Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite!/Characters

This page details all characters that appear in Hamtaro: Ham-Hams Unite!.

(NOTE: Most, if not all, character names are sourced from unused data in the game's code. However, this data does not properly show which character is which. The characters have been matched with their closest name candidate; but it is possible that some names may be mismatched with each other.)

Ham-Ham Gang

Name	Picture	Description
Hamtaro (ハム太郎)		The main, playable character of the game. He goes on a mission to bring all of the Ham-Hams back to the Clubhouse; all the while, learning Ham-Chat and helping others along the way.
Boss (タイショーくん)		The owner of the Clubhouse. He directs Hamtaro to bring back the Ham-Hams for a secret surprise.
Snoozer (ねてるくん)		He sleeps in the Clubhouse. If Hamtaro talks to him, he will give out helpful advice.
Bijou (リボンちゃん)		Found in Acorn Shrine. She plays a game of chase with Hamtaro, up until Hamtaro scares her with a spider. She begins crying at Hamtaro for being so mean; but he apologizes, and the two make up.
Maxwell (のっぽくん)		Found in Acorn Shrine. He is hiding somewhere above the dark cave; his shadow silhouette can be seen after cracking the wall slightly. When Hamtaro greets him, he falls from above. The fall made Maxwell too embarassed to speak; until Hamtaro falls face-first into a mud puddle, cheering him up.
Oxnard (こうしくん)		Found in Sunflower Park. He was crying due to "losing" his sunflower seed; but in reality, he was sitting on the seed the whole time.
Pashmina (マフラーちゃん)		Found in Sunflower Park. She was playing in the jungle gym - but when Hamtaro greets her, the wind blows her scarf away. The scarf lands in the Crow's mouth; Hamtaro retrieves it from the Crow, and returns it to Pashmina. Due to color limitations, Pashmina's scarf is brown in some graphics, instead of the typical hot pink color.
Cappy (かぶるくん)		Found in the Ruins. He lost track of Penelope, and asks Hamtaro to keep an eye out for her. Later on, Cappy appears in the Tack-Q Bowling area - in which his eyes are glued on the Shogun Wig prize. He refuses to leave without it, so Hamtaro wins it for him.
Penelope (ちびまるちゃん)		Found in the Ruins. She was playing with the Frog in a swimming pool, who was looking after her while she was lost.
Panda (パンダくん)		Found in Sunflower Elementary. Unlike the others, he doesn't need any convincing to head to the Clubhouse. However, he later needs to head back to the school's workshop to fix Hamtaro's broken bottle.
Jingle (トンガリくん)		Found in Sunflower Elementary. He is performing for a Mole, a Turtle, and two Frogs, but is having writer's block in terms of writing a new song. Hamtaro suggests it should be a smoochie song, which helps Jingle get out of his creative slump.
Howdy and Dexter (まいどくん & めがねくん)		Found in Sunflower Market. The two engage in a fight with each other, caused by their crushes on Pashmina. They compete to get a present for Pashmina; which ultimately leads to disaster. Depending on the path Hamtaro takes, Howdy and Dexter's roles in the story can greatly differ. If Hamtaro goes left first, he will end up in the freezer, where Dexter is making Pashmina an ice sculpture. If Hamtaro goes downward first, he will find Howdy in the cash register, where he is trying to find something "shiny" to give Pashmina. In both story paths, Hamtaro will be asked to spy on what the other hamster is doing. Eventually, Shutterbug Ham will run up to Hamtaro, in a state of panic. She explains that something has happened to either Howdy or Dexter amidst their feud. In some cases, Dexter will have frozen into a block of ice in the freezer. In other cases, Howdy will have gotten himself stuck in the register. Realizing the emergency situation, the non-trapped hamster in the scenario will help Hamtaro save the other. In both outcomes, Dexter and Howdy make up with each other, and put their feud on hold.
Sandy (トラハムちゃん)		Found in Sky Garden. She was trapped in the center of the plaza, as the water current was too strong for her to leave. Hamtaro pulls the drain plug out from the bar, which allows him to cross and rescue her.
