Somewhere Out There: The Supporting Cast

Other characters:

Slim Bassett: ( Male tricolor Bassett Hound)
Info: A young Bassett hound purchased by Davin and Lji from a flea market as a service dog for Tek. Becomes fast friends with Buster and Shadow. He enjoys running on the beach, chasing squirrels and popcorn. Though Slim might appear lazy at first, if given something to do he takes it seriously and is rather quick on his feet.

Voiced by: Tyler James Williams


First appearance: Chapter 3: My Hero

Cricket Johari: (Female Savannah Cat)
Info: A four-year-old Savannah cat, who has spent all of her life on the streets of New Bangkok. She is among several cats that live together in a colony. Desptie her friendly nature, due to being part Serval, many humans have hesitated taking Cricket into their homes, out of fear that she might turn wild and escape. She quickly becomes friends with Tiger but has little to no idea about how he feels about her. Like any cat she loves fish, chasing birds and climbing trees. Being a Savannah, Cricket has more of a dog like personality and will fetch small objects if given the opportunity to do it.

Voiced by: Tisha Campbell-Martin

First appearance: Chapter 1: The Adventure begins

Sparkz Shepherd: (Male Border collie/English Coonhound mix)

Info: Shadow’s older brother(by ten minutes) Sparkz is one of a litter of ten(five sisters, four brothers) he and his siblings were left in a box at a park, where they were picked up by different people. Sparkz and Shadow were the only ones left and the last to leave. Sparkz was taken in by Ashley and Nelson Jones and eventually is reunited with his sister. Unlike Shadow, Sparkz is more adventurous and tends to run off somewhere with Nelson whenever he gets the chance. As a result, this sometimes lands him in hot water and forces Shadow or someone else to bail him out.

Voiced byamarr Calhoun

First appearance: Chapter 1: The Adventure begins


Zeta Sheffield: (Female Brittany spaniel)

Info: Eight-time champion, Zeta is as high maintenance as they come. Among her four sisters and two brothers, Zeta was the only one who met the qualifications to be a show dog. She tends to talk down to mixed breed dogs owned by working class drifter colony residents, including Shadow. However, all that changes when she has her thunder stolen from her at the local dog show. Her dislike towards mixed breeds also takes a 360 when she meets Buster, who is completely unimpressed when she approaches him. Despite being brought up as a show dog, deep down Zeta can be hospitable if need be, a trait in her character that has yet to diminish due to her Southern roots.
Voiced by: Reba McEntire

First appearance: Chapter 2: Second Best in Show


Zula Woods(Female Akrennian/Western Subspecies)

Info: Tamar’s mother, when she and her mate wandered into a part of the woods in the Grassland region that was deserted, the two were caught offguard and Zula was captured by humans. She was later sent to a research center in Southern California. The plan was for her to be used to study Akrennians up-close. Unbeknownst to the staff, Zula was pregnant and gave birth 3 months later. She tries her hardest to protect and raise Tamar. Zula also meets Sam Tucker one of the few humans to show her kindness and makes an effort for her to be released but is denied numerous times.
When Earth is evacuated, Zula and her daughter are moved to a laboratory Tau-14 where later Zula encourages Tamar to escape. Zula stays behind and waits for the day when she is able to escape or is released.

Voiced by: Angela Bassett

First appearance: Chapter 3: My Hero


Carmine Donnan(Male Akrennian/Western/Northern subspecies mix)

Info: From the time he was young, Carmine always had an interest in music, playing a small penny whistle and singing up into his teen years where he learned piano. Carmine eventually formed his own group as an adult and included his family on part of his music tour. Although he’s had some measure of success, he has never forgotten where he comes from and tries to pass the same thing on to his offspring. Carmine also tends to be protective of his oldest daughter, Nova but is constantly reminded by his mate, Lyra that she can hold her own. Aside from that he’s a rather laidback and humble guy.

Voiced by: Levar Burton

First appearance: Chapter 2: Second Best in Show

Jazz Sheffield (Upper-class New Bangkok resident)
Info: Originally from Queens, NY, Jazz and her family later moved to Park Avenue after the recent success of her father’s book publishing company. When he retired years later, Jazz inherited the job of CEO, prior to that she attended NYU where she majored in art and history. Once Earth was evacuated, Jazz had added digital download format of her father’s publishing company in effort to reach new customers. Jazz had a strong dislike for life in a Drifter colony but learned to adjust and was able to live a relatively decent life using the royalties from Sheffield publishing and her inheritance. She took up dog shows as a side job and hobby and tends to look down on working class colony residents and mixed breeds. She is soon reminded to keep her sarcastic and critical nature in check when she meets Akima and challenges her enter the local dog show.  Being from New York, Jazz maintains her big-city and enduring nature that New Yorkers are known for. She is of Irish, Jewish and Greek decent.
Voiced by: Susie Essman

First appearance: Chapter 2: Second Best in Show


Kole and Rusty Cairo (Twin Akrennian brothers/Eastern subspecies)
Info: A pair of twenty-something Akrennians from the Southwest clan. Both were among those who opposed Nyack as the new clan leader but were intimidated by him and as a result have been reduced to being his stooges, something they hope to get away from. Being identical twins, the two are often hard to tell apart and wear different color shirts to make it easier.
Voiced by: Shawn and Marlon Wayans.

