TROY BARNES PORTRAYED BY: Donald Glover AGE / BIRTHDATE: December 4, 1989 HOMETOWN: Rivrside, Colorado FAMILY: Unnamed father, Nana Barnes (Grandmother) MAJOR: UNDECIDED, formerly Air Conditioning Repair OCCUPATION: Unknown FIRST APPEARANCE: "Pilot" QUOTE: "I was gonna be the first person in my family to graduate from community college. Everyone else graduated from normal college." - Troy, "Course Listing Unavailable"

BioEdit

Troy Barnes (played by Donald Glover) is a graduate from Riverside High School who currently attends Greendale Community College. At Riverside, Troy was a popular student who was the star quarterback of the football team and prom king. He had many admirers at school including his fellow classmate at the time Annie Edison who would later join him at Greendale. He had the interest of many elite universities but couldn't handle the pressure of other people's expectations. The night before the game that the college recruiters were to attend, he intentionally dislocated both of his shoulders doing a keg flip at a party. Troy's self inflicted injuries left him with few options after high school for a higher education. Ultimately, Troy chose Greendale because it was close to his house, and because the Greendale commercial had a student giving a thumbs up sign in a "cool way."

PersonalityEdit

Troy begins the series as an arrogant, selfish jock who is so concerned with keeping his former status as the big man on campus that he still wears his letterman jacket for the first couple days of school. Jeff implied that Troy wanted so badly to be liked that he based a lot of what he did just for other people. As the series went on, Troy evolved from his original persona into a quirky and goofy nerd with an emotional but responsible and sweet side. The transformation is largely due to Abed's mutually beneficial friendship, which Troy seemed to lack in his high school years. Troy cares deeply about his friends and has been willing to sacrifice himself for their sake on several occasions ("Epidemiology", "First Chang Dynasty"). It is implied in "Remedial Chaos Theory " that Troy's presence in the group is needed to keep away chaos. When the actual timeline starts to resemble this dismal version in "Course Listing Unavailable", it is Troy who saves them from a similar fate. Despite his heroic and lovable traits, Troy does have numerous insecurities and something of a childish personality. He struggles to be viewed as an adult the rest of the study group in spite of his childish antics with Abed. In Pillows and Blankets, Abed points out that Troy is extremely emotional, easily distracted, and is insecure about his level of intelligence.

Character historyEdit

Season OneEdit

“	You are a stupid jock who lost his scholarship by dislocating both shoulders in a keg stand!	”
–Annie

“	Keg flip, they are very hard to pull off!	”
–Troy, Pilot

Troy (along with Pierce, Shirley and Annie), is asked by Abed to join Jeff and Britta in a Spanish study group. When it's discovered that Jeff lied about being a Spanish tutor, the rest of the study group kicks him out. When Troy and the others later find Jeff depressed on the steps of the library, they all take pity on him and invite him back in, forming a true study group. Troy and Abed soon become fast friends that slowly blossoms over the semester into a full blown bromance. At the same time, he remains oblivious to Annie who had a huge crush on him. When he helps Britta out at her dance recital it lays the seeds for future developments between them. Troy discovers he has exceptional plumbing skills which becomes a huge story arc for him in Season Three. At the end of the semester, he moves in with Pierce at his mansion.

Significant episodes:

"Pilot": Troy and the rest of the study group meet for the first time. "Spanish 101": Troy's friendship with Abed starts, and they both appear in the show's first end tag performing the "Spanish Rap". "Football, Feminism and You": Jeff convinces Troy to join the Greendale football team. "Environmental Science": Troy helps Abed recapture the mouse for their science experiment by singing "Somewhere Out There". "Interpretive Dance": Britta finds out that Troy is taking dance classes at school. "Basic Genealogy": Troy's grandmother Nana Barnes shows up for the school "Family Day" event. "English as a Second Language": Troy discovers he has plumbing skills and Jerry tries to convince him to abandon school and become a plumber. "Pascal's Triangle Revisited": Troy decides to move in with Pierce.

