Land of Oz - Characters

Characters

Recurring characters in the series include:

  • Dorothy Gale - A girl from Kansas, who eventually moves to Oz permanently.
  • Toto - Dorothy's little black dog.
  • Aunt Em - Dorothy's aunt.
  • Uncle Henry - Dorothy's uncle.
  • The Good Witch of the North
  • The Scarecrow - A living man made of straw and was briefly King of the Emerald City.
  • The Tin Woodman (Nick Chopper) - An enchanted man made entirely out of tin and the current Emperor of the Winkies.
  • The Cowardly Lion - The timid King of Beasts
  • Guardian of the Gates
  • Jellia Jamb - Ozma's favorite servant
  • The Wizard - The former ruler of Oz, originally Oscar Diggs from Omaha, Nebraska and now a skilled wizard after being trained by Ozma.
  • Glinda - The Good Witch of the South, or Quadling Country, and its benevolent ruler (although in the 1939 MGM movie, she was the Good Witch of the North).
  • Princess Ozma - The rightful ruler of Oz.
  • Jack Pumpkinhead - A man made out of branches with a carved pumpkin for a head.
  • The Sawhorse - An animated sawhorse who becomes a steed of sorts for Ozma.
  • H. M. Woggle-Bug, T.E. - An insect who was magnified into a human-sized bug.
  • Jinjur - A former General of the Army of Revolt.
  • Billina - A yellow hen who upon arriving in Oz has become Queen of the chickens.
  • Tik-Tok - A super-intelligent, clockwork robot (one of the first robots in literature).
  • The Hungry Tiger - The Cowardly Lion's closest companion.
  • Omby Amby - The Captain-General of the Royal Army.
  • The Shaggy Man - Another human from "the real world."
  • Button-Bright - A wealthy boy from Philadelphia.
  • Eureka - Dorothy's cat
  • The Patchwork Girl (a.k.a. "Scraps") - A living patchwork doll, companion of the Scarecrow
  • Betsy Bobbin - A girl a year older than Dorothy from Oklahoma who comes to Oz with a mule named Hank.
  • Polychrome - A fairy daughter of the Rainbow.
  • Cap'n Bill - An ex-sailor who is friends with Trot.
  • Trot - A girl who's a year younger than Dorothy.
  • Kabumpo - The Elegant Elephant of Pumperdink.
  • Jenny Jump - A 15-year-old girl from New Jersey who became a half-fairy.
  • Pastoria - The former King of Oz and the father of Ozma.
  • Santa Claus

See also: List of Oz characters

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