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| 7 | This is the character page exclusively for the original cartoon and its {{Comic Book Adaptation}}s. For characters exclusive to the [[Film/ChipNDaleRescueRangers2022 2022 film]] and the AnimatedActors of the cartoon, go to [[Characters/ChipNDaleRescueRangers2022 this page]]. |
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| 11 | !!The Rescue Rangers |
| 12 | [[folder:The Team]] |
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| 14 | * DependingOnTheWriter: How exaggerated their personalities or quirks are in certain episodes. |
| 15 | * FiveManBand: The Rescue Rangers themselves are headed up by [[RedOniBlueOni co-founders]] and [[AloofLeaderAffableSubordinate partners Chip and Dale]], their mutual love interest the GadgeteerGenius WrenchWench... [[MeaningfulName Gadget Hackwrench]], and the LittleGuyBigBuddy duo of Zipper and Monty. |
| 16 | * FamilyOfChoice: Chip and Dale were already together at the start, though the nature of their relationship on the show and whether they are just very close friends or ''actually'' related is left ambiguous. Along the way they pick up Monterey, Gadget, and Zipper — two mice and a house fly — and despite their difference forge a new family. By the end of the Boom! comics Foxglove has also joined them. |
| 17 | * KarmicTrickster: While usually not getting revenge on people who antagonize ''themselves'', they bring this down on the various crooks they encounter while helping ''others'' on their cases, often subjecting them to a brutal HumiliationConga in the process. |
| 18 | * ThePowerOfFriendship: The Rangers' close-knit FamilyOfChoice and friendship allows them to take on threats many times their size (including humans and other large animals). And any time one of them tries to go it alone the others are always there to remind them that they're stronger ''together'' than they are apart. |
| 19 | * SpannerInTheWorks: Usually how the Rangers foil the human crooks. Surprisingly, the first time the Rangers foil Fat Cat's plan was completely by accident; they were only after the ruby he was wearing and didn't even care about what he was up to. |
| 20 | * TrueCompanions: They may squabble and bicker, but are devoted to one another, and will stand together to the end. |
| 21 | * WalkingTheEarth: Although the Rangers live in a CityOfAdventure, their cases have taken them all over the world, and even outer space (in "Out to Launch"). |
| 22 | * WeHelpTheHelpless: As it says right in the theme tune: "No case too big, no case too small." The Rangers take on the cases that human authorities can't or won't, whether it means finding a lost kitten, or stopping a boatload of sealife bent on global destruction. |
| 23 | * WeWorkWellTogether: After stopping Klordane, Monty, Zipper, and Gadget were about to go back to their normal lives, much to Chip and Dale's disappointment. When a little girl was heard saying her puppy was missing, they decided to stay to help and became a permanent team. |
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| 26 | [[folder:Chip]] |
| 27 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TressMacNeille, Creator/JohnMulaney ([[Film/ChipNDaleRescueRangers 2022 live-action/CGI movie]]) |
| 28 | ->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Béatrice Belthoise |
| 29 | -> '''Dubbed in Japanese by''': Roko Takizawa (official dub voice), Creator/KenyuuHoriuchi (TV Tokyo dub) |
| 30 | -> '''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by''': Creator/DianaSantos |
| 31 | |
| 32 | [[quoteright:277:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cni220.jpg]] |
| 33 | |
| 34 | The leader of the Rescue Rangers. |
| 35 | ---- |
| 36 | * AdaptationalHeroism: In the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts, Chip and Dale were usually depicted as troublemakers whose karmic enforcement was mostly just revenge over someone slighting them. In the series, they are altruistic crime fighters, with their mischievous streak much more downplayed. |
| 37 | * AdaptationalSeriousness: Chip is far less carefree than he was in the classic shorts. Although, in the first ten minutes of the pilot movie, he is shown to be as much a fun-loving goofball as Dale is. It's only when [[JustifiedTrope the responsibility of clearing Detective Drake's name]] falls on him and Dale that he gets notably more serious. |
| 38 | * AdventurerOutfit: His default outfit is a bomber jacket and FedoraOfAsskicking, meant to evoke Franchise/IndianaJones. |
| 39 | * AgentScully: Chip is perhaps the least likely to immediately accept supernatural explanations for strange goings on. Most notably when he scoffs at Cassandra's predictions in "Seer No Evil." Even after the first few begin to come true, he dismisses them because of the ProphecyTwist involved. |
| 40 | * AllWorkVsAllPlay: All Work to Dale's All Play. Chip is very serious-minded and focused, and though he does have a few vices such as his detective novels, he's nonetheless the less likely to unwind and goof off. |
| 41 | * AmateurSleuth: A big fan of the 'Sureluck Jones' method, and usually the one to notice and interpret clues. |
| 42 | * AnthropomorphicShift: Chip is much more animal-like in the classic WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale shorts. The change to Chip and Dale fighting crime in a MouseWorld alongside humans has led to a more anthropomorphic take on the character, including wearing clothes, walking upright more frequently, and much less emphasis on animal-like behavior. |
| 43 | * BadassAdorable: Chip does some pretty fearless things, but ask female Rangerphiles in particular, and they're likely to tell you how cute he is. |
| 44 | * CartoonyTail: He has a short tail that ends in a point, sort of like a deer's tail, as opposed to resembling a real chipmunk's tail, which is longer and bushy. |
| 45 | * CharacterCatchPhrase: Chip coined, and is the one who most often uses, their rallying cry, "Rescue Rangers away!" |
| 46 | * ClothingDamage: Chip's hat is subject to considerable abuse, getting flattened, crushed, rumpled, singed, caught in gears, chewed up, and just simply worn out from exposure. |
| 47 | * CloudcuckoolandersMinder: He's mostly this for Dale, trying to keep him focused on the mission when Dale himself would rather be goofing off, and on-track when his mind begins to wander, usually [[DopeSlap with a bit of]] PercussiveMaintenance or calling him out when he's about to do or ''has'' done something incredibly stupid. To a lesser extent for Gadget, as well, being the one to usually rein her in when she starts to go off on a tangent. |
| 48 | * ControlFreak: He's not really comfortable unless they have a plan, and he's not ''totally'' comfortable until he's the one giving directions. |
| 49 | * DeadpanSnarker: He's usually the one to comment when something particularly ludicrous happens. Dale gets the brunt of it. |
| 50 | * DetectiveAnimal: A crime-solving chipmunk. Chip demonstrates the best deductive reasoning of the cast, and is more often than not the one to piece together the clues the others find. |
| 51 | * {{Determinator}}: Chip will absolutely ''not'' stop until the case is solved, or if his friends are in danger. Even when he had a prediction of the future hanging over his head that ended in his apparent death he refused to give in, with only a brief hesitation when faced with the final prediction. Notably, Chip is the ''only'' member of the team to have never undergone a TenMinuteRetirement. |
| 52 | * ADogNamedDog: He's a '''chip'''munk named Chip. ''Webcomic/OfMiceAndMayhem'' hangs a lampshade on it. |
| 53 | * DopeSlap: Subjects Dale to this in the form of bonking him on the head after he does or says something stupid. Every now and then Dale gets to give one back. |
| 54 | * ExpressiveEars: Chip's ears will often wiggle when excited. ''Especially'' during his ShipTease moments with Gadget. |
| 55 | * FedoraOfAsskicking: In as much asskicking as a series like this would allow, as he's probably the most physical Ranger after Monterey. |
| 56 | * FurryEarDissonance: ZigZagged. Chipmunk ears are slightly pointed, located to the sides of the head, behind the eyes. When Chip's hat is off, his ears are more to the rear and close together. However when he puts his hat ''on'' his ears are closer to where they would normally be on a real chipmunk. |
| 57 | * FurryReminder: |
| 58 | ** Most of the time Chip is bipedal and completely human in his behavior. However occasionally he will drop onto all fours to run for an extra boost of speed, or for climbing up other surfaces like a real chipmunk. |
| 59 | ** Chipmunks have cheek pouches. Gadget takes advantage of this in Boom! Comics issue 5 by stuffing a bunch of gumballs in Chip's mouth to fill them up as part of a plan. |
| 60 | * GenreSavvy: Not nearly to the same extent as Dale, however in "Pound of the Baskervilles" Chip makes great use of his encyclopedic knowledge of the ''[[Literature/SherlockHolmes Sureluck Jones]]'' mystery novels to solve the case (it's helped by the fact ''Jones''' author pretty much based his house ''on'' the books). |
| 61 | * GreatDetective: Played with: it's his aspiration to be one but isn't ''quite'' there, and sometimes he laments the mundanity of their cases. Nonetheless, he wears an appropriate fedora, and even possesses a chipmunk-sized magnifying glass. He's also the one on the team who would rather ''investigate'' on cases rather than jumping right into action, and his role model is the fictional detective [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Sureluck]] [[{{Expy}} Jones]]. |
| 62 | * HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: He wears a bomber jacket and fedora, but no shoes or pants. |
| 63 | * {{Hammerspace}}: Not as egregiously as Gadget and her tools, but Chip is able to pull some surprisingly large objects from his inside jacket pocket, from a coiled length of rope, to a magnifying glass some ''twice'' his size! |
| 64 | * HeroicResolve: Chip can get beaten and battered, but he ''will'' still keep going. Most on display in the finale of the Boom! comics: It's taking every ounce of strength he has left to even ''stand'' after being poisoned by the Order of the Quill, but it still doesn't stop him from confronting the Danger Rangers long enough for Foxglove to free the other trapped Rangers. |
| 65 | * HeroProtagonist: While the show may be an ensemble cast, with every member getting ADayInTheLimelight, Chip most fits the trope. He's TheLeader and the one who basically keeps the team functioning, is brave and cool-headed under fire, and even in his worst {{Jerkass}} moments is very seldom [[JerkassHasAPoint completely wrong]]. He's not as strong as Monterey but more than holds his own in a fight, nor as smart as Gadget but is still quite intelligent and clever. |
| 66 | -->'''Dale:''' Hey, Guys! I can lead you; I just need to follow in the footsteps of a true hero!\ |
| 67 | '''Gadget:''' Chip? |
| 68 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Dale. They annoy and drive each other up the wall, but are loyal and devoted friends nonetheless. Notably, they began the series together, and are the only two characters who have appeared since the first episode. |
| 69 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Calls Dale's comic book obsession stupid, while himself being a huge Surelock Jones fan. |
| 70 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: He has no compunctions against using any random thing he finds lying around in a fight when needed. Up to and including launching a ''piano'' (with Dale's help) at Monterey when [[LetsYouAndHimFight they fight in the pilot]]. |
| 71 | * InSeriesNickname: "Chipper," most of the time by Monty, but Dale uses it occasionally, as well. Even Tammy picks it up to his annoyance. |
| 72 | * InterspeciesRomance: Chip is a chipmunk, who is romantically attracted to Gadget, a field mouse. |
| 73 | * JackOfAllStats: Chip isn't as strong and skilled a fighter as Monterey, but still more than holds his own in hand-to-hand. And while Gadget may be ''smarter'' overall, Chip is probably second on the team in raw IQ, while also not being saddled with the foibles that prevent her from fully applying her intellect to best effect. |
| 74 | * JerkassBall: Crosses [[DependingOnTheWriter this line in a few episodes]], perhaps most notably in "Adventures in Squirrel-sitting", "Pie in the Sky", "Le Purrfect Crime," and "Dirty Rotten Diapers". |
| 75 | * JerkassHasAPoint: While Chip ''can'' act irrationally when he loses his cool, especially with Dale, many times he's not exactly ''wrong'', either. For example in "Adventures in Squirrel Sitting," Tammy's PrecociousCrush on Chip often put her and her sister harms' way, and directly interfered with the team's attempts to solve the case at several points. |
| 76 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's typically the one with the negative attitude, and can be testy and ill-tempered. However he nonetheless cares deeply for his friends and the well-being of others, and when it comes down to it will ultimately always try to do the right thing ''because'' it's the right thing. |
| 77 | * TheLeader: Fairly subtly, since he occasionally passes the job to other characters whenever they'd do it better. However Chip has the lead more often than not, and the others often look to him for direction. Chip is also the best at leveraging the unique skills of the other Rangers to where they're the most effective. |
| 78 | * LightningBruiser: He's not as strong or tough as Monterey, but can more than hold his own in a fight. He's also much fasters and more agile. |
| 79 | * LimitedWardrobe: Chip is ''very'' seldom seen without his trademark fedora and bomber jacket. The main exceptions are when he's in disguise, or in his dressing gown and nightcap on his way to bed. |
| 80 | * MotorMouth: When he and Dale ''really'' get into it, he begins to speak swiftly, and his voice gets even ''higher''-pitched. Doubles as a MythologyGag; he basically begins talking like he and Dale did in the classic shorts. |
| 81 | * MythologyGag: When he and Dale get into a particularly heated argument, their voices get higher and faster until they begin talking like they did in their classic shorts. |
| 82 | * NervesOfSteel: It takes a ''lot'' to rattle Chip to the point of panic. Perhaps the only other Ranger who's cooler under fire is Monterey, who is a BoisterousBruiser and LeeroyJenkins. No matter how dire the situation, Chip can almost always come up with a plan to get the crew ''out'' of it again. |
| 83 | * NotSoAboveItAll: As solemn as Chip can be, he has his moments. He'll chastise Dale over his obsession with horror movies one episode, and then will geek out when he realizes a case has brought him to the home of his favorite mystery writer the next. He's also not above hitting back at Dale if Dale pulls a prank on him, or even playing things dirty if Gadget is involved. |
| 84 | * OnlySaneMan: With the possible exception of Zipper, he's the only team member who can stay focused. |
| 85 | * PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Essentially how he and Dale meet Monty for the first time. |
| 86 | * PunnyName: |
| 87 | ** Chip and Dale themselves are a pun on "chippendale"--that is, Chippedale the furniture makers. The all-male exotic dance troupe of the same name is alluded to in "Double 'O Chipmunk" after Dale has taken off his spy [[TuxedoAndMartini tuxedo]], [[ChippendalesDancers wearing nothing but a bowtie]]. |
| 88 | ** Chip is also one on "[[ADogNamedDog chipmunk]]". |
| 89 | * PrecociousCrush: Chip is the object of the younger Tammy's affections. Chip himself views their relationship as strictly platonic, verging at times on seeing her as an AbhorrentAdmirer. |
| 90 | * PrivateDetective: While this is basically what the Rangers are in general, Chip most exemplifies it. He usually takes the lead on their investigations. ''And'' he has the FedoraOfAsskicking to complete the image. |
| 91 | %%* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Dale's red. |
| 92 | * TheReliableOne: An odd example in that he also pairs this with being TheLeader and (ostensibly) the main character. A big part of the reason Dale (and to a lesser extent Monterey) can goof off, Monty can LeeroyJenkins into trouble, and Gadget can be... well... [[CloudCuckooLander Gadget]], is because Chip is there to keep them focused when the time comes. He's the best on the team at leveraging their individual talents to best effect, has few foibles that distract him from the task at hand, is level-headed and cool under pressure, and almost always has a plan. |
| 93 | * TheRival: Throughout the series Chip had a strong rivalry with Dale for Gadget's affections. Both were attracted to her, and they often squabbled over her attention. As shown in "One Upsman-Chip" they could extend their rivalry to other matters, as well, such as who was able to "Got ya last!" |
| 94 | * RunningOnAllFours: Chip will drop down to all fours to run for an extra boost of speed, or to more easily scale surfaces more like a real chipmunk. |
| 95 | * ScheduleFanatic: Chip plans ''everything'', which often leads him to butting heads with Dale and Monterey — as well as Monty's father — over their preference for simply winging it. It notably leads to a conflict with Dale in "Shell Shocked," when Chip has their ''entire vacation'' planned down to the minute. |
| 96 | * ShipTease: While Chip and Dale are both openly attracted to Gadget, Chip probably gets the most teasing with her of the pair, and never has another clear love interest as Dale does with Foxglove.[[note]]Tammy is treated as more of a one sided PrecociousCrush and AbhorrentAdmirer.[[/note]] |
| 97 | * ShipperWithAnAgenda: He pushes Dale into Foxglove's wings during "Good Times, Bat Times" to get him out of the way of his own pursuit of Gadget. |
| 98 | * TheSmartGuy: While not ''the'' smartest, he's still second after Gadget in overall intelligence. And ''un''like Gadget, he's not overly burdened with her CloudCuckooLander tendencies, so also tends to be more observant and on the ball, and less prone to AttentionDeficitOohShiny. Additionally, while Monty usually [[LeeroyJenkins charges right in without thinking]], and Dale's plans tend to rely more on RefugeInAudacity and [[XanatosSpeedChess making it all up on the fly]], Chip prefers to think things through ahead, and is the team's go-to strategist. |
| 99 | * StraightManAndWiseGuy: TheStraightMan to Dale's Wise Guy. |
| 100 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' outfit, that is, dark brown aviator jacket plus fedora, and will occasionally wear a suit. No hair other than his fur. |
| 101 | * ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: Gadget and Tammy have both made Chip blush on occasion. |
| 102 | * VitriolicBestBuds: Constantly fights with Dale. But at the end of the day, they're always still HeterosexualLifePartners. |
| 103 | * WhatTheHellHero: Occasionally on the receiving end (most often from Gadget) when he ''really'' grabs the JerkassBall. Most often when he gets ''too'' impatient with Dale, but also happened at his harsh (albeit [[JerkassHasAPoint not entire unjustified]] given Tammy put herself ''and'' the rangers at risk) scolding of Tammy for meddling with a case in "Adventures in Squirrel-sitting," or not wanting to take Midge's case in "Pie in the Sky" because it was "too small" for him. |
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| 106 | [[folder:Dale]] |
| 107 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/CoreyBurton, Creator/AndySamberg (2022 live-action/CGI movie) |
| 108 | ->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Philippe Videcoq |
| 109 | -> '''Dubbed in Japanese by''': Creator/MinoruInaba (official dub voice), Creator/KoichiYamadera (TV Tokyo dub) |
| 110 | -> '''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by''': Creator/ArturoMercado (main voice), Cristina Camargo (some episodes) |
| 111 | [[quoteright:281:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dale_91.jpg]] |
| 112 | |
| 113 | Co-founder of the Rescue Rangers. |
