History CanonForeigner / AnimeAndManga

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* ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'': Among the characters the manga adaptation (Episode of Aether) gives us, we have characters such as "Boss", the unnamed space pirate leader; and the Bravo Squad members Klaus Schneider, Jeff [=McCloud=], Lily Thran, and Miguel Luis Garcia.

* ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers'' features a large number of heroes and villains from across the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, but the central [[AudienceSurrogate viewpoint characters]] are a group of kids named Akira, Hikaru, Jessica, Edward and Chris. The same holds true for the follow-up, ''Marvel Future Avengers'', which features the Avengers mentoring a trio of young superhumans named Makoto, Chloe and Adi.

* ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers'' features a large number of heroes and villains from across the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, but the central [[AudienceSurrogate viewpoint characters]] a group of kids named Akira, Hikaru, Jessica, Edward and Chris. The same holds true for the follow-up, ''Marvel Future Avengers'', which features the Avengers mentoring a trio of young superhumans named Makoto, Chloe and Adi.

** Likewise, Terry's love interest in ''The King of Fighters: Destiny'' is a young woman named Angelina, who turns out to be Geese Howard's daughter.

* The rarely seen ''Manga/SonicTheHedgehog'' released by Shogakukan in 1992 also had some canon foreigners of it's own. Aside from the three main characters of the games at that time, it also featured Nikki as an ordinary version of Sonic, Nikki's family (Anita, Brenda and Paulie), Little John, Anton, Madd, [[CanonImmigrant Amy, and Charmy]].
* ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' has three: Sara, the President, and Old Man Owl.
* ''Anime/SonicX'' featured more Canon Foreigners than characters from the games. Most notably are the Thorndyke family, Eggman's crew, Cosmo, and the Metarex, aliens led by Dark Oak.

* ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'': Among the characters the manga adaptation(Episode of Aether) gives us, we have characters such as "Boss", the unnamed space pirate leader; and the Bravo Squad members Klaus Schneider, Jeff [=McCloud=], Lily Thran, and Miguel Luis Garcia.

** Frieza's Son, Kuriza and his ancestor, Chilled, Could both count as this since they only appear in Spin-off Mangas that happen in the same universe.
* Ashil from the ''Manga/ShamanKing'' anime. And the Lily Five, who became surprisingly popular among the fans.
* The Aliens and the Makaiju in the first arc of ''Anime/SailorMoon R'', the similarly themed Fiore in the ''Anime/SailorMoon R'' movie and Perle & the villains from the ''Anime/SailorMoon [=SuperS=]'' movie. Also Yūichirō, Rei's love interest.
* Kiyone from ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' was added in the TV version as a StraightMan foil for Mihoshi. She has since become one of the more popular cast members, but ''never'' featured in the original {{O|riginalVideoAnimation}}VA canon, where her name is used for a completely different character.
** She has a ''counterpart'' in the third OVA in Noike; the green-haired, no-nonsense former partner of Mihoshi.
** She is also in the semi canonical Mihoshi Special (Which in canon is Mihoshi telling a story which may or may not be based on real events) and the movie Daughter of Darkness which takes place in the OVA continuity. Or rather, ''a version'' of the OVA continuity that spins off after the first 13 episodes.
%%* Meiling from the ''Anime/CardCaptorSakura'' anime.
* ''Anime/DemashitaPowerpuffGirlsZ'', the anime adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'', has quite a lot of characters who weren't present in the original cartoon, the most notable ones being Professor Utonium's son Kitazawa Ken and the [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters]] created by the black light other than the girls' normal RoguesGallery.
** The short-lived manga version in turn has some characters that never appeared in the anime: Natsuki, a boy Momoko/Blossom has a one-sided crush on, and Alpha and Beta, a pair of androids who start off as villains before having a HeelFaceTurn after learning that two scientists created them to be their children.
* The anime adaptation of ''Anime/GranblueFantasy'' introduces a new character, Aaron, as a childhood friend of Gran. However, Aaron only remains in the island of Zinkenstill and does not follow Gran in his adventure.
* Sasuke Sarugakure, the ninja servant of the Kunō family in the ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' anime, is at least a semi-regular character who never appears in the original manga. On his first appearance, he did the actions originally done by Gosunkugi, a character oddly removed from the anime at first, and introduced much later. There are [[http://www.furinkan.com/ranma/characters/minoranime.html a number of other anime-only characters]], but few of them appear in more than one episode.
* The ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' movies feature two Angels not seen in [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion the original TV series]]. There's the snake-like Third Angel that Mari faces at the beginning of the second film, as well as the unnamed clock-like Angel that Asuka {{curb stomp|Battle}}s during her debut. Several brand new Angels also appear in the third film [[spoiler: after the TimeSkip]].
* Liu Kowloon, Eva Durix, Oni-Maru and Alexander the [[NonHumanSidekick flying squirrel]] from the ''VideoGame/VirtuaFighter'' anime series.

