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Dave the Barbarian

The middle child and only brother of the three siblings. Dave is a huge, muscular barbarian war-prince who is very sensitive to pain and would rather knit and cook than fight evil.

Anti-Hero: Dave is a Classical Anti-Hero. He's cowardly and wimpy but he'll pull through when he needs to.
Barbarian Hero: Subverted. He has the classic physique and look, but he's got quite a lot of traditionally feminine hobbies and interests while also being a Cowardly Lion.
Berserk Button: One of the few things that can actually get him angry is taking advantage of his good manners.
Beware the Nice Ones: Dave is really just a Lovable Coward and generic Nice Guy. However, the few times he gets actually angry, he shows that messing with a musclebound barbarian is a bad idea.
Big Little Brother: Although Candy is older than him, he physically dwarfs both her and Fang.
Camp Straight: Loves knitting, cooking, musical theater, and the evil princess Irmaplotz.
Character Catchphrase: "Bejabbers!"
Cowardly Lion: As lampshaded by the theme song, he's "huge, but a wimp", although Dave learns to be more brave and fierce later on.
Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: Dave is a huge coward, but he's also a 300-pound mass of muscles and superhuman strength.
Dating Catwoman: He started dating Princess Irmaplotz over their shared love for poetry and other weird hobbies. Yet he didn't noticed she was evil despite the "funny" things she said, like how she will rule the world and evil will thriumph over good.
Dumb Muscle: Played With. He is very strong but slow on the uptake on a lot of situations. However, when in the midst of a conflict, he often solves things through simple but effective planning due to his dislike of violence.
Gentle Giant: He's huge and muscular but also very gentle, even to the Dark Lord and his baddies. It's not very often that he'll use his strength against enemies. But when he does, that's usually the point that the episode's villain realizes they might be in a bit of a pickle.
Guile Hero: Parodied. He's not the sharpest sword and he once fashioned an improvised megaphone "using only some string, a squirrel, and a megaphone". The trope is also overall played mostly straight with him, since, despite being massive, musclebound barbarian who could likely pound any adversary he faces into dust, he doesn't like violence and instead prefers to figure out ways to solve a conflict non-violently or at the very least by addressing the core of the issue instead of attacking the whole enemy head-on—or just avoiding the problem entirely.
Heroes Prefer Swords: Dave always keeps Lula at his side. In one episode without her, he feels naked to the point of hiding behind curtains.
Heroic Build: He has a huge, muscular build to emphasize his image as a Barbarian Hero, even though personality-wise he's really more of a Cowardly Lion.
Hidden Depths: On top of being surprisingly competent at being a proper Barbarian when given proper motivation, his skill at penmanship and calligraphy is so good that it single-handedly edged him out of failing his Rite of Pillage test with a D- (though it helps that the grading curve made the Penmanship test count for 70% of the grade, since it was sponsored by a pen company).
High Hopes, Zero Talent: An inversion—Dave's got the strength and the skills to become a barbarian (and can be a good barbarian when given the proper motivation), but he's got no interest in being a barbarian.
Horrible Judge of Character: With regard to Irmaplotz.
Dave: Oh, I see. Just 'cause she has a diabolical laugh and commands legions of horrible zombies and has "Evil Princess" embroidered on all of her hankies; you assume she's evil! That's so shallow!
Nice Guy: He's this as long as you don't push any of his buttons or mess with his ego.
Only Known by Their Nickname: Rarely called by his full name, David.
Paper Tiger: Many characters tend to be scared, or at least impressed, when they first see how big Dave is. Many of the antagonists who already know him know they can easily scare him into submission.
The Performer King: When Dave is temporarily made king of Udrogoth, he enacts laws that start off as well-liked but soon creates unrest in the citizens. While at first feeling vengeful for their insolence, he quickly decides that it would be better to win them back by inviting all of them to he one-person play "Oh Pastry". The play was so bad that when the Darklord Chuckles the Silly Piggie (having just usurped Dave) makes his first law that musical theater is banned, he is greeted with applause.
Plot Allergy: His various allergies are a Running Gag.
Real Men Wear Pink: Parodied—Dave's "unmanly" interests are used to show just how lousy he is at being a barbarian instead of him being manly enough to get away with them.
Red Is Heroic: Wears a red tunic and headband, and his wristbands have red studs.
Screams Like a Little Girl: At least Once per Episode. "Bad Food" opens with a montage of him doing it.
Super-Strength: Dave is capable of incredible feats of strength, such as lifting a pyramid, crushing wood logs into sawdust, or smashing rocks with his bare hands.
Top-Heavy Guy: He has muscular arms and abs, but his legs are super scrawny.
Vocal Dissonance: Though it fits his character, who would expect this beefcake barbarian to have such a mousy voice?
Younger Than They Look: His hulking physique would suggest he's in his twenties at the youngest. He's actually sixteen.

