Characters

These are the characters of Cave Story. Please be advised as there may be spoilers here for those who have not yet played through the game.

 Quote

A robot who was sent to the island 10 years ago in order to destroy the Demon Crown along with the help of Curly Brace. However in this circumstance, he and Curly are stereotyped by some as the same as other killer robots who were previously sent to the island by various world governments in order to retrieve the Demon Crown and destroy anything in their path.

 Sue Sakamoto

The sister of Kazuma and daughter of Momorin Sakamoto who is searching for a means of foiling the doctor's plans of world domination, however along the way she has been turned into a Mimiga by the witch, Misery.

 Kazuma Sakamoto

A scientist heading the research of the Mimiga island and the brother of Sue. He has somehow become trapped in a room on the island with no means of getting out by himself.

 Momorin Sakamoto

Another scientist conducting research on the island and the mother of Sue and Kazuma. Her specialty is the construction of rockets.

 Curly Brace

A specialised combat robot who seems to be suffering from memory loss, all she knows now is that a group of Mimiga children have chosen her as their guardian and she will do whatever is necessary to protect them.

 Balrog

A mysterious blocky-looking henchman in the service of the doctor.

 Misery

A powerful witch in the service of the doctor. She is the daughter of an even greater witch named Jenka, who watches over the island.

 The Doctor (Date)

He has claimed a mysterious forbidden relic of the island, the Demon Crown, as his own. This crown gives him unimaginable power as well as servants that are bound to the crown bearer. The doctor wants to raise an army to take over the surface by any means necessary.

 King

The newly appointed leader of Mimiga village after Arthur was killed by the doctor and his henchmen. He is stubborn minded at times, but he only wishes for the protection and safety of his fellow Mimiga brethren.

 Professor Booster

A professor of engineering who is related to the Sakamoto family and has accompanied them in order to research the island. His specialty is jet pack engineering.

 Itoh

A good-hearted, but timid engineer who has come to the island with the Sakamoto family to lend a hand in the research. However, after the doctor came to power he was turned into a mimiga by the witch Misery. His specialty is the design of automated rockets.

 Toroko

An innocent little Mimiga who is trying to protect an ostracised Sue from the rest of the Mimiga village. However she has become involved in a dire situation...

 Jack

The second in command of Mimiga village. He guards the entrance to the town graveyard and protects the village from the monsters that reside there.

 Jenka

An old witch who has lived on the island a very long time, she is the guardian of the island and also over that of her brother, Ballos. She enjoys talking and spending time with her five puppies.

 Ballos

Jenka's brother and an extremely powerful sorcerer, however on the account that he was tortured until he became psychotic and had his powers run wild, he was sealed by Jenka on the island as an eternal sentence.

 Igor

A Mimiga who ate a red flower, turning him into a monster.

 Killer Robots

Robots that were dispatched to the island 10 years ago by various world governments in order to retrieve the Demon Crown. Programmed to destroy anything in their way, they started a war against the Mimiga until they fought back using red flowers. The 9th team of robots was eventually stopped by something on the island...

 The Korons/Colons

The children Mimiga of Sand Zone that were raised by Curly and are under her protection.

 Chie

A female Mimiga who lives with her grandfather on the island's plantation.

 Dr Gero

The resident physician of the labyrinth. He recently had to abandon his old clinic on the account of some ghost trouble.

 Squid (Ikachan Cameo)

Appears before Quote after the fight with Ironhead if Quote does not lose health during the fight. Like Ironhead the squids are cameos from another of Pixel's games called Ikachan.

 Hajime

Jenka's pet and leader of the dogs. While searching for his brothers, he got lost and was taken in by Curly.

 Nene

Jenka's pet. Spends most of her time asleep, but her dreams have been known to portend the future.

 Mick

Jenka's pet. Loves treasure-hunting. Or treasure *chests*, rather, and recently has taken up sleeping in them.

 Shinobu

Jenka's pet. Loves dark places. Due to poor eyesight, he roams the darkness using his wild instincts alone.

 Kakeru

Jenka's pet. Adores bones and has buried them in countless places, most of which are by now forgotten.

Arthur

The legendary Mimiga who fought against a mysterious inner evil of the island and drove it back. However he was eventually killed by the Doctor and his servants.

 Zett

An aged Mimiga who looks after his granddaughter on the island's plantation.

  Megane

A stingy Mimiga in charge of managing and repairing sprinklers used on the island's plantation.

 The Shovel Brigade

Worker Mimiga who are being used by the doctor in tending to the red flower crops on the island's plantation.

 Kanpachi

A Mimiga who loves fishing.

 Mahin

A Mimiga who loves to eat.

  Santa

A Mimiga that loves to play with fire apparently. He has recently lost the key to his home in Grasstown.

 Tetsuzou

A hermit gunsmith who has been working long hours on perfecting his weapon, the polar star.

 Sandaime

Manages the crops at the Yamashita farm.

 Chaco/Chako

The coloured Mimiga. She takes pride in looking nice by using various makeup products. She also has a secret passageway in her house through a fireplace.

 Malco

The security robot that watches over the Power Room of Grasstown. He is good at making explosives.

 Chaba

Manages the labyrinth shop and will help any traveller by giving them something useful.

 Nurse Hasumi

The nursing assistant to Dr Gero.

 The Littles

A family of tiny people who live in a quaint home in the outer walls of the island.

  Cthulhu

Mysterious natives of the island who know much and oftentimes supply helpful information to travellers.

 Numahachi

A statue carver that doesn't have much to say to anyone. He spends his time carving the statues in the likeness of the all of the Demon Crown's previous owners: Halda, Annachponae, Miakid as well as the latest addition, the doctor.

 Ma Pignon

A mysterious mushroom unlike any other living in the graveyard. He is considered valuable to some. He enjoys playing tricks on anyone who has business with him.

 Robots

Various robots that still wander the island with no purpose or direction other than their original programming.