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Peeps won't deduce the whole spirit ghost secret spectral superpowers club thing from a bit of weird behavior. They'll just think yer crazy! And if ya really own it, they might even like you! Ha ha!
— Ed Burger to Max Puckett (Chapter 4, Page 33Pnat)


Edward "Ed" Burger[7] is one of the main characters of Paranatural, a student at Mayview Middle School, and a member of the Activity Club. They are a spectral, and wield a paintbrush possessed by the spirit Muse.

Appearance[]

Ed has blonde hair and wears circular frame glasses which obscure their eyes, and often keeps their paintbrush in one of their pants pockets. In Chapter 1, they wear a faded red t-shirt, tan cargo shorts, and black sandals, and later puts on a grey quarter-zip sweater. In Chapter 2, they wear a white dog-themed onesie. In Chapter 3, they wear a striped lime green t-shirt and black cargo shorts. In Chapter 4, they wear a black t-shirt with a green "PANTS" logo, striped grey shorts, and black sandals.

During gym class in Chapter 5, Ed wears an orange-and-blue outfit bearing a strong resemblance to Goku from the Dragon Ball series. After the game, they wear a grey button-up shirt under a green hoodie, tan pants, and tan sandals. After their fight with Johnny Jhonny and RJ, Ed wraps Johnny's t-shirt around their forehead, and later takes off their hoodie and puts the shirt on over their button-up on while following Mr. Starchman. After leaving them behind, they put on RJ's green baseball cap. After school, Ed is shown with their button-up on top of Johnny's shirt; Johnny's shirt is visible through a small section of the collar and slightly below the waistline's end of the button-up.

Due to the events of Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 happening on the same day, Ed's Chapter 6 attire is the same as their Chapter 5 attire as they're walking home from school.

In Chapter 7, Ed wears a green onesie in Spender's flashback featuring them, and a light blue-green shirt and green-and-white vertically striped shorts in Spender's flashback featuring Isabel.

In Chapter 8, Ed wears a black shirt and gray sweatpants while sparring with the dojo student, Crush.

Personality[]

Ed is incredibly bizarre, generally unpredictable and affable, due to their constant transparency when dealing with spirits. They describe themself as the "fun outgoing kind [of nerd] with lots of friends".[8] They often enjoy themself while fighting spirits despite the present danger. However, they still care about their friends when it counts—especially Isabel Guerra, to whom they are very close to.

Though Ed is generally fearless when it comes to the spectral world, they fear Isabel's grandfather, Francisco Guerra, to the point where they avoid confronting him even after signalling to Isabel that they would stick by her.[9] Despite this, they highly value their friendship with Isabel, and shows intense regret and anxiety over her avoidance of them.

Ed has issues with properly offering support to others, as seen through their failed attempts at making up with Isabel[10][11][12][13] and their struggle with coming up with good advice to Johnny.[14] Ed eventually apologizes upfront for abandoning Isabel, and signifies that they will "stay by [her] side" from then on.[15] They seem to occassionally struggle with self worth issues, as they believe Isabel deserves a proper sibling or a smarter friend instead of them, going as far as wishing their parents-- who were scientists-- had passed some of their smarts down to Ed themself.

Paranatural[]

Chapter 1[]

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Chapter 1, Page 43Pnat

Max first meets Ed alongside Cody Jones, Violet, Lisa, and Jeff in Mr. Garcia's class, where Ed catches Max writing "GHOSTS?" on his notebook. At lunch, Ed can be seen sitting with the aforementioned classmates in the cafeteria.[16] During Mr. Starchman's class, Ed can be seen receiving a paper airplane, which is later revealed to be a note from Isabel.[17]

Ed follows her instructions and heads to the Activity Clubroom, where they are sent to pursue the Ravenous Gobbledygook on the second floor. After passing Max in the hallway, Ed scares away the Gobbledygook, leading them to call Isabel for backup. They meet up with the rest of the club in front of a gym storage closet, where they witness Max defeat the spirit with a possessed baseball bat. Back at the clubroom, Ed and Isabel put on an elaborate display of their powers in an attempt to convince Max to join the club; however, this only manages to frighten Max. After school, the two catch up with Max and exchange their contact information, to the horror of Suzy.

