Captain N: The Game Master: Difference between revisions

* '''Duke''' – Kevin's [[dog]] who jumped into the Ultimate Warp Zone immediately after Kevin was sucked in and ended up in Videoland as well. Although he acts intelligently, he shows occasional uncontrollable typical dog behavior, like the chase reflex. Duke is usually with Kevin through all the action in a given episode and sometimes sees his own action. Duke wears a bandanna around his neck. In the live action scenes shown in the first two episodes as well as the intro, Duke is shown to be a [[Golden Retriever]], while he appears to be a [[beagle]] in the actual cartoon. Voiced by [[Tomm Wright]].

* '''[[Simon Belmont]]''' (from ''[[Castlevania (video game)|Castlevania]]'') – Until Captain N's arrival Simon, a vampire hunter, regarded himself as Princess Lana's highest ranking servant. He displays extreme arrogance and vanity, often prefacing declarations of his character or capabilities by referring to himself in the 3rd person. He enjoys courting and complimenting Princess Lana, openly declaring his romantic interest in her (which she rebuffs but sometimes is flattered), but he enjoys tending to his appearance and physique even more. On one occasion when he was forced to face his worst fears in a dream world, it turned out his worst fear was a humorous form of [[body horror]] as his muscles sagged away, his teeth fell out and he lost all his hair, leaving him hideously bald. In his own distorted way, however, he does show regard for other members of the N-team, even if it outwardly seems back-handed. He is very competitive and he regards Captain N as a major rival for Princess Lana's attention. He wears a blue fabric outfit, pilot goggles, boots and large gloves, and carries around a backpack with a seemingly endless capacity of miscellaneous things he takes out and uses. He brandishes a [[whip]], which occasionally has a mind of its own, but like Captain N's zapper, it can also dematerialize foes. Simon Belmont's look was at least partially based upon his voice actor, [[Andrew Kavadas]], looking less like his appearance in the ''Castlevania'' game series.<ref>Seanbaby, "Memorial to ''Captain N'': Simon Belmont," ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' 229 (June 2008): 91.</ref>

* '''[[Mega Man (character)|Mega Man]]''' (from ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'') – As diminutive as Kid Icarus, Mega Man is a robot constructed by Dr. Light. He too is protective of Princess Lana. Despite his size, he is incredibly strong, physically durable, and extremely agile. His body is clad in multi-tone green armor and he wears a visor. He has two forearm-mounted energy blasters which function like Captain N's zapper. He occasionally begins his words with the [[prefix]] "mega-". His home world, along with Dr. Light, is Megaland. In the episode "Happy Birthday Megaman" he is upset with the fact he is a nonliving robot and is transformed from a robot into a living man, although later in the series he is still shown to possess his robotic abilities.<ref>Seanbaby, "Memorial to ''Captain N'': Mega Man," ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' 229 (June 2008): 91.</ref> He is voiced by [[Doug Parker (voice actor)|Doug Parker]]. Megaman's green appearance has been attributed to the creators playing the [[Megaman]]Mega Man game on a ma-adjusted TV set, although this remains unverified.

* '''[[Mother Brain (Metroid)|Mother Brain]]''' (from ''[[Metroid (video game)|Metroid]]'') – The primary villain of the showseries. Mother Brain is a trash -talking, abusive, power-hungry brain in a giant bottle. In the pilot episode, her troops are marching at the door of the Palace of Power, and she had already captured and banished King Charles (the King of Videoland) to the Mirror World on Exaclibur. Though proud of her form and presence, she is not above any subterfuge if it gets her goal accomplished. She also displays great vanity—almost as much as Simon Belmont. She spends most of her time stationary in a control room on her floating world, Metroid, where she uses a special "mirror" to spy on the members of the N Team as she looks for weaknesses to exploit. She also has retractable prehensile tentacles she uses to lash or electrically shock her usually incompetent minions to encourage them to do better. Mother Brain is voiced by [[Levi Stubbs]].<ref>Seanbaby, "Memorial to ''Captain N'': Mother Brain," ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' 229 (June 2008): 91.</ref>

