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* [[Blue Eyes]]: His eye color when in human form and using his ice powers.
* [[Blue Eyes]]: His eye color when in human form and using his ice powers.
* [[Book Dumb]]
* [[Book Dumb]]
* [[Can't Get in Trouble For Nuthin]]: "Overshadowing" has some creative unethical uses.
* [[Can't Get in Trouble For Nuthin']]: "Overshadowing" has some creative unethical uses.
* [[Character Development]]
* [[Character Development]]
* [[Chest Insignia]]
* [[Chest Insignia]]
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* [[Ordinary High School Student]]
* [[Ordinary High School Student]]
* [[Painful Transformation]]: Danny gaining or losing his powers has him screaming in agony. Not fun.
* [[Painful Transformation]]: Danny gaining or losing his powers has him screaming in agony. Not fun.
* [[Part Time Hero]]
* [[Part-Time Hero]]
* [[Puberty Superpower]]
* [[Puberty Superpower]]
* [[Round Bushy Hair]]
* [[Round Bushy Hair]]
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* [[This Loser Is You]]
* [[This Loser Is You]]
* [[Triple Shifter]]
* [[Triple Shifter]]
* [[White Haired Pretty Boy]]: As Danny Phantom.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]: As Danny Phantom.
* [[Would Hurt a Child]]: At least, Danny doesn't seem to have a problem scrapping with his underage nemesis Youngblood.
* [[Would Hurt a Child]]: At least, Danny doesn't seem to have a problem scrapping with his underage nemesis Youngblood.


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{{quote| ''"Some people have a lot, and some people don't, but everybody's got something. Me? I got charms, good looks, and modesty."''}}
{{quote| ''"Some people have a lot, and some people don't, but everybody's got something. Me? I got charms, good looks, and modesty."''}}


Danny's childhood friend ''"since forever"'', Tucker is a [[Gadgeteer Genius|Techno Geek]] who [[Small Name Big Ego|considers himself God's gift not only to women, but to all humankind]]. Has a tendency to run into the [[Sidekick Glass Ceiling]] that usually leads to [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]] moments. Unfortunately suffers serious [[Flanderization]] by end, if not to make room for the [[Shipping Bed Death|Danny/Sam]] angle.
Danny's childhood friend ''"since forever"'', Tucker is a [[Gadgeteer Genius|Techno Geek]] who [[Small Name, Big Ego|considers himself God's gift not only to women, but to all humankind]]. Has a tendency to run into the [[Sidekick Glass Ceiling]] that usually leads to [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]] moments. Unfortunately suffers serious [[Flanderization]] by end, if not to make room for the [[Shipping Bed Death|Danny/Sam]] angle.
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* [[Action Survivor]]
* [[Action Survivor]]
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* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: In a [[Freeze Frame Bonus]] when he is changing his grade, it shows that the only A he has is in "sewing".
* [[Real Men Wear Pink]]: In a [[Freeze Frame Bonus]] when he is changing his grade, it shows that the only A he has is in "sewing".
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: While pretty much everyone was aware of things between Danny and Sam, it was most obvious with Tucker.
* [[Shipper On Deck]]: While pretty much everyone was aware of things between Danny and Sam, it was most obvious with Tucker.
* [[Small Name Big Ego]]
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Meat, lots of it.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Meat, lots of it.


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* [[Promotion to Parent]]: For a time.
* [[Promotion to Parent]]: For a time.
* [[Secret Secret Keeper]]: From "My Brother's Keeper" through "The Ultimate Enemy," afterwards she becomes a regular [[Secret Keeper]].
* [[Secret Secret Keeper]]: From "My Brother's Keeper" through "The Ultimate Enemy," afterwards she becomes a regular [[Secret Keeper]].
* [[Sibling Yin Yang]]
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]




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{{quote| ''"See why I need to hunt these ghosts? They think they can do whatever they want, but somebody has to stop them."''}}
{{quote| ''"See why I need to hunt these ghosts? They think they can do whatever they want, but somebody has to stop them."''}}


