Colin in the New World

Colin in the New World is a video game series created by Yokota Masayuki. The games are being developed mostly by Colin Crew, though some games had various developers and published by Namco from June 18th, 1989 til TBD 2005 and Bandai Namco Entertainment since TBD 2007.

The game series received critical acclaim for its fun concept, characters, humor, occassional dark tone, writing and its lore. With the first game proving to be a monster success, spawning a franchise with more games, spin-offs, television series adaptions, books and even a feature film from 1999. An another film adaption from Sony Pictures Animation is slated for its release in 2024.

Synopsis
A young adult currently in his first year of college unknowingly discovers a mysterious door that takes him into a whole new world, being a huge galaxy known as The Infinitum, split into various kingdom. When he learns that the world is going to be invaded by the dreaded Amanda, the human ruler of the evil and deadly Shadow Kingdom, he must protect the world, especially his main place Frog Kingdom.

Main

 * Colin (voiced by TBD from 1995 til TBD, Patton Oswalt in Colin in the Terrifying World and in the upcoming 2024 movie, and Tom Kenny since then) - A confident and brave, yet cocky and impatient young adult who aims to protect the world he discovered from threats.
 * Christine (voiced by Jennifer Hale) - Colin's female form that he would turn into via a spell whenever he enters Lovely Kingdom.

In both games, comics and media

 * Delaney (voiced by TBD from 1995 til 2000 and Kath Soucie since then) - A tomboyish, yet curious young adult who is Colin's best friend since childhood who also went to the world with him. There are hints that she has a crush on Colin.
 * Benjamin "Ben" (voiced by Phil LaMarr) - a sporty and chill, yet at times aggressive African-American young adult who is one of Colin and Delaney's best friends.
 * Matthew "Mat" (voiced by TBD) - an intelligent and wise young adult who is one of Colin and Delaney's best friends.
 * Samantha (voiced by Alanna Ubach in all games and media) - a fashion-loving, bratty and spoiled, but caring Hispanic-American young adult who is one of Colin and Delaney's best friends.
 * Alexis (voiced by TBD in Colin: The Earth Situation and Hynden Walch since then) - a shy and sensitive young adult who is considered as a outcast by the school due to her mismatched eyes, but is treated like a good friend by Colin and his friends, even feeling welcome and being very close to them.
 * Amanda (voiced by TBD from 1995 til TBD and Grey Griffin since then) - A seductive, yet friendly, feisty and very curious young adult who was once the feared leader of the Shadow Kingdom and wanting to rule over Infinitum by choice, but due to learning about the truth about Amethyst and the Shadowlands Kingdom REALLY planning to do to her, ends up redeeming herself and now is assisting Colin and Delaney on adventures, even ending up being Colin's second girlfriend.
 * Shallow (voiced by Mark Hamill in all games and media) - an intelligent shadow creature who is Amanda's sidekick, often being her bodyguard and updates on what is going on.
 * Penelope (voiced by Ashley Johnson) - An attractive and pretty snobby, yet caring and well-meaning teenage girl who is Colin's teen sister, deeply caring for her brother.
 * Katie (voiced by TBD) - A happy-go-lucky and cute, yet mischievous young girl who is the youngest of Colin's sisters, also deeply caring for Colin.
 * Candy (voiced by TBD) - A ditzy and goofy, yet caring woman who is Colin, Penelope and Katie's mother who despite her goofiness, cares for the children, also unaware of Colin's adventures in the Infinitum.
 * Fly (voiced by TBD from 1995 til 2000 and Scott Menville since then) - A rebellious and stubborn, yet royal anthropomorphic frog citizen who first discovered Colin and often tags along with him.
 * Glowhog (voiced by 1995 til TBD and John DiMaggio since then) - A hedgehog-like creature with crystals on his fists and his quills, and the protector and the son of the banished champion of the Crystal Kingdom.
 * Crest (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) - a friendly and royal, yet very feisty four legged demon from a currently unnamed kingdom who is a travelling salesman, loving to sell the items of other kingdoms he finds and receives, even some useful items. He finds Colin as his recurring and favorite customer, and has a rivalry on Braelynn.
 * Carla (voiced by TBD) - a beautiful teenage girl who is the leader and ruler of the Lovely Kingdom, and is the daughter of the now-banished queen.
 * Bunny (voiced by TBD) - a seductive, yet cutesy and kind teenage girl who is Carla's sidekick as she will do anything for her approval. Her real name is Ellie according to Carla.
 * Mousey (voiced by TBD) - an anthromorphic adventurous and curious mouse from the Rodent Kingdom who loves to visit any kingdom, even teaming up with Colin at times.
 * Anteanterton (voiced by TBD) - an anthromorphic intelligent anteater from the Animal Kingdom, as he invents inventions for anyone that would need it, often coming in handy.
 * Vector (voiced by TBD) - a courageous velociraptor who leads an entire army of dinosaurs as he often stands off to protect the kingdom while being the only Dinosaur not afraid of the Muds.
 * Jeremiah Whiplash (voiced by TBD) - the cocky yet charming sheriff of the Western Kingdom who finds Colin to be a fun fellow as they often cross paths.
 * Veronica (voiced by TBD) - a trans cowgirl in the Western Kingdom who loves the thrills of adventure and fighting outlaws.
 * Pop (voiced by TBD) - a weird and goofy penguin who likes telling people (especially guys like Colin) jokes with penguin puns as others find him to be unfunny.
 * Lauren (voiced by TBD) - a well-meaning and nervous Outlander who is claimed to be a disgrace to the other Outlanders due to wanting to have peace as she ends up befriending Colin and his gang.
 * King Fergus (voiced by TBD) - the buff yet slightly misogynist king of the Burly Kingdom who loves working out yet sees women as icky.
 * Hunter (voiced by TBD) - a snarky yet royal teenage boy who is King Fergus's assistant, being skilled in archery and swordsmanship.
 * The Lurker (voiced by Jason Marsden) - a teenage Analog Horror monster who is the son of the famed scariest monster of the Analog Kingdom who, unlike him, is not very good at scaring people, as he wants to train and be like his father.
 * The Screecher (voiced by TBD) - a terrifying Analog horror monster who is known to be the scariest one of them all, also being The Lurker's father.

