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* AscendedExtra: Alamar was a minor character but was given a supporting role in the 2011 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojm1XHY7bZA&list=PLqPLpMJqSZ6vbcazsQnOkQAE_IL-Rbqz- live-action show "Pardoes"]] that aired on Nickelodeon in the Netherlands and given a minor role in the Symbolica attraction. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TxlE1k7ojs He also makes occasional meet and greet appearances in the park.]]
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* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: He was abandoned as a baby, and Aliciana took him in. He grew up as the jester of the Hartenhof, and learned the arts of magic under the teachings of Almar.


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* MentorArchetype: He taught the arts of magic to Pardoes.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He loves Aliciana's bluberry pies.

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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He loves Aliciana's bluberry blueberry pies.

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An evil sorcerer who was banned from the kingdom of Symbolica for practicing BlackMagic.

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An evil sorcerer who was banned from The advisor of King Pardulfus and the kingdom grand wizard of Symbolica for practicing BlackMagic.his court.


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* CourtMage: The grand wizard of Hartenhof, the Court of Hearts.
* InTheHood: His robe includes a hood.
* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: He is apparently a specialist in politics since he advises King Pardulfus. Aside from studying and practicing magic, he is also an astronomer.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: He loves Aliciana's bluberry pies.
* WizardBeard: He has a long white beard.
* WizardClassic: The only thing lacking is a pointed hat.
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An evil sorcerer who was banned from the kingdom of Symbolica for practicing BlackMagic.
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* BeardOfEvil: Sports a villainous goatee.

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* AdiposeRex: He is pretty heavyset, due to his love for feasts.

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* AdiposeRex: He is pretty quite heavyset, due to his love for feasts.


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* SinisterSchnoz: He has a sinister hooked nose.
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* {{Expy}}: He looks a lot like a male version of [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]].

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* {{Expy}}: He looks and acts a lot like a male version of [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]].Maleficent]], not to mention his outcast background.
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* {{Expy}}: He looks a lot like a male version of [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Maleficent]].

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The former mascot of Efteling and main figure of the ride "Carnaval Festival".

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* ArchEnemy: To Pardoes.
* BigBad: He was introduced in 2000 to serve as the main antagonist in the Pardoes/Symbolica universe, as well as in the TV series and comics. He also got a more threatening redesign in 2005.
* TheDarkArts: Practicing these got himself banned from the kingdom.
* DarkIsEvil: He dresses all in black.
* EvilCounterpart: To Almar, the wizard of King Pardulfus' court. And to Pardoes to some extent.
* EvilSorcerer: A textbook example.
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Pardoes' girlfriend and daughter of Pardulfus.

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Pardoes' girlfriend and the daughter of King Pardulfus.







* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: As she is the daughter of King Pardulfus. She became a princess in the 2000's. Since 2005, she's the princess of Harthenhof. However, she doesn't like doing princess duties and prefers to be like Pardoes, as revealed on her character description on Efteling's website and the 2011 TV series.

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* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: As she is the daughter of King Pardulfus. She became a princess in the 2000's. Since 2005, she's the princess of Harthenhof. However, she doesn't like doing princess duties and prefers to be free like Pardoes, as revealed on her character description on Efteling's website and the 2011 TV series.



* TheJester: Just like Pardoes, if much more calm.



* TheComicallySerious: He is very stern and serious with guests, which can cause amusing results. Even Pardoes likes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Ojpc2IofI messing with him]], such as during the preshow for "Symbolica" and during [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMBG9kg_PeI summer parties where he tries to resist dancing.]]

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* TheComicallySerious: He is very stern and serious with guests, which can cause amusing results. Even Pardoes likes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Ojpc2IofI messing with him]], such as during the preshow for "Symbolica" and during "Symbolica". During [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMBG9kg_PeI summer parties where parties]], he tries to resist dancing.]]
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* PerpetualFrowner: O.J. Punctuel is always seen frowning due to being very stern.

