The characters of the movie Hols: Prince of the Sun.
- Voiced by: Hisako Okata (original Japanese), Billie Lou Watt (English), Diana Santos (Latin-American Spanish)
The protagonist of the film and the titular "Prince of the Sun".
- Anime Hair: Nice bangs, huh.
- Dark and Troubled Past: His native village was destroyed by Grunwald and his force, though he doesn't know he has one until his father reveals the truth in his deathbed.
- The Hero
- Kid Hero: Barely a young teen, and yet he's already out there in adventures.
- The Protagonist: He's the "Prince of the Sun" from the title.
- Parental Abandonment: His father dies in the first ten minutes, and his mother is never mentioned.
- Red Baron: The Prince of the Sun.
- Spell My Name With An S: His name has been romanized as Hols and Horus.
- Voiced by: Hisashi Yokomori
In the past, Hols' father survived the attack on the land of his birth by the terrifying ice devil Grunwald. His dying words serve as the Call to Adventure for The Hero Hols.
- Dark and Troubled Past: The land of his birth was destroyed by Grunwald, leaving him and his son to be the only survivor.
- Disappeared Dad: Dies in the first ten minutes.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Doing this saved him and baby Hols in the past.
- Unnamed Parent: His real name is not mentioned.
- Voiced by: Etsuko Ichihara
The mysterious young girl whom Hols meets in the ruins of his native village. Like Hols, Hilda is an orphan whose village was destroyed by Grunwald, who made her his sister and gave her immortality by the power of the magical "Medal of Life". She later turns out to be the one who helps him destroy the village that Hols settles down by summoning the rats and turning the people against each other, but Hols keeps his belief in her goodness. This belief eventually is shown to be right, as she makes a Heel–Face Turn after fiding Flip and Koro buried in the snow, giving up her immortality to save them.
- Broken Bird: Her previous experiences have left her shattered.
- Dark and Troubled Past: She was orphaned and cursed by Grunwald, who made her his sister and gave her immortality by the power of the magical "Medal of Life".
- Dark Magical Girl: She's torn between her friendship with Hols and her ties to Grunewald.
- Disney Death: Combined with Redemption Equals Death, though she does get better.
- The Dragon: To Grunwald, until her Heel–Face Turn.
- Heel–Face Turn: Upon finding Flip and Koro buried in the snow, Hilda gives up her immortality to save them.
- Immortality Seeker: She wants to keep her immortality by the power of her magical "Medal of Life", which was given to her by Grunwald. It's until her Heel–Face Turn, where she gives up her immortality to save Flip and Koro.
- Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter: A sister variant; she is revealed to be one to Grunwald.
- The Mole: She turns out to be the one who helps Grunwald destroy the village that Hols settles down by summoning the rats and turning the people against each other.
- Parental Abandonment: Her parents were killed by Grunwald.
- Rousseau Was Right: Hols' belief in her goodness was right, as she makes a Heel–Face Turn.
- Voiced by: Mikijirou Hira
The ice devil who has destroyed countless villages, including Hols' and Hilda's. Hols must defeat him to protect the village from being destroyed by him and his force.
- An Ice Person: The base of his powers and attacks.
- Big Bad: Everything in the movie is his fault, so yeah.
- Manipulative Bastard: He loves preying on people's fears and emotions, especially his "little sister" Hilda's.
- Voiced by: Yukari Asai (original Japanese), Francisco Colmenero (Latin-American Spanish)
Hols' companion as well as a bear cub.
- Voiced by: Noriko Ohara (Chiro), Hisashi Yokomori (Toto)
The friends of Hilda.
- The Conscience: Chiro serves as one for Hilda.
- Inverted with Toto, who encourages Hilda to do things as the evil sister of Grunwald.
- Good Angel, Bad Angel: Although they're real (instead of the usual visual metaphor) and not angels, they fill these respective roles for Hilda.
- Ominous Owl: Toto.
- Smug Snake: Toto.
- Talking Animal: They both can speak.
- Voiced by: Yasushi Nagata (original Japanese)
The Evil Chancellor to the village's chief.
- Evil Chancellor: To the village's chief.
