List of Descendants characters

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The Disney Channel media franchise Descendants features a large number of characters, the majority of whom are related to or based upon existing Disney characters.[1]

Introduced in Descendants film series

Introduced in Descendants

Characters introduced in the first Descendants film:[a]

Descendants

Villain Kids
  • Mal (played by Dove Cameron) is the daughter of Maleficent[1][2] (Sleeping Beauty) and Hades (Hercules), the latter left when she was a baby, with both resuming their relationship as father and daughter in Descendants 3. She is best friends with Evie. During Descendants, she becomes Ben's girlfriend, and after she's engaged to him in Descendants 3, Mal becomes the queen of both Auradon and the Isle of the Lost.
  • Evie (played by Sofia Carson) is the daughter of the Evil Queen[2] (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs).[3] She is very good at cooking, sewing, making clothes, and fashion design. She is best friends with Mal and owns her own fashion company Evie's Four Hearts. She becomes Doug's girlfriend.
  • Jay (played by Booboo Stewart) is the son of Jafar[2] (Aladdin). He used to steal for his father's pawn shop. Now in Auradon, he is the Captain of the Tourney team.
  • Carlos De Vil (played by Cameron Boyce) is the son of Cruella De Vil[2] (101 Dalmatians). Carlos is jumpy and anxious, but has the skills of a true tech prodigy. In Descendats 2 is shown that he is in love with Jane, later becoming her boyfriend. Initially, he was afraid of dogs, until he met Dude, who became his pet. Carlos died from unknown causes after the events of Descendants 3 and before Descendants: The Royal Wedding.
Auradon Kids
  • Ben (played by Mitchell Hope) is the son of King Beast and Queen Belle[2] (Beauty and the Beast), and the current king of Auradon. In Descendants 2, Ben ventures to the Isle of the Lost in hopes of finding Mal and bringing her back to Auradon, disguising himself as a VK so he can infiltrate the isle without being detected. In Descendants 3, Ben proposes to Mal.
  • Jane (played by Brenna D'Amico) is the daughter of Fairy Godmother[2] (Cinderella). Since Descendants 2, she is Carlos' girlfriend. She is very sweet, creative, and jumpy.
  • Doug (played by Zachary Gibson) is the son of the dwarf Dopey[2] (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), and a member of the school musical band. He becomes Evie's boyfriend.
  • Audrey (played by Sarah Jeffery) is the daughter of Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip[2] (Sleeping Beauty), who is shown to be opposed to the idea of the villain kids being welcomed to Auradon. Though she did not make an appearance on Descendants 2, she is mentioned various times, especially by Chad Charming. In Descendants, she was mean to all the villain kids, but especially Mal. In Descendants 3, she steals the crown and the scepter and turns evil but is later defeated. Later on, Audrey apologizes to Mal and Ben for what she had done and she decides to make peace with the villain kids.
  • Lonnie (portrayed by Dianne Doan) is the daughter of Mulan and Li Shang[2] (Mulan). Lonnie has an older brother named Li'l Shang who was introduced in the books.
  • Chad Charming (portrayed by Jedidiah Goodacre) is the son of Cinderella and Prince Charming[2] (Cinderella). He is also the older brother of Chloe Charming. Like Audrey, in the first film, he is distrusting of the VKs. After Queen Leah angrily tells Mal about her loss of time with Aurora due to Maleficent, Chad takes the opportunity to berate the VKs, as a result, Jay pushes him and Evie sprays him unconscious with a tranquilizer. In Descendants 2, Chad is shown a lot playing with the 3D printer in Carlos's room. He is also the ex-boyfriend of Princess Audrey. In Descendants 3, he decides to become Audrey's sidekick, however, Audrey locks him in a closet at her cottage. He is later discovered by Ben and the VKs, and he runs away frightened.

Disney classic characters

Other characters

  • Dude (voiced by Bobby Moynihan) is a dog that was taken in by the Auradon Academy and becomes Carlos's pet and best friend. Since Descendants 2, he gains the ability to speak after consuming a gummy enchanted by Mal.
  • Coach Jenkins (portrayed by Reese Alexander) is the Tourney coach at the Auradon Academy. He teaches Jay to work on a team.

Introduced in Descendants 2

Characters introduced in the second film Descendants 2:[b]

Descendants

  • Uma (portrayed by China Anne McClain) is the daughter of Ursula (The Little Mermaid), and the leader of the pirates on the Isle. After Maleficent is transformed into a lizard, Uma becomes the self-proclaimed leader of the Isle of the Lost. She and Mal were fierce archenemies after Mal doused Uma with a bucket of shrimp and christened her "Shrimpy". In Descendants 3, Mal and Uma put their differences aside to save Auradon and eventually reconcile. She later becomes the Headmistress of Auradon Prep in The Rise of Red.
  • Harry Hook (portrayed by Thomas Doherty) is the middle child of Captain Hook (Peter Pan). He is Uma's first mate and best friend. Harry is the grandson of an unknown man.
  • Gil (portrayed by Dylan Playfair) is the youngest son of Gaston (Beauty and the Beast). He is part of Uma's crew. In Descendants 3, Gil bonds with Jay.
  • Dizzy Tremaine (portrayed by Anna Cathcart) is the daughter of Drizella Tremaine (Cinderella), and works for her grandmother Lady Tremaine at "Curl Up & Dye" on Isle of the Lost. In Descendants 2, she is in charge of giving Mal a hairstyle change. In Descendants 3, she was chosen by Evie to come to Auradon.

