The Three Investigators | Original Series | The Trio's Family | Crimebusters | German Extended Release
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Supporting Characters
Inspector Cotta
Voiced by: Holger Mahlich / Willem Fricke (Formerly, German Radio Plays), Michael Poelchau (Current, German Radio Plays)
An inspector from the Rocky Beach Police Department. After Chief Reynold retires, he becomes the main contact point to the police for the Investigators.- Big Damn Heroes: Frequently saves the three Investigators from certain doom at the end of a story, usually in a very dramatic fashion.
- Character Catchphrase: "Goodween, handcuff this man" and any variation there of.
- The Commissioner Gordon: Inherits this role when Chief Reynolds retires, he becomes the main police contact for the Investigators.
- Could Say It, But...: He's not supposed to tell the Investigators that the street they're looking for is 1070 Canyon Road, but... he just has a soft spot for them and ends up not-telling them anyway.
- Friend on the Force: Even though he wishes the boys would stay out of solving dangerous crime, he is ultimately their friend and is always willing to bail them out of trouble.
- Last-Name Basis: He's only known by his last name, wanting to keep his first name a secret, to the point that even his sister only addresses him by his last name.
- Stepping Out for a Quick Cup of Coffee: He has a tendency to do this right when the Investigators need his help for something which leads them to getting falsely arrested or getting caught up in more dangerous activities.
Jelena Charkova
Voiced by: Alexandra Dork (German Radio Plays)
A spirited and intelligent young girl in a wheelchair and a good friend of Bob's and his romantic interest.- Implied Love Interest: She and Bob have shown a lot of interest for one another and have even kissed, though their relationship has yet to become official.
- Put on a Bus: Like most of the investigator's love interests, she was eventually written out of all radio plays. She still existed in the novels for a bit though.
- Sixth Ranger: Occasionally fills this role depending on the story, working with and helping the Investigators like a fourth member.
Recurring Characters
Rubbish-George
Voiced by: Utz Richter (Die Drei ??? Radio Plays)
A homeless man that lives at the Rocky Beach Harbor. He acts as the Investigators' informant sometimes, for a bit of cash. After the events of SMS aus dem Grab, he is no longer homeless and owns a houseboat at the harbor.- A Day in the Limelight: The entirity of SMS aus dem Grab was about him and the revelation of his past, though he himself didn't appear until the end.
- Affectionate Nickname: Originally, Rubbish-George was sort of an insulting name, but the nickname stuck as sort of an affectionate one. The Investigators continue calling him this even after he is no longer homeless.
- Clear My Name: His past reveals that he was suspected to have taken part in a burglary, but he wasn't truly, as revealed by the Investigators.
- The Informant: Acts as one for the Investigators. He pays attention to all that is around him and no one minds a homeless person. He always wants a little cash in return however. After the events ''SMS aus dem Grab", he seems more willing to help them without money in return after all they've done for him.
- Mysterious Past: It isn't clear where he had come from or how he became homeless. However, ''SMS aus dem Grab" revealed that George was suspected to be part of a bank robbery and after losing everything, he moved to Rocky Beach.
- Will Talk for a Price: Usually for a sum of anywhere between five to fifteen dollars per information.
Lesley Dimple
A young girl about the boys' age who works at the Booksmith, the oldest book store in Rocky Beach. She seems to have a crush on Bob.
- Friendship Trinket: She has given Bob a friendship bracelet with the words 'Read me' on it. Bob suspects that it has a deeper meaning and turns out it does.
- Implied Love Interest: She is one of Bob's many love interests.
Callidae Detectives
A friendly rival detective agency to the Three Investigators based in San Francisco. They consist of two members: Corona and Althena.
- Breaking the Fellowship: According to the events of Fluch des Piraten, Corona and Althena had a fierce argument which lead to the pair breaking up, though it seems that at least Althena is still working as a Detective still.
- Distaff Counterpart: They are the female duo counterpart to the Three Investigators, though they claim that 'girls work faster'.
- Friendly Rivalry: Despite being rivals, they are quite friendly with the Three Investigators and the boys were shocked and sad to find out that they split up in Fulch des Piraten.
- Meaningful Name: "Callidae" means 'The Smart Ones' in Latin.
- Sixth Ranger: They work together with the Investigators during Die Hohle des Grauens.
Corona
Voiced by: Stefanie Kirchberger (Die Drei ??? Radioplay)
The brains of the group.- Pen Name Her real name is Juliet, but while working under Callidae, she goes by Corona.
- Loves Secrecy: Much like Jupiter, she likes to keep her theories to herself. Though she did share some of it with Jupiter, who she deems as an equal, much to the chagrin of Bob and Peter.
- The Smart Gal: She's the one that does the thinking between them.
Althena
Voiced by: Micheaela Boland (Die Drei ??? Radioplay)
The more athletic one of the pair.- A Day in the Limelight: She makes a reappearance in Fluch des Piratens and starts the mystery in that story.
