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Gwizdo
- Voiced by: Rick Jones (English, Season 1), Rob Paulsen (Film)
- Ace Pilot: In the TV series. Gwizdo can call himself a fighter pilot in good conscience as the low technological level of this universe and the everyday pilot practice allow this cowardly and weak little guy to have such a reputation for. If he has ever fought dragons (and successfully), mostly he has done it while sitting behind the helm of St. George. Because he has almost no other way to defeat ferocious dragons on his own.
- Adaptation Dye-Job with Abled in the Adaptation: In the movie he suffers from the progressive myopia because of the need to read often in the dark but in the TV series, created in parallel with the film, his vision is perfect and even his eye color hasn't changed for the worse. The circumstances of his healing aren't told, but given the similar changes in Hector's appearance, it can be possible that these two exchanged their eye irises for medical purposes (and possibly that case made their relationship more strained).
- Adaptational Ugliness: In the movie, due to the really bad working conditions at the beginning of his career. Just look at this poor little guy: he looks like an early aged and exhausted kid with a cold voice who has been fairly battered by life.
- Aggravated in the comic books, where three hunters are shown to be still homeless and barely able to take care of themselves. The fact of this makes Gwizdo very angry, which also doesn't help his looks.
- Affection-Hating Kid: He didn't fall in love until he was around 33 and accidentally met a really beautiful girl. Because since childhood, he has accumulated a huge reserve of distrust of people and he is ready to trust his true thoughts only to the most reliable of his friends. The first experience of falling in love happens suddenly for him, due to the fact that most of the tavern's visitors don't have pretty faces and to the fact that he could develop a basic sense of stability not long ago. In his early twenties he has enormous difficulties with the ability to trust strangers, including young children, if you watch the movie.
- The trope is most vividly manifested when Gwizdo begins to tease Billy in a childish manner for falling in love in the episode "Billy Toughnut".
- Anti-Hero: While not as extreme as the typical examples, Gwizdo is still usually a cowardly and greedy swindler. He has extorted, blackmailed and kidnapped to get big money. He may have become irredeemable long ago if it weren't for his buddy, Lian-Chu.
- If you think carefully, he's a kind of personification of an ordinary young man with very poor starting conditions, who set himself the goal of not just surviving, but also succeeding in the Floating Death World. And from this point of view, he has a truly Heroic Willpower not to mention that in this context, for the most part, his behavior is easily understood by the viewer who has already received an education and has a short work experience. Think about how easy can you stay nice if your career depends not only on dexterity and intuition, but also on the ability to save your life by earning money while negotiating with unpredictable people, many of whom live by inhumane laws... Apparently, this is one of the reasons why Lian-Chu mostly doesn't judge his friend.
- Badass Bookworm: Mostly in season two where he regularly uses his own knowledges about Dragons from the books to help his friend during the fight right on the battlefield. In season one he defeated several villains on his own being completely unarmed (he doesn't carry any weapons except his feathers and parchments).
- Big Brother Instinct: He usually can't stand children, but he cares a lot about Zaza and sometimes acts like an older brother to her as if he really is, and she's one of a handful of people he's willing to protect.
- The same thing he showed in relation to Zoe/Zoria in cases when she especially needed help (both in the movie and in the series).
- Big Guy, Little Guy: Little Guy to Lian-Chu's Big Guy.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: He has enormous eyebrows that offset his large blue eyes in the series.
- Boisterous Weakling: Due to his temper, he'll pick a fight with anyone who's insulted him. However, he's easily intimidated and will ask Lian-Chu to do the beating for him.
- Bound and Gagged: In the episode "Prince Charming!" he gets tied up and gagged when he discovers a conspiracy against Prince Charming.
- Brains and Brawn: The Brains to Lian-Chu's Brawn.
- Brooklyn Rage / Joisey: He has a Brooklyn or New Jersey accent.
- Butt-Monkey: He has constant bad luck, but most of the time he deserves it.
- Catchphrase: "Just sign here, here, and here." "Boyoboyoboyoboy!", "Lordy, lordy" and "Run for your liiiiiiives!" He also tends to say things like "Jumpin' Jabberwockies!" and "Lactatin' lizards!"
