Line #178 Characters/Wunschpunsch


1	!Mauricio di Mauro
2	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RickJones (English), Sebastian Schulz (German)
3	Bubonic's pet. He is a chubby cat with a big appetite. He also likes to brag about his family lineage, which, according to him, goes back to King Oedipus (Mioderlich the Great in the book and in the German dub). He's eager and happy-go-lucky, but much smarter than he seems.
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5	* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Wears a blue bowtie.
6	* AdaptationalIntelligence: Mauricio, while still a goofball, is a much more competent spy for the High Council than he is in the novel, keeping his role a secret while still appreciating his master's hospitality, laying low instead of forgetting about his role.
7	* {{Acrofatic}}: He's more chubby than fat but he's still able to climb trees and tentpoles and he can run surprisingly fast. In "Perchance to Dream- Not" he works a trapeze.
8	* AffectionateNickname: Is called Kittykins by his master Bubonic.
9	* BadassAdorable: A cute, cuddly, pot-bellied cat who thwarts his master constantly.
10	* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's very friendly and affectionate. However, don't harm Jacob or the Cozies or you'll be sorry.
11	* BigEater: Massive eater.
12	* BunnyEarsLawyer: He loves to goof off but he's one of the most competent members of the High Council.
13	* CatsAreMean: Averted. He's the nicest character in the show, and his remarks towards Jacob are mostly playful teasing.
14	* CatsAreSnarkers: More open and honest than other examples, and not as sharp-tongued as Jacob (in fact, ''Jacob'' fits the trope better when he switches bodies with Mauricio), but once in a while he gets in a wisecrack.
15	-->'''Jacob:''' [[CaptainObvious The rain! Mauricio! The rain made him shrink! That's why I couldn't find him!]]\
16	'''Mauricio:''' Once you explain to him really slowly, he understands really quickly.
17	* CatsHateWater: He really hates getting wet.
18	* DisneyDeath: Gets himself sent into a painting with Bubonic's great-great-great uncle in "Off the Walls", but fortunately the spell breaks at the last second and Moe is brought back to life.
19	* DreadfulMusician: He's a notoriously awful singer.
20	* FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter: Tends to walk on his hind legs.
21	* HeavySleeper: Unlike Jacob, he has difficulty waking up when duty calls at night, as shown in "Perchance to Dream-Not" and "Slowly But Surely". This trait of his carries over from the book.
22	-->'''Jacob:''' Come on! Duty calls!\
23	'''Mauricio:''' Tell it to call back in the morning.
24	* HeroicLineage: Claims to have been descended from a medieval knight and likes to brag about it towards Jacob. He also uses this fact to drive himself to do heroic things. Especially when facing dangerous situations. [[spoiler:While [[FakeAristocrat he eventually revealed in the book that he was just a stray cat]], it's not clear if this also applies to this version of him.]]
25	* TheHero: Shares this position with Jacob.
26	* HeroicSacrifice: In "Off the Walls", he risks being trapped in a painting with Bubonic's great-great-great uncle forever to get him and his pet dragon back into their frames.
27	* IndyPloy: Because of the unpredictable spells cast on Megalopolis, he and Jacob are frequently forced to improvise.
28	* IntergenerationalFriendship: With Jacob.
29	* InterruptedSuicide: In "Colorless Chaos", he goes into a suicidal state once he loses his colors, and walks out into the middle of a busy road. Fortunately, Jacob saves him from being hit by a car.
30	* InSeriesNickname: Jacob calls him "Moe" once in a while.
31	* IWasNamedMyName: Bubonic calls him the name he was christened with despite not knowing that he talks.
32	* {{Keet}}: He's eager about everything. Even being a member of the High Council.
33	-->'''Mauricio:''' At long last, a chance to thwart yet another villainous plan of the evil Bubonic and Tyrannia!\
34	'''Jacob:''' Mauricio, you enjoy your job way too much.
35	* ManChild: He's a childlike adult cat.
36	* NiceGuy: Kind and caring to his friends.
37	* RedOniBlueOni: Red to Jacob's blue.
38	* RightHandCat: Is a pet cat to the evil wizard Bubonic. But this trope is subverted, because he actively foils his master's plans.
39	* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: When he gets hit by a trashcan in "By a Hair's Breadth".