Main [[Anti Hero]]: Valerie started off as the [[Rich Bitch]] before a ghost dog (with Danny in tow) cost her father his job, forcing her to lead a poor, unpopular existence. She was given advanced ghost weapons from [[Big Bad|Vlad Masters]] by mail and used them to extract her revenge. She eventually [[The Hunter|makes it a full time job]] with Danny Phantom as her primary target. She grows to see the world beyond her once shallow view and eventually develops a [[Dating Catwoman|romantic interest]] with Danny Fenton, unaware of his alter ego.
Main [[Anti-Hero]]: Valerie started off as the [[Rich Bitch]] before a ghost dog (with Danny in tow) cost her father his job, forcing her to lead a poor, unpopular existence. She was given advanced ghost weapons from [[Big Bad|Vlad Masters]] by mail and used them to extract her revenge. She eventually [[The Hunter|makes it a full time job]] with Danny Phantom as her primary target. She grows to see the world beyond her once shallow view and eventually develops a [[Dating Catwoman|romantic interest]] with Danny Fenton, unaware of his alter ego.
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* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Action Girl]]
* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type III or IV]].
* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type III or IV]].
* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Badass Normal]]
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Veronica to Sam's Betty for Danny's Archie. (Replacement)
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: The Veronica to Sam's Betty for Danny's Archie. (Replacement)
* [[Character Development]]: From [[Rich Bitch]] and [[Spoiled Brat]] to [[Badass Normal]] [[Anti Hero]]
* [[Character Development]]: From [[Rich Bitch]] and [[Spoiled Brat]] to [[Badass Normal]] [[Anti-Hero]]
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: A 14-year old who knows ninth degree martial arts.
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: A 14-year old who knows ninth degree martial arts.
* [[Commuting On a Bus]]: She was once a major player in the first two seasons, but barely makes an appearance in the last season. Her story arc hasn't even wrapped up either.
* [[Commuting On a Bus]]: She was once a major player in the first two seasons, but barely makes an appearance in the last season. Her story arc hasn't even wrapped up either.
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* [[Loves My Alter Ego]]: She likes Danny Fenton. Danny ''Phantom'', not so much.
* [[Loves My Alter Ego]]: She likes Danny Fenton. Danny ''Phantom'', not so much.
* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Meaningful Name]]
* [[Star Crossed Lovers]]: With Danny.
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: With Danny.
* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Poor, misguided Valerie is wrong on so many things.
* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Poor, misguided Valerie is wrong on so many things.


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* [[Genre Savvy]]: See below
* [[Genre Savvy]]: See below
* [[Jerk Jock]]: There's somewhat of a twist on this trope in that despite acting up to the [[Jerk Jock]] stereotype, he is also strangely [[Genre Savvy]] as to the future of most fictional Jerk Jocks, as he casually makes references to high school being the peak of his life and having to face a future of pumping gas.
* [[Jerk Jock]]: There's somewhat of a twist on this trope in that despite acting up to the [[Jerk Jock]] stereotype, he is also strangely [[Genre Savvy]] as to the future of most fictional Jerk Jocks, as he casually makes references to high school being the peak of his life and having to face a future of pumping gas.
* [[Small Name Big Ego]]
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]


== Paulina ==
== Paulina ==
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* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: He kinda does look like a cartoony Ron Perlman with a shaved head and goatee.
* [[Ink Suit Actor]]: He kinda does look like a cartoony Ron Perlman with a shaved head and goatee.
* [[My Friends and Zoidberg]]: In "The Ultimate Enemy", while Danny's family and friends were 'Gone But Not Forgotten' after the Nasty Burger explosion, he was just 'Gone'.
* [[My Friends and Zoidberg]]: In "The Ultimate Enemy", while Danny's family and friends were 'Gone But Not Forgotten' after the Nasty Burger explosion, he was just 'Gone'.
* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: He has a 'photo' of his sister (or rather him in a dress) and explains that he uses this job to see her again, thereby motivating students to get better.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: He has a 'photo' of his sister (or rather him in a dress) and explains that he uses this job to see her again, thereby motivating students to get better.
** [[Lampshaded]] when he wonders why no one ever figures it out.
** [[Lampshaded]] when he wonders why no one ever figures it out.
* [[Sadist Teacher]]
* [[Sadist Teacher]]
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* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]
* [[Man of Wealth and Taste]]
* [[Man of Wealth and Taste]]
* [[Mes a Crowd]]: The main power that makes him Danny's superior. Although Danny does get it himself eventually.
* [[Me's a Crowd]]: The main power that makes him Danny's superior. Although Danny does get it himself eventually.
* [[Murder the Hypotenuse]]
* [[Murder the Hypotenuse]]
* [[Not So Different]]: With Danny.
* [[Not So Different]]: With Danny.
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* [[Kid From the Future]]
* [[Kid From the Future]]
* [[Lamarck Was Right]]: She has both of her parents powers. She also has a perfect blend of their personalities.
* [[Lamarck Was Right]]: She has both of her parents powers. She also has a perfect blend of their personalities.
* [[One Scene Wonder]]: Only appears in ''The Ultimate Enemy''.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Only appears in ''The Ultimate Enemy''.


