Ivy the Deer

Ivy the Deer is an French-American action-adventure-fantasy game series, being developed by and published by Ubisoft since August 10th, 2005.

Synopsis
Set in a world where animals are the primary species, a ditzy deer known as Ivy gets a job as Cozy Woods' resident Frienimal tamer as soon she becomes the protector of Cozy Woods itself.

Games

 * 1)  (video game) (2005)
 * 2) Ivy the Deer: Bella's Wrath (2008)
 * 3) TBD (2011)

Spin-offs

 * Ivy Legends: Enter the Black (2009)

Main

 * /Ivy the Deer/ (voiced by Hynden Walch) - a ditzy yet friendly deer who is a Frienimal tamer as she protects Cozy Woods and the frienimals from numerous evil menaces.

Supporting

 * Katy the Rabbit (voiced by [tomboy]) - a snarky rabbit farmer girl who is Ivy's best friends as she sometimes can be rather insentitive.
 * Tom the Fox (voiced by Greg Cipes) - a goofy and wisecracking fox who is one of Ivy's best friends, despite being considered a bit annoying.
 * Master Flynn (voiced by TBD) - an old and wise panda who is Ivy's mentor as he was once a Frienimal trainer, now wanting to make Ivy the best there is.
 * Holly the Deer (voiced by Vanessa Marshall) - Ivy's friendly yet overprotective mother who is supportive of her daughter's aspirations, although she may occasionally freak out.
 * Benvolio (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - an extremely flamboyant toucan costume designer who has designed multiple outfits and allows Ivy to wear them, seeing her as walking advertisement.
 * Ash (voiced by Jennifer Hale) - a mysterious yet eccentric peacock ninja who used to be Raiden's partner as she occasionally helps Ivy out.

Introduced in the first game

 * Slingpigs - pig-like Frienimals who can use their tongues as a grappling hook, allowing Ivy to climb up ledges and swing across gaps.
 * Flightbirds - bird-like Frienimals that can grant as jetpacks, allowing Ivy to fly across gaps and into higher distances, although they have stamina, preventing them from being used constantly.
 * Shieldmoles - mole-like Frienimals that are able to shield Ivy from any damage as they have a time limit on how long their shield is active.
 * Stickygeckos - gecko-like Frienimals that can allow Ivy to climb on walls that has the special gecko pawprints on it.
 * [3 more]

Antagonists

 * Bella the Wolf (voiced by Julie Nathanson) - a rogue wolf who is a Frienimal tamer like Ivy, but unlike her, she wants to tame them for the purpose of attacking Cozy Woods, turning her tamed Frienimals into Fienimals.
 * Reginald the Turtle (voiced by TBD) - an anxious turtle who is Bella's assistant as he tries his best to help his mistress out.
 * Raiden (voiced by TBD) - a mysterious yet honorable ninja tiger who was hired by Bella for her revenge as, initially despite that, he isn't outright evil towards Ivy and has somewhat of a rivalry with her.

Common gameplay
The series is a 2D platformer with an explorable 2D hub world in each game. The games focus on going through levels, solving puzzles and fighting enemies using creatures known as Frienimals. Frienimals have to be unlocked through beating a specific level, allowing you to use them throughout any of the levels, including already beaten ones to unlock secrets. Ivy is able to jump, double jump, jump up walls, slide and attack, both by punching and doing a ground pound. Several collectibles are in each game but the main ones are: Star Keys which can be found exploring the levels and are used to unlock more worlds and coins which are littered across every level and can be used to buy costumes and extra lives among other things.

Tropes
See /Tropes/.

Trivia

 * This is Ubisoft's second tentative to create a rival series to Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog, Nintendo's Mario and Activision's Spyro the Dragon and Crash Bandicoot, with the first one being Rayman.
 * The Frienimals take some inspiration from Nintendo/Game Freak's Pokémon and Bandai/Toei Animation's Digimon.