* ''Anime/StreetFighterAlphaTheAnimation'' features a new character named Shun, who claims to be Ryu's little brother [[spoiler: (though this turns out to be a lie)]]. He allegedly served as one of the inspirations for Makoto from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII''.

* The ''VideoGame/ArtOfFighting'' TV special only had one, Ray. Sadly Ray [[CListFodder wasn't long for this world]], though [[VideoGameMoviesSuck with this movie]] he probably was better off.
* Homura, the BigBad of the second season of ''Gensoumaden Manga/{{Saiyuki}}'', and his two henchmen, Zenon and Shien. Homura didn't make it to CanonImmigrant status, but original manga-ka Minekura Kazuya did write and illustrate an [[BonusMaterial Omake]] chapter about him.
* The characters Crys Mu, Dark Mu and Hattori Kinzo in the ''Anime/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesLegendOfTheSupermutants'' OVA series.
* Barasuishou, the second BigBad of the ''Manga/RozenMaiden'' anime, who replaces the manga's Kirakishou. [[spoiler:Well, not ''entirely''...]]
* ''Anime/VariableGeo'': While Satomi enters the tournament of her own free will in the ''[[VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo Advanced V.G.]]'' game series, [[TheAnimeOfTheGame the OVA]] makes it so she's [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse blackmailed into it]], by introducing several all new characters:
** Damian is cast as [[spoiler: [[BigBad Miranda Jahana]]]]'s [[TheDragon most trusted employee]] and is the one who discovers Satomi's latent fighting potential. Which convinces him that she'd make the ideal [[spoiler: [[GrandTheftMe vessel]] for Miranda's [[TheDisembodied disembodied spirit]]]].
** Siritahi is also exclusive to the OVA and is a lab technician at the Jahana Research Facility, who provides Damian with medicated injections to help him [[spoiler: control his [[SuperpoweredEvilSide alter ego]]]].
** The [[BadassAndChildDuo Old Man and the mute girl with him]] aid [[TheProtagonist Yuka]], by saving her and her friends from [[spoiler: Damian]] in the second episode. Then imparts her with words of wisdom to help her find the strength she'd need to save Satomi.
** Washio serves as Reimi's [[RighthandHottie personal aide and adjutant]], who helps her by uncovering the goings-on at the research facility. Which is how Reimi learns that Damian's been secretly working for [[spoiler: her mother]].

