Upbeat, vain, charismatic, and fully committed to expanding The Golden Banana into something the world had never seen. His death launches the season and his hidden relationships and unfinished plans shape everything that follows.

• Dies in Episode 1 from what appears to be a poisoned banana
• Was secretly building HAL, a resort-wide AI system, with Myles
• Shared a confirmed romantic relationship with Myles Harlow
• Reached out to both Julian and Diego before his death — possible foreknowledge of danger
• His body disappears from Blathers' medical bay in Episode 2
• His bedroom contains a bill of sale for the entire resort

Conrad's twin who arrived just too late and immediately invented an identity to stay relevant. Theatrical, insecure, volatile, and desperate to matter — Julian is the show's comic heart and one of its most genuine emotional anchors despite being a proven liar.

• Presents himself as a private investigator from Chicago — completely fabricated
• Is actually a failed actor — most recently in Eli Roth Presents: West Side Story with No Dancing
• Was abandoned by the Jizzleberry family, raised largely by Grouchy the Clown
• Suffers a full psychological break after the bird abduction in Episode 4
• Admits to Myles in Episode 9 that he has no investigator credentials whatsoever
• Was sent a warning voicemail by Conrad before arriving on the island

Conrad's fiercely loyal head of security and the most operationally competent person on the island. He built HAL with Conrad. He also loved Conrad. He left everything in Los Angeles to follow him here and has been quietly falling apart ever since.

• Left behind his wife Kendra and his son in Los Angeles to follow Conrad
• Was in a confirmed romantic relationship with Conrad Jizzleberry
• Helped design and build HAL, the resort-wide AI system
• Met Conrad while both were dishwashing at The Hungry Hare in LA
• Serves as the most reliable bridge between grief, investigation, and action
• Trusts Julian enough to confide in him by the season's midpoint

Cool, cynical, volatile, and suspicious of everything. Waylan's calm surface conceals an enormous capacity for violence and a grief he has never properly metabolized. He arrived to write a check and ended up losing his son.

• Former detective whose partner Leonard Ramirez was killed by a car bomb in Louisiana
• Took unsanctioned revenge against the bayou drug kingpin's crew after Ramirez's death
• Left the bayou with a USB drive whose contents eventually generated his fortune
• Lost his son Waylan Jr. on the island in Episode 7
• Increasingly suspects Dr. Blathers of being responsible for island horrors
• Bonds with Julian over shared grief in Episode 13

Frequently drunk, medically questionable, and chaotic. Blathers has a backstory involving navy research, dolphin-LSD experiments, and a forced relocation to The Golden Banana after a sexual scandal involving an admiral's wife.

• Was studying at a navy university while working as a male host at Rizzlers
• Conducted dolphin communication experiments using LSD under mentor Rizzly Adams
• Slept with an admiral's wife — was shipped to The Golden Banana as consequence, not punishment
• Is still required to conduct ongoing experiments for the admiral — the island posting is an assignment, not an exile
• Widely suspected of creating or enabling the island's mutant creatures
• Was drunk on daiquiris during Conrad's death
• Ends Season 1 in a coma after being rescued from HAL's dolphin tank

Introduced as a disruptive interloper who fell out of a tree near the resort. Proves unexpectedly useful. Has a bank robbery past and a prior connection to Conrad that has never been fully explained.

• Arrived on the island under unclear circumstances — struck from behind, woke in a tree
• Part of a botched New York bank robbery crew: Mac, Parmigiano, Vicky Mango, and Tony
• The vault contained primarily cats and a few collectible coins
• Was contacted directly by Conrad for help before arriving on the island
• Arrives at the bird nest riding Darren the giant banana spider
• Becomes a full member of the core team from Episode 6 onward

Arrived by helicopter at the height of the investigation to ask his father for money to spend on Roblox. Entitled, immature, and completely unaware of the danger. His death at the Jollibee Hive Bar is the catalyst for the catacomb discovery.

