List of imaginary characters in fiction

This is a list of imaginary characters in fiction, being characters that are imagined by other characters. The list is divided into sections by the primary medium.

Film

Imaginary character Film Description Ref.
Adolf Hitler Jojo Rabbit Imaginary friend of the title character [1]
Billy The A-Team Murdock's invisible dog
Bing Bong Inside Out Childhood friend of Riley [1]
Blue (and several other characters) IF Jeremy's childhood imaginary friend [1]
Captain Excellent Paper Man Richard's childhood imaginary friend, a superhero [1]
Charles A Beautiful Mind John Nash's best friend [2]
Chauncey Imaginary Jessica’s old Teddy bear [1]
Drop Dead Fred Drop Dead Fred [1]
Elvis Presley True Romance
Eric Cantona Looking for Eric
Frank Donnie Darko Guy in a skeletal rabbit costume [2]
The Green Fairy EuroTrip
Harvey Harvey Giant invisible rabbit [1][3]
Humphrey Bogart Play It Again, Sam Allan Felix's alter ego
Jack Flack Cloak & Dagger
Kaiser Soze The Usual Suspects Fictional crime lord [2]
Mr. Floppy Unhappily Ever After Perverted gray stuffed bunny
Mother Bates Psycho Norman’s mother [2]
Parcher A Beautiful Mind FBI Agent, John Nash's handler [2]
Ricky Stanicky Ricky Stanicky imaginary friend used as a scapegoat by three friends [1]
Rudger The Imaginary
Sy Everything You Want
Tony and Lloyd the bartender (and several other characters) The Shining [1][2]
Tully Tully [1][4]

Literature

Imaginary character Book Description Ref.
Angus Small Gods Imaginary companion of the anchorite St Ungulant
The Bear The Bear by Raymond Briggs [5]
Beekle The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend Waits on the imaginary friends’ island for a child to imagine him [6]
Booby The Unicorn in the Garden Unicorn in the short story by James Thurber
Budo (and several other characters) Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend Protagonist in the novel by Matthew Dicks [7][6]
Chocky Chocky Twelve-year-old Matthew Gore's imaginary friend [6]
Dorothy Spinner's imaginary friends Dorothy Spinner, a DC Comics character, can manifest her imaginary friends into reality
Eyeore Winnie-the-Pooh Stuffed donkey that comes to life for Christopher Robin [1]
Fats Magic Magician Corky's ventriloquist’s dummy [6]
Hobbes Calvin and Hobbes A plush tiger come-to-life in comic strips by Bill Watterson [1][5]
The Imaginary Friend The Hole in the Sum of My Parts Book by Matt Harvey [5]
Jimmy Jimmereeno Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut Ramona Wengler's imaginary friend in the short story by J. D. Salinger
Kanga Winnie-the-Pooh Stuffed kangaroo that comes to life for Christopher Robin [1]
Los Chimichangos Skippyjon Jones Colorful chihuahuas who are imagined by Skippyjon Jones
Malcolm/Sally Awful End Stuffed goat in several books by Philip Ardagh [5]
Ninja Ninja Afro Samurai Afro's friend
Owl Winnie-the-Pooh Stuffed owl that comes to life for Christopher Robin [1]
Piglet Winnie-the-Pooh Stuffed pig that comes to life for Christopher Robin [1]
Pobby and Dingan Pobby and Dingan imaginary friends of Kellyanne Williamson
The Policemen The Third Policeman Novel by Flann O'Brien [5]
Rabbit Winnie-the-Pooh Stuffed animal that comes to life for Christopher Robin [1]
Roo Winnie-the-Pooh Stuffed kangaroo that comes to life for Christopher Robin [1]
Rudger The Imaginary
Sam The Light Jar Nate's childhood imaginary friend [6]
Skellig Skellig [5]
Soren Lorenson Charlie and Lola Lola's imaginary friend
The Story Giant The Story Giant [5]
Tigger Winnie-the-Pooh Stuffed animal that comes to life for Christopher Robin [1]
Tilly Tilly The Icarus Girl Eight-year-old Jessamy's invisible friend [6]
Tomo Haganai Yozora Mikazuki's friend
The Wild Things Where the Wild Things Are [5]
Winnie-the-Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh Stuffed teddy bear that comes to life for Christopher Robin [1]

Television

Imaginary character Television show Description Ref.
Barney Barney & Friends Purple dinosaur [1]
The Bear The Bear [5]
Bloo (and several other characters) Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends [1]
Dudley Fancy Nancy JoJo's imaginary friend
Guinevere, Space Cat, Space Penguin and Space Tapir Knights of Guinevere Frankie's imaginary friends
Happy Happy! Unicorn imagined by Nick Sax and his daughter Hailey
Professor James Gellar Dexter [2]
Josephina Josephina the Whale A whale who is a friend of Santi in the Japanese anime series
Koosalagoopagoop Dexter's Laboratory Dee Dee's imaginary friend
Mary Imaginary Mary Imaginary friend from Alice's childhood
Milco Home and Away Originally believed to be Sally's imaginary friend, later revealed as Sally's twin
Mr. Robot Mr. Robot Manifestation of Elliott’s father who has died [2]
Mr. Snuffleupagus Sesame Street. Former imaginary friend of Big Bird, later revealed to the rest of the cast [1]
Nadine Flumberghast Arthur Squirrel who is D.W. Read's friend [1]
Soren Lorenson Charlie and Lola Lola's imaginary friend
Spiny Norman Monty Python's Flying Circus Giant hedgehog in the sketch Piranha Brothers
Wilfred Wilfred Dog seen by Adam as a man in a dog suit [2]

Theatre

Imaginary character Play Description Ref.
Alberta Avenue Q Imaginary girlfriend invented by Rod to deny that he is gay
Bunbury The Importance of Being Earnest [5]
Elvira Blithe Spirit [5]
Godot Waiting for Godot Unseen, ambiguously anticipated acquaintance of Vladimir and Estragon
Harvey Harvey Giant invisible rabbit [3]

Video games

Imaginary character Video game Description Ref.
Faye Finding Paradise

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Morgan, Chris (2024-10-21). "Pop culture's most memorable imaginary characters". Yardbarker. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Baxter, Jessica (2017-10-11). "15 Amazingly Subtle Clues That Characters Were Imaginary All Along". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
  3. 1 2 Child, Ben (3 August 2009). "Spielberg pulls rabbit out of hat with Harvey remake". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Caron, Christina (5 May 2018). "Diablo Cody, Responding to Criticism, Says 'Tully' Is Meant to Be 'Uncomfortable'". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Harrold, A. F. (23 October 2014). "Top 10 imaginary friends in fiction". The Guardian.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Green, Evie (2020-10-29). "Seven Novels Featuring Fictional Characters with Even More Fictional Companions". CrimeReads. Retrieved 2026-08-11.
  7. ↑ De La Torre, Vanessa (22 August 2012). "West Hartford Teacher's 'Memoirs Of An Imaginary Friend' Novel Published This Week". Hartford Courant.
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