Chapter 2[]

During Gorf's attack on the Corner Store, Max contacts Isabel on her cellphone for help, who subsequently calls Ed. After collecting some Doctopi, the two arrive at the store on a paper unicorn in their pajamas. After winning a coin flip,[18] Ed goes into the store and defeats Gorf, then exits the store and rides away with Isabel.

Chapter 3[]

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Chapter 3, Page 49Pnat

During their morning patrol of the school, Ed and Isabel defeat a pink eraser spirit and retrieve the pencil it had possessed, having both their faces and Isabel's fingers temporarily erased in the process.

At the end of the chapter, Ed and Isabel return to the Activity Clubroom, where they meet up with Mr. Spender, Isaac, and a panicking Max. As Isabel playfully blasts Isaac with paper bandages, Ed draws over their blank face with their paintbrush, which they regret after their face returns and the ink remains on their eyes.

Chapter 4[]

After being yelled at by Francisco, Isabel goes up to Ed's room to find them practicing their "Focus Attack Dash Pause Quit Restart Cancels"[19] on a fighting video game. They comfort her about Francisco's constant high expectations of her, then offers her a controller to play alongside them.

At school, Ed finds Max walking through a collection of spectral vines and cautions him about some spirits being "crazy poisonous".[20] On the stairwell, Ed and Isabel help Max practice his "basic spectral self-defense techniques"[21] and later tells him about their mission to meet with Agent Day at the Mayview barrier.

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Chapter 4, Page 140Pnat

That night, Ed and Isabel are picked up by Mr. Spender and driven to the barrier, where Ed is paired up with Isaac and sent to search the Ghost Train for stowaways. During their journey, they encounter General Emerald and defeat him and their gem clones, allowing a homeless ghost to finally dissipate after thanking them.[22] They catch up with Isabel before she leaps off the train to help Max off the tracks, and they race down the train and exit after Spender's mysterious shadow spirit is defeated. During the ride home, Ed can be seen worrying over Isabel.[23]

Once back at the dojo, Ed holds Isabel's hand as they walk inside. They meet Francisco at the door, who begins to harshly scold her over losing the book containing Eightfold; as he does so, Ed offers her a shaky smile before slipping upstairs.

Chapter 5[]

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Chapter 5, Page 34Pnat

In the morning, Ed waits outside the Guerra's dojo and offers to walk with her to school, which she turns down.[24] Two periods prior to gym class, Ed can be seen walking with Cody, Violet, Lisa, and Jeff in the halls. During gym class, Ed shows visible disappointment after Isabel doesn't pick them for her team, leaving Johnny to take them for the Burnhounds instead. After failing to use the Golden Switch to get Isabel on their team, Ed meets with their spirit, Muse, for advice; afterwards Ed tries to save her from a ball she was about to catch, resulting in the embarrassment of both of them.

During Hijack's attack on the game, Ed tries to solicit advice from Dimitri Danger, who doesn't reply due to being lost in thought.[25] After the game, Ed expresses fear that Isabel has replaced them with Max to Muse in the hallways, then asks her whether she's mad; after she gives a non-committal reply, they become more stressed.[11] Ed attempts to prove their bravery by trying to protect Isabel, inadvertently ignoring her instructions and frustrating her.[11] The two meet up with Isaac, Max, and Mr. Spender at the teacher's lounge, where Ed is sent to follow Mr. Starchman in their search for Hijack.

