Ma Fille/Characters

The Beauforts

Joseph Luc "Joe" Beaufort

• Disappeared Dad: His own father Henri was quick to bail out when he heard his (currently ex-) wife was pregnant with Joe.
• Embarrassing Nickname: His high school "friends" gave him the nickname Lulu and he doesn't appear to be particularly proud of this.
• Ironic Name: "Beaufort" means "beauty and strength", and he is one of the weakest boxers, and he's not exactly a looker.
• Nervous Wreck: He has an anxiety disorder, and he can be especially nervous whenever Katrina's in danger.
• OOC Is Serious Business: He gets so pissed off when Laura tries to capture Katrina that he stops speaking French and starts speaking English for once.
• Papa Wolf: He's quite protective of Katrina and he erupted when Laura tried to kidnap her.

Katrina Melody Beaufort

• Beware the Nice Ones: She's typically rather friendly, but she's not afraid to throw punches when she has to.
• Character Tics: As a kid, at least, she had a tendency to curl her fingers when she was nervous. Her teacher was quick to catch on to this.
• Cheerful Child: She was quite happy when she was a younger kid.
• Daddy's Girl: She's always been close to Joe. She later becomes closer to her stepfather Von Kaiser.
• Has Two Daddies: When Joe marries Von Kaiser, the latter becomes her stepfather.
• Heroic Bastard: She's the result of a one-night stand between Joe and Heather and she's a well-meaning person (as well as a strong boxer).
• Motor Mouth: Was said to be very talkative when she was younger.
• Pink Means Feminine: Pink is her signature colour, since it combines her father's main colours of red and white.

Viktor Von Kaiser

• Affectionate Nickname: "Vikky" from Katrina and Joe.
• Alliterative Name: Well, part of his last name is alliterative; Viktor Von Kaiser.
• Last-Name Basis: Everyone except Joe refers to him by his last name.
• Manly Gay: This tough, no-nonsense man is in a relationship with Joe.

WVBA Boxers

Aran Ryan

• Butt Monkey: He tends to have humiliating things happen to him, often for comedic effect. He even ended up throwing up during a match.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He mainly shows his soft side towards his boyfriend Disco Kid, but even besides that, he becomes a bit nicer after his Heel Realization.
• You Are What You Hate: He was bullied in his childhood, and yet he ended up becoming just as violent as his aggressors. To his credit, he does realize what he's become.

James "Narcis" Prince

• Embarrassing Nickname: Not particularly fond of his stage name.
• Narcissist: He's very vain. It's in his title.

Jerome "Doc" Louis

• Parental Substitute: He is a surrogate father to Mac, especially since the latter's parents are too focused on their own personal affairs to ever pay attention to him.

King Lulu of Hippo Island

• Big Fun: She's chubby, as well as playful and curious.
• Gentle Giant: She's large like a hippo (hence her stage name) and she's very fond of hugging people.
• She Is the King: She is still referred to as "King" even though she is female in this story.
• Vague Age: Just like in canon, no one's really sure how old she is.

Bradley "Brad" Cash/Super Macho Man

• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's still an incorrigible braggart, but he does occasionally show a helpful side.

Barnaby "Barney" Forrester/Bear Hugger

• Big Fun: He's rather jolly and chill.
• Meaningful Name: His last name is Forrester and he's a lumberjack.
• Straight Gay: He has a husband, but he has no stereotypical gay traits.

Riki Kobayashi/Piston Hondo

• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: He's the responsible one, unlike the goofy, energetic Natsumi, who has No Sense of Personal Space. Though the latter mellows out after she gives birth to Sakura.
• Only Sane Man: Tends to be one of the calmer WVBA members. He's also more level-headed than the reckless Natsumi.
• The Stoic: He's quite serious most of the time, though he does have some Not So Stoic moments thrown in.

Thomas Miller/Disco Kid

• Camp Gay: He's flamboyant and he's in love with Aran.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Well, he dyes his hair, but the heart of gold is still prominent.

