List of background characters

This page lists background characters from the story that haven’t quite earned a page of their own. If they appear a few more times, maybe they’ll graduate!

Students

These are one-off or recurring students, mostly from Roseville High School.

Aaron (cat)

Aaron
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	Flirting with Disaster, page 4 November 3, 2006 (2006-11-03)

Aaron is a cat with tinted glasses and hair pulled into a ponytail. A high school student that Paulo admired and based his flirtatious behavior on, as seen in Flirting with Disaster. He didn't appreciate Paulo getting positive attention from "his girls," and was never seen again.

Not to be confused with Aaron, Rachel's brother.

Alexa

Alexa
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	Flirting with Disaster, page 5 November 3, 2006 (2006-11-03)

Alexa is a cat with short bobbed hair with a flower accessory. At the time the main cast was in sixth grade, Alexa was in eighth, and was one of the many girls Paulo used his flirtation tactics on in Flirting with Disaster. It is unknown whether or not she attends Roseville High School.

"Band Name Here" Guy

? (Band Name Here)
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	A Different Side, page 4 July 4, 2007 (2007-07-04)

A nameless recurring background character, "Band Name Here" guy is a student at Roseville High School who is easily identified by his eye-covering bangs and a layered shirt that often reads "BAND NAME HERE." He is friends with John and Gray Dog, and supported Jay's torment of Tess in A Different Side. He thinks Lucy is "hot."

Bill

Bill
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	Mischief Night, page 13 November 3, 2010 (2010-11-03)

A character originating from the old version of Bittersweet Candy Bowl, Bill was the resident bully who was meant to be a more prominent character. In the modern version of the comic, however, his acts of meanness are in smaller doses - candy-corn sized doses, if you will - when he poisons Mike with sleeping pills in Mischief Night. He is a student at Roseville High School, and was most recently seen losing to Lucy in a dodgeball game in Unspoken Rule.

His notable traits are his ears, which point upward to resemble devil horns.

Carey

Carey
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	A New Leaf, page 4 September 14, 2006 (2006-09-14)

Carey is a student at Roseville High School. A cat girl with freckles and long hair pulled into a ponytail, she doesn't talk to cheaters... like Mike.

"Calico"

? (Calico)
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	Model Girlfriend, page 8 July 20, 2016 (2016-07-20)

Name not yet revealed, "Calico" is a student at Roseville High School and a recurring background character. She is friends with "Friendship Dog", whom she is often seen with, and shares a class with Mike. As her nickname suggests, she is a calico-patterned cat with a white tuft of hair.

"Friendship Dog"

? (Friendship Dog)
Gender	Female
Species	Dog
Debut	Take Heart, page 22 March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)

"Friendship Dog" is a nameless recurring background character and a student attending Roseville High School. She is often spotted with her friend, "Calico." Her nickname comes from her debut appearance where she passed out friendship roses to her classmates in Take Heart. She shares a homeroom class with the main cast during their sophomore year.

"Gray Dog"

? (Gray Dog)
Gender	Male
Species	Dog
Debut	A Different Side, page 5 July 4, 2007 (2007-07-04)

A nameless recurring background character, "Gray Dog" is a student at Roseville High School who has a self-explanatory nickname. He is friends with John and "Band Name Here" guy, and contributed to tormenting Tess in A Different Side. He now mostly makes silent cameos.

Jay

Jay
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	A Different Side, page 4 July 4, 2007 (2007-07-04)

Jay is a student at Roseville High School. A white cat with short fur, he is one the students who sought revenge against Tess during A Different Side. He argued with Paulo when the latter called out his behavior, and was later dealt the hands of justice by Abbey. He is seen again at junior prom in Total Recall.

"Ponytail Cat"

? (Ponytail Cat)
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	Pillow Talk, page 33 March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)

A student at Roseville High School, "Ponytail Cat" is a girl with two-toned hair pulled into a high ponytail. She is one of many students who taunted Jessica when she was labeled "the school slut," as seen in a flashback in Pillow Talk. After watching Jessica's play in Method Acting, she is reminded of Jessica's plight and asks for forgiveness. She is friends with "Ponytail Dog."