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| 115 | * AdaptationalHeroism: In the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts, Chip and Dale were usually depicted as troublemakers whose karmic enforcement was mostly just revenge over someone slighting them. In the series, they are altruistic crime fighters, with their mischievous streak much more downplayed. |
| 116 | * AgentMulder: Dale firmly believes in aliens, ghosts, and other supernatural phenomena, in large part because of his love of cheesy [=SciFi=] and horror movies. |
| 117 | * AirGuitar: To an [[FakeBand Iron Goose]] music video on TV. Yup, Dale's a metalhead. |
| 118 | * AllWorkVsAllPlay: All Play to Chip's All Work. While Chip is often laser-focused on work, Dale is anything ''but'', and looks for any way possible to get out of it so he can goof off and have fun. |
| 119 | * AnthropomorphicShift: Dale is much more animal-like in the classic WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale shorts. The change to Chip and Dale fighting crime in a MouseWorld alongside humans has led to a more anthropomorphic take on the character, including wearing clothes, walking upright more frequently, and much less emphasis on animal-like behavior. |
| 120 | * AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: Dale will often respond to questions about what someone is thinking with AskAStupidQuestion sort of answers, usually resulting in a [[DopeSlap bop on the head]] from Chip. |
| 121 | * BadassAdorable: While not as often as Chip, he has his moments whenever he's actually able to pull himself together and get motivated. Most notable when he takes on Sewernose in a sword fight, and proves to have quite a skilled sword-arm. |
| 122 | * BigEater: Of acorns as usual, but he also has a major sweet tooth. |
| 123 | * BumblingSidekick: Dale is the comedy relief in the series. He's not nearly as intelligent as Chip, and is often clumsy. |
| 124 | * BalloonBelly: In "Out To Launch". |
| 125 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: He may be clumsy and eccentric, but he is really good in things he ''is'' good at, like crossdressing, and at times where he can apply his [[GenreSavvy near-encyclopedic knowledge of pop culture]]. |
| 126 | * CharacterCatchPhrase: Wowie zowie! whenever Dale is particularly excited or awed by something. |
| 127 | * CartoonyTail: He has a short tail that ends in a point, sort of like a deer's tail, as opposed to resembling a real chipmunk's tail, which is longer and bushy. |
| 128 | * CloudCuckooLander: The most extreme case on the team. He doesn't have much of an attention span, and often lives in his own, weird little world. |
| 129 | * CriminalAmnesiac: In "Le Purrfect Crime", amnesiac Dale is convinced by Maltese de Sade's henchmen that he is the gun-munk "[[Franchise/{{Rambo}} RamDale]] in order to use him against his friends. |
| 130 | * {{Crossdresser}}: Not ordinarily. On the other hand, when a plan calls for disguises, somehow he's the one thinking 'dresses'. |
| 131 | * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Dale is a lazy slacker who loves nothing more than goofing off and having fun. He's also not the brightest member of the team. However he's always there when his friends need him, and while he may not have Chip's gift for strategy, he's able to improvise some ''highly'' effective plans in a pinch. |
| 132 | * DeadpanSnarker: Not as often as Chip but he'll usually deliver a one-liner when Chip goes off and yells at someone. |
| 133 | * DisguisedInDrag: Dale pulls this trick off more often than any of the other guys. And he's ''extremely'' good at it, too: One of the few times Gadget openly displayed any consideration over her own appearance was when Rat Capone suggested he found ''Dale'' (disguised as his new moll "Tootsie") in drag more attractive. |
| 134 | * DopeSlap: More often than not on the receiving end from Chip over something stupid he says or does. On the rare occasion he gets to do it back. |
| 135 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: Steers the Ranger Wing into a jetstream on its maiden flight. He probably spends the least time of any of the Rangers at the controls of one of their aircraft. Even when Gadget rigs up a wing suit so he can fly with Foxglove he ends up crashing it almost immediately after ignoring the suit's weight limits by scooping up Chip. |
| 136 | * EasyAmnesia: In "Le Purrfect Crime", Dale loses his memory when a falling Paris souvenir hits him on the head. Later on, Chip gives him a bonk, and his memory is back. |
| 137 | * FunPersonified: His only ''consistent'' interest is in having a good time. |
| 138 | * FurryEarDissonance: Dale's ears are always drawn more towards the rear of his head and much closer together than they would be on a real chipmunk. |
| 139 | * FurryReminder: |
| 140 | ** Most of the time Dale is bipedal and completely human in his behavior. However occasionally he will drop onto all fours to run for an extra boost of speed, or for climbing up other surfaces like a real chipmunk. He also has a particularly strong fondness for acorns. |
| 141 | ** Chipmunks have cheek pouches. Gadget takes advantage of this in Boom! Comics issue 5 by stuffing a bunch of gumballs in Dale's mouth to fill them up as part of a plan. |
| 142 | * GenreSavvy: Dale loves pop culture, and on several occasions he's applied his love of fiction to the current situation to good effect. |
| 143 | * HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Dale wears a Hawaiian shirt, but no pants or shoes. It becomes the source of a gag in "A Fly In The Ointment" when he and Gadget swap bodies, and Gadget freaks out and fashions a paper cup into a makeshift skirt. |
| 144 | * HardHead: Whenever the Rangers need someone to [[UseYourHead use their head]], it's almost invariably Dale. It's even [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] in the pilot movie: when the Rangers are waylaid by some falling debris, Dale quips that he's fine because it all landed on his head. |
| 145 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Chip. They annoy and drive each other up the wall, but are loyal and devoted friends nonetheless. Notably, they began the series together, and are the only two characters who have appeared since the first episode. |
| 146 | * HiddenDepths: Despite being lazy, not too bright, and an extreme CloudCuckooLander, Dale can be a surprisingly clever quick thinker. He's unnervingly good at pulling off DisguisedInDrag, and in "A Case Of Stage Blight" reveals he's quite a gifted swordsman. |
| 147 | * ImplausibleFencingPowers: In the showdown fight in "A Case of Stage Blight", Dale, a chipmunk, has to fence against Sewernose de Bergerac, an alligator several times his size with a weapon several times as large as his. Dale wins. |
| 148 | * ImprobableWeaponUser: He has no compunctions against using any random thing he finds lying around in a fight when needed. Up to and including launching a ''piano'' (with Chip's help) at Monterey when [[LetsYouAndHimFight they fight in the pilot]]. |
| 149 | * InterspeciesRomance: Dale is a chipmunk, who is romantically attracted to Gadget, a field mouse. Later in the series he also begins to fall for Foxglove, a bat. |
| 150 | * KidAppealCharacter: Dale's the one who enjoys comic books, watches scary movies in secret, doesn't see the point in cleaning his room, etc. etc. |
| 151 | * TheLancer: Where Chip is serious and focused, Dale is laid back and just likes to have fun. Dale seldom takes the lead, but when he does their leadership styles couldn't be more different (Chip being a planner, Dale just winging it). |
| 152 | * LetsGetDangerous: On a couple of occasions Dale has been the team's only hope, in which case he ''always'' sets aside the jokes and rises to the occasion. However he'll save the day readily, but then return to his habitual lazy joking attitude. |
| 153 | * {{Malaproper}}: Occasionally on the show, but [[{{Flanderization}} to the extreme]] in FanFic. He even "resembles that remark" on screen. |
| 154 | * MoreDakka: [=RamDale=] and his [[ICallItVera Decaffeinator]], a hand-cranked [[GatlingGood gatling gun]] that shoots coffee beans. |
| 155 | * MotorMouth: When he and Chip ''really'' get into it, he begins to speak quickly, and his voice gets even ''higher''-pitched. Doubles as a MythologyGag; he basically begins talking like he and Chip did in the classic shorts. |
| 156 | * MythologyGag: When he and Chip get into a particularly heated argument, their voices get higher and faster until they begin talking like they did in their classic shorts. |
| 157 | * NamedWeapons: In "Le Purrfect Crime", when Dale is the CriminalAmnesiac [[Franchise/{{Rambo}} RamDale]], he calls his crank-operated coffee bean gun with the drum magazine on his back "The Decaffeinator". Both the gun and its naming are a ShoutOut to "[[GatlingGood Old Painless]]" from ''Film/{{Predator}}'' and to Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger's use of the self-same gun in ''Franchise/{{Terminator}} 2''. |
| 158 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: |
| 159 | ** In "Adventures in Squirrel-sitting", Dale himself was actually angry and disappointed in Chip for his harsh treatment of Tammy. Dale even ''[[DopeSlap bonks him on the head]]''. |
| 160 | ** In "Mind Your Cheese and Q’s", he gets angry at Monty twice; first because he ate his cheese from cheese sandwitches and second time because Monty got cheese attack and wasn't helping to rescue Gadget. |
| 161 | * PluckyComicRelief: Dale is the least serious of the group, and is always ready with a joke. He also tends to suffer the most [[AmusingInjuries slapstick]], and is the most overtly comical member of the team. And he gets right back up and keeps going. |
| 162 | * PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Essentially how he and Chip meet Monty for the first time. |
| 163 | * PunnyName: Chip and Dale themselves are a pun on "chippendale". If that isn't obvious enough, see the scene in "Double 'O Chipmunk" after Dale has taken off his spy [[TuxedoAndMartini tuxedo]], [[ChippendalesDancers wearing nothing but a bowtie]]. |
| 164 | %%* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Chip's blue. |
| 165 | * RefugeInAudacity: Most of the time Dale [[XanatosSpeedChess makes things up as he goes along]]. When he ''does'' have a plan, it's so over the top it runs on this. On at least one occasion Chip has outright ''asked'' whether Dale is insane when he revealed his plan. And Dale completely owned up to it. |
| 166 | * RelationshipUpgrade: The Boom! comics heavily imply that Dale and Foxglove are indeed in a relationship. |
| 167 | * TheRival: Throughout the series Dale had a strong rivalry with Chip for Gadget's affections. Both were attracted to her, and they often squabbled over her attention. As shown in "One Upsman-Chip" they could extend their rivalry to other matters, as well, such as who was able to "Got ya last!" |
| 168 | * RubberMan: During his brief stint as 'Rubber-Bando'. |
| 169 | * RunningOnAllFours: Dale will drop down to all fours to run for an extra boost of speed, or to more easily scale surfaces more like a real chipmunk. |
| 170 | * SharpDressedMan: Dale when he imitates his role model, [[TuxedoAndMartini the super-spy Dirk Suave]], and dons a white tuxedo. You may ask yourself why, on the other hand, Dale's idea of dressing up is a [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} Jon Arbuckle-style "clip-on suit"]]. But then again, that's Dale. |
| 171 | * ShipTease: |
| 172 | ** Dale is openly attracted to Gadget, and while not as often as Chip he nonetheless had a few moments moments of direct teasing between them (such as catching her when she falls off a flying carpet, and the infamous "Red Dress" scenes in "Double-O Chipmunk.") It was enough that the ShipToShipCombat got ''very'' hot during the early days of the Internet. |
| 173 | ** "Good Times, Bat Times" introduced a new love interest in Foxglove, with whom Dale was heavily teased throughout the episode (particularly as Foxglove's flirtations were much more overt). As the internet fanbase expanded, Foxglove has become the favored Ship for Dale among the fans. The Boom! comic all but makes them an OfficialCouple. |
| 174 | * TheSlacker: He's greedy, lazy and usually ignorant (which does make him handy when exposition is required) and prefers to goof off than actually work. |
| 175 | * SmugSuper: He got pretty overconfident during his time as 'Rubber-Bando'. |
| 176 | * StockScream: He always had the same scream, and it oddly never sounded like his normal voice. |
| 177 | * StraightManAndWiseGuy: The Wise Guy to Chip's Straight Man. |
| 178 | * SweetTooth: His love of candy comes up in a number of episodes, and he often reacts to chocolate the same way Monty does with cheese. |
| 179 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Red and yellow Hawaiian shirt. He is also in possession of multiple suits (sans bottoms) with bowties. |
| 180 | * TookALevelInBadass: Having watched too many late late night movies, Dale spends half of "Last Train to Cashville" sleepy or actually asleep, thereby causing the other Rangers to be captured by Fat Cat. Upon realizing this, he decides to go against the rotund feline and his goons alone for the other half. |
| 181 | * TookALevelInDumbass: Dale already isn't the most educated member of the team, though he does display a degree of savvy ([[GenreSavvy especially when he can apply his considerable knowledge of pop culture to the case]]). However on a number of occasions he's just plain dumb as a brick. |
| 182 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Downplayed, but Dale reacts to chocolate the same way Monterey does with cheese. |
| 183 | * TuxedoAndMartini: Double-O Dale - sans Martini, of course, but his role model Dirk Suave and the gimmicks built into his tux make up for this. |
| 184 | * UnabashedBMovieFan: Just about every movie Dale watches on TV is a B-movie at best. |
| 185 | * VitriolicBestBuds: He and Chip often squabble, sometimes even coming to blows when arguments get particularly heated, but they care for one another deeply. |
| 186 | * WhatExactlyIsHisJob: When Gadget is listing what each of the other Rangers brings to the team in "The Case of the Cola Cult" she has to stop and think for a second regarding Dale before deciding on his "good sense of humor". |
| 187 | * WouldHitAGirl: He jabbed Su Lin in the rear end in with a qiang. |
| 188 | * WrestlerInAllOfUs: He once put his alien clone in a Boston Crab. |
| 189 | * XanatosSpeedChess: Unlike Chip, Dale ''very'' rarely thinks thinks through ahead of time. Most of the time when he puts a "plan" in motion he's just making things up as he goes. And he can ''still'' pull it off. |
| 190 | [[/folder]] |
| 191 | |
| 192 | [[folder:Gadget Hackwrench]] |
| 193 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/{{Tress MacNeille}} |
| 194 | ->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Virginie Ledieu |
| 195 | -> '''Dubbed in Japanese by''': Creator/NaokoMatsui (official dub voice), Creator/MinaTominaga (TV Tokyo dub) |
| 196 | -> '''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by''': Ariadna Rivas |
| 197 | [[quoteright:245:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2013-09-13_at_4_29_12_pm-w350-h350-w300-h300-w274-h271_3687.png]] |
| 198 | |
| 199 | A young female mouse and the team's pilot, mechanic and inventor. |
| 200 | ---- |
| 201 | * TenMinuteRetirement: In "The Case of the Cola Cult". Gadget quits the team after several inventions in a row fail quite spectacularly, the others (except perhaps Chip) lose confidence in her, and she slips into a HeroicBSOD feeling there's nothing else she has to offer. It lasts until she finds out that at least one of her inventions was sabotaged by the BigBad, who has captured the others, [[HesBack and she sets out to rescue them]]. |
| 202 | * EightiesHair: Her big hair is certainly a sign of the times in which the cartoon was made. |
| 203 | * AbsentMindedProfessor: Mechanical engineering, computer science and vector analysis are easy. Remembering that you're in danger is hard. Gadget is also so often focused on the "big picture" that she sometimes forgets minor but important details, such as not considering that she ought to outfit the ''Screaming Eagle'' with skis for a landing on snow and ice until Monty makes a comment about it ''after'' the fact, leading to the aircraft's destruction. |
| 204 | * ActionGirl: With Monty and Chip on the team she doesn't have to display it often, but there are episodes in which she takes a direct hand. In "The Case of the Cola Cult", she becomes a one-woman (well, mouse) army, driving a mouse-sized war machine and armed with a suction-cup crossbow and a magnet she can use to reflect metal projectiles back at their throwers. She single-handedly takes down nearly a dozen attackers and the BigBad while simultaneously rescuing the other Rangers. |
| 205 | * AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Gadget is easily distracted, especially by anything mechanical or technical. She also acknowledges in the pilot she has a staggeringly high IQ and that she gets bored easily. |
| 206 | * BadassAdorable: She's hilarious when she gets angry, but she also tends to ''win'' when that happens. Not only can she engineer an infinite number of ways to utterly ''destroy'' you if you piss her off, but she may also be stronger than ''[[TheBigGuy Monterey]]'', and has demonstrated on several occasions she's more than capable of handling herself in a fight. |
| 207 | * BadassBookworm: Although Gadget is the brains of the group, she gets along well when it comes to intervening physically, demonstrating a good physical shape. |
| 208 | * BalloonBelly: In "Out To Launch", the Rangers eat so much aboard the spacecraft that they all show much rounder shapes while relaxing and digesting. This does not exclude Gadget, she looks like she's pregnant. |
| 209 | * BambooTechnology: Almost all of Gadget's inventions are built (no pun intended) on this trope, with almost everything being scavenged from trash and junk she finds lying around. The Ranger Plane was built from a bleach bottle, while another type of bottle was used to build the Ranger Wing. Spools, pencils, paperclips, knives, forks, plates, flashlights, batteries, garbage cans etc. She can literally build anything ''from'' anything, from small tools up to a fully functional ''spaceship''. |
| 210 | * BarefootCartoonAnimal: In contrast with her teammates, who are {{Half Dressed Cartoon Animal}}s. |
| 211 | * BerserkButton: Gadget ''really'' doesn't like salesmen. She built a BoobyTrap DeathCourse in her home at the airfield for no other reason than to keep them out, and when she first meets Chip and Dale suspiciously asks them if that's what they are. |
| 212 | * BewareTheNiceOnes: Gadget is normally kind, sweet-natured, even-tempered, and prefers to avoid violence. However when pushed too far she ''will'' snap. And you do ''not'' want to get on her bad side when she finally loses her cool. Just see "The Case of the Cola Cult", which features her going into full ActionGirl mode to rescue her friends. |
| 213 | * BreakoutCharacter: Gadget is pretty much ''the'' most popular character on the show, by a considerable margin (evident from the number of her tropes compared to the others ''alone''). And for a while was Disney's ''most popular female character period'', surpassing the likes of Minnie Mouse and Ariel. In fact when discussion began about bringing the Rangers into the ''[[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 DuckTales reboot]]'', the original plan was only to use ''Gadget'' because of how beloved she was by fans, until the showrunners and Disney decided to allow for all of the Rangers to appear.[[note]]They weren't even sure Disney would allow them to use her at all and her appearance was originally supposed to be a brief cameo.[[/note]] To this day, there's still a Gadget-themed rollercoaster in Disneyland. There's even a cult that worships Gadget in Russia. [[http://www.odditycentral.com/news/russian-cult-worships-female-cartoon-character.html No, seriously]]. |
