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* PowerPerversionPotential: Not him specifically, but he does mention how certain 'little fellows' put on scuba-gear and pay 'big gals' to [[SwallowedWhole swallow them]].
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* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Aspires to be this.
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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Doesn't seem to regard his own actions as wrong or deviant, and also seems to interpret Judy's dogged pursuit of him as some bizarre form of [[FoeYay courtship]].

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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Doesn't seem to regard his own actions as wrong or deviant, and also seems to interpret Judy's dogged pursuit of him as some bizarre form of [[FoeYay courtship]].courtship.
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* [[spoiler:BodyHorror: See above. He ended up with more bandage than skin.]]

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* HeelFaceTurn: Starts one before the story and finishes by the end.



* VillainRespect: Genuinely admired Judy and Nick (particularly Judy) even before his face turn solidified. It's why he trusts her right away.



* WouldHitAGirl: Has no problems throwing around and beating a recalcitrant female prisoner.



* ColdBloodedTorture: But he's actually very hot-blooded about it.



* EvenEvilHasStandards: He's legitimately disgusted and angered when Elim jokingly suggests that he was going to try to rape Judy Hopps when he had her in a chokehold from behind. (As opposed to severing her spine with his teeth, as he was planning on doing before he was interrupted.)



* FightingIrish: Mentioned as having a 'brogue' and can pummel/shred animals ten times his size.

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* FightingIrish: Mentioned as having a 'brogue' and can pummel/shred animals ten times his size. WordOfGod says that he sounds like Colin Farrell.
* HiddenDepths: Apparently a very good cook, and also a registered nurse.


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* WeUsedToBeFriends: Of the foursome, Finn was closest to Richie. His hurt feelings of betrayal are why he's so enthusiastic about torturing the dik-dik when he gets the chance.
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* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's an amoral, acerbic career criminal, but even he [[EvenEvilHasStandards balks]] at [[spoiler: poisoning an entire city. /spoiler]]

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's an amoral, acerbic career criminal, but even he [[EvenEvilHasStandards balks]] at [[spoiler: poisoning an entire city. /spoiler]]]]

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* AmbiguouslyEvil: He's an amoral, acerbic career criminal, but even he [[EvenEvilHasStandards balks]] at [[spoiler: poisoning an entire city. /spoiler]]
* [[spoiler: AnArmAndALeg: Loses a hand and an eye to [[TortureTechnician Finn]].]]



* [[spoiler: NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast]]: [[spoiler: him, Finnegan, Elim, and Grigori are called "The Four Faces of Death" by Mr. Big in a flashback.

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* [[spoiler: NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast]]: [[spoiler: him, Finnegan, Elim, and Grigori are called "The Four Faces of Death" by Mr. Big in a flashback.]]
* PunnyName: Is, himself, a Dik-Dik, his name is Richard Richardson AKA Dick-Dick.
* TheCracker: Is an underworld-famous hacker and cracker.
* TokenEvilTeammate: To [=WildeHopps=] early on as an informant, [[spoiler: later, to the ZPD as a whole, when he joins their cyber warfare unit as part of his witness protection.]]



* SlasherSmile: Is stated to be different from his default expression, which itself is a smile, and is so ''wrong'' that is turns his face into something [[NightmareFace horrible]].

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[[folder:Elim Boakye]]
An arrogant, greedy, brindled gnu. TheSmartGuy and de facto leader of The Trio, he fancies himself something of an EvilGenius and almost has a stake in that claim.

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[[folder:Elim Boakye]]
An arrogant, greedy, brindled gnu. TheSmartGuy and de facto leader of The Trio, he fancies himself something of an EvilGenius and almost has a stake in that claim.
[[folder:Richard "Dick-dick" Richardson]]
A Dik-dik who decided to try to do the right thing.


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* EvilFormerFriend: inverted: He actually turned away from a life of crime.
* [[spoiler: NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast]]: [[spoiler: him, Finnegan, Elim, and Grigori are called "The Four Faces of Death" by Mr. Big in a flashback.
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[[folder:Elim Boakye]]
An arrogant, greedy, brindled gnu. TheSmartGuy and de facto leader of The Trio, he fancies himself something of an EvilGenius and almost has a stake in that claim.
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* {{Badass}}: While not as overtly physical as Judy, Nick still holds his own quite well against [[TheJuggernaut Grigori]].



