The Medusa Chronicles

Major Character Guide: By Name (concentrating mostly on the Justice Friends)

(For a listing of episodes by Author, click here)
(For a listing of episodes by Date, click here)

Please note, the data on this page is already many months old.

Updated: October 28, 2001 (includes character updates through August 2001)

Note: Please contribute updates and corrections to this list via the Medusa Realm messageboard.
Thanks to Cobalt Jade, Alabastard, Q, JH, and JMD for additional information on the characters and relevant episodes.
JH has outlined the dimensions of Otherworld, a close parallel.

The Four Friends (aka The Eternal Targets)

• Rick - Being the only male of the group, Rick finds himself torn between three desirable ladies. Plans to go to New Zealand to study art.
  • In more than one storyline Rick's last name was Eidelman [4291] (aka Eidelmann). However, his father was referred to in one storyline as Professor Pappadopoulos [2832] , a research scientist working at Adventureland, which would seem to contradict this.
  • Have also heard the surname "Chesterfield' mentioned in episode 3166.
    
    
• Harriet - Petite blonde with adorable curly hair. Perky but more book-smart and thoughtful; occasionally reverts to blonde-isms in her speech and actions. Fit and thin, Harriet was a track star in High School.
  • Harriet's family also includes Aunt Agatha Esmerelda Yanarella, a witch suffering from senile dementia, and Charles Yanarella, her estranged husband who now runs a curio shop. Should we assume Harriet's last name is Yanarella too?? (Since in a recent episode, Harriet reveals that all the women in her family are witches, I kinda feel that her Aunt Agatha come from her mother's side of the family. Of course, that's open to interpretation. In any case, I'd say the last name of Yanarella should be considered optional.)
  • In another episode [3166] her last name is noted as 'Farthingale'
    
    
• Diane Galindo - The sophisticated one. A sleek brunette with a grand and efficient sense of style ('if it's not fashionable it doesn't concern me'). Has always had a crush on Rick.
  • 'Galindo' used as Diane's last name in several eps [4585,5226,5229,5338], with Diane Stone used in [3166] however. In the same ep Rebecca's last name was Smith.
  • Diane has a brother, Larry, who is studying to be a priest [4690]
    
    
• Rebecca - A fiery redhead with haunting green eyes (the one who kneed the star linebacker of the football team in the nards when he tried to get to third base); she's stunning yet modest, a girl-next-door type. The thinker of the group.
  • Last name is noted as 'Smith' [3166] but that sounds suspiciously like an alias given to fool someone...

Family of the Four Friends

• Sarah - Harriet's cousin who disappeared on a trip to the cabin at Lake Dulcimer.
  
  

Friends of the Four Friends

• Beth Newman - Friend of Diane, works as a living mannequin model.
  
  
• Jessie Amberjack - Receptionist at the Mall Office.
  
  
• Monica Sleet - A TV reporter of singular self-centeredness.
  
  

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• Jennifer Parks, a young, sexy museum director (sometimes gallery director) who has a thing for Rick. BTW, the Museum has not been given a full name; it was always just 'The Museum.'
  
  
• Winston, an elderly museum curator.
  
  Note that sometimes these latter two are friends of the four, at other times, foes (or statuefying agents we should call them.)
  
  
  

Mystical Creatures & Gods

• Aur-Amon & Nancy - Aur-Amon is a forgotten Egyptian god that can turn anyone to gold with a single touch. Nancy is the archeologist who discovered him and is now in charge of watching and caring for him. She holds a metal that protects her from his power.
  
  
• Basilisk - A six-legged alligator like creature that can turn a person to stone with its gaze.
  
  
• Cockatrice - A roster/snake like creature that can turn a person to stone with a touch.
  
  
• Hastur the Unspeakable, an insane Elder God who ate a statuefied Diane and Harriet for dinner at one point and travels trans-dimensionally across all of time and space.
  
  
• Malefarxus, an evil demon who gains possession of Rick when he reads a passage from Harriet's family's magic book.
  
  
• Euryale and Stheno, two immortal Gorgon sisters who run a New Age shop, with statues the main moneymaker of course.
  
  
• The Goddess Athena, who does not like to be mocked or have her name taken in vain.
  
  
• The Imp, a tiny winged creature summoned from a painting who wreaks havoc with her transformation powers. In a few episodes, it is suggested that the imp's name is Imagonem, which is the same as the word that caused her to come out of the painting to begin with.

The Mason Family

• Kelly Mason - Heir to Mason's Department store and Adventureland.
  
  
• Julie - Kelly's cousin.
  
  
• Charlise - Kelly's older sister and friend of Diane's sister who disappeared.
  
  

Heroes of the Justice Friends:

• Miss Adventure - Our heroine
  
  
• Adventure Girl - Our heroine's perky sidekick. The two are known as the Diplomatic Duo ala Batman and Robin.
  
  
• Wander Woman - As Wonder Woman
  ** Note: in the 'Mae Dusa robs the jewelry store' story line, it was emphatically stated she was not a member of the JF. **
  
  
• Bubbly Blonde - WW's erstwhile sidekick, a teenager in cheerleading suit with bubble gun and martial arts skills. She is Adventure Girl's fellow Junior Justice Friend.
  
  
• Shifter - She's able to change her shape
  
  
• Spectacular Man - Superman like hero.
  
  
• Spectacular Boy, Spectacular Man's young sidekick.
  
  
• Tiny - Able to change his size.
  
  
• Miss Spell - Magical superhero that cannot seem to spell.
  
  
• Miss Trust - Mind-altering pheromones
  
  
• Speed Demon - like The Flash
  
  
• The Mechanic - Mechanic genius in powerful plastic exosuit.
  
