Dragon Half
Character Guide Volume 1
Characters listed in order of appearance.
(PC == Prime Characteristics.)
Mink
The heroine. A young half-girl, half-kaiser dragon, that is out in
search of adventure, and a potion that will turn her permanently human.
She is enamoured with Dick Saucer, a pop-idol singer and dragon-slayer.
Mink is a very good fighter with a sword, her fists, and her tail (she
also occasionally breathes fire.) She and her companions (Rufa and Pia)
will usually eat whatever enemy attacks them. Her prime foes are
Princess Vena, Siva, The Great Demon Lord, and Dick Saucer. Mink is
basically a sweet, honest girl.
PC: Skimpy clothing, long red hair, a dragon tail, and (occasionally)
small wings at her shoulder blades. She starts out with only one horn
on each side of her head, right around her temples.
Waga
An assassin sent by Siva to kill Rouce and Mink. Has eyestalks that
shoot from his chest. Dies, and is not seen again.
Rufa
Rufa is a magic-using elf. But not a very good one. She is the main
comic relief, and is very sexually active without caring much about who
her partner is (she'd like to play with Mink, but Mink isn't interested.
Otherwise, she will target strong, athletic, rich, young men.) She is
shown once or twice to be an incredible masochist for physical pain.
When she finds a lightning wand, we discover just how bad her aim really
is. She is usually well-meaning, but has a cruel streak, and absolutely
no tact. Rufa's prime foes are herself, and Mappy.
PC: Shoulder-length blond hair, skimpy leather armor, and long pointy
ears. Constantly seen either running from danger or tormenting Pia.
Pia
A young boy that goes everywhere with Rufa and Mink. He is training to
be a fighter, but is rarely shown actually using his sword. Pia would
love nothing more than to go romping with Mappy (his pet mouse) and
Mink. ("Romping" includes slaying big, terrible monsters.) Pia's prime
foe is Rufa.
PC: Blue armor, brown hair held in a long pony-tail, and (later) a
space-age helmet. Note that in Volume 7, Pia turns out to really be a
girl. She becomes absolutely stunning in only two years.
Rouce
Mink's human father. Rouce was once a master swordsman, then got
married to Mana. Now, he is a lecherous middle-aged man, and the
constant target of Mana's fury. He will hit on any attractive female,
even when his wife is watching. This is one of the many reasons why he
and Mana are constantly fighting. Rouce is also a coward. He hates
getting into combat, but is still very loyal to his wife and daughter
when they really need him. Rouce's prime foes are himself and Mana.
PC: Short, wavy black hair, moustache, well-dressed, and either battered
and bruised by Mana, or sticking his leering face into some woman's
breasts.
Mana
Mink's Kaiser Dragon mother. Little mention is made as to exactly what
sets kaiser dragons apart from normal dragons, other than they can
shape-change into human form (at least, Mana does) and that they are
much stronger than other kinds of dragons. Mana is very concerned about
Mink's welfare, and would rather that Mink not try killing the Great
Demon Lord all by herself. (A kaiser dragon village is shown later on,
but none of the dragons ever take human form at that time.) Mana's
prime foe is Rouce.
PC: Either appears as a big dragon (especially when breathing flame on
Rouce,) or as a slim woman with long blond hair, and webbed ears.
Siva
Although Siva's picture appears early on, Siva himself doesn't. Siva is
the main king in this region, and has a crush on Mana. He is constantly
spying on Mana and Rouce, and seems to automatically hate Mink. When in
his castle, Siva loves pulling on cords and dropping concrete blocks on
people's heads. He is very hateful and vindictive, but also rather
incompetent. His prime foes are Mink, and Mink's friends and
companions. And his daughter.
PC: Short, fat, with a pentagram engraved on his forehead.
The Temple Girl Twins
AKA the Temple Women. Two identical young women employed by Siva to
keep the castle clean. They also act as Vena's handmaids, and
chorusline.
PC: Turbans, long black hair, and identical faces. Usually looking
demur and happy with whatever they're doing, unless they are squabbling
with each other.
Dick Saucer
First appears on TV, then on magazine covers. He is a very popular teen
idol, and is rather vain. A very good fighter who hates dragons (his
parents were killed by a kaiser dragon named Titan.) He sings, and
performs in commercials for Lightning Chocolate. His first commission
from Siva is to kill Mink. Saucer can not accept the fact that Mink is
a dragon-half, which is why Mink wants to become human. He falls in
love with Lora.
