“Shoot for the stars!”
In a nutshell: Ambitious leader
Best school memory: Being elected student council president
Most likely to: Take over the entire universe someday
“I wish I could float away…”
In a nutshell: Small and weak
Best school memory: Getting an orange balloon for his birthday
Most likely to: Be terrorized by the Radioactive gang because of his squeaky voice
“Take time to recharge!”
In a nutshell: Drone enthusiast
Best school memory: Saving up enough money to buy a new quadcopter
Most likely to: Always have a spare battery pack
“Aww, sugar, you’re too kind~!”
In a nutshell: Manipulative sweet-talker
Best school memory: Convincing a different person to buy her lunch every day
Most likely to: Become a con artist selling fake emeralds
“Please tidy up this room.”
In a nutshell: Neat freak
Best school memory: Being asked to clean the beakers after school
Most likely to: Obsess over a tiny dirt mark on the floor
“All life is precious~!”
In a nutshell: Soft-hearted animal lover; also known as Graphite
Best school memory: Winning a talent show with the help of her headmates Diamond and Graphene
Most likely to: Cry because somebody stepped on an ant
“Stay cool.”
In a nutshell: Calm and independent
Best school memory: Finishing the year with a 100% GPA
Most likely to: Snap under the pressure of taking 6 courses, 10 extracurriculars, and a part-time job
“Hi I’m Oxygen! I’m element number eight! I’m a nonmetal and a gas and I like hiking swimming scuba diving and mountain climbing! Hey is there a character limit for this thi”
In a nutshell: Talkative adventurer
Best school memory: Getting carried by Nitrogen in all of his assignments
Most likely to: Successfully climb Mount Everest without an oxygen tank
“I’ll stay with you foreeeeever~!”
In a nutshell: Worst ex-girlfriend possible
Best school memory: Being assigned a seat next to her (then) crush
Most likely to: Trash your dorm if you break up with her
“…you glow, girl!”
In a nutshell: Shy and blushy
Best school memory: Finally working up the courage to go to that party she’s always want to attend
Most likely to: Become a dancer who never goes onstage
“Just a pinch of salt…”
In a nutshell: World’s worst chef
Best school memory: When the vending machine got restocked with potato chips
Most likely to: Add an entire salt shaker to everything he cooks
“Vroom vroom!”
In a nutshell: Energetic go-kart driver
Best school memory: Getting his first car
Most likely to: Race you down the hall
“D-don’t call me a lightweight…”
In a nutshell: Agile athlete
Best school memory: Winning a tennis match against Titanium
Most likely to: Fail to do a push-up because his strength stat needs work
“Hello World.”
In a nutshell: Programming prodigy
Best school memory: Writing an AI to do her computer science homework
Most likely to: Forget to eat for an entire day because she was busy coding
“Light it up!”
In a nutshell: Rebellious anarchist
Best school memory: Starting a possibly-illegal bonfire in the back field
Most likely to: Break every lab safety rule for fun
“What do you call it when Helium farts? A NOBLE GAS!!”
In a nutshell: Immature prankster
Best school memory: Putting stink bombs in the ventilation shafts
Most likely to: Be voted Class Clown
“Eww, your hair is, like, TOTALLY uncool.”
In a nutshell: Toxic
Best school memory: Creating a podcast called “Chlorine Insults Everyone”
Most likely to: Post 1-star reviews for random restaurants she’s never been to
“…don’t interrupt my reading”
In a nutshell: Introspective bookworm
Best school memory: Spending time in the library’s archive room
Most likely to: Not notice if the Internet goes down
“Sodium, SALT does not belong in SMOOTHIES”
In a nutshell: Healthy eater
Best school memory: Growing his own herbs in the greenhouse
Most likely to: Live to be 120
“Got milk?”
In a nutshell: Sculptor and architect
Best school memory: Designing a new shed for the back field after Phosphorus burned down the last one
Most likely to: Have her skeleton sculptures be mistaken for real skeletons
Has been described by various sources as “a metal that’s not very interesting” and “the first of the elements you’ve never heard of.” He plays on Academy 118’s tennis and badminton teams, and although he’s stronger than Aluminium and faster than the school’s star athlete Titanium, nobody ever seems to remember his name.