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Season TwoEdit

“	I just spent the last two years thinking that you guys knew more than me about life and I just found out that you guys are just as dumb as me!	”
–Troy, "Mixology Certification"

When he returns to school in his sophomore year, Troy is still adjusting to living with Pierce. He and the study group take Anthropology 101 and after a rough first day the group settles back into it's old routine. His friendship with Abed becomes even stronger when they build a blanket fort together, have a friendly competition over the affections of the school librarian and rally together the Greendale students when the school is invaded by City College. He also discovers Pierce's mom dead, a special trampoline with Jeff, and learns a secret about Chang and Shirley he didn't really want to know.

Significant episodes:

"Anthropology 101": Troy is upset with Jeff for "hogging the doughnuts"; Pierce discovers Troy has been quoting him on a twitter account called "Old White man says". "Basic Rocket Science": Troy assumes control of the "Eleven Herbs & Space Experience" when the Winnebago, along with him and the rest of the study group, are towed off school property before it's debut at a press conference announcing it as part of Greendale's new space program. "Epidemiology": At a school sponsored Halloween party, Troy reverts back into his original jock persona as a horrifying epidemic grips the rest of the attendees. "Aerodynamics of Gender": Jeff and Troy discover a secret place which contains a trampoline and is tended to by the school groundskeeper Joshua. "Conspiracy Theories and Interior Design": Troy and Abed build a blanket fort at the school. "Mixology Certification": Troy celebrates his twenty first birthday at a bar with the rest of the study group. "Asian Population Studies": Troy tells Shirley about a voice mail message he recieved from Chang that stated that she and Chang hooked up on Halloween. "Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking": Troy meets his idol LeVar Burton. "Early 21st Century Romanticism": Troy and Abed compete for a date with Mariah, the school librarian. "Competitive Wine Tasting": Troy takes an acting class with Britta and lies about a past traumatic experience which gets him top marks in class and also the attention of Britta who becomes attracted to him. "Paradigms of Human Memory": Troy suffers a nose bleed when the study group starts arguing about how they always argue. "Applied Anthropology and Culinary Arts": Troy and Abed sell their signature handshake to Pierce. "A Fistful of Paintballs': It's revealed in a flashback that Troy voted Pierce out of the study group. "For A Few Paintballs More": Troy and Jeff fight over the leadership of the remaining Greendale students while trying to take back the school from Dean Spreck and his City College Storm Troopers.

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Season ThreeEdit

“	You are the True Repairman Troy. You fix not only air conditioners but the men who fix air conditioners	”
–Robert Laybourne, "Introduction to Finality"

In Troy's third year at school, He and Abed finally move in together and also later welcome Annie as the roommate at their apartment. His talent as a repairman gets him the attention of the Air Conditioning Repair school annex. Throughout the semester, the head of the A/C department Vice-Dean Robert Laybourne tries to convince Troy to join them offering him not only enrollment but also life as a member of an elite A/C secret society. His junior year sees Troy forced to deal with the school's aggressive recruitment techniques, a schism that forms between him and his best friend Abed, and his relationship with Britta who slowly starts to return his formerly unrequited feelings for her.

Significant episodes:

"Biology 101": Troy and the study group return to Greendale for their third year at school. "Remedial Chaos Theory": Troy and Abed throw a housewarming party for their new apartment. "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps": Troy tells a horror story about him and Abed as jet fighter pilots who end up being sewn together. "Advanced Gay": Troy is given an offer by Vice Dean Laybourne to enroll in the Air conditioning repair school and join the secret society behind it. "Studies in Modern Movement": Troy and Abed welcome their new roomate Annie into the apartment. "Documentary Filmmaking: Redux": Troy and the study group participate in a commercial for Greendale being directed by Dean Pelton and the attraction between him and Britta is noticed by Abed. "Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism" : Troy and Annie try to stop Abed from seeking Batman style vengeance on their landlord for the supposed theft of a Dark Knight DVD. "Regional Holiday Musical": Abed convinces Troy to join him in performing at the Glee clubs Christmas Pageant by rapping the song "Christmas Infiltration" "Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts": Troy and Abed decide to "normalize" themselves inside the Dreamatorium in order to be ready for Shirley's upcoming nuptials. "Digital Exploration of Interior Design": Troy stops helping Abed build his pillow fort and instead decides to pursue the World record for the largest blanket fort. "Pillows and Blankets": The campus war between Troy's blanket fort and Abed's Pillow fort is told in a documentary. "Virtual Systems Analysis": Troy and Britta are set up on a lunch date by Annie. "Basic Lupine Urology": Troy and Abed investigate the death of their Biology project yam. "Course Listing Unavailable": Troy reassures the study group that they will be all right even though they have been expelled from school because they still have each other. "First Chang Dynasty": Troy finally gives into the A/C repair school and joins them in order to save the lives of the study group. "Introduction to Finality": Troy learns of his AC destiny and is then compelled to solve the mystery behind Robert Laybourne's untimely death by challenging Murray to a showdown in The Sun Chamber.

