A listing of characters who are in this series.
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Wayne Security
A branch of Wayne Enterprises located in Charm City. Van
Vanderveer "Van" Wayne, Jr.
Played by: Alan Tudyk
The CEO of Wayne Security. Bruce Wayne's cousin.
- Actor Allusion:
- In episode 7, Van claims to have learned everyone's names, and points out Kay, Lee, Malcolm, Zoe, and Simon.
- The show also makes reference to Alan Tudyk's past DC roles as in episode 8, Van plays Green Arrow darts and "Win, Luthor, Draw" sees Van consider getting super speed like the Flash.
- Ascended Extra: Is the only one of the people working in the company that actually originated from the comics.
- Abusive Parent: If his description of his mother is any indication.
- Bad Boss: Van doesn't really care about his employees' well-being at all. He insists on being named Employee of the Month every month, and the one time he lost he fired that employee for taking home a croissant.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Jackie puts up with Van because he always remembers her birthday, got her kid into a good school, and paid to have her very sick dog put down. Also, he's fun to mess with.
- Pointy-Haired Boss: Van Wayne is an incompetent imbecile who couldn't care less about the well-being of his employees and basically expects Emily to do his job for him.
- Spoiled Brat: After screwing up a major account with ACE Chemicals, he's afraid that his father might take away any of the following: the boat, the ski-in-ski-out chalet, or the trust fund.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: His father never thought much of him and completely losing what little respect his father had in him sends Van reeling.Van: [singing while strumming a guitar] Daddy doesn't love me, I can ski in and out of the chalet but not into his heart.
- The Wonka: He is a terrible boss who can't read basic business charts and is so absent-minded/lazy that he tanked a major contract by not forwarding an important e-mail. Yet, he is also a good salesman who can read people extremely well and knows exactly how to butter them up when making a pitch.
Emily
Emily Locke
Played by: Vanessa Hudgens
The main character. She is the new Director of R&D of Wayne Security.
- Actor Allusion: Also, Vanessa Hudgen was part of a team of heroes, though International Rescue isn't your typical hero team.
- Ambiguously Brown: It is revealed on Sinking Day that she is half Filipino.Van's Father: They only want to deal with you and that... Filipino woman.
Van: Oh, is that what she is? - Beware the Nice Ones: In "Emergency Punch-Up", she gets exposed to truth gas, causing her to vent her real feelings toward the team. It's not pretty.
- Naïve Newcomer: She came to Charm City and Wayne Security thinking that it would be a great adventure and that she'd get to meet lots of nice people. Reality tries very hard to dissuade her of that notion but she does her best to remain cheerful and persevere.
- The Pollyanna: No matter how much superhero battles threaten her life and how much her employees make clear that they don't like having her around, she never loses her sunny disposition.
- You Are in Command Now: Learns that she is the fifth director of R&D and that most of her previous predecessors were fired and that one was killed before even taking the job.
Jackie
Jackie
Played by: Christina Kirk
Van Wayne's secretary.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: She does give advice to Emily on how to handle situations and tries to empathize with her, but often between making fun of her naivety and wholesomeness.
- Refusal of the Call: Despite getting super speed in "Win Luthor Draw", she decides that it's just a pain and will (usually) not use it.
- Servile Snarker: She has nothing but disdain for Van and makes it abundantly clear. She also has nothing but snark for Emily.
- Stalker with a Crush: While downplayed a little, she had an obsession with co-worker, Alex, which is enhanced by thinking he's the Olympian. She constantly made sexual statements towards him, but only out of his earshot.
- Willfully Weak: In the series finale, she gets the powers of The Flash, but isn't interested in using them for various reasons, such as it getting bugs in her teeth and leaves her without excuses for being late.
Teddy
Teddy Ramanujan
Played by: Danny Pudi
The Chief Design Officer.- Cloud Cuckoolander: Kept focusing on the color of the devices. And for some reason thought it was a good idea to say he like nice things when Van told them they were fired and admitted he should have went before Ron.
