List of Cluedo characters

(left to right) Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, Professor Plum, Miss Scarlet, and Colonel Mustard in the 1972 US edition

These are the original suspects from the board game in rolling order:

Miss Scarlett is a stock femme fatale who is typically portrayed as young, cunning, and attractive. Known as "Miss Scarlet" in North America after 1963, she rolls first in the game.

In Clue Master Detective, her full name is Miss Josephine Scarlet and she is depicted as an Asian woman nicknamed the "Mercenary of Macao".

In the film, she is portrayed by Lesley Ann Warren and is depicted as a sassy Washington DC madame who runs an underground brothel. In the first of three endings, or Ending A, she orders Mr. Boddy's maid Yvette to murder her employer and the cook before murdering her in turn along with a cop she was bribing and a passing motorist and singing telegram girl. Scarlet is eventually exposed, subdued, and arrested. In the third ending, or Ending C, she only murders the cop before being exposed and arrested.

Colonel Mustard is a stock great white hunter and colonial imperialist who rolls second. He is usually portrayed as a dignified, dapper, and dangerous military man. Originally known as Colonel Yellow, his name was changed before the game's first edition was published.

In Clue Master Detective, his full name is Algernon Mustard and is known to sleep with a revolver under his pillow.

In the film, he is portrayed by Martin Mull and is depicted as a war profiteer who is involved in a top secret fusion bomb project. In Ending C, he kills a passing motorist after recognizing him as his driver from World War II before he is exposed and arrested.

Mrs. White is usually portrayed as a frazzled servant who worked as Mr. Boddy's cook, housekeeper, and nanny to Mr. Boddy's nephew, John. Originally known as Nurse White before her name was changed following the first edition's publication, she rolls third in the game.

In Clue Master Detective, her full name is Blanche White and she has been a long-time maid to Mr. Boddy. She has seen many wars go by and has an eye squint from spying in keyholes.

In the film, she is portrayed by Madeline Kahn and is depicted as the widow of a nuclear physicist whose death she is suspected of being behind. In Ending C, she kills Yvette out of jealousy upon discovering she had an affair with her husband before being exposed and arrested.

Originally patented as "the Rev Mr Green" in the UK, or as Reverend Green in the American original copy, he is a hypocritical Anglican priest who wavers when the subject is murder. In North America, Mr. Green has taken money-oriented roles from mobster to businessman. Parker Brothers insisted on the name change, believing that the American public would object to a parson as a murder suspect.[1] He rolls fourth in both versions.

In Clue Master Detective, he is a mobster named Thallo Green.

In the 2002 version, Reverend Green is a former ordained minister in the UK version and John Green is an Evangelical minister who has a reputation for fraud, money laundering, and smuggling.

In the film, he is portrayed by Michael McKean and is depicted as a closeted homosexual who is concerned that his secret might cost him his job as a State Department employee. In Ending C, he reveals himself as a straight, undercover FBI agent who was working to expose Mr. Boddy.

Mrs. Peacock is a stock grande dame and an elderly yet attractive woman who nearly always maintains her dignity and rolls fifth in the game.

In Clue Master Detective, her full name is Henrietta Peacock and is depicted as an elderly ornithologist with a specialty in birds of prey. She wanted Mr. Boddy to turn his manor into a bird sanctuary as part of a donation to the Peacock Salvation Society.

In the film, she is portrayed by Eileen Brennan and is depicted as the wife of a U.S. Senator who is accused of taking bribes. In the film's second ending, or Ending B, she kills Mr. Boddy, Yvette, her former cook who became Mr. Boddy's cook, as well as a passing motorist, cop, and singing telegram girl to prevent her secrets from being exposed as she was taking bribes from foreign powers. While the others discover her crimes, Mrs. Peacock attempts to escape, only to be arrested on her way out. In Ending C, she only kills the cook before she is exposed and arrested.

Professor Plum is a quick-witted, sometimes young or middle-aged professor who rolls last in the game.

In Clue Master Detective, his full name is Edgar Plum and is depicted as a shady archaeologist and the head of the local school's Archaeology Department.

In the film, he is portrayed by Christopher Lloyd and depicted as a disgraced former psychiatrist of the World Health Organization who lost his medical license for having an affair with one of his patients and became an employee at the United Nations. In Ending C, he seemingly kills Mr. Boddy, only to later learn it was actually Boddy's butler, before being exposed and arrested.

Parker Bros. released the Clue VCR Mystery Game in 1985, which introduced the first new Cluedo characters in 36 years. The following characters also appeared in a number of spin-off games and licensed products, such as Clue Master Detective (1988):[2]

Miss Peach is a Southern belle who usually manipulates others with her charm.

In Clue Master Detective, Georgia Peach claims to be the long-lost grand-niece of Mr. Boddy.

Monsieur Brunette is a con artist with many talents, passports, and accents who is usually a Frenchman intent on personal gain. His name is derived from "Mr. Brown", one of the game's oldest patented player names, but has not been previously used.