Beth McCauldy/Flying Feather

• Butch Lesbian: She's a buff, gruff lesbian.

Jennifer "Jenni" Stanford/Flameleader

• Graceful Ladies Like Purple: A pretty cheerleader wearing purple.

Antagonists

Laura Sanders

• Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: She acts like an affectionate aunt towards Katrina, but she really just wants to kidnap her and never allow her to contact Joe again.
• Determinator: Nothing will stop her from trying to get Katrina back.
• Entitled Bastard: She feels like she should be allowed to have Katrina even though she had never bothered trying to talk to her before they actually met.
• Evil Uncle: Or an evil aunt. She tries to capture her niece Katrina and aims to get her to cut off all ties with Joe.
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Well, she likes to consider herself the responsible one in contrast to Heather's fun-loving nature, but it's clear that she's really not any better.
• I Have No Son: She has distanced herself from her older sister Heather due to thinking that she's too much of an immature party animal.
• Mama Bear: Invoked. She lies that she's Katrina's mother who just wants to save her from her supposed kidnappers. It's all an act.
• Persona Non Grata: After her disastrous attempt to capture Katrina, she was banned from entering the WVBA for life. Not that this stops her from going there to go after Katrina again.
• The Unfettered: Not even being legally banned from the WVBA will stop her from trying to take Katrina for herself.

Claire Lenore Gwan

• Asian Rudeness: She's Korean, and while she wasn't rude as a child, she ended up becoming a major bully in middle school.
• Cheerful Child: She was quite happy and fun-loving as a young child. Sadly, by sixth grade, this changes.
• Has Two Mommies: Viona and Cath.
• Little Miss Snarker: She was very snarky at age eleven. This ends up being part of the reason that Katrina decides to end their relationship.
• Took a Level In Jerkass: She becomes more of a smartass in middle school. It doesn't stop there, as she becomes an outright bully to Katrina, and she tries to accuse her of being racist to ruin her reputation.
• We Used to Be Friends: She and Katrina were close friends in elementary school until she became more of a judgmental smart aleck. After that, Katrina decided to end their friendship. It only gets worse when Claire tries to make Katrina look bad by lying that she's racist.

Family Members

Connor Beaufort-Stevenson

• Cheerful Child: An energetic, rambunctious kid.

Cy Camore

• Punny Name: Cy Camore = sycamore.

Natsumi Kobayashi

• Annoying Younger Sibling: Piston Hondo often finds her lack of impulse control irritating.
• Character Development: She becomes a bit more down-to-earth after giving birth to Sakura.
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The foolish to Piston Hondo's responsible. She's hyperactive and fun-loving, while Hondo is calm and stoic.

Lacey Prince

• Spoiled Sweet: A kind, generous rich girl.

Henri Ricard

• Disappeared Dad: He ditched his family shortly before Joe was born, when Gina was a baby.
• Domestic Abuser: Implied; in "Daddy Dearest", he raises a hand to Amélie to shut her up.

Heather Miriam Sanders

• Death by Childbirth: She died of childbirth complications.
• Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: Zigzagged. Laura considered herself the responsible one since Heather was a major party animal. Although, it is later shown that Laura is hardly any better, and Heather did well at her job and was happy with her lot in life.
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: She was said to be blonde, as well as a rather cheery person who took good care of Katrina.
• Missing Mom: To Katrina, due to dying of childbirth complications.

Louise Sanders

• I Have No Son: One of the very few sympathetic depictions of this in fiction. She disowns Laura as a daughter after the latter attempts to have her and Joe arrested for supposedly capturing Katrina.
• Never Got to Say Goodbye: She is shown to deeply regret never having the chance to say she loved Heather before the latter passed away.
• Outliving One's Offspring: Her daughter Heather ended up dying of childbirth complications.

Holli and Staci Stanford

• Family Theme Naming: Like their big sister, Jenni, their names all end with the letter I.

Adalaide Von Kaiser

• Missing Mom: Her mother is never mentioned.