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20	->''"That walrus saved my life. Maybe I misjudged the toothy guy."''
21	-->-- '''Aardvark''', ''WesternAnimation/PinkPantherAndPals'', "Ant-Arctic"
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23	Walruses don't seem to have a clear-cut [[AnimalStereotypes stereotype]] of their own. While it's usually agreed that walrus characters should be big, fat, and lazy, their moral standing tends to vary. While some works [[WilyWalrus portray walruses as villains]], this page is for walruses who are depicted more positively.
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25	There are quite a few reasons why they are portrayed this way. Most notably, their big, blubbery appearance with their sleepy eyes seem to indicate BigFun or {{Gentle Giant}}s, in the same vein as [[HuggyHuggyHippos hippos]], [[GenialGiraffe giraffes]] and [[BearyFriendly bears]]. It helps that RealLife walruses are ''far'' less dangerous to humans than those other animals are, preferring to slip away rather than attack when threatened.[[note]]However, people being killed by walruses who become aggressive is not unknown, after all adults are tremendously heavy and can throw their weight around if they so choose, so most animal experts advise that they should be kept at a distance[[/note]]
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27	Another factor in their portrayal as heroes may have something to do with the fact that they are related to seals, which are almost universally loved due to their cuteness and playfulness. Walruses may be seen in a similar way, albeit more placid and less energetic.
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29	In works that do not aim for realism, Warm-Hearted Walruses tend to differ in physical appearance from real ones. For one thing, they may be portrayed as smaller and softer-looking, with much smoother skin. Their most notable features, the tusks, are much smaller and rounded than they would be in real life. Instead of a walrus' dull pinkish-brown skin, a friendly walrus is given a [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife brighter, more lively color like blue or purple]].
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31	May overlap with SluggishSeal. Compare SweetSeal, PlayfulOtter, and HuggyHuggyHippos. Contrast WilyWalrus. Unrelated to TheWalrusWasPaul.
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34	!!Examples:
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38	[[folder:Advertising]]
39	* [[https://youtu.be/EWHRQQiGqoc This commercial for Heinz Baked Beans]] (animated by Creator/EricGoldberg) features an absolutely adorable family of walruses, with a young walrus named Walter and his mother visiting Walter's grandpa in his lighthouse. Interestingly, only the grandpa walrus has tusks, with Walter and the mother lacking them. This is accurate for Walter, as walruses are born without tusks, but not for the mother, because [[SomewhereAMammalogistIsCrying adult female walruses have tusks too]].
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42	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
43	* In both ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' and [[Anime/DigimonAdventure2020 its reboot]], the perpetually kind and supportive [[SweetSeal Gomamon]] digivolves into the walrus-like Ikkakumon and [[BeastMan Zudomon]] without any changes to his personality. ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'' completes the evolution line with Vikemon, who combines Ikkakumon's features with Zudomon's humanoid build to create a very fluffy walrus-man.
44	* Played with in ''Anime/OddTaxi''. The main character is a walrus, but he is mostly emotionless and is a big DeadpanSnarker.
45	* Seiuchin/[[DubNameChange Wally Tusket]] in ''Anime/UltimateMuscle'' is Mantarou's best friend, a nice guy all around, and a SmallStepsHero.
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48	[[folder:Comic Books]]
49	* In the Creator/MarvelComics miniseries ''ComicBook/RocketRaccoon'', Rocket lives on a WorldOfFunnyAnimals, and his heroic sidekick is a walrus named Wal Rus.
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52	[[folder:Fan Works]]
53	* In ''FanFic/TheWarcrafter'' the protagonist can assume any druid form, including the aquatic walrus form. On a whim, he decides to tie a beach towel around said forms neck, paint a white "W" on its chest, and go into battle against thugs using nothing more than the fact that he weighs upwards of a ton. The public promptly dubs him Wonder Walrus.
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56	[[folder:Film -- Animated]]
57	* Dash, the walrus from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIReturnToTheSea'' is a kind-hearted simpleton, pretty much the sea mammal version of [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Pumbaa]].
58	* Grandpa Walrus from ''Animation/MotherForALittleMammoth'' is a kind CoolOldGuy who tells the orphaned baby mammoth that he has heard of animals who look like mammoths living in Africa, and offers to send the baby mammoth there on an ice floe. Upon arriving in Africa, the mammoth gets HappilyAdopted by a she-elephant.
