Cave Story/Characters

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Main Characters

Mister Traveler/Quote

An amnesiac who awakes in a small cave in the depths of a strange island.

Curly Brace

A mysterious young woman who seems to know a bit about our hero.

  • Action Girl
  • Contractual Boss Immunity: Aside from preventing drowning, her bubble tank also grants immunity to otherwise overpowered missiles.
  • Gameplay Ally Immortality: During the segment in the Labyrinth, where she fights alongside the protagonist, she is completely invincible. She can even walk through spikes.
  • Guest Star Party Member: During the second half of the Labyrinth.
  • Heroic Sacrifice: After the battle with the Core, she gives you her bubble-tank and drowns in your place, unless you ignore injured Booster and pick up a tow-rop in the chamber.
  • Let's You and Him Fight: Attacks the player character almost immediately after he meets her.
  • Theme Naming: Programmers call "{}" curly braces.

Sue Sakamoto

A firey young girl being pursued by the Doctor's henchmen.

King

The leader of the Mimiga village, and Toroko's brother-figure.

Balrog

A strange—if happy-go-lucky—monster under the command of the Doctor

Misery

A young witch under the command of the Doctor.

The Doctor/Dr. Fuyuhiko Date

The cruel tyrant of the island. Formerly the research group's medic, he discovered the Demon Crown and went mad with power.


Important Characters

Toroko

A young Mimiga and Sue's friend.

Kazuma Sakamoto

Sue's older brother.

Jenka

An old lady who lives in the Sand Zone. She has five lost puppies, and requests that the hero find them for her.

  • Chekhov's Gunman: She is Ballos' sister, and the one who sealed him away after he went out of control. She is also Misery's mother.

Itoh

A cowardly engineer transformed into a Mimiga.

Professor Booster

The former research party's technician.

  • Jet Pack: He gives one to you over the course of the game.
  • The Professor: Of course.
  • Violation of Common Sense: There is a point where he falls and gets major injuries. Ignore him completely, and he will come back alive and well with an improved Booster 2.0.

Momorin Sakamoto

The mother of Sue and Kazuma.

Ballos

Once Jenka's kind and loving brother, now a mad sorcerer trapped in the depths of the island.


Bosses

Igor

A frenzied Mimiga. He kidnaps Sue in the Egg Corridor. It is implied he was the caretaker of the Dragon Eggs, as the 3DS version reveals the ID Card is his.

  • Degraded Boss: Reappears on The Balcony as a slightly stronger regular enemy, jumping higher and firing off more projectiles. Whether it's actually him, or just another frenzied Mimiga that looks and acts like him is up for debate.

Omega

A robotic monster that lives in the Sand Zone. Prior to its appearance, Misery was going to fight the hero. Upon noticing him about to rise from the sand, she leaves dealing with the hero to him.

Pooh Black

A "ghost" that haunts an old clinic in the labyrinth.

  • Kaizo Trap: After killing him, it is still possible to take damage and even die if you touch his remaining bubbles.
  • Palette Swap: Of Balrog, for the most part. There are subtle differences between Balrog's sprite and Pooh Black's.
  • Spell My Name with an "S": His name is sometimes spelled "Puu Black".

Monster X

A large "X" shaped tank that appears in the Labyrinth. Upon defeating it, the player can see who was driving it: A cat.

The Core

A large, multi-segmented monster that lives in the center of the island. Its power keeps the island floating in the air. If it is destroyed, the island will fall.

Ironhead

A masked fish that lurks in the Waterway.

The Sisters

A pair of dragons that attack the hero if he decides to pick up the missile upgrade in the destroyed Egg Corridor.

Ma Pignon

A mischievous mushroom that lives in Mimiga Village's graveyard. He gives the hero the Mushroom Badge if he saves Curly and tells him about her amnesia. The badge itself does nothing: the actual cure is Ma Pignon himself. However, he won't go down without a fight.

The Red Demon (a.k.a. The Red Ogre)

A red monster that appears in Last Cave (Hidden).

Heavy Press

A giant Press. It appears as a boss in Sacred Grounds.

G-Clone

A mysterious machine within the Wind Fortress that produces clones of Curly.

  • AI Breaker: The Mooks it spawns won't attack you when you stand on the block at the very left.
  • Bonus Boss: Boss of the Wind Fortress.
  • Mook Maker: Curly clones, to be precise.


Other

Jack

Mimiga Village's second-in-command. He guards the entryway to the graveyard.

  • What Happened to the Mouse?: The last time he can be seen is in a Plantation prison. He disappears completely without a word thereafter.

Santa

A resident of Grasstown. He lost his key, so he asks the hero to find it for him.

Watch out! Deathtrap to your left! One touch means instant death!

  • Stealth Pun: A necessary bomb ingredient, charcoal, its found in his house.

Chaco

A resident of Grasstown. The fireplace in her house contains a passageway that leads to the second half of Grasstown.

  • Event Flag: To pass through the fireplace, you need a jellyfish juice. Said jellyfish juice comes from a giant jellyfish that appears only when you try to pass through the fireplace.
  • Optional Sexual Encounter: Sleep in her bed after she mentions jellyfish juice, and the hero will wake up with her sleeping next to him. He obtains her lipstick, which is useless outside of getting 100% Completion.

Malco

A robot that oversees the power room in Grasstown. He helps break Kazuma out of a house.

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