History Characters / Pucca

* ExhaustedEyebags: She looks like she has these, tho, admittedly, shih tzus in general look like they have these, so it's subverted. Then again, it's prolly played with if we remember what this dog might have to deal with as a minior.

* AlterKockr: For some reason, both the first series and ''Love Recipe'' have him speak with a Yiddish accent.

* AllThereInTheManual: According to the Jetix website, their names are Brutus, Socrotes, and Napoleon.

* AmbiguouslyJewish: For some reason, both the first series and ''Love Recipe'' have him speak with a Yiddish accent.

* ExhaustedEyebags: She looks like she has these, tho, admittedly, shih tzus in general look like they have these, so it's subverted.

Uncle Dumpling, Linguini and Ho. Pucca's guardians and uncles who run the local noodle restaurant in their town.

* AmbiguouslyRelated: Only one of them is ever referred to as an uncle. They do not look like brothers and appear to be more like friends. It's like only one of them is actually Pucca's uncle and the others are just [[HonoraryUncle honorary]]. However, ''Love Recipe'' does show the chefs explicitly referring to each other as brothers, leaning toward the idea they all three of them are related (somehow).

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: He was never an outright Jerkass, but in the first show, he was often a SternTeacher and sometimes tended to be abrasive toward his students. In Love Recipe, he's alot more mellow and soft-spoken.

Ching's pet chicken

* ArchEnemy: He and Garu have an intense rivalry; exactly why is unclear.

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* TheLeader: Chief, true to her name.

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* ShoutOut: His helmet is designed like [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader.]]

* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: In the first series, She could tap into her Yang mode anytime she wants and has used it frequently. In Love Recipe, it only manifests when Ring-Ring is under immense rage or stress and she seems to go out of her way to avoid using it when she can, preferring to handle most problems while riding a [[Franchise/MegaMan Dr. Wily style]] FlyingSaucer.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: Though she was relieved it meant she wasn't persuing a blood relative, she was utterly disgusted over how her father tricked Garu into thinking he was his long lost father. It pissed her off enough for her to turn on her father and help Sooga Village drive him out.]]

* VitriolicBestBuds: This is generally his overall dynamic with Pucca. On one hand, he doesn't like Pucca's clinginess as he going out of his way to avoid her as much as possible and even occasionally messing around with her. On the other hand, he's still willing to stick around with her despite all that, acknowledge her as one of his close companions and even has a few hints that he ''does'' reciprocating her feeling in his own way.

* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: In the episode "Soogazilla," she fought the eponymous monster and, while she did get some decent kicks in, the monster was able to effortlessly swat her off the mountaintop it called home.

* SkewedPriorities: Kissing Garu seems to supersede everything for her, even when things are dangerous.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In Love Recipe, Ring Ring has a crush on Garu with her rivalry with Pucca revoles around gaining his attention, where else in the first series, she's indifferent towards him and only uses him to make Pucca jealous.

* [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist by Her Own Petard]]: When she's in Yang mode, Ring Ring's PrehensileHair proves to be a double-edged sword. It makes her a more versatile combatant, but it also gives fighters like Pucca something to grab and swing Ring Ring around with. More often than not, this cancels Ring Ring's offensive momentum almost ''completely''.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She can be nice in some cases and even gets along with Pucca on occasion, though very rarely.

* MakeMeWannaShout: When in Yang mode, she has the ability to yell out sonic screams.

* AlmightyJanitor: In the show, Pucca is much stronger than Garu and Tobe, both of whom are supposed to be highly trained elite ninja who can topple entire armies with ease. She's a waitress at a restaurant. Downplayed in the shorts and in ''Love Recipe'', where she's at the very least equal with them. Her uncles trained her in martial arts, and while not quite as extreme as Pucca, are all some of the best fighters in the show.

* TheAce: He is considered this in-universe. Part of the humor comes from how easily Pucca outdoes him in everything.

** Despite constantly avoiding Pucca's affections, Garu is willing to hang out with her and even play along with her "funny love" from time to time, which is more apparent in the original shorts and ''Love Recipe''.

* {{Flanderization}}: In the first series, Garu treats Pucca's clinginess with contempt as oppose of everywhere else where he views it as mere annoyance at best.

* PetTheDog: After finding some new fruits in ''Love Recipe'' and finding them delicious, his first instinct is to gather them for the Goh Rong restaurant, imagining the chefs thanking him for bringing the "best ingredients ever".

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: This seems to [[DependingOnTheWriter depend on the writer]], but generally there's a few occasions that show Garu does love Pucca back - he just doesn't show it very often.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: In the series, he's so terrified of the idea of marrying Pucca that seeing her in a wedding dress caused his skeleton to jump out of his skin and run away.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Going from the original TV series and to make her closer to her original Flash shorts characterization, ''Love Recipe's'' Pucca is a lot more levelheaded. She's less anger-prone unless she's sufficiently pushed, and she no longer lets her jealousy become violent. Additionally, she's willing to give Garu some space when it's necessary and her clinginess toward him is a little toned down compared to the previous series.

* InformedAttractiveness: The theme song for the show calls him a "pretty boy," a sentiment Pucca shares. Because of the art style, he's not that different looking from most other characters.

* TheAce: She's hardly ever pressed when forced to fight and usually the one to solve the episode's problems.

