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-->''"Hunter is a hero hound, leader of the pack!" ('''Hunter:''' Huh, cool!)''



* CatchPhrase: "Yet ''another'' unexpected twist, bummer!"

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* CatchPhrase: CharacterCatchPhrase: "Yet ''another'' unexpected twist, bummer!"



-->''"Colleen comes from London Town, watch her feet attack!" ('''Colleen:''' HIII-YA!)''



[[folder:Blitz]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JeffBennett
Cowardly, arrogant, self-centered, this German Doberman seems more of a weakling compared to his teammates. But when backed in a corner, his razor-sharp claws can tear through most things and his crushing bite recalls his days of being an attack dog for thieves.

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JeffBennett
Cowardly, arrogant, self-centered, this German Doberman seems more of a weakling compared to his teammates. But when backed in a corner, his razor-sharp claws can tear through most
Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson
-->''"Exile's from Siberia with super-frozen sight!" ('''Exile:''' That's me!)''
The Siberian Husky Exile acts as the team's engineer, building
things and as well as he takes them apart. His super strength is not as strong as Shag's but supplemented by his crushing bite recalls his days of being an attack dog for thieves.multiple eyebeams.



!!Tropes associated with Exile:
* AmbiguouslyGay: There are a few clues to this.
** In "Hair of the Dog that Bit You," we get to see Exile's room and the decor is a little feminine. Even including a vanity.
** "Two shakes of a lamb's jiffy!" and when Hunter asked what that was, Colleen replied "Don't ask..."
** Exile's Christmas Song "Jingle Balls." He had never heard of Jingle Bells either.
** When Sport joined the Rovers, Exile's immediate reaction to welcome him was to kiss him. Then he offered to give all his comrades a big kiss. Rather than turning to give Colleen the first of those kisses, he turned to Blitz instead.
** His fainting spell after assisting Colleen in surgery.
** He has said the phrase "I love you" to his fellow Rovers, but only the male ones. Never to Colleen.
* BoisterousBruiser: He's as fun-loving as he is strong.
* CatchPhrase: (to Blitz) "Don't be weird boy."
* DeadpanSnarker: Often makes remarks about Blitz' fondness for biting the enemies' butts.
* EmotionalBruiser
* EyeBeams: In Ice and Heat flavors.
* GadgeteerGenius:
* GeniusBruiser: In addition to being very strong, he's also a knack with machinery.
* GentleGiant
* HuskyRusskie: ''Literally'', as he's a strong Russian husky.
* AnIcePerson: He has icy vision.
* LargeHam
* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: Although he notes he does not miss "Papa Russia"
* TheSmartGuy
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[[folder:Blitz]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JeffBennett
-->''"Blitz chews on posteriors, his bark's worse than his bite!" ('''Blitz:''' Ah'm perfect!)''
Cowardly, arrogant, self-centered, this German Doberman seems more of a weakling compared to his teammates. But when backed in a corner, his razor-sharp claws can tear through most things and his crushing bite recalls his days of being an attack dog for thieves.
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[[folder:Exile]]
[[WMG:Exile]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson
The Siberian Husky Exile acts as the team's engineer, building things as well as he takes them apart. His super strength is not as strong as Shag's but supplemented by his multiple eyebeams.

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[[folder:Shag]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson
Creator/FrankWelker
-->''"Shag is strong from head to toe, a coward through and through!" ('''Shag:''' *mumbles*)''
The Siberian Husky Exile acts biggest, strongest, dumbest of the team, Shag serves as the team's engineer, building things as well as he takes them apart. His super strength is not as strong as Shag's main muscle and cook for the team. Being only partway transformed, Shag isn't the sharpest but supplemented by his multiple eyebeams.he has a good heart.



!!Tropes associated with Exile:
* AmbiguouslyGay: There are a few clues to this.
** In "Hair of the Dog that Bit You," we get to see Exile's room and the decor is a little feminine. Even including a vanity.
** "Two shakes of a lamb's jiffy!" and when Hunter asked what that was, Colleen replied "Don't ask..."
** Exile's Christmas Song "Jingle Balls." He had never heard of Jingle Bells either.
** When Sport joined the Rovers, Exile's immediate reaction to welcome him was to kiss him. Then he offered to give all his comrades a big kiss. Rather than turning to give Colleen the first of those kisses, he turned to Blitz instead.
** His fainting spell after assisting Colleen in surgery.
** He has said the phrase "I love you" to his fellow Rovers, but only the male ones. Never to Colleen.
* BoisterousBruiser: He's as fun-loving as he is strong.
* CatchPhrase: (to Blitz) "Don't be weird boy."
* DeadpanSnarker: Often makes remarks about Blitz' fondness for biting the enemies' butts.
* EmotionalBruiser
* EyeBeams: In Ice and Heat flavors.
* GadgeteerGenius:
* GeniusBruiser: In addition to being very strong, he's also a knack with machinery.
* GentleGiant
* HuskyRusskie: ''Literally'', as he's a strong Russian husky.
* AnIcePerson: He has icy vision.
* LargeHam
* MotherRussiaMakesYouStrong: Although he notes he does not miss "Papa Russia"
* TheSmartGuy
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[[folder:Shag]]
[[WMG:Shag]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FrankWelker
The biggest, strongest, dumbest of the team, Shag serves as the main muscle and cook for the team. Being only partway transformed, Shag isn't the sharpest but he has a good heart.
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-->''"Muzzle's stack is gonna blow, he's short a screw or two!" ('''Muzzle:''' Ugh! Ugh!)''
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** Yet another where he keeps getting phone calls during a mission - especially when they [[WithCatLikeTread they had to be sneaky]], leaving the rest of the team wondering who keeps calling him (turns out he was arranging a catered dinner)
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JimCummings

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JimCummings[[Creator/JimCummings1952 Jim Cummings]]
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->'''Voiced by:''' Larry Drake

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->'''Voiced by:''' Larry DrakeCreator/LarryDrake



->'''Voiced by:''' Stephen Furst

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->'''Voiced by:''' Stephen FurstCreator/StephenFurst
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->'''Voiced by:''' Joseph Campanella

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->'''Voiced by:''' Joseph CampanellaCreator/JosephCampanella
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** He has said the phrase "I love you" to his fellow Rovers, but only the male ones. Never to Colleen.
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* TheLancer: Also sometimes TheChick, usually when Colleen takes up the role of TheLancer

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* TheLancer: Also sometimes TheChick, usually when Colleen takes up the role of TheLancer%%* TheLancer:
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* TheLancer: Or TheChick depending on the case.