Stan (トラハムくん)		Found in Sky Garden. He was repeatedly walking in circles, goofing off, around the plaza; and Hamtaro couldn't catch up to him. After Sandy is rescued, she devises a plan with him to catch Stan, which ends up successful.

Other Hamsters

Name	Picture	Location	Description
Tutorial Ham (チュートリアルハム)		Various	Commonly known as the "good hamaritan", he gives Hamtaro advice at the beginning of some worlds. He becomes increasingly sick as time goes on; eventually, Hamtaro buys him some Flugo, which briefly stopped his symptoms. However, the Flugo quickly wore off, and the good hamaritan contemplates whether a dose of Flugo+ would have worked better. Hamtaro gets him some Flugo+ from Doctor Ham, which finally, fully cures the poor hamaritan.
Store Clerk Ham (てんいんハム)		Various	He runs the Boutique H.M stores found in every world. He also runs the Tack-Q Bowling counter in the Ruins, and the Flower Tea specialty shop in Sunflower Elementary. This character returned in Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak.
Skinny Ham (ヤセハム)		Acorn Shrine	She wants to date a mega-Q hamster; and eventually does, upon meeting Fat Ham.
Fat Ham (デブハム)		Acorn Shrine	He had a giant crush on Skinny Ham. Hamtaro convinces him to write a love note for her; which Hamtaro delivers, and the two of them later become a couple.
Grandma Ham (ババハム)		Acorn Shrine	An early incarnation of Auntie Viv. A lonely old lady who lives in a tree stump. Later on in the game, she reunites with her son, Snack Ham. Her internal Japanese name, "Babahamu", is a very insulting way of saying "old lady".
Flower Ham (フラワーハム)		Acorn Shrine	She hides in the bushes, showing herself when Hamtaro sniffs her flower.
Mole (もぐら)		Acorn Shrine, Sunflower Park, Sunflower Elementary	In Acorn Shrine, he trips Hamtaro after emerging from his hole. In Sunflower Park, he instructs Hamtaro on how to use the jungle gym. He later appears at Jingle's concert. He is a literal mole, and is not to be confused with the hamster named Mole from later media.
Tricket (???)		Acorn Shrine	Around the corner from Flower Ham is what looks like a sunflower seed on the ground, but is actually a cricket (much to Hamtaro's surprise). Later in the game, Tricket must be returned to his owner, Bug Ham.
Mog Ham (もぐハム)		Acorn Shrine	Hamtaro knocked him off of a tree, but he climbed right back up.
Who's that? (だ~れだ?)		Acorn Shrine	He was trying to get a nut out of a tree. Hamtaro tack-Qs the tree, leading to both him and the nut falling onto the ground. Later in the game, he trades his nut to Hamtaro in exchange for 'that'.
Money-offering Ham (さいせんハム)		Acorn Shrine	Hiding in the shrubs near 'Who's that'. He will trade Sunflower Seeds in exchange for Acorns.
Pigeon (???)		Acorn Shrine	He peeks out from the shrubs.
Jock Ham (せいしゅんハム)		Acorn Shrine	A playful hamster who jumps across the wooden bars.
Sleeping Ham (ねごこちハム)		Acorn Shrine	He gets angry upon being woken from his nap.
Sleeping Ham (2) (きのみハム2)		Acorn Shrine	He was sleeping, but Hamtaro woke him.
Sun-tan Ham (サンオイルハム)		Sunflower Park	He is relaxing in a beach chair. He admits to Hamtaro that he ran out of sun-tan lotion, and coated himself in olive oil instead. Later in the game, he gets off of the chair and goes on top of the slide. If Hamtaro slides down with him, the two get propelled upward, and land in the secret flower garden.
Tekiya Ham (テキヤハム)		Sunflower Park	The owner of the Digdig Shop. For the price of three Sunflower Seeds, Hamtaro can dig in three of the buried spots in the ground, in hopes of gaining rewards. Later in the game, Hamtaro delivers him lunch - as prepared by his wife, Picnic Ham. For unknown reasons, he has no internal English name - only a Japanese one.