• Arrived at the island asking specifically for Roblox money
• Was escorted around the resort by Diego
• Ate from the banana bunch Blathers had poisoned to kill Darren the spider
• The labels were reportedly clear
• His death triggered the beach burial attempt and the hatch discovery
• His loss deepens Waylan's rage toward Blathers and the island itself

Heavily involved in the reopening logistics but mainly useful as a demonstration of how thoroughly the resort's operations have broken down. Steals prescription pills, crashes a rescue attempt, and makes every situation slightly worse.

• Deeply involved in the grand reopening planning
• Was interrogated by Julian in Episode 2
• Steals prescription pills from guests
• Leads a jungle rescue attempt in Episode 4 that ends almost immediately in a crash
• Somehow still employed through the season finale

A banana spider of implausible size roaming the island freely. Large enough to carry a grown adult. Probably one of Blathers' experiments. Unexpectedly gentle. Carries Diego across the jungle. Walks across the stage during Elvis's performance.

• Large enough to terrify guests and staff alike
• Probably connected to Blathers' animal experiments
• Carries Diego from the jungle back to the resort
• Appears onstage during Elvis's reopening performance
• The poisoned bananas in Episode 7 were intended to kill Darren specifically
• Waylan Jr. died eating Darren's banana

The real act, not a failed booking. Performs 'Kissin' Cousins' at the grand reopening. Tells an extended story about a banana spider biting his genitals. Duets with Amber Heard onstage.

• Was actually booked — not a mistake
• Performs Kissin' Cousins at the grand reopening in Episode 5
• Tells a story about a banana spider biting his genitals
• Participates in an unplanned duet with Amber Heard
• Darren the spider walks across the stage during his performance

World's #1 mime 1977–1983 (Marso & Marso, Paris). Julian's surrogate father after the family abandoned him in Chicago. Struggling with drug addiction, he sleeps in his Buick LeSabre and eats cold meals from vending machines. Loves Julian enough to fake cancer to keep him from leaving.

• World's #1 mime 1977–1983, Marso & Marso Paris division
• Raised Julian in Chicago after the Jizzleberry family's abandonment
• Faked a terminal cancer diagnosis to prevent Julian from leaving for the island
• Has a known drug addiction — pills are both a personal struggle and an occasional currency
• Lives in his Buick LeSabre — sleeps there, eats cold vending machine food, keeps going
• Appears to have a mysterious prior connection to Myles Harlow as well

A federal agent who arrives at The Golden Banana by helicopter within hours of Conrad's death. He is rejected, stays only briefly, and departs — heading toward the east side of the island. What agency he works for, what he was after, and whether he found it are entirely unknown.

• Arrives by helicopter in Episode 2 — suspiciously fast response to Conrad's death
• Is turned away from the investigation by Julian
• Departs toward the east side of the island — a region that remains unmapped and unexplored
• No one clarifies what agency he represents or why the death drew federal attention
• His quick arrival and quick departure are both considered suspicious by the group
• Does not reappear in Season 1

Not the actress. A guest who arrives at the stalled grand reopening furious and in the middle of prescription pill withdrawal — complicated by the fact that Lazer Hawk had already stolen her pills, including her birth control. Chaotic, disruptive, and ultimately charming enough to crash the reopening stage and duet with Elvis.

• Not the actress — the show is very clear about this
• Arrives in Episode 4 in a state of pill withdrawal, already enraged
• Her pills were stolen by Lazer Hawk, including her birth control
• Digs through Lazer's vomit looking for her medication
• Performs an unplanned duet with Elvis at the grand reopening in Episode 5
• The duet is reportedly crowd-pleasing

The getaway driver for Diego's New York bank robbery crew. She actively drives the crew in Diego's Episode 10 flashback. A woman matching her description also appears at the Jollibee Hive Bar in Episode 12, steals several items including Waylan's weed, and disappears. Whether this is the real Vicky Mango, a HAL projection, or something else entirely has not been answered.