“Shoot me down, but I won’t fall.”
In a nutshell: Small but strong
Best school memory: Carrying a piano up a flight of stairs to the music room
Most likely to: Accidentally break down a door when trying to open it
Knows exactly who everyone in the Academy like-likes.
“Ooh, shiny!”
In a nutshell: Bad girl
Best school memory: Getting a flashy new motorbike
Most likely to: Wear leather everything
“THEY’RE OUT TO GET ME!”
In a nutshell: Paranoid
Best school memory: Convincing the headmaster to install bars on his windows
Most likely to: Keep his valuables inside a safe inside another safe inside another safe inside the closet
“Don’t you get rusty.”
In a nutshell: Industrious drill sergeant
Best school memory: Rearranging his class schedule so he can work out 5 hours a day
Most likely to: Tear his Achilles due to working out 5 hours a day
“I’m blue.”
In a nutshell: Melancholy painter
Best school memory: Having his work compared to that of Picasso
Most likely to: Compose a sorrowful sonnet about losing his paintbrush
“If I was a rich girl…”
In a nutshell: Irritating wannabe
Best school memory: When Platinum said hi to her that one time
Most likely to: Spend all her money on cheap jewelry and lottery tickets
“Time to wire it up~!”
In a nutshell: Ingenious inventor
Best school memory: Building a robot to braid her hair
Most likely to: Own four drawers full of tangled-up cables
Caring and protective, especially towards his friend Iron. Always telling people to take their vitamins and wear enough sunscreen.
A member of the Computer Science Club. Can’t stand hot weather, which often causes her to have meltdowns.
Home place: France.
Was the best programmer at Academy 118 before Silicon learned how to code.
Home place: Germany.
“I’m in your computer.”
In a nutshell: Devious hacker
Best school memory: Letting 32 viruses loose on the school computer systems
Most likely to: End up like Kevin Mitnick
A bit loony.
A laid-back halogen who just wants to sit in the hot tub all day. Wears really strong perfume.
A comic book nerd.
Caesium’s best friend who tries to encourage him to be more timely but usually ends up being complicit in his procrastination.
A top physics student who wants to go into superconductor research.
A noble metal. Hails from Russia.
A noble metal. He pulls off the red-carpet look WAY better than Platinum or Gold.
A wise noble metal. Totally crushing on Hydrogen.
“Never settle for second best.”
In a nutshell: Tired of being compared with Gold
Best school memory: Being chosen as videographer for the 118 Periodical
Most likely to: Film a documentary mocking the other noble metals
“I’M MAKING A STATEMENT.”
In a nutshell: Edgy graffiti artist
Best school memory: Painting an R-rated mural in the teachers’ lounge
Most likely to: Cause $50,000 in damages with a single can of red spray paint
A member of the Computer Club who’s especially interested in solar energy and touch screens.
“I’m nothing special.”
In a nutshell: Humble tinkerer
Best school memory: Soldering robots while humming to himself
Most likely to: Go viral for his singing skill and then pass out because he can’t handle the fame
“Smokey eyes~”
In a nutshell: Eyeliner enthusiast
Best school memory: Starting a makeup shop with her friend Bismuth
Most likely to: Be mistaken for a raccoon
“Doctor’s orders!”
In a nutshell: Aspiring physician
Best school memory: Helping out in the nurse’s office
Most likely to: Freak out about getting into med school
“zzz…”
In a nutshell: Drowsy space traveller
Best school memory: Dozing under the stars
Most likely to: Fail to become an astronaut because he fell asleep during the exams
“Am I on time this time?”
In a nutshell:
Best school memory:
Most likely to: Be five minutes late despite owning like 100 watches
“You don’t see me…but I see you.”
