History WesternAnimation / BabarAndTheAdventuresOfBadou

* AdaptationalVillainy: Lady Rataxes is a lot more selfish and a much bigger {{jerkass}} in this series, being more likely to antagonize the elephants of Celesteville when compared to how she was a good terms with them in the original show. Conversely, Rataxes himself is depicted as dimmer and more ineffectual than in the original series, although he still retains his rude and forceful personality.

* CatchPhrase: Many of the characters have one, with "Tusktastic" being one used by virtually all the elephant characters on the show (particularly Babar and Badou).

** Hoot: "No foolin'!"
* CatsAreMean:
** Sleek, the black panther who dwells in the deep jungle outside of Celesteville and one of the series' main antagonists. She frequently tries to prey on Babar, Badou, and the others when they enter her territory, seeing their civilized lifestyle as a weakness.
** Kylus, another recurring antagonist, is a rogue lion who tries to take Dandi Andi's place as king of the savannah.

* FurryConfusion: Several characters such as Sleek behave like wild animals (including apparently [[CarnivoreConfusion trying to devour other talking animals]]), intermixing with the usual civilized Babar cast. While the original animated series featured the occasional non-sentient/wild animal (such as Lady Rataxes' pet warthog), this series seems to put a greater emphasis on such.

* BrutishBulls: Prospero is a ruthless cape buffalo who frequently tries to enrich himself.

** Hoot is a notable aversion of this trope. While she is a practical joker, she always means well and is generally friendly.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Munroe is a pretty good-natured guy, but he won't hesitate to use his "quill-fu" when his friends are in danger.

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Babar and Badou, of course.

* PricklyPorcupines: Munroe is a pretty good-natured guy, but he won't hesitate to use his "quill-fu" when his friends are in danger.

* PricklyPorcupine: Munroe is a pretty good-natured guy, but he won't hesitate to use his "quill-fu" when his friends are in danger.

* CatsAreMean: Sleek, the black panther who dwells in the deep jungle outside of Celesteville and one of the series' main antagonists. She frequently tries to prey on Babar, Badou, and the others when they enter her territory, seeing their civilized lifestyle as a weakness.

* SpikeAttack: Munroe is a pretty good-natured guy, but he won't hesitate to use his "quill-fu" when his friends are in danger.

* HeinousHyena: Hoot is a notable aversion of this trope. While she is a practical joker, she always means well and is generally friendly.

* PricklyPorcupine: Munroe is a pretty good-natured guy, but he won't hesitate to use his "quill-fu" when his friends are in danger.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: Munroe is a crested porcupine, and Squeeze is a rock python, two animals rarely represented when it comes to the ensemble of African wildlife.

* WishingForMoreWishes: In "Starbreaker," when Badou and others wish on a wishing star, Jake wishes for a thousand more wishes. Almost immediately after, a meteorite falls from the sky. Jake's incorrect believe that he "broke the wishing star" serves as the basis for the plot of the story.

* Teeth-ClenchedTeamwork: Munroe and Dilash in 'Jumpball Bu', and Andi and Sleek in 'Kitty Cornered'.

* Fartillery: Tersh displays an accidental example of this in 'Grotto For One', which ends up knocking out Dilash who was sitting next to him. A flock of birds also beats a VERY hasty retreat.