Jimmy Two-Shoes/Characters
Jimmy Two-Shoes
The title character. The happy-go-lucky boy somehow ended up in Miseryville and stayed there. His goal is to spread happiness in Miseryville, much to Lucius' chagrin. Voiced by Cory Doran.
- Adorkable
- Anime Hair
- Blithe Spirit
- Catch Phrase: "Like that's even possible!" and "Jimmy, you mad genius!"
- Cannot Keep a Secret
- Cheerful Child
- Cloudcuckoolander
- Dumb Blonde
- Fertile Feet: In the season 2 opening.
- Fish Out of Water
- Hair of Gold: Even his hair is so pure and innocent, it induces niceness upon Lucius when he takes it for himself.
- The Heart
- Heterosexual Life Partners: With Beezy
- Idiot Hair
- Idiot Hero
- Incorruptible Pure Pureness
- Keet
- Kiddie Kid
- Meaningful Name: His name comes from goody two-shoes.
- The Messiah / Friend to All Living Things: Don't deny it.
- Morality Pet / Morality Chain / Living Emotional Crutch: To Heloise.
- Mysterious Past: Exactly where he came from or why he's in Miseryville is never revealed.
- Name's the Same: No, he wasn't hired to beat a cow to death in a rice field using only two small porcelain figures.
- Nice Guy
- No Sense of Personal Space
- Oblivious to Love: He doesn't know about Heloise's feelings for him.
- Only Sane Man
- Ping-Pong Naivete
- Sarcasm Blind
- The Pollyanna
- The Straight Man
- Token Good Teammate
- Too Kinky to Torture: So much so that the episode The Product Tester was based around this.
- Unfazed Everyman / Token Human: Has shades of this when he's not being the Idiot Hero, and if Heloise isn't human.
- Unknown Rival: He's unaware that Lucius hates him.
- Too Spicy for Yog Sogoth: The whole point of the show is that Miseryville can't break him.
- Vague Age: He's supposedly around 14, but Word of God said his exact age is purposely kept ambiguous in order to tell a wider range of stories.
- Verbal Tic: Says "awesmazing" a lot. Other characters say it too, but he does it the most.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Jimmy's terrified of pickles.
- Wide-Eyed Idealist
Beezy J. Heinous
Jimmy's best friend. Son of Lucius Heinous VII who rules Miseryville. He is bigger than his father but is lazy and he'd rather spend time with his friends. Voiced by Brian Froud.
- Anti-Anti-Christ
- Bad Liar
- Beta Couple: With Saffi
- Big Eater
- Big Fun
- The Big Guy
- Big Red Devil
- Catch Phrase: Often uses "No, you are!" as an argument, even when it makes no sense in the context. ESPECIALLY when it makes no sense in the context. As of season 2, he also likes to add "Burn!" to whenever someone is insulted.
- Collector of the Strange: Chewed gum.
- The Ditz: At times.
- Does Not Like Shoes: Or shirts.
- Embarrassing Middle Name: The "J" stands for "Jojo".
- Extreme Omnivore
- Fat Idiot
- Gasshole
- Gentle Giant
- The Hedonist
- Heterosexual Life Partners: With Jimmy.
- Horned Humanoid
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: With Saffi.
- Inadequate Inheritor: Rather hang out with Jimmy and Heloise than spread misery like his father.
- Lazy Bum
- Louis Cypher
- Meaningful Name: Comes from Beelzebub, who represents the sin of Gluttony.
- Missing Mom: Just who IS his mother?
- Mysterious Middle Initial: Until The Great Horn Fairy.
- Official Couple: With Saffi
- Poisonous Friend
- Properly Paranoid: Against the Weavils.
- Really Seven Hundred Years Old / Vague Age: He has his own house and is old enough to get married, so he's likely a fully grown devil at least over a hundred years old. Still, he acts like lazy teenager or college fratboy, and seems to still be under Lucius's care.
- Rock Me, Asmodeus: He's apparently quite good at playing rock guitar.
- Royal Brat
- The Slacker
- Too Kinky to Torture
- Walking Shirtless Scene
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: Though him and his father don't always get along, sometimes he tries to earn his respect, to varying degrees of success.
- Wrong Genre Savvy: In I Married a Weavil.
Heloise
A very intelligent young girl and Jimmy's other best friend. She works for Misery Inc. as top inventor in making hazardous products for people in bringing misery. She is sadistic and likes to torment anyone she hates which is pretty much almost everyone. She has a big crush on Jimmy. Voiced by Tabitha St. Germain.
- Ambiguously Human: Some fans wonder...
- Anti-Hero (Type V ).
- Ax Crazy
- Badass Adorable
- The Baroness
- Berserk Button: Never insist she's "not so tough".
