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* BadassBaritone: Despite Jansson describing her characters as "the size of an upright phone book", and being on the young side, Snufkin is frequently cast with the deepest voice of the children across multiple dubs and adaptations.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrage: In the original books and comics, Little My blatantly doesn't care what people think about her; she might get angry or annoyed but never takes anything personally and it's impossible to hurt her feelings in any way. In the 2019 series, where she's also a bit of an AdaptationalJerkass, it eventually becomes clear that she's mostly acting out because she feels neglected and thinks nobody cares about her.

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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrage: AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: In the original books and comics, Little My blatantly doesn't care what people think about her; she might get angry or annoyed but never takes anything personally and it's impossible to hurt her feelings in any way. In the 2019 series, where she's also a bit of an AdaptationalJerkass, it eventually becomes clear that she's mostly acting out because she feels neglected and thinks nobody cares about her.



* AdaptationNameChange: In 2019's Moominvalley he's given the name Toffle, which is also the name of the main character in the book ,''Who Will Comfort Toffle?'', making him a possible CompositeCharacter. The two have very similar designs to begin with, and he seems to have inherited some of Toffle's timid nature. Averted in the dubs, which rename him back to Toft.

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* AdaptationNameChange: In 2019's Moominvalley he's given the name Toffle, which is also the name of the main character in the book ,''Who Will Comfort Toffle?'', making him a possible CompositeCharacter. The two have very similar designs to begin with, and he seems to have inherited some of Toffle's timid nature. Averted in most of the dubs, which rename him back to Toft.Toft (though some dubs, like the Noregian one, stick with calling him by Toffle's name).


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* CompositeCharacter:
** As mentioned above, in the 2019 series Toft has taken on the name of Toffle from ''Who Will Comfort Toffle?'' and appearance-wise resembles Toffle from that book more than Toft from ''Moomingvalley in November'' (though the two ''do'' greatly resemble one another even in the book illustrations).
** In the episode "Toffle's Tall Tales," [[AdaptationalGenderIdentity they]] also seem to have taken on some traits from the next-to-youngest Whomper from the short story ''A Tale of Horror'' -- in the book, Toft was a storyteller but only told stories to himself and let his imagination run wild with them until they almost became real. The Toffle of the show, much like the next-to-youngest Whomper, tells tall tales and invents dangerous monsters that they intentionally try to scare the others with. Though unlike the next-to-youngest Whomper, who was mostly a MrImagination, Toffle tell stories mostly because they're afraid of being alone and is trying to keep Moomintroll and Sniff around for as long as possible.

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* BunglingInventor: In the '90s anime, where he succeeds in creating things such as the airship, but with a lot of mistakes and failed inventions along the way.

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* BunglingInventor: In the '90s anime, where he succeeds in creating things such as the airship, but with a lot of mistakes and failed inventions along the way. The 2019 series drops the "bungling" part and turns him into a bonafide GadgeteerGenius.



* InnocentlyInsensitive: A part of his character to various degrees in various continuities. In the 2019 series especially he's often blunt and rude without intending any offense -- ''especially'' when he's forced out of his comfort zone.



* LongLostRelative: Is this to Snorkmaiden in the comic strip continuity, [[spoiler:and possibly also in the 2019 series, as Snorkmaiden is seeing riding away from the valley the end of season 2 to find "her long-lost--" before cutting herself off]].

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* LongLostRelative: Is this to Snorkmaiden in both the comic strip continuity, [[spoiler:and possibly also in continuity and the 2019 series, as series. At the end of season 2, Snorkmaiden is seeing seen riding away from the valley the end of season 2 to find "her long-lost--" before cutting herself off]].off. At the beginning of season 3, it's confirmed that she was indeed talking about her brother, as this season introduces him to the series in full.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrage: In the original books and comics, Little My blatantly doesn't care what people think about her; she might get angry or annoyed but never takes anything personally and it's impossible to hurt her feelings in any way. In the 2019 series, where she's also a bit of an AdaptationalJerkass, it eventually becomes clear that she's mostly acting out because she feels neglected and thinks nobody cares about her.



* HiddenHeartOfGold: In the 2019 series, Little My clearly cares a whole lot more than she wants to admit. She hides it behind a lot of snark and a jerkish attitude, but occasionally her mask will slip and she'll show how much she truly cares... before she goes straight back to pretending to be above all that nonsense.



