotic Something (Written on-screen as 'Chaotic' in Season One and 'Chaotic Neutral' in Season Two and Three)
Tropes associated with Bo Jingles:
- Ambiguously Evil: Refuses to divulge his alignment on the Good/Evil axis.
- Butt-Monkey
- Character Shilling: Subject to a massive amount of this by Akshay, once Geoff starts controlling him, to the point that he is absolutely revered in Ribcage.
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: For as cowardly and useless as Bo Jingles tends to be, he does have his moments. For example, after Sanji betrays the party and ties him up, he deals twenty-four damage to her, makes her flee from him, and then gets free. All on his own. Another example is in the Truth Room, he's able to keep a good poker face even while under a Zone of Truth to the point it frustrates Calka into giving up with interrogating them verbally.
- Dead All Along: Bo Jingles was killed in episode 5.
- Dirty Coward: His teammates cannot stand his constant cowardice.
- Dreadful Musician: His bardic songs are often off key and off beat. The rest of the group is quick to point this out. In-universe, however, he actually seems to be quite talented, though not nearly as much as he believes himself to be.
- The Friend Nobody Likes: None of his teammates can stand him.
- Kill and Replace: A victim of this.
- Leader Wannabe: Will often treat himself as the leader, only to be ignored by the others.
- Let's Mock the Monsters: His spell Vicious Mockery allows him to insult monsters and cause them physical pain. Usually, his insult involves making fun of the enemies genital size.
- Magic Music: As a bard, this comes naturally to Bo Jingles.
- My Girl Is a Slut: Married to Griffin Ramsey, who naturally spurns his affections in the game in favor of almost every other male character. And a few female ones too.
- Pyromaniac:Starts fires when he's upset and is responsible for at least three so far. This actualy get's him killed and replaced by a Yaksha Also has access to the heat metal spell which causes fire damage to any metallic object.
- Quirky Bard: He's certainly one of the more eccentric people in the party.
- Small Name, Big Ego: Almost always introduces himself as the Bo Jingles, world famous bard. Nobody has ever heard of him, but he's a good enough liar to make people think he might be telling the truth.
- Once the party travels through time, it is found that he actually IS quite famous in certain areas.
- Troll: A massive one especially during Season Two in which he manages to insult a random Tiefling woman upon arrival to a strange town, and then massively messes up the plan to kill the mayor. Tends to adopt a Never My Fault attitude too when he does this. Turns out there's a reason why he found so much 'fun' in sabotaging the party.
Mogar Jones
Played by: Michael Jones
- Race: Dragonborn (White)Class: Paladin (Oath of Vengeance)/ Dark Knight (Volume 2)Alignment: Lawful Good (Volume 1)/ Chaotic Good (Volume 2)/ Lawful evil (Volume 2)
Tropes associated with Mogar Jones:
- An Ice Person: As a white dragonborn, Mogar has the innate ability to breathe ice. At one point, he uses it for no reason other than to entertain some children.
- Dumb Muscle: Mogar's smarts aren't quite on par with his strength.Michael: "I've got a -2 Wisdom modifier... and -1 Intelligence. Thinking hurts."
- Glass Cannon: He hits like a truck, especially at later levels, but his Attack! Attack! Attack! battle strategy leads to him frequently going down.
- Eye Scream: Lost an eye between volumes.
- Gender Bender: Mogar swaps gender and alignment after traveling through a portal.
- Interspecies Romance: In another timeline he once had one with Na.
- No Indoor Voice: Mogar has a tendency to shout and yell at others. A lot. Not surprising, considering who plays him.
- Once Done, Never Forgotten: Whacked off during a rest period once - loudly - and the rest of his team will not let him forget it.
- Only Sane Man: Often the one to take this role, or at least be the closest thing to it.
- The Paladin: Mogar's class in volume 1.
Orma
Played by: Griffon Ramsey /Jack Pattillo/Jeremy Dooley/Allison/Miles Luna/Adam Thompson/Bethany Feinstein/Steve Hilderbrand
- Race: Half-OrcClass: Barbarian (Totem Warrior - Eagle)Alignment: Chaotic Good
Tropes associated with Orma:
- Amazonian Beauty: Very muscular and attracts quite a bit of male attention.
- The Big Guy: The main muscle of the party.
- Can't Hold Her Liquor: Even the tiniest bit of alcohol makes her pass out. It tends to affect her personality.
