Real Name/Secret Identity:
Rachel Berry
Universe/Franchise:
Glee
First Appearance:
Glee Episode 1.1: "Pilot" (2009)
Abilities:
Singing, dating, being put-upon
Occupation:
Co-Captain of New Directions
Base of Operations:
William McKinley High School
Dirty Details Done Dirt Cheap:
Rachel Berry is the cute, spunky co-captain of New Directions, a talented, driven and seemingly always put-upon young lady. Rachel is the source of much speculation, scrutiny and prejudice by her peers: she's Jewish, a vegan and the only child of two fathers, an interracial gay couple. Rachel crushes hard and often - the first season of Glee has her going through several romantic relationships, many of them short-lived and ill-advised. Through a series of (somewhat contrived) circumstances, Rachel meets her birth mother, Shelby, the director of rival show choir Vocal Adrenaline - their reunion is rocky and complicated, to say the least.
