History Characters / CourageTheCowardlyDogOneSceneCharactersOneShotMinorCharacters

* MisBlamed: Courage goes after him because he thinks he's kidnapped Muriel, but she was just in the bathroom the whole time. The Shadow was just messing with him.

* LiteralMetaphor: He at first mentions he means Star as in a celebrity. [[spoiler:But when Courage suggests becoming the shadow of a ''real'' star, he accepts.]]

* {{Anti Villain}}s: Type IV, they never meant any harm in putting Muriel under mind control, they just wanted to free their brother so badly.

* NiceGuy: A friendly host to his customers, even if he can be pretty creepy.
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: [[spoiler:Courage's over-active imagination makes him think he's a man-eater. But he's not, just a kindly and somewhat creepy cook with a passion for making meat sculptures.]]

* ToServeMan: [[spoiler:This gets subverted. He's not actually a man-eating pig.]]

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:The Tree seems to inflict this on Eustace, by inflating his head like what happened to Muriel.]]

* {{Irony}}: They have a ruler called the Banana-Llama [[spoiler: who turns out to be a monkey playing them so he can eat them.]]

* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:All she really wanted was for someone to listen to her sing. Her 'attack' on the boat could also be seen as merely playing, as she doesn't seem to intentionally cause damage. And once Muriel and Courage have listened to her sing, she tows them back up the river.]]

* MeaningfulName: [[spoiler:She sings the signature song from the opera ''Theatre/{{Carmen}}''.]]

* VocalDissonance: [[spoiler:A big and scary sea monster who also happens to have a beautiful singing voice.]]

* FantasticRacism: Kitty has a violent hatred of dogs. She at first lashes out at Courage, [[spoiler:though she later thanks him for rescuing Bunny]].

* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: While they're the result of something genuinely horrible and upsetting, her prejudice towards dogs and mistreatment of Courage are never portrayed as justified, [[spoiler:and she admits she was wrong at the end of the episode]].

* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler:Almost the case between Courage and Kitty. Courage probably would've been happy to help her if she didn't assume that he was a bad person and attack him unprovoked.]]

* TragicBigot: Kitty hates dogs and repeatedly declares that "dogs are evil" because of Mad Dog's constant abuse of Bunny. [[spoiler:Courage eventually manages to prove her wrong by saving Bunny.]]

* FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: Despite her FreudianExcuse, her prejudice towards dogs and mistreatment of Courage are never portrayed as justified, [[spoiler:and she admits she was wrong at the end of the episode]].

** FreudianExcuseIsNoExcuse: That being said, her prejudice towards dogs and mistreatment of Courage are never portrayed as justified, [[spoiler:and she admits she was wrong at the end of the episode]].

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Well, that's assuming if they really are heterosexual. If one thing's for certain, they're completely loyal companions to each other.

* MalevolentMaskedWoman: For the first half of the episode she's wearing a creepy white mask and robe, and is introduced by assaulting Courage for no apparent reason.

* EvilCounterpart: Inverted. While the Perfectionist Teacher is the manifestation of Courage's self-esteem, the Fish serves as his moral guidance.

* EvilBrit: Subverted. They're not evil, they just want to get their brother back.

A strange banana man who is basically a drug dealer.

* ShoutOut: His speech patterns are based on horror film legend Creator/BorisKarloff.

* NiceGuy: All he wants are friends.

* LanternJawOfJustice: Both have big chins, but especially Lazzo.

* {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s: They're Smurf {{Expy}}s, so naturally they'd be adorable little people.

->'''Voiced by:''' ???

The previous ruler of China who, upon being handed the now empty silkworm box, helps Courage save Muriel. She reclaims the throne upon finding that Courage has successfully completed the journey she sent him on (and consequently killed the Evil Empress.)

* AsianRudeness: Averted entirely. Unlike her nephew, she is a warm, calm, faithful person who assists Courage and saves both Muriel and her kingdom.

[[folder:"You're not Perfect" Nightmare]]

A blue... ''thing'' that appears in the first of Courage's nightmares in "Perfect". It appears to be either a warped bugle or possibly a deformed fetus [[UncannyValley with an equally deformed human face stuck onto it]].

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[[folder:Courage's Parents]]
->'''Voiced by:''' ???

