All of the characters in the Twinkle Star Sprites Franchise.
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The Princess of LightThe main protagonist. She's the princess of the fairy kingdom and has to look for the magical Twinkle Star.
- Action Bomb: Uses Rabbicat shaped bombs as her EX attack.
- Energy Ball: Her charge attack.
- Flying Broomstick: Uses one when she's not Sprites.
- Genki Girl: She's very energetic.
- Jack of All Stats: Fitting for a protagonist. Her stats are an even spread, making her easy to pick up and play.
- Kid Hero: She's 10 years old.
- Magical Girl: Sprites.
- Mini-Boss: A giant Rabbicat.
- Plot-Relevant Age-Up: When she becomes Sprites, she is five years older.
- Power Gives You Wings: Gains wings as part of her transformation.
- Sweet Tooth: She loves sweets.
Yan Yangyang
- The Beastmaster: Controls pigbirds.
- Blow You Away: Some of her attacks.
- Difficult, but Awesome: She has terrible stats, with very slow shot and movement speeds, though she can be really effective because of her fast charge speed, decent boss fight, and great EX attack.
- Insistent Terminology: It's NOT a pig!
- Snot Bubble: One of the attacks of her miniboss.
- Tomboyish Ponytail: A very tall one.
- Wild Child: Raised in nature and controls pigbirds.
Really Till
Dragon Master
The princess of the neighboring Dragon Kingdom, and the self-proclaimed rival of Load Ran.- The Beastmaster: Controls dragons.
- Dreadful Musician: Her singing is so bad, not even the Twinkle Star can fix it.
- Leitmotif: Holidays
. - Mini-Boss: A giant Drappy.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: Drappy is an absolutely adorable fat dragon.
- The Rival: Claims to be one to Load Ran. Apparently, it's because of a tradition of wars between the Dragon and Fairy kingdoms.
- Playing with Fire: She is a dragon tamer after all.
- Strong, but Unskilled: Unlike Yan, she has good stats, but mediocre EX and boss attacks.
Nanja Monja
- Cartoon Creature: Some sort of insectoid...fuzzball...thing.
- Leitmotif: Disagreeable.
- Meaningful Name: "Nanja Monja" is a pun on the Japanese phrase for "What the hell is that"?
- Mini-Boss: A giant King Nanja Monja.
- Mighty Glacier: They are quite slow, but have a very fast shot speed and great EX attacks.
- Painfully Slow Projectile: The EX attack is a big, blue Nanja Monja that bounces downward slowly. On paper, it sounds easy to avoid, but in practice, you're essentially dealing with a wall that blocks your shots and will hurt you if you run into them.
- Pokémon Speak: All they say is their name.
- Shock and Awe: They can apparently manipulate electricity.
Kim
The Cat Wizard
An ancient cat wizard , who is also a huge pervert.- Gadgeteer Genius: While also being a powerful wizard, he's also able to build giant mechas.
- Humongous Mecha: His Magic Cat, which he throws at you as his boss attack.
- Leitmotif: Curiouser and Curiouser.
- Loveable Sex Maniac: He's a huge pervert, but is still quite hilarious. He's also Happily Married and has a son.
- Making a Splash: He can summon a huge wave of water as part of his bomb.
- The Mentor: Rabbicat looks up to him as one.
- Mini-Boss: A giant mecha cat.
- Old Master: He's a very old and respected sage.
- Punny Name: His Japanese name, Do Kesubei, is a pun on the phrase for "Huge Pervert" (Do Sukebe).
- Really 700 Years Old: He's 65,536 years old. He wishes to look 300 years younger. The Twinkle Star grants his wish, and he looks exactly the same.
Arthur Schmitt
The Handsome Rocketman
One of the many servants of the Fairy Kingdom, and a massive ladies' man with a particular fondness for Load Ran.- Badass Normal: He's the only character with no magical powers. He built his own rockets, and is still able to fight along with the rest of the cast.
- Casanova Wannabe: Tries to woo Ran over and over, but she's clearly not interested.
- Chick Magnet: He's a ladies' man, but is only interested in Load Ran.
- Energy Weapon: His charge shot, and one of his mini-boss' attacks.
- Fragile Speedster: He's the fastest character in the game, which makes it quite easy to crash into the enemies. His slow shot speed doesn't help either.
- Gadgeteer Genius: He built all of his rockets by himself.
- Mini-Boss: A large ship.
- Leitmotif: Love Me.
Tinker and Linker
Tinker (left), Linker (right)
A pair of twin fairies. They are helpful servants of Queen Memory, and are tasked with watching Ran.- Combination Attack: Linker comes in when Tinker uses their bomb.
- Expy: A painfully obvious one of Tinker Bell, right down to the dress design.
- Identical Twin ID Tag: Their ponytails are on opposite sides. When looking from the back, Tinker's is to the right, and Linker's is to the left.
- Jack of All Stats: They have solid stats and attacks all around.
- Mini-Boss: The Magical Fairy, a giant fairy with a sword.
- Leitmotif: Love So 'Radio Active Mix'.
- Power Crystal: Many of their attacks involve crystals.
- Wave-Motion Gun: When Tinker and Linker combine their powers, this is their bomb.
Macky and Pentell
Macky (left), Pentell (right)
A pair of two treasure hunters. Macky loves looking for expensive things, and Pentell loves collecting dolls.- Girls Love Stuffed Animals: Pentell certainly does!
- Greed: Macky's primary motivation is getting more expensive treasures. Pentell often calls her out on this.
- Hot-Blooded: Macky.
- Improbable Weapon User: They use magical pencils and exploding dolls in battle.
- Leitmotif: Both You and Me.
- Mighty Glacier: They have great EX attacks and a fast shot, but the move rather slow.
