History Characters / LiloAndStitchMajorCharacters

** A blue tank top, three-quarter length slim fit khaki pants, and blue sandals, which she wears on the third day in the original film. She wears this outfit more often in ''The Series'' compared to the other one above.

* MeaningfulName: Her name, "Nani", means both "beautiful one", and is also the last part of the Last Queen of Hawaii's name, "Liliuokalani", Lilo and Nani. This makes the song "Aloha ʻOe" much more heartbreaking, as it's the Last Queen of Hawaii who composed it. Her name also sounds a lot like "mommy", which makes sense because she becomes Lilo's caretaker after their parents died.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Downplayed in ''WesternAnimation/LeroyAndStitch'' when Hämsterviel hires Leroy to succeed where Gantu failed to capture the experiments. Hämsterviel finally fires Gantu, who makes a HeelFaceTurn by breaking Lilo and Reuben out of their prison cell, and Stitch takes a bite out of the rock, which turns the black hole into a warp portal, transporting the G.A.C.C. van and passengers back to Hawaii, where all the experiments make one last showdown against Leroy and his clones.

!!Dr. [[spoiler:Rupert]] Jacques von Hämsterviel

* AnAlienNamedBob: An alien named [[spoiler:Rupert]].

* EmbarrassingFirstName: In the episode "Nosy", it is revealed his first name is actually [[spoiler:Rupert]].

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* BassoProfundo: This giant, muscular, militaristic alien has the deepest voice among the cast (being voiced by Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson), although this trope is also used for deliberate {{Bathos}} as his serious voice provides a juxtaposition for his sillier moments.

* DisproportionateRetribution: The Grand Councilwoman threatens to send him to prison alongside Jumba, even though he himself never did anything wrong and actually tried to prevent Jumba from harming the humans on Earth; the G.C.W. was probably more fed up with his incompetence. He ends up exiled on Earth along with Jumba and Gantu.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Despite being very effeminate, Pleakley hates his first name "Wendy", which is a girl's name on Earth but oddly a boy's name that means "brave warrior" on his home planet. He prefers to be called Wendell or just Pleakley.

* FantasticAnthropologist: He loves to study life on Earth, but his perception of how humans live their lives there are wrong on many accounts.

* HeroAntagonist: He represented the Galactic Alliance at first and tried to capture the dangerous experiment, despite the fact that he was supposed to have only a consultative role and hated both the danger and (at first) the partnership with [[NominalHero Jumba]].

* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Several times throughout the franchise, especially in ''The Series'', Pleakley describes several common Earth items with overly descriptive names (some of which don't really match up with what said items are actually meant for) to [[KnowNothingKnowItAll show how "knowledgeable" he is about Earth]].

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's "Pleakley", with two l's and two e's. Unfortunately, the film's two official ''TabletopGame/{{Monopoly}}'' [[ThemedStockBoardGame adaptations]] misspell his name. The first one, released by [=USAopoly=] in 2019 [[https://theop.games/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Lilo-and-Stitch_2019_MN_GB_WEB.jpg misspells it as "Pleakly"]] and its second one, released by Hasbro Gaming in 2022, [[https://cdn.s7.shopdisney.eu/is/image/DisneyStoreES/461043616328-1?fmt=png&wid=2000&hei=2000 misspells it worse as "Peakly"]].

* SweetTooth: Pleakley was revealed to have a huge stash of junk food hidden all over his and Jumba's bedroom and he has a liking of eating sugary cereals for breakfast.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: {{Justified|Trope}} in that having three legs rules out pants as an option (although he actually wears three-legged pants in ''Animation/StitchAndAi'').

** "Oh, [[PardonMyKlingon blitznak,"]] his version of "OhCrap" in ''The Series'' and ''Stitch!''.

* CharacterCatchphrase: [[OhCrap "Oh,]] [[PardonMyKlingon blitznak."]]
* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He betrays (or at least plans on betraying) Hamsterviel in many episodes of ''The Series'', such as "Dupe", "Finder", "627", "Shoe", "Checkers", and "Wishy-Washy".

* BigBad: Of ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' and its films, and the ''Stitch!'' anime's (except during the third season).

** {{Averted|Trope}} in ''Animation/StitchAndAi'', however, he only cameos briefly on a video screen of a hellish prison planet, where he can be seen doing hard labor. The Grand Councilwoman makes it very clear to Jumba and Pleakley that chances of escaping the planet are close to nil.

* EvilGenius: He went to the same academy that Jumba went to.

** {{Averted|Trope}} in ''Animation/StitchAndAi'', however, where he only cameos briefly on a video screen of a hellish prison planet, where he can be seen doing hard labor. The Grand Councilwoman makes it very clear to Jumba and Pleakley that chances of escaping the planet are close to nil.
* DemotedToDragon: In the third season of the anime, he partners up with a new villain named [[Characters/{{Stitch}} Delia]]. However, considering that Delia often tortures him when he fails her and that she creates an experiment who is more powerful than Stitch, it's clear that Hämsterviel is no longer the main antagonist this go around. He returns to being the BigBad in the ppost-series specials, though.