Courage's mother and father, who ended up shot into space by an evil veterinarian when their son was a puppy, which led to Courage being found and adopted by Muriel. They were never seen reuniting with their son, but they do get a chance to get even with the vet who originally sent them into space after Courage defeated him.
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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Courage's mother wears a hat and shoes as her only clothing.
* AdultFear: They were separated from their son when he was only a baby and never knew what happened to him.
* GoodParents: They loved their son and were horrified when the vet separated them from him.
* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: They don't appear until "Remembrance of Courage Past", the first half of the final episode.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: They both look like Courage, except his dad has bushy eyebrows and a mustache and his mother has eyelashes and lipstick and wears shoes and a hat.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Courage's mother has eyelashes and wears lipstick to show that she's female.
* UnnamedParent: Courage's father is at one point addressed as "Henry" by his wife, but the name of Courage's mother and his family's surname remain unknown.

[[folder:Mona Lisa]]

Creator/LeonardoDaVinci's painting ''Mona Lisa'' brought to life by [[WhenThePlanetsAlign the planets aligning]] over the Louvre Museum, when the Bagges were visiting Paris.

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Just like the real painting, she has brown hair and eyes.
* MonaLisaSmile: The famous smile of the TropeNamer is present.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Due to being modeled after the actual painting, her appearance is more realistic than the other characters on the show.

[[folder:The Thinker]]

Auguste Rodin's sculpture ''The Thinker'' is also brought to life by the circumstances above. Becomes the unwitting target of Mona's affection.

* TheDitherer: Constantly can't make up his mind, voicing aloud arguments in his head. This eventually exasperates Mona Lisa to the point she leaves him. He is last seen still figuring out what to eat in the ''Nighthawks'' painting.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: Due to being modeled after the actual statue, his design is more realistic than the other characters on the show.
* ObliviousToLove: Because he's too busy thinking, he doesn't notice Mona Lisa's affection.

[[folder:The Scarecrow]]

A scarecrow that came to life and became a nuisance to the Bagges in his quest to become tougher.

* NiceHat: A wide-brimmed farmer's hat, fitting for a scarecrow.
* NightmareRetardant: InUniverse, he's not scary at all, which bothers him because scaring people is his job.
* ShoutOut: His speech patterns are based on horror film legend Creator/BorisKarloff.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: He's very kind, but his efforts to protect Murial went a little overboard. To be fair, after getting a taste of the kinds of horrors the Bagges meet on a regular basis, he isn't completely wrong. However, removing Eustace and Courage from her life and locking her in a saferoom in the basement was definitely an overreaction.

[[folder:Baby Birds]]

Some baby vulture-like birds who required sustenance from Muriel and Courage, courtesy of their mother.

* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: They all wear bonnets.
* FishEyes: Their eyes face different directions.
* PickyEater: They only eat pre-chewed worms. Probably justified because they're babies and aren't old enough to eat solid food yet.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: In the show's rather strange style, they are pretty adorable. Muriel in particular is quite taken by them.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Worms. ''Pre-chewed'' worms, since their beaks aren't big enough for cutting yet (which, funnily enough, is true of many real life raptorial birds.). Courage, [[ButtMonkey of course]], has to do the pre-chewing.

[[folder:Mama Bird]]
->'''Voiced by:''' Linda Lavin

The aforementioned baby birds' mother. She picked up Muriel to act as a babysitter for her while she flies off to find a husband.

[[folder:"You're not Perfect" Nightmare]]

A blue... ''thing'' that appears in the first of Courage's nightmares in "Perfect". It appears to be either a warped bugle or possibly a deformed fetus [[UncannyValley with an equally deformed human face stuck onto it]].

* BodyHorror: The creature appears to be a nightmarish amalgamation of Eustace's bugle and a human being. Most notably, ''the bugle's tube is spiraling into the top and protruding from the side of its head.''
* ConspicuousCG: Like Ramses, another intentional example of a character made with computer animation in a 2D-animated series.
* TheGrotesque: The creature may be freakishly deformed, but its facial expressions seem to imply that of a depressed and lonely individual.
* TheEeyore: It noticeably sinks in emotionless fashion after saying its only line; combined with its color palette, the creature could very well be a personification of Courage's self-esteem at the time.
* HumanoidAbomination: Barely on the line between this and full-on EldritchAbomination.
* HypocriticalHumor: It whispers that Courage is "not perfect", despite it being imperfect in form itself.
* NightmareDreams: Appears as the first of several perfection-themed nightmares that Courage endures in the episode.
* OurMonstersAreWeird: It's a blue, hazy, floating broken bugle with a face stuck on it, with weird tendrils attached to its head with thorns for ears and a whispery voice, often described as a "fetus." Words cannot describe it.
* TheSpook: Part of what makes it so disturbing is that we know absolutely nothing about what the hell this thing is or where it came from.

