[In Depth]

Travis is the teenage heart throb of the show Hamtaro. Unlike most pretty boys, Travis is very kind and polite. He is, of course, clueless to all the blushing and stuttering he gets from Laura and the other girls. Almost all the girls like him, even the famous and snobby popstar Glitter.
	Travis first showed up on Laura's first day of school. He appeared to be very social, surrounded by his friends. Laura instantly liked him. In class, when Laura was announced as the new
student, Kana started clapping for her. When no one else clapped, and Kana realized what she was doing, she got very embarrassed and stopped the applause. Then, surprisingly, someone else starts to clap. It's Travis who welcomes Laura to school! Naturally, all of the other students start clapping, since Travis, is well, Travis.
Travis is like the ultimate boy all the girls dream of: good looks, very athletic, smart, and super nice. He plays for the school's soccer team and is the number one player. He doesn't
hog the ball either (Roberto!!!!!). Travis is very very nice, and never lets anything upset him. All the boys in his class want to be like him (naturally). Being liked by all the girls and idolized by the boys doesn't even make him conceited!
	Nothing is really known about Travis's family. Though during Travis's and Laura's performance as Prince Charming and Cinderella in the play Cinderella, I could
swear that the man seated behind Laura's parents is related to Travis! They even wear the same clothes!
Though Travis doesn't know it, Laura and the other girls are almost madly in love with him. Many things Laura does are focused around Travis, and sadly, Travis can't
take the hint. Before, I believe that June and Kylie also like Travis, but now it seems that one of them (the short one) has fallen in love with an unnamed soccer player. Kana would never like Travis for Laura's sake, but has called him "cutie" before, and also admitted that she thought Roberto was cute too. He is also liked by Glitter the popstar. Imagine all the Valentine's Chocolate he gets each year.
Travis strongly believes in playing fair and helping others. Every year, a race is held in the city from the school to the lighthouse. Of course, Travis enters, and he trains very hard for it even months before the competition. Laura and Kana train as well, though they don't start nearly as early as Travis does. In the race, Travis is in the very very FIRST place and is heading back to the school when he sees Laura and Kana. Laura fell in a pothole and sprained her ankle. Travis just HAD to help her since he's that kinda guy, and even says that "leaving behind an injured teammate is bad sportsmanship" when Laura complains that he'll lose the race if he stops to help her. Travis carries Laura on his back all the way to the finish line, and loses the race in the process. Isn't he sweet?
Even though Travis seems perfect, he really isn't. (Aww...) He is sometimes forgetful, and has left his lunch at home many times. Laura noticed this and wanted to make him lunch. Travis also gets very seasick on boats. Even though he doesn't realize it, he has been the cause of Laura's sadness at times (like when he couldn't take her homemade lunch because he was going out to eat later, or when he didn't say anything about Laura's ribbons. He noticed that they were there though!)
Travis also like hamsters (he thought Hamtaro was cute) and always wished that he could have a dog.
Travis is also a very sincere and considerate person. If he makes a mistake, Travis will apologize and won't hesitate to admit he was wrong. As shown in "Roberto's Ally" Travis blew up at Roberto, but he later apologized and even asked Roberto to join the team again. I think that shows that Travis is a very nice and considerate person that doesn't let his pride get in the way.

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