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* NotSoDifferent: She's much more skillful, smart and competent than her uncle, but, surprisingly, Penny can be as bumbling and conceited as him in a handful of situations.
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* NotSoDifferent: She's much more skillful, smart and competent than her uncle, but, surprisingly, Penny can be as bumbling and conceited as him in a handful of situations.
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* HypercompetentSidekick: Just as in the original series, he shares this role with Penny towards Gadget. Where Penny is usually the main drive behind the cases being solved, Brain is usually the reason why anyone (particularly Gadget) ''survives'' the missions.


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* SilentSnarker: To a much bigger degree than in the original show. He may not be able to speak, but that doesn't mean he can't get sarcastic.
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* EvilCounterpart: This version of Dr. Claw is much more like Gadget than previous ones, to the point where he'll even get distracted by the same things that Gadget will get distracted by, and he even sometimes bumbles through the operation just like his nemesis. The difference being, [[NiceJobFixingItVillain Dr. Claw's bumbling tends to result in his failure]].

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* EvilCounterpart: This version of Dr. Claw is much more like Gadget than previous ones, to the point where he'll even get distracted by the same things that Gadget will get distracted by, and he even sometimes bumbles through the operation leaving his hyper competent nephew to pick up the slack just like his nemesis. The difference being, [[NiceJobFixingItVillain Dr. Claw's bumbling tends to result in his failure]].
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->'''Voiced by:''' Katie Griffin

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->'''Voiced by:''' Katie Griffin
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->'''Voiced by:''' Martin Roach

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->'''Voiced by:''' Martin Roach
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->'''Voiced by:''' Derek [=McGrath=]

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->'''Voiced by:''' Derek [=McGrath=]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Lyon Smith

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-->'''Voiced by:''': Scott [=McCord=]

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->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Roach

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->'''Voiced by:''' Michael Martin Roach
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->'''Voiced by:''' Scott [=McCord=]

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->'''Voiced by:''' Scott [=McCord=]
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adorkable cleanup, now it's YMMV. removing misuse and ZCE, and moving appropriate examples to YMMV


* {{Adorkable}}: Gets like this at times. Talon seems to bring this side of her out fairly often.
-->'''Talon''': Hi there, pretty girl. I'm Talon. What's your name?
-->'''Penny''': Oh, I'm pretty. I mean Penny. (''giggles nervously'')


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* GibberishOfLove: Gets like this at times. Talon seems to bring this side of her out fairly often.
-->'''Talon''': Hi there, pretty girl. I'm Talon. What's your name?
-->'''Penny''': Oh, I'm pretty. I mean Penny. (''giggles nervously'')
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Black Best Friend was renamed Token Black Friend in TRS; removing low-context examples and those that don't appear to be about a Satellite Character to add diversity


* BlackBestFriend: To Penny.

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* WhipItGood: The [[EnergyWeapon energy whip]] seems to be his WeaponOfChoice aside from the Gum Gun. The first time it appeared it had the properties of a [[LaserBlade laser whip]] and burned through metal, but in every subsequent appearance it safely wraps around things and people to create InstantKnots.



* WhipItGood: The [[EnergyWeapon energy whip]] seems to be his WeaponOfChoice aside from the Gum Gun. The first time it appeared it had the properties of a [[LaserBlade laser whip]] and burned through metal, but in every subsequent appearance it safely wraps around things and people to create InstantKnots.
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* WhipItGood: The [[EnergyWeapon energy whip]] seems to be his WeaponOfChoice aside from the Gum Gun. The first time it appeared it had the properties of a [[LaserSword laser whip]] and burned through metal, but in every subsequent appearance it safely wraps around things and people to create InstantKnots.

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* WhipItGood: The [[EnergyWeapon energy whip]] seems to be his WeaponOfChoice aside from the Gum Gun. The first time it appeared it had the properties of a [[LaserSword [[LaserBlade laser whip]] and burned through metal, but in every subsequent appearance it safely wraps around things and people to create InstantKnots.
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* JerkAss: Unfortunately, Gadget sometime comes off as this due to his obliviousness and supreme self-confidence. Two of the worst examples come from "Double Oh Penny" (where even Penny gets sick of him) and "Low Speed" (where he outright dismisses his friends' pleas to just get to the HQ picnic via a straightfoward route with, "Nonsense!" and takes them on a meandering waste of time that causes them to miss the picnic completely).

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* JerkAss: Unfortunately, Gadget sometime sometimes comes off as this due to his obliviousness and supreme self-confidence. Two of the worst examples come from "Double Oh Penny" (where even Penny gets sick of him) and "Low Speed" (where he outright dismisses his friends' pleas to just get to the HQ picnic via a straightfoward route with, "Nonsense!" and takes them on a meandering waste of time that causes them to miss the picnic completely).
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* {{Nephewism}}: His only shown relative is his uncle.

