Unnamed and unused characters
This page lists various characters that have appeared in the series or have been revealed through other means but do not currently appear in any of the ENA episodes, do not have names, or have not been properly introduced or named.
Shadow people
They appear briefly in Extinction Party before Ena talks to Robert. They are slender black figures outlined in red, with two small red eyes. Five of them are seen sitting on tables along a wall in the Maze in between two portals.
It should be noted that their appearance is very similar to that of the "Hollow Guys" that appear in Deadline, another animation by Joel Guerra.[1]
Mirror painting character
An unused character originally set to appear in Temptation Stairway. They were to appear as an interaction character in the Mannequin Expanse, though they were replaced by Mariya and Gabo instead. Their concept artwork was first publicly revealed during a Twitch stream showcasing other concept artwork and behind-the-scenes content of Temptation Stairway.
They are an entity emerging from a jagged frame containing a mirror or painting, with their head and part of their torso sticking out. They wear a robe with droopy sleeves and a headpiece with a veil or long hair. They have a triangular mouth and eyes forming a sad expression. Their round head also resembles that of a Mannequin.
Dream BBQ characters
Before the release of Dream BBQ, several new characters were revealed, giving a glimpse at the characters Ena will meet in the game, though the majority of them have currently unknown names.
Dream BBQ chapter 1
When Ena falls into the river at The Core, a cutscene shows her falling down in the Lost Village. During this fall she is surrounded by unnamed identical entities. They are black and white in color. They have a round and fluffy black body, a white pair of bird wings, a white head resembling a knight helmet, and three fern looking white tails. Four white icons on their body show a daisy, two roses, and a fern. Those entities where first shown in the second Dream BBQ trailer in a setting very similar to the cutscene they appear in. In the featured clip, one of those entities seems to stop by to look at Ena, which does not happen in the game.
A bird-like entity from the cutscene.
The same entity as shown in the second trailer.
Dream BBQ first trailer
New characters were first revealed in the trailer for Dream BBQ that revealed it would be a game as well as an animation. Their appearances are as follows:
- A figure made up of dark blue business attire such as a lounge suit, pants, a black belt, and a blue tie with a white undershirt. From where their hands and head would be emits a purple glow where small birds emerge.
- Two small figures that appear to be associated with Taski Maiden. Their bodies are gray and tan with red eyes and mouths. The gray and tan segments of their bodies are segmented and separated around their bodies. They also appear alongside Taski Maiden in two pieces of released concept art, one of which shows them carried by her in an aguayo.
- A humanoid character with pale white skin. His head was shown in the Dream BBQ trailer (which is shown to be separate from his body), showing features such as his black eyes with white dot irises, purple hair, blue cheeks and lips, and green gums. In released concept art where he is seen alongside Ena, his outfit is shown to be mainly red, wearing a baggy shirt and pants with a red hat and a black and green veil. He also has green wraps on his limbs and has blue shoes. He is implied to be somewhat sinister or play an antagonistic role. In an ENA Day 2022 Twitch stream, he is simply referred to through the alias "Clown" and more concept art of him was shown. It was also stated that the main goal of his design is to disturb the player. He later appeared at the bottom of a promotional email for Joelgc.com, depicting him as a 3D model, contrasting with his 2D appearance in the Dream BBQ game trailer.
- He greatly resembles a kuroko, a stagehand in kabuki theater.
- He also bears resemblance to a minor character from the film Pastoral: To Die in the Country. Both characters wear similar makeup and hop around on one leg.
Photos including the new characters shown in the trailer.
Concept art of the character nicknamed "Clown".
Art of "Clown" appearing in the Joelgc.com promotional email.
Concept art characters
Four previously unseen characters were also revealed on Joel's Instagram.[2] Their appearances are as follows:
- A gray statue-esque character resembling a feminine kappa. They wear an aqua-colored wimple around their head. Atop their head is a platform weighed by two spherical weights on chains on each side. Above the character is a stylized cloud pouring rain onto the platform.
- It appears to play off of the fact that kappas of Japanese mythology are often depicted with depressions on their heads that contain water.
- A scarecrow character mounted atop a red pole. They wear a sailor fuku and have swaying blue hair. Their face has one yellow eye and a black knife lodged into their left eye. They also have a triangular nose and a stitched mouth. Another red pole sticks out of the ends of their straw-filled sleeves, keeping their arms spread out.
- They appear to be based on a scarecrow appearing in the film Pastoral: To Die in the Country. Both wear the same outfit, are perched on a red pole, and have a black knife stuck in their heads.
ENA Day 2022 stream characters
More unnamed characters were also revealed during a Twitch stream held on ENA Day 2022.
- The first character resembles a large white head lying upon a beige pedestal. They have shamrock green eyes with black eyebrows and yellow markings around their eyes. They also sport a pink nose with tan whisker pads, overall making their snout resemble that of a cat. Their mouth consists of a wide grin with triangular teeth. They also sport a headpiece with a gray and black base (with a yellow U-shape on the gray section), brown and yellow drapes, a yellow crest with a brown base and gray spikes, and a tan face-like band wrapping around the crest and base.
- They appear to be based on textile designs from the Paracas culture which often depict similar face-like headpieces and occasional feline-like animals.
- The second character is a humanoid figure wearing pants, a tank top shirt, a headpiece with two drawstrings, and a cloth over their body. On their back they carry a gazelle, which their fingers fuse into to create veiny masses in the gazelle's body. The gazelle's eyes and mouth are both filled with flowers.
