Here is the character list for Western Animation series, Twipsy:
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The Main Character: Twipsy
Either you love him or hate him, he's so happy to see you!
In the World Exposition of 2000 in Hannover, Germany, Twipsy served as the official mascot for the four-month event. In the series, he is a cybernetic energy being who works as a cyber courier, carrying data packets throughout the cyberspace universe of the Internet.Tropes applying to Twipsy
- Amusing Alien: Although technically an alien from another dimension, Twipsy's interaction with the real world has its moments...
- "So this is the real world, what a mess! And what's that stinky piece of fur in the corner?"
- His first encounter with the weather:
- "Everywhere, it's wet! Yuk! Phuah!"
- Gag Nose: Courtesy of all Cybermessengers including his big blue Honker.
- Keet: He tends to be this at times.
- Non-Standard Character Design: His huge, wavy arm really stands out from the other cybermessengers.
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Ugly Cute: He may look like a rejected Picasso sketch, but with regards to his moon shaped head, big nose and wing-like hand, plus his friendly nature through the series, he's kinda cute.
The Humans
The premise of the series is simple: two worlds collide. It tells about a boy named Nick who accidentally gets transported to the cyberspace through his friend's computer game, where he meets the titular Twipsy, an e-mail courier who's job is to literally speed along the information superhighway with tiny e-mail envelopes and make sure that the mails don't get lost or in the hands of viruses or other malicious programs. Eventually Nick's sister Lissie and his friend Albert manage to get Nick back with the aid of Twipsy, and by combining a printer and a scanner, they create a device that works both as a portal to cyberspace and can bring Twipsy to the real world.
There are two families mentioned throughout the series:
The Walkers
- Stan Walker, the father
- Dr. Walker, the mother, who works as a psychologist from home
- Nick Walker, the 13 year old son, who is interested in sports rather than studying
- Lissie Walker, his 8 year old sister
The Barkhorns
- Mrs. Barkhorn, the mother
- Albert Barkhorn, the 12 year old son, interested in his studies, and especially in science and engineering
- Herbie Barkhorn, his older brother, and a bully towards Albert.
Tropes applying to the Humans
- Old Dog: Champ, the family dog of the Walkers, is said to be in her senior years, and spends most of the series sleeping (snoring and wheezing).
- Child Prodigy: One of the supporting characters, Albert Barkhorn.
- He has managed to rewire a printer to rescue Nick from cyberspace safely, as well as piggy back a scanner to create a portal to cyberspace.
- Power Trio: Twipsy, Nick, and Albert.
The Cyber Beings
Tropes applying to the Cyber Beings
In the other universe, live the strangely coloured cybernetic organisms of various shapes and sizes - from the superfast cyber couriers (or aptly named "Cybermessengers") - Twipsy's own species, as well as some noxious nuisances and villains (data thieves who chase said cyber couriers for precious data), and even robotic organisms with many jobs (building websites to cleaning up data highways).- Barbaric Bully: The infamous beast, the Data Eater, who chases innocent cyber couriers for precious data packets (in which he steals and eats them)
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Data Eater, at least to the cybermessengers.
- Non-Standard Character Design: Twipsy and the other cyber couriers resemble cubist portraits
- The Bully: Ga-Zonk.
- Drill Sergeant Nasty: General Blitzo, the sergeant in "Bad Advice".
- Karma Houdini: Ga-Zonk and Mosey Dosey Dough.
- Karma Houdini Warranty: Mosey did once get arrested in an episode.
- Lazy Bum: Mosey Dosey Dough. Exaggerated by the fact he wants to be fired from his job because of this trope.
- The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: Mosey Dosey Dough has a job as a cybermessenger, yet he prefers to slack off all the time.
- Speaking Simlish: The Goobish language that the cybermessengers speak is just gibberish.
- Vocal Evolution: In "How it Happened", Mort-Ray speaks with a very flamboyant voice. Beginning with "Chess Rules!", he speaks with a drastically different voice.
