Characters / Happy Tree Friends Adventures Anime

Characters the anime focuses on

Cuddles

Japanese name: カドルス

Debut arc: HTFA1 Arc

Special Power: Carrot Drill

Fire Point arc element: Electric

The lead character of the anime, as well as the unofficial mascot. He is a yellow rabbit who has relational tension with Giggles and is shown as a slightly naive but brave character.

• Blush Sticker: Permanent ones. These blushes are shown to turn red when embarrassed or some other emotion.
• Bunnies for Cuteness: A cute-looking rabbit
• Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: A yellow, kind-hearted rabbit.
• Edible Bludgeon: Carrot Drill is a piercing carrot.
• Expressive Ears: They stick up when happy, droop when sad, and become pointy along with his hair and tail when angry.
• Ironic Name: In spite of his cute appearance and name, Cuddles can be a bold daredevil. When he is surrounded by enemies, he becomes a literal Killer Rabbit.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Cuddles can act like a bold daredevil at times, but he cares about his friends.
• Keet: A very outgoing tree friend.
• The Leader: Of the group of tree friends.
• Ledar is Like a Son to Cuddles: This is a non-mentor example. He even lives in Cuddles' house!
• Real Men Wear Pink: Wears pink bunny slippers. He also has pink Blush Stickers.
• Righteous Rabbit: A rabbit hero.
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The Manly Man to Toothy's Sensitive Guy.
• Ship Tease: With Giggles, multiple times. He was also asked if Allay is his girlfriend once.
• This Is a Carrot Drill

Flaky

Japanese name: フレイキー

Debut arc: HTFA1 Arc

Special Power: Hyper Jump

Fire Point arc element: Earth

A nervous, red porcupine. However, she actually acts less cowardly in some cases.

• Action Girl: She is usually shy and nervous, but she has acted bravely in some instances.
• Ambiguous Gender/Averted Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: Even though she lacks eyelashes, everyone has used female pronouns when referring to her.
• Beware the Nice Ones: Don't majorly harm her friends, or you'll regret it...
• Cowardly Lion: She actually goes against her fears at times.
• In a Single Bound: Flaky's Hyper Jump. Unlike in the games, where she simply does a very high jump, it doubles as an attack as it rams anything in her path.
• Nice Girl
• Out-of-Character Moment: See Action Girl above.
• Properly Paranoid: Subverted.
• Red Is Heroic: A red porcupine.
• Ship Tease: With Tacho.
• Tomboy: One of the two tomboys in the series, alongside Fidget.
• Verbal Tic: Rarely ever laughs, but she usually laughs nervously.

Petunia

Japanese name: ペチュニア

Debut arc: HTFA1 Arc

Special Power: Deadly Disinfectant

Fire Point arc element: Nature

A sweet, blue skunk neat-freak who suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. She usually stands next to Giggles in scenes, implying that they are best friends.

• Action Girl
• Blue Is Heroic: A blue skunk.
• Girly Girl
• Meaningful Appearance: Wears a pink petunia on her head.
• Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Deadly Disinfectant. It lives up to it's name if Petunia sprays the bottle in someone's face.
• Neat Freak: Has OCD. Her Deadly Disinfectant shows this.
• Smelly Skunk: Averted.
• Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: Long eyelashes and a flower on her head.
• True Blue Femininity: Is a blue skunk.
• Terrified of Germs: She's a Neat Freak, after all!

Nutty

Japanese name: ナッティ

Debut arc: HTFA1 Arc

Special Power: Choco-Freeze^note It's actually called Chocolate Freeze Wall in the games

Fire Point arc element: Air

A hyperactive, lime green squirrel with multiple candies attached to his fur. Nutty is addicted to sugary foods, mainly candies, and has a ditzy personality.

• Berserk Button: He still strives for candy in the anime. When he is separated from candy, he becomes irate.
• Beware the Silly Ones: Despite being The Ditz, he's not afraid to even fight Bowser.
• Big Eater: A big sugar eater.
• The Ditz
• G-Rated Drug: Consuming anything sugary, sometimes in tiny amounts, will send Nutty bouncing off the walls.
• The Hyena: See Verbal Tic below.
• Keet: A hyperactive tree friend.
• Meaningful Name: Nutty is...well, nutty.
• Sweet Tooth
• Taken for Granite: Nutty's Choco-Freeze.
• Verbal Tic: Nutty laughs before and/or after he says anything.