[[folder: The Fish]]

A bizarre, red-finned, green-eyed fish that appears in the bathtub to tell Courage that it's alright to be imperfect and accept his flaws as what makes him unique and beautiful.

* EatTheDog: Poor guy ends up being eaten for dinner. PlayedForLaughs- although he's now beer-battered, he's still alive and gets off a goofy laugh that basically takes the show to the point where things can't get any weirder, closing out the series poetically.
* NiceGuy: He kindly helps Courage when the latter is at his lowest point.
* UnexplainedAccent: He has an Argentinian accent in the Latin American Spanish dub, when no other character has one. He even swears in the name of Diego Maradona that he is imparting a good lesson to Courage.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: The lesson he imparts to Courage is that he shouldn't let other people's disparaging remarks get to him and that he's fine the way he is.

[[folder:The Coralites]]
->'''Voiced by:''' ???

Small creatures who live in colonies of coral that Courage and Bagges encounter when they go snorkeling. Their coral is apparently a popular material for wigs which Mama Bagge wishes to acquire, even if it means destroying their homes. Though Courage will have none of that.

* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: The Mayor wears a hat and a necktie while the small, female coralite has a bow.
* BigEater: The girl coralite can eat a whole pie (which, to her, is gigantic) in about two seconds.
* {{Lilliputians}}: A race of very tiny people.
* NiceHat: The Mayor Coralite has a spiffy top hat.
* {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s: They're Smurf {{Expy}}s, so naturally they'd be adorable little people.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: They really like eating pie.

[[folder:Courage's Parents]]
->'''Voiced by:''' ???

Courage's mother and father, who ended up shot into space by an evil veterinarian when their son was a puppy, which led to Courage being found and adopted by Muriel. They were never seen reuniting with their son, but they do get a chance to get even with the vet who originally sent them into space after Courage defeated him.

[[folder:"You're not Perfect" Nightmare]]
->'''Voiced by:''' ???

A blue... ''thing'' that appears in the first of Courage's nightmares in "Perfect". It appears to be either a warped bugle or possibly a deformed fetus [[UncannyValley with an equally deformed human face stuck onto it]].

* BodyHorror: The creature appears to be a nightmarish amalgamation of Eustace's bugle and a human being. Most notably, ''the bugle's tube is spiraling into the top and protruding from the side of its head.''
* ConspicuousCG: Like Ramses, another intentional example of a character made with computer animation in a 2D-animated series.
* TheGrotesque: The creature may be freakishly deformed, but its facial expressions seem to imply that of a depressed and lonely individual.
* TheEeyore: It noticeably sinks in emotionless fashion after saying its only line; combined with its color palette, the creature could very well be a personification of Courage's self-esteem at the time.
* HumanoidAbomination: Barely on the line between this and full-on EldritchAbomination.
* HypocriticalHumor: It whispers that Courage is "not perfect", despite it being imperfect in form itself.
* NightmareDreams: Appears as the first of several perfection-themed nightmares that Courage endures in the episode.
* OurMonstersAreWeird: It's a blue, hazy, floating broken bugle with a face stuck on it, with weird tendrils attached to its head with thorns for ears and a whispery voice, often described as a "fetus." Words cannot describe it.
* TheSpook: Part of what makes it so disturbing is that we know absolutely nothing about what the hell this thing is or where it came from.

[[folder: The Fish]]

A bizarre, red-finned, green-eyed fish that appears in the bathtub to tell Courage that it's alright to be imperfect and accept his flaws as what makes him unique and beautiful.

* EatTheDog: Poor guy ends up being eaten for dinner. PlayedForLaughs- although he's now beer-battered, he's still alive and gets off a goofy laugh that basically takes the show to the point where things can't get any weirder, closing out the series poetically.
* NiceGuy: He kindly helps Courage when the latter is at his lowest point.
* UnexplainedAccent: He has an Argentinian accent in the Latin American Spanish dub, when no other character has one. He even swears in the name of Diego Maradona that he is imparting a good lesson to Courage.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: The lesson he imparts to Courage is that he shouldn't let other people's disparaging remarks get to him and that he's fine the way he is.

[[folder:The Coralites]]

Small creatures who live in colonies of coral that Courage and Bagges encounter when they go snorkeling. Their coral is apparently a popular material for wigs which Mama Bagge wishes to acquire, even if it means destroying their homes. Though Courage will have none of that.

* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: The Mayor wears a hat and a necktie while the small, female coralite has a bow.
* BigEater: The girl coralite can eat a whole pie (which, to her, is gigantic) in about two seconds.
* {{Lilliputians}}: A race of very tiny people.
* NiceHat: The Mayor Coralite has a spiffy top hat.
* {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s: They're Smurf {{Expy}}s, so naturally they'd be adorable little people.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: They really like eating pie.

[[folder:The Good Empress]]

The previous ruler of China who, upon being handed the now empty silkworm box, helps Courage save Muriel. She reclaims the throne upon finding that Courage has successfully completed the journey she sent him on (and consequently killed the Evil Empress.)

* {{Animorphism}}: Transforms into a bird and a dragonfly.
* AsianRudeness: Averted entirely. Unlike her nephew, she is a warm, calm, faithful person who assists Courage and saves both Muriel and her kingdom.
* KingIncognito: Disguised as a peasant who runs a restaurant.
* RightfulKingReturns: She takes her rightful place as China's ruler after her wicked sister is defeated.
* {{Telepathy}}: When Courage falls into her restaurant, she reads a bowl of noodles and instantly understands his situation.

[[folder:Courage's Parents]]

Courage's mother and father, who ended up shot into space by an evil veterinarian when their son was a puppy, which led to Courage being found and adopted by Muriel. They were never seen reuniting with their son, but they do get a chance to get even with the vet who originally sent them into space after Courage defeated him.

[[folder:Violin Girl]]
->'''Voiced by:''' ???

Nothing is much known about the character itself, but it's one off appearance in "Big Stinkin' City" is one of those sights a Courage fan never forgets. From the back it looks like a normal girl playing Violin (Though even this is considered Uncanny Valley considering everything else around is animated). But when it turns around it has a scary looking claymation face that brings the Uncanny Valley UpToEleven as there's realistic looks, animated background, and claymation all in one spot. Though it seems that the girl's face is not always like that, as she appears normal on a television that Eustace is watching later in the episode.

* CreepyChild: UpToEleven due to being a girl who turns around to reveal a horrifying face. She might as well do this to scare away visitors.
* DemonHead: Really catches you off guard the first time you see it... (Especially if most likely as a kid you haven't seen headturn scares before). Though interestingly subverted when she appears in the same episode again on Eustace's TV with a normal girl's face.
* EyePop: Her eyes bug out and wiggle.
* FaceRevealingTurn: This was many a kid's first introduction to these kinds of jumpscares.
* FishEyes: They ''bulge''!
* HumanoidAbomination: Though not always like this, because later on she is shown with a normal face on Eustace's TV.
* JumpScare: She turns around to reveal a horrific face without warning, making her one of the most notable instances where the show scared the audience with the sudden appearance of a scary sight.
* NightmareFace: Makes a frightening face when scaring away Courage.
* TheSpook: To add to her disturbing nature, there are no explanations for who she is and what she's doing there.

[[folder:Lint Lady]]

An insane, tiny, old lady with an obsession with lint. Doc Gerbil performed an experiment on her which gave her plungers for arms and legs, though she can still grab things with the suction cups.

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Her skin is blue.
* AxCrazy: It's clear that her isolation has taken its toll on her sanity.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "IT'S MINE! ALL MINE!"
* CloudCuckooLander: Obsessed with owning all the lint in Doc Gerbil's vacuum cleaner.
* FieryRedhead: She has red hair and is very aggressive.
* LanternJawOfJustice: Like many characters in the show, she has one.
* LargeHam: "IT'S MY LINT! YOU DON'T TOUCH MY LINT! IT'S MINE! ALL MINE!"
* LaughingMad: She laughs hysterically and is implied to have gone mad from being confined for so long by Doc Gerbil.
* NoodlePeople: Her torso and limbs are thin and wiry.

[[folder:"You're not Perfect" Nightmare]]
->'''Voiced by:''' ???

A blue... ''thing'' that appears in the first of Courage's nightmares in "Perfect". It appears to be either a warped bugle or possibly a deformed fetus [[UncannyValley with an equally deformed human face stuck onto it]].

