History Characters / MrHoppsPlayhouse

** In the true ending, while Esther appears to be safe from Mr. Hopp at first, he simply comes back to her in her old age, which leads to Esther losing her memories of the doll's true nature anyway and being manipulated by the Entity to gave Mr. Hopp away to her granddaughter, Ruby, setting up the first game's story in the process.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Gender-inverted-wise, he's the only boy in the main trio.

* IdenticalGrandson: Her stylized design shows Ruby to be a spitting image of her grandmother, Esther, but with a tanned complexion and a slightly more oval face.

* KidHero: She's about 10-11 years old.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: While the second game is technically serves as a prequel and her character is already established prior, Esther is nonetheless made quite a contrast to Ruby once becoming main protagonist. While both girls are shown to be NervousWreck, Esther eventually learn to be brave when facing the demonic adversaries while Ruby remains CowardlyLion at best. Additionally, while Ruby is only facing Mr. Hopp in the first game, Esther has to deal with the whole Three Curses alongside The Entity and Isabelle.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: While the second game is technically serves as a prequel and her character is already established prior, Esther is nonetheless count as this once becoming main protagonist and made quite a contrast to Ruby. While both girls are shown to be NervousWreck, Esther eventually learn to be brave when facing the demonic adversaries while Ruby remains CowardlyLion at best. Additionally, while Ruby is only facing Mr. Hopp in the first game, Esther has to deal with the whole Three Curses alongside The Entity and Isabelle.

* DemotedToExtra: Justified for her cameo appearance in the endings of ''Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2'', since she wasn't born at the time along with her grandmother Esther being the main protagonist.

* NervousWreck: Her sprite pose in the first game alongside her constant nervous face in the third game suggests that she's rather anxious when sneaking her way around scary surroundings.

* BlackEyesOfEvil: Sometimes he has these.

* EliteMooks: The third game introduces larger variants of these creatures, which are much stronger and require Esther to blast them with the medallions multiple times.

* {{Mooks}}: They're recurring enemies Esther has to face in the second game's secret final chapter and in ''Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 3'' as well.

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Jake "Moonbit" Pound

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Moonbit (''Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2'', ''The New Girl''), Unknown (''Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 3'')

!!!'''Voiced by:''' Blxssom VA

* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: The {{Prequel}} reveals that Esther was this when she was a child. The third game elaborates on this a bit: [[spoiler:Her mother, Faith, passed away shortly after gave her birth while her father, Arthur, couldn't handle taking care of her all by himself and sent her to the Blacklands Manor's Orphanage.]]

* EtTuBrute: Despite not liking her much to begin with, Esther was angered and disgusted with Isabelle's betrayal and manipulation for making her assist her evil ritual and decides to face the other girl head-on when briefly trapped in the future, no longer caring about the horrors around her.

* AllThereInTheManual: Her real name, Isabelle, was never directly revealed in the game. Instead, it could be found in the game's files or in the whispers during the third chapter of the game when it played backward.

** In the third game, however, she's referred with her real name.

* VillainRespect: Before revealing her true nature, she's quite impressed with Esther's capability to carry out her task while the haunted dolls are roaming around the orphanage.

* YouCantFightFate: Before being vanquished alongside the Entity by Esther in the TrueEnding, Isabelle proclaimed to the girl that she cannot escape from the Entity's terror. And sure enough, he eventually returns to Esther in her old age.

* TerribleTrio: A trio of {{Creepy Doll}}s who kidnap children and adults to [[spoiler:the Underworld.]]

* MeaningfulName: She shares her name with the [[Literature/TheBible Old Testament's]] Queen Esther, who saved the Jewish subjects of Persia from being killed in a plot by the grand vizier Haman, and like her namesake, Esther took action to save her fellow orphans alongside the matrons from the demonic forces in the true ending route of the second game. It also means "star", which fits Esther as a light against the dark forces, especially once she [[spoiler:attains her Ascended form.]]

* MeaningfulName: She shares her name with the [[Literature/TheBible Old Testament's]] Queen Esther, who saved the Jewish subjects of Persia from being killed in a plot by the grand vizier Haman, and like her namesake, Esther took action to save her fellow orphans alongside the matrons of the orphanage in the true ending route of the second game. It also means "star", which fits Esther as a light against the dark forces, especially once she [[spoiler:attains her Ascended form.]]
* MessianicArchetype: [[spoiler: It's implied that she was destined to be this during her pregnancy as Faith informed by the Divine about how special she is. That, and it's solidified further with Esther's eventual path of being the new ruler of the underworld.]]

