Rose McCarthy

**Rose McCarthy** • History • Quotes • Gallery

* New 1989
* 2012
* 1989
* 1988
* 1987

17 *(Season 3)*

40 *(Season 4)*

18 *(Season 5)*

Brooklyn Yates - best friend

Michael Tomlinson - best friend

Ellie - best friend

Eve - future-self *(deceased)*

### Appears In

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44

> *"You think I got over you? Over what we had? I never had anything like what we had, and I haven't since. [...] It was specialto **me**,"*
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> -- Rose confesses to James that she still has feelings for him, 2012
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**Rose McCarthy**, also known affectionately as **Rosie**,is a recurring character in *Season 1*, a main character in *Season 2* and a main protagonist in *Season 3*, *Season 4*, *Season 5* and *Season 6* of *The 48th Street Fellowship*. She was forced to move to Dewberry when her parents divorced, and she formed an unlikely friendship with a group of nerdy, outcast kids calling themselves the 48th Street Fellowship. After she discovered that they had superpowers, she vowed to keep it a secret and, despite not having any powers herself, joined them in fighting the Shadow Goblin. In the aftermath, she started a relationship with James and became a full member of the Fellowship.

Despite not having any superpowers, Rose still fought alongside her friends during their war with the Dark Lord, using her practical skills, such as her skill with firearms and her medical knowledge, instead. Such skills proved essential in the group's mission to close the Breach and stop the Dark Lord's first direct attack on Dewberry in 1988. After witnessing her half-brother Reginald selflessly sacrifice himself to the gobdogs so the group could escape the Institute, Rose swore revenge on the forces against them and was the main driving force behind the group's direct assault on the Breach.

In 1989, Rose formed a close friendship with Ellie and convinced her to spy on their boyfriends. When James discovered this, he ended their relationship. Nonetheless, Rose remained committed to their mission and swore a blood oath to one day return to Dewberry and help kill the Dark Lord once and for all.

Upon leaving Dewberry, Rose pursued a career in music, eventually becoming a popular and successful country singer. In 2012, she was on a tour of the southern United States. She was initially reluctant to return to Dewberry to fulfil her oath, but journeyed back with James and MJ when they reminded her of their close friendship. She joined Nick, Layla and Joyceln Tomlinson in tracing what they believed to be the still-active St. James Institute and mobilized the entire town for their assault on the Crack of Doom. Following its closure, Rose and the Fellowship were the only ones to remember the events and she returned to her tour, having sworn a second oath at MJ's funeral to reunite with her friends at least once a year.

Back in 1989, a few months after the Battle of Neverland, during the Thanksgiving holiday, Rose returned to Dewberry during the Thanksgiving holiday for the Fellowship's holiday reunion. Her future self was erased from existence by Jacob Hamilton, who started a new timeline called New 1989. Rose, alongside Catherine, Brian and Arthur, escaped the power station as the Fellowship were taken captive by mysterious armed soldiers following Nick's sacrifice to close the portal.

In 1990, Rose discovered that her brother, Reginald, was not only still alive, but had been guiding her from the shadows after being captured by the Leshers. She also learned that her future self, Eve, was a member of Finis Temporis, who sought to trigger the Apocalypse. Rose time travelled to 1953 with the rest of the Fellowship to start a New Era, witnessing her brother's suicide in order to prevent Eve's creation. Rose then killed Eve herself before moving on to live in the New Era.

## Overview

### Physical Appearance

Rose is an attractive girl with red long hair and light freckles.

### Personality

Rose is a tomboy, having many interests that some wouldn’t consider “conventional” for a girl during the time period.

Following the supposed death of Reginald, Rose becomes somewhat darker, vengeful and ready to face the horrors of the Dark Dimension. She becomes one of the most forceful members of the Fellowship, willing to fight back at any horrors that they face without hesitation.

## Powers, Equipment and Abilities

Rose is the only member of the core Fellowship without superpowers. Nonetheless, she has numerous practical skills that come in handy during the group's mission against the deadly forces of the Dark Dimension.

### Regular Abilities

* **Marksmanship:** Rose is skilled with firearms of many kinds, even possessing the strength and skill to use an assault rifle.
* **Survival Skills:** In her youth, Rose often went camping with her father, and so she picked up numerous survival skills, such as hunting and tracking, how to build a fire, and other skills.
* **Medical Knowledge:** Rose possesses the strongest medical talent out of anyone in the group and has cleaned up several of their wounds. A prime example was when she carefully cleaned up MJ's bleeding eyes after he stained his super vision.

## Relationships

### Reginald McCarthy

> *"I love you, little sister,"*
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> -- Reginald's last words as he sacrifices himself so the group can escape
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Rose and Reginald have a troubled relationship, due to each of them taking a different parent's side in the divorce, with Rose supporting their mother and Reginald their father.

Reginald was more than ready to sacrifice himself to enable his little sister's escape. Rose spent years mourning her brother's death and her grief instigated the final assault on the Breach to avenge him.

### James DeLare

When James discovers that Rose used Ellie's abilities to spy on him, James breaks off their relationship, believing that Rose does not trust him.

Even 23 years later, Rose still has feelings for James, feelings he hints that also may reciprocate on some level.

During Thanksgiving 1989, it appears James and Rose got back together following the Battle of Neverland.

### Ellie

Although Rose and Ellie were distant from one another initially, they became firm friends in 1989, bonding over their relationship problems with their respective boyfriends.

### MJ Baines

In '*King of the Goblins*', MJ comes out to Rose, with her accepting him for who he is and solidifying their friendship. They become good and close friends after this, and remained in contact in the following 23 years.

In "*The Time Plan*", on the final evening with their loved ones, the two of them tearfully sing "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" in the kareoke bar.

## Trivia

* EDStudios once considered giving Rose superpowers in *Season 5*, but decided against it, concluding that her natural abilities were more than enough to match her with the rest of the group.