* {{Badass}}: Even larger mammals balk at the idea of fighting Grigori.
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* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Nick avoids cop cliches and assumptions at just about every opportunity, correctly deducing the actions of the criminals and taking every opportunity to call for back-up.
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* BodyHorror: Due to his violent crimes in his home country, he had his fangs and claws removed. Later, he has fake fangs put in.
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* Greed: His primary motivation for doing what he does is basically to have enough money to "do whatever."

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* Greed: {{Greed}}: His primary motivation for doing what he does is basically to have enough money to "do whatever."



* BloodLust: Claims that the taste of blood makes him see stars.

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* BloodLust: {{Bloodlust}}: Claims that the taste of blood makes him see stars.
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* BetterLivingThroughEvil: {{Averted}}. Unlike his teammates, Finnegan is motivated by a [[BloodLust love of bloodshed]]. When asked what he's going to do with his massive reward, he simply replies [[Cloudcuckoolander "Build a chair."]] To clarify, he'd build a chair out of his money and watch Zootopia die from a hilltop. When asked what he wants to do [[AndThenWhat after that]], Finn shrugs and decides to open a restaurant.

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* BetterLivingThroughEvil: {{Averted}}. Unlike his teammates, Finnegan is motivated by a [[BloodLust love of bloodshed]]. When asked what he's going to do with his massive reward, he simply replies [[Cloudcuckoolander [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} "Build a chair."]] To clarify, he'd build a chair out of his money and watch Zootopia die from a hilltop. When asked what he wants to do [[AndThenWhat after that]], Finn shrugs and decides to open a restaurant.
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* EvilGenius: Despite having a [[BoomerangBigot rabbit-sized]] hole in his world view, Elim is pretty much 100% correct on all his predictions, accurately anticipating Richie's attempt to contact [[=WildeHopps=]] and how the city would rush to wrap up the case.

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* EvilGenius: Despite having a [[BoomerangBigot rabbit-sized]] hole in his world view, Elim is pretty much 100% correct on all his predictions, accurately anticipating Richie's attempt to contact [[=WildeHopps=]] [=WildeHopps=] and how the city would rush to wrap up the case.



* BetterLivingThroughEvil: {{Averted}}. Unlike his teammates, Finnegan is motivated by a [[BloodLust love of bloodshed]]. When asked what he's going to do with his massive reward, he simply replies {{Cloudcuckoolander "Build a chair."}} To clarify, he'd build a chair out of his money and watch Zootopia die from a hilltop. When asked what he wants to do [[AndThenWhat after that]], Finn shrugs and decides to open a restaurant.

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* BetterLivingThroughEvil: {{Averted}}. Unlike his teammates, Finnegan is motivated by a [[BloodLust love of bloodshed]]. When asked what he's going to do with his massive reward, he simply replies {{Cloudcuckoolander [[Cloudcuckoolander "Build a chair."}} "]] To clarify, he'd build a chair out of his money and watch Zootopia die from a hilltop. When asked what he wants to do [[AndThenWhat after that]], Finn shrugs and decides to open a restaurant.

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*EvilGenius: Despite having a [[BoomerangBigot rabbit-sized]] hole in his world view, Elim is pretty much 100% correct on all his predictions, accurately anticipating Richie's attempt to contact [[=WildeHopps=]] and how the city would rush to wrap up the case.
*Greed: His primary motivation for doing what he does is basically to have enough money to "do whatever."
*RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Aspires to be this.



* BetterLivingThroughEvil: His sole motivation to give his mother and little sisters the life he thinks they deserve, and if millions must die for them to get it, so be it.



* BruiserWithASoftCenter: He may be a violent, stoic, and brutal, but there is nothing in the world [[AffectionateNickname Grisha]] will not do for his beloved Mama and little sisters.

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* BruiserWithASoftCenter: He may be a violent, stoic, and brutal, but there is nothing in the world [[AffectionateNickname Grisha]] will not do for his beloved Mama and little sisters.