Giggles

Japanese name: ギグルス

Debut arc: HTFA1 Arc

Special Power: Kiss of Death

Fire Point arc element: Fire

A pink chipmunk with a big, red bow on her head. She debuted as a Damsel in Distress in the HTFA1 arc, but tags alongside Cuddles in future arcs of the anime.

• Artistic License – Biology: Giggles has no visible tail. However, she does have one, according to Kenn Navarro. It's just so small, we can't see it^note Chipmunks with short tails do exist in real life..
• Beware the Nice Ones: She rarely ever gets angry in the series. But when she does get angry, no one sees it as a good sight to see...
• Damsel in Distress: In the HTFA1 arc.
• Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Her Special Power's name is Kiss of Death.
• Never Bareheaded: She is never without her bow.
• Nice Girl
• The Power of Love: Giggles' Kiss of Death.
• Pink Means Feminine: A pink chipmunk.
• Red Is Heroic: Wears a red bow.
• Ship Tease: With Cuddles.
• Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: Along with the long eyelashes, she has pink fur and wears a pink bow on her head.

Toothy

Japanese name: トゥーシー

Debut arc: HTFA1 Arc

Special Power: Tear Jerker^note It's actually called Cry Pump in the games.

Fire Point arc element: Physical

An unlucky lavender beaver named for his large, gapped buckteeth. He made two appearances in the HTFA1 arc before tagging alongside Cuddles in future arcs.

• Big Damn Heroes: After their battle with Bowser in his lair during the finale of the HTFA1 arc, Toothy can be seen piloting a spaceship and gives the four tree friends, alongside Giggles, a ride.
• Butt-Monkey: He's constantly getting hurt, especially around the eyes. However, deaths toward tree friends rarely ever happen in the series.
• Early-Bird Cameo: Made two appearances in the HTFA1 arc before becoming focused as much as the other tree friends. Non-cameo example.
• Flat Character: STILL lacks character development.
• Eye Scream: Happens less often in the anime than it does in the actual cartoon, but Toothy still suffers from constant eye injuries.
• Making a Splash: Toothy's Tear Jerker.
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The Sensitive Guy to Cuddles' Manly Man.
• The Sixth Ranger
• Youthful Freckles: Has freckles on his cheeks.

Neena

Japanese name: ニーナ

Debut arc: Lavare Arc

Special Power: Aqua Orbs

Fire Point arc element: Holy

A smart, light blue cat with long, brown hair introduced in the Lavare arc of the series. She usually appears with Tacho.

• Action Girl
• Ascended Extra: Was a supporting character up until the Land arc.
• Blue Is Heroic: A blue cat
• Cute Kitten
• Early-Bird Cameo: Appears in both versions of the fourth opening. Conidering the first version is for the HTFA4 arc, she didn't appear until the Lavare arc.
• Long Hair Is Feminine: Has long, brown hair.
• Making a Splash: Her Aqua Orbs.
• Non-Standard Character Design: Her design is more complex than a normal tree friend. She wears both a shirt and pants and has long brown hair.
• Ship Tease: With Nutty
• The Smart Guy
• True Blue Femininity: Is a female blue cat.

Tacho

Japanese name: タチョ

Debut arc: Lavare Arc

Special Power: Fire Orb

Fire Point arc element: Machine

A red wolf^note A noticeably darker red than Flaky with dandruff in his mane and tail. He usually appears alongside Neena.

• Ascended Extra: Was a supporting character up until the Land arc.
• Early-Bird Cameo: Appears in both versions of the fourth opening. Conidering the first version is for the HTFA4 arc, he didn't appear until the Lavare arc.
• Howl of Sorrow: He howls when sad.
• Inconsistent Dub: Everyone in the English dub tends to pronounce Tacho's name differently.
• Noble Wolf: He has average intelligence, but he's a proud little wolf.
• Playing with Fire: Tacho's Fire Orb.
• Red Is Heroic: A red wolf.
• Ship Tease: With Flaky, and once with Lana.

