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Bubble is an eccentric who doesn't seem to be the brightest of the group. He's often impatient, asking questions without letting others finish their sentences. He seems pretty laid-back and is often seen getting roasted by Caine. However, in more recent episodes, he's started swearing.

Bubble is the secondary antagonist of The Amazing Digital Circus. He is one of the Artificial Intelligences of The Amazing Digital Circus, along with Caine, and is shown as his companion and assistant, living inside his hat until summoned. He can disappear and be returned to Caine's top hat. Bubble, as his name suggests, is portrayed as a giant, movable, transparent bubble. He has a face with bright, jet-black pupils and sharp teeth. When necessary, Bubble can form a long, silvery-red tongue. Even with his mouth closed, his teeth are still faintly visible. In the banquet scene, Bubble wears a white chef's hat and carries a spatula and knife. His pupils are capable of dilating.

He is eccentric, hyperactive, and optimistic. His behavior ranges from comical to unsettling; he doesn't fully understand human emotions and often prioritizes "entertainment" or amusement over the psychological well-being of his captives.

The main facets of his personality include:

Perverse Innocence: It acts like a cheerful and chaotic AI. It performs terrifying or destructive acts (such as altering bodies or erasing beings from existence) without full awareness of the emotional damage it causes, considering them simply harmless parts of a "game". Currently, this is no longer the case.

Controlling and perfectionist: Seeks to keep humans busy with constant adventures to prevent them from going crazy or suffering an existential crisis (abstraction).

Authoritarian but insecure: Despite his immense power to shape the reality of the circus, he shows a great dependence on the approval of his artists. In moments of frustration, he can react with tantrums or episodes of anger. Currently, this no longer happens.

Contrast with his assistant: His mentality is that of an optimistic crackpot, which differentiates him from darker, sadistic, or misanthropic artificial intelligences.

Caine dresses like a circus ringmaster, sporting a red tuxedo with a black collar and bow tie. He wears a white shirt with two red buttons, along with white gloves and black tights. Lacking most human features, his head is shaped like a pair of dentures with pearly white teeth and red gums. His eyes, the left with green irises and the right with blue irises, float within his jaws. Due to the cartoonish nature of the animation style, his jaws are expressive, and the upper row of teeth sometimes acts as eyebrows. Like Bubble, he forms a tongue when necessary. To top it all off, he wears a black top hat and tends to carry a cane with a gold tip, depending on the situation. In the pilot episode, he is introduced to an accessory known as The Wacky Watch.

Creative Artificial Intelligence Networking Entity, abbreviated as Caine, is the main antagonist of the Digital Circus. Caine is an AI who presents himself as the ringmaster of the circus, maintaining the simulation and its residents, along with his loyal assistant Bubble. He is presumed to be the highest-level artificial intelligence program in the simulation, given that he can create other AI programs (like Bubble) and is the only one capable of reversing the glitch effect of those attacked by an Abstraction, as well as being able to teleport himself and others anywhere within the simulation, including the Void. He is always seen floating in the air. Over time, he has changed and has given the inhabitants of the circus the freedom to do as they please, without censorship of any kind.

Ragatha is described as "the sweetest little optimist." This optimism isn't as simple as it seems, as she appears to be forcing a constant, cheerful demeanor, ignoring serious injuries and other grave incidents as if they were nothing. Gangle mentioned that, after a while, Ragatha's optimism can be perceived as insincere. Jax also notes that Ragatha seems to be trying too hard and sometimes gives the impression that she's trying to take advantage of people. She also seems to be forgiving and shows understanding for why Pomni left her behind as she fled from the now-absorbed Kaufmo. She has a breaking point, but she hides it to avoid conflict. Ragatha is frequently hurt in various ways, but, being a doll, she can ignore the pain and even laugh it off. She still wants to avoid being hurt and gets upset when other characters (like Jax) try to harm her. Ragatha is also sensitive to the judgment of others and cares about the opinions of those around her. Ragatha's willingness to please and forgive everyone can be interpreted as a manifestation of her fear of being disliked or rejected by others, and a general fear of emotional pain. Before arriving at the Digital Circus, Ragatha was an ordinary human with a different name, born into a fairly well-off farming family. Ragatha's mother was possibly abusive, as Ragatha has commented that she doesn't miss the yelling, nagging, and emotional manipulation she endured. She also worked in real estate for a time, until she entered the Amazing Digital Circus after putting on a helmet connected to a mysterious computer. Once there, she transformed into a rag doll-like digital avatar, wearing a blue dress and with a button in place of an eye.