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Season FourEdit

“	It's Pierce's special gym. He never let me use it becuase he thinks I'm a child. He's hiding the indoor swing and I'm a child? Why are there so many collars in here? Oh! Secret dogs!	”
–Troy, "History 101"

Troy is now in a relationship with Britta. On Halloween, Troy and Abed dress up as Calvin and Hobbes and Shirley warns Troy about not letting Britta pressuring him into anything he isn't ready for yet.

Significant episodes:

Relationships in the study groupEdit

Abed NadirEdit

(See main article: "Troy and Abed")

Troy and Abed are best friends whose bromance has been prominently featured on the show. The other members of the study group are both amused and disturbed at how close the two are. Their many misadventures at Greendale inevitably drag their friends into the hijinks and the entire school a few times as well. Because Abed is unable to adequately express emotion, and Troy is overly emotional, this has lead to a few conflicts between them. They soon make up, however, as they understand they are better together than apart. They are currently roommates and share an apartment with Annie.

Pierce HawthorneEdit

Pierce and Troy initially started a friendship based on mutual adolescence. At the end of Troy's first year at Greendale, he moves out of his fathers house and accepts an offer from Pierce to move into his mansion ("Pascal's Triangle Revisited"). The second year at school together it's revealed that Troy had been quoting Pierce's under a twitter account called "Old white man says" ("Anthropology 101"). When Troy later moves of the mansion to live in an apartment with Abed, Pierce is shown to be jealous. Troy has hinted that he sees Pierce as a bit of a role model of a man going through life despite numerous hardships on his own ("Remedial Chaos Theory").

Annie EdisonEdit

(See main article: "Troy and Annie")

In their freshmen year, Annie had a crush on Troy that was obvious to everyone except him. He remained oblivious until Britta and Jeff made him aware of it ("Romantic Expressionism"). Unfortunately, at that point Annie had moved on and was dating Vaughn. While it is clear that he finds Annie attractive ("Accounting for Lawyers"), he hasn't tried to pursue her romantically and instead has developed feelings for Britta ("Competitive Wine Tasting"). They have settled into a more fraternal dynamic between them and Troy has told Annie that he enjoys talking to her. ("Paranormal Parentage").

BrittaEdit

(See main article: "Troy and Britta")

Troy and Britta bonded in their first year at Greendale after they discovered they were both taking dancing classes and keeping it a secret from the rest of the study group ("Interpretive Dance"). It was hinted that Troy had a crush on Britta but she remained oblivious to it much like Troy was to Annie's crush on him. Britta later kisses Troy after he uses her attraction to men with pain to woo her ("Competitive Wine Tasting"). She didn't reciprocate his feelings until their third year at school after realizing how deep his affection for her was. At the start of their Senior year at school they are in a relationship and dating.

JeffEdit

Initially when Troy meets Jeff he is in awe of him but that admiration fades a bit as he gets to know him better. Jeff and Troy have shared interests in numerous things such as RC cars, basketball and secret trampolines. The two apparently stop hanging out as much as they used to when Britta reveals inmate details about sexual kinks. At the start of the group's third year at school, Jeff seems to be threatened by Troy and mocks his childishness. By the end of the year, however, Jeff has a change of heart and lets Troy know he doesn't have to be like him to be a grown-up. It is implied that Troy looks to Jeff for approval at he end of "Course Listing Unavailable " both for rallying the group and his feelings for Britta which Jeff does.