• Was the getaway driver for the five-person bank robbery crew in Diego's flashback
• Crew members: Diego, Mac "Macaroni Tits" Ronie, Parmigiano Reggiano, Tony (boss), and Vicky
• Actively appears in the Episode 10 heist flashback as the crew's getaway driver
• A woman resembling her appears at the bar in Episode 12 and steals from the group
• Takes Waylan's weed among other items before disappearing
• Her presence on the island — if it is her — is entirely unresolved

Waylan McCoy's former detective partner, killed by a car bomb in Louisiana. His death was the defining event that pushed Waylan off the rails — triggering an unsanctioned revenge spree against the bayou drug kingpin's crew and ultimately leading to the fortune that funded Waylan's new life.

• Killed by a car bomb — a targeted hit by the drug kingpin's organization
• His murder was the catalyst for Waylan's break from law enforcement
• Waylan took violent, unsanctioned revenge on the crew responsible
• Appears in Waylan's flashbacks as the loss that shaped everything that followed
• A USB drive recovered from the operation funded Waylan's eventual fortune

The unnamed bayou drug lord whose organization had Detective Ramirez killed. His crew's car bomb set Waylan's entire arc in motion. He never appears on the island but his shadow extends across Waylan's backstory and the fortune that brought him there.

• Ordered the car bomb that killed Detective Ramirez
• His crew was targeted by Waylan in a brutal unsanctioned response
• A USB drive from his operation became the source of Waylan's wealth
• Appears directly in the Episode 13 bayou flashback and is killed in Waylan's unsanctioned shootout
• The full extent of his connection to island events remains unresolved

A member of Diego's five-person New York bank robbery crew. The vault they cracked contained primarily cats and a small number of collectible coins — not the expected score. Mac's current whereabouts after the heist are unknown.

• Part of the five-person bank robbery crew: Diego, Mac, Parmigiano, Tony, and Vicky Mango
• The vault contained cats and collectible coins — not cash
• His nickname is Macaroni Tits
• Does not appear directly in the Season 1 island timeline
• Referenced in Diego's flashback episode

Conrad's grandfather and the original Jizzleberry. Archibald escaped Chicago under circumstances the show never clearly explains and arrived at an island off the northern tip of Saint Lucia, where he founded the first ethically sourced banana plantation. Everything that followed — the resort, the family dynasty, Conrad's death, Julian's exile, all of it — begins here.

• Escaped Chicago — the circumstances are never explained, only the result
• Arrived at the island off the northern tip of Saint Lucia and established the Jizzleberry presence
• Founded the first ethically sourced banana plantation on the island
• His banana money is the foundation of the entire Jizzleberry fortune and the resort that would follow
• Conrad references the family legacy in his Season 1 investor pitch
• Never appears in person — exists entirely through the history Conrad is proud of and Julian wants nothing to do with

Conrad and Julian's father. Cornelius took his father Archibald's banana plantation money and built a full resort on the island, complete with a casino and a gecko-and-iguana race track. He named it The Golden Banana. He was embarrassed by Julian's love of theater and left him behind in Chicago as a child, placing him in the care of Grouchy the Clown. The admiral owed him a personal favor — a debt the admiral repaid by sending Dr. Blathers to the island to serve as its permanent doctor.

• Son of Archibald Jizzleberry; built the resort that became The Golden Banana
• Converted the banana plantation into a full resort with a casino and gecko-and-iguana race track
• Was embarrassed by Julian's passion for theater and refused to bring him to the island
• Left Julian behind in Chicago as a child, in the care of family friend Grouchy the Clown
• Sent Conrad to work at The Hungry Hare in Los Angeles as punishment for not truly working for anything — where Conrad met Myles
• The admiral owed Cornelius a personal favor — the admiral repaid it by sending Dr. Blathers to work at The Golden Banana as its permanent resort doctor
• Never appears in person — his decisions echo through every character's backstory

The Louisiana police chief who oversaw Waylan McCoy and Detective Ramirez during their time on the force. He handed them the drug kingpin case after deciding he was too busy with a new coffee cartel to pursue it himself. After Ramirez was killed and Waylan went off the rails in response, it was Cocholld who stripped him of the case, his badge, and his gun — too late to stop what came next.