- In the German dub he says "Elendes elend!" ("Miserable wretch!") and "Heilige drachenzahn!" ("Holy dragonfang!")
- Childhood Friend: Of Lian-Chu and Billy Toughnut.
- Commitment Issues: He tries to get out of every opportunity to be married to Jeanneline, while avoiding getting evicted at the same time.
- Conveniently an Orphan: Grew up in the same orphanage as his buddy.
- Cowardly Lion: In "Gland of the Mimikar". He's the only one who can save Lian-Chu in the episode and he's terrified of the Mimikar, due to its size. He goes in anyway, after much consideration. In "Dragontagious", while trying to save his friend who was possessed by a dragon, Gwizdo obviously wants to make amends for his cowardice and seemingly is ready to step over himself as long as it takes.
- Curtains Match the Window: In the movie, he has brown eyes that almost match his brown hair. In the TV series, his eyes are blue.
- Deadpan Snarker: He has a wisecrack for every situation. Being aware of the uncouth nature of most inhabitants of the lands where dragons are found, he is rarely surprised by the will of strangers to harm him with malicious intent and tends to accept tense situations with caustic humor.
- Dirty Coward: According to his instincts, which he overcomes with much difficulty. Prefers to have his buddy do the fighting and generally only confronts an opponent when forced to.
- Considering that in the comics he saw with his own eyes what awaits people who underestimate the danger from encounters with dragons, in most cases, Gwizdo's caution is really justified.
- Disguised in Drag: Dresses up as a princess to lure the eponymous creature in "The Red Dragon".
- Distressed Dude: Whenever he gets into a scrape he needs to be rescued.
- Everyone Has Standards: He's genuinely shocked when the local lord in "Collywoble Water" would let Hector devour the town to keep all of the klurks.
- Freudian Excuse: His egotism stems from his miserable childhood at Mother Hubbard's orphanage: the poor kid was bullied and abused and even Mother Hubbard doesn't think too highly of him, despite the fact that he was a business prodigy.
- Go Mad from the Revelation: In the movie. While approaching the World's Edge, separated from the group and totally desperate, he has an argument with two bats who taunt him from abandoning him. This causes him to realize that he's at the World's End and he falls off the rock he's floating on, only for Lian-Chu to catch him.
- Hammy Herald: He introduces Lian-Chu this way on a regular basis.
- He Is All Grown Up: He was a rather ugly kid, but at the time of the events in the series grew up into a moderately attractive young man. And it seems that Jeanneline notices that fact a lot earlier than himself.
- Heroic BSoD: He sinks into a deep depression in "The Strange Taste of Cocomak".
- Heterosexual Life-Partners: Again with Lian-Chu.
- Hidden Depths: He doesn't like to admit it but he's a surprisingly good artist judging by his road sketches and drawings from memory for his travel books in the TV series. The movie shows that even in his contracts he uses calligraphy that looks like a piece of art.
- Honest John's Dealership: He peddles his dragon-hunting service with typical salesman talk.
- Idiot Hair: He has three strands of hair sticking up from the top of his head when he's bareheaded, and his hair is unkempt enough although he cuts it.
- Impossibly Cool Clothes: He has a very smart and practical pilot's outfit.
- In-Series Nickname: Lian-Chu calls him "Gwiz" sometimes.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Though he's cowardly, selfish, lazy, loud-mouthed and a shameless cheat, he's still a good man and is mostly loyal to those he considers friends. He has a particular soft spot for Lian-Chu, Zaza and Billy. In "The Conjunction of the Three Moons", Zaza says that he's not so bad once you get to know him.
- Kick the Dog: He will often make Hector do all the dirty work, insult him and use him as bait for the dragon of the week.
- Kick The Son Of A Bitch: That said, in "Billy Toughnut", when Hector made fun of Gwizdo for crying, Gwizdo threatened to cook him.
- Le Parkour: Gwizdo is not as perfect as Lian-Chu in terms of this skill but he's agile when he needs to be. He is also a very tenacious tree climber and a virtuoso at hiding.
- As the platformer for Nintendo DS shows, in his early twenties Gwizdo was extremely agile in areas with low gravity. He even surpassed Lian-Chu in making somersaults and swinging on poles, but in normal gravity the situation is completely different, as more recent events show.
