Line #227 Characters/MortadeloYFilemon


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3	!!Main characters:
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5	[[folder:In general]]
6	* BashBrothers: They always team up together.
7	* BerserkButton: Don't tell the duo that they have to work with Bacterio, or that they have to test his new invention. They pretty much hate the guy, and they have seen too many of his inventions backfiring to ever trust them. When they are forced to work with him, they relucantly follow the Supervisor's orders, but only because the Super threatens the duo into executing them or something worse.
8	* RedOniBlueOni: Filemón actively tries to be the blue oni, being the most professional, cultured and cold-headed, but he rarely gets it right. If anything, being also the most motivated and short-tempered, he ends up being the red most of the time.
9	* UltimateJobSecurity: Despite their incompetence and their tendency to infuriate the Super, the protagonists are never fired from the TIA, no matter how bad they screw up things. Explained in-story with the duo being apparently the most competent agents that T.I.A. has, or even the bravest ones. One story has the Super fed up with the duo's refusal to accept a mission, so he asks for a volunteer agent to replace them. The building is nearly evacuated within seconds, as every other agent runs away in panic.
10	[[/folder]]
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12	[[folder:Mortadelo]]
13	!!Mortadelo
14	[[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mortadeloc.gif]]
15	->'''Voiced by''': Víctor Ramírez (1969 series); Enric Cusí (1994 series), Karra Elejalde (2014 movie)
16	->'''Played by''': Benito Pocino (2003 movie), Edu Soto (2008 sequel)
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18	* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: The 2003 film makes him significantly less expressive and lively than his comic self, giving him a bit of a stone-faced visage. The sequel portrays him closer to the original, but still more subdued.
19	* AlmightyJanitor: In a sense. His disguise skills border RealityWarper field and he has occasionally shown to be a very efficient agent when getting serious, but he is still a low ranked TIA agent with a painfully low payment. Justified because the rest of the time he is a bumbling moron.
20	* BaldnessAngst: He isn't quite happy about being prematurely bald.
21	* BerserkButton:
22	** For starters, Mortadelo's baldness. Do not try to mock it, if you know what is good for you. Expect Bacterio to be beaten when he mocks Mortadelo's baldness, as his defective hair growth formula is the reason why he is prematurely bald.
23	** Also, whenever some other MasterOfDisguise appears, Mortadelo will go into full-fledged disguise mode to prove that he is the one and only.
24	* BlindWithoutEm: While it doesn't happen too often, when he loses his glasses he can barely distinguish what's going on around him.
25	* CaptainOblivious: For the sake of a mission, Mortadelo will sometimes leave his boss to take the brunt of criminals' wrath while he escapes with their objective, believing Filemón to be perfectly able to handle it himself. At least once he was perfectly fine with the concept of leving a kidnapped Filemón to his own devices rather than rescuing him, until the Super forced him otherwise.
26	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the series's beginnings, he carried an umbrella and wore a bowler hat that served as a {{Hammerspace}}, and also had perpetually squinted eyes and his mouth always hidden by his shirt's neck. He dropped all of those traits pretty fast.
27	* CreepyMortician: People often mistake him for one, because his attire is similar to a classical Spanish undertaker uniform. In fact, whenever he really disguises himself as one, his clothing barely changes.
28	* GagNose: His is bigger than average even in the series's drawing style.
29	* GeniusDitz: While certainly not the sharpest knife in the drawer, he can be an actually competent agent when getting serious, and he's far more likely than Filemón to come up with ideas and abilities to save the day.
30	* HairTodayGoneTomorrow: He used to had a prideful hair and was known as Mortadelo el meneludo until he tested a hair growing formula from Bacterio.
31	* HillbillyHorrors: He was born in a deep country village, apparently in Valladolid, Castilla y León, which is portrayed this way.
32	* ImpossibleThief: Although this trope is used very often in the series, Mortadelo is the one who does it the most frequently, switching a valuable item, a MacGuffin or himself for something completely useless. However, this also has an unfortunate tendency to backfire when he accidentally does the switch in reverse or fails to do it altogether.
33	* KibblesAndBits: A human example: his disguises usually feature his white shirt collar, even whenever their forms are not humanoid or technically wearing anything. In fact, barring a few times that would qualify as EarlyInstallmentWeirdness, Mortadelo himself keeps the collar on himself even when barechested or entirely nude.
