Trae Ventura/Season 1

During Trae's junior year, he comes to the realization that The Savages' popularity has become short-lived, and he encourages the rest of the members, Alex, Sydney, Carl, and Nate, to help him recruit new members in the clique. In this season, Trae is shown to be the narrator that introduces a majority of the cliques in the school. He explains that The Savages are more than just a group, but a movement against the school. He is also convinced to join AP courses in the school because of his intelligence, despite his constant lateness to his classes, but he later rejects. In this case, he recruits Gina and helps her be and act like a 'savage' because of her appearance and innocent, prudish personality. He tentatively adds in Joe, to whom he doesn't seem to trust, and brings The Savages together when his main rival Felix, with his group The Moneybags, continue to antagonize him and his clique. (The Mafia)
Trae eventually becomes sympathetic towards one of the jocks who is constantly bullied by his own teammates, Zachary, who he accidentally bumped into. Trae then decides to make Zachary his protégé by convincing him to quit the team with open arms in The Savages. This act mostly overshadows his former flame, Dirty Dan, who continues to make a pass at him and convince him that they are into each other. Trae later confronts The Jocks after Zachary has an outburst during the big football game, and he, along with The Savages, defend Zachary. (The Devil's Protégé)
Meanwhile, Trae continues to guide Zachary when he discovers Brian and Viktor in a compromising position. He helps Zachary understand that every clique has flaws besides The Savages, and seeking revenge on Brian and Vik is the best revenge. However, this plan is overshadowed by Trae's infuriation towards principal Rose De Vil's latest policies. He is part of the school chaos that occurs in classrooms due to these rules, and he encourages The Savages to crash Rose's pep rally addressing these issues. The plan was almost successful, until a video of Brian and Viktor appears on the projector at the assembly, interrupting their performance. Because of this, Trae is the first person sent to the principal's office, when he is assumed to be responsible for the video. (The Boomerang Effect)
When Rose interrogates Trae and questions if he is responsible for exposing Brian and Vik, he denies it and claims that The Savages didn't have anything to do with the exposure. He warns Zachary that Rose is on to The Savages and convinces him to have an alibi so he wouldn't get in trouble. However, Zachary's anxiety forces him to blame Trae for causing it to happen. The two get into a disagreement about the situation and eventually reconcile.
Trae, later on, joins Carl and The Savages on a road trip to Portland, Oregon, skipping school and hoping for a break away from the school. Meanwhile, Trae becomes unaware of Joe's tactics, targeting him adn getting him where he wants him. Trae and Joe 'bond' with each other after getting stranded in the middle of nowhere. Trae is under the influence and gets high with Joe. The two later kiss and Zachary catches them in the act. Trae, along with the rest of the members of the group, are chased by Eli, Carl's father's drug lord, and face the police.
Concerned with Zachary's sudden ignorance towards him, Trae goes into silence after being reprimanded by his mother for lying to him about his whereabouts. Once Brian and Vik's video hits social media, Trae becomes intrigued with who is held responsible. In the end, Trae and Zachary finally break silence and reconcile, and it is clear that Trae is well aware of Zachary's romantic feelings, after asking Alex and Carl for advice. (The Feminist Manifesto, The Wild Ride, and The School For Scandal)
Meanwhile, Trae's anger management gets the best of him when Rose De Vil's constant rules, conflicts at home, and the video scandal gets overwhelming. After receiving a D on his essay from Mr. Baxter, he has an outburst with the teacher, forcing him to be sent to Rose's office. Meanwhile, The Savages become concerned with his aggressive behavior, especially after he physically attacks Felix for calling him a "bastard child". This occurs right after Trae comes with the plan to protest and confront Rose face to face about her unfair rules. Because of this, Rose suspends him and he faces confrontation from his mother, who grounds him and takes away his freedom with The Savages. He abides by this by sneaking into Zachary's house, concerned with his depression. He helps Zachary with a panic attack and they later ksis each other. It is later revealed that Trae is diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, hence his temper tantrum after a heated argument with his mother.
Trae later on returns to school with the ultimate plan. He, along with The Savages, demand that Rose gives back their freedom, but when she refuses to, Trae warns her. Trae becomes the mastermind of a violent protest for The Savages, and orchestrates a morning riot to get their voices heard. (The Psychological Warfare)
In the season finale, Trae's plan to protest becomes successful through vandalism and damage. This, however, becomes the point where Trae and Joe go head to head with each other after Joe criticizes his actions and admits the Savages aren't anything special to the school. After the two fight, along with Sydney and Nate, Trae is saved by Zachary after Joe chokes him. When Joe and Zachary are in a bad position, police arrive and Trae tries to save Zachary until he is shot in the abdomen twice, leaving him unconscious. Trae is immediately sent to the hospital and put in a medically induced coma after losing a lot of blood. Trae eventually wakes up from his coma when Zachary visits him, and forgives his mother.
Later on, Sydney and Zachary discover that Trae is the main mastermind of the video scandal, after Dirty Dan was framed by Kalleb, who also recorded the video of Brian and Viktor himself. Trae appeared in an uncut clip of the incident, where Trae's face appears. (The Beast Unleashed)