Troy Bolton

Troy Bolton is the main character in the High School Musical trilogy. He is the captain of East High Wildcats basketball team. He is also boyfriend of Gabriella Montez (one of the smartest and most extraordinary students)

He is the son of Jack Bolton and Lucille Bolton. It took a while for his father to understand his love for singing, but now both parents are supportive, loving and happy. His dad was the coach, so every now and then -- especially on big games -- his father would organize college scouts to come and watch him play.

Troy is described as "the most attractive boy at East High" with floppy brown chestnut hair, cabot blue eyes, high cheekbones, a strong jawline, perfect eyebrows, a straight nose and full lips who also has a very athletic body and the height to match. He went from having long hair in the first movie, much shorter hair in the second movie and slightly longer hair but not as long as first one in the third movie. Weighing in around a 140-pounds of pure body muscle. He is an average size boy, standing at 5'8" tall. His skin is golden with a tan complexion which sums up his outgoing personality and speaks about how much he enjoys being outside. Hitting the gym every other day, along with playing basketball constantly, he has nicely defined muscles

Troy’s most prominent characteristic is his sense of teamwork and “togetherness”. He’s the captain of the Wildcats because of his ability to bring people together and create group harmony, and for this he’s considered the leader of the group in general. The entire plot of HSM 1 revolves around Troy being afraid to try something new due to fear of how his friends and family will react. In HSM 2, he refuses to take a job unless all of his friends will be able to work alongside him, and he struggles with trying to please both Sharpay and her parents, and Gabriella/his teammates. In fact, the majority of his struggles (as illustrated in “Bet On It” and “Scream”) seem to come from trying to hard to please others rather than himself.

Troy’s most prominent characteristic is his sense of teamwork and “togetherness”. He’s the captain of the Wildcats because of his ability to bring people together and create group harmony, and for this he’s considered the leader of the group in general. The entire plot of HSM 1 revolves around Troy being afraid to try something new due to fear of how his friends and family will react. In HSM 2, he refuses to take a job unless all of his friends will be able to work alongside him, and he struggles with trying to please both Sharpay and her parents, and Gabriella/his teammates. In fact, the majority of his struggles (as illustrated in “Bet On It” and “Scream”) seem to come from trying to hard to please others rather than himself.

Though he prefers not to admit it, the idea of doing something different and new, such as singing in a musical, excites Troy. He makes the connection of basketball and musicals by describing Kelsi as the “playmaker” of musicals. He comes up with creative ways to woo Gabriella, (showing up on her balcony with a song, or a picnic in HSM 3).

As demonstrated in HSM 2 when he repeatedly gets promotions and opportunities, it’s people’s feelings that matter most to him, even when independent logic would dictate that getting scholarship offers ought to hold higher priority. When he starts to rationally examine the roots of his status quo ideals in the first film, everything turns upside down for him, and thus we have a plot.

All that being said, Troy is still a teenage boy as he can be headstrong, competitive and temperamental. Despite his optimistic goodness, Troy has always been sensitive, emotionally. Words have the ability to slice into him like knives, and he will ruminate over and internalize any accusation or insult hefted at him by a person whose opinion he holds in high regard. It seems that disappointing others is something Troy fears greatly. Disappointing and upsetting someone he cares about could plunge Troy into a melancholic state. By far, however, the biggest trigger for his depressive episodes is Gabriella (or anyone else he is very close with) pulling away from him. However, he is also relatively laid-back and easygoing, and as long as there is no immediate stress, his emotional state remains fairly stable