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** "Mouse" involves a mouse that Puss wants to eat, much to the anger of the orphans who want to keep it as a pet. Dulcinea gets particularly upset at Puss's constant denial of the fact since, as a cat herself, she wants to eat the mouse just as much as he does, but is willing to admit it and show restraint by not doing it.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Artephius comes off as a senile old man, but was actually a very powerful alchemist back in his day, and can hold his own when he really needs to.
-->'''Fartholomew''': Artephius, you can't defeat me!
-->'''Artephius''': I just remembered something, Fartholomew. Something I forgot long ago.
-->'''Fartholomew''': And what's what?
-->'''Artephius''': ''Kung Fu''!
-->'''Fartholomew''': Oh, you have got to be kid- ''(Artephius punches Fartholomew across the room)''

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The subject of "Star", where Dulcinea is granted wishes by a wishing star, but due to either poor wording or the star's inexperience, every wish turns out badly.



* DownerEnding: In "Star", the chaos created by Esteban the wishing star has become so bad, that he insists Dulcinea tell everyone about him [[spoiler: as doing this will undo all the wishes, but will also put him to sleep forever.]]



* TakenForGranite: Happens to the citizens of San Lorenzo in "Mouse". Puss assumes it's because Artepheus's stone spell went out of control. [[spoiler: It turns out its actually because the titular mouse is a powerful soul stealing sorcerer, and people are turning to stone as a result of having their souls taken from them.]]

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* TakenForGranite: Happens to the citizens of San Lorenzo in "Mouse". Puss assumes it's because Artepheus's Artephius's stone spell went out of control. [[spoiler: It turns out its actually because the titular mouse is a powerful soul stealing sorcerer, and people are turning to stone as a result of having their souls taken from them.]]

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* CastingGag: "Brothers" features the titular quartet of Ninja Pig brothers, wearing bandanas in familiar colours, 3 of whom share a voice actor with a different incarnation of [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Michelangelo]].


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* KamehameHadoken: The Black cats of the Guild of Darkness from "Black" are capable of channeling their bad luck into energy blasts.
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* TheJinx: Puss is cursed into being an unlucky black cat in "Black".

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* FurryReminder: A thief successfully distracts Puss in the middle of a fight by dangling a piece of string in front of him.

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** Pajuna the cow who runs a milk bar serves her own milk. During a career day she offers to show the kids how to milk her but Dulcinea objects this idea as being "icky".


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* TakenForGranite: Happens to the citizens of San Lorenzo in "Mouse". Puss assumes it's because Artepheus's stone spell went out of control. [[spoiler: It turns out its actually because the titular mouse is a powerful soul stealing sorcerer, and people are turning to stone as a result of having their souls taken from them.]]
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Puss takes great offense to anyone who doesn't already know who he is.
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* JokeItem: Jack Sprat doesn't have a real sword on him, it's just a tree branch made to look like a sword. It isn't even a particularly stiff branch, so it can't even be used as a decent bludgeoning weapon.
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* MeaningfulName: Puss' mentor, El Guante Blanco, "The White Glove", due to him being an almost all black cat except for a white paw.

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* SoulPoweredEngine: The Duchess from "Duchess" has a special gun that is powered by the captured soul of a wizard, allowing her to fire the signature spell of the soul she has loaded.

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* SoulPoweredEngine: The Duchess from "Duchess" has a uses special gun that is machines powered by the captured soul souls of a wizard, allowing wizards that let her to fire the signature use said wizard's trademark spell of the soul as her own. While she has loaded.a gun to shoot most spells, her mind control spell goes into a remote control she uses to control her victims.

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A spin-off of the {{Shrek}} series on Netflix. This computer-animated cartoon features Puss In Boots, chronicling his life a defender of the lost city of San Lorenzo after he accidentally breaks the spell keeping it hidden.

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A spin-off of the {{Shrek}} {{Franchise/Shrek}} series on Netflix. This computer-animated cartoon features Puss In Boots, chronicling his life a defender of the lost city of San Lorenzo after he accidentally breaks the spell keeping it hidden.


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* ContinuityNod: Puss' backstory as given in ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' is mentioned several times. In particular, Puss will always be nice to the orphans because he was one himself.


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* ShipTease: When Puss' mentor El Guante Blanco arrives in town, he flirts quite a bit with the star-struck Dulcinea, to which Puss very visibly gets jealous of until Guante Blanco points out that when the two of them were in danger, Dulcinea rushed to Puss' side first.