Minttles

Japanese name: ミンティ

Debut arc: World Arc

Special Power: Tail Spin

Fire Point arc element: Ice

A mint-green squirrel with large, gapped buckteeth resembling those of Toothy's. He debuted in the World arc, where his lower body was turned to stone. He tags along with Cuddles after his body was broken free.

• An Ice Person: His Fire Point element is Ice.
• Beware the Nice Ones: In battle, when he is surrounded by enemies, he acts like a 360-degree orb machine gun with Tail Spin.
• Grew a Spine: He makes the choice to tag alongside Cuddles and co., and he has been with them since.
• Keet: A very lovable, playful tree friend.
• More Dakka: Happens often when he is using Tail Spin.
• Nice Guy
• Trademark Favorite Food: Mints.

Supporting characters

Allay

Japanese name: アルレーイ

Debut arc: HTFA1 Arc

The princess of the Happy Tree Kingdom. She is the Damsel in Distress in almost all arcs. She is mostly seen in her princess form. Her real form has yellow hair with brown hair. She also has a form called "Allayna," who is seen as neutral in the anime.

• Action Girl: When she doesn't have the Damsel in Distress role.
• A Day in the Limelight: Is focused on in the Lavare arc alongside Lemy.
• Beary Friendly: A sweet bear.
• Damsel in Distress: She has this role in most arcs.
  • In the HTFA1 arc, Giggles had this role, and she just appears in a few episodes (and even the arc's opening).
  • In the Lavare arc, everyone but Allay, Lemy, Neena, Tacho, and Lumpy play this role. And Allay has A Day in the Limelight for this arc.
  • In the Grand Volt arc, she doesn't have this role. Instead, she just transforms into her neutral-sided form Allayna to fight off the Grand Volt (who was in Bowser's control).
  • In the Fura Fura Power! arc, Currly plays this role rather than Allay.
• Princesses Prefer Pink: In her princess form, she is a pink bear.

• Superpowered Evil Side: Subverted with Allayna, who is evil in the games, but actually neutral in the anime. The only reason Allay transformed into Allayna in the Grand Volt Arc was really to fight off the Grand Volt, but she also ends up fighting Cuddles and company.
• Ship Tease: She was asked if Cuddles was her boyfriend in the HTFA5 arc finale.
• Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: She has long eyelashes and brown hair in a ponytail in her normal form. Her princess form has pink fur and a red dress.
• Transformation Trinket: Her crown is what allows her to change between her normal and princess forms.

Tsuchi

Japanese name: ツチ

Debut arc: HTFA2 Arc

One of the two only-known Raccoon Soldiers who side for the Happy Tree Kingdom, alongside Kaimen. In the World arc, he sides with Cuddles and Allay in getting through the cave. They encounter Lifty, who is revealed to be one of his two sons^note Shifty is Lifty's brother.

• Action Dad: He is the father of Lifty and Shifty, and he is a guard of the Happy Tree Kingdom.
• Bilingual Bonus: His name means "dirt" in Japanese.
• Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Kaimen.
• Original Character: Does not appear in the games.

Kaimen

Japanese name: カイメン

Debut arc: HTFA2 Arc

One of the two only-known Raccoon Soldiers who side for the Happy Tree Kingdom, alongside Tsuchi.

• Bilingual Bonus: His name means "sea" in Japanese.
• Heterosexual Life-Partners: With Tsuchi.
• Original Character: Does not appear in the games.

Handy

Japanese name: ハンディ

Debut arc: HTFA3 Arc

An orange beaver with unexplained amputated arms, with what's left of them wrapped with bandages. He is able to build anything offscreen.

• Behind the Black: We only ever see him do anything with hands offscreen.
• Death Glare: Often makes this face when he can't do something because of being without hands.
• Handicapped Badass: He is able to build bridges and basically do anything with hands...but only offscreen.
• Ironic Name: Handy lacks the lower part of his arms, let alone hands.
• Mr Fix It:He is portrayed as a construction worker without hands. Yet he manages to perform tasks that require them. We just do not see him actually do it.
• Non-Indicative Name: His name is Handy, but he has no hands.