40	* SpellMyNameWithAnS: His name is either spelled with a z or with a c. In "Colorless Chaos" his name is spelled with a z.
41	* SplitPersonality: Temporarily gains this in "Wild, Wild Pets", when he's hit by a spell that turns pets feral.
42	* StillSucksThumb: He's shown sucking his thumb in "Simply Irresistible".
43	* TalkingAnimal: He's perfectly understood by humans when he temporarily goes DJ in 'Fancy Footwork'.
44	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Jacob. He and Jacob argue sometimes but they love each other all the same.
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46	!Jacob Scribble
47	-->'''Voiced by:''' Harry Hill (English), Patrice Dozier (French), Joachim Kaps (German)
48	Tyrannia's pet. A stocky old raven frequently complaining about his rheumatism. He's stuffy and straight-laced, but is good at heart.
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50	* AdaptationalBadass: Is much more proactive than his book counterpart, and has a lot more nerve. Furthermore, he can not only read and write, he can ski, ice skate and skateboard.
51	* AffectionateNickname: Is called Jacoboo by his master Tyrannia, and "Jakey-wakey" by his girlfriend Ravenia (In Germany she calls him "Krakel-racker", a combination of his German surname, Krakel, and a word meaning "rascal").
52	* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: His feathers are blue. Raven feathers only look blue under a clear sky. His beak is also yellow, which is more characteristic of a blackbird.
53	* BoundAndGagged: He's trussed up and gagged by some locals who want to eat him in "Ty-me Travel".
54	* BreakTheHaughty: In ''Two Cute'', he's arrogant and condescending towards Mauricio, right until the end, when his failure brings him to admit that his leadership was less than superior and he loves Mauricio no matter what.
55	* BritishStuffiness: He has a Midlands English accent and a stiff upper beak (His voice actor was Scottish).
56	* BrutalHonesty: He doesn't mince words when it comes to Mauricio's overeating.
57	* CaptainObvious: As smart as he is, he has a tendency to state the obvious.
58	* CleverCrows: He's a raven and very smart and resourceful.
59	* TheComicallySerious: Tends to get into silly shenanigans and be completely deadly serious about it.
60	* DeadpanSnarker: Constantly wisecracks about the crazy situations he lives through.
61	* {{Determinator}}: In "Slowly But Surely", even after being kept awake at night by Tyrannia talking in her sleep, he keeps himself awake all night and all day just so he can break the slow motion spell, while showing no signs of getting tired. In "Mayor For A Day" he stays focused on getting back into his own body despite having to deal with Mauricio's hunger pangs. In "Wishful Thinking" he saved the day while he was ''melting''.
62	* DistractedByTheSexy: In "By a Hair's Breadth", he gets distracted by a sexy robin and completely forgets about keeping an eye on the wizards. Mauricio calls him out on his hypocrisy.
63	* DreadfulMusician: He's just as bad a singer as Mauricio. He's pretty good on the cello, though.
64	* DrivesLikeCrazy: In "Car Wars". Justified as he has had no previous experience driving a car (being a bird). However, he's a surprisingly good mechanic, successfully fixing Bubonic's hearse in the episode's climax.
65	-->'''Mauricio''': I didn't know you could drive!
66	-->'''Jacob''': I can't.
67	* FasterThanTheyLook: Despite his huge size, he can take off like WesternAnimation/RoadRunner.
68	* FeatherFingers: A cartoon bird who uses his wings as hands.
69	* FriendToAllChildren: Unlike his mistress, he's rather likes children and does not hesitate to protect them.
70	* GrumpyOldMan: He's serious, diligent and hard to please.
71	* HandicappedBadass: He has rheumatism in his wings but he can still use them when it isn't acting up, not to mention the fact that he has incredible stamina for a bird his age.
72	* TheHero: Shares this position with Mauricio.
73	* HeroicBSOD: Goes into one in "Good for Nothing", when he fails to look for a piece of parchment he's supposed to destroy and instead lets it fall into Tyrannia's hands.
74	* HeroicSelfDeprecation: He has an occasional tendency to beat himself up whenever something goes wrong or he does something stupid.
75	* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: He is dressed in only a black coat.
76	* IndyPloy: Because of the unpredictable spells cast on Megalopolis, he and Mauricio are constantly forced to improvise their way through tough situations.