In a nutshell: Stealthy photographer
Best school memory: Catching embarrassing pictures to post in the 118 Periodical
Most likely to: Escape notice
Cerium enjoys baking and sometimes helps out in the nurse’s office. She’s usually pretty sweet…but don’t get on her bad side, or sparks will fly.
Favourite colour: red.
“People always mix us up!”
In a nutshell: Neodymium’s twin brother
Best school memory: Pretending that he and his twin were the same person, “Didymium”
Most likely to: Get fanmail that was meant for Neodymium
“Turn up the volume!”
In a nutshell: Praseodymium’s twin brother
Best school memory: Pretending that he and his twin were the same person, “Didymium”
Most likely to: Not hear what you’re saying because he’s blasting music from his headphones
“FOR SCIENCE!”
In a nutshell: Mad scientist
Best school memory: Working in the radioactivity lab
Most likely to: Create the world’s first nuclear…something, he hasn’t decided yet
A student who likes playing electric guitar.
Europium dreams of becoming a Secret Service agent, catching fraudsters and counterfeiters…but she’s rather reactive, and she hopes she isn’t too short-tempered for the job.
Favourite colour: red.
A lanthanide who aspires to become a doctor.
Wants to join the Navy and become a submarine captain, but will probably get fired for screwing around with the sonar systems.
“OMGLOL 😱 GOTTA POST 💌🖥 THIS RIGHT NOW ⏰!! 😱😱😱”
In a nutshell: Internet addict
Best school memory: Running the school’s online newspaper, The 118 Periodical
Most likely to: Have her smartphone attached to her hand
A little-known lanthanide who isn’t quite sure what to do with her life.
A reporter for the 118 Periodical who has a knack for sniffing out high-pressure situations.
This wealthy French lanthanide was once even richer than Gold…and she won’t let you forget it. Unfortunately, the only thing she’s good at is boasting, and nobody can convince her that she’s really not all that important.
“AWOOOOOOO”
In a nutshell: Tough and wild
Best school memory: Scaring the entire Radioactive gang
Most likely to: Drink coffee straight out of the pot boiling
A noble metal who collects fancy pens and is a bit dense.
A noble metal who loves all things colourful. Has an interest in space science.
“I am the NOBLEST of METALS.”
In a nutshell: Stuck-up rich kid
Best school memory: Spending an entire weekend jewelry shopping
Most likely to: Refuse to buy something because it wasn’t expensive enough
“Everybody loves me!”
In a nutshell: Flashy and vain
Best school memory: Being the centre of attention
Most likely to: Gaze at every reflective surface he passes
“FAST!! EQUAL!! GOOD!!!!!!”
In a nutshell: Crazy hyperactive
Best school memory: Playing drums in his band, The Heavy Metals, with Lead and Arsenic
Most likely to: Attempt to rollerblade down the stairwell banister
A heavy metal. Likes reading murder mysteries, but I really hope they don’t give her any ideas…
“d’oh”
In a nutshell: Slow-moving dunderhead
Best school memory: Playing bass in his heavy metal band with Mercury and Arsenic
Most likely to: Get his hand stuck in a drainage pipe
An artistic student and aspiring makeup artist who loves adding shimmer to her works. Enjoys eating spicy foods and never seems to get stomachaches.
“Nie wywoluj wilka z lasu.”
In a nutshell: Stay away from her
Best school memory: Using her chemistry knowledge to develop new poisons
Most likely to: Be hired as an assassin
A radioactive element who’s a bit emotionally unstable.
The only radioactive member of the noble gases, making him a double loner. The rest of the radioactives don’t fully accept him as he’s a bit quiet, so he usually spends his time wandering the school basement.
A radioactive metal from France.
“BUY RAY-RAY’S RADIUM WATER ONLY $14.99 A BOTTLE SALE TODAY ONLY”
In a nutshell: Overzealous businessperson
Best school memory: Managing to sell a radioactive Geiger counter
Most likely to: Get sued because her products are actively dangerous
This actinide shatters the “radioactive gangster” stereotype with his passion for clean energy.
A radioactive metal. She cares a lot about her friend Actinium and treats her like a daughter.
