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Backyard Kids
Ace Patterson
- In-Series Nickname: "Acer."
Achmed Khan
- Air Guitar: Plays air (baseball bat) guitar for his up-to-bat ritual in the first two Baseball games, and plays it during the intro of Baseball 2007 onward.
- Boisterous Bruiser
- Dreadful Musician: Is depicted as such in the earlier games.
- Headphones Equal Isolation: Pretty much.
- In-Series Nickname: "Axeman."
- Metalhead
- The Power of Rock
Amir Khan
- Air Guitar: He has the same up-to-bat ritual as Achmed. Though he trips over his bat in the process.
- Big Brother Worship
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
- Commuting on a Bus: In Baseball 2007.
- In-Series Nickname: "Sticks."
Angela Delvecchio
- Brainy Brunette: She's supposedly better at school than sports.
- Cain and Abel: With Tony.
- Cute Bruiser
- In-Series Nickname: "Sugar Pop."
- Moe Moe: In spades.
Annie Frazier
- Everything's Better with Rainbows: Had a rainbow on her shirt until the switch to 3D.
- Granola Girl: Wears 100% Natural Organic Materials and was concerned about the cows being used for the leather for football until her mother told her it was simulated leather.
- Hair of Gold
- In-Series Nickname: "Flipper."
Arthur Chen
Ashley Webber
- Divergent Character Evolution: She and Sidney look less alike in the more recent games.
- In-Series Nickname: "Little Smokey" and "Ash."
- Single-Minded Twins: With Sidney.
- Spoiled Sweet
Billy Jean Blackwood
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
- The Fashionista: She thinks that of herself.
- In-Series Nickname: "Crazy Legs."
Dante Robinson
- Big Eater: It's his power-up to have a game at a field where there would be food.
- Funny Afro
- In-Series Nickname: "Stretch."
Dmitri Petrovich[1]
- Blind Without'Em
- Fourth Wall Observer: When clicking on him, he may make a comment about the game's artificial intelligence.
- In-Series Nickname: "Paste" and "Petri-dish."
- Nerd Glasses
- Nerd
Ernie Steele
- In-Series Nickname: "Funnybones."
- Knock-Knock Joke: Loves cracking these.
- Noodle People: He's very tall and skinny. He even Lampshades this: one of his jokes that he cracks in Football is that his legs and arms are like spaghetti.
Gretchen Hasslehoff
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
- Commuting on a Bus: In Baseball 2007.
- Germans Love David Hasselhoff: While there isn't proof that she has a fanbase in a foreign country, she does discuss this trope's name origin in the Football games.
- In-Series Nickname: "Jabberjaw."
- Motor Mouth
Jimmy Knuckles[2]
- In-Series Nickname: "The Bully."
Jocinda Smith
- Black Best Friend: To Kimmy.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
- In-Series Nickname: "MVP."
- Sesquipedalian Smith
Joey MacAdoo[3]
- Cousin Oliver
- In-Series Nickname: "Broadway Joey."
- The Scrappy / Creator's Pet
- This Loser Is You: One of the few white kids in the series, he sucks big time.
Jorge Garcia[4]
- Blind Without'Em: In the early games.
- Emo Teen: In the later games.
- In-Series Nickname: "Bonkers" and "Jorge."
- Neat Freak: So much that it hinders his ability to play sports.
- Overly Long Name: His full name is Jorge Luis Raoul Garcia the Third.
- Sharp-Dressed Man: Always wears an expensive play-suit when playing games.
- Spoiled Brat: He thinks he is better than everyone because he has money.
- Tall, Dark and Snarky
Kenny Kawaguchi
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
- Handicapped Badass: Plays sports in a wheelchair.
- In-Series Nickname: "K-man."
- Inspirationally Disadvantaged
Keisha Phillips[5]
- Ambiguously Brown
- In-Series Nickname: "Flash."
- Stout Strength
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: With Maria.
Kimmy Eckman
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
- Fiery Redhead
- In-Series Nickname: "Twinkie Toes."