She is 30 years old. Ragatha's appearance resembles that of a living rag doll, with licorice-red hair, a flat, reddish-orange, triangular nose, and a blue button eye. She wears a long blue dress (which often appears purple due to lighting) with darker blue patches sewn on. She wears a white underdress with a collar and a matching hair bow. She also has a light beige skin tone, a black pupil in her real eye with pink eyelids, and dark red lips. Her feet are designed with black squares on the bottom to resemble shoes.

Initially, Pomni is very shy, sensitive, paranoid, fearful, nervous, and anxious. In the pilot episode, she is shown to be anxious and worried about her situation, even succumbing to denial and displaying signs of paranoia and delusion. When she finds the "exit," she experiences moderate signs of paranoia and seems to believe she is hallucinating. She is also somewhat clumsy, as she tends to accidentally bump into things and people. In her initial appearance, Pomni is shown to have a degree of empathy and selfishness, as she returns to see Ragatha after the latter is attacked by an absent-minded Kaufmo, and promises Ragatha that she will find Caine to fix her. However, Pomni's desire to escape the digital circus overrides this, as she enters through the exit door upon finding it and leaves Ragatha behind without hesitation. She later feels remorse for this action once Caine has fixed Ragatha. After coming to terms with her circumstances, Pomni adopts a more apathetic and cynical outlook, pointing out discrepancies in the Circus's scenarios and distancing herself from the adventures, seeing no point in continuing them. She also seems to have a more short temper, as seen when she yells at the gang (specifically Jax) for their plans to leave her in mortal danger. Despite this, Pomni appears quite compassionate. Over time, Pomni grows closer to the others after witnessing their deep concern for one another during Kaufmo's funeral. Following wise advice from Kinger (who temporarily regained his sanity), she thanks Ragatha for always being so considerate and apologizes for not showing her appreciation until then. Before arriving at the Amazing Digital Circus, Pomni was an ordinary 25-year-old woman with a different name. She worked as an accountant for a supermarket chain. In her free time and whenever she was bored, Pomni explored abandoned buildings for the slight excitement it produced in her.

Pomni is a 25-year-old, stylized humanoid character with a large head and small, thin limbs. He has completely white skin, with small markings that resemble blush under his eyes, ebony eyelids, and thick lines around his eyes that may represent eyeliner. The shape of his pupils seems to change frequently, but most often appears as a red and blue pinwheel pattern. He has asymmetrical eyelashes; his left eye has lashes on the upper lid, and his right eye has lashes on the lower lid. He has short, straight, medium-black hair (which often appears brown due to lighting), with two small tufts sticking out from under his hat and two tufts of hair framing his face. His overall appearance resembles that of a clown, but with features more akin to a jester than a circus clown. He wears a red and blue jumpsuit with rounded, puffed sleeves and shorts. The torso of the jumpsuit is divided between blue on the right side and red on the left side for the front, and reversed for the back, with the sleeves and shorts having a striped pattern. He has additional yellow details, such as a pair of spheres on the front of his torso (which could resemble pom-poms or buttons), cuffs/bands around the sleeves, the upper thighs/waist and shorts, and a shirt collar, implying a T-shirt. On his head, he wears a matching striped, two-armed jester's hat with a yellow brim and small yellow bells at the tips of the hat's arms, which are never seen detached from his head. He also wears gloves, the left one blue and the right one red. Conversely, his left shoe is red and his right shoe is blue; both pairs have the same yellow details as his clothing.

Kinger is erratic and paranoid, incapable of performing acts of bravery. He also appears to have been driven mad by his time in the circus, as shown when he begins to act randomly. He is implied to be absentminded, as he often seems to forget the presence of people nearby and is startled by their presence, such as Gangle. Kinger has an extremely slow reaction time, taking up to a second to react to someone beside him. He also seems to have an interest in insects, as he is sometimes shown rambling about an "insect collection." However, despite his crazed and cowardly nature, Kinger may at least possess enough sanity to avoid becoming completely detached, and he is shown to have a brave and kind side. When Kinger is left in a dark area, he undergoes a significant change in his behavior, as the darkness reminds him of his last moments with his wife, Queenie. In this state, he appears to have much greater control over his sanity: his fear and paranoia lessen, and even his voice becomes less shrill. As a result, Kinger reveals a wiser and more compassionate side. He also becomes more reflective at this stage. Kinger has also been shown to have high emotional intelligence. Despite his often unstable and forgetful nature, he still maintains a deep affection for his fellow circus performers, and this is evident when he manages to hold onto his sanity. Before entering the Amazing Digital Circus, Kinger was a human in the real world with a different name. After donning a visor connected to a mysterious computer, he entered the Digital Circus, with his digital avatar being the king chess piece. So far, he has been with the circus longer than the rest of the performers.