- Nature Lover: To date has saved a mother tiger and tamed pack beasts.
- Sleeps with Everyone but You: Goes out of her way to make Bo Jingles (played by her real-life husband) jealous. He's resorted to creating illusions of her farting to drive her conquests away.
- Vertebrate with Extra Limbs: As of #33 she now has four arms.
- Weapons of Their Trade: Her weapon of choice is a maul. According to her, she uses one because she was once a mason's assistant, and therefore it's what she's most comfortable with.
Albus Cumberbatch
Played by: Ryan Haywood
- Race: Half-Elf... Technically.Class: Warlock (Great Old One, Pact of the Chain)/arcane Trickster (Volume 2)Alignment: Chaotic Good(formerly Chaotic Neutral and Neutral Evil)
Tropes associated with Albus Cumberbatch:
- Ax-Crazy
- Beware the Silly Ones: Don't let his cloudcuckoolandish tendencies fool you, Albus will kill anyone without a second thought.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Whether it's being distracted by samples, wondering if anyone he encounters speaks Deep, or declaring himself the lord of fire, he's a bit out there.
- I Have Many Names: While we've only seen 2 of them, Albus uses several fake personas, such as the Duke Royal of Landrith.
- Indy Ploy: Albus is pretty good at thinking of plans on the fly.
- Large Ham: He's played by Ryan. It's to be expected. Especially when posing as the Duke Royal.
- Likes Older Women: Albus has flirted with and had sex with the village elder Mila and later he flirted with and admitted he would have sex with a recently turned female Akshay if he had nothing better to do Though the "older" part is not entirely true since Albus is only physically young.
- Noodle Incident: Got hit with a bad sleep spell (despite being part Elf) and woke up a different class.
- Pet the Dog: Despite being the Token Evil Teammate, he's the only one of the party to be nice to the Kenku.
- Really 700 Years Old: While he appears to be quite young, he's actually existed since the beginning of time. He just doesn't know that.
- Right-Hand Cat: Treats his ferret in this way, often stroking it menacingly.
- Sanity Slippage: Undergoes a little at the end of #31 and a chunk of #32 when his familiar (which in the character's backstory is half Albus' mind) dies. He gets better when he manages to resummon it.
- Signature Move: When he attacks, it's a fair bet that it's likely going to be an Eldritch Blast. Ryan himself frequently lampshades this.
- Token Evil Teammate: Again, it's Ryan. Are you surprised?
- Upper-Class Twit: While posing as the Duke Royal of... a place whose name seems to be a bit uncertain.
Akshay
Played by: Geoff Ramsey (Season 2)
- Race: HumanClass: Unknown/None (Season 1)/ Drunken Master (Season 2)
Tropes associated with Akshay:
- Ascended Extra: From a random NPC that the party happened to befriend to Geoff's player character.
- The Alcoholic: The man loves to drink.
- Cool Old Guy: Bor Ealis certainly thinks so.
- Catchphrase: "Ayyy, it's Akshay!" This drove the group into hysterics upon first hearing it, and resulted in an Insistent Terminology where the party always refers to him as "Ayyyy, it's Akshay."
- In Volume 2, his increased wealth has led to "Put it on the Akshay tab" being suggested as a new phrase.
- Disposable Vagrant: Defied, interestingly enough, with the party saving him from being sacrificed.
- Gender Bender: After having an... unfortunate incident involving his testicles being crushed Akshay willingly hops through a portal that changes his gender and alignment.
- Phrase Catcher: See above.
- Third-Person Person: As of Volume 2, he commonly refers to himself as "Old Akshay."
- Took a Level in Badass: Following the timeskip, he's become a Drunken Master monk with combat skills on par with the rest of the party.
Series 2: The Mechs Generation
Thimbledick
Played by: Gus Sorola
- Race: GnosinClass: PilotAlignment: Chaotic Good/ Chaotic Neutral (from episode 47)
Tropes associated with Thimbledick:
- Our Gnomes Are Weirder: Thimbledick is a gnosin, which is basically a space gnome.
- Thimbledick Can Breathe In Space: Gnosins are able to breathe in space as well as within atmospheres.
- Trigger-Happy: Has a memorable moment in a lift with a plasma pistol that ended with an opponent dead - one that the others had pretty much just restrained and decided to interrogate.
Tiberius 'Tib' Nightshade
Played by: Michael Jones
- Race: DogClass: Hybrid
Tropes associated with Tib:
- Dung Fu: He's a dog. He tends to use his urine and poop although not really to any effective level of offence.