* AdaptationalBadass: ''Love Recipe'' erases his crippling fear of Pucca from the previous series, allowing him to fully live up to his heroic reputation. Also, whenever he wants some space, he's now allowed to give her the slip more often.

* AccidentalProposal: In one episode, he's trying to save a ring case from being stolen by the vagabonds. When he finally has it, he does somersaults in the air, and when he lands, he's on one knee with the case flipped open...in front of Pucca. Pucca is thrilled at this, and the people around begins to prepare their wedding. But just as Pucca approaches him, Santa comes and takes the case away from him (because it was actually his), much to Garu's relief.
* TheAce: He is considered this in-universe. Part of the humor comes from how easily Pucca outdoes him in everything.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the first series, Ring Ring feigned politeness at best or treated most people with open contempt at worst. In ''Love Recipe'', She acts fairer toward people and sometimes makes genuine efforts to be nice. This is best pronounced in her interactions with Ayo, who she treats like a trustworthy, if sometimes annoying, little brother.

* AttentionWhore: In "Dong King's Mascot," he unwillingly becomes the titular mascot of the restaurant, but quickly loves the attention and praise from the villagers because of it. When a mascot craze hits the town, he gets angry over his thunder being taken and begins destroying the other costumes, one of which led to him being chased by Tobe and his clan because they were fans of her.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Going from the original TV series, ''Love Recipe's'' Pucca is a lot more levelheaded. She's less anger-prone unless she's sufficiently pushed, and she no longer lets her jealousy become violent.

* {{Leitmotif}}: In the series, you can expect the "Pucca loves Garu" riff from the theme song to play '''every''' time she appears.

* RedIsHeroic

!!Main Characters

* TheDogBitesBack: After Pucca spends an entire episode succumbing to her depression about Ring-Ring dating Garu, [[spoiler: who was Dada in disguise]], she finally snaps.

[[folder: Garu]]

[[folder: Ching]]

[[folder: Abyo]]

[[folder: Ssoso]]

[[folder: The Chefs]]

[[folder: Dada]]

[[folder: Dandy]]

[[folder: Master Soo]]

[[folder: Santa Claus]]

[[folder: Master Chang]]

[[folder: Bruce]]

[[folder: Destiny]]

[[folder: Goblins]]

[[folder: Tobe]]

* {{Revenge}}: He obsesses over "vengeance" on Garu. What he wants vengeance for is never established. "Tame That Toon" implies that he swears vengeance on people purely for the sake of having a rival. When Garu is erased from existence, Tobe immediately sets his sights on [[ButtMonkey Dada]] to fulfill that vacant niche.

[[folder: Vagabond Ninja Clan]]

[[folder: Doga]]

[[folder: Ring Ring]]

[[folder: Muji]]

[[folder: Master Loo]]

[[folder: Fyah]]

[[folder: Ayo]]

[[folder: Casano]]

[[folder: Dong King]]

* BruceLeeClone: Abyo's got Lee's hairstyle, prepotency with nunchucks, and affinity for going shirtless to show off his muscles. Earlier episodes in the TV show frequently gave him a tank top beneath his shirt, much like the one Lee occasionally wore, and in one ocassion he even wore a yellow jumpsuit. Meanwhile, Abyo's father even shares Lee's first name.

* TookALevelInJerkass: In his first appearance, he seemed to be just the innocent victim of a childish prank by his brother during his own brithday. In his second appearance, however, he interrupts his brother's birthday, but rather than playing a joke on him and leaving, he ruins his cake, drives his servants away from him and mocks him about his age. [[spoiler:No wonder Soo proceeds to give him such a humiliating beating. One can assume, however, that he was always like this, given how Soo says that he will teach him a lesson like back when they were little.]]

* {{Bishonen}}: Is very handsome (by Pucca design) and uses it to draw in ladies to the restaurant.

* TheChewToy: Whenever Santa appears in the 2006 ''Pucca'' cartoon, chances are that he's about to be ''obliterated'' by the show's physical comedy. It's usually Pucca's doing, with her tossing him aside whenever he obliviously impedes her attempts to catch Garu, but the show's world in general tends to attack him without restraint--or even provocation. One notable example is "Knock it Off"; Master Soo enacts a ban on Kung-Fu and summons storm clouds to patrol Sooga and zap those they spot practicing it and anything tangentially related to it. A montage showing Sooga's residents struggling to cope with the change ends with Santa, who's feeling optimistic about the situation. Then, he makes the mistake of squashing a fly in full view of the clouds. Compared to the embarrassing curses they place on the others, the clouds opt to '''''nuke him.'''''
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Normally a hapless ButtMonkey who sees all sorts of misfortunes befall him, Santa knows how to throw his weight around when he gets serious. As shown in "'Tis the Season for Revenge," he turns out to be an effective martial artist, whose battle-style incorporates Christmas-themed weaponry and magic.

* ButtMonkey: He's usually an unwitting victim of Pucca's constant chase for Garu.

* BenevolentBoss: Muji treats his zombie henchmen with respect and explicitly values their company; at worst, he acts firm if they ever act out of line, but he never takes out his frustration on them. In "Surf Ninjas," when one Zombie asks Muji they and the others are disallowed from the beach he usurped, Muji warmly assures them they can stay.