Characters introduced in Doraemon: Nobita and the Haunts of Evil.
Peko / Prince Kuntakku
As a stray
The Prince of Bauwan and rightful heir to the throne, the prince was arrested by Daburanda's forces after his attempt at an escape failed. Escaping to the human world via the Zambezi River, Kuntakku assumes the form of a normal dog while blending with humans, where in the port of an African country he hitches a ride on a Japanese ship leading to Tokyo. He ultimately gets adopted by Nobita and renamed "Peko", just as Nobita, Doraemon and the gang are on their way to Africa for an excursion...
- Adaptational Distillation: The original manga and 1982 anime have Prince Kuntakku getting captured alive by Daburanda's forces, sealed in a casket and en route to his "funeral", dumped into the Zambezi River, where he escapes from his casket. In the remake, the Prince deliberately jumps into the river to escape his pursuers. Both scenarios end with him making his way to a port and hitching a ride to Tokyo.
- Adaptational Modesty: In the original manga he remains nude all the way until the final scene. The anime instead have him wearing clothes after reaching Bauwan.
- But Now I Must Go: Towards the end of the adventure, with the throne reclaimed, Kuntakku must leave his human friends as his duty lies with his kingdom. The remake portrays the farewell between Nobita and Kuntakku far more emotionally and realistically, the way the parting between an owner and a dog should be, with Nobita tearing up as he bids his former pet farewell and promising Kuntakku if he ever decides to visit Japan, he'll get Kuntakku all the sausages he ever wants.
- Canine Companion: To Nobita, who adopted him as a stray, as the only one Tamako Nobi accepts as a pet after Kuntakku found her dropped handbag.
- Death Faked for You: In the original manga, where Daburanda claims to the kingdom that Kuntakku and his father died in an accident before sealing him alive in a casket. The remake uses a Frame-Up instead.
- Foreshadowing: Early in the story when Kuntakku, in the streets of Tokyo as a stray dog gets surrounded by various other strays, the lead dog was about to attack when he saw something in Kuntakku that makes him hesitate. And then all the strays suddenly turns tail and leaves, recognizing Kuntakku as no ordinary dog.
- How the Mighty Have Fallen: From a Prince of a kingdom of sentient dog-people to a stray dog scourging for food in the back-alleys of Tokyo.
- Master Swordsman: A really capable fighter with his sword.
- Talking Animal: He reveals his ability to talk late into the story, leading to loud gasps from Doraemon and gang.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Sausages in the remake. There's even a touching bonding moment before the finale with Nobita and Kuntakku sharing a sausage.
- Warrior Prince: The Prince of Bauwan and a highly capable swordsman in his own right, also on a quest to dethrone Daburanda and end his people's suffering.
Chippo
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Downplayed, but his fur is beige in the 1982 version while the remake turns him light brown. It's not known which version is more accurate, since the manga is in black-and-white.
- Ascended Extra: Chippo have two or three scenes in the manga and 1982 anime, but the remake fleshes him out a lot more, including a flashback scene of him in his parents' farm and him witnessing his parents getting arrested by Daburanda's soldiers.
- Street Urchin: One that isn't an orphan though, his parents were arrested and imprisoned by the villains.
- Tastes Like Friendship: Quickly becomes a close ally to Prince Kuntakku and the gang after he was fed by Doraemon's Anticipating Promise Machine.
Brus
Prince Kuntakku's close comrade in his earlier days, in the present Brus was a resistance leader until he's caught and arrested by Saber.- Adaptation Dye-Job: He has dark fur in the 1982 adaptation. The original manga depicts him as light-furred, with the more recent anime following suit.
- Aerith and Bob: Brus, or Bruce? Either way his name sticks out compared to the other Bauwan citizens like Kuntakku, Daburanda, Kos, Chippo, Spiana...
- The Big Guy: The largest and strongest of Prince Kuntakku's allies.
- Bully Bulldog: Inverted. While he is a much bigger and stronger bulldog than Daburanda, he's firmly on the side of good and very loyal to Prince Kuntakku.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: Brus has a cross-shaped scar on his forehead, of the "good" variety.
- Hold the Line: When Prince Kuntakku and friends, on Chippo's wagon, gets busted by Saber's troops, Brus deliberately stays behind to fend off the soldiers so that the heroes can make their way to the Statue of Bauwanko.
- La Résistance: Is a leader of the local resistance opposing Daburanda, before his arrest.
- Manly Tears: Upon realizing Prince Kuntakku is still alive, and had come to rescue him from the dungeon. The gang have to tell him to keep it down before any guards overhears them.