- Half-Human Hybrid: His smarts make up the 'human' part though. At least until he gets his balls back, then he takes on a much-more humanoid appearance.
- Talking Animal: A talking dog.
IO
Played by: Griffon Ramsey
- Race: ShimmerswiftClass: Esper/ BiotechAlignment: Lawful Good/ Neutral Good (from episode 47)
Tropes associated with IO:
- Only Sane Man: She tries to be. Quickly goes out the window somewhat, although she is still probably the closest, wanting to get the adventure over with and get back to school.
- Shapeshifter: Can change appearance once a day.
Rand
Played by: Ryan Haywood
- Race: DandClass: HoodAlignment: True Neutral/Chaotic Neutral (from episode 47)
Tropes associated with Rand:
- Foster Kid: Receives a call from his foster father early on, and his foster family show up in the next episode.
- Romantic Wingman: Constantly trying to set Thimbledick up with Kneebone, because watching Gus squirm about romantic scenes with Frank amuses Ryan.
- Sticky Fingers: Shows signs of it, like constantly trying to steal NPC's wallets.
NPC Allies
Series 1: Jackalheart
Father Dori Vakla
- Race: HumanClass: Cleric (Life Domain)
Tropes associated with Father Dori:
- Badass Preacher: He's pretty capable in a fight.
- Blood Knight: For a priest, he certainly is fairly eager to engage in combat.
- Butt-Monkey: At first, since the party doesn't trust him, he gets insulted a lot.
- La Résistance: A member of an underground network working against the Rajah.
- Memetic Molester: Despite there being no evidence of it, the party is certain he's "a diddler."
- The Medic: Is the most reliable healer of the party.
- The Stoic: In a stark contrast to the rest of the party, Father Dori is usually cool, calm, and collected.
- Took a Level in Badass: Once he started getting more effective with his healing spells, most of the insults he got before were diminished when he could save any of their lives with his healing.
Na Lu
- Race: HumanClass: Monk
Tropes associated with Na:
- Bare-Fisted Monk: As a monk, she is gifted in the art of hand to hand combat, and prefers to fight only with her bare fists.
- Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: When the party finds themselves facing a young dragon in battle, Na is the first to strike and manages to knock the dragon prone in a single hit.
- Groin Attack: One of her preferred methods of attacking.
- Interspecies Romance: In other timeline with Mogar. They've talked about exploring it again this time round.
- Missing Mom: She lost contact with her mother a while ago, and joins the party in the hopes they'll find her. She finally reunites with her in episode 21.
- The Rival: Occasionally this to Orma, with Orma frequently becoming displeased if Na does something cool.
- Ship Tease: Several times with Mogar.
Cork
- Race: KenkuClass: Rogue (Thief)/Druid
Tropes associated with Cork:
- Butt-Monkey: Is often the target of bullying from Bor.
- Chekhov's Skill: He can imitate any sound he hears perfectly which allows him to open a password-triggered door to escape the casino.
- As of episode 27 he seems to possess hidden magical talent, which only comes to light trying to heal Na during the devil fight.
- Forgotten Fallen Friend: We're not entirely sure how close he was with his fellow Kenku, but he doesn't seem too upset that they died.
- The Friend Nobody Likes: Everyone of the main cast members hates him, save for Albus and Orma. Bor seems to hate him the most.
- Shapeshifter: As a druid he can shapeshift into animals.
- Spell My Name With An S: Cork, Quark, Quork, Qork, Kork... A lot of fans aren't quite clear on the official spelling of his name.
Sanji
- Race: Human (cursed)Class: Unknown/None
Tropes associated with Sanji:
- Anti-Climax Boss: Her appearance in season 3 where she is unceremoniously killed off without really posing any threat to the party even with the orbs buffs.
- Axe-Crazy: Post-reveal of her cursed nature it's very clear her curse has taken it's toll on her sanity.
- Beneath the Mask: Sanji never really wanted to help the team at all. While she did admit her feelings for Bo Jingles were true, she was really looking to obtain the Eye, a mystical artifact owned by Father Dori, and was also looking to satisfy her curse by drinking Bo Jingles' blood.
- Face–Heel Turn: In episode 16, she puts everyone into a deep sleep, steals a powerful artifact from Father Dori, and kidnaps Bo Jingles, planning to feed on his blood.
