History Characters / Klonoa

* CatSmile: Most Moos have a cat smile, which fits with them being AdorableEvilMinions.

* VillainousHarlequin: Throughout most of the series, he is portrayed as an incompetent villain in the same vein as [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Jessie, James, and Meowth]]. See OOCIsSeriousBusiness above for a time when he leaned more strongly towards the MonsterClown trope.

* RoughOveralls: Wears a pair of blue overalls, matching his father's outfit.

* DropTheHammer: One of his weapons in ''Klonoa Heroes''.

* VoiceOfTheLegion: Much more prevalent in the Wii version; in the UsefulNotes/PlayStation version, you only hear it through his DeathCryEcho, though the blatant clipping in his original Japanese audio does give off a similarly unnerving effect.

* RevengeBeforeReason: In ''Heroes'', once he sees Janga in the Moon Ruins, he becomes so hell-bent on killing him that he ignores several cages containing prisoners trapped in nightmares, and even leaves Klonoa behind to fend for himself once Janga escapes. And when he ''does'' corner Janga by himself in Volk City, the cat nearly kills him. Once he eventually meets back up with Klonoa and Pango, the latter two have to convince him to at the very least let them help, since they share a common enemy by this point.

* DubNameChange: While "Joka" is a common Japanese transliteration for the English word "Joker", the former term is used by most international releases, likely because there's already [[ComicBook/TheJoker a well known DC supervillain that goes by the latter term.]]

The final boss of the game, an EldritchAbomination made from the nightmares of Phantomile and the body of Lephise.

* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Lolo is noticeably frightened when the group has to go into the Haunted House of the Joilant Fun Park, being quite vocal about her fears.

!!Huepow [[SpellMyNameWithAnS (Hewpoe)]]

* FloatingLimbs: Before his Wii redesign, floating gloved hands. ''Phantasy Reverie'' brings back Huepow's floating arms and the short-lived webcomic that was hosted on Shiftylook.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Hewpoe, in the remake and [[http://klonoa.the-comic.org/comics/1#content-start the webcomic.]]

!!Guntz [[SpellMyNameWithAnS (Gantz)]]

* SayMyName: [[YouKilledMyFather "JANGAAAAAAAA!!!!"]]
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The North American version of ''Dream Champ Tournament'' spells his name as Gantz. [[labelnote:*]]No, no, no, not ''[[Manga/{{Gantz}} that]]'' one![[/labelnote]]

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the cheerful, naive, happy-go-lucky KidHero variety. Throughout the first game, his childlike and innocent worldview slowly gets challenged throughout the story through [[spoiler: witnessing his grandpa's death and later finding out his friend, Huepow, had essentially lied to him about being his lifelong friend and manipulated him into fighting for his world, both of which he, naturally, does not react well to, reacting with extreme distress and denial. This is further demonstrated when once the time came for Klonoa to leave Huepow, he stubbornly refused and clung onto him until the force of the portal did them apart, once again showing the less pleasant side of his naïve and childish worldview and personality.]] It wasn't until the sequel where he undergoes CharacterDevelopment and learns to grow and mature, finally accepting his circumstances of being a Dream Hero who has to see friends come and go. He even becomes a bit of a Reconstruction of this character type in later titles where they combine both his personalities from the first and second game.

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Of the cheerful, naive, happy-go-lucky KidHero variety. Throughout the first game, his childlike and innocent worldview slowly gets challenged throughout the story through [[spoiler: witnessing his grandpa's death and later finding out his friend, Huepow, had essentially lied to him about being his lifelong friend and manipulated him into fighting for his world, both of which he, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome naturally]], does not react well to, reacting with extreme distress and denial. This is further demonstrated when once the time came for Klonoa to leave Huepow, he stubbornly refused and clung onto him until the force of the portal did them apart, once again showing the less pleasant side of his naïve and childish worldview and personality.]] It wasn't until the sequel where he undergoes CharacterDevelopment and learns to grow and mature, finally accepting his circumstances of being a Dream Hero who has to see friends come and go. He even becomes a bit of a Reconstruction of this character type in later titles where they combine both his personalities from the first and second game.

* RedIsHeroic: Wears red clothing and is a good humble kid.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he isn't afraid of mouthing off Tat and Leronia alongside being brutally honest at times. He's mostly doing it out of concern and love (especially towards Lolo).

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: He has a crush on the diva Lephise in ''Door to Phantomile'' and ''Klonoa Heroes'', so much so that he built a tower tall enough to reach her home in the former game. When he learns that [[ShaggyDogStory his feelings for her aren't quite requited]] (she believes they're JustFriends), he can only stand shocked and speechless. While Lephise shows Klonoa the Phonograph Balue made for her, the camera zooms out to show Balue standing away and [[OcularGushers silently crying to himself.]]

* InASingleBound: His usual method of getting around is via improbably high leaps.

* PrinceCharmingWannabe: {{Downplayed|Trope}} - he has a crush on the diva Lephise in ''Door to Phantomile'' and ''Klonoa Heroes'', so much so that he built a tower tall enough to reach her home in the former game. When he learns that his feelings for her aren't quite requited (she believes they're JustFriends), he can only stand shocked and speechless.

* GenericDoomsdayVillain: In ''Door to Phantomile'', Nahatomb has no real characterization beyond a desire to destroy all of Phantomile, though this {{justified|Trope}} since he was made to do so by Ghadius. Averted in ''Beach Volleyball'' (where he has a real personality and characterization) and ''Klonoa Heroes'', where he has an actual backstory.

* ManlyTears: [[TryingNotToCry Very nearly appears on the verge of these]] when hugging Lolo and saying goodbye to her at the end of ''Lunatea's Veil''.

* NiceGuy: Always willing to help those in need, even showing mercy to his enemies as long as they have signs of redemption.

A ring spirit [[spoiler:(at least, that's what he looks like)]] who powers Klonoa's wind ring during the first game and ''Empire of Dreams''.

-->"[[AllOfTheOtherReindeer The world has already rejected me.]] Now, it is simply my turn to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt reject the world.]]"

* TryingNotToCry: During the ending of ''Luntea's Veil'', Klonoa manages to maintain his composure as Lolo starts audibly sobbing while hugging him. However, he's struggling not to cry as he can only somberly shake his head while hugging her, while his voice is on the edge of breaking down as he's comforting Lolo. After they both finish their farewell hug, Klonoa sheds as tear with his voice now sounding more emotional before leaving Lunatea.