Starship/Characters

A list of characters and their respective tropes in Team Starkid's sci-fi theatrical musical comedy Starship.

Bug
""I wanna be a Starship Ranger...""

A, well, bug from Bug-World who wants nothing more than to be a Starship Ranger, like the ones he watches in films from a crashed starship outside his hive. When actual Starship Rangers arrive on Bug-World, Bug has to choose which side he really belongs on. Played by Joey Richter.


 * Aliens Speaking English: One has to wonder how hyper-intelligent Bug has to be to be able to (mostly) be able to fluently speak English by watching just one video over and over again with no context.
 * The Ditz
 * Exactly What It Says on the Tin: See Meaningful Name.
 * Iconic Item: The classic Joey Richter headband- er, brain leech.
 * Meaningful Name: Uh... duh?
 * Naive Newcomer: To humanity.
 * The Sixth Ranger: To the Starship Rangers.

Roach
""Bug! What is your problem? Why don't you ever go for Bugette? She totally wants to tear your head off, and let larvae devour your body! THAT'S EVERY BUG'S DREAM!""

Bug's best friend since they were hatchlings, Roach is perfectly content living the bug lifestyle and doesn't understand why Bug would want more. Played by Brant Cox.


 * Only Sane Bug

February
""Bug, I know I seem like this complicated girl. It's like, I'm a Starship Ranger, but I'm also really pretty. And I like shciency stuff.""

The scouting expedition's chief "schience officer", February seems rather... unqualified for being sent to another planet. Or for being a science officer. While on Bug-World, she falls for Bug while blinded by mucus, and shows absolutely no liking toward bugs until she learns Bug's true nature towards the end. Played by Denise Donovan.


 * All Women Love Shoes: She would much prefer Bug-World if it was filled with shoes.
 * The Chick: Of the Starship Rangers.
 * The Ditz
 * Dumb Blonde
 * Loves My Alter Ego: February hates bugs, but loves Bug's human form.
 * Shallow Love Interest: A pretty obvious parody.
 * Valley Girl

Commander Up
""I just had to learn to kill with my heart!""

Commander Up was a hero of the Galactic League during the Robot War until he received his "famous injury". Since then, Up has had major self-confidence issues and has, in his own words, "lost his balls", becoming a sentimental, worrying, somewhat senile old man. Played by Joe Walker.


 * Badass Grandpa
 * Badass Mustache
 * Captain Ersatz: Looks a lot like Old Snake.
 * Cool Old Guy
 * Dual-Wielding: Uses two pistols in combat.
 * Mr. Fanservice: Only Joe Walker could make a literally ballsless old man the sexiest thing ever.
 * A Father to His Men
 * Good Smoking, Evil Smoking: Up's a Badass, so he gets away with smoking cigarettes.
 * Heart Is an Awesome Power: Up learns over the course of the story why this is true in both a literal and figurative sense- his heart compels him to fight harder for his team, but also lets him
 * Large Ham: In the great Joe Walker tradition.
 * Mama Bear: If you mess with anyone on the team, especially Taz, Up will mess you up.
 * Memetic Badass: In-universe, before his injury, although Taz initially still views him as one.
 * Super Soldier
 * Team Dad: Up is this to the Starship Rangers, but his sensitive nature also makes him a...
 * Team Mom

Taz
""You'd better unfudge yourself, or Up will unscrew your head and drop the wishing pennies down your throat. Now take a walk off my knife.""

Up's partner back in the war, Taz wants to believe that Up is still the same Super Soldier from before his injury, but gradually begins to lose her faith in her old friend. Played by Lauren Lopez.


 * Action Girl
 * Badass Mustache: Wears Up's mustache for awhile.
 * Gratuitous Spanish: Much of which doesn't make any sense.
 * The Lancer: To Up.
 * Small Girl, Big Gun
 * Spicy Latina
 * Team Dad: Taz fills this role somewhat better than Up.

Mega-Girl
""It looks like you and I will be fast friends. Try to get my good side when I rescue the science officer. That was a joke, because my design is mathematically perfect and symmetrical.""