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* TookALevelInBadass: In the 2011 series, Pardoes is a lot more serious and is the protector of the kingdom.





* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Pardijn was always pretty looking in park merchandise. In the 2011 ''Pardoes'' TV series, her pink hair is designed after her park appearance.
* AgeLift: In the 2011 ''Pardoes'' TV series, she's a lot younger than her park counterpart.
* AscendedExtra: Pardijn used to only be seen in Efteling merchandise as the park's attempt to appeal to female guests before she become a meetable character starting in 2000. She also has a bigger role in the 2011 ''Pardoes'' TV series.



* DeadpanSnarker: She's makes humorous snarky comments to Pardoes and the other royal members in the TV series.



* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: As she is the daughter of King Pardulfus.

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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Before her redesign in 2005, her old design almost looked the same as Pardoes. She also had three stuffed balls on her hat with a feather in the middle and her hat would sometimes be polka dotted in some merchandise instead of red.
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: As she is the daughter of King Pardulfus. She became a princess in the 2000's. Since 2005, she's the princess of Harthenhof. However, she doesn't like doing princess duties and prefers to be like Pardoes, as revealed on her character description on Efteling's website and the 2011 TV series.


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* VoiceGrunting: In the animated series, Jokie is only heard laughing or gasping. In live performances in the park, he is able to speak full sentences.
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* TheComicallySerious: He is very stern and serious with guests, which can cause amusing results. Even Pardoes likes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Ojpc2IofI messing with him]], such as the preshow for "Symbolica" and a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMBG9kg_PeI summer party where he tries to resist dancing.]]

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* TheComicallySerious: He is very stern and serious with guests, which can cause amusing results. Even Pardoes likes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Ojpc2IofI messing with him]], such as during the preshow for "Symbolica" and a during [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMBG9kg_PeI summer party parties where he tries to resist dancing.]]
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* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: As she is the daughter of King Pardulfus.
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* TheGoodKing: Certainly not the tyrant type.
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Pardoes' girlfriend.

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Pardoes' girlfriend.girlfriend and daughter of Pardulfus.
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* HappyHarlequinHat: His harlequin hat has only two horns with bells instead of a more classic three.

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* HappyHarlequinHat: His harlequin hat has only two horns with bells instead Part of a more classic three.his outfit.
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* HappyHarlequinHat: His harlequin hat has only two horns with bells instead of a more classic three.
* TheJester: Like his successor Pardoes, with an added clown nose.
* KidAppealCharacter: He was designed to appeal to very young children.
* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Changes job as the plot demands in his animated show.

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* TheThemeParkVersion: "Carnaval Festival" is an 8-minutes trip around a theme park version of the world, with multitudes of Jokie-like characters reproducing easily recognizable clichés from each continent.

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* TheBusCameBack: Vanished in the late 1980's when Pardoes become the current park mascot. He returned in 2012 with an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vcRyGk2tjc animated TV series]] that aired on Nick Jr in the Netherlands and returned in the ride with a new female bird friend Jet. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oM-S4lvn5Q Jokie and Jet also have a stage show in front of the attraction]].
* TheThemeParkVersion: "Carnaval Festival" is an 8-minutes trip around a theme park version of the world, with multitudes of Jokie-like characters Jokies reproducing easily recognizable clichés from each continent.
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The former mascot of Efteling and main figure of the ride "Carnaval Festival".
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* AbandonedMascot: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BS6FFW4N07c For a period in the 1980's]], Jokie served as the mascot for the entire park, before being relegated to the "Carnaval Festival" ride, although he made a brief return under the spotlights for the park's 60th anniversary in 2012. He eventually got replaced by Pardoes as the main mascot for the park. Meanwhile, Kleine Boodschap and Langnek are still iconic enough to be secondary mascots for the park since the 1950's.
* TheThemeParkVersion: "Carnaval Festival" is an 8-minutes trip around a theme park version of the world, with multitudes of Jokie-like characters reproducing easily recognizable clichés from each continent.
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The king of Symbolica, who lives at the Hartenhof (court of hearts).

