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* WrongGenreSavvy: She's very on-point as to the "hows" of Mayor Kobayashi's plan, but she spends much of the movie believing that he's turning the country against the dogs as a publicity stunt so he can maintain his political power when in actuality it's entirely in service of his family's ancient, genocidal grudge against canines and their desire to wipe out all the ones in Japan.
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* DecoyProtagonist: Is the first of the Tribe to actually speak and takes the initiative in rescuing and helping Atari. He's also the dog who realises that [[spoiler:Spots is still alive and chases after Atari's plane to let him know]]. He loses the protagonist spot to Chief a third of the way into the movie after the group is separated.

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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Most people wouldn't be as composed as he is about having part of a plane crankshaft embedded in their skull. Aside from briefly passing out when he tries to remove it he acts like it's not even there.
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* HeroesLoveDogs: He's clearly a dog person, and the pack (except for Chief, [[BruiserWithASoftCenter at first]]) almost immediately becomes loving and protective of him.

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* HeroesLoveDogs: He's clearly a dog person, and the pack (except for Chief, [[BruiserWithASoftCenter at first]]) almost immediately becomes loving and protective of him. He is even armed to the teeth with equipment for nursing and caring for a dog, and while it's clearly all meant for Spots, he doesn't hesitate to use it on other dogs that need him.
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* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Modeled off of Creator/ToshiroMifune, particularly as Kingo Gondo in ''Film/HighAndLow''.



* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Modeled off of Creator/ToshiroMifune, particularly as Kingo Gondo in ''Film/HighAndLow''.
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* WhatTheHellHero: He calls out Spots for abandoning his duties as Atari's guard dog.



* EvilUncle: Atari's distant uncle.

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* EvilUncle: Atari's distant uncle.uncle, who is shown to have yakuza connections from the tattoo on his back.


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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Modeled off of Creator/ToshiroMifune, particularly as Kingo Gondo in ''Film/HighAndLow''.
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* DarkIsNotEvil: A black owl that turns out to be benevolent
* MessengerPigeon: Is used to deliver messages.
* OminousOwl: At first its shown flying around to add to the bleak atmosphere of the island, but it ultimately proves to be useful to the heroes.
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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: Denies having one, saying he's "used to leftovers". [[spoiler:Then he reveals that he actually does have one; a bowl of homemade chilli, during his brief stint as a housepet. He later changes his mind when Atari gives him a Puppy Snap.]]
-->'''Cheif''': This is my new favourite food.


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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: "A double portion of Doggy Chop from the can mixed into a bowl of broken Puppy Snaps with a vitamin crushed up into it."
-->'''Duke''': Was that your daily meal?
-->'''Rex''': Not always. My master was a school teacher, we weren't rich, no.


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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: "Uh, green tea ice cream. My master had a sweet tooth I probably inherited from her."


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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: "Center cut Kobe ribeye, seared on the bone with salt and pepper."
-->'''Rex''': Wow.
-->'''King''': It was my birthday supper. Every year.


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* TrademarkFavouriteFood: "Mine's hot sausage, yakitori style. The snack vender always saved me one on game days."
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* CatchPhrase: "Did you hear the rumor about ____?"

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* GadgeteerGenius: Cobbles together a functional plane and rafts from the trash on on the island.

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* BadassBookworm: Fearless, determined and a menace with a slingshot [[spoiler:but also eloquent enough to move an entire audience -- as well as his own BigBand uncle -- to emotion with a sentimental speech and haiku.]]

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* BadassBookworm: Fearless, determined and a menace with a slingshot [[spoiler:but also eloquent enough to move an entire audience -- as well as his own BigBand BigBad uncle -- to emotion with a sentimental speech and haiku.]]
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* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: In his introductory speech about how he was a baseball mascot before being banished to Trash Island, he bluntly states: "I've lost all my spirit. I'm depressing."
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* NiceGirl: Kind, polite and friendly.
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* WorkHardPlayHard Ed Norton describes Rex as ''"comfortably middle class"''; he does have a work ethic, but he just isn't cut out for roughing it on a desolate island. This is reflected in the movie, where he's often the first to complain, yet still takes the initiative in most situations.

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* WorkHardPlayHard WorkHardPlayHard: Ed Norton describes Rex as ''"comfortably middle class"''; he does have a work ethic, but he just isn't cut out for roughing it on a desolate island. This is reflected in the movie, where he's often the first to complain, yet still takes the initiative in most situations.
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* BadassBookworm: Fearless, determined and a menace with a slingshot [[spoiler:but also eloquent enough to move an entire audience -- as well as his own BigBand uncle -- to emotion with a sentimental speech and haiku.]]


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* HeroesLoveDogs: He's clearly a dog person, and the pack (except for Chief, [[BruiserWithASoftCenter at first]]) almost immediately becomes loving and protective of him.

