Alice is a seven-and-a-half-year-old child with a vivid imagination. She steps through her living room mirror into a backward, topsy-turvy world. She is highly curious and attempts to apply real-world logic to the nonsensical rules of the looking-glass territory. She actively seeks to become a queen in the giant game of chess playing out around her.

A living chess piece who acts as a powerful ruler in the looking-glass world. She is authoritative, instructive, and strict, but she also takes on a mentoring role for Alice. She explains the physical structure of the chessboard world and sets Alice on her path to becoming a queen.

Identical twin boys who speak in contradictory riddles and constantly bicker. They love to recite poetry and engage in petty, staged battles over minor grievances like a broken rattle. They actively challenge Alice's belief that every situation has a clear right and wrong.

A chivalrous and absent-minded inventor who rides a horse. He acts as a protector for Alice, possessing a gentle nature and a mind constantly lost in creative ideas. He frequently falls off his horse because he pays more attention to his thoughts than his physical balance.

A disheveled and emotional royal figure who lives backward in time, allowing her to remember the future but not the past. She struggles to manage her appearance and her surroundings, often turning to Alice for practical assistance.

A literal chess king who relies heavily on his messengers and meticulously records events in a journal. He struggles to understand the concept of nobody, wishing he had eyes sharp enough to see an invisible person on the road.

A large humanoid egg from a classic nursery rhyme. He considers himself an expert on language and poetry, treating regular conversations like riddles and redefining words to suit his mood. He takes great pride in his balance and his safety arrangement with the king.

Alice's mischievous black kitten. Alice scolds him playfully and treats him as a conversational partner, imagining he actively participates in her games of chess.

Alice's white kitten, who undergoes a grooming session while Alice plays pretend.

The mother cat to Alice's kittens. She focuses on practical tasks, keeping her offspring clean and behaving properly in the real world.

A talking flower who protects the garden and acts as an authority figure among the other plants. It silences the ruder flowers when they insult Alice.

A giant insect who loves wordplay. He teaches Alice about the various peculiar bugs that inhabit the looking-glass world, such as the Rocking-Horse Fly.

A sweet, gentle animal that temporarily loses its memory. It walks peacefully alongside Alice until they leave the woods and their memories return.

A mythical creature who battles the Lion for the White King's crown. He is shocked to discover that human children are real, having always believed them to be mythical monsters.

A fierce combatant engaging in a perpetual, fruitless battle against the Unicorn over the royal crown. He finds Alice fascinating and endearing.

An aggressive but clumsy chess knight who attempts to capture Alice. He is quickly intercepted by another knight before he can take her prisoner.

One of the White King's two messengers, carrying news about the battle between the Lion and the Unicorn.

The White King's other messenger, tasked with keeping food and drink ready for the royal fighters.