== Skulker ==
== Skulker ==
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** [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Has shades of this after his upgrade. His [[Xanatos Gambit]] in his last major appearance certainly falls into this. He not only tricked Danny into [[Dating Catwoman]] with Valerie to distract him, but possessed her suit to trick Danny Phantom into blowing it apart right in front of her, convincing her that he'd have done the same to her. He then proceeded to give her an upgraded battlesuit to take advantage of that. Even more impressive considering how [[Genre Blind]] he was before.
** [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Has shades of this after his upgrade. His [[Xanatos Gambit]] in his last major appearance certainly falls into this. He not only tricked Danny into [[Dating Catwoman]] with Valerie to distract him, but possessed her suit to trick Danny Phantom into blowing it apart right in front of her, convincing her that he'd have done the same to her. He then proceeded to give her an upgraded battlesuit to take advantage of that. Even more impressive considering how [[Genre Blind]] he was before.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Mid Season Upgrade]]: Interfacing with the Fentons' computer allowed him to transform into 'Technus 2.0'. Not only did it give him a new look and stronger powers, it came with a huge boost in [[Genre Savvy]]. Overall, it did make him far more formidable than he was before.
* [[Mid-Season Upgrade]]: Interfacing with the Fentons' computer allowed him to transform into 'Technus 2.0'. Not only did it give him a new look and stronger powers, it came with a huge boost in [[Genre Savvy]]. Overall, it did make him far more formidable than he was before.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: [[Rob Paulsen]] did a really good impression of Gilbert Gottfried as Technus.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: [[Rob Paulsen]] did a really good impression of Gilbert Gottfried as Technus.
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: Spent a fair amount of episodes imprisoned in Level Zero of the ''Doomed'' video game...[[Nice Job Breaking It Hero|until Danny forgot he was in there and deleted the file, setting him free.]]
* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: Spent a fair amount of episodes imprisoned in Level Zero of the ''Doomed'' video game...[[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|until Danny forgot he was in there and deleted the file, setting him free.]]
* [[Take Over the World]]: His stated goal.
* [[Take Over the World]]: His stated goal.
* [[Technopath]]: He commonly refers to himself in some form of "Technus! Ghost Master of Technology!" because of this.
* [[Technopath]]: He commonly refers to himself in some form of "Technus! Ghost Master of Technology!" because of this.
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* [[Hoist By His Own Petard|Hoist by Her Own Petard]]: She grants wishes and has no choice but to do so. In fact, in her debut episode she was defeated when Danny wished that she got sucked into the Fenton Thermos.
* [[Hoist By His Own Petard|Hoist by Her Own Petard]]: She grants wishes and has no choice but to do so. In fact, in her debut episode she was defeated when Danny wished that she got sucked into the Fenton Thermos.
** This was also the reason she wasn't used much (beside her VA being busy) since the writers couldn't think of any other way to beat her.
** This was also the reason she wasn't used much (beside her VA being busy) since the writers couldn't think of any other way to beat her.
* [[Peek a Bangs]]
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]
* [[Reality Warper]]: Her powers are generally limited to whatever (imaginative) people wish for.
* [[Reality Warper]]: Her powers are generally limited to whatever (imaginative) people wish for.
* [[Wishplosion]]
* [[Wishplosion]]
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* [[Evil Albino]]
* [[Evil Albino]]
* [[The Jailer]]
* [[The Jailer]]
* [[Judge Jury and Executioner]]: Don't forget that he's also [[Department of Redundancy Department|executioner and executioner]]. He ''really'' enjoys that part of the job.
* [[Judge, Jury, and Executioner]]: Don't forget that he's also [[Department of Redundancy Department|executioner and executioner]]. He ''really'' enjoys that part of the job.
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Knight Templar]]
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: He's a lot more formidable in "Public Enemies" than he is in his first appearance in "Prisoners of Love". And he was a pretty formidable foe to begin with!
* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: He's a lot more formidable in "Public Enemies" than he is in his first appearance in "Prisoners of Love". And he was a pretty formidable foe to begin with!
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* [[Invisible to Adults]]: And teenagers who think they are adults.
* [[Invisible to Adults]]: And teenagers who think they are adults.
* [[Undead Child]]
* [[Undead Child]]
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs]]: His gimmick changes in every episode. He's been a [[Pirate]], a [[Cowboy]], etc. Although this is justified as he is a kid.
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]: His gimmick changes in every episode. He's been a [[Pirate]], a [[Cowboy]], etc. Although this is justified as he is a kid.