** ''Brotherhood'' NonSerialMovie ''[[Anime/FullmetalAlchemistTheSacredStarOfMilos The Sacred Star of Milos]]'' literally adds a canon foreign country.
* ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'' has three: Sara, the President, and Old Man Owl.
* ''Anime/SonicX'' featured more Canon Foreigners than characters from the games. Most notably are the Thorndyke family, Eggman's crew, Cosmo, and the Metarex, aliens led by Dark Oak.
* ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime Star Ocean: Till the End of Time]]'': Pierre and his big sister, Kurin, are exclusive to the manga adaptation. They're [[http://mangapark.me/manga/star-ocean-till-the-end-of-time/s1/v4/c16.5/2 a child duo]] of bounty hunters from the Sanmite Republic, who are initially [[QuirkyMinibossSquad minor]] [[http://mangapark.me/manga/star-ocean-till-the-end-of-time/s1/v3/c0/149 antagonists]] to Fayt, Nel, and Cliff. But they eventually seek Pierre [[http://mangapark.me/manga/star-ocean-till-the-end-of-time/s1/v6/c24/39 for his ability to control beasts,]] to help them capture Crossel.
* The 1986 ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' anime film ''Anime/TheGreatMissionToSavePrincessPeach'' has Princess Peach's fiancee, Prince Haru of the Flower Kingdom. ([[DieForOurShip PeachxMario fans don't have to worry about him showing up in any future game.]])
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Many of the star trainers from ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' are taken directly from the main game series (Blue herself existed as a MythologyGag), yet [[{{Bifauxnen}} Yellow]] and [[TheNapoleon Emerald]] are the only ones with no canon video game equivalents.
** Given [[WalkingTheEarth the]] [[LongRunners nature]] of [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]], there are [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters numerous]] recurring characters not based on any original game characters, the most notable being [[TerribleTrio Jessie, James, Meowth]] and Officer Jenny who were [[CanonImmigrant given green cards]] in ''[[RecursiveAdaptation Pokémon Yellow]]'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee''.
** Of Ash's friends, Tracey is the only one with no game equivalent unless one counts the player character in ''VideoGame/PokemonSnap'' to be him and not just a similarly designed shoutout or as one of the opponents in ''Pokémon Puzzle League'', which is a DolledUpInstallment of ''VideoGame/PanelDePon''. Max is a borderline example as he seems to be based on an [=NPC=] who appeared in ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'', but goes nameless there.
** ''Pokémon'' manga in general have many characters who aren't counterparts to anyone in the games.
* Miyu Edelfelt from ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'' is, thus far, the only character who doesn't have a counterpart of some sort in normal ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' continuity. ''Drei'' season gives us [[spoiler:the Ainsworths nd Tanaka, who presents in AlternateUniverse]].
* The anime adaptation of ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' has quite a few of these, with the standouts being Zangulus from the first season, Martina from the second, Filia, Valgaav, his [[ThoseTwoGuys henchmen]], and the guardians of [[Anime/LostUniverse the Black Orb]] from the third, and Pokota from the fourth and fifth.
** The manga adaptations that branched off even further from the novel canon also has these, namely Lyos from ''Knight of the Aqualord'' and Noah and Ranzam from ''Hourglass of Falces.'' There's also the video games, with Lark and Rynnea from the ''Royal'' games and Demia and Viola from ''Slayers Wonderful.''
* Everyone in ''Anime/TheTowerOfDruaga'' except for Gilgamesh, Ki, Succubus, and Druaga counts.
* ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers'' features a large number of heroes and villains from across the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, but the central [[AudienceSurrogate viewpoint characters]] a group of kids named Akira, Hikaru, Jessica, Edward and Chris. The same holds true for the follow-up, ''Marvel Future Avengers'', which features the Avengers mentoring a trio of young superhumans named Makoto, Chloe and Adi.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'' manga introduces the Dragon Warriors Aida, Bigelow, Genji, and Lennon, in ''The Terror of Exodus'', Deane and Shiva, in ''The Quest of the Avatar'', and Susadora and Vitor, in ''The Fall of Magincia''.
* ''Anime/YuGiOh'' has many, but one of the most notable would be Noah Kaiba; the character would be the actual son of Gozaburo Kaiba (Mokuba and Seto's foster father), who conveniently died right before Mokuba and Seto arrived at the Kaiba manor. He also looks a lot like Seto (more specifically, he looks like how Kaiba did in the Death-T arc of [[Manga/YuGiOh the manga]] as well as [[Anime/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries the Toei anime]], right down to the white clothes and green hair), even though they're not blood-related.