** And in various adaptations she tends to be portrayed as even larger. The various animated series and ''Moomins on the Riviera'' tend to keep her at roughly the same size as in the book illustrations, but in the "fuzzy felt" series she reaches up to Moomintroll's shoulders, and in both live-action series she's played by normal-sized women and as such isn't even particularly little.

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** And in various adaptations she tends to be portrayed as even larger. The various animated series and ''Moomins on the Riviera'' tend to keep her at roughly the same size as in the book illustrations, illustrations (slightly less than half Moomintroll's height), but in the "fuzzy felt" series she reaches up to Moomintroll's shoulders, and in both live-action series she's played by normal-sized women and as such isn't even particularly little.
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** He can be a borderline [[TheLoad Load]] on adventures, but occasionally his skills do come in use. This is especially noticeable in ''Comet in Moominland'', where Sniff tends to hinder the group more than he helps them, with his whining, cowardice and greed... but he is the one who finds the cave that everyone hides from the comet in during the finale, and he turns out to be the only one in the group to actually get some useful information at the observatory because he knows how to talk to the professors.

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** He can be a borderline [[TheLoad Load]] on adventures, but occasionally his skills do come in use. This is especially noticeable in ''Comet in Moominland'', where Sniff tends to hinder the group more than he helps them, with his whining, cowardice and greed... but he is the one who finds the cave that everyone hides from the comet in during the finale, and he turns out to be the only one in the group to actually get some useful information at the observatory because he knows how to talk to the professors.professors (basically he flatters them until they tell him what they wants to know).
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* BrokenPedestal: In ''Moominland Midwinter'', Sorry-oo idolizes wolves, HowlingToTheNight to get their attention and dreaming of joining their pack so they can teach him to be strong and wild. Then one night, his howls ''do'' get the wolves' attention, but he quickly realizes that they'd rather eat him than accept a talking domestic dog into their ranks. Realizing that he's probably about to die (though the winter-loving Hemulen ends up saving him), Sorry-oo is left wondering why he ever thought that he could survive among the wolves.
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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: What she's called is inconsistent between different adaptations. Sometimes, Snorkmaiden, written as one word, is treated as her actual name. Other times (like in the original novels), she's referred to as "''the'' Snork Maiden", implying that it's just a descriptor and that she has NoNameGiven.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: In ''Moominvalley'', she acts incredibly friendly to Moomin, blowing him around playfully and giving him a "blanket" and "pillow" of snow... but it's extremely obvious this is to keep him from noticing she's ''freezing him to death''.

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* FauxAffablyEvil: In ''Moominvalley'', she acts incredibly friendly to Moomin, Moomintroll, blowing him around playfully and giving him a "blanket" and "pillow" of snow... but it's extremely obvious this is to keep him from noticing she's ''freezing him to death''.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: In ''Moominvalley'', she acts incredibly friendly to Moomin, blowing him around playfully and giving him a "blanket" and "pillow" of snow... but it's extremely obvious this is to keep him from noticing she's ''freezing him to death''.
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* DubPersonalityChange: In the 90's anime he much more ruder and short-tempered in the Finnish dub than in the original Japanese dub.
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* TragicMonster: The Groke is an utterly ''terrifying'' EldritchAbomination who kills practically everything with her presence, but she is also a deeply sad and pitiful creature whose very existence prevents her from finding happiness.

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* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: Is a hemulen in the 90s anime, which is probably because...
** CompositeCharacter: ...the anime combines Mr Brisk from the comic strip with the sports-loving Hemulen from the book Moominland Midwinter. Which is also why he's an AdaptationalNiceGuy in the anime; the Hemulen is InnocentlyInsensitive but never ''mean,'' doesn't have the constant drive to be the best at everything, and even has a HeelRealization towards the end; Mr Brisk in the comic (and in ''Moominvalley'') is far more of a {{Jerkass}} and feels the need to rub his superiority in people's faces.