"Ponytail Dog"

? (Ponytail Dog)
Gender	Female
Species	Dog
Debut	Pillow Talk, page 33 March 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)

A student at Roseville High School, "Ponytail Dog" is a girl with long hair pulled into a low ponytail. Like many other students, she taunted Jessica when she was labeled "the school slut" during a flashback in Pillow Talk. After watching Jessica's play in Method Acting, she remembers believing the rumors and voices her regrets to Jessica. She is friends with "Ponytail Cat."

"Puffy Dog"

? (Puffy Dog)
Gender	Female
Species	Dog
Debut	Total Recall, page 15 September 26, 2014 (2014-09-26)

A recurring background character who attends Roseville High School. As her nickname describes, she is a puffy-eared dog with brown fur and glasses. She is often seen with Courtney, and as suggested from dialogue in Fuel Economy, is good friends with her.

"Red Hat Guy"

? (Red Hat Guy)
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	Clean Slate, page 5 May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18)

A recurring background character who attends Roseville High School. His most notable appearance is causing mischief alongside his friend Dylan in Clean Slate. A gray cat with blue hair and a prominent red hat, his laughing face, in particular, was memorialized into a Discord emoji.

Discord :pff: emoji of "Red Hat Guy."

Roxy

Roxy
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	Total Recall, page 19 October 6, 2014 (2014-10-06)

A student attending Roseville High School, Roxy is an orange and white cat who wears glasses. She is most prominent in Total Recall, where Paulo suggests Jordan dance with her as a means of letting go of his attachment to Tiff. This doesn't seem to stick, however, as by Fair Game, Jordan is back on Tiff's trail, and Paulo can't even remember Roxy's name.

"Spaniel"

Spaniel
Species	Dog
Debut	Love Again, page 19 December 16, 2016 (2016-12-16)

"Spaniel" is a nameless recurring background character who attends Roseville High School. A dog with brown and white fur and short hair, they are always seen with Jasmine's friend group. Given that they've yet to utter a word, their most notable trait is that they're likely some sort of spaniel breed of dog.

"Thespian Dog"

? (Thespian Dog)
Gender	Male
Species	Dog
Debut	Casting Call, page 4 March 29, 2010 (2010-03-29)

A student at Roseville High School and a member of the drama club. He is a white dog with black hair, freckles, and a short haircut, and was most active during the casting and production of Sue's play her sophomore year. He takes ire with Sue's casting choices, and like most, is enchanted by Lucy's singing voice.

School faculty

These characters work at the various schools in Roseville.

Dalmatian teacher

Dalmatian Teacher
Gender	Female
Species	Dog
Breed	Dalmatian
Debut	Boy Toy, page 7 March 11, 2015 (2015-03-11)

Dalmatian teacher works at Roseville High School as a teacher of one of Paulo and David's classes. She is a dalmatian with short cropped black hair and glasses. In particular, she seems to have little patience with Paulo, if Boy Toy and Paulo's section of Everyday Life are anything to go by.

English I Teacher

CPI English Teacher
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	Enter High School, page 5 September 10, 2006 (2006-09-10)

English I Teacher works at Roseville High School as a teacher for CPI English for freshmen, teaching David and Katie their freshman year. A cat with dark bowl-cut hair and a casual suit, he often enjoyed reminding his students they were in "English for dumbasses," to the point where David questioned whether he actually taught them anything. He was distraught when David ended up graduating to CPII English in Moving On, threatening to suspend him.

Environmental Club Teacher

Environmental Club Teacher
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	Clean Slate, page 3 May 13, 2016 (2016-05-13)

A grey cat with long hair and blue eyes, Environmental Club Teacher works at Roseville High School and is the advisor for the school's environmental club. She is keenly aware of students like Jasmine expecting the club to do big things, only to dash their hopes by telling them they'll be picking up trash along Northern Highway all year long.

Fifth Grade Teacher

Fifth Grade Teacher
Gender	Female
Species	Dog
Debut	Mother's Day, page 1 July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)

A dog with short hair, Fifth Grade Teacher works at Roseville Elementary School as the teacher for Mike, Lucy, Paulo, Daisy and David's fifth grade class. Her first and only appearance is in Mother's Day, where she gives the class the assignment to make Mother's Day cards to prep for a Mother's Day-themed bake sale that coming Monday. She hastily tries to navigate explaining Paulo's maternal trauma to a confused class.

