Grave Academy/Characters
Luke Truesdale
The Main protagonist, he dies by being hit by a truck in the first chapter and thus becomes a Ghost and is dragged into the world of the monsters as he enrolls the Grave Academy, he's in the Brinterruves Republic.
- Brown Eyes
- Dark and Troubled Past: a staple of the series.
- Elemental Powers: So far: Green Thumb,Making a Splash and Blow You Away.
- First Episode Ressurection: As a ghost
- Friendless Background
- Hair of Gold
- Homing Projectile: His Phantom Disk technique.
- Invisibility: Learning.
- Iron Woobie: Seeing as he lost his dad when he was young, died, left his mother and brother without saying goodbye to them, he does not complain much, but recently revealed chapter information has revealed that he's going to get to deal with the Angst.
- Living MacGuffin
- Naive Newcomer: Understandable, as he's new to the monster world.
- Nice Guy
- Only Sane Man: Due to being oblivious to the workings of the monster world.
- Our Ghosts Are Different: They have to learn to control invisibility and intangibility.
- Power Perversion Potential: Kain once insisted that he should use his invisibility to spy on girls.
- Rocket Punch: Kinda, his Ectoplasm Hook technique.
- The Archer: Hinted.
- The Call Knows Where You Live
- The Hero
Brenda Thompson
A Female Werewolf, she's a smart and soft-spoken girl, but can sometimes be kind of a Deadpan Snarker, was the first to befriend Luke, and also has a close bond with Gary and Blair, but she disapproves of Kain's lecherousness. She's in the Deprecius Republic. Hinting at her true nature as a Stepford Smiler
- Badass Bookworm
- But Not Too Black
- Curb Stomp Battle: versus Luke, Kain, Blair, Gary, Juliet, Jonah, James and Carmela, she's not in the receiving end...
- Cute Monster Girl.
- Dark and Troubled Past
- Elemental Powers: Casting a Shadow, Blow You Away and Dishing Out Dirt, so far.
- Friendless Background
- Gray Eyes
- Guns Akimbo
- Living Mc Guffin
- Meganekko: Like Blair, she doesn't always wear them.
- Orphan'sPlotTrinket: Implied, she has a locket with a family photo inside, and is hinted to be an orphan.
- Parental Abandonement: Or Dead Parents Are The Best, we don't know yet.
- Actually... It's Self-Made Orphan... But it was for self-defense
- Stepford Smiler
- Super-Powered Evil Side: as related to the original werewolf, she can shift into a stronger mode, called Feral Mode, but she was tricked into activating it on chapter 8
- The Smart Guy
- Wolf Man: Girl actually.
Kain Winchester
A Half-Wendigo, he is the comedic relief of the group, thinks highly of his looks, although not many people agree with him, he's constantly being lecherous, but he's really someone you can count on. He's in the Lucemis Republic. His father Freaked out when he discovered that his wife and child were monsters, he killed Kain's mother in his front, by the boy's soon-to-be Stepmother.
- Blue Eyes
- Carpet of Virility: is overly hairy for a 16 year old, a side effect of being a Wendigo, but most caharacters don't like it...
- Casanova Wannabe
- Crouching Moron,Hidden Badass
- Crowning Moment of Funny
- Elemental Powers: Green Thumb and Holy Hand Grenade for now.
- Happily Adopted
- Handsome Lech: as a Running Gag.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Attempted during chapter 8
- Hollywood Dateless: he's physically based on Landon Liboiron, so it's surprising that's he never gets a date.
- Justified, as he's constantly being lecherous.
- Living Mc Guffin
- Major Injury Underreaction: Beast!Brenda breaks his arm with a punch in chapter 8, he barely winks.
- Supreme Chef
- The Big Guy
- The Nose Knows
- Wendigo: Though they're more like Werebears in the Grave Academy 'Verse.
- Zerg Rush: his Heaven's Claw move.
Gary Crawford
A quiet and smart Kelpie, born and raised on the Kelpie Tribe, somewhere on Italy, he's quick to make friends, and is the target of many a girl's attentions for his looks, although he himself undermines this, at the Third Chapter, before meeting and befriending Luke, he was trapped with Bay Stones and made irascible, picking a fight with the Ghost at the Dining Hall, but once he got rid of the stones, he returned to his kindhearted nature.
- Awesome McCoolname
- Big Brother Instinct
- Dark and Troubled Past: Subverted, he's the only one, barr maybe Luke, who had a normal life.
- Elemental Powers: Making a Splash, Shock and Awe and Blow You Away.
- Mr. Fanservice: In-Universe.
- Genius' Sweet Tooth: Shows even MORE when he eats sweets.
- Kelpie
- Living Mc Guffin
- Master of Illusion: still learing the ropes.
- Tall, Dark and Handsome.
- The Bully: Averted 'Hard' as he was only that because he was affected by the Bay Stones.
- The Clan: The Kelpie Tribe.
- The Lancer
- The Stoic: though less so then most.
- Vegetarian Carnivore: By his own choice.
- Weaksauce Weakness: Bay Stones make Kelpies lose it.
Blair Liddel
A young Witch prodigy, she is highly praised for her magic, but she hates all the attention, and although she looks like a poster popular kid, she has many nerdy and derpy hobbies, like LAR Ping, liking to study, designing clothes, etc... She's i the Sapiensorens Republic, like Gary. she's also the Knight of Cerebus for the first volume, as she was revealed to have been working for the villain all along. However, it's noteworthy that she was coerced into doing so, as her entire clan was wiped out by her sister, Blair(her real name is Alice, and since that day, she took her sister's name), who was ALSO under the villain influence, throughout her stay at the castle, she became real friends with everyone, and decided that she wasn't worth it, luckily, she was snapped out of it by Luke in their fight
- Awesome McCoolname
- Badass Bookworm
- Becoming the Mask
- Cute Witch: or Hot Witch, as she's 17.