ShirleyEdit

Troy has had the least interaction with Shirley out of all the study group members. Troy is often subjected to Shirley's motherly ways and never wants to disappoint her. In their sophomore year at school, Troy kept a voice mail Chang sent him that hinted he could be the father of Shirley's baby a secret not wanting Shirley to know until he could verify it ("Epidemiology"). During the Pillows and Blankets War she took Troy's side believing Abed was in the wrong for hurting his feelings. On Halloween of their senior year the two team up together while in Pierce's mansion. She warns Troy to be careful while dating Britta ("Paranormal Parentage"). Later, the two take Physical Education together in which Shirley excels while Troy does not ("Economics of Marine Biology").

Other notable relationshipsEdit

Nana Barnes:Edit

Nana Barnes is Troy's grandmother who, during his freshmen year at Greendale Community College, decided to visit him during the Family Day event held at the school. A cantankerous and ornery old lady, Troy was not looking forward to seeing her. Britta attempted to show Troy that he should not only honor and cherish his grandmother. She soon learns that Troy was right about her when she accidentally insults Nana Barnes and agrees to make it up to her by being spanked with a switch. After administrating the punishment, Nana Barnes overhears a conversation Troy and Britta are having and learns her grandson called her a monster. She then demands that Troy get her a switch so she could administer to him the same whooping she gave to Britta.

Appearances with Troy: "Basic Genealogy"

Jerry the Janitor:Edit

During Troy's freshman year at Greendale, he displays extraordinary skills as a plumber, which gets the attention of a janitor named Jerry. Jerry tries to convince him to give up on college and pursue a career in plumbing. He later returns in during Troy's third year at school and warns him about Vice Dean Laybourne and theGreendale air conditioning repair annex.

Appearances with Troy:"English as a Second Language", "Advanced Gay"

Vice Dean Robert Laybourne:Edit

In Season Three, Murray brings Troy to Laybourne's attention after noticing his plumbing skills. Laybourne personally tries to recruit Troy to the Greendale Air Conditioning Repair School Annex, even going as far as to manipulate Troy and Abed against each other. After finally getting Troy enrolled at the school, Laybourne dies soon afterwards in what is deemed an accident. Troy suspects his second-in-command Murray of having something to do with it. In a duel inside the Sun Chamber, Troy later sees what appears to be Laybourne's ghost watching him in the crowd.

Appearances with Troy: "Advanced Gay", "Digital Exploration of Interior Design", "Introduction to Finality"

Murray:Edit

Murray alerts his boss Robert Laybourne to Troy's repairman skills and has him kidnaped to take part in an "audition" for the A/C school. After the study group is expelled form Greendale by Chang, Troy meets up with Murray at Señor Kevin's"  to get insider information so he and the group could take down Chang. He reluctantly joins the A/C school to get the group out of a jam when their plan goes awry. Later, Murray personally picks up Troy at his apartment to take him to the A/C school. After suspecting Murray for the death of Laybourne, Troy challenges him to a duel in The Sun Chamber and gets him to admit his guilt.

Appearances with Troy: "Advanced Gay", "First Chang Dynasty", "Introduction to Finality"

Mariah:Edit

In the study group's second year together  at Greendale, Troy and Abed both compete for a date with a school librarian named Mariah. Despite the fact that she ultimately chose Troy, he decides not to go out with her after she admits that the reason she didn't pick Abed was because she finds him weird.

Appearances with Troy: "Early 21st Century Romanticism"

LeVar Burton:Edit

Troy is a huge fan of LeVar Burton from his time as host of the popular PBS children's show "Reading Rainbow." In the study group's sophomore year, Pierce overdoses on drugs and is taken to the hospital. Although he fully recovered he decided to get back at the study group for ignoring him all year. Pretending to be on his death bed, Pierce bequeaths Troy a visit from LeVar Burton in order to mess with him. This has the intended affect as Troy is frozen in his idol's presence and can't talk or move.