- Blondes Are Evil
- Blue Eyes
- But for Me It Was Tuesday: Shows up in "The Mysterious Mr. Ten", and you have to wonder what else she's done that qualifies.
- Catch Phrase: Credited with "I feel bad about it now" even though she's only said it twice.
- Cheshire Cat Grin
- Clingy Jealous Girl: To Jimmy. Her jealousy over his and Beezy's friendship sometimes drives the plot. Then there's the time she thought he was dating Jez.
Heloise: [overhears Jez laughing sarcastically] No one laughs at Jimmy but me!
- Creepy Child
- Cute Bruiser
- The Dragon (on occasion)
- Enfant Terrible
- Hair Decorations
- Evil Laugh
- For Science!
- For the Evulz
- Green-Eyed Monster
- Guile Hero: When she sides with Jimmy.
- Hair Color Dissonance: Her hair looks brown, but it's dirty blonde.
- Hair-Trigger Temper
- Hammerspace Hair: Heloise's Big Secret
- Hartman Hips: Whenever she's dressed up like a mermaid. They kinda come out of nowhere.
- Hates Being Touched: Unless, of course, it's Jimmy who's touching her.
- Heavy Sleeper: According to Air Force None
- Heroic Comedic Sociopath
- Invisible Anatomy: Her wrists, when she wears her dress.
- Insane Equals Violent
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Well, maybe.
- The Jester
- Kick the Dog
- Laughably Evil
- The Lancer: When she's with Jimmy.
- Little Miss Badass
- Little Miss Snarker
- Mad Scientist
- Magical Girl: Her alter ego in The Terrific Trio, Trouble Bubbles Girl.
- Meganekko: She pulls off cute moments when she wears glasses.
- Mood Swinger
- Names to Run Away From Really Fast: Her name is derived from the anchient German name Hlutwig, meaning "famous warrior".
- Nightmare Fetishist
- Not Growing Up Sucks: According to Word of God, she will always be 14-ish.
- Not So Above It All: Shown to be suseptible to Kids Prefer Boxes and Cuteness Proximity.
- Obviously Evil
- Only One Name
- Only Sane Employee
- Pet the Dog: Several times.
- Playing with Fire: On occasion, though not as much as Lucius.
- Puppy Dog Eyes: Does this to Jimmy for her naughty deeds. Doesn't work.
- Red Right Hand: Her scar.
- Scars Are Forever: She has a scar on her forehead.
- Shorter Means Smarter
- Single-Target Sexuality: She's Jimmy-sexual.
- Single Woman Seeks Good Man: The reason why she fell for Jimmy. He reminds her of her last shred of humanity.
- The Smart Guy / The Evil Genius: Depending on whether she's in the company of Jimmy or Lucius.
- Stalker with a Crush: To an extent.
- Stalking Is Funny If It Is Female After Male
- Stalking Is Love: After all those above tropes listed, her crush on Jimmy is the most sympathetic thing about her.
- Stepford Smiler: Type C.
- Strange Girl
- Teen Genius
- Token Evil Teammate
- Tomboyish Ponytail
- Trickster Archetype
- Vague Age
- Villain with Good Publicity: Reluctantly becomes one in Panda-Monium.
- Villainesses Want Heroes: She really likes Jimmy.
- Villainy Discretion Shot
- Voluntary Shapeshifter: Edward Kay says she's "a bit of a shapeshifter", and was confirmed in-show by the episode The Hooded Chicken.
- Wild Card
- Yandere: Occasionally Tsundere.
Cerbee
Jimmy's pet monster dog.
- Big Eater
- Call a Smeerp a Rabbit
- Canine Companion
- Cyclops
- Louis Cypher
- Meaningful Name: Comes from Cerberus.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: Just look at him! D'aww!
Lucius Heinous VII
The seventh ruler of Miseryville and in charge of Misery Inc. He is a short, red devil-like creature who is the father of Beezy J. Heinous and is very much unlike his son. He hates Jimmy due to his happy attitude being a foil to his plans. He is dating Jez. Voiced by Sean Cullen.
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- Abusive Parent: However, he's a better parent to his son than his ancestors were.
- Bad Boss
- Bad Is Good and Good Is Bad
- Bastard Understudy: He overthrew his father to get his position.
- Big Bad / Villain Protagonist : Depends on the episode. He's the closest thing to a main villain on the show, but a lot of episodes focus on him. Not surprisingly, we learn more about him then.
- Big Red Devil
- Burning with Anger
- The Caligula
- Catch Phrase: "Misery Niblets!" as of season 2.
- Card-Carrying Villain
- Corrupt Corporate Executive
- The Devil Is a Loser
- Embarrassing Nickname: Often called "Lucy" by Jimmy. He is occasionally taunted as "Bellyflop Lucius" due to an embarrassing home movie from his childhood.
- Evil Is Petty
- Evil Overlord
- Evil Versus Evil: Whenever against the Weavils or, in one episode, the Rodeo Clowns.