- Elemental Powers: Playing with Fire, Making a Splash, Dishing Out Dirt, Blow You Away, Green Thumb, Shock and Awe, Green Thumb, Holy Hand Grenade, Casting a Shadow, and even the exclusive An Ice Person.
- Green Thumb: Most of her personal spells have a pumpkin theme.
- Knight of Cerebus
- Living Mc Guffin
- Last of His Kind
- Power Gives You Wings: Pumpkin Peacock
- Meido: Uses a similar style for the Fireworks Party.
- Meganekko: Not always wears 'em though.
- Mundane Utility: Can use Magic to change her hair/clothes, and make 'Raindrops miss her and her group
- Ms. Fanservice: has the most curvaceous body and wears sexy outfits quite often.
- Shout-Out: Both her first name, to The Blair Witch Project, and her surname, to Alice in Wonderland.
- And then we discover that her real name is Alice.
- The Clan: her Clan, the Liddels, are known for producing great wizards and witches.
- The Mario: Is all-rounded and is capable of using all elements, save for the elusive crystal alignement.
- The Mole: as of chapter 17, she was revealed to have been working for the bad guys...
- She's back now, as she was only led to being one.
- Tsundere: more Dere-Dere.
Jack Jerripher
The Headmaster, if he can be called that, seeing as he's a Headless Horseman, Jack is a bit on the loony side most of the time, but can be wise as a sage if the need arises. He's the Third member in the Council of Swords, and so, he's recognized as the third strongest monster alive. Lost his sister, Teresa, after a fight with an ancient demon
- A Father to His Men
- Bersek Button: Shared with all teachers, harming his students.
- Break the Cutie: As seen in the two spoilers below.
- Being forced to Mercy Kill Robin
- Cool Horse: his Familiar, Cervantes.
- Creepy Cool Crosses
- Dead Little Sister, and it was quite gruesome too
- Elemental Powers: Claims to be an allrounder, so, Jack of All Stats.
- Estrogen Brigade Bait
- Excentric Mentor: In Spades.
- Familiar: His Zombie Horse, Cervantes.
- Freak-Out: After discovering that his sister was the mastermind, and that he essentially became a Windmill Crusader
- Descends further into madness after his Mercy Kill on Robin
- Green Eyes
- Hair of Gold: Although it's described as a dirty gold color.
- Hammerspace: Lots of his magic powers seem to have something to do with this, either that or transportation.
- Heroic Sacrifice: The only reason he's alive is his sister's
- Mercy Kill: On Robin
- Punny Name: To Jack the Ripper.
- Rainbow Motif: Within the Council of Swords, he's Deep Blue.
- Really 700 Years Old: At least 300, but looks 27.
- Rock Theme Naming: All of the members of the council are likened to a Gemstone, his is a Deep-Blue Sapphire.
- Ship Tease: Buckloads with Sophie, Robin and Samantha, but mostly with Robin, See Break the Cutie and Mercy Kill.
- Shout-Out: His Horse's name to the writer of Dom Quixote. Turns out it was Foreshadowing...
- Sobriquet: As a member of the Council, his is: Interpreter of the Imagination
- Stepford Smiler
- Tarot Motifs: His Spells.
- The Chessmaster
- Vitriolic Best Buds: With Sophie.
- Windmill Crusader: He's set on revenge on the demon who killed his sister... Only to find it WAS his sister, see Break the Cutie
Sophie Merryweather
A bossy Harpy who's the right-hand woman of Jack, she excels in Camouflage, being noted as one of the top practicioners of the art, she's been Jack's friend for a long time, and thus, knows exactly how to deal with his loooniness, she was part of the official Camouflage committee, and wanted to change its more stern rules, and altought she couldn't in the end, she learned that you just have to live with some things that we can't change. As the Eight member of the Council of Sowrds, she's regarded as the eight strongest monster alive.
- Acrophobic Bird: But later got over it.
- Badass
- Blood Brothers: With Samantha.
- Blue Eyes: Overlapping with Gray Eyes.
- Child Prodigy
- Cool Sword: Abalone, her diamond and laurel-patterned longsword.
- Deadpan Snarker
- Death Glare
- Defrosting Ice Queen
- Desperately Looking for a Purpose In Life: Part of her Backstory.
- Elemental Powers: Her field of specialization, her strong Water/Wind/Thunder magics granted her the moniker: Unyelding Storm
- Freak-Out: With Teresa's death
- Gratuitous Greek: her spells usually have something involving Greek Gods.
- Hidden Depths: She admits that she has no idea of how she managed to get friends, as she seems so cold all the time, and says that she was desperate for some.
- Master of Disguise
- Mentor Occupational Hazard: Her Aunt taught her all she knows about camouflage.
- Only Sane Man: Of the teachers.
- Rainbow Motif: Within the Council of Swords, she's White.
- Rock Theme Naming: All of the members of the council are likened to a Gemstone, hers is a Pure-White Diamond.
- Stepford Smiler
- Sobriquet: As a member of the Council, hers is: Divine Lightning, but she also has: Unyelding Storm.
- Supreme Chef: Revealed in an Omake.
- Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
- Tsundere: More Tsun-Tsun.
- Vitriolic Best Buds: With Jack.
- Volleying Insults: Guess with who?
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