- Lovable Rogue: He's a slippery, greedy extortionist, but he's got charm and charisma, and a hidden heart of gold.
- Manchild: He's in his thirties but he's impulsive and although he's cunning, resourceful and academically intelligent, he can be rather immature.
- Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Feminine Boy to Jeanneline's Masculine Girl
- Messy Hair: He has unkempt brown hair that is both hat hair and a bedhead.
- Miles Gloriosus: He brags about his heroic deeds but he would sooner flee from danger.
- Motor Mouth: As well as being a fast-talking con man, he has a tendency to ramble a lot when he's nervous.
- Mr. Vice Guy: Haggles desperate villagers regularly, but would stick his neck out for his closest friends and even put his life on the line to save them.
- The Napoleon: Small and short-fused.
- Nerds Are Naïve: Playing with trope. Being a bookworm who knows firsthand about the dark sides of human nature since his tough days of the orphanage, he doesn't forget to remind his friends about how harsh the outside world is. In matters of survival and finding career loopholes, he often relies on his academic knowledge, but in practice he often gets into trouble because of his rich imagination, which doesn't always converge with actual reality.
- Never Bareheaded: He rarely takes his hat off. He even wears it to bed at times.
- Nominal Hero: While loyal to his friends, Gwizdo is primarily in the Dragon Slaying business for the money. Except when his fight with dragons turns into "It's Personal".
- Non-Action Guy: He's not much of a fighter. He lets Lian-Chu do all the fighting and relies on him to help him out of trouble.
- Not a Morning Person: He doesn't wake up well in the morning and sometimes complains about having to get up early. And he can fall asleep just fine in the daylight under the sky.
- Older Than They Look: He's in his early 30's but, at best, looks like he's in his early to mid 20's. He looks like a twelve year old at the very least and even likes to behave accordingly. The first comic book reveals that he yet doesn't even need to shave his face regularly. No wonder why some people easily mistake him for a kid from an orphanage or for Jeanneline's son.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red to Lian-Chu's Blue.
- Rude Hero, Nice Sidekick: Rude Hero to Lian-Chu's Nice Sidekick, although the two tend to alternate the hero-sidekick roles.
- Sand In My Eyes: In "Billy Toughnut", he cries when he listens to Billy despairing over the reveal that Gwendolyn is a giant spider. Embarrassed, he dismisses it as "dust in his eye", though his voice is clearly choked.
- Shorter Means Smarter: Zig-zagged: While he's academically smarter, Lian-Chu is the more mature one.
- Small Name, Big Ego: He likes to paint himself as a big-shot dragon hunter but he's no more famous than all the others. In the movie, he didn't even pretend to be called a hero; this tendency of bragging appeared only after his first successful attempts to perform feats. Although taking into account the starting conditions, his team shows really outstanding career results in comparison with other "nonames".
- Stepford Snarker: He's very witty and tends to dish out dry one-liners, but on the inside he's fragile and insecure.
- Super Drowning Skills: He nearly drowns in a Fountain of Youth in "The Isle of Mist", and in a lake in "The Stuff of Dreams". Justifiably, in the platformer for Nintendo DS (2008) the water of any depth is shown to be deadly for him in strong contrast to his agility and even when Lian-Chu raised the swimming theme in the dialogue, Gwizdo deftly led the conversation away. It doesn't look like he ever tried to ask his friend for any swimming lessons... just like Lian-Chu doesn't try to learn to read, always counting on Gwizdo.
- By a hilarious coincidence, such cases occur precisely in those episodes when Gwizdo paints himself as a combat-ready hero in his imagination.
- Also, not having enough lung volume, in less than a minute he barely survives in an underwater tunnel holding on to Lian-Chu's clothes in "The Grand Tournament". The little guy's stamina really leaves something to be desired.
- Talking in Your Sleep: He has a tendency to mutter aloud in his sleep about making sales.
- The Unfavorite: He was picked on by everyone at Mother Hubbard's Farm. Mother Hubbard herself was no help either.