His wife, Queenie, was also a member of the Amazing Digital Circus before its abstraction. In the past, he didn't like insects, but Queenie's interest in entomology changed that.

Kinger, 48, is one of the main characters in the Amazing Digital Circus. He is an anthropomorphic chess king piece trapped in the Digital Circus along with five other victims.

As revealed in "Hjsakldfhlñ", along with his wife Queenie, a queen chess piece (already abstracted), he was one of the first humans to enter the circus. He is also a former C&A employee and the co-creator of Caine, along with his colleague Scratch, who is also abstracted.

Kinger is an alder-colored chess king piece. He has cartoonish hands with white gloves detached from his body, two large, asymmetrical eyes with blue pupils, and no mouth, though he retains the ability to speak. He wears a royal purple cloak with a fuzzy white lining spotted with dark brown.

Gangle's emotions and behavior are influenced by the mask she's wearing at the time. However, it's revealed that these masks don't completely change her mood; rather, they are a literal form of "masking" and aren't the sole determinants of her personality. The masks simply alter how Gangle's feelings are presented. When she wears her comedy mask, her tone, posture, and behavior are masked as pleasant, lively, and outgoing. Similarly, her tragedy mask makes her appear dejected, sad, and withdrawn. Despite this, Gangle is perfectly capable of expressing any emotion or feeling she wishes, regardless of the mask she's wearing; she can display sadness with her comedy mask as well as happiness with her tragedy mask. Jax mockingly refers to Gangle as one of the "most stable and mentally capable" characters. Because her mask is so easily broken, Gangle is fragile in both a literal and figurative sense. Due to her emotional fragility, Gangle is an easy target for Jax's teasing, as he enjoys tormenting her. Zooble herself notes that Gangle is too timid to speak up, possibly to avoid conflict with the other members of the Circus. Gangle cared for Ragatha, though she acknowledged that Ragatha could sometimes seem insincere. Before joining the Amazing Digital Circus, Gangle was an ordinary human with a different name. She worked in the fast-food industry as a shift supervisor and was a part-time artist with a passion for anime. At some point, she studied graphic design at a community college, though she later dropped out for unknown reasons and didn't pursue her art much further afterward.

At some point after Jax's arrival, Gangle entered the Amazing Digital Circus after putting on a helmet connected to a mysterious computer.

Gangle is a 26-year-old animated character from the amazing digital circus. He takes the form of a ribbon wearing an anthropomorphic theatrical mask. Gangle appears to be formed from four candy-red ribbons that form a humanoid shape. Her face is a white porcelain mask with black eyes and mouth. Her body consists of the main mass of ribbons coiled into a spring that twists four times in a spiral, two ribbons forming her legs, and a single ribbon for her arms (one end is her right arm, while the other end is her left). Each time her comedy mask is damaged, her next mask appears, changing to a sad or awkward version of the previous one, revealed as her tragedy mask.

Zooble is very grumpy, irritable, and quite annoying, especially when a part of her is in the wrong place. Like Pomni, she suffers from an identity crisis since she doesn't know exactly what she is, and as a result, she suffers from gender/body dysphoria. Despite Caine's attempts to provide Zooble with new parts, she hasn't yet found anything she likes. Zooble lacks enthusiasm when it comes to Caine's adventures, more often choosing not to participate and to do her own thing during the day. Zooble doesn't know her gender because she is questioning her identity, as mentioned earlier. Zooble can be a bit rude, such as when others are insulted; she tells them to get lost, and when the GloinksCensorbarboing captured her, she called Kinger and Jax idiots for not helping them. However, he does possess a degree of compassion, as he displays sadness and disbelief at Kaufmo's abstraction, though he seemed to have expected Kinger to be the next to abstract, and he wept at his funeral. Another example is during Episode 4, when he gives Gangle a mask from his Zooble Box to replace his comic mask after Jax breaks it. In the same episode, he stays for over an hour after his shift to help clean up, but also to make sure Ragatha gets home safely. In the episode's final scenes, he invites Gangle to sit with everyone and comments on how much he enjoys his drawings. Before joining the Amazing Digital Circus, Zooble was an ordinary human with a different name. He worked as a tattoo artist for several years and, briefly, as a bartender. He also enjoyed exploring abandoned buildings for the mild thrill it gave him, much like Pomni.

