The Volume 1 backgrounders are the backgrounders who originated in the Volume 1 portion of the cartoon series, as well as the backgrounders that originated in younger volumes but that possess a design based on a Volume 1 backgrounder. Volume 1 backgrounders are, obviously, the oldest of the backgrounders, filling up the halls of Monster High since the very start. They are recognizable for their conservative appearance. That is, there is roughly one body build for boys and one for girls, more than a few backgrounders share faces and headshapes and most backgrounders are not recognizable as a specific monster. What is particularly odd about this is that there áre some very creative Volume 1 backgrounder designs, but nearly all of those appear only once.