== Johnny 13 ==
== Johnny 13 ==
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* [[Rewriting Reality]]: Anything he types into his keyboard comes true.
* [[Rewriting Reality]]: Anything he types into his keyboard comes true.
* [[Rhymes On a Dime]]: In his new poem all of the time.
* [[Rhymes On a Dime]]: In his new poem all of the time.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes]]: Oranges, since nothing rhymes with "orange."
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Oranges, since nothing rhymes with "orange."


== Fright Knight ==
== Fright Knight ==
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* [[Bumbling Dad]]
* [[Bumbling Dad]]
* [[Can't Bathe Without a Weapon]]: At the begining of "Reality Trip".
* [[Can't Bathe Without a Weapon]]: At the begining of "Reality Trip".
* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]: Sure he's shown to be clumsy and Danny can't help but be embarrassed by him, but if his family is in danger, he'll strike without warning.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Sure he's shown to be clumsy and Danny can't help but be embarrassed by him, but if his family is in danger, he'll strike without warning.
* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: Defies all speed limits, red lights, and certain laws of physics.
* [[Drives Like Crazy]]: Defies all speed limits, red lights, and certain laws of physics.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: He wanted to dissect Inviso-bill "atom by atom" because he was a ghost. [[Fridge Horror|And he was quite aware that he was a sentient, feeling being]].
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: He wanted to dissect Inviso-bill "atom by atom" because he was a ghost. [[Fridge Horror|And he was quite aware that he was a sentient, feeling being]].
* [[For Science]]: See the above trope.
* [[For Science!]]: See the above trope.
* [[Genius Ditz]]: He seems to have invented most of the (incredibly advanced, though often eccentric) Fenton gadgets himself, but is largely inept in every other way.
* [[Genius Ditz]]: He seems to have invented most of the (incredibly advanced, though often eccentric) Fenton gadgets himself, but is largely inept in every other way.
** It's also mentioned that he got a solid B minus average in High School.
** It's also mentioned that he got a solid B minus average in High School.
* [[Its All About Me]]: While he really loves his family, he tend to easy forget when in the "zone" and put his feelings and research in the front constantly until brutally forced by the circunstances. Also he had a very skewed sense of morality and empathy for those things he considered evil or wrong.
* [[It's All About Me]]: While he really loves his family, he tend to easy forget when in the "zone" and put his feelings and research in the front constantly until brutally forced by the circunstances. Also he had a very skewed sense of morality and empathy for those things he considered evil or wrong.
* [[Moral Myopia]]
* [[Moral Myopia]]
* [[No OSHA Compliance]]: Seriously, the guy should never be ''allowed'' to use anything beyond a pair of scissors; if the setting wasn't so idealistic half of his actions should end in [[Moral Event Horizon]].
* [[No OSHA Compliance]]: Seriously, the guy should never be ''allowed'' to use anything beyond a pair of scissors; if the setting wasn't so idealistic half of his actions should end in [[Moral Event Horizon]].
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{{quote| ''"It's "Dani" with an "I"."''}}
{{quote| ''"It's "Dani" with an "I"."''}}


