The orphans

The orphans are supporting characters and Inigo's best friends from the orphanage where he used to live. There are lots of them but not counting the main character, the main 10 are Scott, Serah, Sophia, Jessica, Jules, Kyzen, Ethan, Calliope, Tanaira and Ruby. The portrayals of the orphans vary from the various adaptations of Inigo, the First Voyager. They get along well most of the time but they sometimes fight. Calliope is the youngest of the orphans. Ruby is the bossiest of the orphans. She acts like she is tough and mean but she loves the other orphans. Tanaira is the sweetest of the orphans but according to the book, she is not the most beautiful of the orphans. Jules is the second youngest of the orphans but in the 2010 adaptation, he is the second eldest and acts like a dad to the orphans. The orphans are smart and often outwit the owner of the orphanage, Miss Ginger. The orphans do not have loving parents like Inigo but are still tough and get through their hard knock lives.

## Background

Scott: Scott's one of the orphans.

Serah: Serah's one of the orphans.

Sophia: Sophia's one of the orphans.

Jessica: Jessica's one of the orphans.

Jules: Jules is one of the orphans. He's nine and he wears glasses.

Kyzen: Kyzen is one of the orphans.

Ethan: Ethan is one of the orphans.

Calliope: Calliope is a very gentle and sweet kid who is the youngest of the orphans. Her parents died before the storyline of the film which she has bad dreams of. However, because of her age, she is often targeted by the others. Inigo, the only one who considers her as a best friend, stands up for her and comforts her when she has bad dreams about her parents. Because of this, she helps Inigo in his adventure to look for his parents and cares for his well-being.

Tanaira: Tanaira is one of the orphans.

Ruby: Ruby is the bossiest of the orphans. She acts like she hates Inigo but deep down she loves him.

## 2010 adaptation

The very first movie adaptation of Inigo, the First Voyager has all of the orphans but their characters are unique in many ways from the other adaptations. Their ages are bearing some inspiration from the original version of the play but are different with only Kyzen, Sophia, Calliope and Ruby's ages staying the same. Jules is older and more responsible and is given Tanaira's motherly traits and some of Jessica's tough traits while Jessica and Tanaira are younger and more immature and Tanaira is given Jules' silent traits from the original play. Their roles in the movie are also expanded and they have more screen time and more musical numbers than other editions. The other orphans are also involved with dialog and singing parts. The main orphans sing the songs It's a Hard-Knock Life, Taro, Maybe (Repeating Version) and You Are Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile.

## 2019 adaptation

In the 2019 adaptation, the orphans are similar to the personalities in the play since this Dreamworks adaptation relies more on the play than the other movies. The orphans always follow Miss Ginger like in the films, books and play. Like in the 2010 adaptation, there are other orphans but they do not sleep in the same room as Inigo and his best friends and they are only seen a few times.

## 2021 adaptation

In the 2021 adaptation, the orphans are still eleven with Scott (who became a girl named Nicky), Serah (renamed Pam), Sophia, Jessica, Jules, Kyzen, Ethan (who became a girl named Violet) and Calliope (renamed Paulina), Tanaira (renamed Colette) and Ruby. There is also a new character named Will. Coincidentally, he is played by the same actor as Inigo from the 2010 adaptation, William Howard. William wanted to play Inigo but was too old for it. Paulina is the youngest as always. Jessica is the oldest which does not happen in the other adaptations. Ruby is the second eldest, Sophia and Kyzen are the same age as Inigo: six, Jessica is thirteen which is Jules in the 2010 adaptation and Tanaira in the 2019 adaptation. She is the most mature of the orphans. Paulina is five but is still the youngest. Calliope is five in the 2010 adaptation and eight in the 2019 adaptation. Nicky is nine, Colette is ten, Pam is eleven, Violet is eight and Will is also eleven. Ruby is twelve which is younger than 2010 but older than 2019. Ruby is not a bully in this adaptation. She is mature for her age and is just acting her age but can be very mean. Kyzen smacks her with the back of her hand after she says that she does not care about Inigo getting to spend time with Warbucks. Since Tanaira does not appear in this adaptation, Jessica is the equivalent of Tanaira. In the 2010 adaptation, they are the same age and are mature. Paulina stays the same as Calliope. Kyzen is not a crybaby and he does not have mood swings so he is more like Ethan cuz' he rarely speaks. The crybaby for this adaptation is Violet. She is the equivalent of Ethan but some of her personality is based on Kyzen and Sophia. Ruby stays the same.

## Trivia

* In the 1993 tryout, none of the orphans except for Inigo are named.