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* Love Makes You Dumb: In the sequel, since falling in love with Eep, Guy is less inventive and more focused with macking on Eep.

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* Love Makes You Dumb: LoveMakesYouDumb: In the sequel, since falling in love with Eep, Guy is less inventive and more focused with macking on Eep.
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Love Makes You Dumb: In the sequel, since falling in love with Eep, Guy is less inventive and more focused with macking on Eep.

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* Love Makes You Dumb: In the sequel, since falling in love with Eep, Guy is less inventive and more focused with macking on Eep.

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Love Makes You Dumb: In the sequel, since falling in love with Eep, Guy is less inventive and more focused with macking on Eep.



* LoveMakesYouDumb: In the sequel, since falling in love with Eep, Guy is less inventive and more focused with macking on Eep.

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* LoveMakesYouDumb: In the sequel, since falling in love with Eep, Guy Guy, Eep is less inventive and more focused so smitten that she wants to be with macking on Eep. him.
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* OfficialCouple: With Guy in the sequel.


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* OfficialCouple: With Eep in the sequel.

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* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Has tanned skin and curly, red hair.
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* MegaNeko: He is an extremely large cat as he’s big enough for the Croods to ride on.
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* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: Being part owl, it can swivel its head 270 degrees.


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* StarterVillain: It is the main predator hunting the Croods for the first half of the movie until Chunky takes over that role for the rest of the movie.
* SuperPersistentPredator: Zigzagged; It goes after the Croods in the egg chase at the beginning, and even tries waiting outside their cave until night. When their cave collapses the next day, it chases after them once more before they fall off the cliff. However, it stops chasing them at this point in the movie and never appears again.
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* {{Foil}}: To Belt.

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* {{Foil}}: DistaffCounterpart: To Belt.

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* CaneFu: Gran handles a tall twisted cane in her hand.



* SimpleStaff: Gran handles a tall twisted cane in her hand.



* {{Expy}}: Shares more than a few physical characteristics with [[Franchise/TheLionKing Rafiki]], both are elderly monkeys with beards, carry a [[SimpleStaff staff]] with gourds attached to it.

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* {{Expy}}: Shares more than a few physical characteristics with [[Franchise/TheLionKing Rafiki]], both are elderly monkeys with beards, carry a [[SimpleStaff staff]] staff with gourds attached to it.



* SimpleStaff: Carries a staff more than twice his height, with a gourd attached to it.
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* ArtEvolution: In the sequel, he is recolored a dark purple and sports several black spots on his body.
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* MixAndMatchCritters: It has the heavily built body of a bear with the eyes and brow crests of an owl. It also has some a long tail like a big cat.

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* MixAndMatchCritters: It has the heavily built body powerful legs of a bear with the eyes and brow crests of an owl. It also has some a lean body and a long tail like a big cat.
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[[folder: The Bear Owl]]

A recurring predator that hunts the Croods in the first half of the movie.
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* BearsAreBadNews: It is a ferocious animal that is very bear-like.
* MixAndMatchCritters: It has the heavily built body of a bear with the eyes and brow crests of an owl. It also has some a long tail like a big cat.
* OminousOwl: It has the fierce stare of an owl and acts like relentless predator.
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* CloudCuckoolander: She is an odd individual with a few odd characteristics. Nonetheless, she is Eep’s closest friend.

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* EscapedFromHell [[spoiler:...when he hears one of them blowing their shell (which they have used throughout the film as a call for help), he wastes no time in inventing ''flight'' because that was the only way he was going to get to them to help them.]]



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* HairstyleInerita: As shown in the second film, Guy has sported the same hairstyle since he was a child.

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* HairstyleInerita: HairstyleInertia: As shown in the second film, Guy has sported the same hairstyle since he was a child.
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* MrImagination: "The First Picture Show" is about how he's the only person in the valley who makes up stories. They at first decry him as a liar befire getting the idea of fiction as entertainment. He entices everyone with his shadow puppet theater about [[HisCodenameWasMarySue Hunk]] and his rainbow colored Bear Owl companion. After dealing with the fallout of a rabid fandom, he inspires everyone else to make up their own stories for fun.

