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The Man-Fish
The Man-Fish comes from a Zimbabwean myth. In the novel Vimbai has a dream that she becomes a man-fish. The myth explains a boy who goes swimming and drowns, the catfish steals his soul. The catfish then became the Man-Fish, always a catfish at heart but always preying on another body for another soul. There is other Zimbabwe folklore that can relate and even explain the Man-Fish

Balshazaar
He had lived in Felix’s universe until Vimbai, Felix, and Maya took him out and gave him a phantom leg in exchange for information. Balshazaar wants to escape Felix’s universe and never return. He then uses the phantom leg to make a deal with the wazimamoto. They drain Felix of his pocket universe in exchange for the souls of the horseshoe crabs.

Horseshoe crabs
The horseshoe crabs are first introduced when Vimbai is taking a walk on the beach. She comes across a dead crab laying on the sand. This is when we are informed of her love for these invertebrates and also her love for Marine Biology. She then finds another dead crab but this time a piece of paper was held between its legs. This paper was what lead her to Maya, Felix, and the house. It was because of this crab that Vimbai had this crazy adventure.

Vimbai’s Mother
Immigrant from Zimbabwe. Fights with Vimbai’s father a lot. Does not pay mind to Vimbai, but instead is worried about her job. Is an Africana Studies professor at University near their house. Very stern in her faith. Had to fight for everything.

Fungai and his uncle
We are not given a lot of information about Fungai. He is a skeleton, which means he had a past life as a human. Fungai is a skeleton who drives a very Cadillac painted bubble gum pink. He wears a tattered tuxedo. It also seems Fungai must feed on human skin in order to survive or it makes him stronger and healthier. Fungai also has an uncle. We are not given a name. Fungai's uncle is a baby with a television as its head. This is all we learn about the uncle.