First appearance: Chapter 2: Second Best in Show(mentioned as the Cairo brothers)

Waylon (Male Catahoula leopard dog/Red wolf mix)
Info: Waylon is Kole and Rusty’s four year pet dog, escaped from a traveling circus as a six month old pup and found his way to a cargo ship.  Despite his somewhat wild dog like appearance, he’s actually rather harmless. He is extremely protective of his owners and loves to swim and chase cats.
First appearance: Chapter 3: My Hero


Zurina Devaki( Female Akrennian/Northern and Eastern subspecies mix)
Info: Zurina left the Northeastern clan and later joined the Southwest. She is one of the few females who tolerates Nyack. Although she doesn’t care for his attitude, Zurina accepts his offer to become his mate. Since taking over as the clan’s alpha female, Zurina finds out just how hard her job is. Because of her husband’s controlling and dominant nature, she finds herself trying hard to keep the peace in the group and with neighboring clans from other regions. Zurina has showed little interest in becoming a mother, even though she likes kids. She also makes it a point that she’s no push over despite her gentle nature.

Voiced by: Sandra Bullock

First appearance: Chapter 2: Second Best in show(mentioned)

Ajani Woods (Male Akrennian/Northern subspecies)

Info: Tamar’s Dad and Zula’s mate, he was separated from Zula when she was captured by humans. During that time he made attempts to track her down and find out what happened to his mate and unborn offspring. Twenty years later, after chasing several leads which turned out to be dead ends, Ajani finds a paper trail that points to Tau-14. He learns Zula is being held at a laboratory facility and that his daughter, Tamar escaped and was taken in by Tek and Lji. While the request for his mate to be released is going through the local court, Ajani waits until further notice and holds off meeting Tamar for the time being. Aside from that, Ajani is rather mild tempered and protective of his mate and daughter. He comes from the Northern region and Zula is from the West, were both are part of the Northwest clan, but were traveling through the woods in the Grassland region when some humans caught them offguard. Ajani has hardly gone into the woods ever since that day.

Voiced by: Blair Underwood


First appearance: Chapter 3: My Hero


Tulio Rolden (Male Akrennian/Western and Southern subspecies mix)

Info: Has lived in the Southwest clan all of his life. His lively and energetic nature tends to one of his best qualities. He is on the fence about leaving home but is convinced otherwise after hearing of Nova's travels. Being a psychologist of sorts, Tulio often acts as a sound board for his friends and is there to help sort out their problems. One thing he can't quite figure out however is Nova's nervousness around him but nonetheless considers her a potential mate but has yet to say anything. He's the second oldest of triplets(by 15 minutes, had one sister who was first and another that was last).

Voiced by: George Lopez

First appearance: Chapter 2: Second Best in Show


Razor Morgan(Male Tibetan Mastiff)

Info: Once a much loved pet, Razor was left behind when his humans moved from New Bangkok to another Drifter colony. The ordeal was devastating for the four year old mastiff  b ibut ....thanks to several compassionate residents, Razor was always given food, water and shelter. He is often found walking the streets at night and chases off anyone he sees as a trespasser. While visiting in New Bangkok, Razor quickly befriends Davin, seeing the Mantrin as his new owner. His large size tends to be intimidating but in reality Razor is a gentle giant. Though he doesn't know his own strength and has a tedancy to accidentally knock people and other dogs flat to the ground.

(Voiced by: Tracy Morgan)      

First Appearance: Chapter 3: My Hero                                                  


Mura Phalin(Senior New Bangkok Resident)
Info: One of the older residents of New Bangkok, Mura is the co-owner of Lemongrass café and among those seen waving goodbye to Cale and Akima when they set off to look for the Titan. Mura also sells Asian produce and other goods at the local farmers market. She is of Thai descent.

The Horners(Working class New Bangkok residents)
Info: Angus and Zina are the owners of the Gaslamp outdoor theater in New Bangkok, both in their mid-thirties. Once ran a book store in Palo Alto, CA before Earth was evacuated. Both have lived in New Bangkok ever since. Angus is of Scottish decent and Zina is Nigerian.
First appearance: Chapter 2: Second Best in Show (Only Mr. Horner is mentioned)