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* MrImagination: "The First Picture Show" is about how he's the only person in the valley who makes up stories. They at first decry him as a liar befire getting the idea of fiction as entertainment. He entices everyone with his shadow puppet theater about [[HisCodenameWasMarySue [[HerCodenameWasMarySue Hunk]] and his rainbow colored Bear Owl companion. After dealing with the fallout of a rabid fandom, he inspires everyone else to make up their own stories for fun.
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* MrImagination: "The First Picture Show" is about how he's the only person in the valley who makes up stories. They at first decry him as a liar befire getting the idea of fiction as entertainment. He entices everyone with his shadow puppet theater about [[HisCodenameWasMarySue Hunk]] and his rainbow colored Bear Owl companion. After dealing with the fallout of a rabid fandom, he inspires everyone else to make up their own stories for fun.

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* ElementalMotifs: Fire. They are introduced to fire (due to Guy) in the first film. And while fire can be a symbol of danger (something Grug fears above all else), it can also be a symbol for life; this is the character arc of the family in the first film (especially Grug's) -- that while new discoveries can lead to danger it's important to ''live''.






* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Masculine Girl (aggressive and rough) to Guy's Feminine Boy (not really feminine, but is considerably more soft-spoken than Eep).

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* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Masculine Girl (aggressive and rough) to Guy's Feminine Boy (not really feminine, feminine but is considerably more soft-spoken than Eep).



* CoolPet: A Boy and His Sloth. Guy has always been with Belt.



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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Leukine/PhlegmaticLeukine/Phlegmatic.
* HairstyleInerita: As shown in the second film, Guy has sported the same hairstyle since he was a child.



* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Later on in the film , she has her own idea, and uses it to protect herself, her mother, and Sandy from giant carnivorous flowers. This is a turning-point for Ugga as she literally and figuratively starts letting her hair down and puts the old ways her family followed (''"Never leave the cave! New is always bad; never not be afraid!"'') behind her.

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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Later on in the film , film, she has her own idea, and uses it to protect herself, her mother, and Sandy from giant carnivorous flowers. This is a turning-point for Ugga as she literally and figuratively starts letting her hair down and puts the old ways her family followed (''"Never leave the cave! New is always bad; never not be afraid!"'') behind her.



* LettingHerHairDown: An accident example:[[spoiler:When escaping from man-eating plants with Sandy and Gran, her hair comes loose after taking off her costume.]]

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* LettingHerHairDown: An accident example:[[spoiler:When example: [[spoiler:When escaping from man-eating plants with Sandy and Gran, her hair comes loose after taking off her costume.]]



* WomenAreWiser: Is a lot more calm and rational than her husband. That said, she also has her stupid moments, such as when she's completely mesmerized by fire and throws a giant corncob into it.

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* WomenAreWiser: Is a lot calmer and more calm and rational than her husband. That said, she also has her stupid moments, such as when she's completely mesmerized by fire and throws a giant corncob into it.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Stubborn and mean to her family and the people around her, especially Grug, but she's a lot more loyal and brave than one would think.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Stubborn and mean to her family and the people around her, especially Grug, but she's a lot more loyal and brave braver than one would think.



* MeaningfulName: He's called ''Belt'' because he keeps Guy's pants up. When they were younger he rested on Guy's forearm and acted as a lookout, Guy considering calling him ''Watch'' then.

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* CoolPet: Belt is the pet sloth of Guy and proves to be very helpful to the latter when on adventures.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Implied. The second film shows a young and orphaned Guy finding a young Belt, with no signs on his family.
* InnocentBlueEyes: Belt has big, blue eyes and is a friendly, loyal sloth.
* MeaningfulName: He's called ''Belt'' because he keeps Guy's pants up. When they were younger younger, he rested on Guy's forearm and acted as a lookout, Guy considering calling him ''Watch'' then.



* PaleFemalesDarkMales: He has darkish red fur in contrast to Sash's light pink color.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: InUniverse. Guy initially considered naming him "Watch".



