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* MotorMouth: Practically never shuts up during her on-screen time.. Is implied to even keep talking while Elmer sleeps, as she continues right on once he wakes up.

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* MotorMouth: Practically never shuts up during her on-screen time..time. Is implied to even keep talking while Elmer sleeps, as she continues right on once he wakes up.
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* AnimalsNotToScale: For a (presumably adult) sperm whale, she's only about the size of a car.


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* MotorMouth: Practically never shuts up during her on-screen time.. Is implied to even keep talking while Elmer sleeps, as she continues right on once he wakes up.
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->Voiced by: Spence Moore II (George), Leighton Meester (Sasha)

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->Voiced by: Yara Shahidi (Callie), Maggie Lincoln (Gertie), Jack S.A. Smith (Eugene)

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->Voiced by: Yara Shahidi Creator/YaraShahidi (Callie), Maggie Lincoln Creator/MaggieLincoln (Gertie), [[Creator/JackSASmith Jack S.A. Smith Smith]] (Eugene)

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* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler: By Elmer and his mother at the end. Even, [= Mrs. McClaren =], who did not allow her guests to have pets in her building, seems okay with it.]]

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* HappilyAdopted: [[spoiler: By Elmer and his mother at the end. Even, [= Mrs. McClaren =], [=Mrs. McClaren=], who did not allow her guests to have pets in her building, seems okay with it.]]

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* StrugglingSingleMother: It wasn't so bad before the recession, as she and Elmer had a very busy and popular store, but now she faces near-poverty while trying to convince her son that it'll be okay.


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* StrugglingSingleMother: Zigzagged; she doesn't seem to be struggling at the beginning of the film, as she and Elmer have a very busy and popular store, but after she's forced to close down the store she later faces near-poverty while trying to convince her son that it'll be okay.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She hits her RageBreakigPoint when she not only can't find a job but that Elmer supposedly also brought a cat into the apartment, refusing to listen to him and admitting that they won't be opening a new store like she said. She immediately regrets this when she sees how much she's hurt Elmer, and is very worried for him after he disappears to go to Wild Island.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She hits her RageBreakigPoint RageBreakingPoint when she not only can't find a job but that Elmer supposedly also brought a cat into the apartment, refusing to listen to him and admitting that they won't be opening a new store like she said. She immediately regrets this when she sees how much she's hurt Elmer, and is very worried for him after he disappears to go to Wild Island.

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* MovingAngst: Elmer's situation at the beginning is his disappointment and confusion at having to move to Nevergreen, marking an end to the good life he once had.



* LovableCoward: He's definitely a good dragon, but his biggest flaw is how easily scared he gets, [[spoiler: to the point where it's that fear that prevents him from ever entering the island's core. He gets better thanks to Elmer.]]



* TheDragon: To Saiwa.



* MotorMouth: During his many panic attacks, he tends to run his words together.



* BewareTheSillyOnes: Despite his BumblingDad tendencies and somewhat effeminate voice, he's still a large sharp-toothed crocodile threatening our heroes.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She hits her RageBreakPoint when she not only can't find a job but that Elmer supposedly also brought a cat into the apartment, refusing to listen to him and admitting that they won't be opening a new store like she said. She immediately regrets this when she sees how much she's hurt Elmer, and is very worried for him after he disappears to go to Wild Island.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She hits her RageBreakPoint RageBreakigPoint when she not only can't find a job but that Elmer supposedly also brought a cat into the apartment, refusing to listen to him and admitting that they won't be opening a new store like she said. She immediately regrets this when she sees how much she's hurt Elmer, and is very worried for him after he disappears to go to Wild Island.
* ParentsAsPeople: While for the most part a caring mother who wants the best for her son, the stress of their current situation is shown to weigh on her a lot, and it doesn't stay hidden for long.



* CrankyLandlord: She starts like this at the beginning, [=Mrs. McClaren=] has several rules in her building, she charges for a lot of money, she takes all the money that Dela had struggled to get. However, she begins to warm up to Elmer and his mother during the course of the film.

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* CrankyLandlord: She starts like this at the beginning, [=Mrs. McClaren=] has several rules in her building, she charges charging a considerable fee for a lot of money, she takes all the money that Dela had struggled to get. However, she begins to warm up to Elmer and his mother during the course of the film.mother's residence while acting quite cantankerous.



* ManipulativeBitch: Possibly. While we don't know if she was actually intending to lie to Elmer, she causes him to go to Wild Island to find Boris, neglecting to mention that the island was sinking and that Boris had been captured and forced to raise it over and over again.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Due to not knowing what to do because of Aratuah's death, he takes advantage of Boris's naivete (calling him "scared and foolish" in a conversation with Elmer), in order to imprison him and force him to repeatedly lift the island instead of helping Boris to find a more permanent solution. While it comes from a good place, as Saiwa is the island's leader and is trying to protect everyone, it's still portrayed as him being horrible considering that he kept Boris tied up in a place he found scary and then pursued him with the intention of doing it again.