* BetterLivingThroughEvil: {{Averted}}. Unlike his teammates, Finnegan is motivated by a [[BloodLust love of bloodshed]]. When asked what he's going to do with his massive reward, he simply replies {{Cloudcuckoolander "Build a chair."}} To clarify, he'd build a chair out of his money and watch Zootopia die from a hilltop. When asked what he wants to do [[AndThenWhat after that]], Finn shrugs and decides to open a restaurant.



* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Doesn't seem to regard his own actions as wrong or deviant, and also seems to interpret Judy's dogged pursuit of him as some bizarre form of courtship.

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* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Doesn't seem to regard his own actions as wrong or deviant, and also seems to interpret Judy's dogged pursuit of him as some bizarre form of courtship.[[FoeYay courtship]].

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* TheAlcoholic: an understated and extremely functional one, but many of his scenes involve him drinking a beer.

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* Badass: While not as overtly physical as Judy, Nick still holds his own quite well against [[TheJuggernaut Grigori]].

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* Badass: {{Badass}}: While not as overtly physical as Judy, Nick still holds his own quite well against [[TheJuggernaut Grigori]].
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The perky, driven, ingenious half of Team WildeHopps.

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The perky, driven, ingenious half of Team WildeHopps.[=WildeHopps=].



The grounded, canny, streetwise half of Team WildeHopps.

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The grounded, canny, streetwise half of Team WildeHopps.[=WildeHopps=].






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* CatchPhrase: "Hi." Say your prayers.
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* FamedInUniverse: Not only for her busting of the Bellwether Case, but five other [[NoodleIncident frequently mentioned]] cases solved by her and Nick over the past year and a half.

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* FamedInUniverse: FamedInStory: Not only for her busting of the Bellwether Case, but five other [[NoodleIncident frequently mentioned]] cases solved by her and Nick over the past year and a half.

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*TheAce: Both Judy and Nick have gain such a reputation that they are seen as this by just about everyone. Even the villains panic somewhat when they find out just who is on their tail.



*TheAce: A less overt example than Judy, but it's clear to everyone that Nick's natural deductive talents, when paired with his connections and street smarts, makes him a truly gifted detective.
*Badass: While not as overtly physical as Judy, Nick still holds his own quite well against [[TheJuggernaut Grigori]].
*ConArtist: despite being out of the game for over a year, Nick can still pull one over on people as easy as breathing.
*DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Nick avoids cop cliches and assumptions at just about every opportunity, correctly deducing the actions of the criminals and taking every opportunity to call for back-up.
*PowerPerversionPotential: Not him specifically, but he does mention how certain 'little fellows' put on scuba-gear and pay 'big gals' to [[SwallowedWhole swallow them]].



* BadassAdorable: As a ferret, he's barely larger than Judy. One of his victim was an ''bull elephant''.

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* BadassAdorable: As a ferret, he's barely larger than Judy. One of his victim victims was an a ''bull elephant''.



* FightingIrish: Is stated as having a 'brogue' and can pummel/shred animals ten times his size.
* SlasherSmile: Is stated to be different that his default expression, which is a smile, and is so wide that is turns his face into something [[NightmareFace horrible]].

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* FightingIrish: Is stated Mentioned as having a 'brogue' and can pummel/shred animals ten times his size.
* SlasherSmile: Is stated to be different that from his default expression, which itself is a smile, and is so wide ''wrong'' that is turns his face into something [[NightmareFace horrible]].
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* Badass: Even larger mammals balk at the idea of fighting Grigori.

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*EvilLaugh: ''Eh-heh-heh-heh-heh!''
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* HuskyRusky: A big, strong, stoic lynx who speaks with a deep, heavy accent.

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*BadassAdorable: Well, she's Judy Hopps.
*EurekaMoment: Referred to as 'flashes', when an offhand statement or thought triggers a deductive leap.
*EveryoneCanSeeIt: With Nick, to the point that [[PortmanteauCoupleName WildeHopps]] is a city-wide title for the two.
*FamedInUniverse: Not only for her busting of the Bellwether Case, but five other [[NoodleIncident frequently mentioned]] cases solved by her and Nick over the past year and a half.
*LogicalWeakness: Her first fight with Finn (a ferret), does not go well. As stated, she was inexperienced with ferret perps and her next fight with him is much more in her favor.