59	* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone'', it is the good Merlin, not the evil Madam Mim, who turns into a walrus during the wizard duel.
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62	[[folder:Film -- Live-Action]]
63	* In ''Film/{{Elf}}'', a walrus is among the cutesy animated North Pole animals. He cries when Buddy leaves the North Pole, and has to be comforted by Arctic Puffin.
64	* In ''Film/Tusk2014'', the villain is a lunatic who believes deeply in this trope due to a walrus saving his life once, which coupled with a horrifically traumatic past leads him to believe that walruses are inherently better than humans. This leads him to attempt to surgically transform various unlucky individuals into walruses with [[BodyHorror very questionable results]].
65	* Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3: One of young Rocket's friends is Teefs, a kindly Walrus with near-human intelligence [[SarcasmMode thanks to]] the [[BadPeopleAbuseAnimals High Evolutionary's]] [[BodyHorror horrific experiments]].
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68	[[folder:Literature]]
69	* The children's book ''Literature/{{Walpole}}'' tells the story of the titular walrus, who is very warm-hearted, even turning down the position of leader (initially) because he wants to take care of orphaned walrus pups.
70	* The walrus in "The White Seal" from Rudyard Kipling's ''Literature/TheJungleBook'' is a respected elder across the ocean. While regarded as ugly, though not as much as the Steller's Sea Cow, his wisdom is widely sought and the protagonist seeks his advice to find said reclusive sea cow.
71	* ''Literature/WildCards'': Invoked by Jube the Walrus. An alien masquerading as a joker, Jube uses his resemblance to a walrus to create a lovable and trustworthy personality and ingratiate himself into joker society.
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74	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
75	* The ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' 5th Edition module ''Rime of the Frostmaiden'' has one encounter where the party meets a talking walrus who gives them a magic potion of cold resistance, then leaves. It's very much a BigLippedAlligatorMoment.
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78	[[folder:Toys]]
79	* Wilfred Walrus from the ''Toys/{{Fabuland}}'' line by Toys/{{LEGO}} is a [[FatherNeptune grizzled sea captain]] who gladly gives the other characters a boat ride.
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82	[[folder:Video Games]]
83	* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'''s Wendell is a friendly walrus who loves art, and travels far and wide selling his artwork. When he comes to the player's town, he is so worn out and hungry that he will gladly give you patterns (used to decorate clothes, walls, and other objects) in exchange for some food!
84	* ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'': In the first game, a walrus is among the things that [[BearyFriendly Banjo]] can transform into. This transformation is found in [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Freezeezy Peak]] and is necessary to interact with another walrus named Wozza, who is terrified of bears, and will panic and retreat if Banjo meets him as a bear. But Wozza is lonely, and only wants to be friends with another walrus, so if you meet him in walrus form, he'll invite you into his cave and give you items.
85	* Downplayed in the DLC expansion for ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'' "Seal the Deal", which introduces the walrus captain of the cruise ship Hat Kid gets on. Gruff and grumpy at times, often complaining about the his seal staff's incompetence, he's nonetheless helpful in helping Hat Kid collect Time Pieces (provided that she helps out with carrying out tasks on the ship). [[spoiler:Played straight in his Rift storybook, where he started off as a friendly and optimistic up-and-coming captain, but fell in a deep depression after his mentor died at sea.]]
86	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' introduces the Sand Seals, [[SandIsWater desert-based]] fruit-eating walruses that the [[BedlahBabe Gerudo]] use to pull them across the sands of the Gerudo Desert. The most notable among them is Patricia, a pet Sand Seal belonging to the Gerudo leader Riju who is also a PungeonMaster if translations of her walrus-speak are any indication.
87	* ''VideoGame/AShortHike'' has Bill, a walrus NPC who loves fishing. He acts like a mild-mannered old man, and will gladly teach the player how to fish.
88	* ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves'' has the walrus [=McSweeney=], former BigGuy of Mr. Cooper (Sly's father)'s gang of {{Lovable Rogue}}s. He puts on a [[KnightInSourArmor tough appearance]], but once he realizes who Sly is, he turns into a big old softy.
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91	[[folder:Web Original]]
92	* Zig-zagged with [[WebOriginal/LOLCats Lolrus]], whose personality and appearance vary DependingOnTheWriter. In the original picture, he was portrayed as a lovable [[InformedSpecies elephant seal]] obsessed with his favorite bucket (or as he calls it, "bukkit"). Whether or not a Lolrus picture is of an actual walrus, the character is still usually portrayed as a benevolent creature looking for bukkits. However, there are some pictures that portray him as being more violent, averting this trope.