77	* InSeriesNickname: Mauricio calls him "Jake" on occasion.
78	* InsufferableGenius: Although extremely smart and resourceful, he's sometimes too proud to admit when he's wrong.
79	* IWasNamedMyName: Tyrannia named him the name he was christened with despite not knowing that he talks.
80	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He can be egotistical, condescending and sarcastic but he always has a sense of right and wrong. He cares a lot about Mauricio, despite sometimes looking down on him or outright patronising him, and always looks out for him. He also cares about the Cozy family and usually, when a spell is cast, the first thing he and Mauricio do is check and see if they're alright.
81	* KavorkaMan: He's a barrel-chested, big-beaked old raven but he's still quite the womaniser.
82	* LargeHam: He's more subdued than Maurizio, but far from subtle.
83	* NoGuyWantsToBeChased: In ''Colorless Chaos'', he serenades a pretty raven, but flees when she shows attraction to him.
84	* OlderAndWiser: Compared to his co-worker Mauricio. On occasion, though, he overestimates his own intelligence, Auntie Noah's riddles literally, underestimates Mauricio's intelligence and, whenever Mauricio is the sensible one, refuses to admit he's wrong.
85	* {{Pride}}: He has an annoying tendency to think he's always right. BreakTheHaughty almost always puts him in check. Sometimes HeroicSelfDeprecation ensues.
86	* RedOniBlueOni: Blue to Mauricio's red.
87	* TheRuntAtTheEnd: He was the youngest, smallest and most underfed of all of his siblings when he was a chick. He deeply resents the neglect that ensued.
88	* SmugSuper: He's very intelligent and is the one who saves the day half the time but underestimates Mauricio's intelligence.
89	* TalkingAnimal: In "Slowly But Surely" he narrates a chase scene between some cops and a bank robber, and his speech is perfectly understood by the wizards.
90	* ToothyBird: He wears dentures despite not logically needing them.
91	* TraumaButton: Queues really stress him out, due to the fact that they bring up a rough childhood memory.
92	* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Spiders]]?: He's scared of spiders.
93	* VerbalTic: Has a tendency to caw a lot in the German version.
94	* VitriolicBestBuds: With Mauricio. They fight sometimes but they truly care for each other.
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96	!Bubonic Preposteror
97	-->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RickJones (English), Creator/PhilippeCatoire (French), Wolfgang Jakob (German)
98	A cranky old wizard. He likes to keep things traditional, refraining himself from using modern technology. Therefore, he more or less fits the stereotypical view of an old medieval wizard living in a derelict tower.
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100	* AdaptationalDumbass: He's dim and pathetic compared to how he was in the novel.
101	* AdaptationNameChange: His name was Beelzebub in the original novel.
102	* BaldOfEvil: He's bald on top.
103	* BewareTheSillyOnes: Actually, could be quite manipulative sometimes, sucsessfully duping Tyrannia into casting spells that would be more beneficial to Bubonic, than to her. Almost never worked against Maggot, though.
104	* ChildHater: He really hates children.
105	* CreepyLongFingers: Downplayed: He's got long bony fingers and is an awful person, but not particularly threatening.
106	* DreadfulMusician: He's an awful cello player.
107	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite being an evil wizard, he does really love his cat Mauricio and his flesh-eating plant Meathead.
108	* GrumpyOldMan: Fits this trope to a T. He is old, shows contempt for modern technology and yells at children once they interact with him.
109	* HeroWithAnFInGood: When temporarily turned good (due to Jacob and Mauricio's intervention), his virtuous actions wreak as much havoc and misery in Megapolis as his previous evil deeds.
110	* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: He's mean and pathetic but lazy and not very bright, and has to be disciplined by Maggot to cast evil spells.
111	* {{Jerkass}}: He's as mean and grumpy as his aunt.
112	* LeanAndMean: Tall, skinny and nasty.
113	* LimitedWardrobe: He wears the same clothes all the time.
114	* MoneyFetish: He's a cheapskate who collects rare coins and buys Maurizio cheap cat food.
115	* MoralityPet: He loves Mauricio and in "Bubonic Plague" doesn't hesitate to save him.
116	* TalkingToPlants: Justified in this case, as the plant he talks to is the flesh eating plant Meathead, who acts more like a pet than a plant.
