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| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| Milo | Milo is a bored boy who goes on a trip through a phantom tollbooth. Read More |
| Tock | Tock is a watchdog who becomes Milo's companion on his adventures. Read More |
| Humbug | The Humbug is a giant bug dressed like a gentleman with a booming voice. Read More |
| King Azaz | Brother of the Mathemagician, King Azaz the Unabridged is the king of Dictionopolis, the city of words. Read More |
| Mathemagician | Brother of King Azaz, the Mathemagician is the ruler of Digitopolis, the city of numbers. Read More |
| Rhyme | Princess Sweet Rhyme is banned by her two brothers and then rescued from the Castle in the Air by Milo. Read More |
| Reason | Princess Pure Reason is banned by her two brothers and then rescued from the Castle in the Air by Milo. Read More |
| Alec Bings | Alec Bings is a boy who is able to see through things. Milo meets him when he stops at the scenic Point of View after leaving Dictionopolis. |
| Canby | Canby is a man who is confused about his own identity. Milo meets him on the Island of Conclusions and tries to help him determine who he is, and Canby, in turn, tells him how to get off the island. |
| Chroma the Great | Chroma the Great is the conductor of color, who leads the symphony that is responsible for all the colors in the world. Milo meets him in the Forest of Sight. |
| Count of Connotation | The Count of Connotation is one of King Azaz's advisers, whom Milo meets in Dictionopolis. |
| Demon of Insincerity | The Demon of Insincerity is a small, furry creature that lives in the Mountains of Ignorance and tells Milo to run to escape the Terrible Trivium, another demon. He admits that "bad advice is [his] specialty" after Milo and his companions fall into a deep pit. |
| Dr. Dischord | Kakofonous A. Dischord, Doctor of Dissonance, specializes in noises of all kinds. Milo meets him traveling through the countryside. |
| Dodecahedron | A figure constructed from lines and angles with twelve faces with all different expressions, the Dodecahedron leads Milo into Digitopolis. |
| Duke of Definition | The Duke of Definition is one of King Azaz's advisers, whom Milo meets in Dictionopolis. |
| DYNNE | The DYNNE is Dr. Dischord's assistant, and a collector of unpleasant noises. |
| Earl of Essence | The Earl of Essence is one of King Azaz's advisers, whom Milo meets in Dictionopolis. |
| Everpresent Wordsnatcher | The Everpresent Wordsnatcher is a large, dirty bird that takes words out of people's mouths. Milo meets him in the Mountains of Ignorance |
| Faintly Macabre | Faintly Macabre is a "which" who has been imprisoned by King Azaz. She tells Milo about the banishment of Rhyme and Reason. |
| Gelatinous Giant | The Gelatinous Giant is a shapeless giant who takes the form of his surroundings. He is one of the demons Milo encounters in the Mountains of Ignorance. |
| Lethargarians | The Lethargarians are tiny creatures who maintain busy schedules of doing nothing. Milo encounters them while traveling through the Doldrums. |
| Minister of Meaning | The Minister of Meaning is one of King Azaz's advisers, whom Milo meets in Dictionopolis. |
| Officer Shrift | A wide, short, police officer who is very forgetful, Officer Shrift arrests Milo and imprisons him in Dictionopolis. |
| Senses Taker | The Senses Taker sits in front of the Castle of Air and tries to stall Milo by asking endless questions. |
| Soundkeeper | The Soundkeeper is a ruler who lives in Silent Valley and keeps sounds locked up. Milo helps the people of the valley attack her fortress to get sounds back. |
| Spelling Bee | The Spelling Bee is a giant bee who speaks and spells words. Milo meets him in the market place in Dictionopolis and watches as he gets into a fight with the Humbug. |
| Terrible Trivium | The Terrible Trivium is a demon with no face who assigns meaningless tasks to Milo when he meets him in the Mountains of Ignorance. |
| Undersecretary of Understanding | The Undersecretary of Understanding is one of King Azaz's advisers, whom Milo meets in Dictionopolis. |
| Whether Man | The Whether Man is the first person Milo meets in the Lands Beyond. He repeats everything three times. |
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