93	* In ''WebVideo/VinesauceTomodachiLife'', Walrus the walrus is portrayed as an easygoing buddy who loves everyone. While Vinny himself disliked him at first, he warmed up to Walrus later on.
94	* Creator/FilmCow's "The Walrus Song" features a cute little walrus wearing a bow. The poor thing is traumatized when his owner suddenly reveals that [[spoiler:[[TheSecretOfLongPorkPies he's been feeding him walrus meat]].]]
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97	[[folder:Western Animation]]
98	* In ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', the mascot of Funso's Fun Zone, a [[SuckECheeses playhouse/restaurant]] is a big, friendly walrus. Subverted when the Beagle Boys steal the mascot costume and wear it when they kidnap the triplets and Webby. [[spoiler:Then subverted again when it's revealed that the mascot is actually the Phantom Blot, a master criminal working for F.O.W.L., an international terrorist organization.]]
99	* ''WesternAnimation/MiddlemostPost'': Despite never speaking, Russell is a friendly walrus who routinely helps out her owners in delivering mail.
100	* The ''WesternAnimation/MrMagoo'' cartoon "Fuddy Duddy Buddy" has Magoo mistake a walrus from the zoo for his old friend Bottomley and take him out for a game of tennis. When a detective takes the walrus back, Magoo is at first disheartened at the revelation, but then decides that "I don't care if he ''is'' a walrus. I like him!" At the end, Magoo is having dinner with the walrus, while Bottomley has somehow taken the walrus' place in the zoo.
101	* ''WesternAnimation/NoahsIsland'': The Problem Walrus is wise and serves as the Island's counsellor.
102	* ''WesternAnimation/PawPatrol'' has Wally the Walrus, Captain Turbot's LoyalAnimalCompanion.
103	* ''WesternAnimation/PinkPantherAndPals'': In ''Ant-Arctic'', when Aardvark follows Ant to Antarctica, he runs into a walrus ([[MisplacedWildlife yes, in Antarctica]]) who is lonely and wants a friend. The walrus sees Aardvark as a new friend and does all sorts of nice things for him, including playing games, making panckaes, and even writing him a poem. Although the walrus is overbearing, he is genuinely trying to be nice. In the end, the walrus [[BigDamnHeroes saves Aardvark]] from a hungry orca. Aardvark (who has seen the walrus as nothing but an annoyance up to this point) admits that maybe the walrus isn't so bad after all, though he changes back to being annoyed when he realizes that he's now trapped on a small iceberg with the walrus, who is still eagerly trying to be his friend.
104	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' cartoons:
105	** In ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', the president of Mobius is Henry Walrus, a well-respected walrus.
106	** In ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'', Rotor the Walrus is a friendly GadgeteerGenius and a huge help to the heroic Freedom Fighters.
107	** Zig-zagged with Lady Walrus from ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom''. Most of the time, she is [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a bit of a snob, but otherwise a good person]] who is concerned for her baby's safety. She has done some morally ambiguous acts, but never on her own. When she acts more obnoxious than usual, it's mainly because ''all'' the townspeople are.
108	* Chumley the Walrus from ''WesternAnimation/TennesseeTuxedoAndHisTales'' is the stalwart sidekick to the motivated penguin Tennessee. Though he speaks with a SimpletonVoice, he's remarkably competent once he's told what to do, and despite being among the largest characters in the series, he's very much a GentleGiant.
109	* In ''WesternAnimation/WeWishYouAMerryWalrus'', an animated Christmas special based on ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'', the Merry Walrus is kind and generous, and is essentially the FunnyAnimal version of Santa Claus.
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112	[[folder:Real Life]]
113	* Walruses have relatively complicated (and from human perspective, adorable) courtship rituals, including making doe eyes at each other and clapping their flippers. Walruses in captivity have been known to court their human handlers and visitors.
114	* While still powerful animals and should be given space, walruses are probably ''the'' GentleGiant amongst Carnivorans. The only Carnivorans who are larger are elephant seals who can be ''far'' more aggressive and the next smaller of the family are leopard seals and large sea lions which can be ''even worse''. Wild walruses are usually ambivalent towards humans or move away if they get close.
115	* Walrus mothers form intensely close bonds with their babies, to the point that they will often stay close long after reaching adulthood.
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