History Characters / TheBadGuys2022

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: In terms of how he handles being cute. In the books, he absolutely ''abhors'' being called cute, to the point of it being one of his motivations on becoming a villain. His movie adaptation, meanwhile, heavily exploits the fact that society considers him cute, playing it up for manipulation, and enjoying it to at least some sincere degree in terms of [[AttentionWhore the limelight it brings him]].

* SmarterThanHeLooks: Both Diane and [[spoiler:Marmalade]] view him as an inferior SmugSnake initially, believing they can easily dupe him. However, both their plans nearly fall apart because he and the other Bad Guys get a lot further in stealing the Golden Dolphin than they anticipated. Wolf is also apt at playing off others' personality traits, and unlike the former two, his ego, while equally sizable, does not stem from being a one-man unit, and he can swiftly make plans based on the abilities of associates. While Diane buys into none of his sweet talking, he does effectively use her own words against her, causing her to self-reflect and take a more empathetic approach, [[spoiler: and he is swiftly able to convince her and the other Bad Guys his change is sincere with a few subtle gestures, in turn leading to Marmalade's downfall]].

** If we're to believe Piranha, this sophisticated evil mastermind has a habit of [[{{Squick}} drinking toilet water]].

* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Mr. Snake, who is 26 years older. Possibly. [[note]]There was [[https://tbgmoviecoverage.tumblr.com/post/685631135771918336/ discussion of a]] [[https://tbgmoviecoverage.tumblr.com/post/685590271056068609 cut flashback scene]] involving Snake and Wolf at school together, and the directors still want to use the scene in the future even though the movie is complete, which suggests the possibility that their mugshot birthdays are fake. The birthdays they picked are also [[https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/tbgmoviecoverage/684265270587572224 the birthdays of people on the art team]], so they could just be Easter Eggs that aren't meant to be taken seriously.[[/note]]

* [[SmarterThanTheyLook SmarterThanSheLooks]]: Smarter Than She Looks]]: Because she's an authority figure, the Bad Guys repeatedly underestimate her initially. She saw through Wolf's disguise at the Gala, stole her ring back from him after he initially plucked it off her, and immediately recognizes Wolf's attempt to charm her as 'The full Clooney'. On an emotional level, she also takes Wolf's words to heart and demonstrates, despite his expectations, she's not a shallow virtue signaller like Marmalade, and genuinely believes in change and redemption. It is this huge misjudge of character that results in Wolf [[HeelRealization completely reconsidering his scheme]].

* DefeatingTheUndefeatable: The only person who can lay claim to capturing the Crimson Paw (if largely through the fault of Wolf's StickyFingers} as well as seeing through her disguise with the Zumpango Diamond to figure out her identity. If not for the Bad Guys' intervention, Marmalade would have very easily killed her.

* AdorableFluffyTail: Being a vixen, she sports a huge, fluffy tail of her own. However, her tail somehow disappears when she dons her Crimson Paw suit.

* SpannerInTheWorks: "Believe it or not, I'm rooting for you, Wolf." Unlike Marmalade, who's using the entire idea of reforming the Bad Guys as a cover, Diane actually ''believes'' they have a chance to turn their lives around following her heart-to-heart with Wolf. It's enough; Wolf's HeelFaceTurn takes effect because of her, and his last-ditch effort to show he's really changed helps her see through Marmalade's scheme and allows any of the third act -- and Marmalade's downfall -- to happen at all.

* TomboishVoice: She has a very raspy voice, courtesy of her voice actress Awkwafina.

* GoodCounterpart: He becomes one to [[spoiler:Marmalade]] by the climax of the film. [[spoiler:Both are cunning manipulators who play off the personalities of others (in particular, their will to do good) to make them do their bidding, however while Marmalade dupes and exploits both Diane and the Bad Guys for his own selfish purposes and then [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness cruelly tries to dispose of them]], Wolf, following his HeelFaceTurn, uses gambits to enlighten them for their own well-being, and is rewarded with their UndyingLoyalty in return. Even before turning good, Wolf is AFatherToHisMen and knows how to bring the best out of his teammates' capabilities (also specifically defecting so as not to betray his new friend Diane), while Marmalade just barely makes his pawns bungle into the right places for his means (as demonstrated by his own "heist" for the Bad Guys that nearly jeopardises the whole scheme), and ultimately has not even his official minion Cuddles' loyalty.]]