* BodyHorror: The creature appears to be a nightmarish amalgamation of Eustace's bugle and a human being. Most notably, ''the bugle's tube is spiraling into the top and protruding from the side of its head.''
* ConspicuousCG: Like Ramses, another intentional example of a character made with computer animation in a 2D-animated series.
* TheGrotesque: The creature may be freakishly deformed, but its facial expressions seem to imply that of a depressed and lonely individual.
* TheEeyore: It noticeably sinks in emotionless fashion after saying its only line; combined with its color palette, the creature could very well be a personification of Courage's self-esteem at the time.
* HumanoidAbomination: Barely on the line between this and full-on EldritchAbomination.
* HypocriticalHumor: It whispers that Courage is "not perfect", despite it being imperfect in form itself.
* NightmareDreams: Appears as the first of several perfection-themed nightmares that Courage endures in the episode.
* OurMonstersAreWeird: It's a blue, hazy, floating broken bugle with a face stuck on it, with weird tendrils attached to its head with thorns for ears and a whispery voice, often described as a "fetus." Words cannot describe it.
* TheSpook: Part of what makes it so disturbing is that we know absolutely nothing about what the hell this thing is or where it came from.

[[folder: The Fish]]

A bizarre, red-finned, green-eyed fish that appears in the bathtub to tell Courage that it's alright to be imperfect and accept his flaws as what makes him unique and beautiful.

* EatTheDog: Poor guy ends up being eaten for dinner. PlayedForLaughs- although he's now beer-battered, he's still alive and gets off a goofy laugh that basically takes the show to the point where things can't get any weirder, closing out the series poetically.
* NiceGuy: He kindly helps Courage when the latter is at his lowest point.
* UnexplainedAccent: He has an Argentinian accent in the Latin American Spanish dub, when no other character has one. He even swears in the name of Diego Maradona that he is imparting a good lesson to Courage.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: The lesson he imparts to Courage is that he shouldn't let other people's disparaging remarks get to him and that he's fine the way he is.

[[folder:The Coralites]]

Small creatures who live in colonies of coral that Courage and Bagges encounter when they go snorkeling. Their coral is apparently a popular material for wigs which Mama Bagge wishes to acquire, even if it means destroying their homes. Though Courage will have none of that.

* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: The Mayor wears a hat and a necktie while the small, female coralite has a bow.
* BigEater: The girl coralite can eat a whole pie (which, to her, is gigantic) in about two seconds.
* {{Lilliputians}}: A race of very tiny people.
* NiceHat: The Mayor Coralite has a spiffy top hat.
* {{Ridiculously Cute Critter}}s: They're Smurf {{Expy}}s, so naturally they'd be adorable little people.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: They really like eating pie.

[[folder:The Good Empress]]
->'''Voiced by:''' ???

The previous ruler of China who, upon being handed the now empty silkworm box, helps Courage save Muriel. She reclaims the throne upon finding that Courage has successfully completed the journey she sent him on (and consequently killed the Evil Empress.)

* {{Animorphism}}: Transforms into a bird and a dragonfly.
* AsianRudeness: Averted entirely. Unlike her nephew, she is a warm, calm, faithful person who assists Courage and saves both Muriel and her kingdom.
* KingIncognito: Disguised as a peasant who runs a restaurant.
* RightfulKingReturns: She takes her rightful place as China's ruler after her wicked sister is defeated.
* {{Telepathy}}: When Courage falls into her restaurant, she reads a bowl of noodles and instantly understands his situation.

[[folder:Courage's Parents]]

Courage's mother and father, who ended up shot into space by an evil veterinarian when their son was a puppy, which led to Courage being found and adopted by Muriel. They were never seen reuniting with their son, but they do get a chance to get even with the vet who originally sent them into space after Courage defeated him.

%%* BenevolentBoss: According to her title.

%%* RightfulKingReturns: As stated by Di Lung.

* BenevolentBoss: According to her title.

* RightfulKingReturns: As stated by Di Lung.

%%* BenevolentBoss

%%* RightfulKingReturns

* BenevolentBoss

* RightfulKingReturns

* AsianRudeness: Subverted entirely. Unlike her nephew, she is a warm, calm, faithful person who assists Courage and saves both Muriel and her kingdom.

* AsianRudeness: Subverted entirely. Unlike her twin the Evil Empress, she is a warm, calm, faithful person who assists Courage and saves both Muriel and her kingdom.

* Animorphism: Transforms into a bird and a dragonfly.

* Telepathy: When Courage falls into her restaurant, she reads a bowl of noodles and instantly understands his situation.

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[[folder: The Blue Fish]]

A bizarre, blue-scaled, red-finned, green-eyed fish that appears in the bathtub to tell Courage that it's alright to be imperfect and accept his flaws as what makes him unique and beautiful.