Nariko Nakamura
Waitress / Fantasy writer
Nariko Nakamura also goes by her pen name 'Yvette Valkyrien'
She is overzealous about Vikings and she is the only employee at 'Voyage Burger' who is enthusiastic about the job and takes it way too seriously.
She likes to escape into writing her Viking fantasy stories, which are journals documenting her life exaggerated with Vikings.
Nariko crushes on Brad whom she refers to as the "Cute squishy Viking-Sama". She gives him free 'odin rings' because he looks sad.
Brad later returns with Blake, questioning her about a mysterious Viking story he found in the parking lot, with disturbing details in it that don't align with her own Viking stories which tend to be about tickling.
Yvette is driven by her emotions and tends to be on the eccentric side. When Maxx was in desperate need of a bandmember to fill on for his glam metal band, Sex Beest, Yvette agrees to join. She surprised them all with her kazoo playing, stealing the show.
Bobby O' Sullivan
The Wood's dimwit sidekick
Bobby 'Killer' O'Sullivan is the drunken slacker who lives with the Woods family in their mansion basement. Bobby and Larry have been inseparable best friends since high school. Bobby loves to mock and berate Ivy, which he claims is "playful banter" but Ivy knows it's deeper than that and that he hates her, which Larry ignores and always sides with Bobby when they argue.
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Bobby lives and breathes Heavy Metal. He's that guy screaming "METAAAAL!" out of his car when he passes you by, playing Slayer at full volume. He's that guy who takes phrases like "Thrash Til Death" as a law to live by. He will turn on you if dare criticize his precious "Metal gods"
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Bobby co-hosts Larry's heavy metal radio show "Headbanger's Hellfire" on SeleneFM, until they later have a falling out when he agrees to join Larry's rival sister's band.
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Bobby is now Veronika's dimwitted sidekick. He desires her, but she doesn't reciprocate as she wants Blake Sabatini. Bobby gloats that their band is a fresh and unique take on thrash metal while emulating every other thrash metal band out there.​
Kurt Tamihana
Ex-Nuklear Intoxikation drummer
Kurt Tamihana was the seldom-spoken, no-nonsense drummer of Nuklear Intoxikation. He first met Craig in high school when Kurt moved from New Zealand. This is when they formed the band together, along with Makayla and Andreas. The four of them also lived together in a shared house.​
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Kurt wanted to be serious about the band and Andreas was the only person who shared the same sentiment. Things would go awry between Andreas and Craig though, resulting in Andreas breaking up with Craig, leaving the band, and moving out on his own, away from them all.
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Kurt was getting fed up with Craig when he allowed Maxx to live with them for his amusement, and when he allowed his new girlfriend, Veronika Wood into the band, ruining it with her ego and lack of skill. He was also getting frustrated with Makayla for allowing Veronika to take her lead guitar position to spite Craig, and ditching rehearsals to spend time with Brad.
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Kurt reaches his final straw when Makayla leaves the band before SolarisFest and in the middle of the set, he gets up and leaves, too. He washes his hands off Craig and the band, wanting nothing to do with him or them anymore. Kurt's final appearance is in chapter 41.
Savannah Matari
Abyssinian drummer
Savannah Matari is the drummer of Abyssinian. An all-girl heavy metal band she plays in with Makayla Medeiros and Vanessa Vitali.
Savannah is bold, outgoing, and speaks her mind. She is Makayla's best friend and wants to look out for her with tough love and hard truths.
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Savannah tends to dislike and be critical of those she views as arrogant or weak-willed. She always hated Craig, citing he treats Makayla terribly and is overall annoying and unpleasant to be around. She is also disapproving of Brad due to his doormat tendencies with Maxx. She is also critical of Ivy, due to her poor life choices with Larry.
Savannah will appear more in volume 7 onwards.
Robin Renard
Nightclub owner - singer
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Robin Renard (a.k.a Robin Fox_ is the owner of 'Foxy Robin's' nightclub where she sings and hosts auctions for men to spend the night with her. This is where Maxx blows his funds for SolarisFest. Ironically, Robin donates that money to the Catfé and she ends up winning first place in the festival with her singing and dancing.