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* DefeatMeansFriendship: After defeating the Sphinx, giving her nothing to guard any more, Puss invites her to guard the entrance to San Lorenzo instead.



* TheDulcineaEffect: Dulcinea, obviously.

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* TheDulcineaEffect: Dulcinea, obviously.[[ShapedLikeItself This should be a little obvious as her name is Dulcinea]].


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* PuppyDogEyes: A continuing specialty of Puss'. He is unaffected when an orphan tries to do it to him and simply responds by demonstrating how it's ''really'' done.


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* SoulPoweredEngine: The Duchess from "Duchess" has a special gun that is powered by the captured soul of a wizard, allowing her to fire the signature spell of the soul she has loaded.
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* RiddlingSphinx: The Sphinx guarding the Hourglass of Eurythion gives Puss five chances to answer a riddle to claim the hourglass. The classic RiddleOfTheSphinx comes first.

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* RiddlingSphinx: The Sphinx guarding the Hourglass of Eurythion gives Puss five chances to answer a riddle to claim the hourglass. The classic RiddleOfTheSphinx comes first.first.
* VisualPun: The Sphinx is a giant cat with bird wings. Specifically, she is a Sphynx cat.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The Goodsword blames the Scimitar not just for making the Thriffith evil, but also everything it finds annoying about him.
-->'''Goodsword''': It turned him evil! It made him like asparagus! And flamenco music!
-->'''Thriffith''': I always liked flamenco music.
-->'''Goodsword''': It's terrible! It's just notes in a row!
-->'''Thriffith''': That's what music is!
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* LuxuryPrisonSuite: San Lorenzo's prison is located in its bar. Although Puss insists prisoners can't order drinks while there, Pajuna sells them drinks behind his back anyways.
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* AsTheGoodBookSays: Dulcinea's "Good Book" is a children's book of rhymes, with such life lessons as "To feel at home in places new, a cheerful, bright hello will do".
-->'''Dulcinea''': Isn't it swell? I've based my entire life on it!
-->'''Puss''': That explains a lot.


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* GotMeDoingIt: Dulcinea's quotes seem to be rubbing off on Puss.
-->'''Puss''': Listen, I have a plan.
-->'''El Guante Blanco''': There is no plan. We fight and we win!
-->'''Puss''': We have to use our brains: "Make use of the things you know, and you can beat the strongest foe."
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-->'''Puss''': I cannot believe I just quoted from the book.
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** Puss himself still has his ornate rapier he used in ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots''. His mentor, El Guante Blanco, has an identical rapier in gold and red.

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* FunWithAcronyms: Puss accidentally mistakes a container for having sugar on it, because it says "SUGAR" on it.

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* FunWithAcronyms: Puss accidentally mistakes a container for having sugar on in it, because it says "SUGAR" on it.


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* LogoJoke: The opening from the second episode onward features a Dreamworks Animation SKG logo. It is stylized in the 2D animation the rest of the opening is in, and features Puss in place of the boy in the moon, who catches a fish and drops it right into his mouth.

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* LoveableCoward: Mayor Temoroso of San Lorenzo, rarely seen outside the safety of his barrel, well liked by his people.

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* LoveableCoward: LovableCoward: Mayor Temoroso of San Lorenzo, rarely seen outside the safety of his barrel, well liked by his people.


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* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: The Goodsword from "Sword", which presents itself to San Lorenzo Sword in the Stone style.

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* LoveableCoward: Mayor Temoroso of San Lorenzo, rarely seen outside the safety of his barrel, well liked by his people.
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** In "Sphinx" he makes a treat for the orphans to reward them, but accidentally puts a potentially lethal dosage of a potent energy powder in it instead of sugar.

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** In "Sphinx" he makes a treat for the orphans to reward them, but accidentally puts a potentially lethal dosage of a potent powerful energy powder in it instead of sugar.

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* FunWithAcronyms: Puss accidentally mistakes a container for having sugar on it, because it says "SUGAR" on it.
-->'''Pajuna''': '''S'''pecial '''U'''nfiltered '''G'''round '''A'''rima '''R'''oot, everyone knows that!
-->'''Puss''': No one knows that!
-->'''Pajuna''':Oh...



* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: "Fountains" involves Puss questing for the Fountain of Youth, which is hidden in the forest of Fountainwood, along with every magical fountain in the world, all unlabelled and completely identical.