Gym Teacher (Middle School)

Gym Teacher (Middle School)
Gender	Male
Species	Dog
Debut	Pep Rally, page 2 June 16, 2006 (2006-06-16)

A dog with a thick mustache and a jogging suit, Gym Teacher teaches physical education at Roseville Middle School, and is less popular than his high school counterpart. He holds a significant level of disdain for his students, in particular David, whom he has to keep from maiming another student in Field Day. He is very direct with his students; when he explains the new features of the pool in Carry On and the reasoning behind it, he says point blank that "the school doesn't want to pay a cent for any idiotic behavior." That level of directness never fades, as he tells the students he won't miss them "at all" and a hope that the high school gym teacher would be able to beat them in Farewell, Middle School.

Headband Teacher

Headband Teacher
Gender	Female
Species	Dog
Debut	Unfit for Education, page 4 May 12, 2006 (2006-05-12)

A dog with large, puffy ears and a headband, Headband Teacher works at Roseville Middle School and is the main cast's eighth grade teacher. Unlike her fellow faculty, she holds her students in high regard, shedding tears and not wanting them to graduate in Farewell, Middle School. She is kind but scatterbrained, as she doesn't know the name of any of the events in Field Day except for the race.

Honors/AP English Teacher

Honors/AP English Teacher
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	Enter High School, page 5 September 10, 2006 (2006-09-10)

An older gray cat with short brown hair, Honors (later AP) English Teacher works at Roseville High School as the teacher for high-level English classes spanning all grades. She teaches Mike, Abbey, Daisy and Stacy in Honors English their freshman and sophomore years, and later Abbey, Daisy and David for AP English their junior year. If there's anything to note about her, it's that she loves to assign essays, presentations and other long, involved assignments no matter the time of year.

Janitor (High School)

Janitor (High School)
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	Back and Forth, page 28 June 18, 2010 (2010-06-18)

The janitor at Roseville High School. He is a cat with a hat mustache who urges students to not run in the halls in Back and Forth. Otherwise, not much to write home about.

Janitor (Middle School)

Janitor (Middle School)
Gender	Male
Debut	Pep Rally, page 4 June 16, 2006 (2006-06-16)

Neither cat nor dog, the janitor of Roseville Middle School is some other third thing. His significance can be chalked up by three words uttered himself: "[he cleans] stuff." He is more interested in cleaning concepts rather than tangible messes, however; when Mike insists he is not "angsting," the janitor excitedly whacks Mike in the head with a mop in order to clean said "angst."

Math Teacher

Math Teacher
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	Enter High School, page 5 September 10, 2006 (2006-09-10)

A cat with stripes on his head, a suit and a bow tie, Math Teacher works at Roseville High School as the math teacher for Mike and David during their freshman year. He is harsh on his students, but it is born from a faith in them, as he claims he'll get all of them into calculus by the end of the year. By Midterm Time, his goal shifted to at least assuring no one dropped down to Algeom. He has a short temper; having to be held back by Mike when David says math isn't important, only to then state his desire to be an astronaut.

Sideswept Bangs Teacher

Sideswept Bangs Teacher
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	Take Heart, page 2 January 22, 2014 (2014-01-22)

Sideswept Bangs Teacher works at Roseville High School as a teacher for one of the main group's shared classes. He is a cat with white fur, dark ears and hands, and bangs swept to the side. It is unknown what he teaches, but he is most notable for simply giving up in getting the class's attention in Take Heart, tossing papers in the air and groaning "oh what the hell ever."

Spotted Teacher

Spotted Teacher
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	Pep Rally, page 2 June 16, 2006 (2006-06-16)

Identified by her necklace and spotted fur, Spotted Teacher works at Roseville Middle School as one of the middle school teachers. She is not shown to be a teacher to any of the main cast, instead being paired alongside the middle school gym teacher. Her lack of involvement with the cast is acknowledged in Farewell, Middle School, where she asks point blank "Do I know you kids?"

Track Team Coach

Track Team Coach
Gender	Male
Species	Dog
Debut	Track Meet, page 19 June 20, 2022 (2022-06-20)

A two-tone furred dog in a gym suit, Track Team Coach is Roseville High School's team coach for the Roseville High Hornets' track team division. Not too much is known about him, as we've only seen him from behind.

Vice Principal

Vice Principal
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	Class of 2008, page 8 May 27, 2015 (2015-05-27)

A tuxedo-patterned cat with green eyes and a suit, the Vice Principal of Roseville High School is present for graduations, specifically Tess's in Class of 2008. The author comment for his debut page explains he is a cameo of a reader's cat who had passed away.

