Cucumber Quest/Characters

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Tropes relating to the cast of Cucumber Quest.

Heroes

Cucumber

Our illustrious hero! ... whether he wants to be or not. Cucumber is a smart kid who wants nothing more than to go to magic school and hone his spellcraft, but Destiny (in the form of his parents and the Dream Oracle) will have none of it. The Only Sane Man in a world insistent on Genre Savvy, Cucumber is nevertheless always willing to help someone in trouble -- though his combat skills and attitude may need a bit of work.

Almond

Our illustrious hero!...'s little sister. Almond can't quite believe her nerdy brother is the supposed "Legendary Hero" when she's the one with the fighting chops, the can-do attitude, and the sheer grit to make it happen. Though she may tease Cuco like there's no tomorrow, Almond will always back him up in a fight -- and sometimes run ahead of him into said fight.

Carrot

A loyal knight -- if not quite the bravest, or the most competent -- who has recently joined Cucumber and Almond on their quest. Has a wider knowledge of the world of Dreamside than either of the two kids. Will stop at nothing to rescue his fair damsel, Princess Parfait.

Princess Nautilus

The sweet and nerdy princess of the Ripple Kingdom, who is eager to help Cucumber, the Legendary Hero, succeed -- unfortunately, she appears to be more than a little disorganized.

Villains

Tomato

Leader of the BLT Trio, who seems perpetually mad at everything in the world, and is always looking for someone to pick on. Usually Bacon.

Lettuce

Second-in-command (of three...) of the BLT Trio. Kind of a, like, Valley Girl, and totally obnoxious. Has a "thing" for Tomato.

Bacon

The third member of the BLT Trio. Much to the dismay of Lettuce and Tomato. Bacon appears to waddle through life with a vague cheeriness, because there's not that much going on upstairs.

Peridot

Queen Cordelia's henchwitch, complete with pointy hat and flying broomstick. She seems loyal to Queen Cordelia and dismissive of everyone else, and her preferred method of dealing with people is to Take Them For Granite... er, peridot.

Queen Cordelia

The Big Bad of the series, not much is known about this enigmatic vixen who has set up residence in Caketown Castle. She has little patience with incompetent minions, and certainly no good intentions for Dreamside.

Nightmare Knight

A dark and powerful malevolent entity. Can only be defeated by the Legendary Hero...

Splashmaster

A giant squid and the first known Disaster Master of the Nightmare Knight. What he lacks in brains, he makes up for in brawn.

Others

Dream Oracle

The graceful and mystical guardian of Dreamside, the Dream Oracle guides the Legendary Hero with a gentle yet firm touch on his way to greatness, cheering him on every step of the way.

... That's what she'd like you to think. In no way is she as competent as she seems, and she turns a deaf, translucent ear to Cucumber's protests that he's not hero material, she did just give his sword away to a total stranger, and his name is not Zucchini.


Cabbage

Father of Cucumber and Almond, husband to Bagel, a smooth-talker, a Palace employee, and a total jerk. Insistently Genre Savvy, to an almost scary degree...

  • Heroic Lineage: Averted, as it skips a generation here and there.
  • Jerkface
    • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: His tactics are questionable (he suggests CHEATING to Cucumber to pass a spelling test) but he clearly wants his children to succeed and heroically saved Bagel when they were in High School.
  • Pet the Dog: Bagel genuinely loves him dearly, and says that he's kinder than he seems.

Bagel

Mother of Cucumber and Almond, wife to Cabbage. Encourages Cucumber to follow his dreams -- as long as his dreams are becoming the Legendary Hero and giving up his dreams of magic school.

Saturday

A thief who has obtained the only weapon that can defeat the Nightmare Knight. She obtained it through the sinister means of... walking up to the Dream Oracle and asking politely.

Parfait

The Princess locked in the castle, and Sir Carrot's damsel fair.


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