| 214 | * BuffySpeak: Once in a while she loses the thread of what she was saying, and falls into babbling jargon that doesn't have any particular meaning. |
| 215 | * CharacterCatchphrase: She has several: |
| 216 | ** "Golly!" is sort of a catch all, usually in response to something unexpected or unusually impressive. However she also slips it into everyday speech as if it were a VerbalTic. |
| 217 | ** "Should," specifically in regards to whether or not what she's doing will work. Which the Rangers have become savvy enough to recognize usually means it will ''not'', and to [[OhCrap run like hell]]. |
| 218 | ** "No Problems," which is more or less synonymous with "Should," and with much the same results. |
| 219 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: At times Gadget exists in her own little corner of reality. She suffers from bouts of AttentionDeficitOohShiny with difficulties focusing for any length of time, and frequently doesn't pay much attentions to real-world concerns. As Monty put it, "Gadget's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top floor." |
| 220 | * CompressedHair: She has a long and luxurious FurryFemaleMane that ''somehow'' fits completely tucked inside crash helmets and even under wigs that are ''just as long''. |
| 221 | * CoolGarage: Gadget's old home in a World War II bomber plane wreck, complete with dozens of death traps against intruders and a dynamite-driven catapult for her father's plane. |
| 222 | * CrazyPrepared: Not typically—it's more common for her to pick up whatever's lying around and turn it ''into'' the device she needs. But there have been occasions, such as with the glass cutter. |
| 223 | * TheCutie: She's EndearinglyDorky, kindhearted, and absolutely adorable. |
| 224 | * DamselInDistress: Gadget is captured or kidnapped in a number of episodes. Sometimes she needs a rescue. Other times she has little trouble getting herself ''out'' of danger on her own. |
| 225 | * DamselOutOfDistress: Thanks to her intelligence, resourcefulness, and penchant for being CrazyPrepared, Gadget can frequently get herself ''out'' of trouble as often as she needs one of the others to help her. |
| 226 | * DependingOnTheArtist: |
| 227 | ** Gadget's hair color tends to vary, ranging anywhere from yellow to orange. According to Tad Stones her hair was designed to be sandy-blonde, but they were often limited by the color palette. |
| 228 | ** Although her [[https://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Hbcn71xGQz0/TKA8MBgqrXI/AAAAAAAAAc0/afbpDx3FNkQ/s1600/Gadget_modelsheet.jpg original model sheet]] stipulates a pinched waist for a feminine shape, it also specifies that her legs should be kept rodent-like. In practice this tended to vary, and the artists gave her much more human-like legs in "Gadget Goes Hawaiian" and during the Red Dress scenes in "Double-Oh Chipmunk." In general, the more {{fanservice}}y her outfit, the more human-like she tends to be drawn. |
| 229 | * DependingOnTheWriter: Her ObliviousToLove tendencies can vary by episode. In some (such as "Catteries Not Included" and "Parental Discretion Retired"), she not only recognizes, but appreciates Chip's affectionate gestures. |
| 230 | * DerailedForDetails: Gadget will often go off on a rambling tangents about the subject at hand whenever she loses her train of thought. These rants are known as Gadgetisms. |
| 231 | * DitzyGenius: She can make almost everything from almost anything, including rebuilding a plane out of garbage, and a functional ''spaceship'' from a garbage can, but she simply does not register that in certain circumstances, certain behaviors are socially necessary or unusual. |
| 232 | * DrivesLikeCrazy: Gadget is a much better pilot than she gives herself credit for, but she nonetheless makes it more exciting for the others than it needs to be. It also extends to any other vehicle she operates, such as the Ranger Mobile (though to be fair bits and pieces had fallen off ahead of time). |
| 233 | * DudeMagnet: Both Chip and Dale fell in love with her at first sight. She's also caught the eye of villain Rat Capone, who keeps urging her to sign up with him. |
| 234 | * EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Glitch of the Danger Rangers is obsessed with her! |
| 235 | * EveryoneLovesBlondes: Gadget is generally depicted as blonde, (though DependingOnTheArtist may veer almost into redhead) and Chip and Dale frequently squabble over her attention. She weaponizes it in "Double O'Chipmunk," when she dressed as a spy with a red dress, heels and a blonde(r) wig. She looks very sexy to Dale (and later [[DistractedByTheSexy to minions of that episode's Big Bad]]). |
| 236 | * {{Expy}}: Tad Stones says her personality was based on that of Jordan Cochran, the GenkiGirl nerd of the 1985 film ''Film/RealGenius''. |
| 237 | * FullyDressedCartoonAnimal: Gadget consistently wears clothes over her entire body (Err, [[BarefootCartoonAnimal almost]], anyway). In fact, her reaction to her realization her head had been transposed onto Dale's body was to scream and cover his lower-portions with a makeshift skirt. |
| 238 | * FurIsSkin: Gadget's fur is significantly lighter than the others, and is uniform in color, lacking distinct dark and light patches. It leads one to wonder whether she even ''has'' fur, besides her FurryFemaleMane (Tad Stones once said she does, and it covers up her tattoos). |
| 239 | * FurryFemaleMane: A rather extreme version mixing EightiesHair and long hair to dramatic effect. It provides a former image for the trope page. |
| 240 | * GadgeteerGenius: Her main niche on the team. She's the one who provides all the ''Rats of NIMH''-style improvised technology - radios, submarines, blimps... |
| 241 | * GenkiGirl: She's very cheerful and energetic. |
| 242 | * GogglesDoNothing: Played with. She does wear them over her eyes occasionally when flying the Ranger Wing, but the show is rather inconsistent on this, and it's no excuse to be wearing them on her head ''all'' the time. Additionally, even when she is wearing them, the other Rangers are usually just fine without any goggles at all. |
| 243 | * GoodIsNotSoft: Gadget is ordinarily the kindest, sweetest, and most even-tempered member of the Rangers. She generally doesn't like violence, and prefers to find a peaceful resolution to conflict. However if you push her too far, she ''will'' [[BewareTheNiceOnes put every point of her ridiculously high IQ towards obliterating you]]. |
| 244 | * GrapplingHookPistol: Gadget's suction-cup crossbow, which comes up in a few episodes. She even uses a suction-cup ''pistol'' in "To the Rescue". |
| 245 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Gadget is innocent, (often to the point of naivete) kind, and young, and is established to be quite attractive. Enough that even other ''species'' find her desireable. Her hair color tends to vary a bit due to DependingOnTheArtist, but according to Tad Stones was intended to be a sandy-blonde, and is frequently a sort of goldenrod color. |
| 246 | * {{Hammerspace}}: |
| 247 | ** First is the glass cutter that's longer than herself in "A Creep in the Deep", and that she carries stashed away in her coveralls when she has to cut glass (yes, she seems to know that in advance). Not that it leaves a dent or something. |
| 248 | ** She also produces a raft from nowhere in "To The Rescue, Part 5". |
| 249 | ** Then there's the head light in "Shell Shocked". |
| 250 | ** One of the most baffling examples is in "Double O Chipmunk", where somehow produces a roll of "microfilm" (which, relative to a mouse, means it's the size of her ''whole torso'') while in her infamous slinky red dress disguise. |
| 251 | * HeadTurningBeauty: Chip and Dale were both instantly smitten with her the moment they met. And while she was still dressed down in her coveralls after having just tried to kill them for trespassing before she recognized Monterey, to boot. More than a few other males have reacted in kind, including [[AbhorrentAdmirer Rat Capone]], while Tammy immediately considered her TheRival for Chip's affections. She dons a slinky red dress in "Double-Oh Chipmunk." Dale melts ''instantly'' on seeing her, and all it took was a coy roll of her shoulder to drive a mook mad with lust (along with the brainwave-controlled tank he was connected to. That's right, Gadget's so hot she made a ''tank'' pull a WildTake). |
| 252 | * TheHeart: None of the Rangers better exemplify what they stand for than Gadget. She's at all times kind and compassionate, willing to go to great lengths to help others, and is always quick to call out one of the Rangers when they fail to live up to those ideals. |
| 253 | * HeartwarmingOrphan: A little older than the standard example, but who doesn't feel bad for her when she looks at a picture of her DisappearedDad and tears up? |
| 254 | * HeroicBSOD: Gadget has demonstrated on a number of occasions (such as "To The Rescue" and "Cola Cult") that she may have issues with her self-esteem, and as such is more prone to falling into one of these after a particularly bad failure than the other characters. |
| 255 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Tiny Girl to Monty's Huge Guy. |
| 256 | * HumanoidFemaleAnimal: Gadget is by far the most anthropomorphic of the group, especially compared to other mice on the show. She's a BarefootCartoonAnimal who is otherwised {{fully dressed|cartoon animal}} at all times (to the point she reacts with embarrassed shock when she gets a BodySwap with Dale, and improvises a skirt from a paper cut) with flowing hair, and is most frequently treated as if her FurIsSkin.[[note]]Unlike Monterey, Chip, or Dale, what we see of her fur is uniform color, rather than having a distinct dark and light patches, and is much lighter in color.[[/note]] Her figure is distinctly feminine, with a narrow waist, wide hips, [[NonMammalMammaries and her chest shaped in a way evoking breasts]] |
| 257 | * ImprovisedLockpick: She will occasionally uses her tail as a lockpick. |
| 258 | * InnocentBlueEyes: Gadget has pale blue eyes. She's also sweet and gentle, and innocent, often to the point of naivete. |
| 259 | * InnocentFanserviceGirl: While downplayed because of the lack of nudity, the trope is in full force in "Battle of the Bulge," when Gadget steps out in her (very [[TheEighties 80s]]) spandex workout suit, complete with ''{{Sexophone}}''. Chip and Dale (until then reluctant to work out) practically fall over themselves to join her, and yet she [[ObliviousToLove doesn't seem to notice their reaction]]. |
| 260 | * InterspeciesRomance: Gadget is a field mouse, and is pursued romantically by Chip and Dale, who are chipmunks. Gadget's own feelings are ambiguous, but at least a couple episodes suggest she at least reciprocates Chip's interest. She also demonstrated an attraction to Sparky, a rat.[[note]]As a laboratory rat, most likely a domesticated Norwegian brown rat.[[/note]] |
| 261 | * LadyInRed: In "Double 'O Dale" and "Mind Your Cheese And Qs" as part of her femme fatale disguise. The former is one of the few times that she shows awareness of her own sexuality (though later she notes that it's all "part of the act"). |
| 262 | * LethalChef: Referenced: Dale tells Foxglove that Gadget's cuisine always tastes like machine oil. |
| 263 | * LuminescentBlush: Gadget combines this with ThroughAFacefullOfFur, usually when she's flustered by romantic attention from one of the guys (most often seen with Chip). |
| 264 | * MacGyvering: Gadget's preferred means of dealing with a given problem is to take a variety of nearby things and kludge them together into a device relevant to the task at hand. |
| 265 | * MeaningfulName: In [=STEM=] circles, a "hack" is an inelegant or unconventional but effective solution to a problem. And of course, "gadget" aptly describes many of her smaller inventions. |
| 266 | * MissingMom: While Gadget's father Geegaw is mentioned and shown in a picture during the pilot, not a word is said about her mother, and she never appears during the series. |
| 267 | * MoralityChain: A downplayed example, but Gadget is usually the one who reins in the {{Jerkass}} tendencies of the the guys (especially Chip, and occasionally Dale) |
| 268 | * MotorMouth: When Gadget gets going on a tangent she doesn't ''stop''. Case in point in "Shell Shocked," when she starts rambling about how the hermit crabs whose shells were stolen will "be much less crabby. I mean, still crabs, but not so crab-like. Well, wait, still crab-like, since they are crabs after all." |
| 269 | * MsFanservice: A much more conservatively-dressed version than is typical, so on the surface you might not ''think'' so. On the other hand, those coveralls don't do ''much'' to disguise her figure, and her GenkiGirl personality, [[NerdsAreSexy intelligence]], and WrenchWench qualities provide their own {{Fanservice}}. And that's ''before'' you count the infamous red dress scenes. There's a very good reason that Gadget is the BreakoutCharacter of the show, who even has ''her own religion'' (yes, [[http://www.odditycentral.com/news/russian-cult-worships-female-cartoon-character.html really]]). |
| 270 | * NiceGirl: She's innocent, kindhearted and selfless -- usually. She's beloved by fans not just because she's a GadgeteerGenius, but because she's compassionate enough to uses her skills to fight supervillians while protecting and helping their victims. However, if she's pushed too far, she becomes the personification of BewareTheNiceOnes. |
| 271 | * NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: |
| 272 | ** Parodied: When a situation presents itself needing some new invention to resolve, often times Gadget will draw up blueprints for it ''on the spot''. |
| 273 | ** Played straight: Gadget has a habit of testing out her new inventions in the field without ironing out any of the bugs first. HilarityEnsues. Most notably demonstrated in the oft-mentioned "The Case Of The Cola Cult." |
| 274 | * NonMammalMammaries: Non-Human Mammal variation. Gadget clearly has a very feminine shape, with a narrow waist and prominent curves at her chest (suggestive of breasts) and hips. It's especially evident in her infamous "red dress" scenes; in some shots and angles she sports actual ''cleavage''. |
| 275 | * NoSocialSkills: Gadget is a bit scatter-brained, and often demonstrates a poor grasp of how to interact with others in normal social situations. In the FiveEpisodePilot she even has to stop and remind herself what she's supposed to do after introducing herself. |
| 276 | * ObliviouslyBeautiful: PlayedWith. Most of the time Gadget doesn't seem to realize the effect she has on others, (especially Chip and Dale) and the closest she gets to dressing up is a flower in her hair. And then you have "Double-O Chipmunk," where she openly uses her appearance to advantage (first while playing the FemmeFatale for Dale, and later using it on a mook). Ultimately the series never addresses how much she ''knows'' she's considered attractive. |
| 277 | * ObliviousToLove: In most episodes Gadget doesn't seem to be aware of the boys' interest in her, although "Catteries Not Included" and "Parental Discretion Retired" have brief scenes that seem to indicate that she is not only aware of Chip's interest in her, but seems to enjoy (and possibly reciprocate) his attention as well. She ''was'' pretty obviously attracted to Sparky (from "Does Pavlov Ring A Bell?")... but ''he'' was even ''more'' ObliviousToLove. |
| 278 | * OneWomanArmy: What she turns into when pushed too far, armored vehicles and advanced weaponry (for rodents anyway) optional, but to be expected. |
| 279 | * OneOfTheBoys: She is never shown to have any real female friends, doesn't wear cosmetics or jewelry, and [[WrenchWench her]] [[GadgeteerGenius interests]] are anything but "girly". Even so, though, she isn't exactly what you would call a "tomboy." |
| 280 | * ParentalAbandonment: Geegaw's disappearance is unexplained and her mother is simply never mentioned, but ''To The Rescue'' shows that Gadget was effectively orphaned and took it hard. |
| 281 | * PunnyName: Gadget Hackwrench is certainly fitting for a GadgeteerGenius inventor and mechanic. |
| 282 | * ReluctantFanserviceGirl: In "Double O Chipmunk:" After she, Monterey, and Chip are captured by the VillainOfTheWeek, Chip has her seduce the guard — Gadget is currently wearing her slinky red dress for her FemmeFatale disguise — as part of a plan to escape. Gadget objects quite vehemently at first,[[note]]funnily enough, her main objection is because she doesn't know the guy rather than being used in such a manner in the first place[[/note]] but ultimately relents once convinced it's their only chance. |
| 283 | * RuleThirtyFour: Poor Gadget is the subject of a lot of [[{{Yiff}} such material]]. Entire organizations within the fandom exist to oppose it. (Tammy and Foxglove, as well as the other Rangers, have their own fair share - but nowhere ''near'' the amount Gadget has.) |
| 284 | * ScienceHero: Hilariously true to the trope. If a solution doesn't exist, she ''makes'' one. |
| 285 | * SheCleansUpNicely: To carry the role of the classic FemmeFatale in "Double O Chipmunk", Gadget switches to a slinky red dress, a blond(er) wig, heels, makeup etc. There was also her time she, Chip, and Dale dressed as gangsters in "Mind Your Cheese and Q's". Subverted in other instances when her idea of "dressing up" is a flower in her hair. Another subversion is that the series itself makes no attempt to suggest she ''needs'' to clean up; Chip, Dale, and even [[AbhorrentAdmirer Rat Capone]] all find her attractive in her every day attire (to which the fanbase would agree). |
| 286 | * ShesAllGrownUp: Referenced in "To The Rescue." Monty mentions he hasn't seen Gadget since she was a little girl, and Gadget remarks she's grown up some. Chip and Dale are both duly impressed. It's much straighter when we see Gadget as a cute-but-awkward little girl in flashback scenes from the Boom! comics series. |
| 287 | * ShipTease: She has many of these moments with Chip and Dale, more often the former. During the early days of the internet, ''which'' was the main ship could get... [[SeriousBusiness heated]]. |
| 288 | * ShyFingerTwiddling: Variant. Gadget is prone to clasping her hands in front of her at her waist and shrinking down into the collar of her coverall when one of the guys is flirting with her (again, usually seen with Chip, such as in "Parental Discretion Retired" and "Seer No Evil"). May or may not be accompanied by a LuminescentBlush. |
| 289 | * SkewedPriorities: There was a time when she considered brakes on vehicles overrated. Part of it is simply her bouts of {{absent minded|Professor}}ness, and getting so caught up in things she forgets something minor yet still important (such as forgetting to outfit the ''Screaming Eagle'' with skis for operations on snow and ice prior to a trip to the Arctic). |
| 290 | * TheSmartGirl: She is the brains of the group, describing herself in her debut as having "a mind-bashingly high IQ". |
| 291 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: The main cast of five has only one female. |
| 292 | * StevenUlyssesPerhero: Gadget is a GadgeteerGenius. |
| 293 | * StrongerThanTheyLook: Gadget is no taller than Chip and Dale, and although by no means waifish, her character design is generally more slender and lightly-built overall. However she's known to at least be stronger than Dale (she could easily carry a piece of equipment over her head that Dale struggled just to ''lift''). Several episodes indicate she may even be stronger than ''[[TheBigGuy Monterey]]''; in the pilot she was able to lift up Chip by his jacket front with ''one hand'' while Dale ''and'' Monty were hanging from him. |
| 294 | * StupidGood: Surprisingly enough for the smartest member of the group, Gadget is kindhearted almost to a fault and can have moments of this. In at least one episode ("Dirty Rotten Diapers") it got the Rangers seriously beaten up by the VillainOfTheWeek when she tried to push them towards a "[[UsefulNotes/GeorgeHWBush kinder and gentler]]" approach to dealing with their adversaries. Although take advantage of her trusting nature and she ''will'' put every weapon at her disposal to grind you into dust once she finds out. |