* ''Anime/CodeGeass'' has several due to its various spinoff manga and video games, including literal {{Evil Twin}}s Castor and Pollux from the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS game; Rai, the protagonist of the VisualNovel ''Lost Colors''; Mariel, Suzaku's {{Love Interest|s}} in ''Suzaku of the Counterattack''; Nunnally's best friend Alice and the other Irregulars from ''Nightmare of Nunnally'', and more.
* The ''[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Gurren Lagann]]'' manga introduces Nia's eldest sister, Princess Straea, who was discarded many years ago only to have chosen to serve her father by running the all-women village for him, and now wants Nia to take her place.

* Traditionally there are [[TheFourGods four Saint Beasts]] as was the case in ''Anime/AngelTales'' with Goh, Shin, Rey and Gai filling these roles. When ''Anime/AngelTales'' spawned a rather different {{spinoff}}, ''AudioPlay/SaintBeast'', Judas and Luca were created to be the main characters and the Saint Beasts became six instead. Also, instead of the goddess, Zeus became the head god of heaven.
* ''Anime/MarvelAnime: Anime/XMen'' had Yui Sasaki and her son Takeo, who essentially acted as [[RaceLift Japanese]] versions of Moira [=MacTaggert=] and David/Legion. There were also a few minor characters like the U-Men member Kick and Hisako/Armor's best friend Kyoko.
* ''Manga/TriGun'': Several one-shot villains in the first half of the anime, a few of which even wound up [[CanonImmigrant making cameos in the manga]], most notably Descartes. Gung-Ho Guns Caine the Longshot and Chapel the Evergreen are exclusive to the anime (although Chapel does have an equivalent in the manga).
* The numerous anime that drew from ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' surprisingly do not add a lot for all of the changes they make; the most well-known immigrant was the demonic king that [[spoiler:made a DealWithTheDevil with Asuna, which ends up in her death]] from the 2005 anime adaptation.
* ''LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'''s AnimatedAdaptation has a lot, due to the need of AdaptationExpansion and the eventual BroadStrokes treatment. In order of first appearance: resident {{sleepyhead}} Kumin, [[MrImagination Rikka]]'s older sister Touka, and BrattyHalfPint Sanae.

* The ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' original series has several:
** Rika Oosawa, a half-Japanese/half-French PluckyGirl who befriends Tsubasa and the Japanese Team and acts as their tour guide when they go to France. She also appears in the non-canon movies.
** Hyuuga's father had not even been mentioned by that time in canon, so an episode showed him and mentioned that he died of illness. [[spoiler:The manga recons this by stating that he died in an accident.]]
** Otto Heffner from the filler Europe mini-arc and the movies.

* In Anime/OnegaiSamiaDon (an AnimatedAdaptation of the book Literature/FiveChildrenAndIt) includes several of those, since the series is 78 chapters long. It has Anne the GirlNextDoor [[AdaptedOut who replaces Althea]] and her BumblingDad, Harry the GloryHound, the kids's neighbor Mr. Matthews, etc.
* In ''Manga/TheWorldIsStillBeautiful'' there is the council of elders that Livi always consults - they do not exist (or are at least never shown) in the manga while in the anime they often appear and have no real role other than be the PluckyComicRelief. Nike's retinue of maids might count as well, as while she was attended by maids in the manga, they were not given distinctive designs, unlike the trio shown in the anime.
* ''Manga/PingPong'': Yurie, who gets introduced in the anime as Ryūichi's cousin... and [[KissingCousins girlfriend]].
* The rarely seen ''Manga/SonicTheHedgehog'' released by Shogakukan in 1992 also had some canon foreigners of it's own. Aside from the three main characters of the games at that time, it also featured Nikki as an ordinary version of Sonic, Nikki's family (Anita, Brenda and Paulie), Little John, Anton, Madd, [[CanonImmigrant Amy, and Charmy]].
* In the one-shot manga to ''Anime/HeatGuyJ'', Team Clair is given an {{Expy}} of Team Daisuke's MotherlyScientist, Antonia, in the form of a scantily-clad DarkChick by the name of Trinity. She appears to be in some kind of rivalry with Antonia regarding who is better at robotic engineering, and shares ''some'' kind of [[UnholyMatrimony relationship]] with Clair, though neither her rivalry nor her relationship are really expounded upon. The anime does not help, as Trinity does not appear in the anime.

