Niles Sparks

"Appealing to your authority is the weakest way to be powerful"

Niles is a student at Yawnee Valley Science and Letters Academy, and one half of the Terrible Two. Starring as half of the lead role in all four books, he is introduced as a stuck-up teacher's pet loser, with literally no friends. Despite this, he's quickly revealed to be an expert prankster, gaining the trust and friendship of Miles by the end of the first book.

In the duo, he serves the part of the planner, and "brains" of the operation. It is shown that his parents are neglectful of him multiple times, and during the progression of the books, he is the only main character whose parents are not shown or spoken of in depth.