* '''[[King Hippo]]''' (from ''[[Punch-Out!! (NES)|Punch-Out!!]]'') – The monstrous, pear -shaped King Hippo is the "heavyweight" who is short on brains and big on muscle. He is cruel, indulgent, and sharp tongued, but most of his ire is usually directed to his counterpart the Eggplant Wizard. His home world is called Punch-Out!!, a name inspired by the game of the same name. King Hippo is voiced by [[Gary Chalk (actor)|Gary Chalk]].<ref>Seanbaby, "Memorial to ''Captain N'': King Hippo," ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' 229 (June 2008): 91.</ref>

* '''Eggplant Wizard''' (from ''[[Kid Icarus]]'') – A cyclopsone-eyed human-sized vegetable,. Eggplant Wizard is a main foe forog Kid Icarus, but mostly serves as a target of abuse for Mother Brain due to his incompetence. He is also the chief foil for King Hippo as the two usually appear at the same time. He also has the ability to conjure various vegetable-themed gadgets to aid in mischief. Unlike King Hippo, Eggplant Wizard has shown some signs of taking the initiative to come up with his own schemes and is not above turning against Mother Brain on rare occasions. Eggplant Wizard is voiced by [[Michael Donovan]].<ref>Seanbaby, "Memorial to ''Captain N'': Eggplant Wizard," ''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' 229 (June 2008): 91.</ref>

* '''[[Doctor Wily]]''' (from ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'') – The least shown of the main villains. Dr. Wily is a short, beady-eyed, and slightly grizzled old man loyal to Mother Brain and arguably the most competent of her main henchmen. He is a stereotypical [[mad scientist]] who uses his genius to build wild gadgets or develop complicated schemes to defeat the N-Team. One notable episode had him using a mind reading device to find out the greatest fears of the team members, then constructing a robot in the likeness of a school bully, Kevin's greatest fear. He speaks with a German accent and is constantly wheezing in his speech. Dr. Wily is voiced by [[Ian James Corlett]] (who coincidentally went on to voice Mega Man himself in the [[Mega Man (TV series)|Ruby-Spears animated series]]).

* '''[[Donkey Kong (character)|Donkey Kong]]''' (from ''[[Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]]'') – A gigantic [[gorilla,]] Donkey Kongthat resides on Kongoland. Mostly a solitary character, heDonkey Kong is quick to anger and not happy to see visitors in what he considers his jungle. HeDonkey Kong must be appeased with food from the inhabitants or else he will wreak havoc on them. Donkey Kong has no loyalties and is equally dangerous to all the characters, (with the exception of the Videolympics episode where he joins Mother Brain's team). Voiced by [[Gary Chalk (actor)|Gary Chalk]].

* '''[[Dracula (Castlevania)|The Count]]''' (from ''[[Castlevania (video game)|Castlevania]]'') – A pasty, lanky vampire in a gauche yellow suit, he is the representation of Dracula from ''Castlevania'', but is never referred to directly as Dracula. He demonstrates the ability to control the undead and transform into a bat in order to threaten the countryside of Castlevania, but rarely teams up with any other character for his goals (with the exception of the Videolympics episode where he joins Mother Brain's team). In his Season 3 appearance, (the only one of this season), he wears a more appropriate black and dark blue suit. Voiced by [[Gary Chalk (actor)|Gary Chalk]].

* '''Dragonlord''' (from ''[[Dragon Warrior]]'') – A huge red [[dragon]] of near-Donkey Kong size, the Dragonlord makes multiple attempts to rule Dragon's Den, the world of ''Dragon Warrior''. Intelligent, if somewhat gullible, he uses both his size and his magical powers to further his goal of conquering his world and ruling over all its citizens.