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The main trio
Reodor Felgen
Voiced by: Frank Robert
- "[Reodor Felgen's] an independent sort of fellow, more of an inventor, you might say, than a businessman. He's made his name with a number of ingenious designs, such as the pedal-activated combined shaving-and-raspberry-picking machine, or the camshaft-operated turbo propeller. He uses a copying pencil, into some coffee powder, and his own patent telescopic ruler."
- Badass Driver: For being a bicycle repairman who invents gadgets on the side, he's a surprisingly good driver who partakes in a racing competition against the world's finest.
- Gadgeteer Genius: A bicycle repairman by trade, but also an inventor who builds everything from automatic lumbering machines to Cool Cars with built-in gadgets of their own.
- The Mentor: Was the former mentor to antagonist Rudolf Blodstrupmoen.
- Nice Guy: He's a kindly old man who rarely, if ever, raises his voice. He also takes the fact his friend Solan broadcasted his blueprints on TV behind his back surprisingly well.
Solan Gundersen
Voiced by: Kari Simonsen
"String me up and stuff me in a hencoop!"
- "Solan Gundersen is the early bird personified. He's a born optimist, and has an indifferent model."
- Adaptational Nice Guy:
- The Solan of the books was a much bigger Jerkass and Small Name, Big Ego who not only drank, smoked, swore and lied like there was no tomorrow, but who was always trying to cheat and take advantage of other people, even skipping out on restaurant bills without so much as a second thought. In the movie, Solan has been softened up considerably and is mostly just a cheeky, loveable rascal with a genuinely heroic attitude.
- In the follow-up movies, for those who only knew him from Pinchcliffe Grand Prix, he can come across as an Adaptational Jerkass, but it's really more an example of
Character Rerailment, as he regains far more of the vices he had in the books — most notably his Small Name, Big Ego attitude. He's still very much an Adaptational Nice Guy compared to the books though, as his heroic, altruistic side is far more prominent even here.
- Determinator: Solan doesn't take his lack of funding sitting down, jumping at the chance to send Reodor's blueprints to an oil sheikh who just so happens to be on vacation in their town. When his plan is shafted by a gorilla throwing him out of the sheikh's tent, he moves on to submitting the blueprints to a local news station.
- Easily Forgiven: Solan is let off easy by Reodor and Ludvig for attracting attention from the media without their consent. In Solan's defense, it was a kick in the rear that eventually led to them winning first place in the Grand Prix.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's got a bit of an abrasive personality and attracts the media's attention without his friends' consent, but he's an optimist who jumps through some hurdles to make Reodor's Il Tempo Gigante and chance to win the Grand Prix a reality.
- The Pollyanna: In the narrator's own words: "he's a born optimist." Whatever sadness may occur the one day, Solan greets the next morning as if it was the best day of his life.
Ludvig
Voiced by: Toralv Maurstad
"That means more trouble brewin', I'd wager."
- "Ludvig is a night owl with a decided touch of hay fever. He's a pessimist, you know, and slow in speech, but incorporated as a permanent Felgen resident."
- Breakout Character: Ludvig's character was specifically created for the movie (he had appeared on a single illustration before, but didn't have a name or a personality), but quickly emerged as its star and became Aukrust's most beloved and popular character. Following the movies he became the most prominent character in Aukrust's books, eclipsing even previous main character Solan.
- Cartoon Creature: There's a bit of confusion in the movie as to what sort of animal Ludvig really is; the narrator doesn't seem to be sure and Solan refers to him as a mole. After the movie, in subsequent books, Ludwig is firmly established as a hedgehog.
- Cowardly Lion: Ludvig is pacifistic in nature and easy to frighten, but when trouble is brewing, he still musters enough courage to save the day.
- The Eeyore: Ludvig has traces of this, though he completely lacks the trademark gloom and depression of the traditional Eeyore. He is definitely low-key and pessimistic, though, usually as a result of his generally timid nature.
- Lovable Coward: Ludvig constantly worries about everything, but he's a gentle soul who appreciates the small things in life.
- Nice Guy: A pacifist who, despite his pessimistic nature, is incapable of showing any malice towards others.
- The Night Owl: Always the last one of the trio to rise up from bed.
- Only One Name: Unlike every other named character in this universe, Ludvig doesn't have a surname.
- Shrinking Violet: He is very shy around strangers and barely audible through his low, gruff voice.
Allies and supporting characters
Sheikh Ben Redic Fy-Fazan
Emanuel Desperados
Ollvar O. Kleppvold
Antagonists
Rudolf Blodstrupmoen
Mysil Bergsprekken