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* ManipulativeBastard: Due to not knowing what to do [[spoiler: because of Aratuah's death, death]], he takes advantage of Boris's naivete (calling him "scared and foolish" in a conversation with Elmer), in order to imprison him and force him to repeatedly lift the island instead of helping Boris attempting to find a more permanent solution. While it comes from a good place, as Saiwa is the island's leader and is trying to protect everyone, it's still portrayed as him being horrible considering that he kept Boris tied up was completely undeterred in convincing a place he found scary and then pursued him with the intention of young dragon to keep doing it again.something that was proving increasingly to not work.
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* CrankyLandlord: She starts like this at the beginning, [=Mrs. McClaren=] has several rules in her building, she charges for a lot of money, she takes all the money that Dela had struggled to get. However, she begins to warm up to Elmer and his mother during the course of the film.

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* WouldHurtAChild: After Iris saved Elmer and Boris from being caught, Saiwa threatens her baby in order to get her to lead them to the pair. He also is very aggressive towards Elmer while demanding that he hands Boris over and nearly pushes him off a tall flower towards what would have been a VERY messy landing on the sharp rocks and water below them.



* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: She assists Elmer and Boris after they give her baby food, promise to save Wild Island, and inadvertently help her out of the trap.

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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: She assists Elmer and Boris after they give her baby food, promise to save Wild Island, and inadvertently help her out of the trap. She even apologizes to Elmer after she's forced to lead Saiwa to them.



* PantheraAwesome: They and their kind are tigers three times the size.

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* PantheraAwesome: They and their kind are tigers three times the size.
size of both Elmer and Boris.



* StrugglingSingleMother: It wasn't so bad before the recession, but now she faces near-poverty while trying to convince her son that it'll be okay.

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* StrugglingSingleMother: It wasn't so bad before the recession, as she and Elmer had a very busy and popular store, but now she faces near-poverty while trying to convince her son that it'll be okay.
* LiesToChildren: She lies to Elmer about how they'll open a new shop in the city in order to help him cope with the move better, but the lie rapidly unravels due to the stress of her attempting to find a job.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: She hits her RageBreakPoint when she not only can't find a job but that Elmer supposedly also brought a cat into the apartment, refusing to listen to him and admitting that they won't be opening a new store like she said. She immediately regrets this when she sees how much she's hurt Elmer, and is very worried for him after he disappears to go to Wild Island.



* DefrostingIceQueen: [[spoiler: She starts out cynical, grumpy and bitter, but seeing that Elmer runs away from home, leaving his mother worried, [=Mrs. McClaren=] is visibly worried. When Elmer returns to his mother at the end, [=Mrs. Mc Claren=] looks much nicer than she did before, even protecting Elmer and his mother from the rain with her umbrella. She becomes kinder and more empathetic towards Elmer and his mother, even letting the two of them adopt the cat.]]

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* ChildHater: She doesn't like kids because they're loud and rough on furniture; a previous tenant of hers had a child and the kid broke all of the furniture in the Elevators' room, though she softens up over the course of the movie.
* DefrostingIceQueen: [[spoiler: She starts out cynical, grumpy and bitter, but seeing that Elmer runs away from home, leaving his mother worried, [=Mrs. McClaren=] is visibly worried. When Elmer returns to his mother at the end, [=Mrs. Mc Claren=] McClaren=] looks much nicer than she did before, even protecting Elmer and his mother from the rain with her umbrella. She becomes kinder and more empathetic towards Elmer and his mother, even letting the two of them adopt the cat.]]



* {{Foreshadowing}}: The show that they're performing when Elmer first sees them is telling the story of the threat to Wild Island, and about Boris.



* ReformedBully: [[spoiler: After Elmer returns home, they are less snobbish to him. Callie lets Elmer join her group of friends on the streets to put on shows and tell stories to earn money together.]]

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* ReformedBully: [[spoiler: After Elmer returns home, they are much less snobbish to him. Callie lets Elmer join her group of friends on the streets to put on shows and tell stories to earn money together.]]


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* ManipulativeBitch: Possibly. While we don't know if she was actually intending to lie to Elmer, she causes him to go to Wild Island to find Boris, neglecting to mention that the island was sinking and that Boris had been captured and forced to raise it over and over again.

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* KillerGorilla: He's a big white silverback, and can get quite agressive as the BigBad. Then again, he's nowhere near as savage as the trope would imply.

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* KillerGorilla: He's a big white silverback, silverback gorilla, and can get quite agressive aggressive as the BigBad. Then again, he's nowhere near as savage as the trope would imply.imply.
* ManipulativeBastard: Due to not knowing what to do because of Aratuah's death, he takes advantage of Boris's naivete (calling him "scared and foolish" in a conversation with Elmer), in order to imprison him and force him to repeatedly lift the island instead of helping Boris to find a more permanent solution. While it comes from a good place, as Saiwa is the island's leader and is trying to protect everyone, it's still portrayed as him being horrible considering that he kept Boris tied up in a place he found scary and then pursued him with the intention of doing it again.

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