Danny's clone, created by Vlad as a stepping stone to the perfect Danny Fenton/Phantom clone to call as his own son. Unlike the various other Danny clones, Danielle [[What Measure Is a Non Human|has a mind of her own]], possessing a naive behavior with much of Danny's traits and character. She is often childish and spunky, but well-meaning. An imperfect clone, she is constantly dissolving and {{spoiler|until the second-to-last episode}} has to keep her powers in check. Danny plays a somewhat [[Big Brother Mentor|older brother figure]] to her.
Danny's clone, created by Vlad as a stepping stone to the perfect Danny Fenton/Phantom clone to call as his own son. Unlike the various other Danny clones, Danielle [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|has a mind of her own]], possessing a naive behavior with much of Danny's traits and character. She is often childish and spunky, but well-meaning. An imperfect clone, she is constantly dissolving and {{spoiler|until the second-to-last episode}} has to keep her powers in check. Danny plays a somewhat [[Big Brother Mentor|older brother figure]] to her.
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* [[Badass Adorable]]
* [[Badass Adorable]]
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* [[Opposite Sex Clone]]
* [[Opposite Sex Clone]]
* [[Tyke Bomb]]
* [[Tyke Bomb]]
* [[White Haired Pretty Girl]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]


== Clockwork ==
== Clockwork ==

Revision as of 20:07, 8 January 2014


A list of the major characters in the animated series Danny Phantom.

Team Phantom

Danny Fenton/Danny Phantom

 Voiced by: David Kaufman

 "It's been a month since the accident and I still barely have any control. If somebody catches me, I go from geek to freak around here!"

Main hero of the series: Upon obtaining his ghost powers through a Freak Lab Accident, 14-year old Danny uses it to combat the various ghosts that inhabit his hometown. He starts off shy, naive, Book Dumb, and emotional, constantly trying to find a place in the world, whether it be gaining popularity or through his ghost powers. By the end of the series, Danny gains confidence, courage, and matures considerably and finds his path as a hero.

Samantha "Sam" Manson

 Voiced by: Grey Delisle

 "Parents don't listen. Even worse, they don't understand. Why can't they accept me for who I am!?"

Danny's childhood friend and primary love interest: Sam is a strict vegetarian Goth with an often contradictory personality; she's as rational and levelheaded as she is forceful and selfish. She strives to protect the environment as much as she rebels against her parents. She often keeps Danny (and Tucker) from doing anything too extreme.

Tucker Foley

 Voiced by: Rickey D'Shon Collins

 "Some people have a lot, and some people don't, but everybody's got something. Me? I got charms, good looks, and modesty."

Danny's childhood friend "since forever", Tucker is a Techno Geek who considers himself God's gift not only to women, but to all humankind. Has a tendency to run into the Sidekick Glass Ceiling that usually leads to With Great Power Comes Great Insanity moments. Unfortunately suffers serious Flanderization by end, if not to make room for the Danny/Sam angle.

Jazz Fenton

 Voiced by: Colleen O Shaughnessey

 "16, biologically, but psychologically, I'm an adult."

Danny's older sister is a intelligent 16-year old who claims to be an adult trapped in a teenager's body. As such she's often playing a parental role towards her entire family: trying to lead her parents into normality and shielding a then unsure Danny from the harsh realities of the outside world. After finding out Danny's Secret Identity, she slowly gains admiration for her growing brother and eventually becomes part of "Team Phantom". She eventually lets down her shield and slowly starts to act her age, all the while happily acknowledging her love for ghosts -- at several times, becoming a Badass Bookworm.


Classmates/Teachers

Valerie Gray

 Voiced by: Grey Delisle and Cree Summer

 "See why I need to hunt these ghosts? They think they can do whatever they want, but somebody has to stop them."

Main Anti-Hero: Valerie started off as the Rich Bitch before a ghost dog (with Danny in tow) cost her father his job, forcing her to lead a poor, unpopular existence. She was given advanced ghost weapons from Vlad Masters by mail and used them to extract her revenge. She eventually makes it a full time job with Danny Phantom as her primary target. She grows to see the world beyond her once shallow view and eventually develops a romantic interest with Danny Fenton, unaware of his alter ego.

Dash Baxter

 Voiced by: S. Scott Bullock

Standard issue bullying jock who on the outside is the typical menacing antagonist in Danny's school while deep inside, he portrays a far more sensitive soul, used mostly for laughs.

Paulina

 Voiced by: María Canals Barrera

A girl Danny held a crush on before he wised up and moved on. She's the standard issue Alpha Bitch and like all stereotypes like her, tends to victimize the less popular girls and focus primary on shallow mannerisms. She harbors a crush on Danny Phantom.