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TheSmartGuyAn arrogant, greedy, brindled gnu. TheSmartGuy and de facto leader of The Trio, he fancies himself something of an EvilGenius and almost has a stake in that claim.



*TheAlcoholic: an understated and extremely functional one, but many of his scenes involve him drinking a beer.
*BetterLivingThroughEvil: What he hopes to accomplish by destroying Zootopia and claiming his payment.
*BoomerangBigot: Initially dismisses the notion that Judy was the one who figured out their plot on the basis that she's a Prey animal. He himself is a brindled gnu, a herbivore.
*EvenEvilHasStandards: Despite essentially being a terrorist scheming to destroy a major metropolitan area, even Elim is shaken by [[TheSociopath Finn]] getting [[DeadlyEuphemism "creative"]] with a victim.
*TrademarkFavoriteFood: Enjoys a cold beer, but values Tusker Lager above all others.
*VillainousFriendship: With his teammates, to an almost heartwarming degree. To the point that he wants to be neighbors when they retire with their reward.



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TheBigGuyAn enormous, monstrously strong Eurasian lynx. TheBigGuy and GadgeteerGenius for The Trio, he rarely smiles and is a profoundly savage fighter. Despite this, he cares deeply for his friends and family.



*Badass: Even larger mammals balk at the idea of fighting Grigori.
*BigBrotherInstinct: He became a criminal early in life to pay for his younger sisters to have 'pretty things'.
*TheBigGuy: Noted at several points as being noticeably huge for a lynx and almost freakishly strong.
*TheBrute: A massively strong, violent cat with a penchant for breaking people until they die.
*BruiserWithASoftCenter: He may be a violent, stoic, and brutal, but there is nothing in the world [[AffectionateNickname Grisha]] will not do for his beloved Mama and little sisters.
*EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: Grigori will do ANYTHING for his Mama, up to and including destroying a massive city.
*HuskyRusky: A big, strong, stoic lynx who speaks with a deep, heavy accent.
*SuperStrength: Can press 200lb 'as often as he has to' and likes to kill his victim with his bare hands. Said victims include a polar bear and a water buffalo.
*VillainousFriendship: With his teammates, although more conventionally with Elim. His relationship with Finn is somewhat more contentious.



[[PsychoForHire Totally]] [[SlasherSmile bug-]][[CuteAndPsycho rut]] [[AxCrazy insane]]

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[[PsychoForHire Totally]] [[SlasherSmile bug-]][[CuteAndPsycho rut]] [[AxCrazy insane]]insane]]. An adorable sable ferret with an easy smile and upbeat attitude. He's also a brutally violent TortureTechnician who loves to [[ManBitesMan chew people to death]]. Serves as the infiltrator, interrogator, and explosives expert for the Trio.


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*AffablyEvil: Always smiling, bubbly, and positive in demeanor. He almost never drops this act, even acting friendly towards his victims.
*BadassAdorable: As a ferret, he's barely larger than Judy. One of his victim was an ''bull elephant''.
*BloodLust: Claims that the taste of blood makes him see stars.
*BlueAndOrangeMorality: Doesn't seem to regard his own actions as wrong or deviant, and also seems to interpret Judy's dogged pursuit of him as some bizarre form of courtship.
*CuteAndPsycho: Described as being as cute and peppy as any ferret ought to be. Is also a rutting lunatic.
*FauxAffablyEvil: As soon as Judy starts [[NoSell no-selling]] his baffling antics, he starts to get frustrated and a lot less friendly.
*FightingIrish: Is stated as having a 'brogue' and can pummel/shred animals ten times his size.
*SlasherSmile: Is stated to be different that his default expression, which is a smile, and is so wide that is turns his face into something [[NightmareFace horrible]].
*TheSociopath: A [[EvilLaugh giggling]], [[SlasherSmile grinning]], [[BloodLust bloodthirsty]] monster.
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The grounded, canny, streetwise half of Team WildeHopps.
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[[folder:Judy Hopps]]
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[[folder:Nicholas Wilde]]
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[[folder:Elim Boakye]]
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[[folder:Grigori Yevgenyevich]]
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[[folder:Finnegan McNulty]]
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