Play characters

These characters appear in either Sue or Jessica’s plays.

"Albert"

"Albert"
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	Method Acting, page 5 September 6, 2024 (2024-09-06)

"Albert" is a character in Jessica's play in Method Acting. The younger brother of Morris, Albert is a cat with short hair and some bad luck. To punish Morris for not wanting to evict from his house, Teagan orders Jayden to break Albert’s leg, rendering him unable to play baseball.

Albert is meant to represent Rachel’s younger brother, Aaron, and how Roger broke his arm during the events of Pillow Talk, down to the detail of Aaron's inability to play soccer from the injury.

"Jayden"

"Jayden"
Gender	Male
Species	Dog
Breed	Dalmatian
Debut	Method Acting, page 4 September 4, 2024 (2024-09-04)

"Jayden" is a character in Jessica's play in Method Acting. A jersey-wearing dalmatian henchman at Teagan's beck and call, he'll do whatever it takes to make her happy - including breaking Albert's leg and sending salacious text messages to ruin Juniper's reputation.

Jayden is an unflattering caricature of Jordan and his blind devotion to Tiff.

"Juniper Lumin"

"Juniper Lumin"
Gender	Female
Species	Dog
Debut	Method Acting, page 1 August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28)

"Juniper Lumin" is the lead character in Jessica's play in Method Acting. A brown dog with short hair, Juniper is a junior attorney and investigative reporter whose main goal is to uncover the corruption that lurks in the philanthropic Thatchit family, particularly of its poster girl, Teagan Thatchit. When Teagan gets the whole town to think Juniper is a sleaze with the snap of a finger, Juniper thinks her career is over until Misty Beacon comes along.

Juniper is based off of Jessica, subconsciously or otherwise, and her arc is a parallel of Tess spreading false rumors around Roseville High of Jessica's promiscuity.

"Misty Beacon"

"Misty Beacon"
Gender	Female
Species	Dog
Debut	Method Acting, page 12 September 23, 2024 (2024-09-23)

"Misty Beacon" is the love interest of Jessica's play in Method Acting. A dog with short bobbed hair, Misty is a bespectacled rookie reporter who has been investigating the Thachit family in a much quieter way than Juniper. Inspired by Juniper, Misty comes to her role model's aide at her lowest moment to help overturn the Thatchits - and perhaps find love along the way.

Misty is meant to be a "flawless" interpretation of Jessica's girlfriend, Madison... a connection Madison herself did not make.

"Morris"

"Morris"
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	Method Acting, page 4 September 4, 2024 (2024-09-04)

"Morris" is a character in Jessica's play in Method Acting. A cat with a bowl-cut, glasses, but no spine, Morris tries to reason with Teagan to give him more time to find new housing, only to fold immediately when Jayden breaks his younger brother Albert's leg. He blames himself for everything wrong that happens, including "being poor."

Morris is meant to be an offensive take on Matt, and his tendency to be a "doormat."

"Rina"

"Rina"
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	Method Acting, page 2 August 30, 2024 (2024-08-30)

"Rina" is a character in Jessica's play in Method Acting. The best friend of Juniper Lumin, Rina loves boys, and won't let Juniper (nor the audience) forget for even a moment. She likes to live frivolously and sees Juniper's job as a means for hot gossip. She believes all problems can be solved by showing some leg; when Juniper's reputation is ruined, Rina simply suggests to sleep with the police department.

Rina is a cruel caricature of Rachel and her own promiscuity, being reduced to only those traits in the play.

"Teagan Thatchit"

"Teagan Thatchit" (Marcie)
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	Method Acting, page 2 August 30, 2024 (2024-08-30)

"Teagan Thachit" is the antagonist of Jessica's play in Method Acting played by a drama club member named Marcie. Teagan is the daughter of the prestigious Thachits, a charitable family who frequently donates to good causes, only to get said money from evicting regular citizens and buying the silence of authority. When Juniper tries to catch her red-handed, Teagan gets her lackey to ruin her reputation.

She is a hyperbolic representation of Tess from her bullying days, specifically when Tess spread rumors about Jessica to punish her. She is also partially based of Tiff, which Jessica admits to, having cast Marcie for the role because her hair reminded Jessica of Tiff's hairstyle.

Other characters

Miscellaneous characters that don't fit any other category.