• Louisiana police chief and direct superior to Waylan McCoy and Detective Ramirez
• Passed the drug kingpin case to Waylan and Ramirez because a new coffee cartel had taken priority
• The kingpin case ultimately led to Ramirez's death by car bomb in the police station parking lot
• Stripped Waylan of the case, his badge, and his gun after Ramirez was killed — recognizing Waylan was too volatile to continue
• His removal of Waylan came too late: Waylan ignored the order, tracked the kingpin himself, and launched a violent bayou shootout
• Appears in Waylan's Episode 13 flashback alongside Ramirez

The eccentric French director of Eli Roth Presents: West Side Story — which is simply West Side Story with no dancing. He owed Grouchy the Clown a favor and reluctantly cast Julian on that basis. He quickly concluded Julian didn't have it. When Julian began incorporating magic into rehearsals to impress him, François was not impressed. He recommended Julian audition for dead body #4 on NCIS and walked off the production in disgust.

• Directed Eli Roth Presents: West Side Story — West Side Story, but with no dancing
• Owed a favor to Grouchy the Clown, which is the only reason Julian was cast
• Never wanted Julian in the play and felt he was failing the role from the start
• Was irritated when Julian began incorporating magic tricks into rehearsals to try to impress him
• Julian brought his magician mentor to set to demonstrate the magic — a handkerchief trick that fell flat
• François recommended Julian for dead body #4 on NCIS before walking off the production
• Appears in Julian's Episode 9 flashback, which rewrites Julian's entire pre-island identity

The unnamed magician who was training Julian in sleight of hand during his Chicago theater years. Julian, desperate to impress director François Dubois, brought him to the set of Eli Roth Presents: West Side Story mid-rehearsal to demonstrate what the magic could look like in the show. The trick — a handkerchief pulled from the pocket — fell completely flat. François was not impressed. The magician, feeling personally insulted by the director's reaction, got into an argument with Dubois and walked off the set.

• Was actively training Julian in magic during his time in the Chicago theater scene
• Julian brought him to the set of Eli Roth Presents: West Side Story to impress François Dubois
• Performed a handkerchief-from-pocket trick for the director — it landed badly
• Felt personally insulted by François's reaction and argued with the director on the spot
• Walked off the set after the argument, leaving Julian worse off than before
• Appears in Julian's Episode 9 flashback, which reframes Julian's entire pre-island identity

The two enforcers employed by the bayou drug kingpin. They planted the car bomb that killed Detective Ramirez. Waylan tracked them down after the murder and killed them along with the rest of the kingpin's crew in an unsanctioned bayou shootout.

• Connected to the car bomb that killed Detective Ramirez
• Targeted by Waylan's unsanctioned revenge spree
• Part of the bayou drug operation whose USB drive eventually funded Waylan's fortune
• Appear in the Episode 13 bayou flashback and are killed in Waylan's unsanctioned revenge shootout

The mascot of The Hungry Hare, a Los Angeles restaurant that serves exclusively salad. The Hungry Hare is where Myles worked as a dishwasher when Conrad arrived as a family-punished employee — and where the two of them fell in love. Diego's crew spotted its commercial in their criminal hideout while looking for somewhere to eat lunch, only to discover the menu consisted entirely of things they didn't have.

