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Dimitri Danger[4] is a student at Mayview Middle School, a member of the Journalism Club, and a former member of the Activity Club. He is secretly a medium, and is currently possessed by Peekaboo.
Appearance[]
Dimitri has brown eyes and brown hair styled into an afro, and often wears a pair of striped black-and-tan headphones.
In Chapter 1, Dimitri wears a yellow-and-green plaid shirt over a red t-shirt, blue jeans, and his headphones, as well as green and yellow bracelets on his left wrist. In Chapter 2, Dimitri can be seen wearing a white t-shirt and white earbuds. During Chapter 5's Hitball game, Dimitri wears a white long-sleeved shirt, a yellow headband, yellow-and-white shorts, and matching sneakers[5]. After the game, Dimitri wears a black "NECROMANTID" t-shirt, blue jeans with distressed knees, and green-and-white sneakers, as well as a shark tooth necklace and multicolored bracelets.
Personality[]
For the most part, Dimitri appears to be laid back and relaxed. He can often be seen wearing a pair of headphones, and can be seen resting with his head in his arms with them on while in the cafeteria[6]. He has a sarcastic and dry sense of humor, which he often employs around fellow Journalism Club club members Collin Sloinne and Suzy.
Dimitri is intelligent and analytical, referring to himself as "as smart as two people"[7] He excels at quickly coming up with plans, a skill displayed during Hijack's infiltration of Chapter 5's Hitball game. He openly criticizes others for lacking initiative and talent[8], especially those who are supposed to be in a position of authority[9]. He appears to respond to uncomfortable situations by distancing himself from them, as seen when he quietly exits after the fight against Hijack with the Activity Club and his attitude towards his spirit's questions of whether he's still afraid of and/or mad at it.
Background[]
| “ | Max… the original Activity Club had three members. Ed, Isabel… and Dimitri.
— Isaac O'Connor to Max Puckett (Chapter 5, Page 293
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At its inception, the Activity Club initially consisted of Mr. Spender, Isabel Guerra, Ed Burger, and Dimitri.[10] About three years prior to the start of the comic[11], Isaac O'Connor joined the club. During his first mission, Isaac accidentally harmed Dimitri after making a "bad call"[10], leading to the latter quitting the club and joining the Journalism Club. Dimitri also stopped using the abilities given to him as a medium, simultaneously cutting off contact with Peekaboo.[3]
Paranatural[]
Chapter 1[]
While taking Max Puckett on a tour of Mayview Middle School, Suzy stops by the Journalism Clubroom and throws a pencil at Dimitri, who is reclining at the clubroom's desk. Dimitri and Max greet each other before Suzy leads Max out of the room. At the end of the day, Dimitri joins Suzy and Collin as they watch Max exchange contact information with the Activity Club.
Chapter 4[]
As the Activity Club drives to meet up with Mina Zarei and the Ghost Train, the scene briefly cuts to Suzy contacting Collin and Dimitri about how to fill their next issue via video chat. Dimitri sends Suzy a file entitled "maxblackmail.gif", leading Suzy to concoct a plan to spread rumors about the bus incident in order to both hold as leverage over Max and run a story about it once it becomes widespread enough.
Chapter 5[]
Dimitri participates in the battle against a Hijack-possessed Jeff during the Hitball game and is a key player alongside Johnny and Max. After the match, Dimitri uses his position in the Journalism Club to sabotage the information Suzy was attempting to obtain on the Activity Club, mainly by antagonizing Collin into leaving, unplugging the wires to the radio equipment used for the spying multiple times[12], claiming to hear things that are not being said[13], and not pressing the button on the device that records the audio[14].
After leaving for lunch, Dimitri reluctantly aids the Activity Club in the takedown of Hijack-possessed Mr. Spender.[15] Afterwards, Dimitri confronts his spirit, Peekaboo, and quietly insists that he's "not afraid" of it before leaving its spirit world.
Abilities[]
Like all spectrals, Dimitri can weaponize spectral energy. He uses his to make boxing gloves and pads as well as a ball and chain to attack a Hijack-possessed Spender during the Activity Club's fight in Chapter 5.
Medium[]
Dimitri is a medium, and is being possessed by a short ghost-like being named Peekaboo. He has some form of body manipulation, being able to stop one of Hijack's bone-breaking dodgeballs and splitting his head in half when attempting to dodge an attack by Mr. Spender[16].