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118	!Tyrannia Vampirella
119	-->'''Voiced by:''' Kathleen Fee (English), Manon Straché (German)
120	Bubonic's aunt. Despite being older than her nephew, Tyrannia embraces modern technology and fashion, to the point of calling Bubonic an old-fashioned relic. Much to Bubonic's annoyance, she also likes loud music.
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122	* {{Acrofatic}}: Despite being very obese, she does display some impressive acrobatic feats. Mostly done when she is dancing around the cauldron when cursing the city.
123	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: In the book, Tyrannia was still very fat but she was ugly and had barely any hair. This version is at least homely.
124	* AdaptationalDumbass: She's rather dim compared to how she was in the novel.
125	* ChildHater: She hates children as much as her nephew does.
126	* DidntThinkThisThrough: Quite often forgot to protect her own property from the effect of the spell.
127	* DrivesLikeCrazy: She has no respect for boundaries when driving. In "By a Hair's Breadth" she sent her nephew's cat flying twice.
128	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Like Bubonic, Tyrannia is evil, but genuinely cares for her pet raven Jacob.
129	* FemmeFatale: Becomes one in "Simply Irresistible".
130	* HeroWithAnFInGood: When temporarily turned good (due to Jacob and Mauricio's intervention), her virtuous actions wreak as much havoc and misery in Megapolis as her previous evil deeds.
131	* IncomingHam: In "The Night of Wishes" she makes her entrance by sliding down Bubonic's chimney, bellowing greetings and greeting Bubonic with a flying tackle.
132	* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Like her nephew, she's lazy and not very bright and has to be harshly disciplined into casting evil spells.
133	* {{Jerkass}}: She's a mean quarelling witch.
134	* MoralityPet: She genuinely loves Jacob and is horrified when a melting spell is cast on him in "Wishful Thinking".
135	* OlderThanTheyLook: Bubonic is a balding elderly man. Tyrannia is his aunt, but looks like a woman in her 30s-40s.
136	** Really700YearsOld: It is implied the wizards have lived for at least a few centuries.
137	* PinkMeansFeminine: She wears a lot of pink, and her default outfit is a pink dress.
138	* TalkingInYourSleep: In "Slowly But Surely", she keeps Jacob up all night by doing this.
139	* TotallyRadical: Unlike Bubonic, she embraces modern technology and fashion.
140	* UnlimitedWardrobe: She wears a different outfit and hairstyle every episode.
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142	!Maledictus T. Maggot
143	-->'''Voiced by:''' Joël Martineau (French), Bert Franzke (German), Vlasta Vrana (English)
144	The supervisor of the wizards. Every episode, he visits Bubonic and Tyrannia, reminding them of their obligation to curse the city and that the consequences for failing will be severe. True to his word, he always reappears when the curse is broken, punishing the wizards for their failure. Usually, the punishment has something to do with the curse of the episode.
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146	* AdaptationalJerkass: He's noticeably more irritable than his AffablyEvil book counterpart.
147	* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Tends to employ this in his speech. Examples include Frustrating Foolish Flops and Bumbling Boneheaded Buffoons. His name itself barely subverts this trope due to his middle initial.
148	* BeastMan: Primarily resembles a humanoid insect/amphibian of some sort.
149	* BigBad: Sort of. While not actively acting against the protagonists, his presence is the only reason they need to act. If he did not command the wizards to curse the city, they wouldn't probably even bother doing it, as they are far too busy with their own hobbies. So this makes Maggot the reason why Mauricio and Jacob have to save the city every time.
150	* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Is really creative when it comes to thinking up ways to punish Bubonic and Tyrannia.
151	* EvilSoundsDeep: His voice is deep and sinister. Even more so in the German dub.
152	* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite being an evil inspector from Hell, he really loves his wife.
153	* GhostlyGlide: He never seems to walk regularly and rather moves around by floating.
154	* HenpeckedHusband: Despite being a very powerful wizard, his wife seems to be firmly in control with their relationship.
155	* InsistentTerminology: Insists on being called by his full name Maledictus T. Maggot.
156	* MysteriousMiddleInitial: We never learn what the T in Maledictus T. Maggot stand for.