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** In "Sphinx" he makes a treat for the orphans to reward them, but accidentally puts a potentially lethal dosage of a potent energy powder in it instead of sugar.
* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: "Fountains" involves Puss questing for the Fountain of Youth, which is hidden in the forest of Fountainwood, along with every magical fountain in the world, all unlabelled and completely identical.identical.
* RiddlingSphinx: The Sphinx guarding the Hourglass of Eurythion gives Puss five chances to answer a riddle to claim the hourglass. The classic RiddleOfTheSphinx comes first.
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* ArtShift: Flashbacks are all depicted in a 2D art style with limited animation, as if illustrations from a picture book.
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* FurryReminder: A thief successfully distracts Puss in the middle of a fight by dangling a piece of string in front of him.


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* LiteralMinded: As nice as the Golem is, it is still bound to obey the logical interpretation of the command given to him.
-->'''Puss''': Golem, No! No! You're supposed to ''make'' punch! Fruit punch!
-->'''Golem''': Order not say "Make Punch", order just say "Punch"! Golem must obey!
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* {{Golem}}: The Golem from "Golem", a clay giant animated by a written command placed inside his mouth.

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* ArtifactOfDoom: The Scimitar from "Sword" a magical sword that corrupts its wielder forces them to feed it with the blood of others.



* CoolSword: The Goodsword from "Sword". A magical sword that makes Dulcinea slightly larger and grants her the SuperStrength [[RequiredSecondaryPowers to effectively wield a sword almost as tall as she is one handed]].

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* CoolSword: The Goodsword from "Sword". A sentient magical sword that makes Dulcinea slightly larger and grants her the SuperStrength [[RequiredSecondaryPowers to effectively wield a sword almost as tall as she is one handed]].handed]].
* DirtyCoward: Jack Sprat, one of Puss' best friends despite the fact that all he does is exploit Puss for his own benefit.
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* CastingGag: ''Brothers'' features the titular quartet of Ninja Pigs, wearing bandanas in familiar colours, 3 of whom share a voice actor with a different incarnation of [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Michelangelo]].

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* CastingGag: ''Brothers'' "Brothers" features the titular quartet of Ninja Pigs, Pig brothers, wearing bandanas in familiar colours, 3 of whom share a voice actor with a different incarnation of [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Michelangelo]].
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* CoolSword: The Goodsword from ''Sword''. A magical sword that makes Dulcinea slightly larger and grants her the SuperStrength [[RequiredSecondaryPowers to effectively wield a sword almost as tall as she is one handed]].

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* CoolSword: The Goodsword from ''Sword''."Sword". A magical sword that makes Dulcinea slightly larger and grants her the SuperStrength [[RequiredSecondaryPowers to effectively wield a sword almost as tall as she is one handed]].



* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: ''Fountains'' involves Puss questing for the Fountain of Youth, which is hidden in the forest of Fountainwood, along with every magical fountain in the world, all unlabelled and completely identical.

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* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: ''Fountains'' "Fountains" involves Puss questing for the Fountain of Youth, which is hidden in the forest of Fountainwood, along with every magical fountain in the world, all unlabelled and completely identical.

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* CastingGag: ''Brothers'' features the titular quartet of Ninja Pigs, wearing bandanas in familiar colours, 3 of whom share a voice actor with a different incarnation of [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Michelangelo]].
* CoolSword: The Goodsword from ''Sword''. A magical sword that makes Dulcinea slightly larger and grants her the SuperStrength [[RequiredSecondaryPowers to effectively wield a sword almost as tall as she is one handed]].



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Puss himself inadvertently breaks the spell protecting San Lorenzo hidden by taking a coin from its treasury, leading to his being made the city's defender.

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* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Every episode name is a single word.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Puss himself inadvertently breaks the spell protecting San Lorenzo hidden by taking a coin from its treasury, leading to his being made the city's defender.defender.
* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: ''Fountains'' involves Puss questing for the Fountain of Youth, which is hidden in the forest of Fountainwood, along with every magical fountain in the world, all unlabelled and completely identical.
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A spin-off of the {{Shrek}} series on Netflix. This computer-animated cartoon features Puss In Boots, chronicling his life a defender of the lost city of San Lorenzo after he accidentally breaks the spell keeping it hidden.

The show premiered in January 2015 with five episodes. It is the third film by DreamworksAnimation to be given a spinnoff by Netflix.

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!!This show provides examples of:
* TheDulcineaEffect: Dulcinea, obviously.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Puss himself inadvertently breaks the spell protecting San Lorenzo hidden by taking a coin from its treasury, leading to his being made the city's defender.

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