Relationships[]
Friends[]
- Suzy — Dimitri is close friends with Suzy, and can be seen hanging out with her and Collin at lunch[6]. He is accustomed to Suzy's constant antics and eccentric behaviour[17], and is often complicit in her schemes[18], outside of when they threaten to expose the Activity Club[19][20].
- Collin — Collin and Dimitri share a mutual resignation over Suzy's constant morally-ambiguous schemes[21]. They appear to be friends, as Collin calls him by the nickname "Dee".
- Max — During the Hitball game, Dimitri trusts Max to help him carry out his plan to defeat Hijack, even after being hit and sent to the bleachers. After the game, Dimitri compliments Max's sacrificial plan and tells him that it "took talent"[22].
- Isabel Guerra — Dimitri seems to be on uneven terms with Isabel, as they shared an awkward glance while waiting on Coach Oop to return to the gym class. It is later revealed he was originally a member of the Activity Club, but quit before Max moved to Mayview.
- Isaac O'Connor — During his first mission as a part of the Activity Club, Isaac made a "bad call"[23] that ended up harming Dimitri, leading the latter to quit the club.
- Peekaboo — The relationship between Dimitri and his spirit is strained, implied to be due to a previous incident. Peekaboo mentions not being able to talk to Dimitri since he barely uses his abilities, and affectionately refers to him as "Didi". Dimitri's responses to Peekaboo are distant; he reacts uncomfortably when Peekaboo hugs his leg and gives short responses to Peekaboo's questions of whether Dimitri is still mad at/scared of them.[3]
Quotes[]
- Suzy: "Collin, Dimitri. The betrayal demands an INVESTIGATION!!"
- Collin: "Is this going to end with you blowing up his house?"
- Dimitri: "This is going to end with her blowing up his house"
- — Suzy, Collin, and Dimitri about Max (Chapter 1, Page 68
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- Dimitri: "Max, please don't waste time having flashbacks to things that happened seconds ago."
- Dimitri (flashback): "Max, please don't waste time having flashbacks to things that happened seconds ago."
- Dimitri: "Cut that out."
- — Dimitri to Max (Chapter 5, Page 50)
- "Authority that lacks talent doesn't deserve blind compliance. Sacrifice ourselves for them?! We'll sacrifice them for us, and let their failure distract the enemy while we set up my superior strategy."
- — Dimitri to Johnny Jhonny and Max Puckett (Chapter 5, Page 52)
- Suzy: "Huh? The sound cut out, wh- Dimitri."
- Dimitri: "[holding a loose wire] My bad."
- Suzy: "It cut out AGAI- WHAT ARE YOU DOING??"
- Dimitri: "[tangled in wires] Help me Suzy"
- — Suzy and Dimitri (Chapter 5, Page 106)
- "OK it's mostly static but I'm pretty sure I heard the words 'burning' and 'the governor' and 'in effigy'."
- — Dimitri pretending to transcribe the Activity Club's conversation to Suzy (Chapter 5, Page 120)
Trivia[]
- During their video chat in Chapter 4, Dimitri is the one who sends Suzy the animation of her photos of Max jumping from the bus, implying that he knows how to make GIFs.
- Prior to its confirmation, there were several hints towards Dimitri having originally been a part of the Activity Club.
- On Chapter 1, Page 42, during Suzy's rant about the Activity Club, Dimitri says, "They're not so bad."
- On Chapter 3, Page 5, Dimitri can be seen half-submerged an evil spirit, his face obscured by a text bubble.
- On Chapter 3, Page 42, Mr. Spender says "quads again means squads again!" in reference to Max joining the club, hinting that the Activity Club had four members at another point in time.
- On Chapter 4, Page 96, at the end of Isabel's recounting of how she and Eightfold met, Dimitri's hand can be seen giving her a thumbs-up from off screen.
- On Chapter 5's title page, Dimitri's hand can be seen wrapped in orange spectral energy.
- On Chapter 1, Page 42
- Dimitri is one of the five characters to have explicitly become a spectral through a near-death experience, the other being Valerie Day, Ritz Price-Lee, Coach Oop and Dave Jones.
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- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 84
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 123
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chapter 5, Page 287
- ↑ Chapter 4, Page 68
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 73
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chapter 1, Page 42
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 47
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 79
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 52
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Chapter 5, Page 293
- ↑ Chapter 1, Page 53
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 106
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 120
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 123
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 256
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 259
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 124
- ↑ Chapter 4, Page 68
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 120
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 123
- ↑ Chapter 1, Page 68
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 83
- ↑ Chapter 5, Page 293