Mr. Lancer

 Voiced by: Ron Perlman

The primary teacher (and vice-principal) of Casper High. Often strict with an inability to connect with his students, Mr. Lancer may seem like a bullying mentor to Danny (at times, he will often favor Dash simply because he's a popular football player), but deep down, he wants all his students to succeed.

  • Hair Today Gone Tomorrow: He used to have hair before he ended up bald. Ironically, he has massive hair everywhere else on his body.
  • Hidden Depths: He loves playing online games.
  • Ink Suit Actor: He kinda does look like a cartoony Ron Perlman with a shaved head and goatee.
  • My Friends and Zoidberg: In "The Ultimate Enemy", while Danny's family and friends were 'Gone But Not Forgotten' after the Nasty Burger explosion, he was just 'Gone'.
  • Paper-Thin Disguise: He has a 'photo' of his sister (or rather him in a dress) and explains that he uses this job to see her again, thereby motivating students to get better.
    • Lampshaded when he wonders why no one ever figures it out.
  • Sadist Teacher
  • Stern Teacher: He does this all the time, but one particular episode states that he's doing this job to meet up with his sister. Then it's subverted as he then asks why no one realizes it's him in a dress.
  • Totally Radical: Abuses this.
  • Unusual Euphemism: Uses book titles that fit the situation.


Villains

Vlad Masters/Plasmius

 Voiced by: Martin Mull

 "I am not a villain; all I wanted was love."

A devious Villain With Good Publicity, Vlad is a manipulative, clever, genius billionaire who has made it his lifetime goal to kill his former best friend Jack Fenton and subsequently take back the woman he loves, Maddie. His other goal is to convince Danny to join his side as his surrogate son due to their similar natures (that Danny often denies) and powers. Has a bit of a redemptive side since he's pretty much made to be sympathetic...in a superficial way, but later turns stereotypically evil by Season 3 through Villain Decay.

  "If any good came out of this, it's that ten years without ghost powers gave me the chance to see what a fool I'd been."

Box Ghost

 Voiced by: Rob Paulsen

 "BEWARE!"

A Running Gag Harmless Villain, Box Ghost's main shtick are anything cardboard and square (and the occasional bubble wrap). Consistently pathetic and easy to beat, he remains determined to be taken seriously. He Took a Level In Badass in the Bad Future, becoming incredibly muscular and gaining the ability to form exploding boxes out of energy.

 "Beware."

Lunch Lady

 Voiced by: Patricia Heaton and Kath Soucie

 "Would you like to try my [insert food here]?" (person refuses) "Then [insert horrifying statement here]!"

Her goal is to serve food to everybody, but she goes into a homicidal rage if people refuse. She doesn't like vegetables.

Box Lunch

 Voiced by: Kath Soucie

From the Bad Future, she is the daughter of Box Ghost and Lunch Lady.

Skulker

 Voiced by: Mathew St. Patrick and Kevin Michael Richardson

 

One of the show's most recurring villains, Skulker is a ghost obsessed with hunting to such an extent that he's considered the Ghost Zone's greatest predator. Growing bored, he looked to the real world for a challenge and fixated on Danny, whose hybrid nature made for an endlessly exciting hunt. Skulker's power and threat level tend to fluctuate- in some episodes he's portrayed as a very cunning and dangerous opponent, in others as borderline comic relief. In the Bad Future, he somehow merged with Technus to become Skulk Tech.

  • Goatee of Evil
  • BFG: There are a lot of improbably huge guns built into that battlesuit...
  • The Dragon: To Vlad on occasion.
  • Egomaniac Hunter
  • Enemy Mine: On several occasions.
  • Humiliation Conga: In his first appearance, he accidentally hooks up his battlesuit to Tucker's PDA. Since said PDA holds Danny's schedule, Skulker is forced to follow, being jerked around like a puppet by his own armor.
  • Hunting the Most Dangerous Game
  • The Man Behind the Curtain: The real Skulker is a tiny and pathetically weak ghost; the body most people see is just a high-tech suit. As he spends almost all of his time in the suit, however, this isn't a huge weakness.
  • Worthy Opponent: He and Danny hate each other but do seem to respect each other's abilities, to the extent of teaming up several times when something nastier comes down the pipe. He even states as much in the series finale.

