List of The Kingdom Keepers characters

This is a list of characters from The Kingdom Keepers, a series of children's novels by Ridley Pearson.

Characters The Kingdom Keepers Five teens have been chosen to serve as holographic guide models for Disney Host Interactive (DHI) at Walt Disney World. A glitch in the technology transports the kids to the Parks in their holographic forms. This turns out to be a ruse by Wayne Kresky, a Disney Imagineer, to choose a team of children with a balanced set of skills to battle the Overtakers. The Kingdom Keepers embark on quests to prevent any evil from destroying Disney. Their struggle against the Overtakers is legendary inside and outside the Park to characters and humans, although the humans think their battles are performances. In DHI form, the Keepers can go "all clear" (become pure hologram) to bypass obstacles; fear makes them more material, and vulnerable to harm. Version 2.0 eliminated the problem, but it was withdrawn in "The Insider" because the Imagineers feared that the military would try to use it. How each Keeper goes "all clear" is unique; Finn pictures exiting a dark tunnel (which he teaches the others to do, and does to awake as his hologram), while Willa, Philby, and Charlene (in "The Insider") focus on the one they love. Lawrence Finnegan "Finn" Whitman: Finn Whitman is the leader of the DHI's (the Keepers). He is not sure why he is the chosen leader and sees himself as an equal to the other DHI's. As the series progresses, Finn realizes it is his responsibility to lead. Physically, Finn is an average middle school boy. He has brown hair, green eyes, is slim, and is about 5 ft 4in tall. He loves Amanda and is very protective of her. He is very brave and confident. He has a little sister, a mother, and a father. He seems to be a bit intimidated by his father, Donald Whitman. In "Disney in Shadow", his mom decides to help them with the teams' endeavors. Whenever the Keepers need a plan, they always seem to turn to Finn. Crossing over at night into Disney World changes the Keepers to part hologram and part human. Finn is the only Keeper who can become a full hologram for a long amount of time, and while he is awake. Ironically, this makes him think of himself as part Fairly. Finn has a balance of courage, smarts, athleticism, and control over his DHI powers. All the Keepers are fond of him because of his protectiveness, but Finn's morals changed from "Dark Passage" onward, probably due to an electrical shock he received in DHI form. His anger overrides his better judgement, leaving him willing to kill the Overtakers, who have no qualms about doing so themselves. He fatally ripped a hole in Maleficent, tried killing Tia Dalma, and nearly strangled Cruella De Vil. Charlene Turner: Charlene has blonde hair, blue eyes, and described as overall "beautiful". She appears scared of anything under the sun, especially Maleficent. She was chosen to be a DHI because "She has the look of the typical American Girl Teenager". Her strengths are athleticisms and gymnastics; this proves useful for stealth. She is a cheerleader, dancer, track runner, and champion gymnast. She is an important contribution to the team, often being used as a decoy. She can solve tough situations and has referred to herself as a "Scrabble wiz". In "Disney After Dark" she is very soft-spoken and quiet. She is given the nickname "Charlie" by Finn in "Disney at Dawn". In "Power Play", she is put under a spell by the Evil Queen, to gather information on the Keepers. Her feelings for Finn are much more obvious, but one-sided. In "Shell Game", she kisses Finn in order to get over her feelings. In "Shell Game" and "Dark Passage", she begins to develop feelings for Maybeck; this proves to be a good thing as Maybeck was put in Sleeping Beauty Syndrome by the Queen and needed true love's kiss to be awakened. During the time skip between "Dark Passage" and "The Insider", Charlene had become quite a popular actress thanks to her good looks (having appeared on Good Luck Charlie often), but she does not let the fame go to her head. In "The Syndrome", it is revealed that she now shares an apartment with a famous actress, who she told all about her adventures. Terrance Maybeck (Donnie or Terry): Maybeck is an African American boy who is fiercely proud of his heritage, often believing others think poorly of it; he is also a Baptist. He lives with his Aunt "Jelly", who tends to swear and looks older than his age as he is about a head taller than everyone else. He believes many girls are attracted to him. He is skeptical about almost everything in Jez's diary and is the first Kingdom Keeper to disagree with Finn (though he does follow through with Finn's orders). Donnie is his stage name. Maybeck loves his Aunt Jelly and hates anyone who hurts his friends and family. He is strong, as seen when he held Scar's puppet head for a long time and when he crushed an OTK with a chair. His strength makes him a great asset to the Keepers. In "Dark Passage", Maybeck falls into a coma due to a lightning strike caused by Maleficent; he was able to will himself awake after his DHI form was informed about this by Finn. When the Evil Queen puts him in "The Syndrome", Charlene awakens him with true love's kiss. They remained a couple throughout the time skip between "Dark Passage" and "The Insider". Despite Charlene's acting career keeping them separated often, the narration says Maybeck is in agony for not being able to be with her. Charlene is the only person who makes Maybeck break his emotional mask. Isabella Angelo (Willa): Willa is sweet, geeky, smart, and brave. She is described as either Native American or Asian since in "Disney After Dark" she was seen running on the cover and her skin was dark. She does archery, climbing, and swimming, which, along with her skills of understanding language and clues, is useful to the team. Her mother is very protective of her, to the point of threatening Finn (who she told her mother to go to before anyone else) to get her out of "The Syndrome". She likes Philby (a reciprocated feeling both are not able to express in the first five books) and both are the most technically smart of the Keepers. She does not trust Storey Ming; in "The Insider" this is good intuition, since Storey is possessed by Ursula. Willa trusts Finn with secrets, and they are paired in "Shell Game". To wake Philby from Sleeping Beauty Syndrome, Willa kissed him; since then, they have officially become a couple. Their relationship is an odd one; Philby "says what she wants to hear at the wrong time(s)". In "The Insider", Willa doubts herself since she is not like most girls her age, though still becomes a strong girl. Dell Philby: Known as "Philby", he is intelligent and knowledgeable about technology. Finn thinks of him as a know-it-all who does not get into face about it. He is mildly seen as second-in-command, and he is the guy to go to for information about every inch of the Parks. He is great at climbing and is well liked by the girls at his school although he could not care less about them. His first name is mentioned by his mother in "Power Play", and also appears in the "Keeper Profiles" on KKO. Philby has red hair and, having spent some of his childhood in England, a British accent. His mother, Gladis, is paranoid about his safety. He also has a crush on Willa and is jealous that she and Maybeck are together in most of the Kingdom Keeper missions. He seems to set himself apart from the other Keepers in "Shell Game", thinking he is smarter than everyone. His ego shrinks after he is told off by Finn. At the end of "Dark Passage", he and Willa officially become a couple, following true love's kiss to awaken him from "The Syndrome". In "The Insider", Philby is the most disappointed of the Keepers with missing graduation because he was one of the three top students and would be giving a speech. He is also paranoid about the Imagineers keeping tabs on them. At the end of "The Insider", Philby convinces Finn to join the rest of the Keepers in looking into the meaning of Jess's latest drawing, and what connection it may have to Wayne's final message.