Flippy

Japanese name: フリッピー

Debut arc: Lavare Arc

Special Power: Gun Shot

A green bear war veteran with a post-traumatic alter ego and wears a military outfit. While his 'good' side tends to be one of the nicest characters around, his 'evil' side is considered very dangerous and emerges when he sees or hears something that reminds him of war.

• A Day in the Limelight: If he shows up in any arc, chances are he's a supporting character^note His evil form, however, is a character the protagonists must fight.. However, he does get focused as much as the protagonists in the Legends arc^note The only arc so far where his evil side does not appear alongside his good side..
• Anti-Villain: Type II.
• Ax-Crazy: His flipped-out state is a serial killer.
• Badass Adorable: Even more so in the Legends arc of the anime. Even when he isn't flipped out, he can still put up a tough fight with Mooks.
• Bears Are Bad News: When he is flipped out.
• Beary Friendly: His good side.
• Berserk Button: Anything that reminds Flippy of war can flip him out.
• Beware the Nice Ones: He's nice until you flip him out...
• Canon Name: His evil side is called "Fliqpy" in the webseries the games and by extension the anime was based on.
• Child Soldiers: He is still 13 years old. That's young for a war vet.
• Creepy Shadowed Undereyes: His evil form has em'.
• Curtains Match the Window: His flipped-out form has lime-green eyes. AKA green eyes darker than his fur.
• Cute and Psycho: Flippy is cute, but his evil side is Ax-Crazy.
• Evil Sounds Deep: His evil side sounds deeper than his good side.
• Expy: Of Rambo.
• Fangs Are Evil: His evil side only has sharp teeth.
• His evil side is Green and Mean
• Hair-Trigger Temper: See Berserk Button above.
• Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Wears no pants.
• Jekyll & Hyde: His good and evil sides are polar opposites of each other.
• Nice Guy: His good side.
• Playing with Fire: He shoots fire out of the gun he gets in the Legends arc.
• Psycho Knife Nut: Oh, Flippy's evil side and his signature bowie knife.
• Real Men Wear Pink: He actually likes flowers and unicorns. Not like he is In Touch with His Feminine Side, apparently.
• Shell-Shocked Veteran
• Trauma Button: Has many relating to war that will cause his flip-outs; some examples being popping sounds, fire, sharp objects, and gunshot-like noises.
• Yellow-Green Eyes, Take Warning

Windy

Japanese name: ウインディ

Debut arc: HTFA5 Arc

Special Power: Triple Gust

A reddish-orange genet carrying a blue-colored orb around their tail. Despite loving nothing more than adventure, snarking at others, and a little roughhouse or two, they are the hero of the Great Gale Canyon and enjoys assisting Cuddles and co.

• Blow You Away: The orb that they hold in their tail allows them to use wind-based powers. However, they have so far used Triple Gust.
• Early-Bird Cameo: They actually help the tree friends get to the pyramid to fight the red dragon in the HTFA5 arc before showing up as a major character in the next arc.
• Furry Reminder: Like a real-life genet, Windy will turn their head at what they're looking at.
• Homing Projectile: Triple Gust, unlike in the games, homes in on the target. This is a reference to Brandy's boss fight in Happy Tree Friends Adventures 6.
• Tree Friend Popsicle: Is frozen for the first two episodes of the HTFA6 arc before they were broken free via Cuddles throwing them at Wind Koopa.
• Shout-Out: The fur tufts on their back reference Mega Absol from Pokémon.
• The Snark Knight: They may be on the side of good, but boy are they sassy!
• Wings Do Nothing: The fur on their back stands on end to resemble wings.

Lifty

Japanese name: リフティ

Debut arc: HTFA6 Arc

One of the two kleptomaniac raccoon brothers. He is the "younger" of the two^note In the anime, both raccoons are exactly the same age, while in the games Lifty is younger..