Technus

 Voiced by: Rob Paulsen

 "I AM TECHNUS! Master of technology and destroyer of worlds!"

Another common enemy, Technus is an eccentric ghost with formidable technological powers and the goal of WORLD DOMINATION- who gets defeated in every appearance, largely due to his bad habit of shouting his plans at the top of his lungs (though his upgrade into Technus 2.0 helped him break that habit). Nonetheless, as long as he can possess sufficiently advanced machinery, he can be quite formidable. In the Bad Future, he somehow merged with Skulker to become Skulk Tech.

Desiree

 Voiced by: Peri Gilpin

 "So you wish it, so shall it be."

A ghost genie who is forced to grant people's wishes, most of them resulting a terrible price on the wisher. As a human, Desiree was the Sultan's favored lover of his harem, a love she gave back. The Sultan's jealous wife drove her away, forcing her to remain vindictive and heartbroken throughout the series.

Walker

 Voiced by: James Arnold Taylor

A ghostly sheriff obsessed with maintaining order at any cost, Walker doesn't have as many appearances as some of the other rogues' gallery members, but is still a very significant villain for being the ghost who reveals the existence of ghosts to the world at large and is responsible for Danny's rep as a Hero With Bad Publicity.

Penelope Spectra

 Voiced by: Tara Strong

On the outside, Spectra looks to be a kind, perky woman who just wants to help teenagers and their depression. In reality, she is a Vain Sorceress ghost who sucks in their emotions to further her youth and beauty. Beneath that bubbly personality, Spectra is sadistic and immoral.

  • Crazy Prepared: If one pays attention in her debut episode, she keeps the air conditioner on full blast, so people see puffs of air. However, when Danny sees a photo with a blast of air escaping his mouth, he notes that Spectra used it to confuse him about her being a ghost.
  • Emotion Eater
  • Fountain of Youth: She needs the depression of teenagers to keep her youthful.
  • Hannibal Lecture: A very defining trait of hers as she prone to trying to demoralize her opponents since she need negativity to function otherwise she left wide open.
  • The Shrink: Her disguise in her first episode.

Prince Aragon

 Voiced by: Dee Bradley Baker

Prince Aragon is the ruthless and cruel older brother of Princess Dorathea (AKA The Dragon Ghost), both of whom appeared to have lived in the Middle Ages (the 4th to the 16th centuries).

Ember McLain

 Voiced by: Tara Strong

 "Ohhh, Ember, so warm and tender! You will remember my name!"

A punk rock Diva, Ember hates all sense of authority and adults. She wants to Take Over the World strictly so people will always remember her name. She tends to be a blunt person. In the Bad Future, she is overweight and her vocal cords have been damaged, rendering her unable to sing.

Youngblood

 Voiced by: Taylor Lautner

A little, immature boy who likes to play dress up. Despite his size and youth, he can be incredibly dangerous.

Johnny 13

 Voiced by: William Baldwin

A scruffy punk on a motorcycle. His main goals are raising havok and pleasing his girlfriend, Kitty. In the Bad Future, he is in a wheelchair.

Kitty

 Voiced by: Chynna Phillips

Johnny 13's girlfriend. She mostly follows his path, but can be quite dangerous, especially when she's angry. She seemed the least changed in the Bad Future, but joined Johnny and the others in attempting revenge.

  • Bare Your Midriff
  • Clingy Jealous Girl: REALLY hates it when Johnny is looking at other women besides her.
  • Demonic Possession: In her first appearance, Johnny needed to find a host body for her to inhabit in the human world. This was dropped in later episodes, and in one episode she uses her possession in an attempt to get Johnny jealous.
  • Kiss of Death: It's a blown kiss, but anyone who is hit by it becomes trapped in another dimension (not the Ghost Zone).
  • Operation Jealousy: To tick off Johnny, she dates Danny while secretly overshadowing Paulina.
  • Woman Scorned: Johnny's got to learn to stop his wandering eye.

Ghost Writer

 Voiced by: Will Arnett

A one-shot villain from the Christmas Episode, he tried to get revenge on Danny for accidentally destroying one of his poems.

