Esther

Esther is a minor character in Mr. Hopp's Playhouse, the main protagonist of Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2, and a playable character in Mr. Hopp's Manor Escape. She is the grandmother of Ruby, who gifted her granddaughter with Mr. Hopp as well.

Appearance
In her youth, Esther had brown hair and brown eyes. She wore twilight blue clothes with a same color hairband and white shoes.

In her elder years, Esther had gray hair which she kept wrapped up in a bun. She wore a white shirt with a green coat, black pants, and carried with her a walking stick.

Personality
As a child, Esther was typically quiet, though she could be expressive. She enjoyed playing games and having fun with her friends. She appeared to have good morals, following the rules in the Blacklands Manor Orphanage but was not above disobeying. Esther was strong when facing off against the Entity, Isabelle, and the Three Curses, resistant to their manipulation and coercion. She demonstrates a good amount of bravery but also appears fearful, often scared of and or startled by their presence and attacks. She initially denied any of them to be real, but soon realized this was not the case. Esther also appeared to be very resourceful, able to devise clever solutions to her problems.

Background
For sometime of her life, Esther lived at Blacklands Manor Orphanage in United Kingdom, in the year 1952.

Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 2
At some point, Esther started to repeatedly have hellish nightmares every time she went to sleep. Soon after, she received, via donation, a stuffed rabbit which she named Mr. Hopp. Esther's friends, Molly and Isaac, had also received stuffed animals, which they named Miss Bo and Mr. Stripes. Shortly after receiving the stuffed animals, strange things started happening around Esther, eventually leading to her friend's disappearing. Esther pressed on, facing off against all sorts of challenges and horrors, including the stuffed animals, which were in actuality demonic creations known as the Three Curses and who were under the control of a ruthless, Satan-like figure known as the Entity and its vile cohort, Isabelle. However, after collecting a series of mysterious medallions, Esther was brought to the villain's domain, the Underworld, where she gains a necklace able to repel the Entity, Isabelle, and their machinations. Esther uses this power to defeat a three-headed monster comprised of the Three Curses and subsequently, she defeated the Entity and Isabelle. After returning to the real world, her friends returned and she went back to her normal life, albeit still possessing the necklace.

Later Years
After the events that took place in the orphanage, Esther had moved on and forgotten about the Mr. Hopp. She would go on to have a daughter named Jenna who would, in turn, have a daughter named Ruby. Esther would make all sorts of clothes and toys for her granddaughter.

Sixty-seven years later, Esther would begin to feel ill and start to act strangely. Her house was messy and she refused to clean herself. Esther would also be lost in thought/staring at a wall, requiring a strong shaking to be awoken from. Neighbors of Esther would hear her screaming at night and because of this, she was sent to the hospital. When her family came to visit her in the hospital, Esther gave Ruby Mr. Hopp. Shortly after, Esther would pass suddenly away in the hospital before doctors diagnose any problem.

Mr. Hopp's Playhouse
Ruby will find several tapes in her house with information on her Nana Esther. Near the end of the game, Mr. Hopp will use a illusion of Esther to lure Ruby in before chasing her.

Mr. Hopp's Playhouse 3
Esther is set to return in the third game.

Trivia

 * It is possible that Esther gave Ruby Mr. Hopp against her own will. Whether it was possession or something else is unknown.