While following the teacher, Ed is ambushed by Johnny and RJ, who try to beat them up for information before being ultimately defeated after Ed causes Johnny to question his purpose in bullying. In response to Johnny asking for advice, Ed tells him to "believe in [himself]",[26] causing Johnny to come to the conclusion that he should continue bullying others. After befriending him and RJ, Ed enlists them in their pursuit of Mr. Starchman, and they ultimately subdue him as a team; however, upon learning that Hijack wasn't controlling him, Ed nervously flees the scene.[27]

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Chapter 5, Page 225Pnat

Ed later meets up with Isabel and Isaac, where they have a brief showdown before Isaac storms off after venting his frustrations over feeling excluded. While searching for Hijack, Ed apologizes to Isabel, to which she responds that she doesn't need them to stand up to anything as long as they "stay by [her] side"[15].

After incorrectly attacking Principal Pleezdoo, Ed and Isabel confront the Hijack-possessed Mr. Spender with Max, Isaac, and Dimitri. After a short fight with everyone involved, Hijack is ultimately defeated, and Isabel lets him leave. After Mr. Spender regains consciousness and asks Isabel where her book containing Eightfold went, Max and Ed break the tension and push by her, and the group heads to their next classes.

At the end of the day, Ed greets the group outside of the school and points out Isaac's dazed look. After a brief conversation with Mr. Spender, the group heads home together for the weekend.

Chapter 6[]

Ed continues their walk home with the rest of the Activity Club, playfully sticking out their tongue at the others, and is present for the Sphinx of Games's confrontation. Ed questions the Sphinx's explanation of his rules and assists Isabel and Max in smacking him down after the spirit attempts to eat Isaac again.

Chapter 7[]

Mr. Spender recalls a time where he, along with Zarei, carried a very young Ed in the Consortium to go meet Ed's mom Gwen Burger. Spender throws Ed onto his shoulders, to the toddler's delight. When Spender tried to let the doctor hold her child, Ed becomes uncomfortable, as they don't recognize her, and latches on to Spender. Richard and Gwen have a conversation about enjoying the former's youth when a wight attacks the group, causing Ed to wail. Spender cries to Boss Leader back in the Dream Hub's base that Ed deserved a second chance to see their mother; she replies that she can make them forget this meeting so that they can have a second first time. After a conversation between Boss Leader, Spender, and Zarei, regarding the nature of wights and what Mayview hides, Boss Leader ejects all of them from the dream and erases their memories of it, with young Ed turning into sand in their teacher's arms.

In another of Spender's flashbacks, the teacher asks an ~6 year old Ed if they want to go on the camping trip he's taking Isabel on as the child is playing with the family dog. Ed loudly screams "NO!!!", and the two leave without them.

Chapter 8[]

Ed is first seen in the Dojo, where they're deep in thought as they spar with Crush, a student of Master Guerra's. As Crush easily dominates the fight due to Ed's lack of interest in fighting back, Ed watches across the porch as Isabel argues with her grandfather. They feel guilty as Isabel argues with Master Guerra over the Sphinx of Truth's warning, calling after her when she runs off after having her tool taken from her. Isabel turns down Ed's attempt to comfort her and exits, leaving Ed guilty over their inability to support her. As Ed troubles over their lack of a stable family-- recognizing that, despite hearing about their parents all their life, the Doctors Burger are virtually strangers to Ed-- Crush continues to wrestle them. Ed mourns that they aren't someone else.

After their sigh has Crush assuming he killed them, Ed reassures the ghost that they're fine and is released. The remaining students begin heading inside, though Crush and Ed stay, noticing something out in the woods by the house. Ed, made uncomfortable by the presence, tries to discourage Crush from going to fight it to no avail. They watch as Crush nears the treelines, then are relieved when Crush, lying, tells them it's nothing but a training dummy. Crush then instructs Ed to head inside.