Fright Knight

 Voiced by: Michael Dorn

A ghost considered to be the spirit of Halloween, Fright Knight is a very powerful Sealed Evil in A Can inadvertently released by Danny, who was trying to put together a haunted house as part of a detention for Mr. Lancer. He was resealed at the end of the episode, only to be released later by Pariah to serve as The Dragon. At the end of Reign Storm, he was seen to make an alliance with Vlad to take down his master, but this is never really followed up on. In "The Ultimate Enemy's" Bad Future, Dark Danny seems to have inherited his loyalty.

Pariah Dark

 Voiced by: Brian Cox

 "It's a burden, isn't it child--Having so much power?"

Absolute ruler of the Ghost Zone until he was defeated and imprisoned, Pariah is far and away one of the most powerful character to appear in the series, to the extent of effortlessly owning Vlad within seconds of being freed and commanding the allegiance of Fright Knight, another tremendously powerful villain. He was inadvertently released by Vlad, who was looking for his artifacts of doom, the Ring of Rage and Crown of Fire, and immediately proceeded to conquer both the Ghost Zone and Amity Park. Ultimately, Danny was able to seal him again (with some help), but the Ghost King was not destroyed and may yet be free to walk the world again. In some ways he can be compared to the likes of Darkseid, Trigon, and Apocalypse as the one villain whose power far outstrips all others and can threaten truly apocalyptic damage.

Dark Danny

 Voiced by: Eric Roberts

 "You don't get it, do you? I'm still here! I still exist! That means you still turn into me."

Danny's alternate future counterpart through a fusion between his ghost half and Vlad's after an accident that renders his family, friends, and teacher dead from a Nasty Burger explosion. He is a straight-to-the-point villain who all but creates mayhem and destruction in his path with absolutely no guilt for his cause. Danny eventually defeats him and with Clockwork's aid, changes the future. Dark Danny now exists outside of time, forever trapped in the Fenton Thermos. Though less powerful than Pariah and (arguably) less cunning than Vlad, he is perhaps the most dangerous villain in the show because of his personal nature and utter depravity.


Others

Jack Fenton

 Voiced by: Rob Paulsen

 "So, Danny, you and your little friends want to hunt ghosts."

Danny's bumbling father, Jack Fenton is an obsessive inventor of ghost weaponry and gadgets, designed to rip them apart molecule by molecule. Naturally, this usually results in a panicky Danny Phantom whom Jack considers as one of his enemies, despite having saved the world countless times. Tends to be clueless, but can briefly turn into a Badass Normal if his loved ones are threatened.

Maddie Fenton

 Voiced by: Kath Soucie

 "What, you think I sit home and invent new cookies all day?"

Equally obsessed with ghost hunting and research as her husband Jack, Maddie nevertheless remains far more logical, competent, and calmer then her husband. She is the main romantic target for Vlad.

 Maddie: Hold down the fort, Jack! I'll go after our tot! Those trees will not stop me!

(grabs an axe and jumps out the window)

Jack Fenton: Oh, man, that is hot!

Danielle/Dani Phantom

 Voiced by: Anna Sophia Robb and Krista Swan

 "It's "Dani" with an "I"."

Danny's clone, created by Vlad as a stepping stone to the perfect Danny Fenton/Phantom clone to call as his own son. Unlike the various other Danny clones, Danielle has a mind of her own, possessing a naive behavior with much of Danny's traits and character. She is often childish and spunky, but well-meaning. An imperfect clone, she is constantly dissolving and until the second-to-last episode has to keep her powers in check. Danny plays a somewhat older brother figure to her.

Clockwork

 Voiced by: David Carradine

 "The Observants look at time like they're watching a parade, one thing after another passing by in sequence right in front of them. I see the parade from above, all the twists and turns it might or might not take."

The ghost of time, Clockwork keeps the flow of time and interferes when he feels something is disturbing said flow. He is mysterious and powerful, knowing every aspect of time: past, present, and future. He remains a neutral influence in Danny's life, playing only by his rules. He doesn't perceive time as a linear sequence of events; this is reflected in his appearance, which constantly fluctuates in age.

Frostbite

 Voiced by: Bob Joles

Danny's mentor when he received his ice powers. Frostbite is a giant Yeti-like ghost, leader of his tribe and all-around nice guy.

  • An Ice Person
  • Mr. Exposition: All he does is provide explanation to what is currently happening.
  • Training From Hell: What he puts Danny through to master his ice ability. It ended up turning into hell for his people every time Danny screwed up.
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