Appearances with Troy:"Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking""

RandiEdit

Troy went out on one date with a girl named Randi in the Season One episode "Home Economics." Annie, who still had a huge crush on Troy at the time, reluctantly helps him prepare for the date. The relationship seems to not work out when Annie takes back the blanket that she let him borrow in the middle of their date.

Class historyEdit

Semester	Course	Instructor	Classmates
Fall 2010 or Spring 2011	Hairstyling	unknown (played by Marcus Folmar)	Jeff
Fall 2009	Accounting	Professor Whitman	Abed, Annie, Jeff, Pierce, Shirley
	Astronomy	unknown	Annie
	Biology Lab	unknown	Abed, Garrett
	Modern Dance	Madame LeClair	unknown
	Spanish 101	Ben Chang	Abed, Annie, Britta, Buddy, Jeff, Pierce, Shirley, Star-Burns
Spring 2010	Modern Dance	Madame LeClair	unknown
	Psychopharmacology	unknown	unknown
	Sailing	Lee Slaughter	Britta, Pierce, Shirley, Star-Burns
	Spanish 102	Ben Chang	Abed, Annie, Britta, Buddy, Jeff, Pierce, Shirley, Star-Burns
Fall 2010	Anthropology 101	June Bauer; Ian Duncan	Abed, Annie, Britta, Chang, Jeff, Pierce, Shirley, Star-Burns
Spring 2011	The Actor Inside	Sean Garrity	Britta, Garrett, Vicki
	Anthropology 102	Ian Duncan	Abed, Annie, Britta, Chang, Fat Neil, Jeff, Pierce, Rich, Shirley, Star-Burns, Vicki
Fall 2011	Biology 101	Marshall Kane	Abed, Annie, Britta, Magnitude, Pierce, Shirley, Star-Burns (kicked out), Todd, Vicki
Spring 2012	Biology	Marshall Kane	Abed, Annie, Britta, Fat Neil (kicked out), Jeff, Magnitude, Pierce, Shirley, Todd, Vicki

Memorable QuotesEdit

• Jeff: Any other meaningless conspiracy theories?

Troy: Yes. Did you know Gogurt is just yogurt?

• "My emotions! MY EMOTIONS!"

• "(Grabs a glass of wine) Ooh! No-no juice! Oh, that's good no-no juice."
• Troy: You chloroformed the janitor?

Annie: Stop yelling at me! You're the ones that got caught!

Troy: You're the one who's yelling!

• "I don't know what to do. My whole brain is crying!"

• "(Hey, Troy sneezes like a girl!) How 'bout I pound you like a boy- that didn't come out right."

• "Do they do stuff to your butt? (No.) Do you get paid more if they do stuff to your butt? (No.) It's fine. I'll do it. I'm in."

• "Aww, I wanna lick it."

• "You don't get to tell me what to do! You are not Shirley! ...And Shirley's not my mom!"

• "Oh, let's not leap to thing doing!"

• "The only thing I have to know about the universe is that I'm at the center of it."

• "Bing, bong, sing along! Your team's Al Gore 'cuz your views are wrong."
• "No. We're all gonna get through this. We're all alive, and we're all fine. And Britta, you're not the worst. You're the best."

• "He's shooting lightning, and I'm naked!"

• "No! No, take him to the police...he murdered someone. Take him to jail. You guys are weird."
• "Gasp! Kettle Korn! Thats a fun time snack!!"
• "You are bad at gift giving!"

TriviaEdit

• Troy's favorite movie is The Bridge on the River Kwai.
• In Season 2, Troy's phone is a Motorola Droid X.
• Troy takes dance and acting classes with Britta.
• Troy has a candy cigarette habit.
• Troy is 22 years old.
• Troy's nickname is T-Bone. Other nicknames are "Butt Soup" and "The Disco Spider."
• Troy has a gimmick where he mentions butts with admiration or intrigue.
• Troy has a tendency of pretending to be asleep whenever he is in an awkward situation.
• Troy appears at the end of Season 3 to be committed to the revamped air conditioning repair annex.
• Used to think that everyone was age 10 twice.
• Troy apparently cries when he hears "Come Sail Away" by Styx.
• Cried during The About a Boy Soundtrack