Desert Ham 1 (さばく1ハム)		Sunflower Park	He is counting to 100 for a game of hide-and-seek. He loses count when Hamtaro points out how bad he smells; after this, Hamtaro helps him to find the hiding hamsters. It is later revealed that his stench was caused by a piece of Limburger cheese that was buried under him.
Hole Ham (あなハム)		Sunflower Park	One of the hide-and-seek hamsters, found hiding in a hole.
Desert Ham 2 (さばく2ハム)		Sunflower Park	One of the hide-and-seek hamsters, found hiding in a sand-cave.
Sign Ham (カンバンハム)		Sunflower Park	One of the hide-and-seek hamsters, found hiding behind a sign.
Bug Ham (ムシハム)		Sunflower Park	He owns Tricket, but he lost track of him. Hamtaro helps reunite Bug Ham with his friend by picking Tricket up at Acorn Shrine, luring him with a cucumber. As a reward for finding Tricket, he gives you 'this'.
Jungle Ham (ジャングルハム)		Sunflower Park	He was sleeping on top of a pole in the jungle gym. Hamtaro tack-Qs the pole he is on to get him down.
Crow (からす)		Sunflower Park, Sky Garden	A crow that first appears in Sunflower Park, and befriends Hamtaro. He can later be called for at Sky Garden, using Hamtaro's assigned word; upon being called for, the Crow flies Hamtaro to his nest.
Middle-aged Ham (オヤジハム)		Ruins	He is angrily sitting in front of a table. When Hamtaro attempts to do literally anything in front of him, Middle-aged Ham will flip the table over, and complain about the "younger generation". When Hamtaro presses the buttons on the large, shattered TV in front of him, sinks will repeately fall from the sky. When the fourth sink falls, it lands on Middle-aged Ham, knocking him out and making him feel pooie. His internal Japanese name, "Oyaji Hamu", is a term referring to a really bad "dad joke". This is why the TV drops sinks, as it is a pun with "shinku" (シンク, sink) and "shinpu" (父, father).
Prima Donna Ham (プリマハム)		Ruins	She emerges from the cuckoo clock to do a stunning ballerina performance.
Poet Ham (ポエムハム)		Ruins	He was hiding behind an ambulance, but Hamtaro seeked him out. He tells Hamtaro that there's nothing there, and orders him to go away. If Hamtaro repeatedly leaves and returns, however, he will find a series of poems buried where the hamster was standing. But upon beginning to read "Poetry From The Soul: Part 4", the hamster returns, and knocks Hamtaro to the ground. He explains that a hobby of his is writing poems, but he buries them out of embarassment.
Anxious Ham (なやみハム)		Ruins	He stands near the ladder leading to the swimming pool. He is impressed when Hamtaro tack-Qs off of the wheel (to retrieve the hidden treasure), but lacks the courage to do it himself.
Frog (カエル)		Ruins	As aforementioned, he was in the swimming pool with Penelope. He figured that Penelope was lost, so he looked after her until someone came to pick her up. Later, the Frog teaches Hamtaro how to predict weather - by sniffing the moisture in the air - and gives him a Frog Badge. Two frogs later appear at Jingle's concert.
Panic Ham (おろおろハム)		Ruins	He explains to Hamtaro that a hamster went into a "dangerous place" (while blocking the entrance to said place), and that it's put him in a state of panic.
Macho Ham (※) (まっちゅるハム※)		Ruins	He runs the elevator in the Ruins, which Hamtaro uses to reach higher areas. His English is a little rough.
Scared Ham (きょうふしょうハム)		Ruins	He is hanging on to a high-up pole; he is very scared, due to his fear of heights. Hamtaro Tack-Qs him down, making him fall (though Hamtaro claims he "feels bad about it" after doing so).
Picnic Ham (ピクニックハム)		Ruins, Sky Garden	She is having a picnic with her children. She asks Hamtaro to determine the weather for her. Using his Frog Badge, he sniffs and concludes that it's about to rain; so Picnic Ham packs up her things and leaves. Once they leave, a secret hole is revealed (where their picnic blanket was laying), which Hamtaro takes to enter the "dangerous place". She appears again in Sky Garden, in which Hamtaro must deliver lunch to her husband, Tekiya Ham.
