History Characters / LittleEinsteins

* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Downplayed, but in ''Our Huge Adventure'' and a few Season 1 episodes, Leo's hair had more spikes compared to his usual five. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmAT4ntzQxA&t=193s According to an animator who worked on the show, Frank Summers]], the reason they simplified the spikes was due to the fact his original hair spikes were blurry and couldn't be seen properly on TV (the show was shot in SD). However, it is worth noting that in certain headturns, one can still see old remains of the original hair.

One of the two eponymous knights in "The Good Knight and the Bad Knight". The Little Einsteins read about in a Bayeux tapestry story; he is said to be strong, brave and helpful to everyone in the kingdom he lives in. He gets locked in a tower by a bad knight, and the team have to rescue him.

* TheVoiceless: As one of the show's more humanoid guest characters, it is possible he does have the ability to speak, but, as is true of every guest character in the series, we never hear him do it; we instead hear him communicate with trumpet sounds and sign language.

** In "Rocket the Bug", a minor version of Air's main motif from Handel's Water Music Suite in F Major plays with each appearance he makes.
* TheSpeechless: He can't talk, but can communicate with Trombone sounds.

[[folder:Firebird]]
A mythical creature responsible for spreading happiness and music to Russia, her music power letting her make everything joyous. When she gets captured by Katschai the ogre, one of her magic music feathers falls loose and is carried by the winds to Rocket, who is motivated to rescue her immediately upon receiving her feather. Only shows up in ''Rocket's Firebird Rescue''.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He uses hi huff and puff song to blow down the pigs' houses of straw and sticks. The pigs, aided by the team, use that same song against him to blow him away after completing the house of bricks.

* EnemySummoner: Spawns in a bunch of animals towards the Little Einsteins during Quincy's segment to stop them from their mission.

* HeelFaceTurn: At the end of the speical, after the Firebird is freed from the cage he locked her in, she uses her magic on him and he turns from an ogre who abhors music into one that loves it.

* HeelFaceTurn: Due to the Firebird using her magic on him, he turns from an ogre who abhors music into one that loves it.

-->'''Voiced By:''' Jesse Schwartz (US, speaking), Harrison Chad (singing), Piers Stubbs (UK, speaking)

-->'''Voiced By:''' Natalia Wojcik (US), Kirsty Hickey (UK)

-->'''Voiced By:''' Aiden Pompey (US), Mitchell Zhangazgha (UK)

* FaceYourFears: All of "Dragon Kite" has her face her acrophobia by climbing a flight of stairs in the Forbidden City, to ascending a mountain to save the last dragon kite.

A small red dragon kite June met in her backyard. He intends to attend a Dragon Kite Parade at the Great Wall of China, but when all the other dragon kites go missing, he ends up having to find and rescue them. However, this means he will have to face his fear of heights.

* FaceYourFears: All of "Dragon Kite" has him face his acrophobia by climbing a flight of stairs in the Forbidden City, to ascending a mountain to save the last dragon kite.
* TheSpeechless: He has no way of speaking, but can communicate with bassoon sounds.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: She's friends even with animals; take the baby gorilla from "He Speaks Music" for example.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Has blonde hair and is arguably the nicest of the team.

* EvilIsPetty: The reason why this fighter jet targets Rocket and the Little Einsteins? He narrowly lost to them in the Great Sky Race.

* FaceYourFear: All of "Dragon Kite" has him face his acrophobia by climbing a flight of stairs in the Forbidden City, to ascending a mountain to save the last dragon kite.

** Leo and Annie are the Red Onis; Leo is headstrong, determined and full of charsima, while Annie is exuberant, outgoing and the most consistently cheery of the group.

[[folder:Firebird]]
A mythical creature responsible for spreading happiness and music to Russia, her music power letting her make everything joyous. When she gets captured by Katschai the ogre, one of her magic music feathers falls loose and is carried by the winds to Rocket, who is motivated to rescue her immediately upon receiving her feather. Only shows up in ''Rocket's Firebird Rescue''.

* RunningGag: The triangle, due to his small size, ends up being the last in line to follow Quincy. Also, his has to be prompted onward by the others, or have Quincy pick him up to ride on some of the other instruments after their transformations.

** Quincy (melancholic) is very knowledgeable and skilled at what he does, while also being prone to getting anxious or worked up in tense situations.

* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Downplayed, but in ''Our Huge Adventure'' and a few Season 1 episodes, Leo's hair had more spikes compared to his usual five. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmAT4ntzQxA&t=193s According to an animator who worked on the show, Frank Summers]], the reason they simplified the spikes was due to the fact his original hair spikes were buzzing and didn't look properly on TV (the show was shot in SD). However, it is worth noting that in certain headturns, one can still see old remains the original hair.
* EyeGlasses: His glasses creates this effect.

* GirlinessUpgrade: Switches from a green shirt and blue dress to a pastel-blue shirt and pink dress in season 2, to appear more feminine toward the target audience and likely to avoid dressing similar to Quincy's clothes.

* InnocentBlueEyes: She has blue eyes, is the sweetest of the group and also TheBabyOfTheBunch to boot.

* YouAreNotAlone: In "Brothers and Sisters to the Rescue", Annie volunteered to come with Leo in rescuing Hansel and Gretel when the leader (who is also her older brother) decided to go off on his own.

* TheVoiceless: He cannot talk but can communicate using marimba sounds with his antenna. The team can understand him with no problem.

* TheVoiceless: He doesn't talk, but he can make jet engine sounds to communicate his feelings.

* TheVoiceless: Like Rocket, he can't talk but can communicate with flute sounds.

* TheVoiceless: She can't talk, but can communicate with oboe sounds.

* TheVoiceless: It can't talk, but can communicate with English horn sounds.

* TheVoiceless: They only communicate with their respective instrument sounds.

* TheVoiceless: He can't talk, but can communicate with Trombone sounds.

* TheVoiceless: She has no way of speaking, but can communicate with French horn sounds.

* TheVoiceless: None of them can talk, but they can make instrument sounds based on what instrument they're based off.

* RunningGag: The triangle, due to its small size, ends up being the last in line to follow Quincy. Also, it has to be prompted onward by the others, or have Quincy pick it up to ride on some of its fellows after their transformations.
* TheRuntAtTheEnd: The triangle is the smallest of the bunch and tends to need assistance in moving out or getting on board some things some of its fellow instruments transform themselves into. It is also the last instrument to be introduced and used by Quincy, but once it is used, it manages to solve the problem Leo, Annie, June, and Rocket are in.

* TheVoiceless: All of them are instruments who cannot talk. They can play their respective instrument sounds as a way of communication, though.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: His design looks barely like an actual cello, lacking the metal stick below.

** Annie: Jazz singer Annie Rossi

* MeaningfulName: Named after famous jazz singer Annie Rossi.

%%* TheCutie: Duh.

* TheCutie: Duh.

* TheVoiceless: It can't talk, but can communicate with oboe sounds.

* TheVoiceless: She has no way of speaking, but can communicate with French Horn sounds.

A quintet of fairies responsible for making the Aurora Borealis in the Arctic. When they're all stuck in a cave, the violin fairy is the only one who manages to get out, its small size allowing it to slip through the cave's keyhole and fly all the way to Quincy, motivating the musician and his friends to rescue its fellow fairies.

* LimitBreak: His last spell which he uses on Rocket to ground him is stated to be his strongest one.

* {{Leitmotif}}: They all take bits of Felix Mendelsohn's Violin Concerto in E minor. Specifically: