The Tin Woodman of Oz characters

Also known as Nick Chopper

Appears from the start

The tin ruler of the Winkie Country, once a human woodman named Nick Chopper. A visitor's question reminds him of Nimmie Amee, the girl he loved before his body was replaced piece by piece with tin, and he decides that honor requires him to find her.

Appears from the start

A young wanderer who arrives at the Tin Woodman's castle in search of new experiences. Woot's innocent questions begin the quest, and his curiosity keeps him beside the older Oz friends as their journey grows stranger.

First appears in chapter 2

The girl whom Nick Chopper loved when he was still human. The Wicked Witch of the East opposed their marriage, and the Tin Woodman has not seen Nimmie Amee since losing his human body.

First appears in chapter 3

The Tin Woodman's old straw-stuffed friend, clever and cheerful in the face of danger. The Scarecrow joins Nick and Woot on the journey to find Nimmie Amee.

Also known as The Yookoohoo

First appears in chapter 7

A powerful giantess and transformation magician who keeps an isolated castle. Mrs. Yoop treats travelers as playthings and uses magic to give them shapes of her own choosing.

First appears in chapter 8

The lovely daughter of the Rainbow, held in Mrs. Yoop's castle under an animal enchantment. Polychrome is gentle, quick-witted, and eager to help the other transformed prisoners escape.

First appears in chapter 13

A former general who now enjoys a quiet farm in the Munchkin Country. Jinjur is an old acquaintance of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman and offers practical aid to their oddly changed party.

First appears in chapter 14

A Munchkin who asked a witch to make him tireless and was given far more legs than he wanted. Tommy's predicament makes him another example of the danger in carelessly worded wishes.

Also known as Captain Fyter

First appears in chapter 16

A soldier whose body, like Nick Chopper's, has been replaced with tin after repeated accidents with an enchanted sword. He too once loved Nimmie Amee and joins the search for her.

First appears in chapter 18

The Munchkin tinsmith who built replacement bodies for both Nick Chopper and Captain Fyter. Ku-Klip preserved the human pieces left in his workshop and knows what became of them.

First appears in chapter 20

A man assembled by Ku-Klip from the sound human parts left behind when Nick Chopper and Captain Fyter became men of tin. Chopfyt has a mixed inheritance from both men but a life and wishes of his own.

First appears in chapter 24

The fairy ruler of Oz, whose magic is strong enough to settle transformations that lesser magic cannot safely undo. The travelers seek her help after their journey has changed Woot's outward form.