  
• Scatman - Sings villains into submission, now retired from the JF.
  
  
  

Friends of the Justice Friends:

• Dan Cobalt - The City's chief of police.
  
  
• Police Captain Leah Whetstine - Friend of Miss Adventure.
  
  
• Tiffany Whitburn - Miss Adventure's old partner. She now works in evidence storage.
  
  
• Cindy Thompson, Martin Davis, and Wander Dog - Retired teenage sidekicks of the Justice Friends. Cindy is the Justice Friend's receptionist. Wander Dog is reportedly deceased. Marvin has not been seen since the Justice Friends dismissed him.
  
  
• Polymer - Can change her shape ala Plasticman, she's somewhat scatterbrained and can be a friend or a foe. a.k.a. The Unstable Molecutie
  
  
• Black Cockatie l- Independent super heroine who rides a specialized motorcycle. She's a publicity hound and has a few sponsors.
  
  
• Super Al - A teenage superhero wannabe who "fights" crimes with his two sidekicks, Wally Gator and Tracy the Ape.
  
  
• Lanie Loss - Unwritten
  
  
• Penny Pyncher, a young superheroine with the ability to squash people into coin shapes with her pressurized boots; a newcomer from Hawaii.
  
  
• Katie Jean Griffin, a much reviled television morning-show hostess.
  
  

Villains of the Horde of Gloom:

• The Animator - Changes people and situations into cartoon ones)
  
  
• Still-Life - Changes people into two-dimensional paintings and printed objects.
  
  
• The Alchemist and his wife a.k.a. Phil O. and Sophie Stone - An older couple in their 50s, he changes people into gold, and she melts them down.
  
  
• Gem Stone - The daughter of The Alchemist, a girl who changes people into gems with her touch.
  
  
• Mae Dusa - Turns people to stone with her stare.
  
  
• The Salesman - Talks people into changing form or acting differently.
  
  
• Miss Big - Head of the Horde of Doom. Once referred to as Miss Doom.
  
  
  

Other villains:

• Moxie and his gang: the Boss, Zookie, Smitty, Jocko, & Jill (the Boss's sister)
  
  
• Dr. Moxie a.k.a. Dr. Molecule - An alternate-world Moxie who stole the molecular manipulator.
  
  
• The Transmutant - An alternate-world Moxie created when the molecular manipulator blew up and gave him its powers.
  
  
• The Collector - Former dweeb who turns super heroines into various substances in order to collect them, can travel into alternate universes with his transwarpatron.
  
  
• The Drunken Sot - Gets drunk and goes on crime sprees.
  
  
• Bruno - Another gangster, a rival of Moxie's gang.
  
  
• Dryad Dame - Can control plants and tranforms people into plant. Territorial, she comes off as a villain to the Justice Friends.
  
  
• Inga von Strudelheim - Part of a criminal family of gorgeous women who look remarkably alike, she runs an erotic wax museum and posesses paralyzing guns and gas that freeze people on contact. In one branch of the storyline, she is plasticized permanently (or so it seems).
  
  
• Ilsa - Inga's daughter, or so she claims.
  
  
• Dawn - a morally-unchallenged visual merchandiser
  
  
• Irene - A fashionista VM who's collage of styles looks like a visual trainwreck. French in origin, she is a co-worker of Dawn's.
  
  
• Stanley (Stan) Raymond - VP of Merchandising at the department store (name not given) and boss of Dawn & Irene. Has some interesting ideas for 'livening' up the displays.
  
  
• Spencer Mitless - Supervisor of Operations for Adventureland amusement park, and
  
• Francine Malanoche - Director of Security for Adventureland.
  (These two merge bodies in one storyline and become the super-villain Adamantite Hermaphrodite.)
  
  
• The Hoarder, the Accumulater, the Fanatic, the Amasser, the Dealer, etc. who are all alternate-universe friends/duplicates of The Collector.
  
  
• Officer Mack Hughowski, a good cop gone bad as a result of his petrification fetish.
  
  
• Rob Otic, a villain who makes robots and androids out of people.
  
  
• The Nefarious Droid, a villainous robot with an unfulfilled crush on Miss Spell.
  
  
• Jasmine, the Animator's fashion model ex-girlfriend.
  
  
• Will Yates, "richest man in the world". Hatches plan to populate the universe via a world-ship filled with frozen females and cloned replicas of himself. But where is Mr.Bigglesworth?

Otherworld Character variations:

"Otherworld" is a notable gap in the characters listing, so here's an attempt to fill it. I've only bothered with the main characters.
I think it's a good idea to distinguish the four friends as they appear here from their appearances in other threads, as they have some features here that they have nowhere else. Episode numbers are those where a character or thing is first referred to.

Otherworld [episode 70]

• Rick: In the medieval fantasy world, which Rick and his friends unexpectedly find themselves in, he appears to be the Sheal'siner, which mean the prophesied one [episode 298]. He wears an amulet of great power.

• Harriet: Here, she has magical powers. She is the "wizard" of the group [episode 167].

• Rebecca: The group's "thief". Diane: Skilled with a bow. The "warrior" of the group.

• Tascia: The first native of Otherworld whom the four friends meet. An elfwoman huntress, with startling green eyes [episode 14] and golden hair, she wears blue and red "warpaint" on her face. She becomes the guide and mentor of the group. In one major subthread, she and Rick become lovers, sparking jealousy in Harriet.

• Enreilla: An evil and very powerful goddess, whom the foursome will have to try to overcome. [episode 87]

• Arianna: The goddess of love and healing, [episode 87] she was trapped by Enreilla many years before and turned into a statue. Rick's mother's name was Arianna. [episode 150]