Alegria

Alegria
Debut	The Burden of Parenthood, page 3 July 15, 2011 (2011-07-15)

Alegria is a health class baby doll that was given to Mike and Daisy to "raise" by Sex-Ed Teacher in The Burden of Parenthood. Looking like he is in constant agony, Alegria's got a face only a Paulo could love; in fact, Paulo took to "raising" Alegria when Mike couldn't. Alegria is brought up again in Unrequited, when Daisy explains to Tess how Paulo took to Alegria during the assignment.

Outside of the comic, Alegria is a Discord bot that alerts users when a new page of the comic has been posted or new art has been submitted to Candybooru. His visage has been immortalized into a Discord emoji.

Discord :despair: emoji of Alegria.

Aqua/"Magical Girl Lucy"

Aqua (Magical Girl Lucy)
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	Out of the Frame, page 2 May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14)

Aqua, otherwise colloquially known as "Magical Girl Lucy", is a version of Lucy that predates modern Bittersweet Candy Bowl. In Aqua's version of the comic, she has to navigate the world with magical powers, and characters we know as friends in the modern rendition were enemies! She is depicted with a star pendant in lieu of her iconic pink bow, and later grows out her hair in a magical girl transformation.

There is not much left of Aqua on the main website, let alone the comic - her claims to fame now are her cameo appearance in Out of the Frame and her own BCI, Magical Girl Redux.

Magical Girl Lucy and Mike from an old "About the Author" section on the Bittersweet Candy Bowl website.

Author

Author
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	Guest of Honor, page 21 July 31, 2015 (2015-07-31)

A blue cat with glasses, he is the author of the "Claret" books. He tables at the convention in Guest of Honor. He is one of Daisy's favorite authors, and he shakes her hand with his cheeto-puff fingers instead of just using his other clean hand.

Chirpy's mom

Chirpy's mom
Gender	Female
Species	Bird
Debut	Flying Lessons, page 2 June 9, 2006 (2006-06-09)

Chirpy's biological mother. First introduced in Flying Lessons, she flies away from a snake with one egg in tow, accidentally leaving Chirpy's egg behind. After Yashy catches the egg from its nest, she and Lucy would go on to take care of Chirpy for years.

In Witch Hunt, Sue asks where Lucy's pets are, as they had not returned alongside Lucy. Lucy then reveals that she and her aunt found Chirpy's mother while Lucy was away, and that Chirpy also had a twin brother. It's insinuated that Chirpy left with her mother.

Cynthia

Cynthia
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	New Beginnings, page 3 March 16, 2009 (2009-03-16)

A cat with dark, fringed hair, Cynthia is Abraham's affair partner. She seemed to be aware of Abraham's marital status while having the affair. Cynthia does, however, give pause when she learns Charlotte had been severely hurt in At Loose Ends, hesitating to pack her bags and run with Abraham. Her current status is unknown.

Emma

Emma
Gender	Female
Occupation	Roseville cinema employee Carnival employee Fiesta Pizza employee
Species	Cat
Debut	Boy Toy, page 14 March 27, 2015 (2015-03-27)

A blonde cat with long hair and green eyes, Emma is a recurring background character with no shortage of part-time jobs. Paulo first works his charms on her in Boy Toy during her shift at the Roseville cinema. She is delighted to see him again in After You as she runs the ticket booth to the carnival. However, she seemed nonplussed to find him taking a girl to the movies in Featured Attraction.

Outside of her few and far between interactions with Paulo, Emma doesn't always want to be the ticket vendor; at Roseville shopping mall's Fiesta Pizza, she works as a waitress. It is uncertain whether or not she attends Roseville High School.

Error

Error
Gender	Male
Species	Bird
Debut	Helping Hands, page 1 July 15, 2011 (2011-07-15)

If this black bird is familiar to you, chances are you've met him on Bittersweet Candy Bowl's 404 page. According to the FAQ: "In the early days, when Veronica made a mistake she’d scribble over it, draw a bird, and leave him in the scene."

During the Omnibus overhaul, most incidental appearances of Error would be removed. In his story debut, Helping Hands, he is hit by a car and rescued by Paulo and Daisy. Not knowing how to care for animals, they leave him in Lucy's care. Once Error heals, he flies away, but not without leaving behind a nest he made for Paulo and Daisy's "offspring" (to their horror)!