In Clue Master Detective, his full name is Monsieur Alphonse Brunette and is depicted as a fraudulent art dealer and arms dealer who nearly made a killing by selling what he claimed to be the Venus de Milo's missing arms.

Madame Rose is a stock fortune-teller.

In the VCR Game, Madame Rose is Mr. Boddy's sister.

In Clue Master Detective, her full name is Madame Olivia Rose and is depicted as Mr. Boddy's ex-secretary of Hungarian heritage whose real name is Rhoda Rosengarten.

Sergeant Gray is a corrupt police sergeant. The name "Grey" was originally used as one of ten characters filed with the game's original patent. "Miss Grey" and "Mrs. Silver" are some of the oldest colour names previously unused, and "Gray" is one of the most enduring names in later editions, albeit with different characters depending on the edition.

In the VCR Game, Sergeant Gray is a crazed mental patient who escaped from the asylum he was in and posed as a police officer.

In Clue Master Detective, Sergeant Gray is a no-nonsense, corrupt, unimaginative, and colorblind police officer who stumbles onto the crime scene while collecting funds for the Police Blackmail Awareness Fund.

In 1986, Super Cluedo Challenge and Super Sleuth were released in the UK, introducing the second wave of new board-game characters:

• Captain Brown (Super Cluedo Challenge): Captain Robert Brown is a lower-class, drunk seaman who arrived at the mansion under mysterious circumstances.
• Mr. Slate-Grey (Super Cluedo Challenge): A lawyer or accountant, Mr. Graham Slate-Grey is a middle-aged man in a grey suit.
• The Thief: In 1991's Cluedo: The Great Museum Caper, also known as Clue: The Great Museum Caper in North America, one player is a thief who has broken into the museum to steal paintings. Upon being spotted by a detective or the security system, they become represented by a grey pawn on the game board.
• Dr. Orchid: In 2016, Hasbro released a revised edition of Cluedo, with Dr. Orchid replacing Mrs. White in rolling third. She is a middle-aged woman associated with the color pink and introduced as a scientist studying plant toxicology as well as Mr. Boddy/Dr. Black’s adopted daughter.

Released in 2003, Clue FX is an electronic talking version with audio voices and clues. The victim in this version is Mr. Meadow-Brook. Other new characters are:

• Lady Lavender: An herbalist who may have poisoned her husband, Lord Lawrence Lavender, Lady Lavender is an honorable woman and occasional troublemaker at times. Her Asian heritage is reminiscent of Miss Scarlet's, and she investigates Mr. Meadow-Brook's death. In Clue Mysteries, she is known as Su Sian.
• Mr. Meadow-Brook: The murder victim. Married to Jane Meadow-Brook, he was Dr. Black/Mr. Boddy's unseen solicitor. In Clue Mysteries, he is known as Miles and is an occasional theft victim.
• Mrs. Meadow-Brook: Wife of the deceased Mr. Meadow-Brook, whose murder investigation is headed by Miss Peach with the aid of Lady Lavender, Prince Azure, and Lord Grey. In Clue Mysteries, she is known as Jane. She is also a playable character in the 2006 Clue DVD game.
• Prince Azure: An art and arms dealer. In Clue Mysteries, he is known as Philippe.
• Rusty Nayler: The bitter, old Tudor Mansion gardener. Rusty's name is a play on "rusty nail".
• Lord Gray: A former army cartographer who designs gardens. In Clue Mysteries, he is known as Alfred.

Released in 2017 by Hasbro, Parker Brothers Mystery Game is a budget board game which plays with virtually identical mechanics to Clue/Cluedo, with some exceptions. While the murder victim is unnamed, the six suspects are close analogues of the original characters or their canonical replacements:

• Madame Rubie: A red-headed femme fatale dressed in red, similar to Miss Scarlett. In her bio, she is described as a cold yet elegant woman who "enjoys the finer things in life."
• General Umber: A gray-haired and bearded military man, similar to Colonel Mustard. In his bio, he is described as a hero with "hard-won wisdom" who is potentially hiding a sinister secret.
• Mrs. Azul: A brunette dressed in a blue party dress and a young analogue of Mrs. Peacock. In her bio, she is described as innocent yet "a mystery in her own right."
• Mr. Pine: A man dressed in a vest and analogue of Mr. Green. Nicknamed "The Hunter" in his bio, he is described as "little more than a scoundrel" and someone who has "always gotten by on his good looks".
• Sir Ube: A dapper gentleman dressed in a purple suit and analogue of Professor Plum. In his bio, he is described as a charismatic yet shy academic who is "more comfortable in his research" than anywhere else.
• Dr. Rose: A woman dressed in a black dress and a pink top and pumps. She is a hybridization of Mrs. White and Dr. Orchid. In her bio, she is described as "the life of any party", though she is hinted as possessing "something dark behind her laughter."