Disney classic characters

  • Lumière (portrayed by Jan Bos), from Beauty and the Beast, is the butler of Auradon's royal family.
  • Ursula (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg), from The Little Mermaid, is Uma's mother, and the owner of "Ursula's Fish and Chips". She does not physically appear and is only heard screaming when her tentacle pokes out of the kitchen door at her restaurant. She is also Uliana's older sister.

Introduced in Descendants 3

Characters introduced in the third film Descendants 3:

Descendants

  • Celia Facilier (portrayed by Jadah Marie) is the youngest daughter of Dr. Facilier (The Princess and the Frog). She tells fortunes and runs errands for Hades. She is chosen by Mal to travel to Auradon.
  • Squeaky and Squirmy Smee (portrayed by Christian Convery and Luke Roessler in Descendants 3 and by Ryan McEwen and Dayton Paradis in Descendants: Wicked Wonderland) are the twin sons of Mr. Smee (Peter Pan). They were chosen by Carlos and Jay to travel to Auradon.[4]

Disney classic characters

Introduced in Descendants: The Rise of Red

Characters introduced in the fourth film Descendants: The Rise of Red:[d]

Descendants

Disney classic characters

Other characters

Introduced in Descendants: Wicked Wonderland

Characters introduced in the fifth film Descendants: Wicked Wonderland:

Introduced in Descendants: School of Secrets

Characters in the shorts of the Descendants: School of Secrets series, not counting those who later appear in the film series:

Introduced in the Isle of the Lost book series

Introduced in The Isle of the Lost

Descendants

Disney classic characters

  • Dr. Facilier (portrayed by Jamal Sims), from The Princess and the Frog, is Freddie, Celia and Felix's father. In the book Isle of the Lost, he appears as the principal and one of the teachers at the school of the Isle of the Lost. In the films, he makes an appearance in Descendants 3.
  • Lady Tremaine (portrayed by Linda Ko in Descendants 3, Julee Cerda in The Rise of Red), from Cinderella, is Anthony and Dizzy's grandmother, and Ella's stepmother. In the book The Isle of the Lost, she appears as one of the teachers at the school of the Isle of the Lost. In Descendants 2, she can only be heard yelling at her granddaughter from the top of her hair salon. In Descendants 3, she appears saying goodbye to her granddaughter when she leaves the Isle. A younger Lady Tremaine appears in The Rise of Red, ordering Ella to do the housework.
  • Mother Gothel, from Tangled, appears as one of the teachers at the school of the Isle of the Lost. She is Ginny's mother.
  • Yen Sid, from Fantasia, is a sorcerer who was sent to the Isle of the Lost by the King Beast to apply a little kindness to the children of villains, serving as a science teacher at school. In Return to the Isle of the Lost, he finds a secret club joined by the children of villains who want to change just like Mal and her friends.
  • Captain Hook (portrayed by Joshua Colley), from Peter Pan, is Harriet, Harry, CJ and Hazel's father. He is one of the attendees at Evie's 6th birthday party. In the novel Rise of the Isle of the Lost, he organizes a competition where he awards his old ship as a prize. In the film Descendants: The Rise of Red, a teen Hook appears in the past as part of Uliana's gang.

Introduced in Return to the Isle of the Lost

Descendants

Villain Kids
Auradon Kids

Disney classic characters

Introduced in Rise of the Isle of the Lost

Introduced in Escape from the Isle of the Lost

Introduced in Beyond the Isle of the Lost: Wonderland

Introduced in Descendants: Wicked World

Characters introduced in the animated television series Descendants: Wicked World:

Introduced in School of Secrets book series

  • Opal is the daughter of Mama Odie (The Princess and the Frog), introduced in Freddie's Shadow Cards.
  • The Tweedledum and Tweedledee cousins are the sons of Tweedledum and Tweedledee (Alice in Wonderland), introduced in Ally's Mad Mystery.
  • Yi-min is the daughter of Yao (Mulan), introduced in Lonnie's Warrior Sword.
  • Carina Potts is the daughter of Mrs. Potts (Beauty and the Beast), as well as Chip's sister, introduced in Carlos's Scavenger Hunt.

Notes

  1. [a]
    Several of them previously debuted in the film's prequel novel The Isle of the Lost, including Mal, Evie, Jay, Carlos De Vil, Ben, Audrey, Maleficent, the Evil Queen, Jafar, Cruella De Vil, King Beast, and Queen Belle.
  2. [b]
    Several of them previously debuted in the film's prequel novel Rise of the Isle of the Lost, including Uma, Harry Hook, and Dizzy Tremaine.
  3. [c]
    Although the character Hades is listed here, he previously debuted in the film's prequel novel Escape from the Isle of the Lost. In addition, a bust of him was seen previously in the episode "Pair of Sneakers" of Descendants: Wicked World.
  4. [d]
    Several of them previously debuted in the film's prequel novel Beyond the Isle of the Lost: Wonderland, including Red and the Queen, as well as Chloe Charming, Cinderella, and King Charming in the Barnes & Noble extended version.
  5. [e]
    Although formally introduced in the fourth film, Cinderella and King Charming made cameo appearances in Descendants during Ben's coronation ceremony, and in Descendants 2 during the royal cotillone, in both cases appearing as background characters played by uncredited actors.

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