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| "Minga-melon!?!" | |
| Personal Information | |
| Sex: | Male |
| Age: | 20 (in human years) |
| Hair: | Multi-colored (feathers) |
| Height: | 3' 4" |
| Weight: | 60 lbs |
| Eyes: | Green |
| Occupation: | Ex-slave |
| Friends: | Ren, Ioz, and Tula |
| Likes: | Food - any kind, any time, anywhere! |
| Dislikes: | Danger, slave traders, hunger |
| Hometown: | Island of Pandawa, planet of Mer |
| Production Information | |
| Voiced by: | Roddy McDowall in the five-part miniseries,
Frank Welker in subsequent episodes. |
Niddler saves Ren's life, becoming a loyal friend.
This comical Merian creature is a cross between a spider monkey and a parrot. He kidnaps Ren and takes him to Bloth's ship, the Maelstrom but then helps him escape, becoming Ren's best friend. Though cowardly when the chips are down, Niddler comes through in a pinch...and the way he does it is always good for some comic relief in this high action series.
Niddler is forever preoccupied with creature comforts from bedding, food (particularly minga-melon's, and shelter, to just staying out of the sun or slightest rain. He is the child of our group with child-like impulses. He involves himself in treasure-hunting most reluctantly, but point the way to a bag o' mango, and this simpering simian will brave lava pits and ice sharks to fill his rumbling belly.
Niddler mixes normal-sounding speech with animal sounding grunts and growls. He has a knack for being able to speak bastardized versions of the many Merian dialects our heroes encounter...often to comically incorrect results.
Niddler has a great loyalty to Ren and has flown him out of many a tight situation. Even so, his judgment can be influenced by fear of danger or his bottomless stomach.