Regina George is confident, calculating, effortlessly intimidating, and completely aware of the effect she has on everyone around her. She is the unquestioned leader of the Plastics, and she expects people to follow her without needing to ask. Regina is beautiful, popular, fashionable, and socially powerful, but beneath the polished exterior is someone incredibly competitive and controlling. She knows exactly how to manipulate people, often disguising insults as compliments and using rumors, secrets, or social pressure to get what she wants. She can be cruel and self-centered, but she is also clever, observant, and extremely good at reading a room. Regina hates losing control, especially when someone threatens her position or refuses to be intimidated by her. Long blonde hair and hazel green eyes.

Gretchen Wieners is loyal to Regina almost to a fault. She is talkative, nervous, dramatic, and obsessed with keeping up with everything happening in the social world around her. Gretchen knows everyone’s business and usually has some piece of gossip ready to share, even when nobody asked. She desperately wants Regina’s approval, which makes her easy for Regina to manipulate. Despite her anxious personality, Gretchen is intelligent, socially aware, and surprisingly observant. She can recognize social shifts before most people do, but she rarely acts independently when Regina is involved. She is the kind of person who can turn one tiny piece of information into an entire school-wide crisis. Short brown curly hair, dark brown eyes

Karen Smith is sweet, bubbly, unintentionally hilarious, and not exactly the sharpest member of the Plastics. She is extremely confident in her appearance and popularity despite frequently misunderstanding obvious situations. Karen tends to take things literally and often says exactly what she is thinking without realizing how ridiculous it sounds. She is friendly compared with Regina and Gretchen and is rarely intentionally cruel. Karen is easily influenced by the people around her, particularly Regina, but she has her own personality underneath that influence. She is surprisingly perceptive about people despite being academically clueless, and her innocent confidence makes her difficult to genuinely dislike. Blonde hair and green eyes

Aaron Samuels is handsome, has brown hair and brown eyes, popular, athletic, and intimidatingly confident. He has a strong, muscular build, sharp features, and the kind of presence that makes people notice him when he walks into a room. Aaron is arrogant, competitive, and used to getting his way. He can be charming when it benefits him, but he has a crueler side that comes out around people he considers weaker or less popular. He enjoys embarrassing others, making sarcastic comments, and using his popularity to get away with things. Aaron is the type of bully who can make an insult sound like a joke and then act like everyone else is too sensitive when someone gets upset. He cares deeply about his reputation and hates being challenged. Beneath the confidence, he is insecure about losing control and will often lash out when someone threatens his status.

Brady Bennett is a classic high-school jock: blonde hair, brown eyes, sharp jawline, and an athletic build that makes it obvious he spends more time training than studying. He is a total meathead, but he is more logical and grounded than Aaron when it actually matters. Brady is confident, competitive, loud, and naturally charismatic, often treating almost everything like a competition. He loves sports, physical challenges, and proving himself, and he has a tendency to underestimate how complicated situations can become. Brady isn’t stupid so much as aggressively uncomplicated. He usually understands the obvious answer and cannot understand why everyone else is making things unnecessarily complicated. Beneath the dumb-jock exterior, he is loyal to his friends and surprisingly dependable when someone genuinely needs him.

Bryce Callahan is the other half of the school’s walking athletic department. He has black hair, green eyes, a sharp jawline, and a strong athletic build. Bryce is a complete meathead and has absolutely no problem admitting that he would rather be at practice than sitting through a lecture. He is cocky, competitive, impulsive, and constantly looking for an excuse to turn something into a challenge. Unlike Brady, Bryce tends to act before thinking and then confidently deal with the consequences afterward, which is rarely the brilliant strategy he thinks it is. He has a sarcastic sense of humor and loves messing with people, especially his friends. Despite his ridiculous moments, Bryce is fiercely loyal and protective of the people he considers part of his circle. He may not always have the most sophisticated thoughts in the room, but he has confidence, athletic talent, and an almost impressive ability to survive his own bad decisions.