- Took a Level in Badass: As a child, he was extremely helpless and afraid of things that sometimes turn out to be harmless. As an adult, he hadn't yet overcome all his fears and weaknesses, but he decided to master one of the most extreme professions and learned to be pretty nimble in the hotspots. Moreover, he personally had beaten several villains and even killed and wounded a few dragons.
- Took a Level in Kindness: In the TV series, compared to the movie and the comic books, if we talk about his mood in general. There are enough episodes where he gives free rein to his compassionate side. But he became more ambitious and demanding of Hector, so his friends still have to warn him of the wrong ways.
- Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist: He regularly gets his comeuppance, whether it's from cheating a client or mistreating Hector. In "Desperately Seeking Zoria" he's amusingly callous about the possibility that Zoria died on a mission. In Zaza's words, "he's not so bad once you get to know him", but he has a habit of using dark humor to limit his stress.
- Weak, but Skilled: He's very weak and scrawny but is born to be a pilot, excellent at reading and writing and is a master of manipulation. Besides, he masterly avoids to be eaten by giant dragons even at a critically close distance from them and almost in their field of vision. He is also an enthusiastic taxidermist and draftsman.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Mostly in the series, despite his shortcomings, his friends really trust him, as a main planner, in almost every situation (including very difficult and dangerous cases), expecting the best possible solutions from him. So, if he does something really wrong, they immediately notify him of it or, at least, prevent him verbally from the worse mistakes.
- Younger Than They Look: In the movie, he's a youngster in his early twenties, however, despite his childish build, in some moments looks like he's in his thirties: thanks to his early myopia, extremely rude manners and indicators of fatigue from life... This is all because of the disgusting working conditions at the beginning of his career (later this situation is corrected, and he begins to look almost like an open-hearted teenager in the prime of life).
- Zany Scheme: He's always coming up with harebrained plans to get money. Played for drama in "The Strange Taste of Cocomak", where another backfired plan sends him into a deep, introspective depression.
Lian-Chu
- Voiced by: Harry Standjofski (English, season 1), Forest Whitaker (Film)
- Abled in the Adaptation: As in Gwizdo's case, Lian-Chu's health improved in the series compared to the full-length movie. In his early thirties he was able to get rid of his neglected back problems on his own. As a result, he became an experienced masseur and master of acropuncture.
- All Amazons Want Hercules: Impresses the women of Amazoomia by throwing large heavy objects farther than they can.
- Bear Hug: One of the most memorable and heart-warming Lian-Chu's abilities.
- Big Brother Instinct: In relation to all the children he meets, as well as his weaker comrades, especially Gwizdo.
- Big Guy, Little Guy: Big Guy to Gwizdo's Little Guy.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: He has big bushy eyebrows to show how rugged he is.
- Brains and Brawn: The Brawn to Gwizdo's Brains
- Bruiser with a Soft Center: Can kick some serious Dragon ass, but unlike his friend, Lian-Chu is primarily in the Dragon Slaying business to protect others from the beasts.
- Catapult Nightmare: The nightmares he has about the dragon in "Who’s Lost Their Head Now?" causes him to do this.
- Catchphrase: "It won't work, Gwizdo."
- Chaste Hero: Unlike his puny childhood friend, who is sometimes capable of falling in love with a beautiful girl to the point of self-forgetfulness, Lian-Chu, with his composure, is not shown to be interested in romance at all in his early thirties. And in his early twenties, his soul can easily be described as childish if you watch the movie.
- Childhood Friend: Of Gwizdo.
- The Conscience: He's the one who stops Gwizdo from being completely rotten to the core.
- Combat Parkour: He regularly uses the environment, fighting with dragons that exceed his height.
- The Comically Serious
- Conveniently an Orphan: He and Gwizdo grew up in the same orphanage.
- Friend to All Children:
- Genius Bruiser: He's sensible and resourceful.
- Gentle Giant: He's as compassionate as he is huge. In addition, during his practice, he learned to kill dragons very delicately, without unnecessary bloodshed.
- Heroic BSoD: He goes into this in "The Conjunction of the Three Moons" when he remembers the destruction of his village.
- Heroic Build: He has a huge top half and small skinny legs.