- Mini-Boss: A giant teddy bear.
- Meido: Dressed up like this in the mobile game spinoff.
- Punny Name: Pentell sounds like pencil. Pentel also happens to be a manufacturer of pens.
- Shrinking Violet: Pentell. She lets Macky do all the talking.
- Stuff Blowing Up: They use exploding dolls in battle.
- Unusual Ears: Macky has cat ears, Pentell has rabbit ears.
Mevious Bodyguards
Evin (left), Griffon (middle), Burn (right)
Three of the bodyguards of Mevious, who fly on giant hippogriffs. Griffon is the leader, and the playable one.- Assist Character: Burn and Evin show up in Griffon's bomb..
- Blow You Away: All of their attacks are wind-based.
- Leitmotif: Like Sisters Like.
- Master of None: They have an OK boss attack, but also have very weak shot, mediocre EX attacks and speed, and a charge shot that leaves them exposed to enemies and attacks.
- Mini-Boss: A giant griffon that can summon swords.
- Tagalong Kid: Evin.
Meirin
A teacher who loves her students, and her pet panda Principal who tricks her for his own wants. She only appears in the Saturn port.
- Bolt of Divine Retribution: Principal wishes to bring judgement and punishment to all the bad kids in the world, but is struck by lightning by the Twinkle Star.
- Cool Teacher: She's said to love her students.
- Cosplay Otaku Girl: She loves making disguises, and has a wide variety of costumes in her bomb.
- Mini-Boss: A giant Principal.
- Nerd Glasses: Fitting for a teacher.
- Nice Girl: Meirin is a pure and kind girl, unlike Principal.
- Version-Exclusive Content: Only appears in the Sega Saturn version. She doesn't even appear in the ports released afterwards.
Dark Ran
- The Dragon: To Mevious. She even stays with him when he has to serve his 100 years of community service.
- Evil Counterpart: Obviously.
- Evil Sounds Deep: She has a deeper voice than Load Ran.
- It's All About Me: Very selfish and egotistic, unlike Load Ran. Her ending wish is to name the game after herself.
- Jerkass: The complete opposite of Load Ran.
- Leitmotif: Rosselian.
- Mini-Boss: A giant Dark Rabbicat.
- Moveset Clone: Besides the aesthetics, she plays exactly the same as Load Ran.
Mevious
The Emperor of Evil
The main villain of the game. He plots to overthrow the fairy kingdom and take over the world.- Animal Motifs: Bats.
- Badass Cape: He wears one.
- Big Bad: The main antagonist.
- Breaking the Fourth Wall: Comments on how many continues the player used.
- Butt-Monkey: He's always complaining about his back pain, is easily defeated by Sprites, is sentenced to 100 hours of community service, and is even struck by lightning in Meirin's ending.
- Dude Looks Like a Lady: Wears a dress and has long flowing hair, but he's a male.
- Evil Sounds Deep: Has a very deep and masculine voice, despite his appearances.
- Laughably Evil: When you decide you would rather wish to remove your back pain than Take Over the World like you originally planned, you know you are this.
- Leitmotif: Neo Life.
- Lightning Bruiser: He's very fast, has the fastest shot in the game, some of the best EX attacks, and a great boss attack.
- Meaningless Villain Victory: His ending. He gets a wish from the Twinkle Star and, because his back pain is driving him insane he wishes for the Twinkle Star to remove the pain. He swears he will Take Over the World another day.
- Pimped-Out Dress: He wears one.
- Take Over the World: His plan is to take over the world by stealing the Twinkle Star and brainwashing Queen Memory.
Queen Memory
The Magical Queen
The queen of the Fairy Kingdom, and Ran's mother. She's brainwashed by Mevious so he can take the Twinkle Star, and she serves as the final boss.- Beat the Curse Out of Him: The final battle with Sprites involves this.
- Brainwashed and Crazy: She's brainwashed by Mevious so he can execute his Evil Plan.
- Big Eater: One of her defining characteristics. Just for reference, in a single meal, she eats: ice cream, chocolate, tiramisu, a hamburger, sushi, tacos, pizza, cheesecake, strawberry shortcake, pudding a la mode, butter cookies, melons, caramel, hot dogs, potato chips, fried chicken, spaghetti, omelettes, a 22 ounce steak, salad, a parfait, fried rice, sandwiches, french fries, noodles, escargot, and sherbet.
- Her ending in the Saturn is slightly changed so that her voice-acted recitation of The Long List of foods she wants to wish for engages in a Fast-Forward Gag for further exaggeration, and even then it lasts 33 seconds.
- Big Good: The benevolent queen of the fairy kingdom.
- Edible Ammunition: Her EX attacks are various food items.
- Final Boss: Of the first game.
- Good Parents: She's a loving mother to Ran.
- Hat of Power: A fancy helmet, that is actually a mind-control device.
- Lightning Bruiser: Just like Mevious, though she exchanges some power for more speed.
- Leitmotif: Love Will Never Die.
- Mini-Boss: A giant cake with the ADK logo. An AD-Cake!
- SNK Boss: This is an SNK game, after all. She's a prime example of The Computer Is a Cheating Bastard. She is able to dodge everything you throw at her, can easily make chains to cancel out your boss attacks, and constantly spams her annoying EX attacks.
The Twinkle Star
A magical star creature that has the power to grant any wish.
- American Accents: He inexplicably speaks with a southern accent for some reason.
- Exact Words: In Sprites' ending, she wishes to see herself as Sprites forever. Instead of permanently transforming her, he just draws a picture for her instead.
- Living MacGuffin: He's sentient, and the main plot device.
- Make a Wish: He can grant a wish to anyone.
- Ridiculously Cute Critter: He is pretty adorable.