| 295 | * SuperStrength: She can hoist up Chip with one hand while Dale and Monty are hanging underneath him. |
| 296 | * TechnoBabble: She'll start in on this at times. Some of it rarely makes sense, and are fondly called "Gadgetisms" by the fanbase. |
| 297 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: She's the only Ranger with eyelashes, and possesses a luxurious FurryFemaleMane. Her fur is much lighter than the others', and her character is designed to evoke an hourglass figure with a narrow waist and wider hips and chest, suggesting breasts. Her coveralls are lavender instead of the regular blue. If she has to dress up for an occasion, or if she goes to the beach, she wears a flower in her hair. When it's hot outside, she bares her midriff in combination with [[PinkGirlBlueBoy pink]] shorts. Not to mention the infamous [[{{Fanservice}} red dress]]. |
| 298 | * ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: Whenever Gadget sports a LuminescentBlush it naturally doubles as this. |
| 299 | * TomboyishName: Insofar as 'Gadget' implies a gender at all. |
| 300 | * TookALevelInBadass: When she changes into Orange Gadget in "The Case of the Cola Cult". |
| 301 | * ToonPhysics: Pretty much the ''only'' reason most of her inventions work is that this trope is in full force. For example, her rubber glove spacesuit in "Out To Launch" would have likely ''exploded'': Since the suit was pumped full of air, the glove would have expanded rapidly the moment she left the Rangers' improvised spaceship[[note]]which ''itself'' relied on this trope[[/note]] due to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyle%27s_law Boyle's Law]], as seen in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2M5o50gjjs this demonstration]]. With nothing to constrain the suit's expansion, it would likely have continued expanding until it ruptured altogether.[[note]]This is much the same reason you breath ''out'' if exposed to vacuum, rather than holding your breath.[[/note]] |
| 302 | * VerbalTic: Gadget slips "[[CharacterCatchPhrase Golly]]" into much of her everyday speech, even in casual conversation. |
| 303 | * WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: Gadget ''is'' the where. She builds all of the Rangers' vehicles and equipment, so if there's some gizmo or device they pull out over the course of a case, Gadget is the one that built it. |
| 304 | * WrenchWench: A do-it-yourself machinist/electrician usually clad in lavender coveralls. While not the UrExample, she ''may'' be one of the TropeMakers, at least where WesternAnimation is concerned, as there were ''very'' few examples in the medium who predate her. Even in other forms of fiction female mechanics were quite rare, and Gadget's mechanical aptitude is one of the things that helped her [[BreakoutCharacter establish such a large fanbase]] for that reason, to say nothing of actually influencing many young girls and women to seek careers in science and engineering. |
| 305 | [[/folder]] |
| 306 | |
| 307 | [[folder:Monterey Jack, aka "Monty"]] |
| 308 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PeterCullen (season 1 and first part of season 2), Creator/{{Jim Cummings|VoiceActor}} (the remainder of the series and pilot), Creator/EricBana (2022 live-action/CGI movie) |
| 309 | ->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Georges Berthomieu |
| 310 | -> '''Dubbed in Japanese by''': Eken Mine (official dub voice), Yuzuru Fujimoto (TV Tokyo dub) |
| 311 | -> '''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by''': Jorge Roig Sr. |
| 312 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/monterey_jack_7.jpg]] |
| 313 | [[caption-width-right:350:Monty under normal conditions...]] |
| 314 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2013-09-13_at_4_29_57_pm-w350-h350-w300-h300_8148.png]] |
| 315 | [[caption-width-right:350:...and during a "cheese attack".]] |
| 316 | |
| 317 | An adventure-loving, red-haired and luxuriantly moustachioed Australian mouse who spent years traveling the world before a chance meeting with Chip and Dale during their first case. |
| 318 | ---- |
| 319 | * TenMinuteRetirement: He quits the team in anger after an argument over Chip's preference to have a plan rather than rushing in during "To the Rescue, Part 4." He does it again in "Love Is A Many Splintered Thing" when the others (especially Chip) try to warn him about Desirée, but he refuses to take notice. |
| 320 | * {{Acrofatic}}: He doesn't look like much of an acrobat, but he's just as skilled and agile as the others at getting around. |
| 321 | * AdventurerOutfit: Monterey Jack has the normal aviator outfit, with cap, goggles, and a longer coat like those worn by many early pilots. |
| 322 | * AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Monty's mother Camembert Kate in "A Lean on the Property", up to and including [[EmbarrassingOldPhoto baby photos]] and calling him [[EmbarrassingNickname Cheezer]]. |
| 323 | * AndThisIsFor: In "Three Men and a Booby" Monty yells "This is for the Parmesan we left behind!" before launching a plunger at a cage with the mother booby. |
| 324 | * AwesomeAussie: Virtually fearless, extremely strong (by mouse standards) and always ready for more adventure. |
| 325 | * BadassFamily: Cheddarhead Charlie and Camembert Kate (both of whom appear in the series) can kick just as much ass as he can. |
| 326 | * BadassLongcoat: Early concepts of Monterey Jack, then called Colt Chedderson, show him in an open trenchcoat. His final version wears something not that much shorter. |
| 327 | * {{Badbutt}}: Well, he is a tough guy and an adventurer. But he sometimes bites off more than he can chew, and it remains unclear whether his tall tales of past adventures are more than just that. |
| 328 | * BerserkButton: In "A Creep in the Deep", there's a RunningGag where Monty's tail is "slammed, singed, kinked, and crushed." When an octopus yanks on it, he goes ballistic. |
| 329 | * BigEater: Especially when it comes to cheese. |
| 330 | * BigFun: Next to Dale, he's the most cheerful and fun-loving member of the team. |
| 331 | * TheBigGuy: Monty is the largest of the group, standing at ''least'' half a head taller than the others, as well as being just plain larger all around. He's also the strongest.[[note]]Although for RuleOfFunny it's hinted once or twice that Gadget may actually be ''stronger'' when pushed.[[/note]] Monty is also the most likely to seek out a physical confrontation with the villain, even if they're substantially larger than him, and has even managed to manhandle Fat Cat. |
| 332 | * BoisterousBruiser: Relentlessly cheerful and the only member of the team to seriously consider hand-to-hand combat against some of the (much bigger) villains. |
| 333 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: Whenever he smells cheese, he goes into a trance and (sometimes) causes a path of destruction in his wake. The local police precinct recognize him from the many times he's stolen cheese slices off their sandwiches and burgers, cheese hunks from the mouse traps, and even a bag of cheese-flavored popcorn. |
| 334 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: It's subtle, but after ''To The Rescue'' he starts to appreciate teamwork and Chip's plans. And compared to earlier episodes, he seems to have better control over his cheese attacks in later episodes. |
| 335 | * DatingCatwoman: Monterey Jack in "Love is a Many Splintered Thing," and he never even knew it. His old flame and ex-fiancée Désirée D'Allure returns, and he's completely smitten again. This makes him oblivious for two things: One, she's a criminal now (and may always have been). Two, she's out to kill him and his friends. |
| 336 | * DeadpanSnarker: Not as often as Chip, but he likes to make side comments to Zipper when somebody's being foolish. He's ''especially'' quick to remark on Gadget's... [[CloudCuckooLander eccentricities]]. |
| 337 | -->"Isn't friendship grand?" |
| 338 | * DefeatMeansFriendship: How Chip and Dale met Monty. He picked the fight, they had staying power. |
| 339 | -->'''Monty:''' ''[recovering from the piano the chipmunks launched at him]'' Y'know, I'm beginning to like those guys. |
| 340 | * TheDeterminator: Monty is TheBigGuy, and the physically most powerful and toughest of the Rangers. He doesn't back down from a fight, and no matter how many lumps he takes he ''will'' keep coming. Especially when [[TrademarkFavoriteFood cheese]] is involved. ''Nothing'' will keep him from it, even if the entire rest of the team is restraining him, and he's been known to smash through walls, barriers, and even ''[[MadeOfIron mousetraps]]'' to get it. And when his friends are in danger, you do ''not'' want to be standing in his path. In the episode "Zipper Come Home," Monty was even willing to get himself sacrificed so Zipper could be saved. |
| 341 | * DinnerDeformation: An episode has Monterey Jack unwittingly eating a piece of dehydrated cheese. When it rehydrates in his stomach, he's comically stretched out into a large brick shape. |
| 342 | * DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Monterey Jack trying to quit cheese in "Mind Your Cheese and Q's" is probably the closest thing Disney (or any American TV show, animated or otherwise) has ever done to doing an addiction show that wasn't {{Anvilicious}}. |
| 343 | * DubNameChange: Interestingly in the Finnish dub Monty is called ''Jaakko Juustola'' as he has an actual surname like Gadget. |
| 344 | * EdibleThemeNaming: Monterey Jack and his entire family are named after cheeses. |
| 345 | * EmbarrassingNickname: His mom ''still'' calls him "Cheezer". |
| 346 | * EmotionalBruiser: As Gadget puts it, Monty can be a very sensitive mouse. He is not afraid showing his emotions. |
| 347 | * ExpressiveEars: Monty's ears tend to droop down when he is sad or afraid. Occancionally, his ears perk up when he is excited. |
| 348 | * FieryRedhead: Well, he is red-haired mouse with a brash attidute. |
| 349 | * FollowYourNose: Played straight by Monty during his cheese attacks. Exaggerated on "Out of Scale", when Dale throws a chunk of Limburger cheese into a toy truck, commenting that Monty will love it. Of course, Monty smells it and goes into "cheese attack" mode -- until he finds the shrink ray gun and attempts to drag it back with him, only to have the smell of Limburger literally drag him away. Monty fights it -- until the smell taps him on the shoulder and goes up his nose. |
| 350 | * FunetikAksent: The Disney comic series used this method as a reminder of his accent. Much less prevalent in the Boom! series. |
| 351 | * GogglesDoNothing: Only few times he has used the goggles of his aviator cap. There's even one scene in which he wears his usual googles on his aviator cap plus a second pair over his eyes. |
| 352 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Monterey and Zipper are almost always paired up together, and are deeply devoted to one another. They make their first appearance together in "To The Rescue Part 2," having already been traveling together for some time. |
| 353 | * HotBlooded: He's a brash BoisterousBruiser who loves a good fight, and jumps into everything he does with zeal. |
| 354 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Huge Guy to Gadget's Tiny Girl. |
| 355 | * HypocriticalHumor: Despite often being overwhelmed by his own desire for cheese, he's been known to look down on others for having similar reactions to other foods, such as in "Dale Beside Himself" and "Chocolate Chips". |
| 356 | -->"It's disgusting the way some people lose control!" |
| 357 | * InformedSpecies: Supposed to be a kangaroo rat, at least in the concept art. Only difference is that he had hair-tuft at his tail. |
| 358 | * InSeriesNickname: His teammates often call him "Monty". |
| 359 | * ItWasAGift: The Boom! comic reveals that Monty's cap and goggles were a gift from Geegaw. |
| 360 | * ItsPersonal: The reason Monty joins Chip and Dale against Fat Cat is because the latter sunk his living-place. |
| 361 | * LandDownUnder: He was born in Australia, speaks with a heavy [[Series/CrocodileHunter Steve Irwin-esque]] accent, and his speech is laced with faux-Aussieisms. |
| 362 | * LeeroyJenkins: Varies a bit by episode. When 'look before you leap' is supposed to be the lesson of the show, Monty's the bad example. |
| 363 | * LimitedWardrobe: He's almost never seen wearing something other than his jacket, turtleneck, and pilot's cap. Even when he is meant to be in disguise, he usually wears it ''over'' his normal outfit. |
| 364 | * LoveMakesYouDumb: Monterey Jack couldn't see what the other Rangers were trying to tell him about Desiree being linked with the recent crime they were investigating, because he was too smitten with her to see otherwise. It eventually leads him to [[TenMinuteRetirement temporarily quit the team]]. |
| 365 | * LuckyRabbitsFoot: Monterey Jack of has one among his many good luck charms. Bear in mind that he's a mouse, and the rabbit's foot is quite large in comparison to him. Chip comments that it couldn't have been very lucky for its previous owner... |
| 366 | * MadLove: Monty when he reunites with Desiree, despite the fact that Desiree doesn't seem like she loved him in the first place. |
| 367 | * MadeOfIron: Mousetraps can't stop him from getting the cheese bait. The wire frame bends to his physique's shape when it snaps. Monty doesn't even register the trap springing on him. |
| 368 | * MightyGlacier: {{Acrofatic}} he may be, but Monty is nonetheless the slowest of the Rangers, and relies more on his raw size and strength in a fight. |
| 369 | * MindControlEyes: As depicted above, his eyes get swirly when he smells cheese to show that he loses his mind. |
| 370 | * MysteriousPast: Monty's always referring to his adventurous past - a few snippets of which do become relevant. |
| 371 | * TheNavigator: Unsurprising, considering the number of times he's been around the world, and is shown to be skilled at navigating by the stars. |
| 372 | * NewOldFlame: Désirée D'Allure in "Love Is a Many Splintered Thing", sort of. |
| 373 | * NoodleIncident: Monty only half-remembers the adventures he's been on, and there was an incident involving cheesebread and Gadget's father, Geegaw, that led to a friendship dissolution. Then there's the matter of Monty's cheese attacks -- how exactly did Monty come to have them if it's not genetic (both his mom and dad have been shown in the series and there were no signs of either Cheddarhead Charlie and Camembert Kate having them). |
| 374 | * PapaWolf: He is implied to be much older than the other Rescue Rangers and is very protective of them. |
| 375 | * PunnyName: Monterey Jack (a real type of cheese). This has carried in some forgein dubs as well. |
| 376 | * RedOniBlueOni: Fiery red to Zipper's more calmer blue, espicially in the pilot when they were a duo. |
| 377 | * RunawayGroom: He missed out on his own wedding to Desiree D'Allure because he had a cheese attack and chased after a cheese truck that was parked across the street. |
| 378 | * SpellMyNameWithAThe: El Monty Grande in "When Mice Were Men." In the French dub his name is Jack le Costaud, which is literally Jack The Strong. |
| 379 | * StockScream: More like stock gasp. Oddly it sounds more Chip's gasp. |
| 380 | * TheStoryteller: Almost everything he encounters reminds him of a previous exploit. Although his memory isn't the best. |
| 381 | * StoutStrength: Overweight: Check. Gadget even tries to get him to lose some weight. Strength: Check. He's easily the strongest Ranger (barring the occasional RuleOfFunny with Gadget). |
| 382 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: He does look a lot like his father Cheddarhead Charlie (who coincidentally was voiced by Creator/{{Jim Cummings|VoiceActor}}. "Parental Discretion Retired," the episode that introduced Cheddarhead Charlie, was one of the episodes that had Creator/PeterCullen as Monterey Jack). Difference is however that Charlie's hair is gray and he is a little bit shorther than his son. |
| 383 | * SuperStrength: Courtesy of cartoon physics, he's definitely got more lifting power and leverage than his size suggests. He's even able to swing Fat Cat around by the tail. |
| 384 | * SuperSwimmingSkills: As shown in ''To The Rescue'' he is really good swimmer; he was able to get a ship in a bottle from his house that sank into ocean without much issue. |
| 385 | * SupremeChef: |
| 386 | ** For example, in "Short Order Crooks", he keeps a diner running with his family recipe cheese chowder. That stuff is so good that it keeps a whole police station coming back for more. |
| 387 | ** The only problem the Rangers have with his cooking and bakery are the sheer quantities he whips up. |
| 388 | * TeamChef: Monty. If something has to be cooked or baked, he does it. If not, he does it anyway. Downside: Unless it's bakery, his recipes are always cheese-based. And he tends to bake so many walnut walleroos that you can't help but wonder just how big an oven Gadget has installed at Rescue Rangers Headquarters. |
| 389 | * TeamDad: He's the eldest and most experienced of the Rangers, and is quick to offer life advice to the others. However he's also pretty irresponsible for this trope, being almost as likely to goof off as Dale, or get into trouble because of his {{Hot Blooded}}ness. |
| 390 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: LanternJawOfJustice. Half of his fur is much darker than Gadget's. Dark green turtleneck. Kind of a BadassLongcoat. Also, his mustache. His hair is usually well-groomed, only that you can't see it under his aviator cap which he wears pretty much always. |
| 391 | * ThemeNaming: Monty's name, as well as his parents', are taken from cheese. "Cheezer" sort of fits in here, too. |
| 392 | * TopHeavyGuy: And heavy he is, for a mouse at least. |
| 393 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cheeeeezzzze!!! His absolute favorite cheese is Brie 86. |
| 394 | * VerbalTic: Monty's various faux-Australianisms, particularly words such as "crikey." He also often slips in the British/Australian endearment, "love," when addressing females, particularly Gadget. |
| 395 | * WalkingTheEarth: Before joining the Rangers, Monty wandered from place to place looking for adventure, as evidenced by the destination stamps on his trunk. He eventually settles down with the team. |
| 396 | * WeaksauceWeakness: Cheese. He has no control over himself when he smells it, and ''will'' pursue the scent to its source, even if it puts him or his friends in danger. |
| 397 | * WhosLaughingNow: In ''Puffed Rangers'', Monty gets accosted by a gang of alleycats where he fled for his life. By episode's end, when he got grown human size, he decides to enact sweet revenge on the same alleycats who tormented him. |
| 398 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Or in this case, cats (though kittens don't bother him, nor do cats who actually want to do him harm like Fat Cat). |
| 399 | [[/folder]] |
| 400 | |
| 401 | [[folder:Zipper]] |
| 402 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Corey Burton, Creator/DennisHaysbert (2022 live-action/CGI movie) |
| 403 | -> '''Dubbed in Japanese by''': Creator/AkemiOkamura (official dub voice), [[TheVoiceless Voiceless]] (TV Tokyo dub |
| 404 | -> '''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by''': Creator/ArturoMercado |
| 405 | [[quoteright:142:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zipper.jpg]] |
| 406 | [[caption-width-right:142:]] |
| 407 | |
| 408 | A tiny bluish-green housefly and a long time friend and sidekick of Monterey Jack. |
| 409 | ---- |
| 410 | * TenMinuteRetirement: He quits after beeing blamed for ruining Monty's cooking (even though Gadget is the one who did it) in "Zipper Come Home." |
| 411 | * BadassAdorable: Tiny even by the Rangers' standards, but pretty dauntless. |
| 412 | * BalloonBelly: In "Out To Launch" the Rangers eat so much aboard the spacecraft that they all show much rounder shapes while relaxing and digesting. |
| 413 | * FingerlessHands: Close to it: his hands are mitten-shaped. |
| 414 | * ForgotICouldFly: Has to be reminded he has this ability sometimes. |