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The king of Symbolica, who lives at the Hartenhof (court (Court of hearts).Hearts).

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The protocol secretary of King Pardulfus.

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The protocol secretary king of King Pardulfus.Symbolica, who lives at the Hartenhof (court of hearts).


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* AdiposeRex: He is pretty heavyset, due to his love for feasts.
* CoolCrown: Topped by a heart, since he rules the Court of Hearts.
* MiracleFood: His feasts at "Symbolica" are fuelled by a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornucopia Cornucopia]].
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* TheJester: Just like Pardoes.

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* TheJester: Just like Pardoes.Pardoes, if much more calm.


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* TheComicallySerious: He is very stern and serious with guests, which can cause amusing results. Even Pardoes likes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0Ojpc2IofI messing with him]], such as the preshow for "Symbolica" and a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMBG9kg_PeI summer party where he tries to resist dancing.]]


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* MeaningfulName: Very fitting for someone who insists on his king's guests' punctuality.
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* ArtEvolution: He and Pardijn started out [[https://www.eftepedia.nl/lemma/images/5/57/Stickervel90.jpg cartoonish looking]] but were [[https://www.eftepedia.nl/lemma/images/thumb/8/87/Pardoesdetovernar.jpg/200px-Pardoesdetovernar.jpg redesigned]] [[https://www.eftepedia.nl/lemma/images/thumb/0/08/Pardijn.jpg/200px-Pardijn.jpg to look more humanoid]] in mid 2005.

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* ArtEvolution: He and Pardijn started out [[https://www.eftepedia.nl/lemma/images/5/57/Stickervel90.jpg cartoonish looking]] but were [[https://www.eftepedia.nl/lemma/images/thumb/8/87/Pardoesdetovernar.jpg/200px-Pardoesdetovernar.jpg redesigned]] [[https://www.eftepedia.nl/lemma/images/thumb/0/08/Pardijn.jpg/200px-Pardijn.jpg redesigned to look more humanoid]] humanoid in mid 2005.
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* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Inside the "Symbolica" ride, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A23O2lYCb3Q he can be heard speaking English, French or German]] between mostly Dutch sentences and words such as "The Palace Of Fantasy? No, no, no obey the rules" and "The King is always right, even if it comes to comparing oranges to lemons.".
* HammyHerald: He is pretty hammy when announcing the king's invitation at the Hartenhof (Court of Hearts) to the guests within "Symbolica".
* PerpetualFrowner: O.J. Punctuel is always seen frowning due to being very stern.

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The protocol secretary of King Pardulfus.
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* AscendedExtra: He started out as a minor character in the Pardoes/Symbolica universe with his introduction in the comics in 2007. Starting with the "Symbolica" ride in 2017, O.J. Punctuel is now a supporting character [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J7HYqvoZl8&list=PLax_Jl-_6xzB8J2cyIf6-asY9fbnoRnzM hosting the behind the scenes videos]] and the LPS ride ''Symbolica'', showing up as a meetable character in the park and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26MoSUikWkU hosting some events]].

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The mascot of Efteling, he is both a jester and a magician.

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The mascot of Efteling, he is both a jester and a magician. He was created by designer Henny Knoet in 1989.


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Pardoes' girlfriend.
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* DistaffCounterpart: She was created in 2000 as this for Pardoes.
* HappyHarlequinHat: Hers is topped by a crown, and it has no bells.
* TheJester: Just like Pardoes.
* PinkMeansFeminine: She wears mostly pink and [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple purple]] outfits.
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Characters featured at the theme park Ride/{{Efteling}}.

!!Pardoes / Symbolica Universe

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The mascot of Efteling, he is both a jester and a magician.
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* TheJester: He is the jester of King Pardulfus' court.
* {{Keet}}: A very energetic character who loves messing and playing with guests for fun.
* MagicalClown: He happens to be a magician in addition to a jester.
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