List of characters in American McGee's Alice

List of characters in American McGee's Alice

This is a list of fictional characters appearing in the video game "American McGee's Alice", and its companion casebook. The game's characters are generally based on the inhabitants of Lewis Carroll's original novels, but they do not demonstrate the same identities. Many of them are warped incarnations of their conventional selves.

Main characters

Alice

* Voice: Susie Brann

Alice has grown up since her last adventures in Wonderland. She is now an older, dark-brown haired young woman with emerald green eyes. At a young age, following her second adventure, she was orphaned when her parents were burned alive in an accidental fire caused by her cat Dinah. Others say the black kitten featured in her second adventure had done the deed. Afterwards, she fell into a catatonic state, and was condemned to Rutledge Asylum for treatment. There she remained for roughly 10 years (as alluded to in the game's complementary casebook), faced with her own survivor's guilt, and mistreatment by other patients at Rutledge. One night the White Rabbit comes to her, and tells her she must return to Wonderland to undo the wicked deformities brought on by the dictatorship of the malevolent Queen of Hearts. It is revealed later that by overthrowing the Queen of Hearts, Alice will not only save Wonderland, but her own sanity as well. This is evident when, in the aftermath of her victory, Wonderland and its inhabitants can be seen reverting to their original forms, and Alice leaving the sunny gates of Rutledge Asylum accompanied by her cat and carrying a packed suitcase.

The Queen of Hearts

* Voice: Anni Long

The insane, murderous dictator who rules over Wonderland without mercy, she is feared by all except Alice and the rebels. Her demise has multiple consequences as the story unfolds, first acknowledging only that she must die in order to restore Wonderland, and then that Alice's sanity in reality would be restored by doing so. It isn't revealed until the final battle (although the Cheshire Cat did try to make this clear until he was killed by the Queen) that the Queen of Hearts is actually the embodiment of Alice's insanity, being the very incarnation of Alice's guilt, anger, regression, and all feelings negative, and she clearly wants to keep things the way they are. The Queen of Hearts awaits Alice upon her throne, where her body is revealed to be comprised mainly of tentacles; tentacles for arms, legs, and even hair. Preparing for the showdown she recites her infamous line, "Off with her head," as her face slides off and she becomes a hovering and telepathic entity. When she is defeated, a force drags the Queen by a tentacle connecting the back of her body to her throne, where she is pulled back until she disappears into a space in the seat. Shortly after, an abomination's head emerges from the throne, finally exposing the truth that she is a product of Alice's wrath. Despite the Queen's word that Alice will never win and will only die trying, Alice shows no fear in backing down, and is then pitted against the true Queen of Hearts, a horrific monster. Alice defeats the Queen of Hearts and in the aftermath of her victory, Wonderland and its inhabitants are reverted to their original forms, and Alice is shown standing at the sunny gates of Rutledge Asylum accompanied by a cat (presumably Dinah), holding a packed suitcase.

The Queen of Hearts is erroneously referred to as the Red Queen on the back of the "American McGee's Alice" boxart, as well as in the title of her theme on the game's soundtrack ("Battle With the Red Queen"). This mistake however, is not the first time in the franchise's history that the Queen of Hearts and the Red Queen have been attributed as the same character.

Allies

The White Rabbit

* Voice: Andrew Chaikin

The White Rabbit is responsible for returning Alice to Wonderland. He is first seen as Alice's soft toy, then becomes something that looks vaguely like the John Tenniel illustration, only more shriveled and corpse-like. One characteristic of the White Rabbit that has not changed is his constant effort of punctuality, and he still always seems to be two steps ahead of Alice. When Alice is chasing him in the Village of the Doomed, he shrinks and goes through a hole. Alice follows him by shrinking herself with a hand-made potion shortly after. They meet again later in the Wonderland Woods, where he tells her to find Caterpillar. Later, he is killed by the Mad Hatter after being crushed flat under the Hatter's foot. Like all other characters murdered throughout the story, the White Rabbit is restored when Alice regains her sanity, following the death of the Queen of Hearts. Like a lot of the characters, the White Rabbit seems to be the Wonderland equivalent of Alice's doctor at Rutledge Asylum.

The Cheshire Cat

* Voice: Roger Jackson

The Cheshire Cat is Alice's main ally and principal companion in Wonderland. He often speaks in riddles and gives cryptic and sometimes nonsensical advice. He has an emaciated, almost skeletal appearance, wears an earring, and appears to have grinning undergrown incisors. The player can summon the Cheshire Cat at almost any time in the game by pressing a key, but his help is limited to repeating one of his short supply of phrases. He is decapitated on the Queen of Hearts's orders as he was about to reveal Alice some information, but, confusingly, can still be summoned afterwards.