- Damsel in Distress: Althena was captured in the beginning of Fluch des Piratens, though she was eventually saved by the Investigators.
- Pen Name: She works under the pseudonym Althena, but her real name is Jennifer.
Minor Characters
Goodween
A police officer in the Rocky Beach Police department. He works alongside Inspector Cotta.
- Ascended Extra: He has a bigger part to play in the radio play adaptions.
- Character Catchphrase: Several. "Got it, Inspector", after Cotta tells him to handcuff someone. There are also "Well, gentlemen" and "Follow me", usually directed at whoever he has handcuffed this time.
- Creator Cameo: Kind off. He is voiced by André Minninger, who is one of the series' current authors. He is also responsible for adapting the novels into radio play scripts.
- Last-Name Basis: Goodween is only known by his last name.
- My Nayme Is: There was some confusion about how his name was spelt, varying between: Godween, Godwen, or Godwin. Eventually the spelling 'Goodween' officialized, even though 'Godwin' is the the more generic spelling.
Antagonists
Clarissa Franklin
Voiced by: Judy Winters (Die Drei ??? Radio Plays)
A former psycho-therapist who is known for her ruthless nature and is Bob's nemesis. She manages to avoid arrest three times, though is finally caught in Die Spur der Toten.- Arc Villain: She becomes the antagonist of what fans call the "Die Franklin-Trilogie" (The Franklin Trilogy), which consists of Stimmen aus dem Nichts, Rufmord, and Signale aus dem Jenseits. The arc finally ends in Die Spur der Toten when she is finally held accountable and arrested. Let's hope she actually stays in jail.
- Arch-Enemy: She's one to Bob ever since he had gone to her for "therapy" and had gotten hypnotized by her.
- Foil: Franklin is one to Bob. She plays with the psyche of the mind which is at odds with Bob's more structured and logical mind.
- Manipulative Bitch: She is a conniving one who orchestrated the entire scheme with Abagail Holligan to think her dead sister was haunting her from beyond the grave and manipulated Bob psychologically when he attempted to find out more about her through therapy. She also managed to convince the court she was insane to avoid prison, tries to avoid being arrested by claiming that Bob was a lovesick fool who was in love in her, and then later, orchestrated her own sister's death so she could take her identity. She also repeatedly tries to convince Peter and Jupiter that Bob is losing his sanity.
- Not Quite Dead: Clarissa was thought to be dead, but in reality she orchestrated her sister's (Cassandra Franklin's) death by withholding her medication and took on her identity after she died, letting her sister die as her instead to avoid consequences.
- Psycho Psychologist: She appeared to be just a normal psychologist at first, but her pscyho tendencies were eventually discovered in Stimmen aus dem Nichts. Franklin has her license as a psychologist revoked since then, but she still uses her manipulative tendencies leftover from a psychologist.
- The Sociopath: After all she's done, she definitely is one.
- The Unfettered: Unlike Victor Hugenay, who tends to be more cordial in his encounters, Clarissa is absolutely ruthless and is willing to harm and even kill other people, even kids, to get her way.
- Would Hurt a Child: She hypnotized Bob and deliberately had Jupiter shot (though he was able to block it). She continues to show no mercy to the Investigators during their meetings.
Inspector Kershaw
Voiced by: Frank Felicetti (Die Drei ??? Radio Play)
An Inspector who sometimes comes to replace Cotta when he's on holiday. He's not evil, but he's much less friendly to the Investigators and believes that he can solve the mysteries on his own.- Glory Hound: While not totally in it for the fame, he does want to take credit for solving a mystery on his own.
- Inspector Lestrade: Kershaw has quite a bit of trouble solving more specific mysteries on his own and the Investigators often have to step in to solve it, much to his annoyance.
- Last-Name Basis: He's only known by his last name: Kershaw.
- Not Now, Kiddo: He thinks of the Investigators as this, despite being proven time and time again that they are extremely competent as detectives and it would be in his best interest to work with them instead of driving them away or even finding ways to accuse and arrest them at every oppoturnity.
- Police Are Useless: While Cotta is the more helpful side of the police, Kershaw is the straight opposite. He acts outright antagonistic to the main trio and isn't interested in listening to them at all, sometimes even hampering their investigations or even arresting them.
Dick Perry
Voiced by: Ernst Hilbich (Die Drei ??? Radio Plays)
A short, fat, and not particularly talented detective who often keeps trailing the Three Investigators to claim their success as his.- Clueless Detective: Perry often comes off as this, especially since he's not a very good detective to begin with.
- Glory Hound: He does detective work for the glory and not because he actually enjoys solving mysteries. He isn't particularly good at it either.
- Small Name, Big Ego: Despite not being a good detective, he thinks very highly of his skills. This becomes the most evident in "Der Dreitag", when Jupiter and Bob look for a substitute for Peter as their third member. Dick Perry auditions for the position, only to brag about how he could easily replace all three of them.
- Stealing the Credit: One of his main motives and why he harasses the Three Investigators.