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* BruiserWithASoftCenter: He's the best fighter in the pack and a tough scrapper, but he truly cares about the other members of the pack and softens up quickly when he and Atari are alone together.



* GoodLuckCharm: The Dragons were undefeated while he was a mascot. [[spoiler:Subverted when he returns and they're crushed by the rival team, but they don't seem to mind as they happily feed him treats.]]



* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Frequently distracted by watching TV programs.



* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She's not into "tamed" dogs.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Even after spending months on the island, her fur is still soft and shiny. Lampshaded by the other dogs, who note that there isn't even shampoo on the island.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Chief only properly meets her once before the mission, but falls fast and hard for her anyway.
* MoralityChain: She's the main factor driving Chief to help Atari when he'd rather just abandon him.
* OldShame: She doesn't like being referred to as a show dog and doesn't consider that her identity despite it being what she was bred to do. After warming up to Chief, though, she does perform a couple of tricks for him.







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* FaceOfAThug: He has huge fangs, half of his face is bare skin and he always has a tough expression, making him look the part of a fearsome cannibal. He's a truly nice dog, though.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: [[spoiler:All the dogs were going to die if they didn't eat the terminal, comatose Fuzzball, so they were forced to eat him to survive. Gondo takes this particularly hard, as Fuzzball was his best friend.]]
* MismatchedEyes: One's red, one's blue.



* ShesGotLegs: Her first appearance involves her standing up to reveal a great set of legs.



* TeamSwitzerland: She doesn’t pick a side in the pro-dog anti-dog argument, she just translates.

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* TeamSwitzerland: She doesn’t pick a side in the pro-dog anti-dog argument, she just translates. Though she is moved to tears by Atari's haiku in the end.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He took in his nephew after his parents died, and [[spoiler:eventually gives up his evil plan after Atari shows just how much it's affected him]].

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* ShipTease: As she goes deeper into her investigation of Mayor Kobayashi, Professor Watanabe, and Atari, she repeatedly fumbles her recorded assessment once she gets to the latter. Eventually she stops to flatly proclaim "[[LoveEpiphany Oh god, I have a crush on you]]."

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* ShipTease: As she goes deeper into her investigation of Mayor Kobayashi, Professor Watanabe, and Atari, she repeatedly fumbles her recorded assessment once she gets to the latter. Eventually she stops to flatly proclaim "[[LoveEpiphany Oh god, damn, I have a crush on you]]."



* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler: He is poisoned by Kobayashi's men before he can reveal the cure for the dog-flu]].

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* IntrepidReporter: For a school paper, granted, but she still uncovers the sordid details behind Kobayashi's conspiracy and [[spoiler: Professor Watanabe's death]].

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* IntrepidReporter: For a [[SchoolNewspaperNewshound school paper, paper]], granted, but she still uncovers the sordid details behind Kobayashi's conspiracy and [[spoiler: Professor Watanabe's death]].

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* TheDragon: He is the second in command to Mayor Kobayashi. [[spoiler:Becomes a DragonAscendant at the very end when Kobayashi has his HeelRealization. Major-Domo becomes furious at him for not following through with his EvilPlan and tries to finish the job himself.]]

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* TheDragon: He is the second in command second-in-command to Mayor Kobayashi. [[spoiler:Becomes a DragonAscendant at the very end when Kobayashi has his HeelRealization. Major-Domo becomes furious at him for not following through with his EvilPlan and tries to finish the job himself.]]


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* ObviouslyEvil: While Mayor Kobayashi is simply big and intimidating, Major-Domo looks straight-up monstrous, with [[EvilIsBigger imposing height]], ghoulishly white skin, CreepyLongFingers, and an even creepier-looking face that makes him [[LooksLikeOrlok look like a rectangular Orlok]]. [[spoiler:Fittingly, he attempts to continue Kobayashi's evil plan even after he changes his mind.]]
* PunnyName: A "majordomo" is a real term for "the chief steward of a large household," roughly comparable to Major-Domo's position as Kobayashi's henchman.
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* FunnyAfro: A huge blonde one, which makes her really stick out from everyone else in the film.


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* BratsWithSlingshots: He brings a slingshot with him on Trash Island, which initially proves to be effective against [[spoiler:Kobayashi's rescue team, but becomes less useful when said team gets a lot bigger and armed with more robot dogs.]]



* IntrepidReporter: For a school paper, granted, but she still uncovers the sordid details behind Kobayashi's conspiracy and Professor Watanabe's death.

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* ConspiracyTheorist: She theorizes that Kobayashi has some exceptionally sinister motivations working behind his actions, and while she starts off unable to convince her club due to a lack of evidence, she soon develops a [[StringTheory typical wall of documents linked with string]] and a ''huge'' binder to work with.
* IntrepidReporter: For a school paper, granted, but she still uncovers the sordid details behind Kobayashi's conspiracy and [[spoiler: Professor Watanabe's death.death]].

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