- Inscrutable Oriental: Has an Asian-ish appearance and is very calm and collected.
- Lantern Jaw of Justice: He has a really big chin.
- Le Parkour: Thanks to the bizarre habitats of dragons that must be caught and killed, Lian-Chu is the master of this. He uses acrobatic and climbing power techniques quite often compared to other hunters.
- Never Learned to Read: Despite several decades of friendship with highly educated Gwizdo Lian-Chu's illiterate for as long as he can remember, but his situation in this Universe is not unique.
- Nice Guy: A humble and polite individual, who enjoys protecting those weaker than himself.
- Really Fond of Sleeping: This hardworking big guy usually turns off easily of his own accord while sitting, standing, and even walking, if he is supported by Gwizdo. If he makes a firm decision to sleep, it's almost impossible to wake him (even if his sleep is actually fake).
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue to Gwizdo's Red.
- Rude Hero, Nice Sidekick: Nice Sidekick to Gwizdo's Rude Hero, although the two tend to alternate the hero-sidekick roles.
- Skilled, but Naive: He's incredibly skilled with a variety of weapons, perfectly adapted to live in the wild and is the mature one of the duo, but he can be naïve and have an overly simple worldview.
- Sleeves Are for Wimps: He goes without sleeves just fine even during the coldest weather. Only his pajamas for sleeping in the tavern have sleeves.
- Sole Survivor: When he was a child, his village was destroyed by a large dragon leaving him the only survivor.
- Straight Man: He's more sensible and mature than Gwizdo.
- Super Not-Drowning Skills: Even heavily armed and badly beaten by the dragon on the water, he will find the strength to swim as long as necessary or to save his weakened friend in the same area nearby (which has already happened at least twice).
- This Is No Time for Knitting: Quite literally, He enjoys knitting on his free time.
- Took a Level in Badass: Physically, he is the most extreme example in the show, if you compare his childhood with his later youth and adulthood. A plump and shy kid against a muscular and decisive giant that crushes rocks and uproots trees.
- Warrior Poet: He often shows a philosophical side, such as through Koans.
Hector
- Voiced by: Rick Jones (English, Season 1), Dave Wittenberg (Film)
- Adaptation Dye-Job: In the movie, he has blue eyes, but in the series they are brown. Also, with age, his claws and hooves change color from black to white, which suggests that in the movie he is still a fairly young dragon.
- All Animals Are Dogs: Even though Hector is a dragon, he acts like a dog, but gets angry if someone mistakes him for one. Furthermore, Gwizdo tries to pass him off as one often.
- Beleaguered Assistant: While in the movie he shows himself as a carefree puppy who takes everything from a protected free life, in the series he ends up doing the majority of the grunt work for Gwizdo and Lian-Chu: carrying heavy loads of equipment and supplies, pedalling the St. George, sharpening weapons, and even (at one point) doing Gwizdo's laundry. While Lian-Chu seems appreciative of Hector's efforts and treats him with respect as a part of the team, Gwizdo often adds insult to injury by loading on the verbal abuse. Hector responds to Gwizdo by grumbling about the situation.
- Butt-Monkey: Gwizdo treats him like trash. He and Menchi could share notes.
- Curtains Match the Window: He has blue eyes and blue fur in the movie. In the series, his eyes are brown.
- Extreme Omnivore: Subverted. At least, with his restless appetite he tries to be like that, following the example of his bigger relatives. However, sometimes this is a big risk for his body and his human friends often have to look after his meal in order to prevent him from being poisoned.
- Le Parkour: His only way to survive in the wild with such a flimsy appearance.
- Non-Human Sidekick
- Speech-Impaired Animal: Dragons don't usually talk, but Hector speaks a few garbled human words.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: With Gwizdo. According to information from additional materials for the franchise, they definitely know each other since adolescence of Lian-Chu and Gwizdo: as the first trophy of their team, Hector is grateful to Gwizdo for inviting to the dragon hunters club many years ago instead of selling to farmers when the little dragon was inexperienced and defenseless. Almost two decades of cooperation haven't made their relationship too tender, but this doesn't exclude their mutual feasible care for each other. If the mood allows.