Fairlies A pun on "fairly human", each Fairly has one supernatural talent. The government rounds up the Fairlies and imprisons them in a facility in Baltimore, Maryland to study their powers and replicate them for military purposes. Amanda and Jess, on the run from the facility for years, are now protected by Disney. Some of the novels explain that they have changed their appearance or are using nicknames. In "The Syndrome", their powers are shown to have evolved. Amanda Lockhart: A girl of the same age who helps Finn locate the other four DHIs in their real-life aspects; she seems to have a few secrets of her own. She is very good with people and is interested in Finn. Amanda is very strong with a good head on her shoulders. She is occasionally sarcastic, but in a funny and charming way. She is described as having "exotic eyes, a deep, natural, tan, and freckles on her cheeks". She is about an inch taller than Finn. She is considered an honorary Keeper, and in "Disney in Shadow" even becomes a DHI. Amanda's power is to push things; this is retained in her DHI state. She can levitate small objects and push things away from her even if they are not near her. She tells Finn that this leaks into her relationships and that she naturally "pushes" people away. Finn tells her he is like a yo-yo, and that he will keep coming back. Amanda is in love with Finn but wonders about what their relationship is through the last four books of the series. In "Power Play", Finn kisses her (partly due to a spell by the Evil Queen), but she does not fight him off. In "Shell Game", she and Finn get into an argument before Finn goes on the Cruise Ship, so she is confused whether they are together or not. When Finn runs to jump off the ship with Willa, he sees Amanda's DHI and thinks about how he loves her. In "The Insider", they attend Senior prom together, but unlike the other couples, they try to keep a sliver of distance between them while dancing. In "The Insider", Jess notes that Amanda hates being called "Mandy", unless it is by Finn. Amanda and Jess have also gotten scholarships, courtesy of the Keepers' hard work for Disney. In "The Syndrome", Amanda's strong love and desire to protect Finn allowed her powers to evolve, granting her telekinesis both properties of magnetism - repel and attract; she also no longer needs both her hands to direct the blast.