Oliver Hartman-Wong

**Oliver** **Hartman-Wong** is a young boy who, along with his friends, is lost in the mystical world of Poptropica. He appears in the Poptropica comic strip, Poptropica graphic novel series, and Mystery of the Map Island.

## Characteristics

### History

As shown in The End of Time, When Oliver was 6, his dad had left him and his mother, causing them to feel upset. 2 years later, Oliver's mom Sandy meet Mya's dad Kevin, and eventually the two of them got married. Oliver was perfectly happy with this, since he had a new dad and sister, but Mya couldn't stand him. After the end of their adventure in Poptropica, Mya, Oliver, and Oliver's friend Jorge have a better relationship.

### Appearance

He is a little boy with strawberry blonde hair, fair skin, and a red and blue striped shirt. He has blue jeans and a light blue collared undershirt. When he was younger he had gaps in his teeth.

### Personality

Being the smartest of the of boys in the group, he's more down to earth like his sister. However, he still can be goofy. He's very eccentric, and sometimes doesn't think things through. He has an interest in history, and bugs.

Oliver is very excited to meet new people, such as when he tackled Kevin when he first met him, and was very excited to meet Mya at the mere mention of her name.

Oliver sometimes has a habit of doing things without thinking, such as climbing a tree during his and Mya's parent's wedding when he was supposed to take a picture, tracking mud into the house when digging for bugs, and destroying the Aegis before Octavian could use it. Mya at one point tells him that he had a habit of doing the first thing that comes to his head, and not thinking about how it'll effect other people.

Oliver and Mya at one point had opposing ideals about the citizens of Poptropica, as Mya wanted to save the people of Pompeii, and Oliver knew that trying to change history would lead to more trouble. Although in the end they both realized that it didn't matter, as there is an infinite amount of timelines.

In his fantasy of the H.M.S. Terror, he imagined it being a speed boat and he was a spy, showing his fun-loving personality.

## Autistic Traits

* Finding it difficult to understand how others are feeling

Oliver never understood Mya’s anger, annoyance, and depression, or why she feels the way she feels, even though it may seem obvious to most people.

* Struggling to communicate how you feel

He could only properly talk to Mya about how he felt until he saw Jorge do it, meaning he and Mya never had an emotional conversation until that moment, even though they’ve known each other for at least a year.

* Having an intense interest in something, to the point you think about it and talk about it a lot of the time

Oliver has an interest in history, insects, and arts-and-crafts. He doesn’t like to talk about the history loving though.

* Getting anxious at picking up on small details and patterns that others don’t

He doesn’t really get anxious like Mya, but he does pick up on details.

* Being diagnosed with a mental disorder such as depression or bipolar

He most likely has ADHD, and we’ll get to that later

* In a social situation, you often say the wrong thing, or blurt something out without thinking

When Mya gets angry at Oliver for blowing up the Aegis and destroying their chance of getting home, he responds with “Well, yeah, but the explosion was pretty cool, right?” Mya points out that it’s not an appropriate response.

## Analyzing Oliver’s ADHD traits:

### Inattentiveness (difficulty concentrating and focusing):

* Having a short attention span and being easily distracted

During the wedding, Oliver runs off to swing on a tree. I imagine he did this either because he was bored, or because he was very excited and he was letting out energy.

* Appearing forgetful or losing things

I imagine Oliver was told not to bring bugs and dirt into the house based on the way his father reacted, but Oliver probably forgot or wasn’t thinking about it.

* Being unable to stick to tasks that are tedious or time-consuming
* Constantly changing activity or task

Instead of wanting to find a way back home, he wanted to explore Poptropica. Jorge wanted to do it too, but he was mostly thinking.

Hyperactivity and impulsiveness:

* Being unable to sit still, especially in calm or quiet surroundings

When he climbed the tree at the wedding…

* Constantly fidgeting
* Excessive physical movement
* Excessive talking

When Sandy introduced Oliver to Kevin, Oliver was so excited he actually *tackled* Kevin! And he wouldn’t stop talking and waving his arms in excitement.

* Acting without thinking

Oliver throwing the time crystal into the lava, not knowing if it would really reverse the volcano eruption.

When Oliver blew up the Aegis so Octavian couldn’t use it, he wasn’t thinking about the consequences of it.

* Little or no sense of danger

He has a habit of running off, and not focusing on the danger of things

## Trivia

* He is named after his biological father, Oliver Senior.
* He loves bugs and insects.
* He also loves history.
* His personality is slightly different in the novels than in the comic strip. In the comic strip, he is known to be a school bully and is obsessed with his image. In the graphic novels he is not afraid of being a nerd and is nicer.
* He is a fan of *Walrus Den*, as his mother threw a *Walrus Den* themed party for him.
* In the comic strip, it's implied he's not a fan of the *Wizard of Oz*, because as soon as he realized he and Jorge were on Oz Island, he knew he wasn't going to like it.
* He likes building things with Playdoh and Legos.
* Based on Mya's flashback, he and Mya met 2 years after his dad left.
* In the comic, a running gag is for a female character to fall in love with him. Those included a Frankenstein girl, a dinosaur, a Pirate Penguin, and Konkisha.
* He has a fake Tumblr account: https://www.tumblr.com/barbiehotwheelsfan420.