PC: Long, flowing blond hair, terrific body, and fancy cloth armor. And
various fans asking for his autograph.
Rozario
Techno-wizard that works for Siva, occasionally as an advisor. He comes
up with many plans and devices that almost always back-fire on him
through sheer incompetence. Otherwise, they backfire through plain bad
luck. His first attempt to capture Mink includes putting two Dick
Saucer rock concert tickets on the end of a fish line, and hiding behind
a bush. When Mink refuses to pick the tickets up, he resorts to
shooting her with a knock-out dart from a blowgun.
PC: Embroidered black wizard's robe and hood. Often has concrete blocks
fall on him.
Perfect Princess Vena
Vena is also a half-human, on her father's side. Her father is Siva, and
she acts just as spoiled and emperious as one might expect. She is very
attractive, and loves skimpy clothing with an S&M flair. Her mother is
Venus, a slime. When hit hard enough, Vena will revert to a slime, and
needs to cast a spell on herself to turn human again. She is a magic
user, and usually fails in her plans simply because Mink is stronger
than she is. Vena's prime foe is Mink. She first meets Mink when Mink
is trying to get into a Dick Saucer concert with forged tickets given to
her by Siva. When Vena tries to eject Mink, Mink destroys Vena's earth
golem. From there, the conflict escalates to all-out war. She gets a
sword through her chest, and claims that it'll take more than that to
kill her.
PC: Long, fluffy hair, skimpy armor, and usually announces herself as
"Perfect Princess Vena." Always attacks Mink.
Zug
Cyclops lizard with spikes for arms. Another of Siva's assassins, that
dies when it thinks one of Vena's assassin's is actually Mink. Both
assassins become supper for Mink and friends.
Venus
A slime. Slimes, in this case are Hershey Kisses with eyes. When he was
a young man, Siva happened across a family of slimes, and promised to
turn one (Venus) human with "Vido Potion." (When Mink hears of this
Vido Potion, she tries to track it down, so that she can become human,
and have a happy life with Saucer.) After Venus became human, she
married Siva, and they had one baby-- a slime named Vena. Shortly
afterwards, Venus died. (Note that later on, the Vido Potion becomes
the "Pido Potion".)
Mario
Pia's father; a dwarve that is prone to fainting spells when told
bad news, or bad jokes.
PC: Short, squat, with a moustache and spiked helmet.
Peach
Pia's mother, difficult to say what race, but probably human. Also
subject to fainting spells (when they first appear, Mario and Peach are
keeping track to see who faints the most.) PC: Willowy, dark-short
haired woman with a headband, and dewy-moist eyes.
Link
Rufa's elven father. Just as magically incompetent as his daughter. We
never see his wife, but he does appear later with a willowy girlfriend.
PC: Pointy ears, long blond hair, and a perpetually confused look on his
face.
Dama Ramu
An increasingly unlucky warrior. He first appears as a strapping human
hulk riding Rashii (AKA "Lassie", a winged fish-dragon.) Each time he
gets defeated, he gets parts of his body replaced with sheet metal. In
his latest appearance in Dragon magazine, he is just a head, with tiny
metal feet, and a cuisinart blade on the top of his skull.
PC: Massive stupidity, and a square chin.
Horned innkeeper
A shape-changing monster that runs an inn to feed himself. Name does
not seem to be given. When defeated, he gives Mink a chest that
contains a lightning wand that Rufa takes. He dies when, instead of
saying that Mink is cute, he calls her a monster. Does not appear
again.
Hydra Dragon
Vena's three-headed dragon assassin. Is killed when it becomes hungry
and mistakes Saucer for supper.
Starman
Wizard-hermit that tells Mink about the Great Demon Lord, Azatodeth.
Doesn't appear later. Has a star on his forehead, and ragged robes. To
help Mink locate Azatodeth's island, Starman gives her Mappy.
Mappy
A mouse that can find the Demon King's island. Mappy looks more like a
gerbil with a poodle-tail, and can transform itself into a 8-foot tall
giant were-gerbil with huge fangs and teeth when Pia is threatened. Pia
has claimed Mappy as a pet, and they are very happy together. Prime
foes are Rufa, and over-sized cats.
Azatodeth
The Great Demon Lord. He loves killing people, and ordering his troops
of monsters around. He is usually shown only as an illustration as
people talk about his crimes against them. Has at least three sons, and
a lover that lives in a maze of underground caves. No known prime foes.
PC: He's pretty easy to recognize. Has three eyes.
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