Mini-Hams (こハムたち)		Ruins, Sky Garden	The two little children of Picnic Ham. They are not to be confused with the Minihamuzu from later media. Their internal Japanese name, "Kohamutachi", is "kotachi" (children, こたち) with "ham" in the middle.
Hip Attack Ham(s) (ヒップアタックハム)		Ruins	They appear for a split-second before a game of Tack-Q Bowling starts.
Macho Ham (2) (まっちゅるハムあに)		Ruins	He works on the conveyer belt at Tack-Q Bowling.
Macho Ham A (まっちゅるハムA)		Ruins	Another conveyer belt worker.
Taro and Taro Ham (??? & ???)		Sunflower Elementary	A large dog named Taro, with a hamster peeping up from behind his head. They sit outside of Sunflower Elementary. Both the English and Japanese internal names simply refer to Taro as "Dog" - despite that he is called Taro in-game. The hamster on his head is labeled as "Dog Ham".
Ham-Swap Ham (あきんどハム)		Sunflower Elementary	A somewhat dubious salesmen who appears in the school. He himself also buys a few items from Hamtaro. He has two employees, Apprentice Ham and Errand Ham - both of whom hold many dirty tricks up their sleeves.
Apprentice Ham (でしハム)		Sunflower Elementary	A rookie who works for Ham-Swap Ham. He is supposed to be studying Ham-Chat; but seeing that Hamtaro is learning Ham-Chat too, he takes advantage of him. He charges 3 sunflower seeds for Hamtaro to "learn" a Ham-Chat word; however, all of Apprentice Ham's words are incorrect. If enough "words" are bought from him, though, Hamtaro will earn a Star.
Snoozing Ham (ねハム)		Sunflower Elementary	He dozed off while listening to Jingle's lullaby.
Very Full Ham (まんぷくハム)		Sunflower Elementary	She was passed out on the floor, face-up, seemingly from drinking too much milk. She requests Hamtaro to bring her "the flower"; upon giving her some Flower Tea, she feels better and gets up, while happily swaying to Jingle's lullaby.
PC Ham (PCハム)		Sunflower Elementary	She sits near the PC, contemplating whether it's okay to call "the little thing in front of the box" a mouse.
Skeleton Ham (ガイコツハム)		Sunflower Elementary	He was wiggling the legs on a model skeleton, scaring Hamtaro greatly. Hamtaro angrily screamed at him, to which he said that he was only trying to study.
Guest Ham (きゃくハム)		Sunflower Elementary	He is drinking tea on the lab counter with Store Clerk Ham.
Turtle (カメ)		Sunflower Elementary	Only appears at Jingle's concert.
Stuck Ham (はまりハム)		Sunflower Market	He was stuck between two boxes; Hamtaro pulled him out to rescue him. As a token of his appreciation, he gives Hamtaro his prized "ball".
Shutterbug Ham (スクープハム)		Sunflower Market	She tries to capture the biggest scoop, on camera, that occurs around the market - to very obnoxious extents. Before Hamtaro arrived, she wrote an article on the bulletin board about Stuck Ham. When Hamtaro first met her, she began reporting on Howdy and Dexter's argument; and informs Hamtaro in the instances where they were in trouble. Later in the game, she loses her bag at the bike rack. Hamtaro retrieves it for her - to which she thanks him, and gives him a special news flash. She also takes a picture when Hamtaro tack-Qs Hungry Ham. In her final run-in with Hamtaro, she seems to develop a crush on him, and writes an embarassing bulletin about their "relationship".
Errand Ham (でっちハム)		Sunflower Market	A shady dealer who appears in the market, likely working for Ham-Swap Ham. He charges exorbitant prices, and some items he sells are borderline scams. If Hamtaro chooses not to buy something from him, he will not stop pestering him to purchase it. Eventually, he will begin screaming "BUY IT FROM ME! BUY IT FROM ME!" over and over, until he finally snarls and gives up. The name of "Errand Ham" is somewhat of a mistranslation. His Japanese name, "Detchi Hamu", is a synonym for "apprentice" - the name already given to his co-worker, Apprentice Ham.
