Echo Chamber/Characters

Main cast

Tom Pike

The main character and creator of the vlogs.

"I've never written anything like this before, I didn't want to be a screenwriter, I wanted to be a playwright!"

• All Men Are Perverts
• Aw, Look! He Might Genuinely Like Her Instead Of Just Being Turned On Because She Made Zack Cry!
• Bad Boss: To Zack.

"If you get in front of the camera, I will stab you, I will actually stab you!"

• Butt Monkey: Episode 10 pretty much solidifies Tom as this, what with him getting yelled at by The Administrator for something Dana said.
• Fan Disservice: Him in his Batman boxers. Yeeowch.
• Freudian Excuse: His Big Little Brother overshadowing him.
• Genre Blind
• Hypocritical Humor:

Tom: (to Dana) Look, if you keep assuming that someone can't do anything right, sooner or later, you're gonna be proven wrong. Zack: Yeah! Tom: God, I wish I had some duct tape right now. Zack: Why? Tom: To shut you up!

• Insufferable Genius
• Invoked Trope: He does this frequently.
• Jerkass
• Nerd Glasses
• One of Us: Known on This Very Wiki as Tanzmetall
• Trademark Favorite Food: Rice with salt, apparently.
• Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist

Dana Shaw

The producer, eventually promoted to character.

"[I'm going on camera] because you need me to. I mean, Tom, you're... pretty hopeless. You're really hopeless, actually. You're like a lost little puppy, and whenever someone tries to help you out, you crap on the rug and bite their baby. But, see, that's where I can come in. I can be there with the rabies shots, and the carpet cleaner... and your incompetence means that I can actually make a difference here."

• Brutal Honesty
• Cannot Spit It Out
• Deadpan Snarker: She frequently snarks at Tom or Zack, but her jabs at Shannon really take the cake.

Shannon: You just don't understand anything about love. Dana: Oh, my heart. She breaks. (makes tear outline on cheek)

• Genre Savvy
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold
• Only Sane Man
  • Only Sane Employee
• Surrounded by Idiots: Oh so much.
• UST: Some with Tom.

Zack Wallnau

The cameraman.

"Ha, therapy is for losers! ...I Made Myself Sad."

• All Men Are Perverts
• Bunny Ears Lawyer
• Butt Monkey
• Character Blog: His Twitter account.
• Cloudcuckoolander: Oh God...

"Do you keep your dead cat in a box, too?"

• The Ditz
• The Faceless
• Got Volunteered: By Tom, of course.
• Hollywood Pudgy: Everyone calls him fat, but in one video announcment for his twitter account, we can see him from the mouth down. He's doesn't really look overweight at all.
  • The audience sees his whole body in the Season Finale; yeah...not even close.
    • Of course, considering this is a show about tropes, this is probably the whole point.
• Man Child: It runs in the family, apparently...
• Stalker with a Crush: Towards Dana.
• Therapy Is for the Weak: But he could really use some.

Supporting/recurring cast

Mr. Administrator

The admin that Tom contacts about his vlogs.

"You have angered us, Mr. Pike, for the last time! Your next video will be a work of genius or we will SHUT YOU DOWN. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? End transmission."

• Bad Boss
• Evil Sounds Deep
• The Faceless
• Mysterious Employer
• Not So Different: From Zack. "After all, we are similar..."
• Not So Stoic: He actually laughs at one of Ace's videos.
• One of Us: He literally works for TV Tropes.
• Parental Issues: He... sympathizes with Zack. No further explanation was given.
• Power Makes Your Voice Deep
• Royal We: His speech pattern. He also expects other tropers to refer to themselves in third-person.
• Serious Business: Considers TV Tropes to be so.
• Voice of the Legion: Except during his conversation with Zack in episode 10.

Shannon

Tom's psycho ex-fiancee.

"CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? I can't believe Tom is still making his stupid little show with that... fat boy and that ugly chick!"

• Attention Whore
• Buxom Is Better: Tom starts sleeping with her again because she has great boobs, as many viewers have said in the comments.
• Character Blog: It's here.
• I Have Boobs - You Must Obey!: See "Buxom Is Better".
• Informed Ability: Her acting skills. Justified as she's the only one who says so.
• Psycho Ex-Girlfriend
• Really Gets Around: If Dana is to be believed.
• Small Name, Big Ego: From her blog:

When will they see that their crappy little show would be so much better if I was acting in it? And writing it? And directing it?

• Stalking Is Love: Seems to believe this.
• Stalker with a Crush
• Yandere

Dave the Sound Guy

Zack's brother. Dave mans the boom mic behind the camera and never speaks. He thought Gaelyn's message for Zack was for him, and may have a crush on her.

• All Love Is Unrequited: If the gag at the end of Episode 2.2 bears out.
• Visible Boom Mic: In Episode 1.6, Zack films Dave's reflection in a window.
• The Voiceless: He has had no lines so far.

Porn Girl/Alyssa

One of the interviewees for the female role, and had a brief relationship with Tom.

• All Women Are Lustful
• Girl of the Week: Literally.

Tom: But Porn Girl, this has been the best week of my life!

• Only Known by Their Nickname: In-Universe only. The characters all call her Porn Girl, since they can't remember her real name. According to Terrible Interviewees Montage, it's Alyssa.
• Romantic False Lead: Well, duh.

Stephen Tonti, aka "Ace"

The star of a rival series, [citation needed], sponsored by The Other Wiki. Has charisma in spades and quickly starts overshadowing Echo Chamber's popularity.

"Well, I am pretty cool. The internet doesn't lie."

• The Ace
• Always Someone Better
• Jerkass: He's arguably a bigger one than Tom.
• Meaningful Name
• My Name Is Not Durwood: The only thing he's not good at is getting Tom's name right.
• The Rival

Gaelyn, aka "Blueberry"

The camerawoman for [citation needed]. She has a crush on Zack, but he doesn't get it.

"Nobody really pays attention to me."

• Adorkable
• Distaff Counterpart: For Zack.
• Just Friends: With Zack, much to her disappointment.
• You Gotta Have Blue Hair: The reason Zack calls her "Blueberry".

One-shot characters

Uncle Bill

Zack and Dave's uncle. Appeared in Terrible Interviewees Montage.

• Cloudcuckoolander: It runs in the family.
• Completely Missing the Point: He wasn't aware that it was an audition-- he was just there to hang out.
• Informed Ability: His acting skills. On the other hand, it was Zack who said so...
• Man Child

Elyse

Also appeared in Terrible Interviewees Montage. She may or may not have been there for the therapy session Tom hijacked.

• The Woobie: If she was there for the therapy, from the sounds of things... she reeeeeeaaaalllly needed it.

??? / Knife Guy

Another terrible interviewee. He might be a serial killer. We're not sure.

• Axe Crazy: Sure looks like it.
• Knife Nut
• No Name Given
  • According to Dana, its Connor.
• Serial Killer: Maybe.