History Characters / TheDaltons

* ADayInTheLimelight: "Dots and Stripes" and "Les Dalton font la roue", although the latter episode it's not available in english.

* OutOfFocus: Together with his brothers, he appeared in every single episode, however he rarely gets the main spotlight, as there have been roughly 2/3 episodes focused on him.

* AscendendExtra: Downplayed, while in the Lucky Luke movies he, along with William functioned only as an extra, here he has more depth in terms of personality and screentime, although not by much, considering he's still OutOfFocus.

* Ascendend Extra: Downplayed, while in the Lucky Luke movies he, along with Jack, functioned only as an extra, here he has more depth in terms of personality and screentime, although not by much, considering he is still OutOfFocus.

* AscendentExtra: Downplayed, while in the Lucky Luke movies he, along with William functioned only as an extra, here he has more depth in terms of personality and screentime, although not by much, considering he's still OutOfFocus.

* Ascendent Extra: Downplayed, while in the Lucky Luke movies he, along with Jack, functioned only as an extra, here he has more depth in terms of personality and screentime, although not by much, considering he is still OutOfFocus.

* Ascendent Extra: Downplayed, while in the Lucky Luke movies he, along with William functioned only as an extra, here he has more depth in terms of personality and screentime, although not by much, considering he's still OutOfFocus.

* TheSmartGuy: While Joe is the one with all the plans and Jack is the One with the most common sense, William is the one with all the ''knowledge.''

One of the middle brothers, who mostly acts as a buffer between Joe and Averell, calming down the former and shutting up the latter. Jack, despite being one of the least characterized brothers, he is often presented as the most mature and the One who calls out the flaws in Joe's plans as well as being his main sidekick.

* TheEngineer: Jack has served this role twice in the show, disassembling a Big Wheel and helping constructing a high-tech car.

* DependingOnTheWriter: He is either portrayed as the smartest of the Brothers, coming up with better ideas than Joe's or as the clumsy one when Averell is not around.

* TheSmartGuy: While Joe is the one with all the plans, William is the one with all the ''knowledge.''

* ShorterMeansSmarter: Played with. Joe is the shortest Dalton, and is convinced he's the smartest one... but while he's certainly smarter than BigLittleBrother Averell, he's not necessarily smarter than Jack or William -- he's just more driven and more ruthless. This certainly reflects the words of his original co-creator Rene Coscinny, who claimed that Joe was simply the most ''malicious'' Dalton, and evil doesn't equal intelligence.

One of the middle brothers, with a somewhat colorless personality, who mostly acts as a buffer between Joe and Averell, calming down the former and shutting up the latter. Jack in particular doesn't have much of a personality on his own and is easily the least-characterized Dalton.

The second one of the middle brothers who acts as a buffer between Joe and Averell. Unlike Jack, however, William does get a personality of his own: he's got a keen interest in reading and has taken up the role as the "family intellectual."

* ReverseArm-Fold: Usually does this when he stands in the background

* OutOfFocus: Similar to William, he appeared in every single episode, however he rarely gets the main spotlight, as there have been roughly 3/4 episodes focused on him.

* RenaissanceMan: Averell has shown to be the most skilled of the Daltons outside of crime: artist (painter, sculptor, interior decorator, puppeteer, origami crafter), cook(baker, pastry chef, french fryer...), gardener, karate master and many other skills.

* HiddenDepths: She might seem prim, proper, and extremely easy to fool because she wants to see the good in everyone... but several episodes show that she has a bit of a wild side, and that if she just embraced that wild side she'd be an ''amazing'' outlaw. She's certainly better than average at sneaking around and committing criminal acts. In one episode she along with the Daltons is de-aged to a teenager. She immediately decides that they're ''much'' more fun and exciting than the boring old law-abiders, joins their gang, and while they do tease her a little for her "girly" idea of robbing the rich and giving to the poor, she's an enthusiastic member of the gang who holds her own in the shennanigans that follow.

* TheDeterminator: In one episode, it's revealed that the Daltons have made ''347'' escape attempts while at the Nevada penitentiary -- and that's only in the first season. If we consider that Joe is the driving force behind every single escape attempt, he definitely qualifies as TheDeterminator, as he ''never'' gives up on getting out of the prison. His brothers can sometimes get resigned, but Joe is always here to remind them.

* DeadpanSnarker: Occasionally. It doesn't happen too often, but if one of the Daltons makes a sarcastic remark it's most often Jack.
* GenericGuy: While William has kind of escaped this role in this show thanks to his status as the "family intellectual," Jack doesn't have a very strong personality and very rarely stands out among his brothers in any way.

The tallest, youngest and stupidest of the Daltons

* SimpletonVoice: ''Literally'' has one in the American dub and was done in an [[UpToEleven incredibly]] silly way.

* ZanyScheme: Some of his escape attempts take the form of these. Though he ''usually'' prefers a more straightforward approach, some of his plans can get very complicated and convoluted. This is usually a sign that he's getting desperate, or that things have spiralled out of control for him -- especially when the schemes begin relying on InsaneTrollLogic (such as dressing a cow up in prisoner's garbs so the guards will mistake it for a new prisoner).

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** * NotSoStoic: He is very afraid of flying and just being a few inches off the ground is enough to make him queesy.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: While he is obviously the least intelligent of the brothers, he can occasionally display unexpected bouts of competence, or completely random (and useful knowledge). See also RenaissanceMan.

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* AdaptationalBasass: While Averell is still the brainless screw-up who keeps annoying Joe with his inane comments and penchant for ComicallyMissingThePoint, this series paints him more as a GeniusDitz with a multitude of talents. He's a phenomenal artist (painting, sculpture, gardening, you name it), a brilliant cook, and a great athlete. Too bad his lack of common sense tends to stop him from actually utilizing those talents in any meaningful way.

* AdaptationalIntelligence: A variant. While Averell is still the brainless screw-up who keeps annoying Joe with his inane comments and penchant for ComicallyMissingThePoint, this series paints him more as a GeniusDitz with a multitude of talents. Too bad his lack of common sense tends to stop him from actually utilizing those talents in any meaningful way.

* NotSoStoic: He is very afraid of flying and just being a few inches off the ground is enough to make him queesy.
* TheStoic: If he ''has'' an individual trait, it's that he's the calmest of the Daltons, seldom getting worked up about anything.

* TheLeader: The shortest and most intelligent of the brothers, typically he serves as their leader.

* AdaptationalIntelligence: A variant. While Averell is still the brainless screw-up who keeps annoying Joe with his inane comments and penchant for ComicallyMissingThePoint, this series paints him more as a GeniusDitz with a multitude of talents.

* AdaptationalInelligence: A variant. While Averell is still the brainless screw-up who keeps annoying Joe with his inane comments and penchant for ComicallyMissingThePoint, this series paints him more as a GeniusDitz with a multitude of talents.