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* {{Nephewism}}: His only shown relative is relatives are his uncle.uncle and grandmother.
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* SympathyForTheDevil: One can't help but feel bad for him when episodes (such as "A Clawruption" and "A Hole In One") shows that his home life totally sucks, and that he desperately wants the love and affection of his family.

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* TookALevelInJerkass: She's still primarily heroic, but she can be a lot more careless, glory seeking, and self-absorbed than her original counterpart ever was.



* TookALevelInJerkass: She's still primarily heroic, but she can be a lot more careless, glory seeking, and self-absorbed than her original counterpart ever was.



** However, he does have a concept of nudity. In the episode "Under the MADnight Sun," he loses his collar to a wolf. When he realizes, he covers his now bare neck and then hides his shame by putting on a red bandana.

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** However, he does have a concept of nudity. In the episode "Under the MADnight [=MADnight=] Sun," he loses his collar to a wolf. When he realizes, he covers his now bare neck and then hides his shame by putting on a red bandana.

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* TheDitherer: She had a tendency to be indecisive between multiple options, especially when the pressure's on. This has gotten her into trouble when something (or someone) else happens to change the situation while she's hesitating to make a choice.



* FingerlessGloves: Part of her upgraded ActionGirl look.



* GlorySeeker: Compared to her original HumbleHero counterpart it's quite striking how motivated she is by a desire for fame, recognition, and glory. It's especially bad when it comes to her [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou desire to catch Talon]], as it's actually made explicit that she gets no satisfaction out of seeing him brought to justice unless she's the one being given credit for it -- a complete reversal from her attitude in the original cartoon.



* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Claw is ostensibly the BigBad, but Penny is much more fixated on Talon, her own EvilCounterpart.



* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: She's so obsessed with showing up Talon, that Penny wants to be the one who puts him in jail.



* PrimaryColorChampion: [[RedIsHeroic Red shirt]], [[BlueIsHeroic blue pants]], [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold yellow hair]].



* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: She's so obsessed with showing up Talon, that Penny wants to be the one who puts him in jail.



* TookALevelInJerkass: She's still primarily heroic, but she can be a lot more careless, glory seeking, and self-absorbed than her original counterpart ever was.



* EvilDetectingDog: Brain is a sharp judge of character and often spots the bad guys before anyone else.



* AmazonChaser: Admits in "Airhead to the Throne" that Penny is one of HQs most talented agents, and also says to himself in "Training Day" that Penny's 'got game'

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* AmazonChaser: Admits in "Airhead to the Throne" that Penny is one of HQs [=HQs=] most talented agents, and also says to himself in "Training Day" that Penny's 'got game'



* EnergyWeapon: In addition to the [[FamilyFriendlyFirearms gum gun]], he carries around a device that seems to have the function of multiple kinds of energy weapons: he's used it to fire straight blasts, to form into a mace, and on many other occasions it's been turned into an [[WhipItGood energy whip]].



* HypercompetentSidekick: To Dr. Claw. While several MAD agents are prefectly competent in their own right, Talon is generally entrusted with the most important stuff. No matter how stupid or petty the plan is.

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** In "The Fountain of Cortez" Talon shows that he's ''very'' good at taking care of babies, and is actually [[CutenessProximity quite fond of them]]. Penny is a bit dumbfounded when she sees this, and he's quick to claim it's just indication of how much better he is at everything, but he mostly seems worried it'll hurt his VillainCred if it gets out.
* HypercompetentSidekick: To Dr. Claw. While several MAD agents are prefectly perfectly competent in their own right, Talon is generally entrusted with the most important stuff. No matter how stupid or petty the plan is.is.
* InformedAttractiveness: Not every character comments on his looks, but literally all of the ones who do are highly complimentary, which includes male characters.



* PungeonMaster: He loves his puns; they make up the majority of his [[CasualDangerDialogue battle quips]]. Particularly bad ones often provoke the LamePunReaction.



* SpearCounterpart: In terms of skills and abilities, he's Penny's equal.

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* SlouchOfVillainy: He's often shown reclining, [[LeaningOnTheFurniture leaning on furniture]], sticking his feet up, or otherwise using his posture to display insouciance.
* SpearCounterpart: In terms of skills and abilities, he's Penny's equal. equal.
* SpikyHair: Ubiquitous references are made to the hair gel he uses to style it this way.


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* WellDoneSonGuy: Talon's desire to have the respect and love of his uncle seems to be at the root of several of his schemes. In particular he often works to undermine characters Claw regards more highly than him, effectively sabotaging his own side. More tragically, it also plays a part in his willingness to undertake [[SuicideMission life-threatening missions]] to please or impress Claw, even though Claw shows no signs of concern for him.
-->'''Talon:''' Yes! Bonus Gadget! If I eliminate him ''and'' explode the volcano, uncle Claw will love me forever!


