Dante Hicks
| Dante Hicks | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Clerks |
| Last appearance | Clerks III |
| Created by | Kevin Smith |
| Portrayed by | Brian O'Halloran |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Quick Stop store clerk/owner Mooby's restaurant clerk (Clerks II) |
| Family | Donald Hicks (father) |
| Spouse(s) | Becky Hicks nee Scott (Clerks II) |
| Children | Dante Hicks Jr. |
| Relatives | Grant Hicks, Jim Hicks, Gil Hicks |
| Randal Graves | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Clerks |
| Last appearance | Clerks III |
| Created by | Kevin Smith |
| Portrayed by | Jeff Anderson |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | RST Video store clerk/owner Mooby's restaurant clerk (Clerks II) |
| Gwen Turner | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Mallrats |
| Last appearance | Where's the Beef? |
| Created by | Kevin Smith |
| Portrayed by | Joey Lauren Adams |
| Information | |
| Gender | Female |
| Steve-Dave Pulasti and Walt Grover | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Mallrats |
| Last appearance | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back |
| Created by | Kevin Smith |
| Portrayed by |
Bryan Johnson Walt Flanagan |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Walt The Fanboy |
| Aliases | Walt Flanagan |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Comic Books Store Owners |
| Holden McNeil | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Chasing Amy |
| Last appearance | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back |
| Created by | Kevin Smith |
| Portrayed by | Ben Affleck |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Comic Book Creator |
| Banky Edwards | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Chasing Amy |
| Last appearance | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back |
| Created by | Kevin Smith |
| Portrayed by | Jason Lee |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Comic Book Creator/Inker |
| Cardinal Ignatius Glick | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Chasing Dogma |
| Last appearance | Dogma |
| Created by | Kevin Smith |
| Portrayed by | George Carlin |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Cardinal |
| Leonardo Leonardo | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | "Leonardo Leonardo Returns and Dante Has an Important Decision to Make" |
| Last appearance | "The Last Episode Ever" |
| Created by | Kevin Smith |
| Portrayed by | Alec Baldwin |
| Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Billionaire tycoon |
| Rebecca Hicks nee Scott | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | Where's the Beef? |
| Last appearance | Clerks II |
| Created by | Kevin Smith |
| Portrayed by | Rosario Dawson |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Becky/Becks |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Mooby's restaurant manager |
| Spouse(s) | Dante Hicks |
| Children | Unborn child |
This is a list of major and recurring characters in Kevin Smith's fictional universe known as the View Askewniverse.
Dante Hicks, played by Brian O'Halloran, is 22 (33 in Clerks II), works at the Quick Stop Market in Leonardo, New Jersey, and still lives with his parents. He feels that because he runs the store, he is independent and in control of his life, and yet, he is a push-over who often agrees to work when he doesn't have to (hence his catch phrase, "I'm not even supposed to be here today!"). He frequently gets into debates ranging from philosophy to Star Wars with his best friend, fellow clerk Randal Graves, who works at the adjacent RST Video Store.
Dante is well-meaning, laid-back, thoughtful, and mature (especially when compared with his best friend Randal), and is easily annoyed by Randal's actions or behavior, particularly when Randal's actions lead to negative consequences. For example, Dante often scolds Randal for disrespecting customers, while Randal often tries to defend his actions.
The film centers on the stressful events of a day at the Quick Stop that Dante must deal with. Among other problems, Dante becomes the target of an anti-smoking mob who pelt him with cigarettes, and he is issued a summons and fined for selling cigarettes to a four-year-old, a crime Randal had in fact negligently committed. In addition, he is continually harassed by Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith), two drug dealers who loiter in front of the store all day and often like to go inside and steal. A running gag throughout the film is the scent of shoe polish on him, as he uses some to write a makeshift open sign to hang over the stuck window shutters of the store.
The film also deals with Dante's problematic romantic relationships. He has difficulty dealing with his girlfriend Veronica, especially her extensive history of performing fellatio (on 37 different men, including him) — even though she seems to genuinely care for him, going so far as to bring him lasagna at work and help him fix a tire. At the same time, Dante is infatuated with ex-girlfriend Caitlin Bree and seems intent on rekindling that relationship. In the end, Dante ends up with neither woman; Randal ends the relationship by telling Veronica that Dante never got over Caitlin, and Caitlin is hospitalized after accidentally having sex in a dark bathroom with a corpse, whom she had believed to be Dante.
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