Papa-Ham (パパハムさん) is a hamster who appeared in Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue, and cameos in some other Hamtaro media. He is the counterpart to Mama-Ham, and is the father of the Baby-Hams.
Trivia[]
- It is loosely implied across multiple pieces of media that Mama-Ham and Papa-Ham are "separated", or are potentially divorced. In the Hamtaro Trading Card Game Guide book set, it states that Papa-Ham is traveling across the world with his son, and "may be looking" for Mama-Ham; while also implying that Mama-Ham has "other children", suggesting that Papa-Ham's son is also hers. Additionally, the characters are never shown directly interacting with each other (e.g. in Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue and pieces of promotional artwork).
- In his initial concept sketch, Papa-Ham is named "Chichi Hamu" (ちちハム); in Japanese, "chichi" is an alternate word for a father or father figure. The name was likely changed to "papa" due to chichi also meaning "breasts" in certain contexts.
Gallery[]
- Main article: Papa-Ham/Gallery