VideosEdit

Community - Best of Troy (Season 1)(04:59)
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The study group	Jeff Winger • Pierce Hawthorne • Abed Nadir • Britta Perry • Troy Barnes • Shirley Bennett • Annie Edison
Pairings	Jeff and Britta • Troy and Abed • Jeff and Annie Troy and Britta • Annie and Abed • Troy and Annie • Britta and Annie • Jeff and Shirley • Shirley and Pierce Pierce and Annie • Jeff and Pierce
Relatives	William Winger • Willy Jr. • Pierce's mom • Cornelius Hawthorne • Gilbert Lawson • Amber • Gubi Nadir • Abra • Nana Barnes • Andre Bennett • Shirley's children • Rabbi Chang • Alessandra Chang
Greendale Students	Alex "Star-Burns" Osbourne • Vaughn Miller • Fat Neil • Buddy Austin • Vicki Cooper • Quendra • Magnitude • Leonard Rodriguez • Garrett Lambert • Todd Jacobson • Paradox • Doreen • Sabrina • The High Schoolers (Mark • Kelly • Scott) • Eric Wisniewski • Rich Stephenson • Pavel Iwaszkiewicz • Mike Chilada • Joey • Annie Kim • Subway • Wu Mei • Harry Jefferson • Page • Lukka • The Greendale Gooffaws (Derek • Linda • Mark • Buzz) • Meghan • The Germans (Juergen • Reinhold • Karl • Lukas) • Gary • Stoner friend • MC Dan Harmon • Angela • The Hipsters • Archie DeCoste • Campus cliques
Greendale Faculty	Dean Craig Pelton • Vice Dean Robert Laybourne • Dr. Ian Duncan • Cory Radison • Dr. Patrick Isakson • Professor June Bauer • Professor Whitman • Professor Michelle Slater • Professor Sean Garrity • Admiral Lee Slaughter • Dr. Escodera • Professor Marian Holly • Madame LeClair • Professor Sheffield • Professor Cligoris • Coach Bogner • Professor Marshall Kane • Professor Noel Cornwallis • Coach Jason Chapman
Greendale Staff	Ben Chang • Greendale Human Being • Lunch Lady • Nurse Jackie • Nicole • Mariah • Gail • Rachel • Custodial Staff (Jerry • Crazy Schmidt • Joshua) • Campus Security (Sgt. Nunez • Troy and Abed look-a-likes) • The Changlourious Basterds (Joshua) • Board of Governors (Carl Bladt • Richie Countee • Chuck Saccardo)
City College	Dean Stephen Spreck • Jeremy Simmons • Robati Eneki • Billy • The Black Rider • City College Storm Troopers
Miscellaneous	Officer Cackowski • Agent Robin Vohlers • Blade • Alan Connor • Ted • Mark •Toby the pizza guy • Faux-by • Dr. Heidi • Vinnie • Lt. Colonel Norbert Archwood • Toby Weeks • Lauren • Chantelle Cahill • Ken Kedan • Jesus • Rick • Balloon guide • Mountain man • Señor Kevin's manager • Mysti • The An-Her-Chists
Metafictional characters	Kickpuncher • Inspector Spacetime (The Inspector • Constable Reggie • Minerva • Blorgons • Thoraxsis) • Hilda • Hawkthorne NPCs • Urbana Champaign • George Takei • Luis Guzman • LeVar Burton • Sophie B. Hawkins
Animals and Pets	Annie's Boobs • Britta's cats • Billy • Fievel • Turtle • Frog • Dean Pelton's kittens
Imagined and Invented	Tiny Man • "Pierce Hawthorne" • Christmas Toys (Britta Bot • Ballerannie • Jeff-in-the-box • Baby Doll Shirley • Teddy Pierce • Troy Soldier • Christmas Wizard) • Evil Study Group (Evil Abed • Evil Jeff • Evil Annie • Evil Troy • Evil Shirley • Evil Britta • Evil Pierce ) • Greendale Babies (Baby Abed • Baby Annie • Baby Troy • Baby Shirley • Baby Britta • Baby Jeff • Baby Pierce) • Boob-A-Tron • Pillow Man •

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