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* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: Is a hemulen in the 90s anime, which is probably because...
** CompositeCharacter: ...the anime combines Mr Brisk from the comic strip with the sports-loving Hemulen from the book Moominland Midwinter. Which is also why he's an AdaptationalNiceGuy in the anime; the Hemulen is InnocentlyInsensitive but never ''mean,'' doesn't have the constant drive to be the best at everything, and even has a HeelRealization towards the end; Mr Brisk in the comic (and in ''Moominvalley'') is far more of a {{Jerkass}} and feels the need to rub his superiority in people's faces.
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* CompositeCharacter: The 90's anime combines Mr Brisk from the comic strip with the sports-loving Hemulen from the book ''Moominland Midwinter''. This gives him an AdaptationalSpeciesChange and turns him into an AdaptationalNiceGuy: the Hemulen is InnocentlyInsensitive but never ''mean'', doesn't have the constant drive to be the best at everything, and even has a HeelRealization towards the end; Mr. Brisk in the comic (and in ''Moominvalley'') is far more of a {{Jerkass}} and feels the need to rub his superiority in people's faces.

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* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: Is a hemulen in the 90s anime.anime, which is probably because...
** CompositeCharacter: ...the anime combines Mr Brisk from the comic strip with the sports-loving Hemulen from the book Moominland Midwinter. Which is also why he's an AdaptationalNiceGuy in the anime; the Hemulen is InnocentlyInsensitive but never ''mean,'' doesn't have the constant drive to be the best at everything, and even has a HeelRealization towards the end; Mr Brisk in the comic (and in ''Moominvalley'') is far more of a {{Jerkass}} and feels the need to rub his superiority in people's faces.




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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: He's ''incredibly'' cocky, self-confident and arrogant... but the moment he loses at something, or even comes in second place, he loses all confidence and lapses into depression.
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkioOhtsuka (Japanese, 1990 anime), Peter Whitman and William Roberts (English, 1990 anime), David Bridges (English, 1992 anime movie), Matti Ruohola (Finnish, 1990 anime), (Johan Simberg), Janusz Bukowski (Polish, 1990 anime and 1992 anime movie) | Ville Haapasalo (Finnish, 2019 animation), Creator/MattBerry (English, 2019 animation), Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto (Japanese, 2019 animation), Carl-Kristian Rundman (Swedish, 2019 animation), Piotr Warszawski (Polish, 2019 animation)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkioOhtsuka Creator/AkioOtsuka (Japanese, 1990 anime), Peter Whitman and William Roberts (English, 1990 anime), David Bridges (English, 1992 anime movie), Matti Ruohola (Finnish, 1990 anime), (Johan Simberg), Janusz Bukowski (Polish, 1990 anime and 1992 anime movie) | Ville Haapasalo (Finnish, 2019 animation), Creator/MattBerry (English, 2019 animation), Creator/YasunoriMatsumoto (Japanese, 2019 animation), Carl-Kristian Rundman (Swedish, 2019 animation), Piotr Warszawski (Polish, 2019 animation)
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* AdaptationalSpeciesChange: Is a hemulen in the 90s anime.
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* AmbiguousDisorder: The 2019 series seems to imply his need to be alone may be tied to some kind of social anxiety. He even abandons Moomin at a party because it becomes too stressful for him.
-->'''Snufkin:''' Its not that I don't like people. I just feel caged in sometimes.



* AmbiguousDisorder: Described in ''Comet in Moominland'' as "particular", and enjoys jotting down details and keeping things organised. In the '90s anime, he often forgets to do basic tasks like eat when he becomes engrossed in his work, and in the 2019 series he's extremely LiteralMinded and is hinted to suffer from sensory overload if things get too chaotic.
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* GrumpyBear: She is short-tempered and very grouchy.
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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: She didn't wear her iconic apron in her first appearances, and it was added later to make her not look exactly like her husband and son.
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* NiceHat: The Hobgoblin wears a fancy black top hat with a reddish sash that makes him look like a dapper magician.

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* IconicItem: His black top hat, though in the first few books (and as a child) he doesn't have it. It's more consistent in the adaptations.


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* SignatureHeadgear: He would be nigh-unrecognizable without his iconic top hat.


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* SignatureHeadgear: Snufkin's green hat is one of his {{Iconic Item}}s and most prized possessions.
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* NiceHat: He would be nigh-unrecognizable without his iconic top hat.



