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This article lists the characters that appear on the popular Adult Swim program ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law''. Several of this show's characters also appear on the Hanna-Barbera program ''Birdman and the Galaxy Trio''. ==Main characters== * Harvey Birdman - A superhero who starred in the Hanna-Barbera show ''Birdman and the Galaxy Trio'' in the 1960s. Birdman's secret alter ego from that show, Ray Randall, is not mentioned in this series, though it can be found hidden in the opening credits; as well, in the episode "Deadomutt, Part 2", a police mugshot of Harvey identifies him as "Harvey R. R. Birdman". :Birdman gets strength and power from sunlight, and grows weak if kept away from the sun for too long. His superpowers include flight, though as Harvey Birdman, he often completely forgets about this. He also has the ability to create a shield of solid light, and the ability to shoot destructive energy beams from his fists. These powers are thought to stem from the crest on his helmet, though Harvey is not entirely sure of the crest's true role in his powers. :He has since retired from his superhero job and is now working for the law firm of Sebben & Sebben. Harvey is generally honest, a little dim, 6'6", and has large wings growing out of his back, genetically inherited from his father. His clients consist of other Hanna-Barbera characters of the past and present. *Phil Ken Sebben - He is the deranged president and co-founder of the law firm Sebben & Sebben. In the original ''Birdman'' series, Phil's character was codenamed "Falcon Seven". His name in ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'' is a play on these words (Falcon Seven = Phil Ken Sebben). He is recognizable by his blond hair, an eyepatch and a dark suit. He co-founded the firm with twin brother Bill when they were twenty-six years old (they were distinguishable by the fact their eyepatches are on opposite eyes). He has a habit of laughing whenever he says a double entendre or a non sequitur, followed by a short joke. For instance, his arm seems to have been turned backwards after falling off a building. Once he gets up, Phil asks a passerby "Hey lady, I need a yank. Ha ha, Dislocation." :Flashbacks to Phil's childhood invariably show him engaging in extremely dangerous practices involving his blind eye (such as pointing a sharp stick at it), making his blindness seemingly inevitable. These same flashbacks also show that he believes his eyepatch not to be his most noticeable physical characteristic, but rather an embarrassing scar which he received from a broken binder clip (which he grew his mustache to cover). He has numerous vision problems; it is implied that he is blind in the eye ''not'' covered by his eyepatch, and he states that he "sees everything 3 feet to the left" of where they really are, and must account for this fact. Said partial blindness causes him to kill Birdman in the series finale by hitting him with a bus, which crashes into a building. He confirms this by showing everyone Birdman's blood, causing everyone to laugh, as most episodes end. :Despite these apparent vision problems, when seen using binoculars, a telescope, etc. over-top his eye-patch, there's an image of a perfectly functioning eye (with eyebrow) in the lens of the device, which even blinks in unison with his non-covered eye. This contradicts the one episode Phil lost his eye-patch and decided to simply not wear one (followed by trying out a clear eye-patch). Although the left side of his face was kept from the camera, the reaction of everyone in the office was that of disgust. He is voiced by Stephen Colbert. ''First appearance'': "Death By Chocolate." * Peanut - He was hired by Harvey to be his legal clerk; this character is modeled after Birdboy, who appeared in several episodes of the original ''Birdman'' cartoon. Unlike Birdman, Peanut's powers are not biological; his wings are mechanical, and his shield and energy beams come from "power bands" on his wrists. In most cases, he is unnervingly cool and calculated, often in extreme contrast to the goings-on around him, but can often be seen working behind the scenes towards uncertain or explicitly seedy ends, often sexual in nature, involving Harvey's female clients, or females associated with clients. He sports a pink and green sweater-vest and often speaks in a hushed and whispered tone. He has an ongoing rivalry/partnership with Avenger where they dig a large hole in the middle of Harvey's office or play Foozball, bombing Harvey in his sleep with a toy plane (but with real bombs), and even assembling a depth charge in the office, together. He speaks Japanese, Spanish and French. ''First appearance'': "Shaggy Busted." * Avenger - A large purple eagle. He is Harvey's old sidekick, who now serves as his legal secretary. Avenger sits on a perch on Harvey's desk, and sleeps in a canary cage in the office at night. Avenger's tasks usually involve taking dictation or filing. Avenger is badly hindered by his inability to