- Sweet Tooth
Lisa Crockett
- Badass Bookworm: There's a reason they call her "Mad Dog."
- In-Series Nickname: "Mad Dog."
- Meganekko
- Whatever: Her Catch Phrase.
Luanne Lui
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
- Companion Cube: Her teddy bear.
- Fragile Speedster
- In-Series Nickname: "Lulu."
Maria Luna
- All Girls Like Ponies
- Girlish Pigtails
- In-Series Nickname: "Pinky."
- Tomboy and Girly Girl: With Kiesha in the later games.
Marky Dubois
- Companion Cube: A frog named Frog.
- Does Not Like Shoes: He wears work boots in the later games, though.
- Dogged Nice Guy: Has a crush on Billy Jean.
- In-Series Nickname: "Cootie."
Mikey Thomas[6]
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
- Cloudcuckoolander
- Imaginary Friend: He has several.
- In-Series Nickname: "Nugget."
- The Woobie
Pablo Sanchez[7]
- Bilingual Bonus: That's actual Spanish he's speaking.
- Gratuitous Spanish: He switches between Spanish and English in the Game Cube version of Football.
- In-Series Nickname: "Secret Weapon."
- Pint-Sized Powerhouse
Pete Wheeler
- The Ditz
- In-Series Nickname: "Wheelie."
- Super Speed
Reese Worthington
- Author Appeal: He can play the Star Wars theme on a piano. Ron Gilbert, the co-founder of Humongous Entertainment, produced games for LucasFilm Games/LucasArts.
- Butt Monkey: Even Dmitri insults him!
- In-Series Nickname: "Big Toe."
- Lovable Nerd
- Shorter Means Smarter
- Suspiciously Specific Denial: He is totally not a nerd.
Ricky Johnson
- In-Series Nickname: "Fella."
- Shrinking Violet
Ronny Dobbs
Sally Dobbs
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
- In-Series Nickname: "The Boss."
Samantha Pierce
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
- Cousin Oliver
- Darkskinned Blonde: While she isn't literally black, she's dark-skinned enough, and certainly blonde.
- Girl Next Door: Modeled after this archetype.
- Hair of Gold
- Youthful Freckles
Sidney Webber
- Divergent Character Evolution: She and Ashley look less alike in the more recent games.
- In-Series Nickname: "Little Smokey" and "Sid."
- Single-Minded Twins: With Ashley.
- Spoiled Sweet
Stephanie Morgan
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome
- Commuting on a Bus: In Baseball 2007.
- In-Series Nickname: "Bubbles."
- The Mario: With generally above average stats in most games, she can essentially play any infield position to moderate effectiveness, though she really excels at shortstop and goalie.
- Motor Mouth: Not as much as Gretchen, but still noticeable.
Tony Delvecchio[8]
- In-Series Nickname: "Vec."
- Shout-Out: His Leitmotif is a Suspiciously Similar Song version of Greased Lightning
Vicki Kawaguchi[9]
- In-Series Nickname: "Swan."
- Otaku: In the later games.
Baseball Pros
Alex Gonzalez
Alex Rodriguez
Albert Pujols
- In-Series Nickname: "Phat Albert."
Alfonso Soriano
- In-Series Nickname: "Sor1."
Babe Ruth
Barry Bonds
Barry Larkin
Cal Ripken Jr.
Curt Schilling
David Ortiz
- In-Series Nickname: "Big Papi."
Derek Jeter
- In-Series Nickname: "Jetes."
Frank Thomas
- Truth in Television: His nickname really is "The Big Hurt".
Juan Gonzalez
Ichiro
- In-Series Nickname: "Ich1."
Ivan Rodriguez
Jeff Bagwell
Jim Thome
Jimmy Rollins
Ken Griffey Jr.
Larry Walker
Mark McGwire
Mike Piazza
- In-Series Nickname: "Supreme."
- Never Heard That One Before: Quotes the trope name in reference to all the times he's been called "Mike Pizza".