Francis

Actual appearance unknown, Francis is an apprentice hairdresser who works with Sandy. Unfortunately for Mike, he is also the one to make Sandy's heart waver during their long distance relationship. In Eternal Flame, Sandy revealed to Mike that Francis had confessed his feelings to her, and the guilt of rejecting him weighed on her so much that she admitted to loving Francis.

Despite Sandy's infidelity, Mike took Sandy back. The knowledge and weight of Sandy's affair, as well as the disdain towards this "Francis", weighs heavy on Mike's mind; after an eventful day with the track team in Link Play, Mike is haunted by the thought of Sandy and Francis together as he tries to sleep.

Hannah

Hannah
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	Featured Attraction, page 7 November 10, 2021 (2021-11-10)

A gray tabby cat with blue hair tied with a bow into a ponytail, Hannah is a movie-goer in Featured Attraction. Excited for the dub release of My Endless Sunshower, she remained seated when the rest of the audience left the theater. She has severe dyslexia; when the movie is then changed to the subtitled version, she leaves the showing. Readers lamented Hannah being unable to see the movie, to the point where one of the winning mini-comic prompts from Patreon was of Hannah happily watched the dubbed film after torrenting it.

Larry

Larry
Gender	Male
Species	Dog
Debut	Back and Forth, page 8 May 3, 2010 (2010-05-03)

A large pale dog, Larry is the club bouncer in Back and Forth. He knows Jessica by name. While he is concerned with how much younger the patrons at the club are looking, he is not proactive in doing something about it. As the secondary cast have now avoided going to these venues, Larry has not been seen or mentioned since.

Lauren

Lauren
Gender	Female
Occupation	Burger-Tron employee
Species	Dog
Debut	Good Enough, page 5 December 28, 2022 (2022-12-28)

A dog with short bobbed hair and glasses, Lauren is one of Paulo's fellow coworkers at Burger-Tron. She was first mentioned in After You, when Paulo considers switching shifts with her in order to attend Daisy's birthday party. She is finally seen in Good Enough, understandably unexcited to do the graveyard shift.

Lucy's aunt

Not yet seen, Lucy's aunt is a relative on Lucy's mom's side, and the one Lucy stayed with during her sabbatical from Roseville. In Witch Hunt, Lucy reveals that her pets opted to stay with her aunt instead of returning to Roseville. Her aunt apparently always wanted kids, however, so she enjoys the company of the pets. Not much else about her is known.

Tim

Tim
Gender	Male
Occupation	Roseville cinema employee
Species	Dog
Debut	Back and Forth, page 23 June 7, 2010 (2010-06-07)

A dog with freckles, short hair and an attitude, Tim is one of Amaya's fellow coworkers at the Roseville cinema. He takes his job seriously; at least, he takes it seriously enough to not let two teenagers see an R-rated movie, only for Amaya to use her nepotism to silently overrule him. He was most recently seen checking movie tickets in Featured Attraction.

Reporter

Reporter
Gender	Female
Species	Dog
Debut	Hot Pursuit, page 1 September 6, 2006 (2006-09-06)

A dog with short hair, glasses, and lipstick, the report made her debut in Hot Pursuit reporting on a parade in Maraschino City. During Mike and Lucy's journey to the city, Mike approaches the reporter to ask if she'd seen Sandy, only for the reporter to start the news to help Mike find his "lost and kidnapped child." She is furious when her conclusion is incorrect, and threatens Mike on live TV... which Lily seems unaffected by.

Scam Artist

Scam Artist
Gender	Male
Species	Dog
Debut	Hot Pursuit, page 5 September 6, 2006 (2006-09-06)

A dog with a beat-up suit and thin, curly mustache, the scam artist resides in Maraschino City. In Hot Pursuit, he tries to get Mike and Lucy to buy a purse and beauty kit, and will not leave the two alone until they humor him. Irritated, Mike suggests buying something if it means leaving them alone, only to discover he had fished these items from a nearby trash can. Lucy beats him up after an impromptu "makeover" and demands directions to Maraschino City. Perhaps he had changed his ways, as he was never seen again (in the comic).

Obsolete characters

These characters were removed at various points during the comic revision. Most were written out during the creation of Bittersweet Candy Bowl: Omnibus 1.