- Faux Affably Evil
- Fiction 500
- Follow in My Footsteps/Why Couldn't You Be Different?: He wants Beezy to inherite the business, but no luck.
- For the Evulz
- Glad I Thought of It: A very common occurance.
- Greed
- Hair-Trigger Temper
- Harmless Villain
- Not So Harmless: Word of God has said Lucius actually has some terrible and threatening powers, to the point where he could change the planet to his will, but keeps them in check to prove he doesn't need to use them in order to rule.
- Horned Humanoid
- Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain
- It's All About Me
- Kick the Dog: Justified since it's his job to bring misery.
- Lack of Empathy
- Large Ham / Evil Is Hammy
- Laughably Evil
- Louis Cypher
- Man of Wealth and Taste
- Meaningful Name / Names to Run Away From Really Fast: Comes from Lucifer, who represents the sin of Pride.
- Miles Gloriosus
- Multiple Choice Past: Every time the subject of why and how he froze his father comes up, it's always something different.
- The Napoleon
- Narcissist
- Obviously Evil
- Playing with Fire: It's more of a running gag, though he does it pretty consistently.
- Pride
- Real Men Wear Pink: His bunny pajamas.
- Reality Warper: According to Word of God.
- Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Just barely 700, actually.
- Satan: Sort of. More an Expy of him.
- Self-Made Orphan: Not exactly. He didn't kill his father, just cryogenically froze him.
- Small Name, Big Ego
- Smug Snake
- Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: With Jez.
- Too Important to Walk: On occasion.
- Used to Be a Sweet Kid: To an extent.
- Villainous Glutton
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Despite the way he treats him, he cites Samy as his best friend.
- Weaksauce Weakness: As noted above, his pride stops him from using his powers.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: Gets along with his own father even less than Beezy does with him.
Samuel "Samy" Garvin
Lucius's assistant who dreams of stardom and fame. He is timid and often abused by his boss. He used to serve Lucius' father, Lucius Heinous VI, for 87 years. Voiced by Dwayne Hill.
- Beleaguered Assistant
- Butt Monkey / The Chew Toy
- Cute Little Fangs
- The Dragon/The Dark Chick
- Meaningful Name: Might have been named after Samael from The Bible.
- Jekyll and Hyde: In The Terrific Trio.
- Pointy Ears
- Really Seven Hundred Years Old: He was stated to work for Lucius VI long before he started working for Lucius VII.
- The Starscream: According to Word of God, he would take over Lucius' position if he only knew how.
- Suddenly Sexuality: He acts Ambiguously Gay / Camp Straight / Transparent Closet (Depending on the Writer), but when Edward Kay was asked on the matter: "I don’t think of him as either gay or straight, just someone with a pathetically desperate need to feel needed and more important that he is."
- Vitriolic Best Buds: Despite the way he's treated by him, Lucius cites him as his best friend.
- Yes-Man
Jez
Lucius's girlfriend who is tall, blue and can change her noses. She is often very picky in her dates with him and threatens to break up with him. She lives in a white mansion and owns a pet dog named Jasmeen who Cerbee, Jimmy's pet, once fell in love with. Voiced by Valerie Buhagliar.
- Anime Hair
- Beauty Mark
- Damsel in Distress: In The Big Date
- Gold Digger
- Horned Humanoid
- Impossible Hourglass Figure
- Little Black Dress: Her Limited Wardrobe.
- Meaningful Name: Jez probably comes from Jezebel, the evil wife of King Ahab in The Bible
- Non-Mammal Mammaries
- Only One Name
- Rich Bitch
- Shallow Love Interest
- Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: With Lucius.
- Too Important to Walk: In Matchmaker Jimmy.
Saffi
Beezy's girlfriend who is an orange-skinned, one-eyed creature. She hates statues and destroys any she sees. She usually spouts one-word phrases such as "Yogurt!" and "Smoothy-Smooth!" but occasionally speaks sentences. Voiced by Sunday Muse.
- Anime Hair
- Ax Crazy: When she sees statues.
- Beta Couple: With Beezy.
- Chekhov's Gunman: She went from a minor background character to becoming Beezy's girlfriend.
- Catch Phrase: "Smoothy-Smooth!" and "Yogurt!"
- Cloudcuckoolander
- Collared by Fashion
- Cute Bruiser
- Cute Monster Girl
- Cyclops
- Dark-Skinned Redhead
- Extreme Omnivore
- Fiery Redhead
- Genki Girl
- Hartman Hips
- Horned Humanoid
- Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: With Beezy.
- Official Couple: With Beezy
- Only One Name
- Out of Focus
- Pointy Ears
- Rapunzel Hair
- Shallow Love Interest
- Stocking Filler
- Zettai Ryouiki
General Molotov
Head of Lucius' muscle, Molotov is large and in charge...whenever he isn't being bossed around by his wife. He also has a son named Tory, and a baby daughter named Blamo. Speaks in a vaguely Russian accent. Voiced by Dwayne Hill.