Princess Candy

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Voiced by: Erica Luttrell

The oldest child of the three siblings. Left in charge while the king and queen are away, Candy has a contemporary "Valley Girl" attitude and would rather shop and hang out than rule a kingdom.

Action Girl: Candy's shown to be surprisingly skilled in martial arts and is consistently shown to be (arguably) just as strong as her brother, if not stronger. She may be a princess, but as she often states, she's a barbarian princess
Bare Midriffs Are Feminine: She's the most feminine of the three siblings, with a Valley Girl personality, contrasted by her buff Barbarian Hero brother and her violent, tomboyish sister. Fittingly, she's the only one of the three whose usual outfit shows some skin around her waist.
Berserk Button: She tends to be able to fight and even overpower villains just for doing anything that might threaten her shopping habits.
Bratty Teenage Daughter: Can be rather bratty and self-centered as well as just being hard to deal with at times, though part of it stems from her responsibility as ruler.
Character Catchphrase: "Don't mess with the princess!"
Cool Crown: Although she dislikes it, considering it a "fashion don't".
The Chains of Commanding: Candy never wanted to be in charge, but is forced into the role as the eldest sibling. As the theme song goes, "[Their parents] left to fight off evil and now Candy is the bo-ooooss!"
Girls Love Stuffed Animals: Her collection of stuffed animals is so huge, the castle if overflowing with them.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: For all her faults, there have been plenty of times that show Candy really does genuinely love and care about others besides herself.
Muscles Are Meaningless: Albeit she suffers Muscle Angst when confronted with an Amazonian Beauty, she's just as strong as Dave in practice.
Pink Means Feminine: Her usual ensemble is pink.
Valley Girl: She talks and acts like this throughout the show.

Fang

Voiced by: Tress MacNeille

The youngest of the three siblings. Fang's a very rambunctious and uncivilized tomboy who loves to smash things. She has long red hair in a ponytail.

Berserk Button: She starts screaming whenever someone confuses her with a monkey.
Character Catchphrase: "Not a monkey!"
Cute, but Cacophonic: Her default voice is a high-pitched yell.
The Dreaded: Only to insects, who know her as the Great Destructor.
Fiery Redhead: Violent, hot-tempered, and likes to smash things.
Foil: Combined with High Hopes, Zero Talent—Fang's got passion/determination/attitude/mentality to be a proper barbarian but is ultimately to weak and scrawny to do anything about it. Dave, on the hand, has got the skills/strength/physique that's expected of a barbarian, but he's got no interest in being one.
Hypocritical Humor: After she claims that she's not a monkey, there are times she does things akin to what a monkey does.
I Am Not Weasel: "I'm not a monkey!"
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Despite being violent, brash, and rude, she does care about her family, as shown when she does things like saving Dave from a giant muffin or helping Candy build muscles to impress a boy she likes.
Modest Royalty: She's the daughter of a king and queen but dresses (and often behaves) like a cavegirl.
The Napoleon: Fang's the smallest member of the main cast and is also the most aggressive and short-tempered.
Only Sane Woman: Jumps into this at times, especially concerning her older brother's embarrassing behavior.
Significant Green-Eyed Redhead: Keeping in line with this trope, she’s one of primary heroes.
Strong as They Need to Be: In one episode, she beats Dave up, but most times she's shown to be as strong as someone her age would be, or even weaker, barely being able to pull a small dog.
Tomboy and Girly Girl: With her older sister Candy. She's the tomboy, obviously.
Tomboyish Ponytail: With a bone to use to hold it in place.
Tomboy Princess: The second-born princess, and by all accounts, a little warrior in her own right.
Tomboy with a Girly Streak: While she's the most like a traditional barbarian of her family, she does have her bit of a girly side. She keeps her dolls in one of the towers, although when she blurts this out, she backpedals and says, "Uh...I mean...all my weapons!"
Trademark Favorite Food: Fizzberries, to the point where she will eat anything they're on, even the table. They serve as excellent bribery to get Fang to be more civilized.