- The Load: Before her betrayal, Sanji was not only useless, but obnoxious as well. Her turns in combat were usually wasted fawning over Bo Jingles or screaming.
- Mistaken Age: Sanji is introduced as 16 years old but the party is insistent on saying that she is 14 or younger.
- Wolverine Claws: Post-transformation she gains deadly claws on her fingers.
Series 2: The Mechs Generation
Kneebone Hartley
- Race: UnknownClass: Unknown/None
Tropes associated with Kneebone:
- Pyromaniac: Apparently set the fire that caused the fire drill that led to the entire adventure starting.
Antagonists
Series 1: Jackalheart
The Rajah
The supreme ruler of Jackal Heart
- Big Bad: Of Volume 1.
- Religion of Evil: Is a servant of Tiamat.
- Strange-Syntax Speaker: Speaks in a robotic tone of voice and entirely in references to his propoganda.
- Was Once a Man: Used to be an ordinary human, but has consumed so much star metal that he's grown into a huge living statue.
Series 2: The Mechs Generation
Ad Readers
Series 1: Jackalheart
Ad Goblin Sr.
Played by: Jack Patillo
A goblin that began appearing in Season 2, he regales the audience with tales of sponsors.Tropes associated with Ad Goblin Sr.:
- Disappeared Dad: May be becoming this for his son.
- Horned Humanoid: Maybe? If indeed the Ad Goblins were the prior form of Ad-stronaut's "species"
- Incoming Ham: His Catchphrase is "HEROES!" shrieked at the top of his lungs.
- Jump Scare: Occasionally responsible for these.
- Large Ham: Definitely.
- Offscreen Teleportation: Rapidly learns this, vanishing and reappearing between different members of the cast.
Ad Goblin Jr.
Played by: Jeremy Dooley
The Ad Goblin's son, who fills in when his dad is away.Tropes associated with Ad Goblin Jr.:
- Dull Surprise: His ads are often read in this manner.
- Emo Teen: Frequently mentions how he hates his job.
- Family Business: Works in his father's advertising business, despite wanting no part of it.
- Horned Humanoid: Maybe? If indeed the Ad Goblins were the prior form of Ad-stronaut's "species". He only has one to symbolise his younger age compared to his father.
- Sticky Fingers: Has taken things from Ryan prior to ad reads on a few occasions.
Series 2: The Mechs Generation
Ad-stronaut
Played by: Trevor Collins
An astronaut who occasionally floats in to read tales of sponsors to the table before returning to orbit once more...Tropes associated with Ad-stronaut:
- Horned Humanoid: Greets the table during the second episode with excitement because his "horn grew in".
- Prop Recycling: Appears with one of the Ad Goblins' horns on his (space) helmet in the second episode. Apparently it's a real one he grew.
Ad Goblin Jr. (Future)
Played by: Jeremy Dooley
The Ad Goblin's son, somehow in the future.Tropes associated with Ad Goblin Jr. (Future):
- Fish out of Temporal Water: If this is the Ad Goblin Jr. we were previously familiar with. Notes that he likes the 'future' tablet.
- Horned Humanoid: Maybe? If indeed the Ad Goblins were the prior form of Ad-stronaut's "species". He only has one to symbolise his younger age compared to his father.
Dungeon Master
Frank
Played by: Himself/Frank Jun Kim
The group's Dungeon Master, who's tasked with organizing the gang's antics into a coherent story...somehow.- Badass Bookworm: Despite possessing a great knowledge of Dungeons & Dragons and generally being a relatively unassuming guy, Frank is a skilled martial artist, as evidence by both his descriptions of combat and Geoff's mention of him teaching Millie martial arts. He attended the same school Gus attended (which in podcasts Gus has described as basically being a violent prison where people would turn dinner cards into knives and grow out fingernails they would then make them talons), and has said that he avoided bullies by just being so unafraid he'd make people back off.
- Deadpan Snarker: Both him as a dungeon master and the Non Player Characters he plays are frequently quite snarky.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Not as a DM, but Frank himself is a longtime friend of Geoff and Gus, and appeared in the very first Immersion (along with the late Monty Oum in his first appearance as well,) more than six years before appearing in H&H.
- The Stoic: He generally speaks in a relaxed, controlled manner. However, sometimes the crew still gets the best of him.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: He is perfectly willing to hear out input and questions from the players, and seems to be fine with the...questionable decisions they tend to make.