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Robin is fond of the Cat Café and is a regular patron. This is where she meets Tristan, and the two hit it off, although there are concerns relating to her dark past.
Jaxon Tachibana
Axe Beest - Steel Axe frontman
Jaxon is the frontman of the glam metal band from Swanton; Axe Beest. They were the winner of the 'Battle Axe' competition, much to Craig and Veronika's dismay. Brad recognizes their song as the same song Maxx claimed to be his song when they first met. Maxx claims they stole his song, but Brad wants to hear their side of the story. This is where Brad learns Maxx comes from Swanton where he had a rocky history with this band, which Maxx denies, of course.
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Jaxon and Axe Beest return later in the story under a new name 'Steel Axe' due to people mistaking 'Axe Beest' for the infamous band 'Sex Beest' and Maxx stealing and butchering their original song 'The Rebel' They are resentful of the fact that Maxx is more successful than they are with his lack of skill and stealing from them, so they try to take him to court over it.
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Despite all their efforts, the public still prefers Sex Beest's version of the song, due to how horrible and hilarious his performance is. Despite Steel Axe's skills, Maxx outshines them with entertainment. Steel Axe is seen as just another generic glam metal band, trying to emulate Vivienne Vivacious, but Maxx is a unique and one-of-a-kind experience. They could never break away from being known as "The Vivienne Vivacious wannabe band Maxx stole from" and they faded away into obscurity and disbanded.
Vivienne Vivacious
Famous rockstar
Vivienne Vivacious is the frontman of the popular and famous glam metal band, Torturgazm. Maxx tries to emulate Vivienne but fails to understand who he is and what makes him tick, instead, coming off as clownish and his own original thing, unlike Jaxon and his band, who are generic carbon copies.
Maxx appears as a guest on Vivienne's TV show, "Metal Meltdown Countdown" where he believes Maxx and 'Sex Beest' is a comedy act satirizing glam metal bands, singing him high praises... until he realizes Maxx is serious. He tries to help Maxx, giving him the firm, but hard advice he needs to make it, but it falls on deaf ears, of course.
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Vivienne appears again as the host of the SolarisFest where he crosses paths with Maxx again.
Eleanora Sabatini
Brad and Blake's mother - Sunshire member
Eleanora Gatti was raised in her family commune in the lush mountains of Golden Shore 'The Sunshire Commune'. It was run by her mother, Willow Gatti. Eleanora is the youngest daughter with her sister, Aurora Gatti being the eldest.
Elenaora was the kind idealist who would meet drifters on the road and bring them back to Sunshire for food and shelter in exchange for their labor. Some of them would stay and the commune grew. One of these drifters was Nikolai Sabatini; a man from Sicily who barely spoke English.
Elenaora and Nikolai hit it off and she fell pregnant with their child. They had a wedding ceremony where Nikolai earned his Sunshire emblem. A circled dot tattoo with 8 points on the thumb symbolizes the sun, life, warmth, and family.
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Their son "Lake" was born in May of 1962, and later, their second son "Branch" was born in February 1966.
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Things started to sour when Lake made a grim discovery. The Sabatinis didn't feel safe and decided to leave. They spent a lot of time on the road, living on a bus, with Nikolai working as a tour guide, and Eleanora selling her jewellery, until they could earn enough money to buy their own house, in a peaceful and quiet Golden Shore street. Everything was going well for them, until one day, Eleanora and Nikolai mysteriously disappeared.
Nikolai Sabatini
Brad and Blake's father - Sunshire member
Nikolai Sabatini was born and raised in Sicily. He came to Australia in 1961 to start a new life, but struggled to make ends meet and barely spoke a word of English. He met Eleanora on the road, selling her handmade jewelry and the kind woman offered him a place to stay, which was her family commune called 'The Sunshire Commune'
Elenaora and Nikolai hit it off and she fell pregnant with their child. They had a wedding ceremony where Nikolai earned his Sunshire emblem. A circled dot tattoo with 8 points on the thumb symbolizes the sun, life, warmth, and family.
Their son "Lake" was born in May of 1962, and later, their second son "Branch" was born in February 1966.