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* TheLancer: Or TheChick depending on the case.TheLancer:

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* MaliciousMisnaming: She constantly gets Blitz's name wrong on purpose in order to mess with him. Whenever she ''does'' actually use his real name, she plays it off as unintentional.



* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female Rover.

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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female Rover.Rover on the main team.



* InformedAttribute: He doesn't actually butt people on the butt all that often even though it's presented as a defining character trait of his. Him being a ButtBiter is ''referenced'' far more than he's actually shown doing it.



The Siberian Husky Exile acts as the team's engineer, building things as well as he takes them apart. His super strength is not as strong as Shug's but supplimented by his mulitple eyebeams.

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The Siberian Husky Exile acts as the team's engineer, building things as well as he takes them apart. His super strength is not as strong as Shug's Shag's but supplimented supplemented by his mulitple multiple eyebeams.


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* FullFrontalAssault: Likely do to the sheer size & volume of his fur, Shag typically goes without the standard Road Rover outfit and works unclothed.


* AwesomeMcCoolname: Exilo Mikailovich Sanhusky.
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* BlindingBangs: His eyes are always covered by fur.

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* BlindingBangs: EyesOutOfSight: His eyes are always covered by fur.
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* BlindingBangs: His eyes are covered by fur.

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* BlindingBangs: His eyes are always covered by fur.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Sheena Easton

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->'''Voiced by:''' Sheena EastonMusic/SheenaEaston
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:It turns out that she is the actual werewolf in "A Hair of the Dog That Bit You" from being exposed to werewolf drool, not Exile from a werewolf scratch. Although she's returned to normal .]]

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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: [[spoiler:It turns out that she is the actual werewolf in "A Hair of the Dog That Bit You" from being exposed to werewolf drool, not Exile from a werewolf scratch. Although she's returned to normal .normal.]]
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* {{Adorkable}}: Comes with how nice and pleasant he is in demeanor.



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* BattleCry: "To the power of the pack!"

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* BattleCry: "To the power of the pack!"pack!" "Let's hit the road, Rovers!"



* ObliviousToLove: Hunter is pretty oblivious to Colleen's obvious attraction to him in-series. It got to the point where he thought her offer of a romantic walk on the beach meant she wanted to walk him in "A Day in the Life". That said, the opening credits ShipTease them and in the aforementioned "walk" episode, he gave a bit of a knowing smile when Blitz blabbed about Colleen's jealousy.

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* ObliviousToLove: Hunter is pretty oblivious to Colleen's obvious attraction to him in-series. It got to the point where he thought her offer of a romantic walk on the beach meant she wanted to walk him in "A Day in the Life". Though in quite a number of episodes he's seen flirting with her as well. That said, the opening credits ShipTease them and in the aforementioned "walk" episode, he gave a bit of a knowing smile when Blitz blabbed about Colleen's jealousy.jealousy. Blitz also mentioned she thought Hunter had a "new" girlfriend and he was dumping Colleen indicating they did hook up.

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!!The Road Rovers

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[[folder:Blitz]]




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[[folder:Muzzle]]




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[[folder:The Master]]




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!!Villains
[[folder:General Parvo]]




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[[folder:The Groomer]]




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[[folder:Zachary Storm]]




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[[folder:Donovan Bell]]




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A Golden Labrador from the United States, Hunter serves as the team's loyal and dependable leader (despite the times his cocky attitude gets the better of him). Just as his breeds are, Hunter is friendly to just about everyone. His main ability is his super speed.

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A Golden Labrador Retriever/Labrador Retriever mix from the United States, Hunter serves as the team's loyal and dependable leader (despite the times his cocky attitude gets the better of him). Just as his breeds are, Hunter is friendly to just about everyone. His main ability is his super speed.



* CatchPhrase: "Yet another unexpected twist, bummer!"

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* BattleCry: "To the power of the pack!"
* CatchPhrase: "Yet another ''another'' unexpected twist, bummer!"



* DrivesLikeCrazy: Highlighted in "Dawn of the Groomer", where Hunter fears for his life while Colleen is at the wheel.



* StockBritishPhrases: Far too frequently.



* SmallNameBigEgo
* TheStarscream: Blitz is a non-villainous example in that he frequently challenges Hunter's position as the Road Rovers' leader and believes that he'd be a better choice.



* IntelligibleUnintelligible: Everyone can understand him except the viewer.



* NonHumanSidekick: [[FurryConfusion Sort of]], since he's the only Rover to not be given a humanoid form.



* {{Handwave}}: At one point, The Master claims that his glowing white eyes are possible because of special effects.



* PleaseKeepYourHatOn: He wears that metallic helmet to hide [[spoiler:a pair of cat ears.]]

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* PleaseKeepYourHatOn: He wears It is revealed in "Dawn of the Groomer" that General Parvo's metallic helmet to hide hides [[spoiler:a pair of cat ears.]]

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