Uncle Oswidge

Voiced by: Kevin Michael Richardson

Dave, Fang and Candy's uncle through their mom's side of the family. A rather clumsy sorcerer who usually wreaks havoc with his spells rather than being useful.

Always Someone Better: Because of Malsquando, he always feels like he doesn't measure up as a sorcerer.
Big Eater: Like Fang, he likes to down a lot of food before others.
Extra Digits: He has more than twenty toes.
Inept Mage: While he tries to be helpful with his magic, he usually does more harm than good. This is because he wasn't actually a student at Sorcerer School, he was an intern working in the cafeteria.
Manchild: He's technically the kids' guardian while their parents are gone but is generally no more mature than Dave or either of Dave's sisters.
Mr. Exposition: As the smart one, (Or, at least, being the oldest and most experienced, if not the most skilled) he often details the problem facing the protagonists, such as what kind of monster is attacking or what magic item the villains are using.
Only Sane Man: He's this most of the time, offering sage advice when he's not loafing around.
Trademark Favorite Food: His favorite foods are pork products (particularly ham) and nut logs.
Wizard Classic: Oswidge has the robe, the magic wand, the pointy hat, and the beard required. Now if only he had any of the skill...

Lula

Voiced by: Estelle Harris

Dave's shrill, impatient, sarcastic enchanted sword.

Always Someone Better: How Lula felt toward her older sister, Molly, better known as Mjolnir. Was the subject of an episode where Lula had the family pretend they were better off to impress her. Turns out they didn't need to since Molly mentioned Lula was happy having people who appreciated her (why she left Thor.) Furthermore, Molly confesses that she was always secretly jealous of Lula (because of her status as "the smart one").
Badass Family: Her older sister, Molly, is better known as Mjolnir (Yes, that Mjolnir) and one of their cousins is the Trident of Poseidon.
Cheated Angle: Her face is always right-side up no matter what way the rest of her "body" is facing.
Deadpan Snarker: She makes the most jokes out of anyone on the show.
Excalibur in the Rust: Lula's stated to be 20,000-years-old and she apparently hasn't been treated properly in that time. She claims to be "about as sharp as a bowling ball" in Floral Derangement.
Hair-Trigger Temper: Even the slightest dent is enough to get her riled.
Help, I'm Stuck!: In "The Maddening Sprite of the Stump," Dave accidentally throws her in the air and she gets lodged blade-first in an enchanted tree stump. The rest of the episode revolves around the heroes trying to get her out.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: For as rude and sarcastic as she can be, Lula really does love and care about the Udrogothian Royal Family (especially Dave).
Only Sane Woman: She often tends to be voice of reason and talking things out. Best seen when she got Molly and Thor to talk things out.
Servile Snarker: She is Dave's sword and has his back, but she will nag the family into doing what is needed.
Shock and Awe: Lula can blast magic lightning, and regularly zaps anyone that annoys her with it.
Talking Weapon: And a talker she is.
Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: She has eyelashes and full lips. Despite being a talking sword.

