Quote

Quote is the main protagonist in the game Cave Story.

Due to the fact that Quote is a robot, he is capable of withstanding huge amounts of damage if he has acquired multiple Life Capsules, which increase his maximum durability. He is also highly skilled in armed combat due to his status as a soldier, with the ability to wield a wide arsenal of weapons, from swords to heavy artillery.

Appearance
Quote wears a red cap with what appear to be bolts attached to it, a black sleeveless shirt, red trousers, and a long green scarf hanging around his neck. He has white "skin," black hair, blue eyes, and large robotic antenna-like "ears" attached to his head. In some official art and in the credits images illustrated by Daisuke Amaya, he wears red gloves; however, in the game, these gloves are absent.

In the beta versions of Cave Story, Quote's name was originally Curly Brace. As a reflection of this, his cap in many concept images bears this name. In concept art, Quote wore a blue outfit, a dark green cap, a bright blue scarf, pale skin and red eyes. In a few pictures, Quote's shirt has an emblem of what appears to be a cat. His appearance in the gameplay screenshots of the beta remain largely the same to these concept images, with the exception of his skin being changed to white.

Personality
Quote appears to be very quiet robot, and does not speak often in the game apart from "Yes/No" answers to questions posed to him, and in scenes in which it is implied that he shares his findings with characters as they react to his information. However, his actions throughout the game, such as helping Sue, retrieving Santa's key, freeing Kazuma, and fetching Jenka's puppies imply that he cares for the people around him and wishes to help in any way he can. It is also implied by Misery that he is very tenacious, relentlessly pursuing tasks until he has either completed them or become incapacitated as a result.