History Characters / TheWilloughbys

* TheUnfavorite: Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby don't especially like their children, but they dislike Tim the most.

* BeautifulSingingVoice: Throughout the film, it is shown that Jane can sing. Unfortunately, her parents discourage her from singing. In the film's climax, [[spoiler: Jane uses her singing voice to help calm her brothers after their parents abandon them on top of a mountain]].

* UnadoptableOrphan: After calling Child Services, Tim finds himself, his sister, and brothers split up and sent to foster homes. While Jane and the Barnabys end up in homes that more-or-less suit their interests, Tim is an Orphan Who Does Not Want to Be Adopted, and keeps running away from potential foster homes out of a desperation to go back to his old life... and when that fails, he ends up in what's basically a cell at Child Services HQ.

* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler: She, along with The Willoughbys, get adopted by nanny and the Commander.]]

* HasTwoDaddies: Subverted. One of Tim's foster parents is a same-sex male couple, but like all his other foster parents, he runs away from them to look for his siblings.

* FatalFlaw: '''Pride'''. Tim only survived his parents' abuse with a shred of self-respect by internalizing the glory of past Willoughby's. Unfortunately, it's trying to that makes Tim bossy and inflexible about doing things the Willoughby way.

* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Neither of the Willoughby parents seem to have any kind of job, and they apparently almost never leave their house, implying that they're living off what's left of the family fortune.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Tim is shown to be the classic bossy oldest sibling in the book. In the movie, he’s still bossy, but he’s also much more harried and often the subject of much slapstick.

* GreenEyedMonster: Becomes jealous when a nanny arrives into their household.
* HasTwoDaddies: Subverted. One of Tim’s foster parents is a same-sex male couple, but like all his other foster parents, he runs away from them to look for his siblings.
* ImNotHungry: Tim has this reaction to Nanny’s oats.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Tim has this reaction [[spoiler: after he calls the Department of Orphan Services.]]

* TheUnfavorite: Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby don’t especially like their children, but they dislike Tim the most.

* KindHeartedCatLover: Jane is often seen holding the cat, once he inserts himself into their adventure.

* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: The Barnabys are identical.
* CreepyTwins: Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby and the cat think so. They’re not wrong.
* TheDividual: The Barnabys are an interesting case because they’re identical twins and seldom seen apart, but their parents couldn’t be bothered to give them their own first names. They’re also forced to take turns wearing a shared sweater. The only other difference between them, are their middle names, which are "A" and "B" respectively.
* GadgeteerGenius: The Barnabys are shown to be mechanically inclined.

* VocalDissonance: They have deeper voices than what's normal for children. [[spoiler:Their voices get even more deep once they've grown their mustaches]].

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Nanny doesn’t hesitate to dish time outs, but she balks at the idea of sending the Willoughbys to the coal cellar as punishment.

* PapaWolf: Becomes protective over the baby Ruth. [[spoiler:This also extends to the Willoughby children as he (with Nanny and Ruth) went to rescue said children from freezing to death in the Alps]].

* DoorstopBaby: The Willoughby siblings find one on their doorstep. They’re forced to doorstep her by proxy, but not before they name her Ruth.

* VomitIndiscretionShot: Ruth does this at the Commanders candy factory. It’s even rainbow-colored.

* VillainHasAPoint: Downplayed. They're not villains but ''are'' antagonistic but make a good point when they call the Barnabys "creepy".

* EvilVirtues: They have [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes nothing but unconditional love for each other]]. Deconstructed as they refuse to share it with anyone else, [[AbusiveParents even their own children]]. In-fact, their love for each other is the ''only'' redeeming thing about them.

[[folder: Tim Willoughby]]

[[folder: Jane Willoughby]]

[[folder: The Barnabys]]

[[folder: Mr. and Mrs. Willoughby]]

[[folder: The Cat]]

[[folder: Nanny]]

[[folder: Commander Melanoff]]

[[folder: Ruth]]

* NiceHat: Tim is rarely seen without his World War I helmet.

* RapunzelHair: Jane’s hair extends all the way down to her feet.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: He had bright, blue hair.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has dark, blue hair.

* OutnumberedSibling: Jane is outnumbered by three brothers. [[spoiler: She and her brothers do get one adoptive sister in the form of Ruth.]]