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* WhipItGood: The [[EnergyWeapon energy whip]] seems to be his WeaponOfChoice aside from the Gum Gun. The first time it appeared it had the properties of a [[LaserSword laser whip]] and burned through metal, but in every subsequent appearance it safely wraps around things and people to create InstantKnots.


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* AscendedExtra: In the original cartoon [=MADcat=] didn't have much to do other than be Claw's RightHandCat, listen to his speeches, [[EvilLaugh laugh evilly]] at his schemes and either be petted or pounded depending on Claw's mood. Here she sometimes gets to take a more active role in the plot, and has directly interacted with most of the main characters.
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* SympathyForTheDevil: One can't feel bad for him when episodes (such as "A Clawruption" and "A Hole In One") shows that his home life totally sucks, and that he desperately wants the love and affection of his family.

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* SympathyForTheDevil: One can't help but feel bad for him when episodes (such as "A Clawruption" and "A Hole In One") shows that his home life totally sucks, and that he desperately wants the love and affection of his family.
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* DaChief: He runs HQ in a timeline where he quit villainy.

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** In "A Higher Class of MAD" she successfully infiltrates a group of MAD henchmen, but is unable to resist taking Talon on in a contest of close quarters combat and gives herself away.

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** In "A Higher Class of MAD" she successfully infiltrates a group of MAD henchmen, but is unable to resist taking on Talon on in a contest of close quarters combat and gives herself away.


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* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: She's so obsessed with showing up Talon, that Penny wants to be the one who puts him in jail.
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* FirstKiss: Averted. She mentions in "Get Smarts" that she hasn't had hers yet.

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* RedIsHeroic: Almost always wears red and is one of the good guys.




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* ShipperOnDeck: Is this for Talon and Penny if his reactions in "Training day" and "Tiny Talon" are anything to go by.



* ShipperOnDeck: For Penny and Talon. When she watches them engaged in a fight, she can't help squealing, "You two are so cute while you're fighting!"

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* ShipperOnDeck: For Penny and Talon. When she watches them engaged in a fight, she can't help squealing, "You two are so cute while you're fighting!"fighting each other!"


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* AbortedDeclarationOfLove: Gives this to Penny in "Airhead to the Throne"
* AmazonChaser: Admits in "Airhead to the Throne" that Penny is one of HQs most talented agents, and also says to himself in "Training Day" that Penny's 'got game'
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** However, he does have a concept of nudity. In the episode "Under the MADnight Sun," he loses his collar to a wolf. When he realizes, he covers his now bare neck and then covers his "nudity" by putting on a red bandana.

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** However, he does have a concept of nudity. In the episode "Under the MADnight Sun," he loses his collar to a wolf. When he realizes, he covers his now bare neck and then covers hides his "nudity" shame by putting on a red bandana. bandana.
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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: Usually only wears his collar when not in disguise.
** However, he does have a concept of nudity. In the episode "Under the MADnight Sun," he loses his collar to a wolf. When he realizes, he covers his now bare neck and then covers his "nudity" by putting on a red bandana.
* AmbiguouslyGay: Brain has exhibited some mannerisms in this series. For one, we have seen him dressing in drag multiple times and seeming to be really into it. He also has some feminine body language such as limp wrist and moving his hips to the side when crossing his arms. Also, he is extremely proficient in ballet.
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-->''Kayla'': Anyway, you didn't answer my question.
-->''Penny'': Which one?

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-->''Kayla'': -->'''Kayla''': Anyway, you didn't answer my question.
-->''Penny'': -->'''Penny''': Which one?

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* SmallNameBigEgo: As always, Gadget's greatest flaw is his belief that he's the best at anything and everything he does (a trait he shares with Maxwell Smart of Series/GetSmart). He is also more than happy to take credit for the success of a mission, even when he isn't sure just how he did it. [[spoiler: This has a consequence, as one of HQ's most promising recruits and agents becomes so bitter and disillusioned she defects to MAD and becomes a double agent.]]

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* SmallNameBigEgo: As always, Gadget's greatest flaw is his belief that he's the best at anything and everything he does (a trait he shares with Maxwell Smart of Series/GetSmart).''Series/GetSmart''). He is also more than happy to take credit for the success of a mission, even when he isn't sure just how he did it. [[spoiler: This has a consequence, as one of HQ's most promising recruits and agents becomes so bitter and disillusioned she defects to MAD and becomes a double agent.]]


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* BarrierWarrior: The hard light screens Penny summons are more than just a computer interface - she can use them as shields and even platforms in combat.


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* CassandraTruth: He's apparently the only person in the entire world who has caught onto the fact that Penny is the HypercompetentSidekick and the actual greatest threat to MAD. Dr. Claw in particular doesn't buy it.
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* SpikesOfVillainy: Claw's gauntlet (of which he only has one of instead of two this time around) has retractable claws in the knuckle and wrist area, which deploy whenever Claw's smashing his fist into his chair, or if he does a FistPump.

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