“URANIUM SMAAASH”
In a nutshell: Radioactive blockhead
Best school memory: Helping Plutonium trash an unlocked classroom
Most likely to: Arm-wrestle himself
“I’ll go nuclear on ya.”
In a nutshell: Leader of the Radioactive gang
Best school memory: Beating up everyone who comes within a 3-metre radius of him
Most likely to: Get suspended because he tried to build a bomb for the science fair
A radioactive who’s especially sensitive to smoke and can always tell when something has gone wrong in the chemistry lab.
Chemistry Professor
It’s Marie Curie! Academy 118’s beloved chemistry teacher is known for not only her scientific expertise, but her kindness and humility as well. Only problem? She’ll let those hooligans Polonium and Radium get away with anything in her class…
Music Professor
Albert Einstein, the Academy’s music teacher and a brilliant violinist.
Math Professor
Enrico Fermi, the Academy’s math teacher.
Headmaster
Dmitri Mendeleev is the headmaster and founder of Academy 118.
Alfred Nobel, the Academy’s business teacher. Pretty darn rich.
Ernest Lawrence, the Academy’s engineering teacher.
Ernest Rutherford, the Academy’s biology teacher.
Glenn Seaborg, the Academy’s history teacher.
Niels Bohr, the Academy’s gym teacher. Used to play professional football.
For a long time, Professor Lise Meitner was overshadowed by Professor Otto Hahn, who took all the credit for their discoveries…but she had the last laugh. Hahn’s application to permanently teach at the Academy was rejected, and the rules say he doesn’t get another chance. But Meitner’s was accepted, and she now has her very own place at Academy 118!
Wilhelm Röntgen, the school nurse.
Nicolaus Copernicus, the Academy’s language arts teacher.
Georgy Flyorov, the Academy’s art teacher.
The newest student at Academy 118, Tennessine is still getting used to the school’s quirks and oddities.
Professor Yuri Oganessian invited Hassium and Darmstadtium to the Academy and granted permanent positions to Professors Bohr, Meitner, Roentgen, and Copernicus.
“Shine bright!”
In a nutshell: Abrasive jewelry designer
Best school memory:
Most likely to:
“I am here to protect.”
In a nutshell: Guardian
Best school memory:
Most likely to:
Molecular formula: C6H6
Circular Serpent
This adorable little ring loves munching on his own tail. He’s one of Carbon’s many pets, and she thinks he’s the sweetest thing ever…but to everyone else, little Ben-Ben is a TERRIFYING MONSTER with a toxic bite. So unfair.
Molecular formula: C2H2
Who’s a good girl? ACETYLENE IS! She’s one of Carbon’s pets, but she’s more often found hanging out with Oxygen. She’s just as hyper as he is, so the two get along well and he often takes her for walks…which, given both of their dispositions, usually end in something being destroyed.
Molecular formula: C8H18
A fast cat.
Molecular formula: (CH3)2CO
This big ol’ bird circles the skies above Academy 118 and has, like many animals, taken a liking to Carbon. She loves collecting brightly coloured things, so if you ever lose a bottle of paint or nail polish at the Academy, it’s probably in her nest.
Molecular formula: CH2O
This gator lives behind Academy 118 and has taken a liking to Carbon. The pond she calls home smells awful and seems to have no other life in it, but she apparently prefers it that way. Once, she somehow managed to get into the biology lab and eat ALL of the dissection frogs. Normally, though, she moves so little that she’s often mistaken for dead.
Kevlar, Nomex, Twaron, and friends
W-where did Carbon even GET all these spiders?! And why are their webs so hard to destroy?!
Anti-Hydrogen, Anti-Carbon, Anti-Nitrogen, Anti-Oxygen
Step through the looking-glass to meet the students of Antimatter Academy, Academy 118’s rival school! These topsy-turvy versions of the elements get along with each other just fine, but they really don’t play nice with ordinary matter. And for good reason: though the two schools are theoretically evenly matched, Academy 118 always ends up on top somehow, which the Antimatter students find exceedingly frustrating.