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Things started to sour when Lake made a grim discovery. The Sabatinis didn't feel safe and decided to leave. They spent a lot of time on the road, living on a bus, with Nikolai working as a tour guide, and Eleanora selling her jewelry, until they could earn enough money to buy their own house, in a peaceful and quiet Golden Shore street. Everything was going well for them, until one day, Eleanora and Nikolai mysteriously disappeared.
Aurora Gatti
Brad and Blake's Aunt - Sunshire member
Aurora Gatti was raised in her family commune in the lush mountains of Golden Shore 'The Sunshire Commune'. It was run by her mother, Willow Gatti. Aurora is the eldest daughter with her sister, Eleanora Gatti being the youngest.
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Aurora was first mentioned by Blake in chapters 23 and 24. He criticized her for having twenty Kangaroos, citing she enabled them to the point where they couldn't survive in the wild. She then appears in his dream in chapter 53, scolding Blake, accusing him of making up nasty rumors when he finds a dead body by the lake.
Charlotte Hawthorne
Maxx's cousin / Catfe protestor
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Charlotte Hawthorne is the only daughter of Alice and Charles Hawthorne. Alice's sister, Susan Malone is the mother of Maxxy Malone, making Charlotte and Maxxy cousins and rivals. Susan and Alice would always compete with each other and try to one-up the other sometimes through their children.
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Alice spent a fortune on Charlotte's wedding to Cedar Garafano--Ivy and Lily Ferraro's eldest cousin. Maxxy was not invited to the wedding as Alice and Charlotte knew he would steal the show and ruin the wedding, but this didn't deter Susan who brought Maxx with her anyway. Of course, Maxx did exactly that.
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Charlotte is loud and speaks her mind. She has no filter or comprehension of empathy and politeness. She is constantly causing trouble for Brad and Lazaros' catfé, because they serve meat.
Susan Malone
Maxx's mother / Socialite
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Susan Malone is the socialite wife of George Malone, the heir of Maxwell Malone Sr, the former Prime Minister. They reside in the wealthiest suburb in the country: Swanton. Susan is always dressed to impress in her bold, eye-grabbing dress suits and pill-box hats. She scoffs and turns her nose up at casual fashion and women who don't embrace their feminity with tomboy fashion.
Susan is melodramatic and will do anything for attention or a juicy piece of gossip. She watches soap operas religiously and tries to emulate them in her real life. Susan believes she is the queen bee of her social circle, consisting of other rich Housewives in the neighborhood. They sit around drinking wine, and gossiping about each other. Susan has a competitive rivalry with her sister, Alice Hawthorne, and her doted daughter, Charlotte Hawthorne. (Susan's niece)
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When Maxwell Sr passed away, George and Susan wanted to carry on his legacy with a son named Maxwell Jr. However, Maxwell Jr created a different legacy that would make Maxwell Sr turn in his grave. Susan is oblivious to her son's terrible behavior and enables it, even when George kicks him out of the house for ruining his political election, he is still the perfect angel in her eyes and she sends him a weekly allowance.
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Susan hopes Maxwell Jr marries his "girlfriend" Jaclyn Kovalenko so she can be a proud grandmother.
George Malone
Maxx's Father / Political candidate
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George Miles Malone is the son of Maxwell Malone Sr, the Prime Minister of Swanton throughout the 1950s. When Maxwell Sr passed away, George and Susan wanted to carry on his legacy with a son named Maxwell. However, Maxwell Jr ended up creating his own legacy. One that would make Maxwell Sr turn in his grave.
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George works is currently running for Prime Minister. He is well respected among the other aristocrats of Swanton, however, the same can't be said of his wife and son. George is the odd one out of the family. He is serious and stern, trying to enforce order where there is chaos created by Maxwell and Susan's antics. He is a seldom-spoken, even-tempered man with too much patience. The only way he knows how to deal with them is to throw money at them, so he can get his work done in peace.
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George was never hands-on as a parent. Maxwell would be in the care of a revolving door of Nannies. George thought that Maxwell would grow out of being a brat, however, that day never came. George blames himself and his absence for the way his son turned out.
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He disapproves of Maxwell's "girlfriend" Jaclyn Kovalenko and hopes he doesn't marry what he refers to as a "golddigger"