Faffy

Voiced by: Frank Welker

The family's dumb pig-shaped pet dragon. Unlike most dragons, he breathes lightning and is domesticated, plus he does not have a tail.

Breath Weapon: Faffy can spit lightning and fire out of his mouth.
Gone Horribly Right: In one episode Oswidge turns Faffy into a powerful guard dragon to protect from some unknown threat. However the spell was off in that it never specified what to guard, so Faffy "protected" everything from everything else (i.e., attacking indiscriminately).
Good Is Dumb: Faffy has a one-digit IQ but is one of the heroes.
Hidden Depths: As shown in "Beef!," Faffy can write coherent stories in English (albeit completely nonsensical ones).
Non-Human Sidekick: Justified, since he is technically a pet.
Team Pet: He's the mascot of Udrogoth castle.
Playing with Fire: Like other dragons, he can breathe fire, although he's usually shown breathing lightning instead.
Shock and Awe: He can breathe lightning, which is unique to him.
The Unintelligible: He only speaks in grunts, burps, and roars. A brief gag in "Bad Food" shows that he can speak English but keeps it a secret from Dave.

Twinkle the Marvel Horse

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Voiced by: Jeff Bennett

Candy's magical flying steed. He spends most of his time alone in the stables, and the isolation...hasn't been good for him.

Cool Horse: A brightly-colored talking horse that can fly.
Creepy Good: Has some of the most disturbing lines in the entire show and his presence is unquestionably unsettling, but he's nevertheless one of the heroes and only seeks to aid Dave and his family in fighting evil.
The Eeyore: Everything he says is either a comment on the pointlessness of life or just plain disturbing. A Running Gag is that the family mentions they really need to get him out of the stable more.
Dude Looks Like a Lady: He's a pastel blue horse with a bright purple mane and tail and visible eyelashes, and is adorned with ribbons and bows, yet has the unmistakable voice of Jeff Bennett.
Flight: Complete with a trail of magic sparkles.
Freudian Excuse: His constant ramblings about his horrifying dreams and intrusive thoughts are due to being left alone for so long they dominated his mind, and by this point it's the only thing he can think of to talk about so people will finally notice him.
Go Mad from the Isolation: Spending most of his time in a dark stable hasn't done his mind any favors.
Nightmare Fetishist: He doesn't necessarily enjoy talking about messed up stuff, but at this point he feels compelled to focus on it after all that time left alone and clearly seems to get some fulfillment out of repeatedly droning on about darkness, death, and madness.
No Celebrities Were Harmed: Obviously meant to sound like Christopher Walken.
Vocal Dissonance: He's a brightly colored magical horse who delivers every one of his depressing or horrifying lines in a dead-on Christopher Walken-impersonation.

Villains

Dark Lord Chuckles the Silly Piggy

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Voiced by: Paul Rugg

An evil megalomaniacal overlord who is also a small, cute, sapient pig with a high-collared cape (and equally high voice) bent on ruling Udrogoth and the main antagonist of the show. Chuckles lives in a castle on the outskirts of the kingdom.

Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: Chuckles only wears his cape and the Mystical Amulet of Hogswineboar.
Affably Evil: He has a few moments where he shows a more genial side, if only for comedic effect, such as in The Red Sweater of Courage where he thanks some aliens for giving him a ride back to Earth and apologizes for throwing up on their equipment.
Beware the Silly Ones: Don't let this lil' porkchop's cuteness fool you. Yes, he's extremely bumbling and somewhat incompetent. Nonetheless, there are several instances where he can be a real serious threat.
Big Bad: He is the villain Dave and his family most often contend with.
Big Ol' Eyebrows: They're unusually large and bushy.
Character Catchphrase: When he suffers an injury or gets physically beaten by the heroes, he usually exclaims "Oooow, my little piggy [injured bodypart.]"
Evil Is Hammy: Aside from the literal interpretation, Chuckles is always loud and bombastic when talking to the heroes, and is renowned as having the best evil laugh in the business.
Evil Laugh: His cackling is very signature and considered "the best in the business" by Malsquando.
Evil Overlord: A parody of the concept. Despite being in a tiny squeaky pig body, Chuckles plots to overthrow Dave and family and take over Udrogoth, and his schemes are quite varied, sometimes using magic, his own minions, or trickery.
Fluffy the Terrible: He's a cute little pig who amassed a great army of minions.
High Collar of Doom: As fitting an Evil Overlord, his collar is very high relative to his height. Unfortunately, it doesn't really hide the fact that he's a small squeaky little pig.
Large Ham: For a little pig, he makes the most charismatic tirades ever.
Laughably Evil: How he announces himself.
Medium Awareness: After one of his many defeats to Dave, he tries to find what all his defeats had in common: The narrator. He then proceeds to take control of the narrator, forcing him to make him incredibly buff, change his forteress into a tall, ominous tower and fill his fridge with food.
Signature Sound Effect: When suffering blunt injury (Usually falling or being tossed and slammed into a wall), Chuckles makes a squeaky squeeze toy sound.
Top-Heavy Guy: For the short time he controlled the narrator he had him change his physique, giving him muscular arms and torso, but he still had his scrawny legs. He was back to his normal appearance by the end of the commercial.

Malsquando

Voiced by: Rob Paulsen

An evil sorcerer and Oswidge's rival. He has an obsession with taking over the world and making money.

Evil Is Hammy: Once his villainy is exposed, Malsquando goes completely over-the-top with boasting and evil laughter.
Evil Sorcerer: He's a very good one, but still evil nonetheless.
High Collar of Doom: His collar holds his broach which has more evil spells than Chuckles.
The Rival: To Oswidge.

Quosmir

Voiced by: Mike McShane

The god of freshly laundered trousers, overused punctuation and possibly other random and ridiculous things.

Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: He's very easily distracted, and actual shiny objects are one of his major weaknesses.
Bald of Evil: Offset by his Beard of Evil, but Quosmir is bald on the top of his head.
Baldness Angst: He tries to cover his balding head with a comb over, which fools no one. He doesn't take kindly to people mocking his hairstyle.
Beard of Evil: Has a full beard and is a God of Evil.
Breath Weapon: Of a sort. His signature attack is the flaming loogy.
Freudian Excuse: A lot of his destructive urges come from his estranged relationship with his mother, a chief event being her taking his "ni-ni-lanky".
God of Evil: Though his title keeps changing, he's primarily a malevolent deity.
Green and Mean: He's an evil (albeit affable at times) god with green skin.
Odd Job Gods: Deity of various unimportant things like punctuation and ironed shirts.
Only Known by Their Nickname: His mother addresses him as "Herbert". Whether "Quosmir" is his surname, a nickname, or a title is unknown.
Playing with Fire: Quosmir can spit burning piles of phlegm as an attack.
Rip Van Tinkle: In the episode that introduces him, he excuses himself after his awakening because he's been holding it in "since 8000 BC!"
Security Blanket: Quosmir's ni-ni-lanky, or "night-night blanket". His mother took it away from him at some point which made him into the destructive person he is today.
Snake People: Quosmir has the lower half of a snake.
Super Spit: He hacks up and spits flaming mucus.

Princess Irmaplotz and Queen Zonthara

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Voiced by: Melissa Rivers and Joan Rivers

The evil princess of Hyrogoth, a powerful sorceress, and Dave's Ex-Girlfriend. While proclaiming her evilness, her plots tend more towards making Dave's life miserable for breaking her heart. Her mother Zonthara is the ruler of Hyrogoth, and keeps on trying to teach Irmaplotz to be more evil. Her father is good, making her half-evil.

