▁C act us ▁King ▁from ▁turning ▁the ▁forest ▁into ▁a ▁desert . ▁ ▁Main ▁characters ▁Peter ▁P alette : ▁A ▁painter ▁with ▁black ▁hair ▁who ▁g ains ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁the ▁animals ▁of ▁the ▁forest ▁after ▁sleep ing ▁on ▁the ▁mag ical ▁tree . ▁J . ▁Ed gar ▁Be aver : ▁A ▁be aver ▁who ▁own s ▁a ▁sal oon ▁in ▁the ▁forest . ▁Bud ▁E . ▁Bear : ▁A ▁friendly ▁p ink ▁bear ▁who ▁becomes ▁Peter ' s ▁al ly . ▁He ▁sometimes ▁goes ▁to ▁J . ▁Ed gar ' s ▁sal oon . ▁F ifi ▁Fox : ▁A ▁beautiful ▁and ▁del icate ▁red ▁v ixen ▁with ▁a ▁French ▁acc ent . ▁Do , ▁Ray , ▁and ▁Me e : ▁A ▁tri o ▁of ▁p ink , ▁yellow , ▁and ▁blue ▁h edge h og ▁sib lings . ▁Emperor ▁Sp ine ▁( The ▁C act us ▁King ): ▁An ▁evil ▁king ▁plans ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁forest ▁and ▁replace ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁desert . ▁His ▁ax e - like ▁hen ch men ▁are ▁called ▁the ▁Sp inet ing lers . ▁Th ist le : ▁The ▁C act us ▁King ' s ▁tim id ▁court ▁mag ician , ▁who ▁tries ▁everything ▁to ▁please ▁his ▁master . ▁But ▁with ▁friendship ▁of ▁Peter ▁and ▁the ▁others , ▁he ▁helps ▁them ▁to ▁eventually ▁stop ▁the ▁C act us ▁King ' s ▁evil ▁plot ▁before ▁the ▁latter ▁changed ▁for ▁good ▁as ▁The ▁F lower ▁King . ▁ ▁Support ing ▁characters ▁Baron ▁B urr ▁A ▁sp ike