Mo Vaughn
Nomar Garciaparra
Randy Johnson
- Truth in Television: His nickname really is "The Big Unit".
Sammy Sosa
Shawn Green
Tony Gwynn
Basketball Pros
Dwayne Wade
Kevin Garnett
Kobe Bryant
- Dummied Out: Due to his sexual assault incident. It's easy to re-add him, but using him on a team will crash the game.
LeBron James
Lisa Leslie
- The Smurfette Principle: She's the only female basketball pro to appear in the game.
Paul Pierce
Shaquille O'Neal
Tim Duncan
Football Pros
A.J. Hawk
Adrian Peterson
Ahman Green
Barry Sanders
Ben Roethlisberger
Bill Gramatica
Braylon Edwards
Brett Favre
- Book Ends: One of his "Meet the Players" stories involves him feeding cookies to an alligator. His ending photo depicts him feeding a cookie to a plush alligator.
Brian Urlacher
Cade McNown
- In-Series Nickname: "Downtown".
Champ Bailey
Chris Cooley
Darren McFadden
Daunte Culpepper
Donovan McNabb
- As Himself: In NFL Backyard Basics.
- In-Series Nickname: "Juke."
Drew Bledsoe
Eli Manning
Frank Gore
Jason Taylor
Jason Witten
Jeff Garcia
- In-Series Nickname: "Red."
Jerry Rice
- In-Series Nickname: "Mr. Automatic."
John Elway
Kurt Warner
LaDainian Tomlinson
Larry Fitzgerald
Larry Johnson
Lee Evans
Marcellus Wiley
Martin Gramatica
Marvin Harrison
Matt Hasselbeck
Michael Strahan
Michael Vick
- In-Series Nickname: "Ookie."
Peyton Manning
- In-Series Nickname: "Perfect Peyton."
Priest Holmes
Ray Lewis
Reggie Bush
- In-Series Nickname: "The Prezident."
Rich Gannon
- In-Series Nickname: "The Cannon."
Ricky Williams
Ronde Barber
Ronnie Brown
Shaun Alexander
Steve Young
Steven Jackson
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
Terrell Davis
Tom Brady
- In-Series Nickname: "Tommy."
Tony Gonzalez
Tony Romo
Torry Holt
Vernon Gholston
Vince Young
Hockey Pros
Brian Leetch
Joe Thornton
Martin Brodeur
Mike Modano
- In-Series Nickname: "Mo'."
Nicklas Lidstrom
Steve Yzerman
- In-Series Nickname: "Stevie Y."
Skateboarding Pros
Andy MacDonald
Soccer Pros
Bobby Convey
- In-Series Nickname: "Bobby."
Brandi Chastain
- In-Series Nickname: "Holly Wood."
Brian McBride
- In-Series Nickname: "Bake."
Briana Scurry
- In-Series Nickname: "Bri."
Carlos Valderrama
- In-Series Nickname: "El Pibe."
- Shout-Out: His favorite show (in the games, at least.) is Blue's Clues.
Chris Armas
- In-Series Nickname: "Eliminator."
Clint Mathis
- In-Series Nickname: "Cleetus."
Cobi Jones
- In-Series Nickname: "CJ."
Jason Kreis
- In-Series Nickname: "Doc."
Jay Heaps
- In-Series Nickname: "Heapers."
Landon Donovan
- In-Series Nickname: "Landlova."
Mamadou Diallo
- Darkskinned Blonde
- In-Series Nickname: "Big Mama."
Pablo Mastroeni
- In-Series Nickname: "Pabs."
Preki
- Only Known by Their Nickname: His actual name is Predrag Radosavljević.
Tiffeny Milbrett
- In-Series Nickname: "Millie."
Tony Meola
- In-Series Nickname: "Meatball."
Commentators
Abner Doubleplay
- Punny Name: On Abner Doubleday and "double play."
- Secret Character
Barry DeJay
- Mutually Exclusive Powerups: In Basketball, you can't use him and Thor Herring at the same time.