Card-Carrying Villain: According to Dave, Irmaplotz has "Evil Princess" embroidered on all her hankies.
Dating Catwoman:
- Irmaplotz was first introduced as Dave's new girlfriend, and the rest of Dave's family had to convince him of her villainy. They broke it off, though their relationship afterwards seems to be more bitter ex-lovers instead of proud hero and maniacal villain.
- Irmaplotz' mother, Zonthara, had a child with a good person, hence why Irmaplotz is only half-evil.
A Fate Worse Than Death: She thinks death's too easy for her ex, so she decides to turn him into a cow for the entire episode.
Even Evil Has Loved Ones:
- Despite both being evil, Irmaplotz and Zonthara are shown to love each other and have a good relationship. Zonthara even gives her good advice like saying that proper relationships have to be built on honesty.
- It’s implied that even after the break up drove her to torment him, Irmaplotz still has feelings for Dave.
Evil Is Petty: Even when Irmaplotz tries to do a good deed like return a library book, she can't resist ripping a page out.
Evil Laugh: One of several red flags marking Irmaplotz as Obviously Evil. Dave just thinks it's cute.
Evil Sorceress: Fitting the medieval fantasy setting, Irmaplotz and her mother are powerful spellcasters, dedicated to using their powers for evil.
God Save Us from the Queen!: Played With. While Zonthara is a real evil queen, the true antagonist is her daughter, Princess Irmaplotz.
Hot Witch: Irmaplotz is an evil spellcaster, but is also an attractive young woman around Dave's age. Zonthara is notably older, but still quite visually appealing for a woman her age.
Laughably Evil: They're both pretty bad at being evil. Irmaplotz especially, due to being half-good on her father's side.
Psycho Ex-Girlfriend: Irmaplotz did not take her breakup with Dave well. However, she does still seem to have a soft spot for him.
Woman Scorned: Irmaplotz's entire motive for antagonizing Dave is due to him breaking up with her

Ned Frischman

Voiced by: Richard Steven Horvitz

A nerd who works at a pants factory in the year 1994. He gains a very powerful zipper which he uses to travel back into time to attempt conquering the world by using the advanced technology of the future, such as the Game Guy, and a joke book from the 1940s.

20 Minutes into the Past: Played for Laughs. He comes from the far off and "fantastical" future year of...1994, which is ten years before the series started airing.
Evil Nerd: Albeit his initial goal was simply to become Employee of the Month, gaining the power of time travel allows his villainous nature to run wild.
Evil Laugh: "You know, I used to sit around for hours practicing my evil laughter, but I never thought I'd get the chance to use it."
Giving Radio to the Romans: His first Evil Plan. After some experimenting, Ned enslaved Udrogoth and beyond by getting everyone hooked on Game Guy video games and bribing their servitude with batteries.
Hoist by Their Own Petard: Fed up with Dave's rebellion, Ned brings a Tyrannosaurus rex to Udrogoth to destroy him. The untamed dinosaur instead goes on a rampage and destroys everything Ned built. The Stinger has Rex get Employee of the Month, which was Ned's initial desire for going back in time.
Humour Dissonance: In-Universe, he uses this deliberately for his second plot, with old jokes such as Why did the chicken cross the road? not having grown stale yet (or even existing).
Large Ham: Prone to all manner of overacting. Of course, he's played by Richard Steven Horvitz.
Non-Action Big Bad: He is quickly defeated by Dave, who uses his massive strength against the nerdish Ned to simply twist him into a pretzel and toss him aside before lifting and destroying his pyramid. Everything afterwards was Ned being Hoist by His Own Petard.
Outside-Context Problem: He's a Technologically Advanced Foe, but his tech is so out of the realm of what the characters understand, he can't surprise them with it like he initially proposed.
Ned: Behold! With the touch of a button, I open garage doors...without leaving my car!
Dave: What's a garage?
Fang: What's a car?
Oswidge: I think "button" is another word for keister.
Stereotypical Nerd: Ned is the stereotype. Flat top, large framed glasses, buttoned up shirt with pocket protector, you name it.
Technologically Advanced Foe: Ned manages to conquer Udrogoth by Giving Radio to the Romans with his late 20th century technology.
Time Travel: Ned became a threat to Udrogoth when he gains the Time Zipper, allowing him to go back to any time period he wishes.
Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: Faithfully worked 9 years in a pants factory, never attaining the position of "Employee of the Month" he sought so much. When given the chance to leave his mundane life and make a name for himself by rewriting history, he embraces the opportunity.
Villain with Good Publicity: His second attempt at taking over history was to go back in time and become hilarious and popular with unfunny jokes in the future that are funny in the past.

