JumpStart Phonics Gang

The JumpStart Phonics Gang is a group of twenty-six characters who appear in the JumpStart Academy series. Each character represents a letter of the alphabet. With the exception of one character (Rex Fox), each character has an alliterative first name and species name that both start with the letter that character represents. The majority of the characters in this group were created for the Academy series, but a few are returning characters.

List of Characters

 * Addie Alligator
 * Bethany Badger
 * Casey Cat
 * Dee Dee Ducky
 * Eleanor Elephant
 * Finley Fish
 * Giggles Gopher
 * Hops Hare
 * Izzy Iguana
 * Jax Jaguar
 * Kisha Koala
 * Landon Lion
 * Max Martian
 * Nick Narwhal
 * Olive Octopus
 * Pierre Panda
 * Quincey Quail
 * Roxy Raccoon
 * Sunny Skunk
 * Tiffany Tiger
 * Upton Umbrella Bird
 * Violet Vampire Bat
 * Winston Walrus
 * Rex Fox
 * Yogi Yeti
 * Zoey Zebra

In Games
All of the characters in this group appeared in multiple Academy games. Their status as "phonics" characters mainly pertains to JumpStart Academy Preschool and JumpStart Academy Kindergarten, where characters have storybooks dedicated to them that emphasize the specific letter that a character is paired with. For example, a storybook about Bethany Badger features all sorts of words beginning with B, such as baker, bagels, blueberries, basketball, and badminton. Each of the JumpStart Phonics characters recieved a personal storybook of this type.