The YouTube Show (SmashupMashups's Idea)/Tropes/Characters

== James ==
Voiced by: James Rallison (TheOdd1sOut)
* Adaptational Dumbass: In this show, James is a little more ditzy for the sake of the show's comedy.
* Adaptational Jerkass: He's more egotistical, mostly self-centered, sometimes selfish, not one to take criticism well, and sometimes throws Tim under the bus.
* Adaptational Relationship Overhaul: His relationship with Jaiden has him having a secret crush on the her while keeping it low-key about it and being friends for now.
* Anti-Hero: James is sometimes this.
* Butt-Monkey: Surprisingly, he tends to receive the end of the stick by this by having his tendencies bite him back and suffering the consequences of his actions.
* Cloudcuckoolander: He's not much one, but it's there.
* Comical Overreacting: Tends to happen to him at times.
* Deadpan Snarker: Not as much, but he's still one to quip a few. Mostly at Tim.
* Drives Like Crazy: Mostly when he needs to make it somewhere in time.
* Fingerless Hands
* Genius Ditz: He seems to have a knowledge of many subs, mainly due to working at Sooubway.
* Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Tim.
* Hypocritical Humor: Even when he's aware of it.
* Idiot Hero: A hard way to say how he qualifies.
* It's All About Me: Sometimes when his ego gets the best of him.
* Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite his egotistic, selfish demeanor, he's still a generous and caring person.
* Keet: He's over-excited and sometimes has No Indoor Voice.
* Large Ham: He'll sometimes yell or shout for usual reasons.
* Manchild: He sleeps with a plush cat called Garfild and still watches old children's shows she grew up with.
* Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: The Feminine to Jaiden's Masculine.
* Odd Friendship: With Tim.
* Official Couple: With Jaiden in the season two finale.
* Power Trio:
** Freudian Trio: The Id.
** Nice, Mean, and In-Between: The Mean.
* Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Specifically in the first and second season.
* Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: He's shorter than any of the other main characters, especially Jaiden.
* Took a Level in Kindness: After the finale of the second season, he ends up being less self-centered and egotistical and more sincere.
* Vitriolic Best Buds: With Tim.
== Tim ==
Voiced by: Timothy Thomas (TimTom)
* Adaptational Intelligence: He appears to be more smarter than his original counterpart.
* Adorkable: Smart, serious, yet oh-so this.
* Big Brother Mentor: To James, even if they're friends.
* Butt-Monkey: Mostly from being the No Respect Guy.
* Cloudcuckoolander's Minder: To James.
* Dude, Where's My Respect?: When it comes to James, Adam and/or Rebecca, but mostly James.
* Fingerless Hands: Although he has thumbs.
* The Friend Nobody Likes: Well, downplayed to say the least. He'll act as the Insufferable Genius at times, but his friends still love him through and through.
* Heterosexual Life-Partners: With James.
* Jerkass Ball: This happens to him about five times.
* Neat Freak / Super OCD: Even when it comes to being the Smart Guy, he seems to have an uptight streak on him for this.
* Nice Guy: In contrast to James' Jerkass role.
* Odd Friendship: With James.
* Official Couple: With Shannon in the episode "Shannon".
* Only Sane Man: More down-to-earth while Jaiden's the more positive, Rebecca's the Genki Girl, and Adam and James are the Cloudcuckoolanders.
* Power Trio:
** Freudian Trio: The Superego.
** Nice, Mean, and In-Between: The Nice.
* The Smart Guy: Between the dynamic on James' Ditzy personality.
* Straight Man: To James and probably everyone.
* Vitriolic Best Buds: With Tim.
== Jaiden ==
Voiced by: Jaiden Dittfach (JaidenAnimations)
* Adorkable: Like her real-world counterpart.
* Big Eater: Becomes one in "The Crêpes of Wrath" after being addicted to crêpes, courtesy of Rebecca, eventually leading to a Temporary Bulk Change.
* Brainy Brunette: She's pretty smart than Tim and uses that to her advantage.
* Brutal Honesty: It's in her genes like her family.
