Characters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Creator | Player Character | The Creator is the deity worshipped by the Raposa, the omnipotent being that created the world, nature and the Raposa themselves. The Creator draws objects onto pages of the Book of Life. When Wilfre stole this book, the Creator was very saddened and angry and left the village to wither away (or at least seemed that way to the Raposa). The Creator responds to prayer and seems to have a very paternal relationship towards the Raposa. The Creator can speak directly to the Raposa and can interact with their world; however the Creator usually has the Hero as the intermediary. |
| The Hero | Player Character | This is the Creator's avatar, the one drawn by the player sent to restore the village, rescue the Raposa and defeat Wilfre. The Hero is often asked questions about his adventures outside of the town, to which the player is given a set list of replies. The Hero is often asked to help the Raposa with even the smallest of problems, and the Hero seems all too happy to oblige. Over the course of the game the Hero becomes deeply involved with the Raposa's lives, befriending Jowee, dancing on stage with Navy J, hunting for a thief with Cricket and many more interesting adventures. The Hero eventually restores the village, brings back all the Raposa and defeats Wilfre. |
| Mari | Main Character | She is the Mayor's daughter, and is the only one who prays to the Creator for help just before her father decides to abandon their village for good. She is next in line to become the village's mayor, but Mari feels she is not yet ready to accept her responsibilities even in training. Mari is worries about Jowee's recklessness, whom she cares about deeply. Mari is eventually thrust into the role of mayor at the villages darkest hour after her father's untimely death at the hands of Wilfre. Mari is featured on the cover of the game's box. |
| Jowee | Main Character | Mari's best friend and love interest. Jowee loves to explore and yearns for adventure, he also serves as comic relief to Mari's straight man routine. Over the course of the game the Hero and Jowee become fast friends. At the end of the game, Jowee passes up an opportunity to go on an adventure across the ocean with Pirate Beard to stay with Mari and help her manage the village. Jowee is featured on the cover of the game's box. |
| The Mayor | Main Character | A Raposa that is the mayor of his town. One of the oldest Raposa still in the town. He wears a monocle, a blue coat, a brown hat and has a cane. He is very wise and knows how to deftly deal with all of the other villager's daily issues. Late in the game, before the final showdown with Wilfre, he is lured to a secluded spot away from the village and is killed by Wilfre. However during the ending sequence his eternal soul is shown standing on a cliff with the Hero, watching over Mari and Jowee. The idea of the Mayor surviving Wilfre's attack is actually supported by the facts that he can be seen moving after he had been "killed", and that he appears in the second game, though. The Mayor is featured on the cover of the game's box. |
| Isaac | Supporting Character | He is the shopkeeper of the village. He's very practical and stocks helpful items for the hero. He and his family were the last Raposa to leave the village. Isaac constantly feuds with Chef Cookie. He has a wife and a daughter. |
| Farmer Brown | Supporting Character | Farmer Brown is the village farmer; he grows a crop of Banya stalks (the indigenous food source of the village) that feeds the rest of the villagers. He has a wife and son, all of whom talk in a southern drawl. |
| Chef Cookie | Supporting Character | He is the village's chef and the owner of the only restaurant in the village. He speaks in a French accent, and works with his assistant chefs. He loves to cook; Banya (the staple food of the Raposa) is his favourite ingredient to cook with. He has a running feud with Isaac the Shopkeeper. |
| Heather | Supporting/Semi-important Character | Heather is a strange yet very kind little Raposa girl who is half engulfed in the evil shadow goo that consumed Wilfre. The Mayor assigns Jowee to watch over her, and the two develop a close friendship. She is mute for most of the game, but at the end of the game speaks when Crazy Barks demands what she wants. It has been revealed that despite her ability to speak, her shadowy corruption has not been cured, and she will once again be an important character in the sequel. |
| Zsasha | Supporting Character | A Raposa thief and Cricket's rival. He claims that he cannot be caught, but usually feels bad for what he's done and ends up giving back what he steals. At the end of the game Cricket finally catches Zsasha, but realizes Zsasha has been taking care of a young Raposa girl, so Cricket doesn't arrest him. |