| 415 | * FourLeggedInsect: He only has four legs, and barely resembles a real fly. |
| 416 | * FragileSpeedster: He's a very fast and agile flyer, however he's ''still' only a fly, so when he does get hit it tends to put him out of the fight. |
| 417 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: Monterey and Zipper are almost always paired up together, and are deeply devoted to one another. They make their first appearance together in "To The Rescue Part 2," having already been traveling together for some time. |
| 418 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Queenie is quite a bit taller than him. ''How'' tall is subject to DependingOnTheArtist, as she's anywhere from twice his height to as tall as ''Gadget''. Justified as Queenie is a queen, which ''are'' quite significantly larger than other bees, to say nothing of a house fly. |
| 419 | * MassiveNumberedSiblings: We meet Zipper's family for the first time in the Boom! comic. His family is ''enormous''. Justified since he's a fly, and insects tend to have enormous broods to begin. |
| 420 | * NonDubbedGrunts: More than 95% of Zipper's dialogs in the German dub remained English. This does qualifly in other dubs as well. |
| 421 | * OneHeadTaller: Queenie to Zipper. YourSizeMayVary DependingOnTheArtist, though. |
| 422 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: While Zipper is the smallest of the Rangers and by no means the strongest, he's still considerably stronger for his size than he looks. That said, in a physical altercation his most valuable asset is using his speed and agility to AttackItsWeakPoint or otherwise harass or distract an opponent (IE, tugging on whistkers, eyelids, etc.) so one the other Rangers can put the real hurt on. |
| 423 | * RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Monty's red, which was more evident in the pilot. |
| 424 | * RequisiteRoyalRegalia: He dons this when he is crowned king of a bug tribe in "Zipper Come Home", and is decked out even beyond that: They have a housefly-sized ermine cape for him. |
| 425 | * ShoulderTeammate: Zipper is usually seen on Monty's shoulder or on his head, even occasionally on his hand. |
| 426 | * StealthPun: Zipper is a fly. This is never referenced in the series. |
| 427 | * SuperStrength: Well, call it "higher than realistic fly strength". |
| 428 | * TeamPet: Of the group. |
| 429 | * TimmyInAWell: His main job in the Rescue Rangers. |
| 430 | * TinyGuyHugeGirl: Downplayed, and ''very'' subject to DependingOnTheArtist, however he's generally at least a head shorter than Queenie. |
| 431 | * TokenFlyer: Zipper is the only one of the Rangers with innate flight. The others rely on Gadget's constructs to get airborne. |
| 432 | * UndyingLoyalty: Especially to Monterey Jack; he outright refuses to leave him alone on the iceberg in "A Chorus Crime". And in "Love is a Many Splintered Thing" Zipper is seen crying at Monty's picture because the latter left the team. |
| 433 | * TheUnintelligible: Zipper ''can'' speak, but his speech is incredibly fast and high-pitched. Monty can interpret, and the other Rangers seem to be able to get the gist. |
| 434 | [[/folder]] |
| 435 | |
| 436 | !!Villains |
| 437 | |
| 438 | [[folder:Aldrin Klordane]] |
| 439 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Alan Oppenheimer |
| 440 | ->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Jean-Claude Donda |
| 441 | |
| 442 | A crime lord who faked his death and returns to exact a dastardly plan to rob the city’s gold reserve while kidnapping his rival Detective Donald Drake. |
| 443 | ---- |
| 444 | * {{Acrofatic}}: Not the most svelte of criminals, but did a pretty decent [[GrindBoots downward rail grind (on an actual train rail) with dress shoes]]. |
| 445 | * ArcVillain: Of the five-part series pilot and the first criminal the Rangers bring to justice. |
| 446 | * EvilRedhead: Already a crime boss, Klordane arranges for the theft of the Clutchcoin Ruby, enlists the MadScientist Professor Nimnul in his plan, and frames Drake for his misdeeds. |
| 447 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Thanks to Alan Oppenheimer. |
| 448 | * FakingTheDead: Said to have died a year before the pilot episode, but because the police NeverFoundTheBody, Det. Drake believed he was alive. Drake was right. |
| 449 | * FatBastard: Aldrin Klordane is not particularly thin, and is the city's top human criminal. |
| 450 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Speaks respectfully but is a scheming criminal who threatened to assasinate Nimul with an elephant gun for loosing the Clutchcoin Ruby. |
| 451 | * HumiliationConga: Just as he’s about to escape scot-free with the Clutchcoin Ruby and three train cars worth of gold, the Rescue Rangers (i.e. the chipmunks Nimnul and Percy had warned him about) arrive. First Chip and Dale pull on his tie to make him bump his chin on one of the train’s levers. Then Gadget drops a hot coal on his foot. Monterey Jack then dislodges the hatch to the coal car behind him to bury him. After he recovers, Zipper drenches him with water from the engine's tank. A furious Klordane speeds up the train only for the Rangers to put it on the wrong track. As the train careens to a dead end, Klordane flies through the air, and Plato locks his "Crime Bite" on Klordane's rump as they and the Rangers land right in the office of the Chief of Police. |
| 452 | * ManOfWealthAndTaste: Decked out in a green business suit with pinstripes. |
| 453 | * MeaningfulName: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Aldrin and chlordane are both types of pesticides]], and he's in a show about rodent heroes. |
| 454 | * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Aldrin Klordane. Named after toxic chemicals used as pesticides. |
| 455 | * NeverFoundTheBody: Klordane is presumed dead at the start of "To The Rescue," but Drake cites this trope word for word in disbelief. |
| 456 | * PreferJailToTheProtagonist: After his HumiliationConga and VillainousBreakdown caused by the Rescue Rangers with Plato still bitting him, he begs the Chief of Police to take him to jail. |
| 457 | * PunnyName: His name comes from two types of pesticides. |
| 458 | * RedheadInGreen: He's an EvilRedhead decked out in a green business suit with pinstripes. |
| 459 | * RightHandCat: Fat Cat was his before his capture. |
| 460 | * StarterVillain: The Rescue Rangers' defeat of him is their first case, and in turn spawns their other major threats, Fat Cat and Norton Nimnul. |
| 461 | * SupervillainLair: He refits the cave beneath the bank vault into this in "To the Rescue, Part 5", which is also an ElaborateUndergroundBase. |
| 462 | * VillainousBreakdown: Looses it when the Rangers get the better of him, and then when he's bitten by Plato. |
| 463 | * WickedCultured: He’s a manipulative master thief who dressed to the nines and speaks in a sophisticated manor. |
| 464 | [[/folder]] |
| 465 | |
| 466 | [[folder:Fat Cat]] |
| 467 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Jim Cummings, Tom Wyner (in ''Fire Safety Adventure'' PSA short film) |
| 468 | ->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Creator/BernardTiphaine |
| 469 | -> '''Dubbed in Japanese by''': Masayuki Kato (official dub voice/1st voice), Yosuke Naka (official dub voice/2nd voice), Yu Shimaka (TV Tokyo dub) |
| 470 | -> '''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by''': Eduardo Borja |
| 471 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2013-09-13_at_4_32_49_pm-w350-h350-w300-h300_6516.png]] |
| 472 | |
| 473 | A fat, felonious, grey tabby cat and one of the Rescue Rangers' most frequent antagonists. |
| 474 | ---- |
| 475 | * ArchEnemy: If any one character serves that role to the Rangers, it's Fat Cat. Beyond the natural "Cats and Mice" (and chipmunks) conflict, Fat Cat is one of their most frequent adversaries. Additionally, ItsPersonal for Monterey after Fat Cat destroyed his home, and Fat Cat presents a far more direct threat than Nimnul. While the Rangers frequently stop his schemes, and Nimnul himself is apparently aware of the Rangers in a way that most of their human adversaries aren't, his effects on the MouseWorld are more or less coincidental whereas Fat Cat is a more direct fixture within it. |
| 476 | * BadBoss: His treatment of his henchmen is… less-than-stellar. He makes them do all the grunt work with no compensation, berates them at every opportunity, and even gets physically violent if they get on his nerves or screw up, with Mole being his favorite punching bag. Though to be fair, [[SurroundedByIdiots his frustration with their stupidity isn’t unjustified]]. |
| 477 | * BigBad: He drops in and out of focus but, after his master is sent off to jail, Fat Cat sets off on his own and he and his gang become the Rangers' archememy, appearing more often than any other villain except possibly Nimnul. |
| 478 | ** BigBadEnsemble: With Klordane in the pilot. Fat Cat is Klordane's RightHandCat but he also pursues his own agenda and is more or less just along for the ride. |
| 479 | * CatsAreMean: In a show where the heroes consist of two chipmunks and two mice, it's natural that some villainous cats are going to show up. |
| 480 | * CatsAreSnarkers: He often snarks at the stupidity of his minions. |
| 481 | * DeadpanSnarker: Mainly to his [[SurroundedByIdiots minions]]. |
| 482 | * ADogNamedDog: No points for guessing Fat Cat's species (though it's also got a double meaning as he is a wealthy animal businessman/criminal too). |
| 483 | * DragonAscendant: Following Klordane's defeat in the pilot. |
| 484 | * DragonWithAnAgenda: Even when with Klordane, Fat Cat had his own gang and plans running at the same time in the MouseWorld underworld. |
| 485 | * DubNameChange: |
| 486 | ** In Sweden, he's known as "Svinpäls". In literal terms, it translates to "Swine Fur", but it's actually an old slang word meaning "Scumbag". |
| 487 | ** In the German Dub, he's called "Al Katzone", which combines "Katze", the German word for "cat", with the name of UsefulNotes/AlCapone. |
| 488 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: As shown in the Boom! comic: Fat Cat may be a criminal mastermind, and his casino ''is'' crooked, however do ''not'' try to rob him or his patrons, he will not take it well. The only reason Professor Foo Foo avoided getting rendered into cat food was because Fat Cat wanted his teleporter, and Foo Foo promised he could offer him something even ''more'' useful. |
| 489 | * EvilIsHammy: Fat Cat is a Creator/VincentPrice {{Expy}}. Or more precisely, a [[WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective Professor Ratigan]] {{Expy}}, and devours the scenery in every scene he's in. |
| 490 | * EvilIsPetty: In "Flash the Wonder Dog," where he attempts to destroy the titular character's reputation simply because he wants a cat protagonist instead. When a bird is then given top billing, Fat Cat personally deals with the matter himself. |
| 491 | * FantasticRacism: He '''HATES''' dogs. |
| 492 | * FatBastard: Fat Cat is not only tall for a cat, but also on the chubby side, therefore appropriately named by his former owner Aldrin Klordane. And he is one of the two main villains, perhaps even more gruesome than Norton Nimnul who is just plain crazy. He has an almost identical cousin in Paris named Maltese de Sade who is just as evil as him. |
| 493 | * LargeHam: From his evil lair to his maniacal laugh. |
| 494 | * ManOfWealthAndTaste: He has a whole VillainSong about it in the pilot. |
| 495 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: His voice and appearance is modeled after Creator/ZeroMostel, with some Creator/SydneyGreenstreet and Creator/VincentPrice thrown in for good measure. |
| 496 | * PunnyName: "Fat Cat" has two appropriate meanings. The first is, literally, a ''fat cat''. Fat Cat is also a slang term originally referring to wealthy political donors, but in more common parlance is a rich, greedy, and corrupt individual able to live off the work of others. |
| 497 | * RightHandCat: Was one to Klordane before going solo after Klordane was arrested and incarcerated in the pilot. |
| 498 | * StockAnimalDiet: Being a cat, he's not above trying to make a meal out of the mostly rodent Rangers. He tried to eat Monty live in episode 5 of the pilot and in "Adventures in Squirrelsitting," attempted to drop both the rangers and their two charges into a cat food processing machine. |
| 499 | * SurroundedByIdiots: Which he complains about loudly. |
| 500 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: He not only wears his whiskers as a [[BeardOfEvil mustache]], he also sports a [[FurryBaldness combover]]. |
| 501 | * UncannyFamilyResemblance: He has an identical cousin in France, Maltese de Sade. |
| 502 | * UncattyResemblance: Looks like his former master Aldrin Klordane-- or is it the other way around? |
| 503 | * VillainSong: Fat Cat gets two in the series. The first one is in the pilot, and the second one, called the "Fat Cat Stomp", is in "Adventures in Squirrelsitting", which was supposed to be played as a distraction to smuggle the titular squirrels out of the casino. It fails when Fat Cat sees through the ruse and busts the Rangers before they can leave. |
| 504 | * WickedCultured: After the pilot, he is '''never''' seen without his suit, plus he operates a casino with a rather luxurious office. |
| 505 | * WouldHurtAChild: In "Adventures in Squirrelsitting", Fat Cat orders his mooks to drop Tammy and Bink into his factory's cat food production line. |
| 506 | [[/folder]] |
| 507 | |
| 508 | [[folder:Fat Cat's Gang]] |
| 509 | [[quoteright:274:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2013-09-13_at_4_33_40_pm-w350-h350-w300-h300-w274-h271-w274-h260_3558.png]] |
| 510 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Jim Cummings (Wart), Peter Cullen (Mepps), Corey Burton (Mole, Snout) |
| 511 | ->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Jean-Claude Donda (Wart, Mole), Creator/GerardHernandez (Mepps, Snout) |
| 512 | -> '''Dubbed in Japanese by''': Creator/MitsuakiMadono (Snout, official dub voice), Creator/KenichiOno (Snout, TV Tokyo dub), Ikuo Nishikawa (Wart, official dub voice), Ikuya Sawaki (Wart, TV Tokyo), Creator/ShigeruChiba (Mepps, official dub voice), Kazuya Tatekabe (Mepps, TV Tokyo dub/first voice), Ritsuo Sawa (Mepps, TV Tokyo dub/second voice onwards), Masahiro Anzai (Mole, official dub voice) Sukekiyo Kameyama (TV Tokyo dub) |
| 513 | -> '''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by''': Creator/ArturoMercado (Snout), Raul Aldana (Mepps), Francisco Colmenero (Mole) |
| 514 | |
| 515 | Fat Cat's gang of dim-witted mooks that aid him in his schemes. |
| 516 | ---- |
| 517 | * TheBrute: Mole and Snout share this position. |
| 518 | * ButtMonkey: Mole. |
| 519 | * CatsAreMean: Averted with Mepps, who is notably more mellow than his boss. |
| 520 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: With Mole. In "To the Rescue", Mole's stupidity is {{downplayed}} and his lines are mostly intelligent and lucid, to the point where he notes that Klordane will be mad if he discovers the ruby's disappearance, and even questions Juice Lee's ability to handle himself in a fight, forcing the Siamese Twins to put Juice Lee up against a pack of pirahnas to demonstrate the fish's fighting ability. Compare that to (chronologically) later episodes, particularly in "Last Train to Cashville", where Mole is so dim that he barely understands that he and his comrades are stealing gold bars. |
| 521 | -->'''Mole:''' Gold? What gold? |
| 522 | * TheDitz: Mole is particularly stupid, although none of them are all that bright. |
| 523 | * ADogNamedDog: A mole named Mole. |
| 524 | * TheDragon: Wart (who holds this position mainly by being the least stupid). |
| 525 | * EvilSoundsRaspy: Mepps, though he sounds more meek and whiny than threatening. |
| 526 | * EyeObscuringHat: Snout wears one. Le Sewer, his SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute from "Le Purrfect Crime", wears one as well. |
| 527 | * FurryReminder: Moles being expert diggers comes into play in the episode "A Lean on the Property", where Fat Cat recruits a whole crew of moles to dig tunnels under the city and cause buildings to topple over, so he can drive out the humans and take over, with Mole leading the operation. |
| 528 | * GoldfishPoopGang: At their worst, they are this. If not for Fat Cat's leadership, they'd hardly be a threat. |
| 529 | * LorreLookalike: Wart's voice and design are very similar to Creator/PeterLorre. |
| 530 | * {{Manchild}}: All of them have the maturity and wits of little children, and often show childish interests. |
| 531 | * MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: Mole, who is Fat Cat’s favorite punching bag, actually gets fed up with him in the episode "A Lean on the Property" after Chip “accidentally” makes Mole realize that if Fat Cat’s latest scheme is successful, the latter will become an even greater tyrant and thus, Mole and his crew turn on their boss. But because StatusQuoIsGod, Mole returns as Fat Cat’s henchman in all subsequent appearances. |
| 532 | * OutOfFocus: For whatever reason, Snout is absent in about half of Fat Cat’s appearances, which includes the five-part pilot “To the Rescue”. |
| 533 | * SimpletonVoice: All of them have variations of it; Wart has a sniveling Creator/PeterLorre-esque voice, Mepps has a ridiculously coarse and whiny one, Mole has a stereotypically dopey FatIdiot voice, and Snout has a meek, nasally one. |
| 534 | * TokenCompetentMinion: Wart can be better trusted to handle complicated tasks than the dimwitted Mole and Mepps. |
| 535 | * TooDumbToFool: In "One-Upsman-Chip" Dale tries to convince Fat Cat's henchmen to let him go because he has psychic powers by having them think of a number between 1 and 3 and guessing that they are thinking of the number 2. Most of the henchmen are amazed that he was right. However, he somehow wasn't even close to Mepps the cat's number, so he doesn't get released. |
| 536 | * TookALevelInDumbass: Mole started out at least halfway competent. But it seems like a BigBad SurroundedByIdiots was easier to write, so he ended up being [[{{Flanderization}} Flanderized]] into an idiot barely above Mepps' level of intelligence (and Snout, the cleverest of all, was PutOnABus). |
| 537 | * YouDirtyRat: Snout, who is a (very large) rat. |
| 538 | * YourSizeMayVary: They are notably prone to this, ranging from being half the size of Fat Cat to barely being larger than the Rangers, sometimes from scene to scene. This is particularly noticeable with Mepps, who is a cat. |
| 539 | [[/folder]] |
| 540 | |
| 541 | [[folder:Professor Norton Nimnul]] |
| 542 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nimnul-w350-h350_9973.jpg]] |
| 543 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Jim Cummings |
| 544 | ->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Creator/GerardHernandez |
| 545 | -> '''Dubbed in Japanese by''': Toshiya Ueda (official dub voice), Mahito Tsujimura (TV Tokyo dub) |
| 546 | -> '''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by''': Creator/ArturoMercado |
| 547 | |
| 548 | The Rangers' other major enemy and a mad scientist who once worked for Aldrin Klordane. Unlike every other human in the show, he's definitely aware of the Rescue Rangers and their constant interference. |
| 549 | ---- |
| 550 | * AlliterativeName: Nimnul is brought to you by the letter 'N'. |
| 551 | * AnimalNemesis: He knows full well who the Rangers are, and hates them for constantly wrecking his plans. |
| 552 | * BadBoss: As seen in "Catteries Not Included" towards his robot dogs and "Fake Me to Your Leader" towards his giant bugs. |
| 553 | * BaldOfEvil: ''Balding'' of Evil to be more accurate, as he still has some hair around his temple. |
| 554 | * BrokenPedestal: As far as his former lab rat Sparky is concerned. Sparky genuinely believed in Nimnul and respected him, only to discover that he was using his work for evil purposes and to hurt people. |
| 555 | * ButtMonkey: Particularly when working for Klordane, who mocks and abuses him, and starts the artificial earthquake by ''throwing'' him against the gelatin mold to trigger the vibrations. And even when he strikes out on his own, you can expect him to suffer some [[AmusingInjury Amusing Injuries]] during the course of the Rangers' efforts to stop him. |