Others

King Throktar and Queen Glimia

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Voiced by: Kevin Michael Richardson and Erica Luttrell

The proper rulers of Udrogoth, and the parents of Dave, Candy and Fang. They are away fighting evil around the world, though they regularly stay in touch with their children through letters and Oswidge's crystal ball, which seems to operate like a phone.

Ambiguously Brown: Queen Glimia.
Battle Couple: They travel across the world battling evil together.
Daddy Had a Good Reason for Abandoning You: It's often hinted that Fang, at least, is unhappy about their absence. They had good intentions, given their goals to destroy all of the evil in the world.
Hero of Another Story: They're usually in the middle of an adventure whenever Oswidge calls them, but we don't get to see their escapades.
Mum Looks Like a Sister: Queen Glimia looks barely older than her teenager daughter Candy. As an inversion, her actual brother Oswidge looks easily old enough to be her father.
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: Plenty of them, considering that we never see their adventures.
Parental Abandonment: They left their children to fight evil in the world, but they still stay in touch.
Red Is Heroic: Throktar's hair and beard are red, while Glimia's hair is a shade of burgundy.
Royals Who Actually Do Something: They're out fighting to destroy all evil in the world.

The Narrator

Voiced by: Jeff Bennett

The narrator of the series. He has never been seen in an episode.

Interactive Narrator: Highlighted in "A Pig's Story."
Logical Weakness: He can't narrate if he can't speak.
Lemony Narrator:
- The narrator is frequently over-the-top and dramatic, even when talking about very mundane or silly things, and sometimes chides the characters directly or opines about the story.
- He also resents being called out on this, such as when he dramatically told of the current battle lasting years, only for Dave to interrupt and clarify it's only been 10 minutes.
Mundane Made Awesome: Narrates all of the silliest day-to-day doings of the main characters in grand heroic fashion.
Reality Warper: We learn in 'A Pig's Story' that the narrator doesn't tell the viewers what happens, but it's that whatever the narrator tells the viewers, happens. Which means that if he were to, say, lose his voice, everyone panics because it means that the narrative, and the world with it, grinds to a halt.
Sophisticated as Hell: His register is all over the map.
Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe: Pretty much the whole gag.
"And yea, the people do gather in honor of this, Dave's most special day—because hey, free food."

Dinky and Cheezette

Voiced by: Erica Luttrell and Tress MacNeille

Candy's best friends.

Ambiguously Brown: Dinky has a dark skin tone.
The Dog Bites Back: In "The Princess and the Pea-Brains", Candy makes them her co-princesses in order to have fun while they do all of her Princess work. They get payback by throwing Candy and the rest of the royal family in the dungeon.
Meaningful Name: Dinky is short.
Satellite Character: They're Candy's friends and that's about it.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: After they have the royal family locked up as revenge for Candy making them her co-princesses (so that they'd do all her work for her), they immediately resign their crowns when Chuckles breaks into the castle.

Mrs. Gert Bogmelon

Voiced by: Lisa Kaplan

A shopkeeper at the Great Indoor Marketplace.

Amazing Technicolor Population: She has green skin.
Character Catchphrase: "We got that!"
Gonk: She's green with one red eye, has a long nose with a wart on it, and is overall very unpleasant to look at.
Greed: She loves money and will do anything to get it, including trying to sell customers a snake instead of whatever they ordered and tricking them into paying more.

Characters / Dave the Barbarian