The Gnome Elder

* Voice: Unknown

The Gnome Elder in the Village of the Doomed remains unscathed by the Queen of Hearts' tyranny. Early in Alice's adventure in Wonderland, she must seek the elder in an effort to learn his knowledge of becoming "very small" so that she may continue pursuing the White Rabbit. The elder will agree to help her, but only so long as she can free his companions, and gather the ingredients for a special "drink me" potion. The elder sends Alice through a school of insane children in the Fortress of Doors to obtain the "Book of Bizarre Things", from which he can assess what ingredients Alice's potion should be made from. These ingredients will include poppy blooms and a lolly pop. With these the elder fabricates a potion for Alice to drink once she reaches the end of the school, allowing her to pursue the White Rabbit to the Vale of Tears.

The Mock Turtle

* Voice: Unknown

The Mock Turtle is as tearful as ever, with somewhat of a geeky-sounding voice and briefs under his shell. His shell was taken by the Duchess. Upon meeting with him, Alice finds he has managed to stay on her side of the battle with the Queen of Hearts. The Mock Turtle is running for his life from the The Duchess, as she wants to use him for a pot of mock turtle soup. He is willing to help Alice, first demanding a favor that Alice confiscate his shell from the Duchess. The confrontation with the bloodthirsty Duchess leads to a face off where, in conclusion of her death, Alice is rewarded with a magic turtle shell that allows her to stay submerged in the waters of the Vale of Tears and beyond. The Mock Turtle also guides Alice through the underwater works that bridge the Vale of Tears and the Wonderland Woods.

Bill McGill

* Voice: Unknown

Bill McGill remains the same chimney-cleaning lizard (although his appearance now is more chameleon-like) who distressed Alice during her first adventure in Wonderland; he is now seen wearing a toolbelt, cap and waistcoat. Alice meets him outside of his house in the Vale of Tears, his house having been taken over by the Duchess, whom Alice must face in order to retrieve the Mock Turtle's shell. He has a cynical outlook on life and repeatedly asks Alice for brandy. He volunteers to help Alice retrieve the shell, but as soon as the front door of the house opens and sucks Alice inside with a powerful gust of wind, Bill runs away screaming. After the Duchess's death, Bill and the Mock Turtle enter, Bill claiming he will have some leeches clean up the Duchess' corpse.

The Caterpillar

* Voice: Jarion Monroe

The Caterpillar assumes a greater significance to Alice during this adventure. As the wisest creature in Wonderland, the White Rabbit leads Alice through the Mushroom Forest and the Vale of Tears in order to meet the Caterpillar, until his death by the Mad Hatter causes Alice to continue the journey alone. The Caterpillar knows how Alice can revert the twisted world Wonderland has become, as well as how to regain her sanity in reality. The Caterpillar is later revealed to be the oracle residing in the Oracle's Grove of Wonderland Woods; this being the moment when he explains that the Queen of Hearts' death is the only remedy for her insanity.

The March Hare

* Voice: Andrew Chaikin

The March Hare is no longer enjoying the Mad Tea-Party in his garden. The March Hare, along with the Dormouse, has fallen victim to an insane experimentation of the Mad Hatter. He can do little now but lament his predicament and offer Alice some paltry information on how she might be able to confront the Hatter. The March Hare reveals that the Mad Hatter has developed a keen sense of punctuality (similarly to the behavior of the White Rabbit) and that he will certainly not be late to check on his experiments at six o'clock.

The Dormouse

* Voice: Roger Jackson

Like the March Hare, the Dormouse (just called Dormy) has literally become a lab rat in the Mad Hatter's workshop. Still prone to dozing off, partially because of the Hatter's medicines, the Dormouse seems barely aware of his condition and is shocked repeatedly in order to be kept awake. He is also seemingly oblivious to the fact that he is no longer enjoying tea with friends. Alice finds the Dormouse strapped to a dissection table, with his gastrointestinal tract exposed and his legs replaced with robotic parts. Both the Dormouse and the March Hare are symbolic in the diseased Wonderland for the other patients of Rutledge who are (since the asylum is set in the late 1800s) experimented on and abused by doctors and orderlies.