| 556 | * CardboardPrison: Despite being arrested in every episode, he inexplicably returns to hatch a new evil scheme. |
| 557 | * CardCarryingVillain: He has fully embraced evil, flat-out calling himself an evil scientist. |
| 558 | * ComplexityAddiction: His plot from "To the Rescue" is a prime example: Create a laser, which would in turn create a giant gelatin mold, which would then be used to cause an earthquake under the US Gold Reserve, for Aldrin Klordane to steal the riches inside. |
| 559 | * CutLexLuthorACheck: Justified. Professor Nimnul is clearly a brilliant scientist, so why doesn't he just patent his inventions, sit back and watch the money roll in instead of constantly picking fights with a group of rodents? Because his ideas and inventions are so out there that nobody takes him seriously and write him off as "[[MadScientist mad]]", even though they actually work. |
| 560 | ** In "The Pied Piper Power Play" he tried to sell his potato generator to the power company, but they just laughed at him. |
| 561 | ** In "Catteries Not Included" he mentioned that he attempted to sell his cat-powered generator to the power company, but they laughed at him again. |
| 562 | *** Subverted when he tried to go straight in "Rest Home Rangers" by showcasing his invention at an expo, only to have it backfire, after which he swears revenge on everyone who laughed at him. |
| 563 | ** In short the only person to have ever believed in Nimnul's crazy inventions was crime boss Aldrin Klordane, who himself was a bit crazy. |
| 564 | * DeadpanSnarker: He can occasionally be quite sarcastic, especially when dealing with stressful situations. |
| 565 | * DudeWheresMyRespect: A lot of his evil schemes are driven by a desire to be taken seriously by people. And while he was working for Klordane, he would frequently demand to be given what he saw as his due respect. |
| 566 | * TheDragon: To Klordane in the pilot. Nimnul's science and inventions were the means by which Klordane robbed the US Gold Reserve and he's far more involved in Klordane's scheme than Fat Cat. |
| 567 | * EvilIsHammy: Nimnul makes up for his lack of size with even more ham than anyone else in the show. Doesn't work quite as well as intended due to his lisp, but still. |
| 568 | * EvilRedhead: He's a redheaded CardCarryingVillain MadScientist. Then again, so was the script writer Bruce Talkington, who he was modeled after. The red hair, combined with the style of lab coat he wears, makes him resemble a middle-aged balding [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Dexter]]. |
| 569 | * FourEyesZeroSoul: A very arrogant, entitled, evil MadScientist who wears big, thick glasses. |
| 570 | * FourFingeredHands: He appears to have only four fingers on his hands, [[NonStandardCharacterDesign despite every other human character in the show having five]]. |
| 571 | * GetOutOfJailFreeCard: Either that, or he's just ''really'' good at breaking out of jail. |
| 572 | * HandyRemoteControl: Nimnul frequently has one of those on himself. |
| 573 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: This is the most often way his schemes fail. |
| 574 | * LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine: The old-timey kind that's completely closed up in front and buttons off to one side. |
| 575 | * LargeHam: One of the largest in the series. |
| 576 | * LaughingMad: His grating giggling is quite distinctive. Although he hates it when his robot dogs laugh at him, saying only HE'S allowed to laugh. |
| 577 | * MadScientist: He starts with his Nimnul Fruitquake, an earthquake triggered by a gigantic jelly mold that he created for his employer, the villain Aldrin Klordane. He then proceeds with proposals for alternative electricity sources, namely cat fur and a gigantic potato, one of which is rejected while the other one backfires. After that, he uses his inventions for his own criminal purposes. |
| 578 | * MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: Norton Nimnul experiments with everything from meteorology to rodent hypnosis, but always puts this knowledge to criminal ends. |
| 579 | * TheNapoleon: He appears to be about three feet tall. Of course, since he's human, he still towers over the Rangers as much as any human would tower over mice and chipmunks. |
| 580 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: According to a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vysEma2Q-lE "Making Of" special]] it was revealed that Nimnul was a caricature of Bruce Talkington (1949-2000), who wrote for ''Rescue Rangers'' and several other WesternAnimation/TheDisneyAfternoon series. Seeing the "real" Nimnul is rather uncanny. |
| 581 | * NoIndoorVoice: He follows the villainous ham tradition of the monologue. |
| 582 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: Bizarre inventions and daft plans aside, Nimnul is actually one of the Rangers most dangerous enemies as he's actually aware of their presence compared to some of the other human criminals they go up against. |
| 583 | * OverlordJr: Nimnul's [[ChasteToons nephew]] Normie. He even looks like a much younger version of his uncle. |
| 584 | * PlotTechnology: Just about anything he ever invents. One of the only devices to ever return is the Gigantico Gun. |
| 585 | * PsychopathicManchild: His behavior and even frequently his language is very reminiscent of a bratty child. |
| 586 | * SupervillainLair: His lair in "Catteries Not Included", "The Pied Piper Power Play" and "Normie's Science Project". |
| 587 | * TheyCalledMeMad: He actually uses this classic line in "The Pied Piper Power Play". |
| 588 | -->'''Nimnul:''' They laughed at me at the invention convention! Called me mad! Me, mad? Ha! A little [[{{Pun}} angry]], maybe, but not mad. |
| 589 | * TopHeavyGuy: He might be short, but even then his legs are way too tiny. |
| 590 | * WeatherControlMachine: One of his inventioned featured in "Weather or Not". |
| 591 | [[/folder]] |
| 592 | |
| 593 | [[folder:Rat Capone]] |
| 594 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Jim Cummings |
| 595 | ->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Creator/JeanClaudeDonda |
| 596 | -> '''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by''': Creator/HumbertoVelez (1st voice), Creator/ArturoMercado (2nd voice onwards) |
| 597 | |
| 598 | A rat crime boss styled after the gangsters of TheRoaringTwenties. His gang includes mouse strongman Arnold Mousenegger, and a lizard named Sugar Ray Lizard. |
| 599 | ---- |
| 600 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: On several occasions Rat Capone asks Gadget to be his moll. Gadget is ''not'' interested. |
| 601 | -->'''Rat Capone:''' If it ain't my favorite little treasure! Why don't you toss these losers overboard for a winner, Dollface? You could be my first mate.\ |
| 602 | '''Gadget:''' How'd you like a swift kick in the poop deck? |
| 603 | * TheAhnold: Subverted in that Arnold Mousenegger is only like Arnold in name and body build. He doesn't have the Austrian German accent, the gap in his teeth, or any movie references about him. |
| 604 | * DubNameChange: In Germany, Sugar Ray Lizard is known as Neujahr Stallone ("Neujahr" is the German word for the day after Sylvester, as in Creator/SylvesterStallone.) |
| 605 | * DumbMuscle: Arnold Mousenegger is not the smartest of Capone's mooks (more like "brain-dead muscle" in his case). |
| 606 | * GangsterLand: Where Rat Capone pretends to live, complete with [[{{Joisey}} the appropriate accent]]. |
| 607 | * IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Capone has pulled this on Gadget a couple times when he captures her, and OncePerEpisode tries to get her to agree to be his moll. |
| 608 | * {{Joisey}}: Capone has a very strong New Jersey or New York accent, befitting his [[TheRoaringTwenties 1920s gangster motif]]. |
| 609 | * AManOfWealthAndTaste: He's pretty much the rodent counterpart of FatCat: A major gangster in the MouseWorld who runs an upscale nightclub. Most of his crimes center around boosting his personal wealth. |
| 610 | * ShoutOut: Capone himself is named after the notorious gangster UsefulNotes/AlCapone. Arnold Mousenegger is a play on the name of Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger, and Sugar Ray Lizard is a reference to famed boxer Sugar Ray Leonard. |
| 611 | * YouDirtyRat: Not only does he qualify as one, but he uses this exact phrase as an [[HypocriticalHumor insult towards other characters, regardless of their species]]. |
| 612 | [[/folder]] |
| 613 | |
| 614 | !!Police |
| 615 | |
| 616 | [[folder:Sergeant Spinelli]] |
| 617 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Jim Cummings |
| 618 | ->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Creator/GerardHernandez |
| 619 | -> '''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by''': Francisco Colmenero |
| 620 | |
| 621 | A stocky man who serves as the sergeant at the Rangers' local police station. |
| 622 | ---- |
| 623 | * TheBadGuysAreCops: He's not a bad person by any means, but he hates seeing the Rangers romping around the station. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that he doesn't know what they're actually up to. |
| 624 | * BigEater: He is often shown to be eating something. If Monty can smell that there's cheese in it, he'll attempt to steal it. |
| 625 | * LastNameBasis: His first name is never revealed. |
| 626 | * TenorBoy: Thanks to Jim Cummings who lent his high-pitched voice as Sergeant Spinelli. |
| 627 | [[/folder]] |
| 628 | |
| 629 | [[folder:Officers Muldoon and Kirby]] |
| 630 | ->'''Both voiced by:''' Peter Cullen |
| 631 | ->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Creator/GerardHernandez (Muldoon), Jean-Claude Donda (Kirby) |
| 632 | -> '''Dubbed in Japanese by''': |
| 633 | -> '''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by''': Luis Puente (Muldoon), Raul Aldana (Kirby) |
| 634 | |
| 635 | A pair of police officers who report to Sergeant Spinelli. |
| 636 | ---- |
| 637 | |
| 638 | * BigGuyLittleGuy: Played with. They're both around the same height, but Muldoon is skinny, whilst Kirby is muscular. |
| 639 | * DonutMessWithACop: They're guilty of this in "Short Order Crooks". |
| 640 | * EyeObscuringHat: Muldoon's hat usually covers his eyes. |
| 641 | * LastNameBasis: They're only ever referred to by their last names. |
| 642 | * MinorityPoliceOfficer: Kirby is black. |
| 643 | * ThoseTwoGuys: They're the only officers on the force to get any real attention. Whenever the Rangers have a stake out atop a police car, it's ''always'' Kirby and Muldoon's. If the police get called in anywhere in the Rangers' city, Kirby and Muldoon will ''always'' respond. |
| 644 | [[/folder]] |
| 645 | |
| 646 | !!Other Recurring Characters |
| 647 | |
| 648 | Other characters who have appeared multiple times across the animated or comics series. |
| 649 | |
| 650 | [[folder: Stan Blather]] |
| 651 | ---- |
| 652 | * KentBrockmanNews: He is a parody of both Dan Rather and Walter Cronkite. |
| 653 | * OhCrap: In ''Out to Launch'' he made note about the spaceplane about to fly into the control tower but panics once he remembers that he [=IS=] in the tower and makes a run for it. |
| 654 | [[/folder]] |
| 655 | |
| 656 | [[folder: Cheddarhead Charlie & Camembert Kate]] |
| 657 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Jim Cummings (Charlie), Tress Macneille (Kate, first appearance) Fran Ryan (Kate, second appearance) |
| 658 | -> '''Dubbed in Japanese by''': Hiroshi Masuoka (Charlie, unknown version) |
| 659 | [[quoteright:243:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cheddarhead_charlie.jpg]] |
| 660 | [[caption-width-right:243:]] |
| 661 | [[quoteright:162:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/camembert_kate.jpg]] |
| 662 | [[caption-width-right:162:]] |
| 663 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/comic_page_2.png]] |
| 664 | [[caption-width-right:350:Boom! comics appearance]] |
| 665 | |
| 666 | Monterey Jack's adventure-loving parents. |
| 667 | ---- |
| 668 | * ActionDad: Cheddarhead Charlie, the prime example. |
| 669 | * ActionMom: Camembert Kate, to the point she is consired as legendary by the Rangers. |
| 670 | --> '''Chip''': Only your mom? Why, she's Camembert Kate! |
| 671 | * AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Monty's mother Camembert Kate in "A Lean on the Property", up to and including [[EmbarrassingOldPhoto baby photos]]. |
| 672 | * AwesomeAussie: Like their son. |
| 673 | * BadassFamily: Cheddarhead Charlie and Camembert Kate are both just as capable of kicking butt as their son. |
| 674 | * BadassInDistress: In the "World Wide Rsecue" arc of the Boom! revival. They're attacked by a mob of crabs under control of the ARS, and it takes a rescue by Monty and the team before they are dragged into the ocean. |
| 675 | * BoisterousBruiser: Charlie is even ''more'' of one than Monterey, being much more like Monty was before his CharacterDevelopment throughout "To The Rescue." |
| 676 | * DeadpanSnarker: Camembert Kate in "A Lean on the Property" has a few snarky moments. Not too suprising since her son has his snarky moments too. |
| 677 | * EarlyBirdCameo: Before having a focus episode all to herself, Kate cameoed at the end of "Parental Discretion Retired." |
| 678 | * EdibleThemeNaming: Monterey Jack and his entire family are named after cheeses. |
| 679 | * EightiesHair: Camembert Kate had this kind of poofy hair when she first appeared. |
| 680 | * FoolishHusbandResponsibleWife: Kate tends to plan first, unlike Charlie and Monty. |
| 681 | * GoodParents: They clearly love their son Monty. |
| 682 | * HappilyMarried: Their relationship isn't extensively developed in the series, as they only appear together briefly at the end of "Parental Discretion Retired,". However the Boom! comics establish they maintain a close and healthy relationship. |
| 683 | * IKissYourHand: Cheddarhead Charlie kisses Gadget's hand when Monterey introducts her. Gadget is visibly flattered. Chip is not amused. |
| 684 | -->"Ah, a delicate rose among the ragweed." |
| 685 | * MyBelovedSmother: Downplayed examble in "A Lean on the Property"; Kate is strict mother to Monterey and she doesn't like his plans because hers "are better". But eventually she sees that Monterey has accomplished as a Rescue Ranger. |
| 686 | * LeeroyJenkins: Cheddarhead is perhaps even ''worse'' about charging in half-cocked than Monterey himself. Eventually he comes to acknowledge the Rangers' teamwork and strategy has its place, but isn't for him. |
| 687 | * TheLoad: Cheddar ruins the plans by [[LeeroyJenkins charging in without a plan]]. He over hears the team talking about kicking him out because of it and quits so they don't have to. |
| 688 | * SecretHandshake: Charlie and Monty have one, which includes double highfives, shaking tail and a funny dance. |
| 689 | * WalkingTheEarth: Although Monty has settled down with the Rangers, Chedderhead and Kate are still roaming the world seeking out adventure wherever they can find it. |
| 690 | * YouDontLookLikeYou: In her first appearance, Kate had much lighter fur and diffrent outfit. |
| 691 | [[/folder]] |
| 692 | |
| 693 | [[folder:Foxglove]] |
| 694 | [[quoteright:228:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2013-09-13_at_4_38_58_pm-w350-h350_211.png]] |
| 695 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Deborah Walley |
| 696 | -> '''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by''': Martha Ceceña |
| 697 | |
| 698 | A pink bat who starts off as an assistant to an evil amateur witch named Winifred alongside a crotchety snake named Bud and a dim-witted spider named Lou. A OneShotCharacter in the cartoon, Foxglove becomes a recurring character, and ostensibly a SixthRanger, in the Boom! comics series. |
| 699 | ---- |
| 700 | * AchievementsInIgnorance: Foxglove is able to perform a considerable number of aerial feats... so long as you don't make her remember she ''can't''. |
| 701 | * AscendedExtra: In issue #1 of the Boom! comics revival she was in a splash page that suggested a literal SixthRanger status; #2 highlighted her relationship with Dale just prior to the Rangers' departure on their new adventure. She later saved Chip and Dale in #7, so her ascension to Sixth Ranger is all but confirmed. |
| 702 | * BadassAdorable: She is a very cute little bat who starts off the episode not being able to carry the weight of a chipmunk, and by the end finds herself able to carry a BRICK. |
| 703 | * BatOutOfHell: SubvertedTrope. She's one of the nicest, most likable characters in the entire series. |
| 704 | * CloudCuckooLander: Not ''nearly'' to the extent as Dale or Gadget, but Foxglove can at times be a little, well, [[{{Pun}} batty]]. It usually manifests in her simply ''[[AchievementsInIgnorance forgetting]]'' [[AchievementsInIgnorance she's incapable of something]]... and then suffering the consequences when she remembers. |
| 705 | * CuteClumsyGirl: For a flying animal, she has a bad habit of falling painfully to the ground, usually as a result of realizing she's breaking the laws of gravity. |
| 706 | * CuteLittleFangs: Part of the overall design in producing a 'harmless villain' bat. |
| 707 | * FeatherFingers: She uses her wingtips, not the foreclaws which a real bat employs as makeshift grippers. Her wings even seem to morph into hands and back into wings, depending on what's required by the plot. |
| 708 | * GirlOfTheWeek: She has a crush on Dale, but she does not reappear in the series. She does return in the official (but short-lived) comic revival. |
| 709 | * GravityIsAHarshMistress: She can carry anything while flying as long as nobody points out that it should be impossible for her, at which point she plummets. |
| 710 | * HeelFaceTurn: Though admittedly she was a [[TokenGoodTeammate reluctant heel]] to begin with. |
| 711 | * HoneyTrap: How she's first introduced. Foxglove takes advantage of Dale's attraction to her by flirting quite heavily with him to manipulate him towards Freddie's ends. However Foxglove pretty quickly falls InLoveWithTheMark and pulls a HeelFaceTurn. |
| 712 | * IJustWantToHaveFriends: She's introduced as a very lonely character whose only 'friend' is her manipulative boss. When she meets Dale and the other Rangers, she finally gets some real friends. |
| 713 | * InLoveWithTheMark: Part of what triggered Foxglove's HeelFaceTurn. Even though she wasn't a bad person to begin with, she was nonetheless playing the role of a HoneyTrap to manipulate Dale. However her attraction and feelings ''were'' genuine. |
| 714 | * LoveAtFirstSight: She falls for Dale the moment she sees ''him'' fall, literally, and saves him from becoming a messy divot in the ground. |
| 715 | * MinionWithAnFInEvil: She starts out as one of Winifred's minions, but she barely even gets started before she switches sides. |
| 716 | * RelationshipUpgrade: The Boom! comics heavily imply that Dale and Foxglove are indeed in a relationship. |
| 717 | * SixthRanger: While she never becomes this permanently in the series, she's featured extensively in the Boom! comics (especially the second arc). She's this more often than any other OneShotCharacter in FanFic. |
| 718 | * StalkerWithACrush: She comes on a little too strong to Dale at first. |
| 719 | * StationaryWings: Subverted at the end of "Good Times, Bat Times". She takes a moment to stop flapping in order to fawn over Dale, only to fall. |
| 720 | * SuperStrength: Lampshaded by Dale, who is surprised that a bat could hover while carrying his weight. She promptly realizes he's right and they both plummet to the ground. It becomes clear later in the episode that she does possess this, as seen when she is able to level out a nose-diving Rangerwing by PUSHING it, and when she's able to hover carrying a BRICK, something far heavier than a chipmunk, and then Dale again. Then again, Foxy may be able to carry ''anything'' as long as she isn't told that she can't. By the Boom! series, she's able to successfully carry Chip and Dale ''together'', albeit with some difficulty and only for a short distance. |