- Purposefully Overpowered: Has full stats for everything in Basketball, just like Thor Herring.
- Punny Name: On "Bury the J."
- Secret Character
Buddy Cheque
- Punny Name: On "body check."
- Secret Character
Chuck Downfield
- Butt Monkey: In NFL Backyard Basics.
- Too Dumb to Live: According to Sunny, he's sacked himself twice, among other things.
The Commentator
Earl Gray
- Meaningful Name: He likes tea.
- Punny Name: On "earl grey."
Erik Stream
- Punny Name: On "air extreme."
Jack Fouler
Ron
Sunny Day
- Mad Libs Dialogue: Except in NFL Backyard Basics.
- Punny Name: Not only on "sunny day", but Humongous' co-founder Shelley Day as well.
- Stealth Pun: See above.
Taylor Quilty
Vinnie the Gooch
- Literal-Minded: This exchange:
Sunny: Say hello, Vinnie!
Vinnie: Hello, Vinnie!
(Sunny stares at Vinnie blankly)
Wally
Other Characters
Aunt Edna
Beverly Backstop
Billy
- Canon Foreigner
- Intergenerational Friendship: With Bubba.
- Two Gamers on a Couch: With Bubba.
Billy's Mom
Bubba
- Canon Foreigner
- Intergenerational Friendship: With Billy.
- Two Gamers on a Couch: With Billy.
Budget Rent a Mule
Coach
Custom Kid
- Character Customization
- Character Development/Divergent Character Evolution: In some games, custom kids can have different personalities.
- In-Series Nickname: "Spaz" and others.
- Magikarp Power: In some games, they have less powerful stats, but get better throughout the season.
Dobbaguchi Arena Mother
- The Voice: Heard calling for dinner in Basketball.
Eric Lebeaux
- Ascended Extra: Despite not being playable in Football, he's playable in the Football Demo.
Esther French
- Ascended Extra: Despite not being playable in Football, she's playable in the Football Demo.
Harold
Leah Wayne
- Ascended Extra: Despite not being playable in Football, she's playable in the Football Demo.
Mr. Clanky
- In-Series Nickname: "Automatic."
- Mid-Season Upgrade: Originally, he was made out of scrap parts. Ever since the Game Cube version of Football, he's been rebuilt and now looks professionally made.
- Robot Names
- Secret Character
- Talking Lightbulb
Mummy
New Kid
Sport
Super Clone
Thor Herring
- Braids of Barbarism: In Basketball. Averted in Hockey, where he has a mullet.
- Embarrassing Nickname: He's called "Lemon Boy" by his foes, possibly referencing his oval-shaped head and blonde hair.
- Master of Disguise: According to his profile in Basketball.
- Mutually Exclusive Powerups: In Basketball, you can't use him and Barry DeJay at the same time.
- Purposefully Overpowered: Has full stats for everything in Basketball, just like Barry DeJay. His stats are also full in Hockey.
- Secret Character
Worker Drone -45
- Amazing Technicolor Population: Its skin is pink.
- Dummied Out
- In-Series Nickname: "kid 0."
- The Missingno: Using it requires you to bypass the player selection screen.
- Spell My Name with an "S": In Soccer 2004's season debugger screen, it's listed as Worker Drone E45.
- Vocal Dissonance: In Soccer 2004's team photo screen, it has the appearance of Mr. Clanky, but the voice (and lines) of Amir Khan.
- ↑ (full name: Dimitri Ivan Petrovich)
- ↑ (full name: Jimmy Winthorpe Knuckles)
- ↑ (full name: Joey Richard MacAdoo)
- ↑ (full name: Jorge Raoul Luis Garcia III)
- ↑ (full name: Keisha Monet Phillips)
- ↑ (full name: Michael Rhett Thomas)
- ↑ (full name: Pablo Ramon Sanchez)
- ↑ (full name: Tony Gianni Delvecchio)
- ↑ (full name: Vicki Fumiko Kawaguchi)
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