Carson

Carson
Gender	Male
Age	Deceased
Species	Cat
Debut	Do Ask, Do Tell, page 1 January 4, 2007 (2007-01-04)

Carson was a fan character created by Evarion as a protest to the prevalence of the stereotypical "token gay" character in mid to late 2000s pop culture. A brown cat with multi-color dyed hair, polka-dotted scarf, and a name literally lifted from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's Carson Kressley, he debuts in the now defunct Do Ask, Do Tell as a flamboyant, woman-hating gay teen who is aggressive with his crush on Mike.

As the comic began to do away with "joke characters" like Carson, he was given an improper sendoff in a deleted scene from Mischief Night. After the group discovers an abandoned house, Carson drags Mike inside with him to have a "private moment", only to fall through the rotted flooring into a dark hole. The cast ponder what to do for a moment, then leave Carson behind to die.

• 
  A bio image of Carson drawn on the Cast section of the Bittersweet Candy Bowl website (2010-2011).
• 
  Carson drawn with copic markers in the style of Volume Two.

Carter

Carter
Gender	Male
Age	Deceased
Species	Cat
Debut	Enter High School, page 1 (Volume One version) September 10, 2006 (2006-09-10)

Carter was a fan character created by Evarion to add to the (at the time) increasing list of characters enamored with Lucy. A cat with a multi-colored, blobby body and an emoticon face, a visit to his home in Box of Tricks reveals he has a mother, father, and grandfather who look just as strange as him.

Carter's raison d'etre is that he loves Lucy. In the Volume One version of Out of the Frame, he goes as far as suggesting he'd kill for her. The joke was never taken very seriously; in the now deleted April Fool's chapter In the End, Lucy solves her relationship woes by running in the rain to meet Carter.

Like Carson, he was removed from the comic after the Omnibus version, but not before meeting his demise at the hand (rather, foot) of Lucy in a deleted page of Mischief Night.

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  A bio image of Carter drawn on the Cast section of the Bittersweet Candy Bowl website (2010-2011).
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  Carter drawn with copic markers in the style of Volume Two.
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  Carter in the original relationship chart.
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  Carter in the second relationship chart.

Kenji

Kenji
Gender	Male
Species	Dog
Debut	A Difficult Choice, page 3 (Volume One version) September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)

A fan character created by Shinoka, Kenji is the baby brother of Kizuna, and the resemblance is clear. He was a gag character in a similar vein to the pets; the explanation from Kizuna was that he would sneak into her backpack. In the Volume One version of Wardrobe Malfunction, Kizuna used Mike's scarf to wipe Kenji's pee - this was replaced by Sue wiping her spilled milk with Mike's scarf in the Omnibus version. Kenji was removed from the comic in the Omnibus update.

Kizuna

Kizuna
Gender	Female
Age	Deceased
Birthday	1992
Species	Dog
Debut	Field Day, page 2 (Volume One version) August 4, 2006 (2006-08-04)

Kizuna was a fancharacter created by Shinoka who was most prominent in the Volume One version of the comic. She was a yellow dog with a striped head, belt, headphones, dangling earrings, a bracelet and two anklets. According to an author comment, she was initially drawn by Shinoka with a bandage over her eye, which was incorporated into Field Day instead of being an ever-present design choice.

One of her most notable traits was her misguided love for David, and her refusal to give up despite David's own infatuation with Flower Girl and his frequent forgetting of Kizuna herself. She shares a dance with him in the original Farewell, Middle School, accidentally throwing him out the window. While she never laid a hand on Flower Girl, Kizuna threw a safe at Katie when she flirted with David in Moving On. She also had a love for baking, making a whole cake for David in Onwards to Adventure.

Kizuna was also known for being incredibly clumsy; she is frequently injured in Field Day after teaming up with Mike and Lucy. When Kizuna wants to participate in David's events, Mike and Lucy predict every way it could go horribly wrong and keep her from doing so. In Carry On, she lacked the foresight to not bring her headphones into the pool and electrocuted herself.

Kizuna's own backstory would end up becoming more involved and less fitting for the comic, gaining an arm scar in Arrival that she is denied explaining by David (and Veronica in an author comment). Shinoka would eventually request Kizuna be written out of the story, and her last appearance was in a now deleted version of Unrequited, which was where the comic buffer was at the time of the request. Her sudden removal shocked fans, which was deterred by censoring her name on the website and booru, auto-correct her name to the phrase "getting ****** in the ***" on the forum, and even a single-page chapter in the comic killing her off, Sayonara, Kizuna the Dog. Her name can now be typed without a censor, and her death comic has been moved to Candybooru.

