Kacie (The Incredible World of Riddles)

Kacie is a fictional character created by Ashley Maverick, who serves as the main protagonist of the Incredible World of Riddles media franchise. One of the several children who knows about the existence of Riddle World, she is a selfless and daring individual who stops at nothing to protect her friends and family in both Earth and the fantasy planet she regularly visits. At one point, she is declared the de facto queen of Riddle World. Since her first appearance in 1989, she has became an iconic character in Kuboian media known for her adventurous and quirky personality. In 1997, Kacie became the first fictional character to be included in the Kunning Hall of Fame.

Kacie has been voiced by Ashley Maverick in all of her mainstream appearances, including all specials and episodes, spin-off series and video game appearances. In some non-canon appearances, such as local live shows and "meet and greets" where Maverick is unavailable, she is potrayed by other actresses.

Development
When making human characters for The Incredible World of Riddles in 1987, Ashkey Maverick and Harlow Morrison decided to create two girls and two boys. Kacie's character design was the first one to be drawn by Maverick, who took inspiration for the character from a photograph of her as a nine year-old sitting on a swing. She decided to draw the character the round black ovals as eyes, intending to give her green eyes much like Maverick's herself in a future mockup of her design. However, she ultimately decided to keep the "black bead eyes" and give them to most of the franchise's other characters because they were easier to draw and the production team thought they were appealing.

As Maverick was unimpressed with the way female characters were potrayed in film at the time, she decided to depict Kacie as very brave and heroic without making her a "tomboy". She also gave her quirks such as having a bit appetite and occasionally getting distracted in thoughts to avoid making the character unrealistically flawless. At one point, Kacie was going to be a princess who was the daughter of the king of Riddle World. Ultimately, Maverick chose to make her an "Earth dweller" to make her more relatable to children.

Maverick produced a pilot short in 1987, simply called "Test Cartoon", which featured Kacie traversing through Riddle World fighting enemies with a wand.