157	* NeatFreak: Is turned into one in "Inspector Maggot". As the wizards get tired of him constantly inspecting and punishing them, they use the Wunschpunsch scroll to curse him into inspecting the citizens of Megalopolis. If they do not meet his ridiculously high standards, he will punish them the same way he normally does the wizards.
158	* PetTheDog: He seems to have a soft spot for Mauricio and Jacob, even trying once to take them away from their owners under assumption that they would like to live with him and his wife better. (And they actually do).
159	* PunchClockVillain: He's nasty and bullies his subordinates, but really he's just doing his job, as shown in "Life with Maggot".
160	* SharpDressedMan: More like a sharp dressed insect frog thing. Maggot is dressed as a British business man, complete with suitcase and bowler hat.
161	* VillainousBSOD: In "Gloom With a View" he shows up to the wizards' house in a catatonic state, mumbling about how much sorcerers' work depresses him.
162	* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Is able to freely change his form into all sorts of animals and objects. He likes to use this power to startle the wizards by suddenly appearing before them.
163	* YouHaveFailedMe: Every episode has him punishing the wizards for failing him.
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165	!Auntie Noah
166	-->'''Voiced by''': Joanna Noyes (English), Tom Pauls (German)
167	A wise old tortoise living in the Megalopolis zoo. She is the head of the animal council, a group of animals dedicated to protecting humans from evil wizards. Mauricio and Jacob visit her in every episode to ask for advice on breaking the wizard's newest curse. She always gives said advice in the form of a rhyming riddle.
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169	* BigGood: She's shown to have some magical abilities of her own, such as appearing to Mauricio and Jacob in a dream in "Life with Maggot".
170	* CanonForeigner: She has no counterpart in the book.
171	* EccentricMentor: Is sometimes oblivious to the wizard's latest curse, even when the effects are right before her eyes. Also tends to forget which riddle applies to which curse. But her wisdom always saves the day.
172	* GenderBlenderName: She's a female tortoise named Noah. This is based on her French name, Antinoé.
173	* HumansAreMorons: When wizard's spell started to turn peoples into animals, Auntie Noah actually considered this an improvement.
174	* FigureItOutYourself: She never directly tells Mauricio and Jacob how to break the curse. Instead, she gives them a riddle of which the answer contains the solution for breaking the curse. A large part of the episode has Jacob and Mauricio trying to find out what the riddle means.
175	* NamedAfterSomeoneFamous: Told the heroes she was named after the biblical Noah. You know, the one with the ark.
176	* NonMammalianHair: Despite being a tortoise, she has rather long white hair growing on her head.
177	* ProverbialWisdom: A wise old mentor who speaks in rhyming riddles.
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179	!Oakfoot
180	The fireman's dog. Sometimes helps Maurico and Jacob on their missions.
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182	* DubNameChange: "Florian" in German.
183	* NiceGuy: He's a nice, easy-going guy who occasionally helps Mauricio and Jacob on their missions.
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185	!The Cozy family
186	The next door neighbors of the wizards. A typical family consisting of a father, mother, oldest daughter Kelly and the youngest son Pip. They appear in almost every episode, becoming the victim of the wizards' latest curse, allowing the audience to see its effects.
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188	* CaptainOblivious: No matter how weird things get around them, they never seem to catch on something is seriously wrong. One example has the wizards turning the entire city into a desert. The Cozy family were planning to go to the beach that day and sit the entire episode in the sand, wondering where the water went.
189	* DubNameChange: Kip is named Karl in Germany, and Kelly is Koko. Kip is named Pim in the Dutch dub (no doubt because "Kip" is Dutch for chicken).
190	* NoNameGiven: Kip and Kelly are the only ones in this family whose names are known. The father and mother don't seem to be named at all.
191	* NuclearFamily: They are just your typical family consisting of two married parents and a son and daughter.
192	* PapaWolf: When the wizards cast a spell that turns the men against the women and vice versa, father Cozy singlehandedly breaks free from said spell when his daughter seemingly gets attacked by a feral cat. Said cat was actually Mauricio pretending to be feral as the PapaWolf trope had to be invoked to break the curse.
193	* PinkMeansFeminine: Kelly wears a pink shirt.
194	* UnluckyExtra: Their only role in this show is to be the victim in the wizards' latest scheme.

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