Comics and media-exclusive

 * Julianna (voiced by Kari Wahlgren) - A party loving and attractive young adult who is a friend of Colin who plans parties at his college. She also has her name stamped on her rear end.
 * Tammy (voiced by TBD) - a geeky student who really loves studying and also loves bugs.
 * Cayleigh (voiced by TBD) - a weird yet intelligent young adult who often talks to herself while doing her own things as some of Colin's friends find her to be weird, yet Colin himself thinks she should be given a chance.
 * Allison (voiced by TBD) - a calm and good-natured young woman who is Zoey's older sister who, like her sister, is popular and pretty snobby wearing clothes similar to Zoey, but she likes to meditate when stressed, while also not fond of Zoey's obsession with Colin.
 * Devin (voiced by TBD) - a college student that both Colin and Delaney have befriended; he’s curious about what adventures they go on.

In both games, comics and media

 * Amethyst (voiced by Jodi Benson) - A malicious, devious, but also hammy and rather humorous girl from the Shadowlands kingdom who is the sister to Amanda as she is revealed to be far more malevolent than her sister, being truly the one who banished the champions of Infinitum. She became the new main antagonist.
 * Crowbar (voiced by TBD) - Amethyst’s henchman who is very ditzy yet determined, and wears a skull over his head to look more menacing.
 * The Hive Queen (voiced by TBD) - a terrifying human-like creature who is the queen of the Hive Mind Kingdom as she wants to spread control, even teaming up briefly with the Shadow Kingdom.
 * Ex-Queen Marisha (voiced by TBD) - the banished Queen of the Lovely Kingdom who hates all men as she wants to exterminate them.
 * Untrustworthy Dan (voiced by TBD) - a charming outlaw and bounty Hunter from the Western Kingdom who quickly became Amanda's personal enforcer. After Amanda's redemption, he started to go on his separate ways, still continuing evil on the kingdom.
 * Braelynn (voiced by Kate Higgins) - a insane, violence-loving and psychopathic young adult girl who is the ruler of the Outlands Kingdom, also leading a crew of her deadly people, having two girls working for her as henchgirls.
 * Briana (voiced by TBD) - a ditzy yet insane outlander who is loyal to Braelynn.
 * Kara (voiced by TBD) - a muscular and violence-loving outlander who is loyal to Braelynn and can attack people with dangerous powers.
 * Cecilie (voiced by ) - a Mud who leads the pack of her Mud group and has a hatred on Vector due to him not being scared of her, but is often more of an annoyance while also loving to ruin people's days.
 * Zoey (voiced by Mae Whitman) - a popular and snobby young adult as she has a very creepy obsessive crush on Colin, even hating on Delaney because she has a love interest in him.

Amanda's Minions
(NOTE: After Amanda's redemption, they remain on Shadow Kingdom, no longer feared by the Infinitum)
 * Creepers - small slug like shadows that creep around, being very common.
 * Razors - flying shadows that swoop down to attack
 * Scarrows - crow-like shadow creatures that are extremely hungry and loyal to Amanda but then later Amethyst.
 * Conduits - Shadow-like creatures that have a red dot as an eye and have electric legs, used as security to make sure that citizens that are kidnapped by Amanda and later Amethyst don't escape, but they do have a weakness.

Creatures

 * Shellian (plural: Shellians) - seashell-wearing creatures that reside in Seashell Kingdom and are usually friendly and welcoming.
 * Furred Monster (plural: Furred Monsters) - furry monsters that reside in Frostbite Kingdom and usually are either vikings or hikers.
 * Lipsy (plural: Lipsies) - Flying creatures that can kiss anyone on its path. While not deadly, it can come off as an annoyance.
 * Goopian (plural: Goopians) - friendly and artistic glob monsters who really love sharing art to people.
 * Darkhorse (plural: Darkhorses) - shadow horses slightly bigger than average horses that outlanders sometimes ride on as steeds.
 * Mud (plural: Muds) - mud-covered human creature who can turn into puddles and love to ruin days, and are feared by dinosaurs.
 * Starswinger (plural: Starswingers) - big starfish-like creatures that swing around trees.
 * Gigostrich (plural: Gigostriches) - giant ostriches who reside in deserts as they are very rare.
 * Ratoon (plural: Ratoons) - rat-raccoon hybrid creatures who like to eat trash around various kingdoms as they are often seen as pests.
 * Flug (plural: Flugs) - Little blob-like creatures that, depending on who they encounter, can be either helpful or harmful.