An android who, like all robots, really, really wants to kill humans, but cannot due to an inhibitor chip. However, as she gets to know humans like Tootsie Noodles, it seems like something is starting to make a breakthrough... Played by Meredith Stepien.


 * Action Girl: Well, robot, but you get the idea.
 * AI Is a Crapshoot: Like all robots, she just wants to kill humans.
 * Love Redeems
 * Ridiculously Human Robot
 * The Sixth Ranger: To the Starship Rangers.

Tootsie Noodles
""Well, you see, where I come from, Farm-Planet, your first name is what you do, and your last name is what you like. So I'm called Tootsie, on account of my occasional toot, and Noodles, 'cause I like 'em.""

A simple minded Farm Boy from... well, Farm-World, Tootsie is not the brightest bulb in the box. After he falls in love with Mega-Girl, he slowly begins to to make her realize that humanity, though completely illogical, is not all bad. Played by Dylan Saunders.


 * Farm Boy
 * Informed Ability: We never actually see him "toot".
 * A Man Is Not a Virgin: Referenced by Tootsie a tad too loudly when he first speaks to Mega-Girl as an explanation of why he isn't a real man.
 * Meaningful Name: He toots a lot and likes noodles.
 * Naive Newcomer: To the Starship Rangers.
 * Southern-Fried Private: A parody.

Pincer
""Now listen to me, my confused little friend- we are friends after all- I used to have my share of doubts and fears, and well, they quite literally almost ate me alive. But no! I took charge! I pushed it to the limit! So you've gotta be strong! Be tough! To coin a phrase... be a man.""

A giant scorpion who lives outside the hive, Pincer simply loves humans. When Bug leaves the hive, Pincer lets him take over the brain dead body of a human so he can fulfill his dream  Voiced by Dylan Saunders, though his puppet requires three other people to operate.


 * : Initially, but he eventually becomes more.
 * : He's rather upset when Bug doesn't keep his end of the bargain.
 * Scary Scorpion
 * : He's rather upset when Bug doesn't keep his end of the bargain.
 * Scary Scorpion
 * Scary Scorpion

Junior
""I'm Junior. Maybe you've heard of me?""

The son of the leader of the Galactic League, Junior is the League's ambassador to the scouting ship. Played by Brian Holden.


 * Catch Phrase: See his quote.
 * Good Smoking, Evil Smoking:
 * Iconic Item: He actually steals one from another StarKid- in his final scene, he's wearing a very familiar pair of pink sunglasses.
 * "Well Done, Son" Guy: At first.
 * Iconic Item: He actually steals one from another StarKid- in his final scene, he's wearing a very familiar pair of pink sunglasses.
 * "Well Done, Son" Guy: At first.
 * "Well Done, Son" Guy: At first.
 * "Well Done, Son" Guy: At first.

Bugette
A centipede who wants nothing more than to get alone with Bug... then rip off his head, and place her larvae in his body. Played by Lauren Lopez.


 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: At first she subverts it, but later plays it straight when she.
 * Meaningful Name: She's a girl bug. To take it further, her full name is Bugette Buggington.
 * Romantic False Lead

Krayonder
A headstrong, rather dim Starship Ranger. Basically just Hudson with a different name. Played by Joe Moses.

"Krayonder: You stabbed me!"
 * Butt Monkey: No one likes Krayonder.
 * Expy: To Hudson.
 * Unexplained Recovery: After apparently being squashed and/or bifurcated by Pincer, he shows up at the end with a few bandages and no explanation as to how he survived.
 * Only Sane Man

Specs
The Starship Rangers' resident genius. Played by Julia Albain.


 * Hollywood Nerd: Type 1.
 * Only Sane Man
 * The Smart Guy: Out of the Starship Rangers.

The Mosquito Brothers
A trio of mosquitoes who work for Pincer. Played by Jim Povolo, Brian Holden, and Jaime Lynn Beatty.


 * Co-Dragons: To
 * Odd Name Out: Sweetheart.
 * Quirky Miniboss Squad

Dr. Space Claw
The most evil villain in the galaxy.


 * One-Scene Wonder