• Cain and Abel: The Abel to Shifty's Cain.
• Cheshire Cat Grin: The raccoons' trademark grin.
• The Dividual: Lifty has a higher voice than Shifty.
• The Dragon: To Bowser in the HTFA6 arc
• Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: He and Shifty are actually the sons of the Happy Tree Kingdom's Raccoon Soldier guard Tsuchi. They both love him, no matter what.
• Green and Mean: In the instance where he and Shifty are The Dragons to Bowser.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Lifty simply comes along with Cuddles and Allay in one episode of the World arc. He does this just to find his brother.
• Rascally Raccoon: A raccoon.
• Sibling Rivalry: With Shifty.
• Sibling Team: With Shifty.

Shifty

Japanese name: シフティ

Debut arc: HTFA6 Arc

One of the two kleptomaniac raccoon brothers, and the one with a fedora on. He is the "older" of the two^note In the anime, both raccoons are exactly the same age, while in the games Shifty is older..

• Cain and Abel: The Cain to Lifty's Abel.
• Cheshire Cat Grin: The raccoons' trademark grin.
• The Dividual: Shifty wears a fedora and his voice sounds lower than Lifty's.
• The Dragon: To Bowser in the HTFA6 arc
• Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: He and Lifty are actually the sons of the Happy Tree Kingdom's Raccoon Soldier guard Tsuchi. They both love him, no matter what.
• Green and Mean: In the instance where he and Lifty are The Dragons to Bowser.
• Identical Twin ID Tag: Shifty wears a hat.
• Rascally Raccoon: A raccoon.
• Sibling Rivalry: With Lifty.
• Sibling Team: With Lifty.

Izzy

Japanese name: イジー

Debut arc: HTFA6 Arc

Special Power: Laser Gun

A purple squirrel wearing an orange, puffed jacket and yellow gloves. He is based on the Digimon character of the same name.

• Adaptational Badass: With a laser gun, plus the fact that every main character is a Badass Adorable, he basically can hold his own without Tentamon.
• Energy Weapon: His Laser Gun.
• Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Lacks pants.
• Long Bus Trip: At the end of the Legends arc, Izzy leaves the group by entering a portal.
• Real Men Wear Pink: Has a pink diamond-shaped marking on his head.
• The Smart Guy

Fidget

Japanese name: フィジェット

Debut arc: Land Arc

A pink rabbit who wears a pink bandanna on her head, a fuchsia jacket, and a white shirt with a wrench on it. She is an engineer and mechanic.

• Bunnies for Cuteness: A cute rabbit.
• Expy: It's no secret; she's clearly based off of Widget. Even the name sounds similar!
• Gadgeteer Genius: An engineer.
• Pink Means Feminine: Has pink fur.
• Rube Goldberg Device: Considering how she is a Widget Expy, it comes as no surprise.
• Ship Tease: With Ledar.
• Tomboy: One of the two tomboys, alongside Flaky.

Ledar

Japanese name: レダル

Debut arc: Land Arc

Fire Point arc element: Dark

A black/dark gray Hybrid Monster that Cuddles and his friends found in a People Jar in the penultimate episode of the Land Arc. He lives with Cuddles, and has supported the tree friends since the Grand Volt arc. Cuddles calls his species (a rabbit/porcupine/squirrel hybrid) "ledars," after him.