Kingdoms

 * Frog Kingdom: A kingdom that is resided by frog citizens, and is the home of Fly. It is the main kingdom Colin hangs out at.
 * Crystal Kingdom: A kingdom made out of crystals, being resided by the crystal people and animals.
 * Lovely Kingdom: A kingdom with girly stuff and is resided by girls only and has a ban on boys.
 * Burly Kingdom: A kingdom with boy stuff and is resided by boys only and similar how the Lovely Kingdom has a ban on boys, Burly Kingdom has a ban on girls.
 * Prom Kingdom: A kingdom where everyone is in a mood to party, especially dancing. The citizens are teenagers and young adults wearing suits/ties and dresses, and human visitors are required to dressed fancy to enter.
 * Shadow Kingdom: A kingdom that is resided by the shadow creatures and ruled by the evil Amanda. All of the kingdoms, including those terrifying-based kingdoms, previously feared and dreaded the kingdom.
 * Shadowlands Kingdom: A more corrupt kingdom ruled by Amethyst and Crowbar, now being feared by the Infinitum.
 * Pixel Kingdom: A kingdom resided by 8 and 16-bit pixel characters.
 * Western Kingdom: - a kingdom resided by western cowboys and outlaws as they love the thrill of adventure.
 * Hive Mind Kingdom: - a villainous kingdom consisting of humans enslaved by the queen as they want to expand
 * Spooky Kingdom: - a creepy kingdom resided by ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural creatures as they want to spread fear on the other kingdoms.
 * Frostbite Kingdom: - a rather friendly massive Kingdom of ice inhabited by a bunch of friendly viking/hiker-like creatures, as well as arctic creatures and ruled by a polar bear.
 * Aquatic Kingdom: - an aquatic kingdom resided by fish-like citizens, and can allow visitors to breathe in water.
 * Prehistoric Kingdom: - an ancient kingdom resided by dinosaurs along with some other prehistoric creatures as they want to expand their kingdom so dinosaurs can be the dominant species.
 * Outlands Kingdom: - an abandoned city-like kingdom resided by people where there is no such thing as a law and thus very deadly.
 * Rodent Kingdom: - a tiny kingdom resided by rodents. The visitors would be shrunk into rodent-size when in the kingdom.
 * Seashell Kingdom: - a beachy kingdom resided by welcoming seashell-wearing creatures.
 * Analog Kingdom: - an analog horror-inspired kingdom resided by the analog horror monsters, with some being friendly, some being neutral and some being evil.

Main

 * 1)  (video game) (1989)
 * 2) Colin and the Mind Hive Kingdom (1992)
 * 3) TBD (1995)
 * 4) Colin: The Earth Situation (1999)
 * 5) Colin in the Terrifying World (2004)
 * 6) Colin: An Unlikely Teamup (2005)
 * 7) Colin: It's Elemental! (2007)
 * 8) Colin: Lizard Mania (2009)
 * 9) TBD (2012)
 * 10) TBD (2015)
 * 11) Colin: Worlds Collide! (2018)
 * 12)  Lurking Out (2022)
 * 13) Colin and the Merged Worlds (2023)
 * 14) Colin in the Other New World (2024)

Spin-offs

 * Delaney vs. The Hive Mind (2005)
 * Amanda's Trials (2008)

Handhelds

 * 1) Colin: Bite-Sized (Game Gear, 1993)
 * 2) Colin in the Advanced World (Game Boy Advance, 2001)
 * 3) [GBA game 2]
 * 4) [DS game 1]

Films

 * 1)  (1999 film) (1999, Warner Bros.)
 * 2)  (2024 film) (2024, Sony Pictures Animation)

Television series

 * 1) Colin in the New World (Fox Kids, 1993-1995)
 * 2) Colin's Tales in the New World (Kids' WB/Cartoon Network, 2004-2007)
 * 3) Colin's Endless Adventures in the New World (Amazon Prime Video, 2023-present)

Comic book adaption

 *  (Archie Comics) (Archie Comics, 1999-2014)
 *  (IDW Publishing) (IDW Publishing, 2019-present)
 * Penelope in the New World (IDW Publishing, 2023-present)

Promotions and Merchandise
See /Promotions and Merchandise.

LEGO Theme
See LEGO .

Tropes
See /Tropes.

Trivia

 * According to the 2004 press release, the whole franchise is set in the year 1999.
 * EASTER EGGS:
 * In Colin: Lizard Mania, a painting that looks like the Eclipse Sword can be seen in a hallway.
 * A Pac-Man plush is seen in Colin's college room.
 * A Tekken poster is seen at a movie theater in one episode of Colin's Tales in the New World.

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