| 721 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Her fur is kind of two-tone pink. Also, that tuft of hair between her ears that stands in for a FurryFemaleMane. Plus eyelashes. |
| 722 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Foxglove is a MinionWithAnFInEvil, is a very sweet and kind bat, and was only working for Winifred because she genuinely thought Freddie was her friend. |
| 723 | * YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo: Her interest in saving Dale leads to a classic use of this trope. |
| 724 | [[/folder]] |
| 725 | |
| 726 | [[folder:The Pi-Rats]] |
| 727 | A crew of rodent pirates who alternately befriend and come into conflict with the Rangers. |
| 728 | ---- |
| 729 | * AffablyEvil: They're actually on generally sociable terms with the Rescue Rangers, but the second the sea rats suspect the heroes are coming after their treasure, they get very murderous. |
| 730 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: In their Boom! comics appearance, courtesy of Fat Cat and the ARS. The Rangers immediately realize something is wrong because while they've had their conflicts with the Pi-Rats in the past, it's usually the result of a misunderstanding and the two groups are typically on friendly terms. |
| 731 | * FriendlyPirate: They are pretty nice people, until they think someone is after their treasure. |
| 732 | * APirate400YearsTooLate: The Pi-Rats are rodent "pirates" on a sailship like those who used to roam the Caribbean. However, ''CDRR'' takes place in the late [=20th=] century. That said, if Jolly Roger is to believe, at least some of the Pi-Rats are actually several centuries old. |
| 733 | * ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: {{Justified}} in their first appearance since they're stuck at the bottom of the ocean, and don't ''have'' anything to do except periodically search for their own treasure (which never moves, and they always know right where it is). However even afterwards, they don't really do much in the way of piracy. |
| 734 | * PunchClockVillains: The Pi-Rats aren't truly villainous, and in fact verge on ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything. In fact they're generally friendly with the Rangers, but ''can'' turn nasty if they feel their treasure is threatened. |
| 735 | * RuthlessModernPirates: They completely tie the trope in knots. While they may ''talk'' the part, they actually veer more into ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything. Additionally, while they're operating in the modern era, their design evokes UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfPiracy. |
| 736 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: There is only one female rat in the Pi-Rats. |
| 737 | * TalkLikeAPirate: Especially Jolly Roger, who even refers to the Rangers as "me hearties" in "Chipwrecked Shipmunks". |
| 738 | [[/folder]] |
| 739 | |
| 740 | [[folder:Tammy]] |
| 741 | [[quoteright:186:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2013-09-13_at_4_36_15_pm-w350-h350-w274-h271-w274-h260_9580.png]] |
| 742 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Noelle North |
| 743 | -> '''Dubbed in Latin American Spanish by''': Creator/AraceliDeLeon |
| 744 | |
| 745 | A fan of the Rescue Rangers, especially for Chip. She later becomes a nurse in the Boom! continuation. |
| 746 | ---- |
| 747 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: Tammy doesn't want to take "no" for an answer in her pursuit of Chip, with her ranging from StalkerWithACrush at best, to this at worst. |
| 748 | * AllLoveIsUnrequited: She had a huge crush on Chip, however he doesn't reciprocate. In part because even for their species Tammy is presented as just a kid, and also because her single-mindedness veers between StalkerWithACrush and AbhorrentAdmirer. That said, when Chip finally gets fed up with her pursuit he reacts ''far'' more harshly than she really deserved, leading to one of his biggest {{Jerkass}} moments on the show. |
| 749 | * BarefootCartoonAnimal: Blouse, pants, barefoot. |
| 750 | * BigEater: Not as much as Bink obviously, but she's still extremely gluttonous. |
| 751 | * BrattyTeenageDaughter: She seems to be quite a handful for her mother to cope with. |
| 752 | * FieryRedhead: In order to prove to "Chipper" that she's at least as much Ranger material as Gadget, she takes on Fat Cat with no more company than her toddler sister Bink. |
| 753 | * GirlOfTheWeek: She has a crush on Chip, but she does not reappear in the series. Also downplayed in that her attraction is rather one-sided, and though Chip takes responsibility when she gets herself captured trying to impress him, he doesn't reciprocate. By the time she returns in the Boom! series her interest has been downplayed. |
| 754 | * HumanoidFemaleAnimal: Bipedal, largely clothed, human-like hair. |
| 755 | * ImprobableFoodBudget: It's a wonder that she can not only support her gluttonous self, but also her sister who eats 100 times her body weight for '''breakfast'''! |
| 756 | * LoveAtFirstSight: Tammy [[PrecociousCrush falls for Chip]] the moment she sees him. |
| 757 | * MadLove: Tammy falls head over heels for Chip to the point where she endangers the other Rangers, her sister, and herself. |
| 758 | * PrecociousCrush: She has one on Chip, often verging into outright StalkerWithACrush. |
| 759 | * SixthRanger: She often becomes one in fanfic, but not quite as often as Foxglove. |
| 760 | * SmittenTeenageGirl: Played for laughs. Chip is ''extremely'' uncomfortable with this. |
| 761 | * StalkerWithACrush: Her attraction to Chip often verges on this, as she continually ends up interfering with the case during her pursuit of Chip. |
| 762 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Tammy possesses a feminine figure with a narrow waist, a FurryFemaleMane, and eyelashes. Although her default outfit is a bit more tomboyish, the colors are still more traditionally feminine. |
| 763 | * ThroughAFaceFullOfFur: Though her fur is quite dark, you can still see her blush after Chip caught her. |
| 764 | * UnknownRival: Tammy views Gadget as TheRival for Chip's affections. Gadget herself doesn't even notice this. |
| 765 | [[/folder]] |
| 766 | |
| 767 | !!One-shot characters |
| 768 | |
| 769 | Characters who appeared only once in the animated series |
| 770 | |
| 771 | [[folder:Bink]] |
| 772 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Noelle North |
| 773 | |
| 774 | * BigEater: The epitome of this trope! She's only a toddler, but she eats all the time. She eats a whole apple (which is like 3 times bigger than herself) in one bite and she's still hungry, then she's shown eating a lot throughout the episode after that. It's even implied that she frequently eats up to '''100 times''' her own weight for ''breakfast''. And she doesn't hesitate to steal food off people's plates. Her appetite is insatiable, she ''cannot'' be full, she's not as much a glutton as she's just a slave to her bottomless appetite. She eats than the whole '''Goku''' family combined! |
| 775 | * DeliberatelyCuteChild: Yep, in her case it's to get food. |
| 776 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: One of her first scenes has her stuffing her face and demanding more food! |
| 777 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: She's a toddler, so eyelashes and a dress will have to do. |
| 778 | [[/folder]] |
| 779 | |
| 780 | [[folder: Desiree D'Allure]] |
| 781 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Sindy [=McKay=] |
| 782 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/desiree.jpg]] |
| 783 | |
| 784 | Monterey's former fiancee and love interest, who's really a criminal gang leader. |
| 785 | ---- |
| 786 | * BarefootCartoonAnimal: Beret, turtleneck, and pencil skirt. But no shoes. |
| 787 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: She looks pretty, but she is rotten to the core. |
| 788 | * DistractedByTheSexy: She has Monty wrapped around her little finger when she returned, allowing her to take advantage of him to facilitate her crimes. |
| 789 | * EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench: Desiree is a French mouse with an ImpossibleHourglassFigure, and easily makes use of her appearance to distract Monterey. |
| 790 | * EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: She doesn't ''speak'' French (expect few words), but she has the accent to invoke the trope, and is able to use her charms to easily distract Monty from her real purpose. |
| 791 | * FauxAffablyEvil: Desiree D’Allure pretends to be a caring and sensitive French mouse. But, in reality, she turns out to be manipulative and sneaky. |
| 792 | * FemmeFatale: She uses Monterey to her criminal deeds, and when she doesn't need him anymore she has him tied to a log due to be run through a sawmill. |
| 793 | * FrenchJerk: She's French and is a pretty terrible person. |
| 794 | * FurIsSkin: Much like Gadget and Lahwhinie, Desiree's fur is uniform in color without obvious countershading, and is also lighter in color in general. |
| 795 | * FurryFemaleMane: She has hair worn in a short, shoulder-length bob. |
| 796 | * HumanoidFemaleAnimal: She's bipedal, she has a FurryFemaleMane, her FurIsSkin, she's a BarefootCartoonAnimal, and she has prominent feminine curves. |
| 797 | * ImpossibleHourglassFigure: As shown in the image, Desiree's figure is quite exaggerated, especially compared to Gadget's. |
| 798 | * InSeriesNickname: Monty calls her Dez and she calls him Monzy. |
| 799 | * ManipulativeBitch: Desiree easily manipulates Monterey to suit her purposes, even bringing him into conflict with the other Rangers, until she finally reveals her true colors and coldly leaves him to die. |
| 800 | * NoblewomansLaugh: She laughs like this when she gets away. |
| 801 | * NoHonorAmongThieves: Desiree plays this straight with her gang. In the end, she completely [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere abandons them]] to save herself. |
| 802 | * NonMammalMammaries: Non-Human Mammal example. Her figure is drawn with curves suggesting hips and breasts. |
| 803 | * PunnyName: Desiree D'Allure means desired lure. |
| 804 | * SexySlitDress: Desiree's skirt has a sky-high slit up the thigh, which frequently shows off her legs. |
| 805 | * SignatureScent: Desiree has a very distinct perfume. Monty was able to recognize it with a single whiff. |
| 806 | * SmellsSexy: Her distinct perfume has nearly the same effect on Monty as a cheese attack. |
| 807 | * TakeThatKiss: After revealing to Monty how she manipulated him, and telling him he is too "honest" for her to ask him to join her gang, she gives him one final mocking kiss on the cheek, before wishing him goodbye and leaving him for dead. |
| 808 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: ImpossibleHourglassFigure. FurryFemaleMane. Eyeshade. Lipstick. Magenta turtleneck with a visible pair of breasts underneath. Slitted skirt. [[SmellsSexy Perfume]]. |
| 809 | * WeCanRuleTogether: Subverted; she says that she would normally ask Monty to join her gang, except he has always had one problem: he is too "honest". |
| 810 | * YouDirtyRat: PlayedStraight. She's a rat and a thieving gangster who toys with Monty's emotions. |
| 811 | [[/folder]] |
| 812 | |
| 813 | [[folder: DTZ]] |
| 814 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Jim Cummings |
| 815 | ->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Jean-Claude Donda |
| 816 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_2646.png]] |
| 817 | [[caption-width-right:350:Dtz in his normal form]] |
| 818 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2016_06_02_20h05m34s914.png]] |
| 819 | [[caption-width-right:350:Dtz's Dragon Form]] |
| 820 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vlcsnap_2016_06_02_20h08m36s468.png]] |
| 821 | [[caption-width-right:350:Opening Credits]][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/forms.png]] |
| 822 | [[caption-width-right:350:Dtz's various forms from left to right (Rabbit, Chair, Slime, Spring)]] |
| 823 | |
| 824 | A Shapeshifting Alien who gets into Mischief. |
| 825 | ---- |
| 826 | * {{Doppelganger}}: One of Dtz's characteristic is his ability to shapeshift into exact copies of another being. As demonstrated when he becomes Dale. |
| 827 | * OneShotCharacter: Dtz is only featured in this episode only but, appears in the opening credits |
| 828 | * ShapeshifterBaggage: Dtz's shapeshifting ability to turn himself into anyone, anything, and any size is shown throughout the episode as early as the first few opening scene. Where Dtz is shown as a rabbit. Then when Dtz encounters Dale he disguise himself as a chair which still shows him with his ear fins, after being confronted by Dale he becomes slime in order to escape Dale after which when that fails Dtz attempts to flee but the pulling from Dale on Dtz's tail forces Dtz to turn into a spring which still has Dtz having his head at the top of the spring and his tail attached to the spring. Which in turn Dtz shapeshifts into a Dragon form that is ten times bigger than Dale. In all his forms Dtz maintains his default alien color scheme of Yellow, Red, Orange and Biege. |
| 829 | [[/folder]] |
| 830 | |
| 831 | [[folder:Lahwhinie[=/=]Lawhinie[=/=]Louwhiney]] |
| 832 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lahwhinie_face-w350-h350_9539.jpg]] |
| 833 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Deborah Walley |
| 834 | |
| 835 | A nefarious Hawaiian mouse who looks exactly like Gadget. She's due to become queen of her tribe, but must complete three difficult — and dangerous — challenges to do so. |
| 836 | ---- |
| 837 | * EightiesHair: Naturally, she has the same hair as Gadget. |
| 838 | * AllThereInTheManual: The official press kit supplied the fans with information such as one possible official spelling of Lahwhinie's name ([[{{Pun}} namely]] Lahwhinie). The official press kit was not even intended for the public. |
| 839 | * AccidentalMisnaming: While pretending be Gadget, she constantly misnames Chip, calling him "Chop", "Chirp", and "Chap". |
| 840 | * AppeaseTheVolcanoGod: Part of how Lahwhinie is able to con her village: She figured out that the volcano is actually just a prop for the local human resort, and is able to manipulate the valve which controls it to make it look like she's blessed by the gods. |
| 841 | * BarefootCartoonAnimal: A Hawaiian-style wrap and no footgear. |
| 842 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: She uses her resemblance to Gadget to trick the Rescue Rangers into thinking she ''is'' Gadget. Beyond that, she acts much sweeter than she actually is as part of the deception, and when the switch is revealed she gets downright ''nasty''. |
| 843 | * {{Blackmail}}: She traps the other Rangers inside the fake volcano which she controls, and kidnaps Zipper to force Gadget into completing the final and most dangerous trial for her or else. |
| 844 | * BuffySpeak: She describes her tools with this, leading to the other Rangers correcting her. And somehow it ''still'' doesn't tip them off that's something's wrong (though in Chip and Dale's cases she liberally applies DistractedByTheSexy to keep them off-balance). |
| 845 | * DecoyDamsel: Part of how she operates is to portray herself as innocent and in need of aid. It's how she ropes Gadget into helping her originally. |
| 846 | * DistractedByTheSexy: Combined with FakeOutMakeOut, this is how she manages to keep Chip and Dale from questioning her too closely and spoiling her charade. |
| 847 | * FakeOutMakeOut: She distracts Chip and Dale a couple times this way, to keep from answering awkward questions. |
| 848 | * FemmeFatale: She has no problems using [[DistractedByTheSexy a little sex appeal]] and [[FakeOutMakeOut outright making advances on Chip and Dale]] to achieve her goals. |
| 849 | * GodGuise: A variation: She doesn't claim ''herself'' to be a goddess, but she does manipulate a gas-powered volcano that's part of the local human resort to make it appear she has the ''blessings'' of one. |
| 850 | %%* GoodEyesEvilEyes |
| 851 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Exploited. Lahwhinie uses her resemblence to Gadget — including her blonde hair — to manipulate the Rangers to her ends. |
| 852 | * HoistByTheirOwnPetard: After her true colors are revealed, Lahwhinie tries to use the volcano to extort her people to make her queen ''anyway'' by turning it up to full power. Gadget, however has stuffed it full of marshmallows, which explode out and bury Lahwhinie, humiliating her. |
| 853 | * HugeGuyTinyGirl: Her boyfriend Shake'a'bake'a is several times her size. |
| 854 | * HumanoidFemaleAnimal: Say it with us: bipedal, largely clothed, human-like hair. |
| 855 | * IBrokeANail: In her very first scene she gripes about this when she shuts off the mechanical volcano. She's also ''considerably'' more vain than Gadget. |
| 856 | * IdenticalStranger: She looks almost identical to Gadget, though it takes considerable DistractedByTheSexy to cover up her radically different voice and personality. How ''Monty'' was fooled is another matter. |
| 857 | * InconsistentSpelling: Apparently it's AllThereInTheManual somewhere (said manual being extremely hard to come by), but no one is 100% sure just how her name is really supposed to be spelled. The Writer's Bible spells it "Lahwhinie", the DVD subtitles spell it "Lawhinie" which is just how most people spell it, and some closed-captions during TV airings spell it "Louwhiney". That's three practically official sources which contradict each other. No wonder every other Rangerphile has come up with yet another spelling. The German synchro actually managed to give her a new name that is just as unspellable. |
| 858 | * InkSuitActor: Her voice actress, Deborah Walley, pretty much redid her role as Gidget from ''Gidget Goes Hawaiian''. |
| 859 | * {{Jerkass}}: Gadget is sweet-natured and compassionate. Lahwhinie is very much ''not'', being a selfish ManipulativeBitch. She outright takes advantage of Gadget's desire to help others to facilitate the switch, and has no qualms toying with Chip and Dale's attraction to {{distract|edByTheSexy}} them from her real identity. |
| 860 | * LightIsNotGood: She has the same light coloring and blonde hair as Gadget. However while Gadget is HairOfGoldHeartOfGold, Lahwhinie is selfish, conniving, and manipulative. |
| 861 | * LoopholeAbuse: She tries to pull this on her tribe using ExactWords. They only tell her she has to ''survive'' the challenges, and she decides there AintNoRule against getting a doppelgänger to do it for her. |
| 862 | * ManipulativeBitch: She's perfectly content to take advantage of anyone if it gets her what she wants, and is not at all a pleasant person. She manipulates Gadget into doing her trials for her by preying on her readiness to help others, and toys with Chip and Dale's attraction to keep them from exposing her. |
| 863 | * MeaningfulName: Regardless of how you spell it, her name is a play on "the whiney" and she tends to do an awful lot of whining. |
| 864 | * MyNaymeIs: Go ahead, try to spell her name correctly. |
| 865 | * NoMatterHowMuchIBeg: Lahwhinie knew Gadget would try to escape when the dangerous challenges started, so she tells Shaka Baka that she's scared and might chicken out, but wants him to make sure she goes through with it. |
| 866 | * OneShotCharacter: She appears in one episode only. |
| 867 | * TheScottishTrope: The spelling of her name sometimes leads to this. |
| 868 | * ShowSomeLeg: One of Lahwhinie's go-to methods of manipulating others to do her bidding, or distract them from asking awkward questions. It works ''extremely'' well on Chip, who at one point is reduced to literally ''floating'' with a dazed smile on his face while Monty keeps pushing him back to the ground. |
| 869 | * TakeAThirdOption: Lawhinie's solution to the three deadly challenges is to [[DungeonBypass not do them]], and she tricks Gadget into taking her place; when the village chief finds out, he considers Lahwhinie's solution and her attempt at LoopholeAbuse -- the requirement was for her to survive the challenges, but not to be present during them -- as [[NoFairCheating cheating]]. |