- They are later seen in color and with a slightly revised design in the second Dream BBQ trailer while additionally revealing them to be a 3D character. Multiple of this character can be seen in an open landscape, revealing them to have brown sandals, a purple hood, and green bottoms. The gazelle they carry has white flowers within it.
The first unnamed stream character.
The second unnamed stream character.
Dream BBQ second trailer
Many other new characters, alongside previously seen named and unnamed characters, were revealed in the second Dream BBQ trailer.
One portion of the trailer shows various new characters on a multitude of television screen, albeit only their heads are shown:
- A red, spinning head with heavy shading. As they spin, they appear to be constantly looking to the left.
- This character's full appearance was revealed during a YouTube stream on ENA Day 2023, which reveals they are a balloon being held by a cowboy-like character, who is completely gray. A white crosshair also accompanies the two. They are also revealed to be animated by Marco Cárdenas.
- Much like the unnamed samurai-esque character, their appearance is similar to the Spy from LSD. However, as Marco states in the stream that the character was influenced by noir films and other old cowboy media, this may be unintentional.
- Another appearance for this character was revealed upon the release of Dream BBQ Fangamer merchandise, in which the balloon now appears to sport a separate body, sporting two large hands, a pair of legs, and a frilly outfit, all in red. The "body" section appears to be the aforementioned cowboy-like character flashing open their coat, albeit viewed from the back.
- This character's full appearance was revealed during a YouTube stream on ENA Day 2023, which reveals they are a balloon being held by a cowboy-like character, who is completely gray. A white crosshair also accompanies the two. They are also revealed to be animated by Marco Cárdenas.
Additionally, alongside these characters, one outside of the television screens appears. They appear to be made up of a mass of threads, forming into a hollow head with a small jaw and holes for eyes. The top of their head also forms into a steak fork. They are seen inside an odd statue resembling a six-armed frog emerging from a cracked pyramid, with the threads making up their body tying around the statue's arms. The two uppermost arms of the statue are also holding what appear to be cigarettes between their fingers, which some of the winding threads emerge from.
Later in the trailer, another character is seen among clouds. They are humanoid in appearance with orange eyes and flowing brown hair. They cling onto what appears to be a large grill with a grate made of ribs. Many Mannequins are seen rising towards them, which reveals them to be enormous in size.
During the gameplay portion of the trailer, some other new characters are seen:
- Several dancing figures that wear clothing resembling traditional outfits from European countries. There appear to be a male and female variant, with the former having a blue shirt, a green hat, somewhat lighter green lederhosen, black shoes, white socks, and a blonde mustache while the latter has a blue and white outfit with a striped skirt, blonde hair, and a white bonnet hat. Upon being walked into, they burst into small blue clouds.
The red, spinning head with the gray cowboy.
Other characters seen in the second trailer.
ENA Day 2023 stream characters
Even more unnamed characters were revealed during a livestream on ENA Day 2023.
- An abstract creature that is mainly pink and blue in color. Their kneeled legs, torso, and head are all light pink, with formations on their face and neck that resemble a headpiece and cloak, respectively. They also sport two nostrils and an open mouth, which contains a blue rectangle inside as well as an arch pattern of blue circles embedded into their torso. Blue coral-like growths also sprout from the back of their head, and before them are two, large, blue hands.
- A gray head with a clump of snakes for hair. They have a light green mouth and eyes, with the former having several strands, giving it a shattered appearance. They appear to be clearly based on depictions of Medusa from Greek mythology.
- A humanoid character with brown hair, an exposed hairy chest, and a colorful outfit consisting of an orange top with red, yellow, blue, and green streaks. However, most of their figure is obscured in the shot they are revealed in.
Additionally, with the announcement of Fangamer merchandise, several new characters could be seen in the preview merch, specifically in the sticker sheets and shirt preview. These characters would be fully revealed upon the merchandise's release on the Fangamer website on May 2nd, 2023.
- The outline of a short character with either a headdress or a head with a snout and bulging eyes or horns.
- A character with a feminine, human-like head with yellow hair and red eyes. Their head emerges from the front of a large pistol, which sports veiny muscles tied around its handle that also act as legs.
- A red character sporting a green cloak decorated with yellow octothorps. Their face sports a strange pattern made up of black and white dots and lines.
The abstract creature.
The gray Medusa-like character and the humanoid character, along with an Hourglass Dog.
The full triple set of sticker sheets, featuring new characters.
Power of Potluck characters
With the release of Power of Potluck, the majority of unvoiced characters did not have their names revealed, only having names found through other sources (such as Ivy being named through the Power of Potluck soundtrack release). As of now, there are two characters that do not have specified names:
ACT I characters
Several characters of similar appearance emerge from the walls inside a room during the First Act. They resemble crying women with fully blue bodies, having their heads and upper bodies emerge from the wall with their arms and lower bodies still phased through the wall they emerge from. Once Ena interacts with one of them, a second head emerges from the mouth of the main head to talk to her. The second head's eyes are film reels, which emit two projections of red lips that talk to Ena. The track used for the character is named "Flood".
ACT III & IV characters
These two characters begin the Third and Fourth Acts with Ena. They are two 3D skeletons, initially fossilized within the wall they are found in, that have shadowy 2D figures outlined in white overlaying them. One figure resembles a boy, while the other resembles a witch with a wand. The track used for these characters is named "Children".