speak, even though it is clear that he can understand, or at least perceive the meaning in, the speech of other characters. Avenger can type and write English by claw, and Harvey seems to understand every "caw" he says. * Myron Reducto - He is an attorney at Freezoid, Zarog & Skon, and is one of Harvey's most common courtroom opponents, as well as one of Birdman's closest friends. He is a small man with green-tinged skin, and brandishes a raygun that shrinks its target. He is highly obsessive compulsive about items smaller than he (Atom Ant and Inch High Private Eye for example) and usually responds with "BACK OFF" and using his Shrink Gun to ward them off (a parody of Yosemite Sam mudflaps). He is also prone to occasional paranoid and/or conspiracy theorist monologues, again about people who are smaller than he is. One example of this is in the "Bird Cage" (a bar Harvey and his friends go to) when while talking to Harvey he states that "there is no government, just a couple of multinational corporations that own everything". He drives a new Mini Cooper. He is also voiced by Stephen Colbert, as seen in the show's credits. ''First appearance'': "Very Personal Injury." * Judge Mentok the Mind-Taker - A former enemy of Birdman on ''Birdman and the Galaxy Trio'', now he is a court judge who often hears his cases. He has various psychic powers including: teleportation, telepathy, hypnotism, precognition, and telekinesis—all referred to as "mind taking"—but he rarely uses them for anything beyond sophomoric mischief. He has been given the personality of a cocky and flamboyant stage magician; because of this, he often predicts the result of the cases he presides over before they have even started. Indeed, he often appears bored during trial; an expressionless look with his head resting in his hands. He often makes an entrance, such as appearing in a cloud of smoke or from a bolt of lightning. Mentok's gavel is a brain on a handle, which squishes when struck. He also seems to enjoy patronizing people such as Inch High Private Eye and especially the courtroom's bailiff, while the bailiff usually just ignores him and stares forward with a blank expression. During his time on Earth, Mentok has worked as a mufti, a genie, a sex trade worker, a Cossack, and an E.S.T. instructor. His main catch phrase is "Booweeoop" to give the impression of eerie sci-fi theremin music and is said whilst moving his hands around in a circular motion often when 'Mind Taking'. It has also been implied in several episodes that he is a cannabis user. ''First appearance'': "Shoyu Weenie." On ''Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law'', Mentok is voiced by John Michael Higgins. * X the Eliminator - He is an enemy of Birdman's who was originally commissioned by the organization F.E.A.R. to kill Birdman and bring the crest as proof; in this series, X does in fact suggest killing Birdman, which F.E.A.R. reacts to with surprise. His failure to do so has, over several decades, turned him into a stalking fanatic with a love/hate relationship with Birdman, despite the fact Birdman had completely forgotten about him until meeting him once after becoming a lawyer. X's tool of choice is an ungainly silver death console with a telescoping laser emitter that uses obsolete vacuum tube technology. It takes so long to recharge, Harvey has time to escape. He once had a camera in Harvey's office but Harvey destroyed it shortly after realising it was there (it was only seen once as a gag). X sometimes arrives at Harvey's office to destroy him, but tends to be thwarted by inattentive office personnel. According to the credits of the episode of his first appearance, one of the voiced characters is known as "X's Wife". Other evidence seems to suggest he lives with his close friend Zardo as well. He is voiced by Peter MacNicol. ''First appearance'': "X, the Exterminator." * Peter Potamus - Is an employee at Sebben & Sebben. It usually isn't clear on what Potamus actually does at Sebben & Sebben, however in the episode Harvey's Civvy he did defend Harvey Birdman as his lawyer. Peter Potamus is known for always asking everyone "Did you get that thing that I sent ya?" The thing that he sent is usually never explained, unless it is served as a plot device (Ex: Harvey's Civvy, if Shado received the documents for request for discovery). His character started out small, only known for asking if people received "that thing" he sent them, and for being with a woman, only to have another character somehow spot him, by which he always responds "What the?" But soon he became a regular full time character, usually in meetings with other staff members or as someone witnessing a trial. According to Phil, Potamus is considered to be "An earner" (Ex: In episode Gone Efficien...t, Phil states that chairs are for earners, and we see that Potamus possesses all the chairs) ''First appearance'': "Deadomutt" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law characters」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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