* Cute Clumsy Girl: She'll unintentionally trip, which is her Character Tic.
* Determinator: Her common trait.
* Fat and Skinny: The Skinny to Rebecca's Fat.
* Genius Slob: She has a lot on her mind, she rarely has time to do her laundry.
* Idiot Ball: "The Crêpes of Wrath" has Jaiden being oblivious about her recent weight gain.
* Jerkass Ball: In "The Crêpes of Wrath" and "In the Wild".
* Like Brother and Sister: Serving this role with Tim and Adam.
* Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: The Masculine to James' Feminine.
* Morality Pet: For James, and sometimes Tim.
* Official Couple: With James in the season two finale.
* Only Sane Woman: When it comes to being paired Adam.
* Real Women Don't Wear Dresses: As Rebecca is wearing a dress, she wears pants in the group.
* Single Woman Seeks Good Man: In "The Letter", after reading James' letter of his true feelings for her, Jaiden admits that he's the generous and nice friend she met ever since they became friends.
* Tiny Guy, Huge Girl: Between her and James.
* Unkempt Beauty: She apparently doesn't feel a need to wear makeup or look fashionable like Rebecca.
* With Friends Like These...: With Adam.
* Women Are Wiser: Smarter than Tim, for one thing.
== Adam ==
Voiced by: Adam Ortiz (SomethingElseYT)
* The Big Guy: Tough, takes nobody's crap, stands up to anyone threatening his friends, and is the Manly Man.
* Casanova Wannabe: Going under the wings of his mentor Maaz to be a ladies' man.
* Flipping the Table: A constant Running Gag for when he loses in a game or when angry.
* Genre Savvy
* Hair-Trigger Temper: When mad.
* In The Hood: He'll wear the hooded part of his hoodie on for most occasions.
* Insane Troll Logic: It'll sometimes coincide with Loophole Abuse.
* Large Ham: Shouts and laughs hysterically in most episodes.
* Lovable Rogue: He was in jail four times, he's yet still friends with Tim, James, Jaiden and Rebecca.
* No Indoor Voice: Yells from anger and excitement.
* Power Trio:
** Freudian Trio: The Ego.
** Nice, Mean, and In-Between: The In-Between.
* Savvy Guy Energetic Girl: The Savvy to Rebecca's Energetic.
* Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The Manly Man to both Tim and James' Sensitive Guy.
* Small Name, Big Ego: He talks a big game, but doesn't have much to it.
== Rebecca ==
Voiced by: Rebecca Parham (Let Me Explain Studios)
* Adorkable: She's bubbly, kind and sensitive.
* Bad Liar: Has difficulty thinking up one on the spot.
* Big Fun
* Cloudcuckoolander: Downplayed. She's kind and out there, but she's still on Tim and Jaiden's side of sanity.
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* Fat and Skinny: The Fat to Jaiden's Skinny.
* Fingerless Hands: Although, she'll have a fingers and thumbs appearing here and there.
* Genki Girl: Excited and energetic in contrast to Jaiden.
* Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Jaiden.
* Fingerless Hands: However, she has visible thumbs, and sometimes she'll have a finger or two appearing when giving finger quotations.
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* Motor Mouth: She can talk non-stop while on the main topic of her day.
* No Mouth: Just like Looney Tunes character Marvin the Martian, she doesn't have a visible mouth, yet has no trouble speaking.
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* Shipper on Deck: She agrees with James' intention to be with Jaiden.
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* Weight Woe: Rebecca is sometimes self-conscience about her weight, mostly when she wears a swimsuit.
* Womanchild: Downplayed. She may act like a teenager, but is mature as Tim and Jaiden.
== Shannon ==
Voiced by: Shannon Gurr (Shgurr)
== Dom ==
Voiced by: Dominic Panganiban (Domics)
== Illy ==
Voiced by: Ilyssa Levy (Illymation)
== Gin ==
Voiced by: Devon Arnaud (GingerPale)
== Alex ==
Voiced by: Alex Clark (ItsAlexClark)