* In the anime adaptation of ''Manga/BlackCat'', all 13 of the Chronos Numbers appear, including the three (Emilio, Anubis and David) that do not appear whatsoever in the manga.
* ''Manga/HappyHappyClover''. The Wolf from episode 12 is exclusive to the anime.
* Josef the Saint Bernard in ''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps'' did not exist in Johanna Spyri's [[Literature/{{Heidi}} novel]].
* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'': about ''half'' the main cast were introduced in the anime, such as Tiff, Tuff, their parents, Escargoon, and many, many others. However, Escargoon, the NME salesman, and two one-time characters have made it into minor sub-games in ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack'', and the MosterOfTheWeek from the first episode can be painted on a canvas in ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies''.
* The ''F-Zero'' anime sub-series, ''[[Anime/FZeroLegendOfFalcon Falcon Densetsu]]'', has Ryu Suzaku, Lucy Liberty, Miss Killer and Lisa Brilliant. All of them achieved CanonImmigrant status soon after, being playable in ''GP Legend'' and ''Climax''.
* The anime of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' gave [[AnimalThemedSuperbeing Tsuyu]] ADayInTheLimelight at the end of the Stain Arc, thus inventing [[SelkiesAndWereseals Selkie]], the Pro Hero whom she was training under, and his sidekick [[CoolBigSis Sirius]].
* In ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'', Sakura's parents, Mebuki and Kizashi, were created exclusively for the sixth ''Shippuden'' movie, ''[[Anime/NarutoTheMovieRoadToNinja Road to Ninja]]'', which is [[NonSerialMovie non-canon]], and their subsequent appearances have only been in the ''Shippuden'' anime {{filler}} instead of the [[Manga/{{Naruto}} manga and non-filler episodes]]. In [[http://web.archive.org/web/20170924111946/http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:164031 this 2014 Fuji TV Kobayashi interview]], Creator/MasashiKishimoto reveals that [[TheScrappy Sakura's unpopularity]] and [[CreatorsPest his own antipathy towards her]] are the reasons why her parents are not canon.
* The [[LightNovel/HeavyObject Heavy Object anime]] gives us Klondike, the pacifistic religious figure from the Faith Organization.
* The adaptation of ''VideoGame/TheCaligulaEffect'' gives us Shingo Tachibana, a real-world coworker of the protagonist (who in the game has a MultipleChoicePast). He's introduced late in the anime, but ends up playing a major role in Ritsu's development.
* ''Literature/TheWonderfulAdventuresOfNils'' has Krummel/Carrot, Nils's pet hamster, a cute Non-Human Sidekick who is created for the anime series.

* The ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' OVA gave Irene an IntrepidReporter best friend named Sara, while Robert had a partner at his detective agency named Jeff.

* The ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' movies feature two Angels not seen in [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion the original TV series]]. There's the snake-like Third Angel that Mari faces at the beginning of the second film, as well as the unnamed Angel that Asuka {{curb stomp|Battle}}s during her debut.

* The ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' OVA gave Irene an IntrepidReporter best friend named Sara, while Robert has a partner at his detective agency named Jeff.

* ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers'' features a large number of heroes and villains from across the Franchise/MarvelUniverse, but the central [[AudienceSurrogate viewpoint characters]] a group of kids named Akira, Hikaru, Jessica, Edward and Chris. The same holds true for the follow-up, ''Marvel Future Avengers'', which features the Avengers mentoring a trio of young superhumans named Makoto, Kuroe and Adi.

* ''Anime/MarvelDiskWarsTheAvengers'' features a large number of heroes and villains from across the Comicbook/MarvelUniverse, but the central [[AudienceInsert viewpoint characters]] a group of kids named Akira, Hikaru, Jessica, Edward and Chris.