The Gryphon

* Voice: Unknown

The Gryphon is a fabulous creature, part lion and part eagle. Despite being the strongest good-willed inhabitant in Wonderland, he was captured by the Queen of Hearts' forces and locked away deep in the Mad Hatter's laboratory. Following the defeat of the Mad Hatter, the Gryphon is rescued and suggests Alice gather more of those willing to fight against the Queen of Hearts. This mission does not result in success, as the tainted state Wonderland is in forces Alice and the Gryphon to face the Queen of Hearts' most deadly soldier, the Jabberwock, alone. Alice does not arrive in time however, and after a head-to-head showdown with the Jabberwock, the Gryphon is mortally wounded, causing Alice to slay the Jabberwock once and for all. After slaying the Jabberwock, Alice heeds the Gryphon's final words before his death thereafter. Like all other characters murdered throughout the story, the Gryphon is restored when Alice regains her sanity, following the death of the Queen of Hearts.

The White King

* Voice: Unknown

The White King rules over the White Castle in the Pale Realm, along with his queen. During Alice's journey through the Pale Realm, she becomes entangled in the eternal conflict between White and Red Kingdoms when she stumbles upon a Red troupe abducting the White Queen. The White King bargains with Alice where, in return for her services the White King would promise a part of the powerful Eyestaff, a requirement to breach an otherwise impenetrable curtain of souls and access Queen of Hearts Land.

The White Queen

* Voice: None

The White Queen rules over the White Castle in the Pale Realm, along with her king. During Alice's journey through the Pale Realm, she stumbles upon a Red troupe abducting the White Queen. Accepting the plea of the White King, Alice is warped to the Red Castle where she battles Red armies. Deep in the castle's walls, she witnesses the execution of the White Queen by guillotine. Alice later tracks down the Red King who oversaw the execution, in a bout to kill him in an act of resistance of the White Kingdom. Upon the Red King's death, Alice drops the pawn who accompanied her by the White King's request, who immediately transforms into a reincarnation of the queen (a la the promotion rule in chess).

Humpty Dumpty

* Voice: None

Humpty Dumpty appears in the section of Wonderland Woods where Alice found the first part of the powerful Eyestaff earlier in the adventure. After her first battle with the Jabberwock, Alice will be transported back to this section of Wonderland Woods. Humpty Dumpty can now be found sitting on a rock, half-broken and smoking a cigar. He clearly remains unrelated to the Queen of Hearts, and while he does not speak to Alice, he benefits her by hinting to a brick protruding from the wall beside him. This brick acts as a switch that opens a secret passageway in the nearby tunnel, which leads to the Blunderbuss, the most powerful single weapon in Wonderland so far. This hint is not direct though, and Humpty Dumpty's only role is merely to draw attention to himself and the area around him where the brick-switch is located.

Hieronymous Q. Wilson

* Voice: None

Doctor Hieronymous Q. Wilson is responsible for the treatment of Alice during her time spent at Rutledge Asylum. Though he has achieved a state of closeness with her, Wilson seems to be skeptical of Alice ever regaining her sanity, though the final entry in his casebook (excluding the last verse in Alice's poem) alludes to the possibility of self-gratification that she will spend the rest of her life with him. The casebook includes entries of Wilson's observations of Alice's behavior, as well as several drawings and a poem which is featured in excerpts throughout. The casebook is dated between November 4, 1864 and August 24, 1874, which means Alice was condemned to Rutledge for anywhere over 10 years. Wilson is not shown or mentioned anytime in the game, and is known only through the game's complementary casebook, although you hear him speak to Alice off-screen during a promotional trailer of the game. Like most of the events noted in his casebook, Dr. Wilson seems to be based on the residents of Wonderland, particularly the White Rabbit and possibly the Mad Hatter.

Villains

The Duchess

* Voice: Anni Long

The Duchess is the first primary challenge that Alice faces. When Alice reaches the river in the Vale of Tears, the Mock Turtle reveals that the Duchess has stolen his shell. It isn't until much further downstream that Alice encounters the Duchess hiding from the Queen of Hearts, in Bill McGill's house. Appearing from the chimney, she is an extremely large and ugly aristocrat, wearing a stained apron and wielding a bizarre sort of pepper shaker, from which she shoots lethal black pepper at Alice (presumably belonging to her cook, who was originally described by Lewis Carroll as having put excessive amounts of pepper in her cooking). It appears, however, that the pepper has corrupted the Duchess, as it did in "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland", but to a greater extent. The Duchess now seems to be a cannibal, as her first lines indicate that Alice would make a nice light snack. After being defeated, she becomes intoxicated with pepper, and her head explodes. The Duchess' counterpart in the asylum is a nurse who is attacked by Alice, calling her the Duchess by name.