Relationships[]

Family[]

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  • Doctors Burger - On Chapter 5, Page 144Pnat, during her lunch date with Mina Zarei at Mayview Mini Mall, Agent Day mentions the mysterious disappearance of the Doctors Burger. The closer doctor appears to share Ed's spectral energy color, and has glasses and hair bearing resemblance to Ed's. Ed's parents have had few interactions with Ed on account of their disappearance, and their memories of their only meeting were erased by Boss Leader shortly afterwards[28]. Ed struggles to feel any real connection to their parents[29] and is almost exclusively familiar with them from the word of mouth of those around them. They know everyone expects them to be upset over their disappearance, so they pretend to be despite the dissonance they feel towards the Doctors.

Friends[]

  • Isabel Guerra - Ed is closer to Isabel than any other member of the Activity Club; they live in the same house, have been spectrals the longest, and "share the same devil-may-care attitude toward dealing with supernatural problems".[30] After Ed abandons her to be scolded by her grandfather, Isabel becomes closed-off towards Ed, making them anxious over whether they ruined their friendship and attempt to make up for it by trying to defend her[10][11][12][13]. The two eventually make up after Ed apologizes and indicates that they will stay by her side.[15] Ed also sees Isabel as a mentor figure and a sister.[31] The two are legally related, making them siblings.[32] Despite this, Ed guiltily thinks Isabel needs a real sibling or a smarter friend than them, as they constantly struggle to help her.
  • Richard Spender - Ed seems to be friendly with their teacher, and jokes with him often. However, Ed does not view Mr. Spender as a mentor[31].
  • Isaac O'Connor - Ed doesn't seem to be very close to Isaac, as the two don't normally talk very much. Though they disliked the fact they were paired with Isaac to patrol the Ghost Train, protesting he is a "nerd", they are able to cooperate fairly well together when working.
  • Muse - Ed looks to Muse for advice, even though their spirit seems to require that they exercise before he does anything for them. Despite his constant mockery, Muse does seem to at least show a bit of concern about Ed's well being, agreeing that knowing when to run was the correct decision.
  • Max Puckett - Ed is usually on good terms with Max. They are friendly towards each other and Ed even helped Max out when he was attacked by Gorf. However, Ed became jealous of Max's friendship with Isabel after she began ignoring them. Because of this, they briefly became somewhat passive aggressive with him.[33]
  • Johnny Jhonny - Johnny and Ed never had interacted much before, though Ed mentioned Johnny was in a lot of their classes and that, despite Ed being a nerd, Johnny had never bullied them before.[34] After winning a fight against him and RJ, Johnny asks Ed for profound wisdom and takes it to heart,[35] and declares that Ed is now his friend.[36] He, Ed, and RJ are later seen hunting down and engaging Starchman in battle.

Abilities[]

Spectral[]

Having lived with Isabel at the Dojo, Ed is trained in the arts of spectral energy, and in terms of the Activity Club, their skill is only second to Isabel's. They are strong enough on their own that Francisco doesn't bother them about their abilities.

Tools[]

Ed's tool, an over-sized rubbery paintbrush housing the spirit Muse, grants them the ability to create constructs out of black paint. This power is limited to objects, but they can control the behavior of their ink (hard and sharp, rubbery, soft and flexible, affected by gravity or not affected by gravity, etc.)

Quotes[]