| Cricket | Supporting Character | The policeman and de facto detective of the village. He has a very old school approach to work. He's been after a "legendary" thief named Zsasha that will define his career. He has a running feud with Unagi once the Hero saves him. |
| Navy J | Supporting Character | A singer, dancer and songwriter. He has many groupies and he is styled after Elvis. During the village festival he sings on stage along with the Hero, however his lyrics are rather horrible and confusing. |
| Crazy Barks | Supporting Character | A crazy yet harmless Raposa. He seems to believe that he is a dog. Standing guard near his most prized possession, a large rock. He teaches Heather how to speak like himself, when she wanders up to his rock. He doesn't have spaces between his words. |
| Indee | Supporting Character | Indee is a world famous explorer and adventurer who travels across the globe on his adventures. Indee is a spoof of the character Indiana Jones from the movie series of the same name. |
| Pirate Beard | Supporting Character | A Raposa Pirate, originally set on plundering the village with his crew, but is convinced to stay after being given a pirate ship by the Mayor. He and Jowee were going on a treasure hunt, but Jowee decides to stay with Mari. Pirate Beard seems to be a spoof on the character Jack Sparrow from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean. |
| Cindi | Supporting Character | The daughter of Isaac who loves cupcakes, her parents left the village to look for her, unaware that she was still in the village where Mari and Jowee found her. She refers to the Hero as a "Wapo Monster". |
| Tubba | Supporting Character | Tubba is a young and very fat Raposa who loves to eat, especially Chef Cookie's food. He protects Chef Cookie from the hungry Raposa before the midnight festival. |
| Galileo | Supporting Character | Galileo is an astronomer who lives and works at the village's observatory, where players can view the day and night skies they've created. He is based on the 16th century astronomer Galileo Galilei. He is not mentioned in the DS sequel however. |
| Samuel | Supporting Character | A Raposa that dresses like a Sistine monk, he is very quiet, but gives wise advice. You rescue him from inside Deadwood. |
| Bubba | Supporting Character | Tubba's twin brother, he also loves food and is very fat. He gets along very well with his twin; the only distinguishing difference between the two is that Bubba wears a hat. |
| Count Choco | Supporting Character | Count Choco is a wannabe vampire Raposa. He desperately wants to be a real vampire, but he can not stand the sight of blood, let alone drinking it. Instead he prefers tomato juice. He speaks in a very clichéd Transylvanian accent. |
| Mike | Supporting Character | Mike is a human that somehow got trapped in the Raposa's world. The Raposa often ask of him, "What happened to your ears?" referring to his lack of Raposa ears. Mike, himself, often says, "What the heck is a Raposa anyway?" and "Nothing is wrong with my ears!". He wishes to return to his own world. It is also mentioned (by two younger raposa) that he is a "Computer Snogrammer" (probably a mispronunciation of "programmer"). In Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter (Nintendo DS version.), Mike returns with a major role near the end of the game... |
| Unagi | Supporting Character | Unagi is a secret agent dressed in a black suit, assigned to protect the Mayor who considers Cricket and his security ways old-fashioned. His name means "eel" in Japanese. |
| Dr. Cure | Supporting Character | A female doctor in the village. She attempts to resurrect the Mayor when Wilfre kills him, but fails. She is the only other adult female Raposa of interest besides Mari. |
| Wilfre | Villain | A Raposa who thought he could usurp the Creator using the stolen Book of Life. However, his attempts at creation were "black and twisted". Frustrated by his failures and the new antagonism from the other villagers, he tore up the book of life before he was driven away (by the Mayor, Cricket, and a third Raposa who might have been Cricket's Deputy). He gained control of the darkness and sent it to cover the village. Although Wilfre is first seen as a shadow creature himself, flashbacks reveal he once was a relatively normal Raposa with gray hair. The game can only end with his defeat. He ends up killing the mayor as well (though the Mayor can still be seen moving after he has been killed). Wilfre tries to defeat the Hero once and for all in the final level, but is defeated instead and turns into his normal self before dying. |
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