- Badass in a Nice Suit
- Big Ol' Unibrow
- Chekhov's Gunman
- The Dragon/The Brute
- Drill Sergeant Nasty
- Henpecked Husband
- Horned Humanoid
- Names to Run Away From Really Fast: He's likely named after Vyacheslav Molotov, Stalin's protege in Communist Russia. Or it could be refrencing the weapon named after him, the Molotov cocktail, an improvisational bomb made with a rag and a bottle of petrol fuel.
- Papa Wolf
- Pointy Ears
- Unexplained Accent
Lucius Heinous VI
The sixth ruler of Miseryville, Lucius VII's father and Beezy's grandfather. He's even crueler and more evil than his son. He is rather old and is in a wheelchair, with his limbs occasionally falling off. Lucius overthrew and cryogenically froze him many years ago, but he's defrosted every now and then for various reasons. Voiced by Sean Cullen.
- Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other: Seems to lighten up to his son sometimes, as seen in Heinous on Ice, where he only wanted to spend time with him on his own birthday.
- Abusive Parent: He wouldn't even give his son a cake on his birthday.
- Badass Grandpa
- Bastard Understudy: Overthrow his father, Lucius V, to get his position.
- Big Red Devil
- Evil Cripple
- Eviler Than Thou: His relationship with his son.
- Horned Humanoid
- Louis Cypher
- Names to Run Away From Really Fast
- Pulling Themselves Together
- Satan
- Talking to Himself: Both him and his son are voiced by Sean Cullen.
Dr. Ludwig Von Scientist
A demon evil genius with a German accent who somewhat resembles an owl. He's not employed by Misery Inc. but is Heloise's arch-rival in mad science. Voiced by Dwayne Hill.
- Bald of Evil
- Bow Ties Are Cool: In the season 2 opening.
- Characterization Marches On / Took a Level in Jerkass: Before Heads Will Roll he seemed pretty neutral.
- Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Subverted, he's called Dr. Scientist because that's actually his surname.
- Evil Genius / Mad Scientist
- Fan Nickname: Before his full name was revealed in Head Will Roll, fans affectionately referred to him as Dr. Hootenstein.
- For Science!
- Four Eyes, Zero Soul
- Good Hair, Evil Hair: His pencil mustache.
- Herr Doctor / Unexplained Accent
- Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate
- Paper Thin Creepy Crossdresser Disguise: Has done this twice.
- The Von Trope Family
Dorkus
A tiny, one-eyed demon who's Heloise's lab assistant. He often has invention ideas of his own, but they're not very good. Heloise has numerous clones of him in case he's ever injured or killed, which is often. Voiced by Dwayne Hill.
- Beleaguered Assistant
- Butt Monkey
- Catch Phrase: He says "You love it! You know you do!" essentially every time he's onscreen.
- Creepy Crossdresser: In Zombie Pickle
- Cyclops
- Fail O'Suckyname
- Horned Humanoid
- Lilliputians: Though not as small as the Racing Fleas or Gnomans, he's still pretty tiny.
- Name's the Same: Dorkus is also the name of the Big Bad of Planet Sheen.
- Pointy Ears
Rudolpho and Peep
A father/son team of con artists who live to swindle the people of Miseryville out of their money. Rudolpho will sell you just about anything, but expect it to have some kids of flaw, while Peep will merely pick your pockets. Rudolpho is voiced by Juan Chiron, and Peep by Christian Potenza.
- Affably Evil: Peep, despite being a conning salesman, comes off quite pleasant and doesn't bare any ill will to the good guys.
- The Artful Dodger: Peep
- Evil Brit
- Fake Brit: Christian Potenza as Peep.
- Fingerless Gloves: Peep.
- Gold Tooth: Peep
- Honest John's Dealership: Rudolpho's thing.
- Peep dabbles in this, too. He has no qualms about picking up "barely chewed gum" so he can resell it later.
- Hopeless Suitor: Peep to Heloise.
- Horned Humanoid: Peep, under his hat.
- I Reject Your Reality: Peep seems to not get that Heloise doesn't like him, no matter how angrily she states it.
- Missing Mom: Rudolpho doesn't seem to have a wife and Peep doesn't seem to have a mother.
- Nice Hat
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Peep's real name is Jamie Two-Squirrels.
- Pointy Ears: Peep
- Sticky Fingers: Peep
- Unexplained Accent
- Why Can't I Hate You?: Jimmy and Peep hit it off quite well on non-Heloise topics in Heloise's Secret Admirer
- Villainous Crush: Peep has a crush on Heloise, but naturally she only has eyes for Jimmy.
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