- One-Man Army: Fends off multiple enemy soldiers on his own, and he even rips a tree out of the ground as an improptu battering ram against his foes!
Daburanda
- 0% Approval Rating: He's predictably despised by the entire kingdom of Bauwan for turning a peaceful nation into a ruthless dictatorship. The remake have him being jeered by hundreds and hundreds of angry citizens and released slaves, including Chippo and his parents, in the final scene.
- Ambition Is Evil: After his proposal of empowering the nation with the forbidden weapons research gets turned down, he then plots to murder King Bauwanko, take over the ruling class, and reshape Bauwan in his own image.
- Big Bad: The main antagonist of the picture.
- Bully Bulldog: He's a bulldog in all versions (manga, original anime, remake) and an awful piece of work.
- Fat Bastard: An overweight bulldog minister who plots to take over the throne and the entire kingdom of Bauwan, and condemns the noble Prince Kuntakku to a Fate Worse than Death before imposing an atrocious rule over the kingdom.
- Hated by All: Despised by the entire kingdom of Bauwan, and rightfully so. Even his Co-Dragons doesn't think too highly of him.
- If I Can't Have You…: Forces himself on Princess Spiana, the fiancée of Prince Kuntakku, demanding for her to be his bride. When she refuses him for one last time, Daburanda then tries to kill her, but the heroes stops him on time.
- Never Bareheaded: He's always seen wearing his hat.
- Take Over the World: He intends to do that after capturing and executing Prince Kuntakku, where his legions of war-chariots and aerial battleships will then invade the human world.
- Tyrant Takes the Helm: Once he took over the throne, he had the citizens of Bauwan living in fear with his dictatorship.
- The Usurper: After his proposals of recreating the weapons of the past gets turned down by King Bauwanko, Daburanda had the King poisoned, kidnaps the Prince, and had a public announcement to the citizens of Bauwan of their alleged deaths, before claiming the throne for himself. It's up to the escaped Prince Kuntakku and his friends, Nobita and the gang, to reclaim the throne.
Professor Kos
- Adaptational Badass: Downplayed, in the more recent anime he installs a Wave-Motion Gun on his personal battleship that he uses to knock down the Statue of King Bauwanko after seeing his minions getting pummeled (absent in the anime and original manga). It turns a Curb-Stomp Battle into a Curb Stomp Cushion, but it doesn't stop the statue from getting up and ripping his ship into half.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: He's brown in the 1982 version (ambiguous in the manga, since the art is in black-and-white) but he's grey in the more recent remake.
- Co-Dragons: One of Daburanda's lead enforcers, alongside Saberu.
- Evil Genius: Plots to research the ancient weapons outlawed by the peaceful, noble King of Bauwanko. Once Daburanda took over, Professor Kos is more than happy to create warships, fire-spewing chariots, and assorted weaponry to enforce Daburanda's rule.
- Uncertain Doom: In the original movie, he is not seen again after his ship explodes. Averted in the manga and remake, which shows him captured and interrogated by the heroes.
Saberu
- Adaptation Species Change: The most recent anime remake changes him from a bulldog to a wolfhound.
- Ascended Extra: He's a glorified Mook Lieutenant in the original manga and anime, but the remake gives him a bigger role.
- Co-Dragons: One of Daburanda's lead enforcers, alongside Kos.
- Eyepatch of Power: Wears one over his right eye. It's a bit hard to see in the original manga since the artwork is in black-and-white, but it's clearer in both anime adaptations.
- Graceful Loser: In the anime, he compliments Nobita's skills with the Denkomaru after his defeat. Not in the manga, where he simply gets knocked out on the spot.
- Good Scars, Evil Scars: Unlike Brus, Saberu's scar over his blind eye is of the "evil" variety.
- The Heavy: Carries out the more physical orders from his boss.
- Master Swordsman: He's an expert in wielding his sabre. In the climax Nobita is wielding the Sword of Denkomaru, a 22nd-Century gadget which literally fights for its owner. Despite being outmatched, he managed to hold his own long enough until the Denkomaru is nearly out of batteries. In the original movie, he duels Peko and defeats him one on one, in spite of Peko being an expert swordsman himself.
- Mook Lieutenant: He's the evil army corporal allied with Daburanda, and leads his army to carry out the villain's orders including hunting down the Prince.
- Never Bareheaded: Like his boss, he's never seen without his helmet.
- Punny Name: His name is a play on "Saber".
- Uncertain Doom: In the movies, Saberu is last seen either falling through the machinery of King Bauwan I's statue (in the original) or having fallen unconscious in a collapsing chamber (in the remake). In the manga, he is last shown falling down some stairs after being defeated, but not in a way that would suggest he was killed.