She was outlasted by Tess and McCain, having been written out of the story as of the Omnibus; any chapter where she was too prominent had her replaced by another character, such as Katie in Field Day and Carry On, Flower Girl in Farewell, Middle School, and Amaya (sometimes David) in the Silvershore arc.

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  A timeline of Kizuna's evolution from 2006-2008.
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  A bio image of Kizuna drawn on the Cast section of the Bittersweet Candy Bowl website (2010-2011).
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  Kizuna drawn with copic markers in the style of Volume Two.
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  Kizuna in the first relationship chart.
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  Kizuna (deceased) in the second version of the relationship chart.

Larken

Larken
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	Under Pressure, page 1 (Volume One version) March 17, 2007 (2007-03-17)

A black cat with a bell collar, Larken was a fancharacter created by Gabriel Kaxbe. He was a loner who liked snowglobes.

In the comic proper, he served mainly as a background character to fill in certain scenes. He fell victim to the "black cat" superstition in universe, as David runs away from him in the Volume One version of Out of the Frame. He was removed from the comic in the Omnibus version.

Liam

Liam
Gender	Male
Species	Cat
Debut	Mischief Night, page 12 (Volume Two version) October 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)

Liam was a fancharacter created by Toastyjester, easily spotted by his green and black striped sweater and dark hair. He was a love interest of Lucy with a tragic past, and was very popular on Candybooru and with Veronica herself.

He was a recurring background character, and at one point had a BCI chapter dedicated to him, but no time was given for his own story in the comic proper. He was removed in the Omnibus version of the comic. For viewers longing for him to have suffered death upon his removal like most other fan characters, perhaps this Candybooru-exclusive from Veronica would satisfy them.

Mae

Mae
Gender	Female
Birthday	May 7 (Taurus)
Species	Cat
Breed	Birman
Debut	Out of the Frame, page 1 (Volume One version) May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14)

Mae was a fan character created by Green-Chi. Via her profile on Candybooru by her creator, she was a left-handed Birman cat with long hair and glasses who hates being touched and has a tendency to steal things.

Within the comic, she is a recurring background character who is mostly silent. She uses her bag to communicate, notably using it to signal Paulo's "character development" in the Volume One version of A Different Side. She is removed from the comic in the Omnibus version, being replaced by Amaya in the aforementioned scene.

Raindrop

Raindrop
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	Out of the Frame, page 2 (Volume One version) May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14)

A creation of Shinoka, Raindrop was a cat with long hair, a dress shirt and skirt whose claim to fame was the Volume One version of Out of the Frame. She was multilingual with the ability to speak about ten languages, taking turns speaking in each one. She was removed in the Omnibus version of the comic.

Rin

Rin
Gender	Female
Species	Dog
Debut	Out of the Frame, page 1 (Volume One version) May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14)

Rin was a fan character created by Shinoka. An unusual looking dog with long ears and a coin on her forehead, Rin was a six-year old introduced in the Volume One version of Out of the Frame who expressed her wish for Lucy to become her mother. She competes with Yashy over Lucy towards the end of the chapter, and Lucy is easily swayed by Rin. In the Volume One version of Invitation, she is confused that she's not invited to the vacation.

Given that she was six years old, there weren't many opportunities to include Rin in other chapters, and she was removed in the Omnibus version of the comic.

Wynn

Wynn
Gender	Female
Species	Cat
Debut	Out of the Frame, page 2 (Volume One version) May 14, 2007 (2007-05-14)

A character by Shinoka, Wynn was a cat with bangs covering her eyes and a tragic, unfortunate life. In the Volume One version of Out of the Frame, Wynn spends most of her time weeping, and reveals her father murdered her mother in front of her. Sue tells Wynn "[she] can see why [Wynn's] always so sad," only for Wynn to blurt out "WELL I CAN'T I'M BLIND!!!" She was removed in the Omnibus version of the comic.

Yashika

Yashika
Gender	Female
Species	Lizard
Debut	Box of Tricks, page 2 March 11, 2007 (2007-03-11)

A lizard with a mohawk, Yashika is Yashy's friend introduced as a one-off character in Box of Tricks. Yashy wants to introduce Yashika to Mike and Lucy, only for Yashy to be frustrated by their lack of interest. After Mike and Lucy return to the modern era via time machine, Yashika is tragically killed by Lucy landing on her.