* LeanAndMean: The skinniest of his family and shown to be both smug and arrogant.



* TheFinickyOne: She tries to keep things in order whether they should be or not, and tends to repress her feelings. She later learns to loosen up.

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* TheFinickyOne: She tries to keep things in order whether they should be or not, not and tends to repress her feelings. She later learns to loosen up.



* StepfordSmiler: Ugga notices Hope grip the 'travel basket' tightly while they talk about the Croods' stay.

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* StepfordSmiler: Ugga notices Hope to grip the 'travel basket' tightly while they talk about the Croods' stay.


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* MeaningfulName: "Sash" is another term for ''"belt"'' and either one can be used for pants, something Sash does for Dawn.
* PaleFemalesDarkMales: She has light pink fur in contrast to Belt's dark-reddish color.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Sash has light pink fur and is shown to very ladylike.


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* TheFaceless: Neither one's faces are shown in the second film's intro.


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* NoNameGiven: Their names have not been revealed by either their son or source materials.
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* RapunzelHair: She has knee-length hair that she keeps in a pigtail, but later on she lets it down and gets in touch with her wild side.
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* NeverMessWithGranny: Seriously, don't.

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* BaldOfAuthority: Downplayed as she wears a wig to hide it, but she is completely bald under her wig and is the leader of the Thunder Sisters.
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* AdultFear: Has lots of them. {{Justified|Trope}} given the fact that ''all'' of the Croods' family friends died of something, but it's also {{deconstructed}} -- his fear of the unknown caused his family, especially Eep, to not really ''live'' life.
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* BaldHeadOfToughness: In the second movie, it's revealed she's bald, wearing an animal named Wigasus as a wig. She's also revealed to be a tough female warrior as the leader of the Thunder Sisters.

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Badass Mustache and Badass Beard are being merged into Manly Facial Hair. Examples that don't fit or are zero-context are removed. To qualify for Manly Facial Hair, the facial hair must be associated with masculinity in some way. Please read the trope description before readding to make sure the example qualifies.


* BadassBeard: He's the leader of the Punch Monkeys, has the fighting skills that come with it, and he sports a long white beard.



* {{Expy}}: Shares more than a few physical characteristics with [[Franchise/TheLionKing Rafiki]], both are elderly monkeys with [[BadassBeard beards]], carry a [[SimpleStaff staff]] with gourds attached to it.

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* {{Expy}}: Shares more than a few physical characteristics with [[Franchise/TheLionKing Rafiki]], both are elderly monkeys with [[BadassBeard beards]], beards, carry a [[SimpleStaff staff]] with gourds attached to it.
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* TheDragon: To Spiny Mandrilla.
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* TeamDad: The patriarch of the family, Grug's every thought and action is towards keeping his family safe and fed.
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* LightningBruiser: The Croods have survived where the other cavemen families died out purely because of Grug's strength, and the hunting scene shows he's got speed to match.
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* BaldWoman: Turns out, her hair is a wig!
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* {{Expy}}: Shares more than a few physical characteristics with [[Franchise/TheLionKing Rafiki]], both are elderly [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys monkeys]] with [[BadassBeard beards]], carry a [[SimpleStaff staff]] with gourds attached to it.

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* {{Expy}}: Shares more than a few physical characteristics with [[Franchise/TheLionKing Rafiki]], both are elderly [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys monkeys]] monkeys with [[BadassBeard beards]], carry a [[SimpleStaff staff]] with gourds attached to it.

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* DirtyCoward: He'll run away from any unpleasant situation at the drop of a hat.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Snoot has ''quite'' a high opinion of himself.


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[[folder:Squawk]]
-> Voiced by: Dee Bradley Baker

The mean-spirited "teacher" of Ahhh! Valley. Takes great pride in tormenting his "students" and setting them off on dangerous quests for "homework" (his dinner).
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* {{Jerkass}}: Possibly the biggest one in the valley. [[ApatheticTeacher He cares less about the "students" he endangers]] and more about the food he wants for his stomach.
* SadistTeacher: He gets his kicks from tormenting his students.
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