The Voracious Centipede

* Voice: Unknown

The Voracious Centipede is the commander of all insect forces in Wonderland Woods. The Caterpillar sends Alice to the Centipede's sanctum in order to take a bite from the mushroom he is guarding, which is the key to restoring Alice to her original size. The Centipede is a gigantic, apathetic brute that adopts the appearance of a soldier of the German military due to the Pickelhaube he harbors. He has thick armor and the abillity to summon smaller, multi-legged insects.

The Red King

* Voice: Unknown

The ruler of the Red Chess pieces in the Pale Kingdom, the Red King captures the White Queen and has her decapitated, so it is easier to destroy the remaining White Pieces. Alice confronts and fights the Red King at the centre of the Red Castle and defeats him. The Red King's strongest weakness seems to be the Ice Wand, which can be used to slow down his movement. After the king's defeat, Alice uses a White Pawn she brought with her to revive the White Queen.

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum

* Voices: Unknown

Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum work for the Mad Hatter, running his asylum in Looking Glass Land, and they are none-too-kind to guests. When Alice encounters them, she is reminded of the orderlies at Rutledge Asylum whose sadistic teasing and lascivious taunts are analogous to the Tweedles. These orderlies were revealed to also be twins, and nephews of the Rutledge superintendent, who often forcefed Alice until she got revenge by impaling one in the cheek with a spoon. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum are dimwitted lunatics capable of melee attacks, using their propeller beanies to fly and drop down on Alice, and the ability to split open and spawn smaller, weaker versions of themselves. It should be noted that the larger Tweedle is Tweedle Dee, and the smaller Tweedle is Tweedle Dum, according to their official collectible figures.

The Mad Hatter

* Voice: Andrew Chaikin

The Mad Hatter remains a fanatic of time, but is no longer the tea party-loving hatter that he was during Alice's last visit to Wonderland. He is now a psychopath, literally gone "mad" and obsessed with time and clockworks, who considers himself to be a genius. He invents mechanical devices, often evidently using the bodies of living organisms for the base of his inventions, as he plans to do to all of Wonderland's inhabitants. His automaton victims include the March Hare, the Dormouse, and countless insane children taken from the Hatter's asylum; the Hatter himself is also mostly mechanical, as revealed in the conclusion of his battle with Alice when his body short-circuits and his head explodes. While Alice and the White Rabbit were seeking out the Caterpillar in Wonderland Woods, the Mad Hatter killed the Rabbit, crushing him flat beneath his foot (as both he and Alice were still shrunken down at this time). Though not revealed in the game, the Deadtime Watch Alice discovers after killing the Mad Hatter is a recalibrated version of the White Rabbit's pocketwatch. The Mad Hatter is also presumably responsible for having repaired the Jabberwock by replacing body parts with metal and machinery, having been left drastically disfigured by the Vorpal Blade. The Hatter is referenced to in the casebook of Dr. Wilson, Alice's doctor. The asylum's superintendent is described with similar traits as the Hatter, and his two nephews are orderlies who torment Alice - a reference to the Hatter's henchmen, the Tweedles. Despite his villainous role in the game, it is ironically the Hatter who urges Alice to flee her burning home at the start of the game. He is revived when Alice regains her sanity, apparently regaining his own as well.

The Jabberwock

* Voice: Roger Jackson

The Jabberwock is the Queen of Hearts' most dangerous servant and a foe to be reckoned with. His encounter with the Vorpal Blade left him hideously mutilated and weak, so much that parts of his body have been replaced with machinery, presumably engineered by the Mad Hatter (a sketch of the Jabberwock appears in his book, "The Technical Marvels of M. Hatter"). Alice encounters him twice during her adventure, once inside the manifestation of her former home in the Land of Fire and Brimstone, wherein the Jabberwock verbally torments Alice, placing her at blame for the fire and the death of her family. He becomes wounded during the battle that ensues, and flees; Alice has claimed an eye of the Jabberwock, the final piece of the Eyestaff. The Gryphon later faces the Jabberwock one-on-one in Queensland, only to be killed. Alice arrives and after a deadly battle, manages to slay the Jabberwock, avenging the defeat of the Gryphon.


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