"WRITE "ALIENS" NEXT."
— Ed to Max (Chapter 1, Page 34Pnat)
"YAAAH!! INK ON MY EYEBALLS!"
— Ed (Chapter 3, Page 53Pnat)
Mr. Spender: "And here I was hoping for a low-maintenance member, like Ed."
Ed: "You say that, sir, but you haven't watered me in weeks."
— Mr. Spender and Ed (Chapter 3, Page 53Pnat)
"Well, I have a high number pointscore, but I don't know its conversion rate re: happiness."
— Ed (Chapter 4, Page 7Pnat)
"Just F.Y.I., ya prob'ly shouldn't walk through there fully exposed. With no shield, I mean. Well without clothes either. This is a school, Max, gross."
— Ed to Max (Chapter 4, Page 33Pnat)
Ed: "It's an EVIL BRAIN, MAN! Controlling people's bodies! It was in Jeff and then attacked all of us in gym!"
Isaac: "An evil brain man in Jim?! Who's Jim??"
Ed: "Our gym! The only gym there is!"
Isaac: "Dude, there are at least six Jims in this school."
Ed: "WHAT? AND THE SCHOOL BOARD ALLOWED IT?!"
Isaac: "That's a weird prejudice but OK"
— Ed and Isaac (Chapter 5, Page 100Pnat)
Ed: "(thinking) This is it! My chance to channel their energy into something constructive… to set them on the right path! Think, Ed, think…!"
Ed: "Do you want to help me stalk and hunt a teacher?"
— Ed to Johnny and RJ (Chapter 5, Page 188Pnat)
Ed: "He's a big stinky jerkball."
Isabel: "Thank you that's helpful."
Ed: "Propaganda wins wars."
— Ed and Isabel (Chapter 5, Page 227Pnat)

Trivia[]

  • Ed's mentors/respected peers are Isabel, Muse, and Francisco - their fictional mentors are Spider Man, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Power Rangers, and Winnie the Pooh.[37]
  • Ed has watched the 1982 The Thing remake.[38]
  • Ed had used he/him pronouns until meeting RJ and Johnny, who taught them that it was okay to use they/them pronouns. Starting Chapter 8, Page 36, Ed begins using they/them pronouns as they work out their gender identity.
    • It was confirmed by Zack that any instances of Ed using he/him pronouns in Chapter 8, Page 36 were purely typos.

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The Activity Club The Journalism Club
Max Puckett · Isabel Guerra · Ed Burger · Isaac O'Connor · Richard Spender Suzy · Dimitri Danger · Collin Sloinne
Mayview Middle School Students Mayview Middle School Faculty
Alex · Jeff Flavors · Cody Jones · Lisa · Student Council · Suzy · Violet Principal Pleezdoo · Vice Principal DuNacht · Ms. Baxter · Mr. Garcia · Mr. Starchman · Coach Oop · Mrs. McJohnson
Johnny's Gang Mayview Academy Students
Johnny Jhonny · Stephen · Ollie Oop · R.J. Ritz Price-Lee · Gage · Paige · Youth Culture
The Consortium Ghosts & Monsters
Boss Leader · Mina Zarei · Agent Day · Agent Savage · Agent Griggs · Francisco Guerra · Scabs · Cinnamon Stix · Greco Stucks · Texas Walker · Pasha Popova PJ · Lefty · Dave Jones
Possessing Spirits Non-Possessing Spirits
Eightfold · Flipflop · Forge · Ghost Train · Gorf · King Catnine · Lucifer · Muse · Patchworm · Peekaboo · Sandman · Scrapdragon · The Shadow · Venus Guytrap Doctopi · Doorman · Hijack · Hotwire · Hissin' Pete · Nin · Queen of Kindness · Ravenous Gobbledygook · Sphinx of Rules · Sphinx of Truth · Vile Spirits · Sockpuppy
Other Characters
Peter Puckett · June Puckett · Zoey Puckett · Damien Day · The Long Dog · Penny Spender · Professor Bigfoot · DJ Mothman · Crystal Clearance Owner · Lavish Price · Ángel Guerra
Minor Characters
Mayview Middle School Students: Angry Band Kid · Ball Golem · Chick Magnet Kid · Doors Suck Kid · Fitzgerald ·Serge's Associates · Simmons · The Twins · Webcomics Sports Anime Kid
Mayview Middle School Staff: Cafeteria Staff · The Receptionist · The School Nurse
Baxborough: Sam · Doghouse
Other Humans: Cops · Doctors Burger · Amy Chen · Shred Eagle · Stephen's Family
Ghosts: Dojo Ghost · Faculty Ghost
Spirits: General Emerald · Night Lamps · Subterranean Insect Spirit · Toolbox · Zarei's Hand Puppet Spirit
Unknown: Doorman's Master
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