Franz
With his boyish good looks, he is the spitting image of every girl's ideal "Prince Charming". A skilled athlete, good-looking, and the Prince of Silverland, Franz has it all.
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Dojiemon
Usually towering over his companions with his bulky frame, you can usually spot him by his large round nose and even larger round belly.
Tako
With his completely bald head, round, beady eyes' and small "O-shaped" snout, Tako is the spitting image of his namesake - the Japanese word for "octopus" (tako). Besides his face, he is sometimes depicted as having octopus legs threaded through his sleeves instead of his hands.
Yottsun
Squarely in the "don't blink or you'll miss him" category of Tezuka's supporting characters, Yottsun and his wife Mittsun are a husband-and-wife duo who specialize in fading into the background.
Nonki Megane
Nonki Megane is a career minor role player, usually cast as "one of the sailors/soldiers/staff members" or someone else's assistant. Assumed to be based on Yutaka Aso, one of manga's pioneers and creator of a popular strip known as Nonki na Tousan (1923) ['Easygoing Daddy'], his own easy-going demeanour as a well-intentioned bumbler seem a good match.
Magoo
Despite being named after a well-known "nearsighted-bumbling-fool" American cartoon character, Magoo's elderly appearance usually brings a sense of stability and a sort of "wisdom that comes with age" authority to his roles.
Ben
Noble and heroic, Ben comes from the pantheon of Tezuka animal heroes, such as Dan, the tiger and titular character from Brave Dan (1962) and Don, another canine hero who appears in the Lion Books chapter "Muse and Don" (1972).