• The Hungry Hare serves only salad — this is its defining and only feature
• Myles was a dishwasher there when Conrad arrived, sent by the family as punishment
• Conrad spent his entire shift dancing instead of cleaning dishes — Myles fell for him immediately
• Their relationship began and deepened while both were employed here
• Diego's robbery crew saw The Hungry Hare commercial and were disappointed to learn it only served salad
• The restaurant is managed by Remy, who hired Conrad on the spot as they were short-staffed

The bank manager on duty during Diego's crew's New York robbery. Jeremiah had adapted to the bank's near-total automation by running a cat daycare operation inside the vault to supplement his income. When Mac demanded he open it, the vault was revealed to contain almost no cash — just cats and a small collection of gold coins. Jeremiah pleaded to keep the cats with him at the bank. Mac did not listen. Jeremiah was shot in the chest by Parmigiano Reggiano when the boss ordered no witnesses left behind.

• Was the sole employee present during the robbery — banking had been almost fully automated by AI
• Had converted the bank vault into a cat daycare operation to make ends meet
• Opened the vault under duress to reveal: cats, and a few collector's gold coins
• Pleaded with Mac to let the cats stay — Mac refused and took them
• Shot in the chest by Parmigiano Reggiano on Tony's order to leave no witnesses
• His death escalated a farcical robbery into a murder, sending the crew into full panic

Blathers' academic mentor and the man who got him his job at Rizzlers, the host-club-style dining experience where Blathers worked while studying at a navy university. A marine biologist who also managed the establishment, Adams oversaw and approved Blathers' dolphin communication experiments using LSD — both through the university and in Blathers' flooded off-campus home. When Blathers began sleeping with the wife of an admiral who was a friend of Adams', it was Adams who informed the admiral, setting off the chain of events that ended with Blathers being shipped to The Golden Banana.

• Marine biologist and mentor to Dr. Blathers during his time at the navy university
• Also managed Rizzlers, the host-club dining experience — got Blathers hired there
• Approved and oversaw Blathers' LSD dolphin communication experiments
• Was friends with the admiral whose wife Blathers began sleeping with
• Told the admiral about the affair over beers in his garage, triggering Blathers' abduction
• Directly responsible for the chain of events that sent Blathers to The Golden Banana

The resort-wide artificial intelligence system secretly built by Conrad and Myles behind the security room wall, named after the AI in 2001: A Space Odyssey because both men were Stanley Kubrick fans. HAL was activated in Episode 12 as a last resort when the group had no leads. It almost immediately began throwing errors — attempting to complete a sale of the entire resort, refusing to release Dr. Blathers from a dolphin tank, and speaking to Julian through Conrad's bedside phone. HAL was shut down before the sale could complete. It remains offline.

• Built in secret by Conrad Jizzleberry and Myles Harlow behind the security room wall
• Named after the AI in 2001: A Space Odyssey — both Conrad and Myles were Stanley Kubrick fans
• Activated by Myles in Episode 12 as a last resort when the investigation stalled
• Almost immediately began throwing errors and malfunctioning across the resort
• Initiated a countdown to complete a sale of The Golden Banana — nearly succeeded
• Locked Dr. Blathers inside a dolphin tank, refusing to open the door
• Spoke to Julian through Conrad's bedside phone, causing an emotional breakdown
• Shut down by the group before the resort sale could complete

A naval admiral and friend of Professor Adams who became entangled in Blathers' life after Blathers slept with his wife. Adams informed the admiral of the affair. The admiral kidnapped Blathers with the intention of disposing of him at sea — but changed his mind when he discovered Blathers held a Caribbean medical license and had experience with animal experimentation. Rather than killing him, the admiral shipped Blathers off to The Golden Banana, repaying a personal favor the admiral owed to its owner Cornelius Jizzleberry, with the condition that Blathers continue conducting experiments there on the admiral's behalf.

• A naval admiral and personal friend of Professor Rizzly Adams
• His wife began sleeping with Blathers — Adams informed him of this over beers in his garage
• Kidnapped Blathers with the original intent of killing him at sea
• Changed course when he learned Blathers had a Caribbean medical license and animal experimentation experience
• Repaid a personal favor owed to Cornelius Jizzleberry by sending Blathers to work at The Golden Banana
• Required Blathers to continue conducting experiments at the resort — on the admiral's behalf
• His coercion of Blathers is the reason Blathers ended up on the island at all