- Gadgeteer Genius: In Cold Season, he invents super heated gloves.
- Only Sane Man: Shades of this, such as noting the unreasonable time frame Emily proposes in episode two and telling Ron that stalking Alex was creepy in episode three.
- Overshadowed by Awesome: How he feels about his brother.
Wendy
Wendy
Played by: Jennie Pierson
The Lead Software Engineer.
- Fake Guest Star: Is as much a member of the development team as Ron and Teddy and appears in every episode, but is billed as a recurring character.
- Gadgeteer Genius: It was a variation of one of her devices that saved Wayne Security.
- Sitcom Arch-Nemesis: Basically all of her interactions with Emily are openly contemptuous.
Ron
Ron
Played by: Ron Funches
Head of Engineering and Chief of Childlike Wonder.
- Black Viking: He's the only black Atlantean we see. On the one hand, we only see four Atlanteans at all, but on the other hand the other characters were clearly under the impression that all Atlanteans are white. Of course, they get a lot of things wrong about Atlantis.
- Gadgeteer Genius: As head of engineering he's responsible for the construction of many gadgets and products that Wayne Security hopes to sell.
- Hidden Depths: It is revealed on Sinking Day that he is from Atlantis.
- Mistaken Nationality: Multiple people mention that they thought he said he was from Atlanta, not Atlantis.
- Right for the Wrong Reasons: He's right in thinking that Bruce Wayne is a superhero but wrong in which one (He think Bruce is the Flash.)
Heroes
Crimson Fox
Crimson Fox
Played by: Atlin Mitchell
One of the lesser heroes in the world, Emily quickly takes a shine to her when Fox saves Emily on her first day in Charm City.
- Deadpan Snarker: When freed from being trapped in ice by Emily and Teddy, her complaint about the experience being brutal wasn't in reference to the ice but being forced to listen to Emily and Teddy's conversation.
- Super-Strength: Can catch a falling train car.
Olympian
Olympian
Played by: Joel Michael Kramer
A hero in Charm City.
- Attention Whore: He loves fame, such as Tabloid Melodrama and getting to make a sexy but demeaning commercial.
- Cool Helmet: His flashy but identity-concealing gladiator helmet gets some praise.
- Flying Brick: Super-Strength and Flight.
Green Fury
Green Fury
Played by: Natalie Morales
- Dude, Where's My Respect?: She resents how her heroics can't keep her from being Tabloid Melodrama fodder.
- Flying Firepower: She can propel herself through the air with fire, in addition to hurling fireballs offensively.
- Ms. Fanservice: Her costume has a bigger Cleavage Window than anything the female main characters tend to wear.
- Playing with Fire
- Technicolor Fire: She shoots bursts of green fire.
Villains
Jack O'Lantern
Jack O'Lantern
Played by: Kimian Ray Smith
A Charm City villain, often seen fighting Crimson Fox.
- For the Evulz: Seems to be the only reason he's causing so much mayhem is this.
- Flight: Has the power to fly.
- Playing with Fire: Often as Fireballs.
Frostbite
Frostbite
An ice powered villain who comes to Charm City during Cold Season.
- An Ice Person: Has ice powers.
- Evil Laugh: Triumphant, villainous laughter is the closest he has to dialogue during his two short scenes.
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: Frostbite seems like one of the many interchangeable C-list ice villains who constantly freeze Charm City before defeating and freezing the powerful Crimson Fox. character.
Starro
A menacing alien in Emily's old hometown.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Starro is shown climbing up a building before being reduced to a splash of goo after being blown up in battle.
Joker
- The Faceless: He is only shown being arrested on the news with a bag over his head.
The Riddler
A Batman rogue whose Mook Lieutenant turns out to be Emily's new boyfriend.
- The Ghost: He is mentioned, and his men read a text from him, but he remains offscreen.
- Leave No Witnesses: He tries to have his men kill Emily and Jackie after stealing a Wayne Security invention from them.