** {{Averted|Trope}} in ''Animation/StitchAndAi'', however, where he only cameos briefly on a video screen of a hellish prison planet, where he can be seen doing hard labor. The Grand Councilman makes it very clear to Jumba and Pleakley that chances of escaping the planet are close to nil.

** {{Averted|Trope}} in ''Anime/StitchAndAi'', however, where he only cameos briefly on a video screen of a hellish prison planet, where he can be seen doing hard labor. The Grand Councilman makes it very clear to Jumba and Pleakley that chances of escaping the planet are close to nil.

* BigBad: Of ''Lilo & Stitch: The Series'' and its films, and the ''Stitch!'' anime's first two seasons.

* DemotedToDragon: In the third season of the anime, he partners up with a new villain named [[Characters/{{Stitch}} Delia]]. However, considering that Delia often tortures him when he fails her and that she creates an experiment who is more powerful than Stitch, it's clear that Hämsterviel is no longer the main antagonist this go around.

* HypocriticalHumor: He calls Jumba's Russian accent "inexplicable," yet his sounds like a mix between German and French.

* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: In ''WesternAnimation/LeroyAndStitch'', it is mentioned that both he and Jumba went to an evil genius academy.

* MultiethnicName: French first name, German (or at least German-sounding) surname.

* FantasticRacism: He usually calls Stitch and the experiments "trogs" ("trog" being a derogatory term in Tantalog) or "abominations". Granted, this is most likely because Stitch gave him a bad first impression and eventually cost him his job.

* LargeAndInCharge: As a captain of the Galactic Armada, he is bigger than anyone on his crew by far.
* LaughablyEvil: While a competent villain, his ButtMonkey status, general cluelessness, and knack for getting himself into even more trouble makes him very entertaining to watch.

* ChronicBackstabbingDisorder: He betrays (or at least plans on betraying) Hamsterviel in many episodes of ''The Series'', such as ''Dupe'', ''Finder'', ''627'', ''Shoe'', and ''Wishy-Washy''.

* KnightTemplar: In the movie and the ''Stitch: Experiment 626'' game, he was really just trying to do his job, but took it a little too far. He also occasionally showed traits of this in the series, namely in "Splodyhead", where he outright claimed that he was the good guy and that Stitch was evil, or in ''627'', when he states his intention to use the experiments to conquer the universe and become the “supreme order-bringer of the universe”.

%%* SleepMask: He was revealed to wear a magenta-colored one while he was sleeping.

* TheStarscream: He takes every opportunity to break away from Hämsterviel, sometimes trying to keep Experiments for himself when he finds one whose powers can be used for personal gain, such as Shoe and Wishy-Washy.

* TheDogBitesBack: Gantu will sometimes get back at 625 and Hämsterviel for their constant verbal abuse.

* AntiHero: In ''WesternAnimation/LeroyAndStitch'' after Hämsterviel fires him, he defects to the ''ʻohana'' side of the force but he is still a grumpy individual with less than gentle methods.

* FaceHeelTurn: While he wasn't the kindest individual in the original movie (the fact that he was willing to take Lilo along for the ride when he recaptured Stitch shows a disturbing lack of concern for innocent bystanders), he turned to work for Hämsterviel after being fired from his old post.
* FantasticRacism: He usually calls Stitch and the experiments "trogs" ("trog" being short for Troglodyte, another name for an unevolved caveman or caveman-like creature) or "abominations". Granted, this is most likely because Stitch gave him a bad first impression and eventually cost him his job.

* KnightTemplar: In the movie and the ''Stitch: Experiment 626'' game, he was really just trying to do his job, but took it a little too far. He also occasionally showed traits of this in the series, namely in "Splodyhead", where he outright claimed that he was the good guy and that Stitch was evil.

* TheStarscream: He takes opportunities to break away from Hämsterviel to collect the experiments on his own, or to find a way to get money using the effects of other Experiments to his advantage.

* NotSoAboveItAll: Despite being a strict guy with a tough soldier-like personality, he was revealed to still enjoy bubble baths and he even played with bath toys in a childlike fashion.

* CatchPhrase: ''"Fascinating!"''

* CatchPhrase: [[OhCrap "Oh,]] [[PardonMyKlingon blitznak."]]

* AmbiguouslyGay: He's really into his disguise as a female. He has displayed a lot of campy behavior and interests such as fashion, cleaning, sewing, cooking, and baking. He also has so much affection for Jumba that he is willing '''[[ItMakesSenseInContext to marry him]]'''! The flirting he performed on five surfer dudes, the disgust he shows towards any girls his parents try to force him to marry, though that may have been direct distaste for the girl, and his discomfort in having Nani play the role of TheBeard in one episode also points him in that direction. The writers did try to subvert this by having Pleakley's brother declare that Pleakley was a "babe magnet" (something Pleakley enjoyed being called), and "Sample" had him mistake a cosplayer at a convention for a date he went to prom with, though it's unclear if this was an ex-girlfriend he still pined for or he just wanted to catch up with a familiar face. However, if the anime is to be considered canon, then he is either CampStraight or AmbiguouslyBi as he developed a crush on Tigerlily.