* NiceHat: It's one of his two {{Iconic Item}}s.
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* HerCodeNameWasMarySue: His self-obsession is played UpToEleven in the 2019 series, resulting in him being the hero in his memoirs and the stoires he tells of himself.

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* HerCodeNameWasMarySue: His self-obsession is played UpToEleven up to eleven in the 2019 series, resulting in him being the hero in his memoirs and the stoires he tells of himself.



* CharacterExaggeration: In the comic strip, her vanity and silliness are taken UpToEleven, and she's often crushing on handsome men (to Moomin's dismay).

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* CharacterExaggeration: In the comic strip, her vanity and silliness are taken UpToEleven, up to eleven, and she's often crushing on handsome men (to Moomin's dismay).



* DramaQueen: To varying degree, depending on the incarnation: in the comic strip she's more deadpan, while in the books she's a lot more inclined to play martyr and scream out how awful everyone is to her at the slightest provocation. The 1969 live-action TV series takes this trait UpToEleven; she pretends to faint (and "momentarily wakes up" in order to declare herself totally innocent in a related matter before "fainting" again), she announces her resignation and storms out several times, and about 75% of her dialogue consists of loud self-pity.

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* DramaQueen: To varying degree, depending on the incarnation: in the comic strip she's more deadpan, while in the books she's a lot more inclined to play martyr and scream out how awful everyone is to her at the slightest provocation. The 1969 live-action TV series takes this trait UpToEleven; up to eleven; she pretends to faint (and "momentarily wakes up" in order to declare herself totally innocent in a related matter before "fainting" again), she announces her resignation and storms out several times, and about 75% of her dialogue consists of loud self-pity.

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* CargoCult: The Hattifatteners gathering on Lonely Island seemingly worships a barometer, implied to be because they can somehow sense that it can predict changes in the weather.



* ShockAndAwe: The Hattifatteners can absorb and store static electricity in their bodies, and share it among the group. Under normal circumstances, this is harmless, and even a large group will only carry enough of a charge to sting a little, described by Snufkin as the burning sensation you get from touching nettle leaves. However, during thunderstorms, this ability makes them extremely dangerous, as they not only gather in much larger groups than usual, but they also absorb lightningbolts. Anyone coming in contact with them in this state risks certain death, something just narrowly avoided by Hemulen and Snorkmaiden (in the novels).




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* WeaksauceWeakness: They're very sensitive to vibrations, and Hemulen is able to fend off a horde of Hattifatteners by wiggling the pole he's hanging from back and forth, creating a rythmic vibration in the ground that the Hattifatteners don't like, causing them to leave.

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* DistaffCounterpart: To Snufkin. The two seldom appear together, but fulfil similar roles as the wiser friend with a calm and philosophical outlook on life. Also, in the comic strip, she is a clear one to Moominpappa's childhood friend Hodgkins, as she takes on his role in the storyline inspired by ''The Exploits of Moominpappa''.

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* DistaffCounterpart: To Snufkin. The two seldom appear together, but fulfil fulfill similar roles as the wiser friend with a calm and philosophical outlook on life. Also, in the comic strip, she is a clear one to Moominpappa's childhood friend Hodgkins, as she takes on his role in the storyline inspired by ''The Exploits of Moominpappa''.


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* AlwaysABiggerFish: A fully-fledged witch and magic user, possibly the strongest permanent resident of Moomin Valley, she's absolutely dwarfed in power by The Hobgoblin, who even she is terrified of.


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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After decades of searching for the King's Ruby, he finds out that it's in the possession of Bob and Thingumy. When they're unwilling to sell it for any prize, and despite being able to simply take it because no one could possibly stop him... the Hobgoblin relents, because he sees that they value it even more than he does. In return, when the Hobgoblin is granting wishes to the people attending the Moomin's party, Bob and Thingumy wishes for an exact copy of the ruby to give to the Hobgoblin, because while his magic prevents him from granting his own desires, it does not keep ''other'' people from making wishes on his behalf, finally giving him what he had sought for so long.
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* AdaptationalGenderIdentity: Some episodes of ''Moominvalley'' season 3 reffer to Toffle in gender neutral pronouns, most notably "Snufkin and the Fairground". This isn't consistent however (season 2 uses masculine pronouns).

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