* In ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'', Sakura's parents, Mebuki and Kizashi, were created exclusively for the sixth ''Shippuden'' movie, ''[[Anime/NarutoTheMovieRoadToNinja Road to Ninja]]'', which is [[NonSerialMovie non-canon]], and their subsequent appearances have only been in the ''Shippuden'' anime {{filler}}. In [[http://web.archive.org/web/20170924111946/http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:164031 this 2014 Fuji TV Kobayashi interview]], Creator/MasashiKishimoto reveals that [[TheScrappy Sakura's unpopularity]] and [[CreatorsPest his own antipathy towards her]] are the reasons why her parents are not canon.

** Given [[WalkingTheEarth the]] [[LongRunners nature]] of [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]], there are [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters numerous]] recurring characters not based on any original game characters, the most notable being [[TerribleTrio Jessie, James, Meowth]], Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny who were [[CanonImmigrant given green cards]] in ''[[RecursiveAdaptation Pokémon Yellow]]'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee''.

** She has a ''{{counterpart|Comparison}}'' in the third OVA in Noike; the green-haired, no-nonsense former partner of Mihoshi.

* The anime adaptation of ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' introduces a new character, Aaron, as a childhood friend of Gran. However, Aaron only remains in the island of Zinkenstill and does not follow Gran in his adventure.

** The eighteenth movie features Beerus and Whis. Both become {{Canon Immigrant}}s in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''.

* ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'': Among the characters the manga adaptation(Episode of Aether) gives us, we have characters such as "Boss", the unnamed space pirate leader; and the Bravo Squad members Klaus Schneider, Jeff [=McCloud=], Klaus Schneider, and Miguel Luis Garcia.

** Of Ash's friends, Tracey is the only one with no game equivalent. The closest appearance in any game is ''Pokémon Puzzle League'', which is a DolledUpInstallment of ''VideoGame/PanelDePon''. Max is a borderline example as he seems to be based on an [=NPC=] who appeared in ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'', but goes nameless there.

* [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes MetroidPrime2]]: Among the characters the manga adaptation(Episode of Aether) gives us, we have characters such as "Boss", the unnamed space pirate leader; and the Bravo Squad members Klaus Schneider, Jeff [=McCloud=], Klaus Schneider, and Miguel Luis Garcia.

* All seventeen of the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' [[NonSerialMovie movies]], apart from ''[[Anime/DragonBallMysticalAdventure Mystical Adventure]]'' and ''[[Anime/DragonBallThePathToPower The Path to Power]]'', featured original characters who were never seen in the original manga, although Garlic Jr. from ''Anime/TheDeadZone'' did appear in an [[FillerArc anime-only story arc]] in the TV series, as did Gohan's pet dragon from ''Anime/TheTreeOfMight''.

* The adaptation of ''VideoGame/TheCaligulaEffect'' gives us Shingo Tachibana, a real-world coworker of the protagonist (who in the game has a MultipleChoicePast). He's introduced late in the anime, but ends up playing a major role in Ritsu's development.

* [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes MetroidPrime2]]: Among the characters the manga adaptation(Episode of Aether) gives us, we have characters such as "Boss", the unnamed space pirate leader; and the Bravo Squad members Klaus Schneider, Jeff McCloud, Klaus Schneider, and Miguel Luis Garcia.

** The eighteenth movie features Beerus and Whis, two {{Canon Immigrant}}s.

* ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'': about ''half'' the main cast were introduced in the anime, such as Tiff, Tuff, their parents, Escargoon, and many, many others. Escargoon, the NME salesman, and two one-time characters have made it into a minor sub-game in ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack'' though.

** Given [[WalkingTheEarth the]] [[LongRunners nature]] of [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} the anime]], there are [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters numerous]] recurring characters not based on any original game characters, the most notable being [[TerribleTrio Jessie, James, Meowth]], Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny who were [[CanonImmigrant given green cards]] in ''[[RecursiveAdaptation Pokémon Yellow]]''.