• Adaptational Heroism: Is treated more like an aly to the tree friends than an enemy. Mainly because he lives with Cuddles, who raises him even before his "birth."
• A Day in the Limelight: Is focused on in the Fire Point arc alongside other characters being focused.
• Anti-Hero: A Knight in Sour Armor.
• Artificial Tree Friend: Created in the Fake Bowser Clone Laboratory.
• Berserk Button: Don't call Ledar a black rodent...
• Black Knight: Hero example. He is a black "ledar."
• Black Magic: His element in the Fire Point arc is Dark, whic usually consists of dark magic.
• Blood Knight: When he battles, he escalates to this a little quickly.
• Bunnies for Cuteness: He is part rabbit, and he has the same cute build as the other tree friends, though he tends to flip-flop between this and Hair-Raising Hare.
• Character Death: Ledar only dies in the episode where the tree friends fight Watcher. Here, his Knight in Sour Armor personality is what keeps him from giving up. Cue Cuddles using his Super Thunder attack on Ledar and Watcher. He does reappear at the end of the episode, like most tree friends had.
• Expy/Affectionate Parody: Of Noob Saibot.
• Hair-Raising Hare: Flip-flops between this and Bunnies for Cuteness. He may be partially a rabbit, but especially with his Blood Knight tenancies he can be quite a dangerous ally.
• Hybrid Monster: Is a hybrid of a rabbit, a porcupine, and a squirrel.
• A Kind of One: Cuddles names Ledar's species after him.
• Knight in Sour Armor: He won't stop pummeling his enemies until they give in.
  • This is most well shown in the battle with Watcher. Even though he has his tail and a couple of his quills broken off, as well as blood-stained buckteeth, he never gives up on fighting him even in this crippled state.
• Ledar is Like a Son to Cuddles: Ledar lives in Cuddles' house and their relationship is like a family bond.
• Mythology Gag: In the game he first appeared in, Happy Tree Friends Adventures RPG: The Fire Point, he was shown with blood-stained buckteeth. During the battle with Watcher in the Fire Point arc of the series, he was able to bite him several times, resulting in his buckteeth being stained with blood. And if you add the whole glowing fully red eyes when angry thing into the mix, you kind of get Ledar's RPG: The Fire Point look.
• Red Eyes, Take Warning: He is very dangerous, especially in his Day in the Limelight in the Fire Point arc, and he has red, pie-shaped eyes. This is doubled with the fact that his entire eye glows red when angered.
• The Rival: To Watcher.
• Sdrawkcab Name: His name is Radel spelt backwards.
• Ship Tease: With Fidget

Currly

Japanese name: カールレィ

Debut arc: Grand Volt Arc

A sleepy, pink rabbit who also has a princess form, similar to Allay. When not in her princess form, she normally wears pink pajamas. Although Currly looks like Fidget, they are not related.

• Bunnies for Cuteness: A cute rabbit.
• Berserk Button/Beware the Nice Ones: Don't wake her up when she is asleep.
• Damsel in Distress: Subverted in the Grand Volt arc, although she does get captured in the game. However, she does get kidnapped in the Fura Fura Power! arc.
• Pajama-Clad Hero: She wears pajamas in her normal form.
• Pink Means Feminine: A pink rabbit, even in her princess form.
• Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: She is missing without a single mention in the Fire Point arc.
• Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: She has long eyelashes like most of the female tree folk, and she has pink fur and a red bow on her head. Her princess form has her wearing a red dress.
• Transformation Trinket: Like Allay, she has a crown that changes her into her princess form when she wears it.

Cuddles' Hopmon

Japanese name: カドルスのホップモン

Debut arc: Fire Point Arc

A Hopmon Cuddles befriends in the beginning of the Fire Point arc. Though it is very nice to its allies, it seems to have a bit of a Hair-Trigger Temper.

• Action Pet: It is one of Cuddles' companions in this arc. Like him, it loves to kick some koopa tail.
• Badass Adorable: It may look cute, but you don't wanna underestimate it.
• Cartoon Creature: Like all other Hopmons, this one resembles a cat.
• Cute Kitten: It resembles a cat
• Loyal Animal Companion: To Cuddles.
• Mood-Swinger: This Hopmon has the hostile appearance when angered. However, its feet stay the same blue color.

Watcher

Japanese name: ウォッチャー

Debut arc: Fire Point Arc

A dark red groundhog who is Bowser's subordinate and Ledar's eventual rival. He has blue stripes that loop around his back and a light blue, thin, vertical eye-shaped marking on his stomach. He also wields a couple of bladed fans.

• Absurdly Sharp Blade: The blades on his fans are able to cut off Ledar's tail.
• Combat Hand Fan: Being a Kitana Expy, he naturally has two of these.
• The Dragon: To Bowser.
• Expy: Of Kitana, despite the fact that he is a male.
• High-Voltage Death: Suffered from this after Cuddles shocked him and Ledar with lightning.
• The Rival: To Ledar.
• Super-Reflexes: He is able to dodge attacks in such a short amount of time. However, a slightly-crippled Ledar manages to surprise him by beating the heck out of him.