* NiceMeanAndInBetween: She's the "In-Between" to Isaac's "Nice" and Molly's "Mean" in ''Mr. Hopp Playhouse 2''.

* NiceMeanAndInBetween: She's the "Mean" to Isaac's "Nice" and Esther's "In-Between" in ''Mr. Hopp Playhouse 2''.

* FlatCharacter: He has the least characterization compared to Esther and Molly as there isn't much to know about him outside being TheHeart, with ''The New Girl'' short attempts to rectify this.
* TheHeart: He occasionally serves as this to both Esther and Molly with him trying to reduce the tension between the two's bickering.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: He's the "Nice" to Molly's "Mean" and Esther's "In-Between" in ''Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2''.

* BadassAdorable: Despite being a little girl, she's capable to face off against the demonic forces on her own only with sheer determination and The Six medallions in her hand. And while Esther is already quite a tough cookie in the second game with how she manages to toughing up despite the situation she was in, but it's not until the third game that she becomes more courageous in facing the horror around her ([[OlderThanTheyLook although her mind doesn't reflect her appearance]]), thanks to being an ExperiencedProtagonist.

!!Dee / Isabelle

-> ''"GIVE YOURSELF TO US."''

* MadeOfEvil: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. While he is described as "the embodiment of Evil and Sin", his backstory makes him a FallenAngel type of demon.

* CatchPhrase: If the true ending of the second and third games alongside Ruby's own comment is anything to go by, Esther always comforts other people with the phrase "Everything is okay now".

* TheGhost: Esther is only mentioned throughout the first game by Ruby's father with the various tapes you find to complete the story, and [[spoiler:her only physical appearance near the end is an illusion to trap Ruby]]. {{Averted|Trope}} in the later games, where she is TheProtagonist of the whole series.

* HeroProtagonist: While Ruby is the TheProtagonist of the first game, Esther's the closest thing to a heroic character of the overall series.

* ItsAllMyFault: Unsurprisingly, Esther feels guilty for giving away Mr. Hopp to Ruby and having her life ruined by him after she heard her story in the third game, [[spoiler:which comes to a head in the climax where Ruby is practically calling her out for it.]]

* BadassInDistress: The third game reveals that Esther has been imprisoned in the underworld after passing away and Ruby, who so happens to be dragged into it, has to break her free.

* ThePowerOfHate: [[spoiler:Combined with ThePowerOfLove, this is likely another factor that trigger Esther's ascended transformation after she witness the Entity hurting Ruby.]]

* BadassAdorable: Despite being a little girl, she's capable to face off against the demonic forces only with sheer determination and The Six medallions in her hand. And while Esther is already quite a tough cookie in the second game with how she manages to toughing up despite the situation she was in, but it's not until the third game that she becomes more courageous in facing the horror around her ([[OlderThanTheyLook although her mind doesn't reflect her appearance]]), thanks to being an ExperiencedProtagonist.

* {{Foil}}: She could be seen as this to Esther, which helps that both of them are orphans. While Esther is genuinely a NiceGirl who wouldn't hesitate to be blunt when pushed enough, Isabelle's friendly nature comes across as a facade to cover her true villainous nature. This is taken further when Esther gains her ascended form, as her white clothing reflects Isabelle's black clothing.

* MacGuffinGuardian: They serve as this in the second game's special stages, where one of them secures each of The Six medallions from Esther.

* BadassAdorable: She's already quite a tough cookie in the second game with how she manages to toughing up despite the situation she was in, but it's not until the third game that she becomes more courageous in facing the horror around her ([[OlderThanTheyLook although her mind doesn't reflect her appearance]]), thanks to being an ExperiencedProtagonist.

* TheHero: While Ruby is the TheProtagonist of the first game, Esther's the closest thing to a heroic character of the overall series.

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: In theory, Esther is essentially a ghostly soul in the third game, but she doesn't appear like one. It's likely justified given [[{{Hell}} the place she currently trapped at]].

* WalkingSpoiler: With how Esther is ''heavily'' integral to the series' lore, it's hard to talk about the storyline within each games without mentioning her involvement in some way.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu:
** If the Entity is the game's equivalent of the Devil, then her effort to destroy him with "the six" medallions at the true ending route of the second game could be seen as this. Unlike most examples though, this doesn't last very long.
** [[spoiler: She does this again in the third game. But this time, she finishes him off for good and takes over his place as the new ruler of the underworld.]]