Eskimo Ham (エスキモーハム)		Sunflower Market	He lives in an ice block-carved house in the freezer, wearing a thick Winter coat. He tells Hamtaro that he should put some clothes on, due to how cold it is in the freezer.
Hungry Ham (くうふくハム)		Sunflower Market	He claims to be very hungry. Hamtaro feeds him some sunflower seeds, to which Hungry Ham thanks him for "saving him from total starvation". However, he repeatedly claims the same thing whenever Hamtaro returns, and continues to beg for food. Eventually, though, he will reward Hamtaro with a Star if he feeds him enough.
Snack Ham (おかしハム)		Sunflower Market	He was struggling to open a box of cookies. Hamtaro opens it for him, to which he was ecstatic - spinning around while balancing on one foot. In an optional side-story, it is revealed that he is the son of Grandma Ham (Auntie Viv). Hamtaro delivers Grandma Ham's homemade cookies to him; this makes him miss his mother, and he moves back in with her in the tree stump.
Glass Ham (ガラスハム)		Sunflower Market	Standing behind a glass window, he mimicks Hamtaro's every move. He gets excited if Hamtaro calls him bizzaroo, and begins mimicking him even further. If Hamtaro go-Ps in front of Glass Ham, however, he will stop playing and face his back on Hamtaro.
Master Ham (マスターハム)		Sunflower Market	The coach of the Strawberry Soccer league, who trains Hamtaro on how to play the sport. He is very passionate, and cries with happiness from Hamtaro's excellent soccer-playing.
Cat (???)		Sky Garden	He sleeps on the ground, and will swat at Hamtaro with his tail if he gets too close.
Squirrel Monkey (リスザル)		Sky Garden	He was so hungry that he couldn't move. Hamtaro fed him a banana (obtained in Sunflower Elementary), to which he was very greatful; and revealed a pipe path behind him.
Collector Ham (above) (コレクターハム[した])		Sky Garden	He informs the Collector Ham below him that he doesn't have 'this'. Hamtaro gives him his lost 'which' after digging it out of the ground.
Collector Ham (below) (コレクターハム[うえ])		Sky Garden	He is talking to the Collector Ham above him about how much he wants 'this'. Hamtaro, obtaining 'this' from Bug Ham, trades it to him in exchange for 'that'.
Nut Ham (きのみハム)		Sky Garden	He was crying because the Squirrel Monkey ate all of the nuts. Hamtaro gives him a nut from Acorn Shrine (after trading 'that' for it), which makes him stop crying.
Doctor Ham (ドクターハム)		Sky Garden	He was stuck in the pipe behind where the Squirrel Monkey was sitting. Hamtaro knocks him out of the pipe from above, to which he returns to his hospital. Later in the game, Hamtaro buys a dose of Flugo+ from him.
Nurse Ham (ナースハム)		Sky Garden	An early incarnation of Flora. She is Doctor Ham's assistant.
Golf Ham (ゴルフハム)		Sky Garden	He is "playing" golf; or rather, hiding out in a golf ball hole.
Valley Girl Ham (コギャルハム)		Sky Garden	She is reclining in a beach chair. She is flattered when Hamtaro calls her spiffie - and claims that Stan called her the same thing.
Sun-tan Ham 2 (サンオイルハム2)		Sky Garden	He tells Hamtaro that he ran out of sun-tan lotion, and coated himself in olive oil instead. When Hamtaro says that another sun-tanning hamster told him the same thing, Sun-tan Ham 2 calls him a "copycat".
Sexy Ham (セクシーハム)		Sky Garden	She claims that she's going to be a Hollywood movie star some day. Hamtaro brings her strawberry juice from the bar.
Bartender Ham (バーテンハム)		Sky Garden	He runs the bar in Sky Garden, and advises Hamtaro to not pull the plug out from behind the counter. While he is identical in appearance to Store Clerk Ham, he is labeled as a separate character internally.
Noisy Ham (ガサガサハム)		Sky Garden	A very rude hamster, who repeately knocks Hamtaro to the ground whenever he tries to talk to him.
Postman Ham (???)		N/A	An early incarnation of Postie. He only appears when transferring Ham-Jam data to another player (via a Link Cable).