Trina Vega

Trina Vega

Trina Vega (Daniella Monet) is Tori's older sister, who attends Hollywood Arts, and she is also the reason for Tori attending the same school. In the pilot episode, Trina was supposed to perform in the big showcase with Andre. After an allergic reaction to a Chinese herb gargle that was supposed to make her sing better, Tori takes Trina's place in the showcase which leads to Tori enrolling at Hollywood Arts. It is guessed she is half Latina, because Tori is.
Trina is portrayed as being extremely difficult to deal with, and among the main cast, sometimes even to the point of being called a "monster". Tori is the most intolerant of her due to them being sisters. Tori and Trina's parents don't like dealing with her either (they even said, "You don't even have to bring her back!" in "Locked Up", forcing Tori to bring her sister along just to get rid of her). Cat is the only one with whom Trina typically gets along.
Trina believes that acting and singing is her destiny, despite her being quite talentless. She seems to be tonedeaf, as she as a terrible,off-key singing voice, and even believes that she's talented and Tori's not, stating in one episode, "Tori, don't be disouraged being the untalented one in the family". She has an attitude of a celebrity, and acts like a total diva, believing everything should be about her. Trina is quite selfish and shallow most of the time, and sometimes is antagonistic to Tori.
She is often willing to degrade herself to ridiculous extents for fame, like dressing as a hamburger and singing kiddie songs. Trina is shown to be kind and caring in some episodes though, like in "Tori the Zombie", where she drives two hours to help get Tori's zombie mask off her face.
Despite this, she can be concerned about Tori when she wants to be. In "Beggin' on Your Knees", she also warns Tori that her class partner and date, Ryder Daniels, might just be using her. As well, in 'Tori Gets Stuck' she warns Tori before she smells a bouquet of bush daises, which Tori is allergic to. Trina is often seen being tricked into doing things that Tori doesn't want to herself, such as going on a date with Lendal in "Rex Dies". Recently she has shown some minor character growth as is seen in "Locked Up" when she tries to get Tori out of prison. Though she is somewhat shallow she does care for her friends and family and will help them out even if it is somewhat reluctantly.
In "Helen Back Again", Trina is kicked out of Hollywood Arts, but because there was a file mix-up, she thinks it was Tori who didn't pass her audition. However, after saving the principal Helen from a fake thief (Robbie), she is let back in still unknowing that she was truly kicked out. In the episode "The Worst Couple", it is discovered that Trina has a crush on Beck, since she was fawning over him when she found out that Beck and Jade were broken up.