| 870 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: As Gadget's IdenticalStranger she has all the same as Gadget herself, with a flower in her hair as a regular part of the character model. |
| 871 | * TwinSwitch: She tricks Gadget into switching places with her so she wouldn't have to be put through the ceremonial tests that would qualify her to be queen of a Hawaiian tribe, reasoning through LoopholeAbuse that it only says she had to ''survive''. |
| 872 | [[/folder]] |
| 873 | |
| 874 | [[folder:Sparky]] |
| 875 | [[quoteright:157:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2013-09-13_at_4_39_25_pm-w350-h350-w274-h271-w274-h260_9324.png]] |
| 876 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Danny Gans |
| 877 | ->'''Dubbed in French by:''' Luq Hamet |
| 878 | |
| 879 | * AbsentMindedProfessor: Played with a bit, since he's an absent-minded ''test subject.'' However, he seems to have picked up a lot of electrical engineering in the course of his work, and certainly he considers himself a scientist of a sort. |
| 880 | * AmusingInjury: He's suffered so many shocks that [[RuleOfFunny he's a living capacitor.]] |
| 881 | * BerserkButton: When he found out Nimnul was using science for evil purposes, he was pretty ticked off. |
| 882 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: By Professor Nimnul, who uses him to rob banks. When in this mode, he will attack whoever is threatening to interfere with Nimnul's schemes. |
| 883 | * BrokenPedestal: He genuinely respected Nimnul, and refused to believe the Rangers when told he was evil. He's appropriately enraged when he learns the truth. |
| 884 | * CloudCuckooLander: Pretty bad. It seems to have eased up once he stopped receiving daily electroshock. |
| 885 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Yellow-haired and (when sane) an honest, decent guy. |
| 886 | * InnocentBlueEyes: He's a basically good guy and has blue eyes. |
| 887 | * IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: While he's under Nimnul's influence and about to kill Chip and Dale by electrocuting them, they appeal to his affection for Gadget, asking him what ''she'd'' think of what he was doing. It works (although he still drops the wires he was using on himself for an AmusingInjury). |
| 888 | * LabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine: He wears a rat-sized lab coat with the collar turned up (and [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal nothing else]]). |
| 889 | * NiceGuy: He helps the Rangers out in his first appearance without being asked and without expecting any reward, seems completely oblivious to Chip and Dale's hostility towards him where Gadget is concerned. |
| 890 | * ObliviousToLove: He may be this even ''more'' than Gadget, and largely misses out on the fact she's attracted to him. |
| 891 | * OneShotCharacter: He appears in one episode only. |
| 892 | * PutOnABus: At the end of his episode, he and Buzz (a guinea pig who'd also been used by Nimnul) leave to go work at MIT. Gadget was sad. Chip and Dale were relieved. (Sparky had, without any real effort, drawn Gadget's attention.) |
| 893 | * ShockAndAwe: Suffers from pent-up static discharges. Pretty resilient when it comes to touching bare wiring, too. While BrainwashedAndCrazy, he can and does use this as a weapon against his enemies. |
| 894 | * ShoutOut: Sparky is based on Dr. Emmett L. Brown from ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''. |
| 895 | * SpearCounterpart: To Gadget, in a lot of ways. Both are CloudCuckooLander {{Absent Minded Professor}}s who are ObliviousToLove. However while Gadget is this as a result of simply being Gadget, in Sparky's case it owes a lot to the amount of voltage he's absorbed. |
| 896 | * SheepInSheepsClothing: Sparky is very suspicious to the Rangers(Especially a [[GreenEyedMonster jealous Chip and Dale]]) as the lab he works in belongs to Professor Nimnul and he defends him from the Rangers. So he's in on Nimnul's plot right? Nope! Turns out he was brainwashed the whole time and as soon as he gets proof Nimnul is evil, he quickly turns on him. |
| 897 | * StevenUlyssesPerhero: Sparky is a walking, talking capacitor, he gives you XRaySparks when you shake hands without proper insulation. Also, his hands have different polarities, and he can create sparks between his index fingers. |
| 898 | * XRaySparks: His skeleton shows up now and then when he's zapped. |
| 899 | * YouDirtyRat: Averted. Although, yes, he is a rat, he is sweet, kind, moral and completely innocent of any complicity in what Nimnul uses him for. |
| 900 | [[/folder]] |
| 901 | |
| 902 | [[folder:Flash the Wonder Dog]] |
| 903 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RobPaulsen |
| 904 | |
| 905 | The star of a popular television show who plays a crime-fighting supehero dog. He is eventually framed by a jealous Fat Cat, [[ClearTheirName forcing the Rangers to help prove his innocence]]. |
| 906 | |
| 907 | * BecomingTheMask: Initially he only plays a popular television hero. When Fat Cat threatens to harm his TV co-star, he ends up becoming a hero for real. |
| 908 | * BrokenPedestal: He becomes one to Dale after Dale discovers he isn't isn't really an action hero, and ironically enough actually gets scared pretty easily. He later becomes a RebuiltPedestal when he ultimately overcomes his fears and saves Conrad Cockatoo from Fat Cat. |
| 909 | * CowardlyLion: While he's deathly afraid of heights and gets easily frightened, when Fat Cat tries to hurt a friend of his he snaps and drops his cowardice, tackling the criminal. |
| 910 | * FrameUp: Fat Cat captures him and frames him for a crime spree. |
| 911 | * HeroicDog: He plays one on TV. Eventually he becomes one for real by the end of his episode, to the point that Chip considers him an honorary Rescue Ranger. |
| 912 | * IronyAsSheIsCast: In-universe, he plays a heroic crime-fighting dog, but he's actually quite cowardly, with most of the action his character does in the show being filmed by a stunt dog. |
| 913 | * NiceGuy: While he may not (initially) be as much of an action hero as his TV persona, he's still shown to get along with his co-workers well, and when he learns of Dale's disappointment in him, he feels terrible and wishes he could make it up to him. He also forgives his producers for turning against him when they fell for Fat Cat's frame job. |
| 914 | * TookALevelInBadass: He spends most of the episode he appears in scared for his life and being chased by his former fans. After Fat Cat takes his co-star hostage and threatens to kill him, he saves his co-star and exposes Fat Cat's crimes. |
| 915 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: His most crippling fear is of heights. He eventually overcomes it. |
| 916 | [[/folder]] |
| 917 | |
| 918 | !!Boom! Comics |
| 919 | |
| 920 | Characters who appeared only in the Boom! Comics continuation. |
| 921 | |
| 922 | [[folder:Danger Rangers]] |
| 923 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dangerrangers.PNG]] |
| 924 | [[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from top right: Glitch, Digger, Scratch and Sniff, Orgo]] |
| 925 | |
| 926 | A band of {{Evil Counterpart}}s to the Rescue Rangers, led by a mouse named Glitch. |
| 927 | ---- |
| 928 | * AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Glitch's view of Gadget. Part of her scheme for revenge involves humilating her and the Rangers to prove that ''she'' is the smarter one. |
| 929 | * ArcVillain: Glitch is the main villain of the second arc, having assembled the Danger Rangers for no other reason than to fulfill her vendetta against Gadget. |
| 930 | * TheBigGuy: Orgo is the biggest and strongest of the Danger Rangers, serving as the EvilCounterpart to Monterey. |
| 931 | * CulturedWarrior: Orgo is quite eloquent and erudite, which contrasts him even more with Monterey and his heavy faux-Australian slang. |
| 932 | * TheDragon: Orgo serves as Glitch's second in command, with Scratch, Sniff, and Digger largely being hired muscle. While he's as much a PsychoForHire as the others, he's the only one who seems to show a hint of genuine consideration for Glitch's own feelings about what she's doing. |
| 933 | * EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Glitch's coloration evokes this trope; her FurryFemaleMane is black or dark brown, and her fur is a pale gray. |
| 934 | * EvilCannotComprehendGood: Glitch and her team seriously underestimate and fail to account for just how important ThePowerOfFriendship is to the Rangers, ultimately culimating in their defeat when Chip offers himself up as a distraction despite ''barely being able to stand'' so Foxglove can free the rest of them. |
| 935 | * EvilCounterpart: The team is this to the Rescue Rangers as a whole, however each also serves as a direct counterpart to one in particular: |
| 936 | ** Glitch is TheLeader, however as the team's GadgeteerGenius she's mainly the counterpart for Gadget. Additionally, it's Glitch's resentment of Gadget that leads her to form the team in the first place. |
| 937 | ** Scratch and Sniff are two rats, who largely serve this role to Chip and Dale. However rather than TheLeader and TheLancer, they're mainly just muscle. |
| 938 | ** Orgo is TheBigGuy, and the counterpart to Monterey. |
| 939 | ** Digger is a beetle, and is this to Zipper. |
| 940 | * ExitPursuedByABear: Or in this case, an owl; the Danger Rangers decide to abandon Glitch to her fate, and are smugly trying to slip out when Zipper pops in leading the very angry, and ''hungry'', owl they almost fed the Rangers themselves too. |
| 941 | * FurIsSkin: Typical of female mice, Glitch lacks the sort of countershading we see on Chip, Dale, and Monterey, and her fur is noticeably lighter in color. |
| 942 | * FullyDressedCartoonAnimal: As opposed to Gadget, who doesn't wear shoes. |
| 943 | * FurryFemaleMane: Glitch has short and messy black hair in addition to her fur. |
| 944 | * GadgeteerGenius: Glitch isn't on Gadget's level, but she's nonetheless a very intelligent and inventive mouse. |
| 945 | * GangsterLand: Scratch and Sniff wear suits with a fedora and bowler hat to evoke this trope. |
| 946 | * {{Goth}}: Glitch's design evokes this: EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette with a choppy, assymetrical short FurryFemaleMane, multiple piercings in one ear, black and red as her main colors, big chunky boots, an metal belt and cuff on her tail. |
| 947 | * HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: All of the Danger Rangers except for Glitch |
| 948 | * HumanoidFemaleAnimal: Glitch is bipedal, sports a black or dark brown FurryFemaleMane, and is a FullyDressedCartoonAnimal. |
| 949 | * IJustWantToHaveFriends: Glitch's motivation for putting together the Danger Rangers and destroying the Rescue Rangers? When she and Gadget were children, Glitch didn't have the same kind of support that Gadget had. When Gadget apologizes for not helping Glitch out back then, Glitch instantly breaks down and asks Gadget to like her. |
| 950 | * {{Jerkass}}: An entire ''team'' of them. The Danger Rangers have no real loyalty to Glitch, and are OnlyInItForTheMoney, and delight in using the cruelest methods available to take the Rescue Rangers down. They're also ''[[SmugSnake damn smug]]'' about it, too. This is ''especially'' the case for Scratch and Sniff. |
| 951 | * MesACrowd: Digger has a ''bunch'' of duplicates, which he uses for spying duties, as well as in a TotemPoleTrench to set the rangers up for the ambush at the Order of the Quill. It's unclear whether they're clones, multiple beetles who just happen to look the same, or part of his extended family. |
| 952 | * NonActionBigBad: While Glitch is the leader of the Danger Rangers, she prefers to sit back and allow the rest of the team and her tech to fight for her. This further contrasts her against Gadget, who is usually right alongside the guys, and is someone you really, ''really'' don't want to [[BewareTheNiceOnes push into]] [[ActionGirl fighting back]]. |
| 953 | * TheOneWhoWearsShoes: Glitch is the first straight example of this in the whole franchise. While some characters wore shoes for special occasions — tap-dancing penguins need shoes, after all — no other animal in the series wears shoes as part of their regular outfit. |
| 954 | * OnlyInItForTheMoney: The Danger Rangers only follow Glitch because they're being paid. Though they're also very much enjoying taking down the Rescue Rangers. But once it's clear their check is gone, they're more than happy to abandon Glitch and go their own way. |
| 955 | * PsychoForHire: Although the Danger Rangers are only following Glitch because they're being paid, that doesn't stop them from very much enjoying taking out the Rangers. This is especially the case for Scratch and Sniff. |
| 956 | * ThePsychoRangers: The Danger Rangers were essentially this to the Rescue Rangers. Glitch, fueled by her envy and hatred of Gadget, put the group together to take the Rangers down and prove she was better than Gadget. |
| 957 | * PunnyName: Scratch and Sniff, taken together, for... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin scratch 'n' sniff]]. |
| 958 | * RedemptionRejection: As a result of the comic's abrupt cancellation, Glitch runs away rather than accepting Gadget's olive branch to take her on as an apprentice, and it's never revealed whether should would have completed a HeelFaceTurn or not. |
| 959 | * ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Orgo is a bad-tempered and rather sadistict turtle. |
| 960 | * TheResenter: Glitch is deeply envious of the support system Gadget had as a child, and this resentmentment festered and drove her desire for revenge. |
| 961 | * SmugSnake: They don't even bother hiding what they're doing from the Rangers, delighting in the fact that there's nothing they can even do about it. And when they abandon Glitch in the finale, they're practically laughing as they walk off. At least until Zipper turns up with the owl... |
| 962 | * StalkerShrine: Glitch maintains one for Gadget as part of her obsession. |
| 963 | * StalkerWithACrush: [[spoiler:In #8 Glitch ''really'' wants Gadget to like her and has even built a shrine to her.]] |
| 964 | * TeamPet: Digger shows intelligence, but not real ''sentience''. And while Zipper is TheUnintelligible, he at least speaks. Digger never says a word. |
| 965 | * TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Glitch has a female shape like Gadget, a FurryFemaleMane, and eyelashes. |
| 966 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Glitch isn't actually a ''bad'' person, as opposed to the [[PsychoForHire Psychos For Hire]] that make up the rest of the team. She's just lonely, angry, and a little misguided. She begins to break and have second thoughts when Gadget apologizes for not being there for her almost as soon as she remembered ''who'' Glitch is, and almost doesn't go through with things until the rest of her team learns she "captured" Gadget, forcing her hand. |
| 967 | * UnknownRival: Gadget doesn't even remember Glitch at first, so is confused just why she has a vendetta against her. |
| 968 | * VillainExitStageLeft: Glitch's hired thugs try to pull one once the Rangers have beaten them; as they're only in it for the money, they're more than happy to abandon her to her fate to save their own skins. Cue Zipper arriving with an ''owl''. |
| 969 | * WorthyOpponent: Orgo honestly admits to admiring Monty's devotion and friendship for Zipper during the lawnmower attack. In fact while he's not a nice guy by any means, he's the only one (other than Glitch) who isn't a ''complete'' sociopath. |
| 970 | [[/folder]] |
| 971 | |
| 972 | [[folder:Eaglewood]] |
| 973 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/eaglewood.PNG]] |
| 974 | |
| 975 | An older bat living in Brazil. He's Foxglove's father. |
| 976 | ---- |
| 977 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: He is brainwashed by the ARS to attack humans, leading to his apparent demise. |
| 978 | * CloudCuckooLander: He's a little bit addled, and Foxglove notes he had a [[SoUnfunnyItsFunny bad sense of humor]]. |
| 979 | * NeverFoundTheBody: Eaglewood never returned to his roost after attacking a human under the influence of the ARS, but his body was never recovered, either. His ultimate fate was never revealed [[AbortedArc due to the series' cancellation]]. |
| 980 | * RedEyesTakeWarning: His eyes turn red when under the influence of the ARS. |
| 981 | * SoUnfunnyItsFunny: Foxglove notes in issue 7 that Eaglewood was prone to horrible "dad jokes," and he especially loved hearing about Dale because they have similar senses of humor. |
| 982 | * StrangeMindsThinkAlike: He had a similar sense of humor to Dale, and particularly enjoyed hearing Foxglove tell stories about him. |
| 983 | [[/folder]] |
| 984 | |
| 985 | [[folder:Professor Foo Foo]] |
| 986 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/foofoo.PNG]] |
| 987 | |
| 988 | A rabbit inventor who was once an associate of Gadget's father, and helped develop the ARS. |
| 989 | ---- |
| 990 | * DirtyCoward: He's an ''extremely'' timid and nervous rabbit, and sold out to Fat Cat for no other reason than to save his own neck after Fat Cat caught him robbing the gamblers at his casino. |
| 991 | * EvilGenius: Not evil ''per se'', but he ''is'' a greedy and selfish person who uses his knowledge for his own gain. Gadget outright tells him her father warned her about him for that reason. |
| 992 | * ForcedIntoEvil: The only reason he's helping Fat Cat with the ARS is because he was dumb enough to try robbing his casino patrons, and Fat Cat would kill him otherwise. |
| 993 | * HeelFaceTurn: ...Ish. He was never really ''evil'' and Fat Cat was essentially [[ForcedIntoEvil extorting him for control of the ARS]], but Gadget's TheReasonYouSuckSpeech suggests he had been crooked for some time. However at the very least he regretted his part in Fat Cat's plan and was greatly relieved when the Rangers arrived to put an end to it. |
| 994 | * GadgeteerGenius: He's an inventor who helped Geegaw develop the ARS. He also developed other devices such as a hand-held teleporter. |
| 995 | * MadScientist: Less mad than Nimnul, but he's still a scientist and inventor who uses his creations for a bit of petty thievery, which apparently goes back at ''least'' to the days he was working with Geegaw. |
| 996 | * MinionWithAnFInEvil: He's not ''evil'', but is still a crook. Otherwise he's a shy, timid rabbit inventor, who made the ''really'' stupid mistake of trying to rob Fat Cat's patrons and was essentially blackmailed into providing him with technology to save his own skin. |
| 997 | * NerdGlasses: Foo Foo wears a pair of spectacles as part of his MadScientist skin pack. |
| 998 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: On the receiving end of one from Gadget, who chews him out over his greedy, self-serving nature. |
| 999 | -->'''Gadget''': Professor Foo Foo... I... I know I've ''heard'' of you. That's right. Dad mentioned you! When he did it would always come with a ''warning''. What was it? That's right, it was ...it was, "Be careful of how even ''genius'' can fall to ''vice''." |
| 1000 | * ShoutOut: His name, and the fact he's a ''rabbit'', is a reference to the children's song ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Bunny_Foo_Foo Little Bunny Foo Foo]]''. |
| 1001 | * SmartPeopleWearGlasses: He's a scientist and inventor, with the glasses as part of the package. |
| 1002 | * TeleportSpam: He invents a teleporter and uses it to rob Fat Cat's casino. |
| 1003 | * TooDumbToLive: He decided it was a bright idea to steal from ''Fat Cat''. The only reason he got out of it in one piece was because he had something better to offer than his furry hide. |
| 1004 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: He was once a friend and associate of Gadget's father, and helped him develop the ARS. Something (likely the fact he was ultimately a crook who used science for his own gain) happened to sour the relationship, because Geegaw would always warn Gadget about him. |
| 1005 | [[/folder]] |
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