Zooble is one of the main characters in the Digital Circus. He's a mix-and-match toy-like character trapped in the Digital Circus along with five other victims. The 22-year-old Zooble is composed of colorful, random shapes and pieces, giving him a mix-and-match toy appearance, which is reflected in the fact that most of his body parts change after each episode. Zooble's character design is also inspired by Memphis design, a postmodern style from the 1980s that emphasizes bright colors, geometric shapes, and bold patterns. Despite this, some characteristics remain constant throughout:

Zooble's head was a bright pink isosceles triangle tilted on its side.

Her right eye has a black iris with veins and a yellow sclera, with bubblegum pink eyelids.

Her left eye has a black iris with a white sclera and blue eyelids with three thin black eyelashes underneath.

They have a yellow, bean-shaped body and a pattern reminiscent of cheese, with orange dots interspersed.

The Digital Circus is a world created by an artificial intelligence named Caine. People access it through a virtual reality headset that creates a copy of their mind and transfers it to this world, trapping them there with no way out. A body is created for each person based on their mental files, and a fully personalized room is created for each one. People who enter the Digital Circus don't remember their real names, so Caine gives them new ones, which they will use to call themselves in this place. Among the characters in this circus are Zooble, Gangle, Kinger, Jax, Pomni, Ragatha, Caine, and Bubble.

Jax used to be human in the real world and had a different name. As shown in "Beach Episode," it's implied that he lived in a suburban neighborhood, or at least drove through one, as seen in several flashbacks. He clearly doesn't have fond memories of his past life, as he becomes distressed when he recalls it. Shortly after, he entered the Circus one day by putting on a virtual reality headset. He befriended the other circus members, Ribbit and Kaufmo, but for some reason, they became detached. This affected Jax deeply, causing him to become resentful and bitter toward the other members, and at one point he began bullying Gangle and maintaining a strained relationship with Zooble.

In his human life, Jax had an altercation with his mother and felt so awful that he ran away, knowing he'd done something wrong. He was terrified he'd hurt her for life, which thankfully wasn't the case. He was left with such a bitter taste in his mouth that he saw himself as worthless. He says he doesn't deserve to be loved or appreciated by anyone because he's a bad person and nothing more. When someone tries to get close to him, he pushes them away, making them feel bad, toying with their emotions, all to get what he thinks he deserves as a consequence of his actions.

Jax has a lax and carefree personality; he is seen throughout most of the series making humorous comments, so it seems to be one of his qualities, or perhaps it may be one of his methods to maintain his sanity in the digital world. He appears indifferent to his imprisonment in the digital world, as he doesn't seem to show any signs of anxiety or despair. Furthermore, he lacks empathy or remorse for others, since he rarely apologizes for his actions and jokes. In a broader context, Jax can be described as having a brash personality, as most of his comments are debatable and, at times, downright insufferable. In fact, he only maintains a rigid stance in critical or intolerable situations, such as when he, Pomni, and Ragatha discovered that Kaufmo had become distracted. He quickly went to Gangle and Kinger under the pretext of helping them with Zooble's problem, though his real aim was to hide from Kaufmo. Another example is when he took the wheel alone when the Gloinks started harassing him, effectively splitting the group.

Jax is a 22-year-old, anthropomorphic cartoon rabbit with a purplish-blue coat. His design elements evoke the appearance of rubber hose-style characters, despite having real joints. He has long rabbit ears atop his oval head and is generally tall and slender, with a fairly long neck. Jax's eyes have yellow sclera and square black pupils that contract when he's angry and dilate considerably when he's speechless. His eyes also transform into animated scribbles when he's stressed or anxious. Jax's yellow teeth are usually flat, but when he opens his mouth, they appear sharp and jagged. He almost always keeps his teeth closed while only moving his lips when he speaks. Jax has thin, black eyebrows that appear in most scenes. In "We Gave Them Guns" and subsequent episodes, Jax has a small, spherical tail, which he didn't have before. He is briefly mentioned during "Untitled," when Jax is talking to Pomni while they gaze at the stars. Jax wears light pink overalls and pale yellow gloves. His overalls have yellow buttons, a lighter pink rectangular pocket on the front, and lighter pink rolled-up hems at the bottom edge. He is usually barefoot.