- Took a Level in Badass: Judging by how much baggage he has trained to carry and how many new skills he has mastered at the time of the events of the series, the little dragon has become much stronger and more cunning with gaining experience compared to the movie. In addition, Gwizdo's attitude towards him in the movie is much softer than in the series: perhaps because of the understanding that it is important to let the pet enjoy life in his youth and to complicate his duties gradually to not scare him off.
- Vague Age: The exact age of Hector is unknown. But, taking into account the age-related changes in the color of hooves and claws between the events of the film and the events of the series, it can be assumed that at the time of recent events he is something of a slowly maturing young adult, like his owners.
- Weasel Mascot: He's Gwizdo and Lian-Chu's dragon pet.
Jeanneline
- Voiced by: Sonja Ball (English, season 1)
The owner of the tavern where the three main heroes live. A big and formidable woman you won't want to argue with. She is also the mother of two children: a younger native daughter and an older foster daughter, who already became a dragon hunter.
- Big Beautiful Woman: A very plump and tall middle-aged woman who still looks attractive to many men. Her experience of three weddings suggests that she was a sought-after bride despite great failures in her personal life.
- Belligerent Sexual Tension: She and Gwizdo bicker constantly and also seem really into each other.
- Fat and Proud: After going on a hunt with the guys, she tells them that she's never doing that again because it's "bad for her waistline": she lost 20 pounds (not that she looks any different).
- Fiery Redhead: She has ginger hair and a temper to match.
- Lantern Jaw of Justice: She has a large chin and is a decent person.
- Mama Bear: She will really lay into you if you let anything happen to her daughters. She's rather bitter with Gwizdo and Lian-Chu for training Zoria to become a dragon hunter.
- Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: Masculine Girl to Gwizdo's Feminine Boy
- Tsundere: She browbeats Gwizdo constantly for his unpaid tab and considers him a bad influence on her daughters, but she's also in love with him and wishes to marry him.
Zaza
- Voiced by: Annie Bovaird (English, season 1)
- Adorably Precocious Child: She's very intelligent and resourceful and can out-debate most grown men. She's also a tough negotiator.
- Borrowed Catchphrase: She borrows Gwizdo's "Boy, oh boy" catchphrase in "There's No Place Like Home".
- Cheerful Child: She's always happy and optimistic.
- Childish Tooth Gap: She has a gap in her teeth, similar to Gwizdo's.
- Genki Girl: Not as much as Zoria when she was a child but is still very energetic.
- Girlish Pigtails: Has pigtails to suit her Genki Girl personality.
- Intergenerational Friendship: She's closest to Lian-Chu, but she and Gwizdo get along pretty well, too.
- Plucky Girl
Zoe/Zoria
- Voiced by: Mary Mouser (Movie)
- Action Girl: She's a dragon huntress with skills almost on a par with Lian-Chu himself.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: She was blonde in the movie.
- Badass in Distress: She's captured by a group of people in "Desperately Seeking Zoria".
- Blue Blood: As an adult, she resorted to makeover in order not to be recognized by anyone as an escaped little princess.
- Catchphrase: "Unreal!" as a child.
- Girlish Pigtails: Played straight as a child and then subverted as an adult where she was described as "kind of a tomboy".
- Happily Adopted: Jeanneline adopted her in the time between the movie and the series.
- Heartwarming Orphan: She's an orphan, like the two young men she met as a child.
- Like Brother and Sister: her long-standing relationship both with Lian-Chu and Gwizdo.
- Motor Mouth: As a child, much to Gwizdo's chagrin.
- Red-Headed Hero: She has ginger hair and is kind and noble. It is noteworthy that after "repainting" her hair in red her temper somehow became even more restrained.
- Small Role, Big Impact: As a little girl, in the movie she became the trigger for the fact that Lian-Chu and Gwizdo began to treat their mission as dragon hunters with maximum responsibility and established themselves in their life path. In the series, the events of which take place ten years later, she appears only in six episodes, but this is enough to understand how difficult is for the main heroes to overcome an apathetic attitude towards themselves when their beloved sister-in-arms is looking for adventures on her own head outside the team.
- Took a Level in Badass: She goes from helpless little girl to top dragon hunter in the span of about ten years.