34	* LatexPerfection: Sometimes uses latex masks in his disguises.
35	* LetsGetDangerous: When chance calls for it, he can be surprisingly cunning and skillful, not to talk about his shapeshifting abilities.
36	* LimitedWardrobe: Always wears a black suit with matching shoes and frock coat. Some chapters have revealed his entire wardrobe is full of identical suits.
37	* ManChild: While more or less all the main cast qualifies for this, he is possibly the biggest example, being also a bit of a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}.
38	* MasterActor: Zig-zagged, depending on what the script demands. While he does sometimes accomplish perfectly the tasks of his disguises, other times he only has the basic knowledge on how to keep up the deception and this ends up causing some major disaster.
39	* MasterOfDisguise: Zig-zagged again. He is an expert on disguises, but how efficient they are is heavily mandated by the needs of the plot. He sometimes uses WigDressAccent or very amateur-looking party suits, which get his cover blown up quickly, but most of the time he dons disguises of animals, objects, vehicles and other things that amount to literally turning into them, making him virtually indistinguishable (and giving him the traits and abilities of the real thing). The only flaw is that he is usually keeping his face and or white collar, but even this is rarely noticed in-universe.
40	* MasterOfUnlocking: Another of his most useful skills, to help when trying to open a door or a safe, is lockpicking. However, for the sake of jokes, his favorite method is using a "Master Key" that is simply a giant key to use as a makeshift battering ram.
41	* NoSenseOfDirection: Whenever he's tasked with driving a car, a boat or flying a plane, chances are he'll arrive at the wrong location, if he even manages to get anywhere without crashing the vehicle.
42	* OutdatedOutfit: His signature black frock coat, which was already out of style when he was first introduced in TheFifties.
43	* SatchelSwitcheroo: He often pulls this off when Filemón is being carried away by guards or thugs, snatching him from them and leaving something else in his place without them noticing until it is too late.
44	* ShapeshiftingFailure: Subverted. His disguises usually show his shirt collar and the shape of his face, but this is rarely noticed, which suggests it is more of an artistic resource for the reader's convenience than an in-universe feature.
45	* UncannyFamilyResemblance: His grandmother is identical to him, only with a larger chin. In another instance, he's also shown (in a flashback to his childhood) as having a grandfather who was identical to him save for a white mustache and beard, so whether this is a case of NegativeContinuity or both grandparents are canon is unknown.
46	* UndyingLoyalty: To Filemón, whom he calls his "boss" even although he isn't really. Not matter how much Filemón berates or mistreats Mortadelo, he doesn't resent him beyond of sporadic fights that never stick.
47	* UnskilledButStrong: He rarely makes a good use of it due to his dim-witted nature, but having the skill to turn into anything without limits is an asset that few antagonists can match.
48	* VagueAge: The comic's original script said he and Filemón were technically middle-aged, but they were later portrayed as men in their 30s and it sticked until today.
49	* VoluntaryShapeshifting: His disguise ability equals to it. He can turn into pretty much anything, including massive objects and abstract concepts.
50	[[/folder]]
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52	[[folder:Filemón]]
53	!!Filemón Pi
54	[[quoteright:151:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/filemon.gif]]
55	->'''Voiced by''': José Martínez Blanco (1969 series), Xavier Martín (1994 series), Janfri Topera (2014 movie), Ramón Langa (2014 movie, imaginary self)
56	->'''Played by''': Pepe Viyuela
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58	* AdaptationalJerkass: The first live action film highlights mostly his worst qualities, as it makes him much more unpleasant, arrogant and frustrated. He resembles more his comic version by the second.
59	* AlmightyJanitor: Another justified example. Promotional materials state he could be an unambiguously excellent agent if he dedicated as much brainpower to his job as he dedicates to chasing Mortadelo for his failures.
60	* BornUnlucky: Has possibly the worst luck of all the cast, and unlike them, he does not have shapeshifting powers or a high rank to compensate it.
61	* ButtMonkey: He is ''constantly'' suffering all sorts of accidents and mishaps, often but not always caused by himself (and more than often caused by Mortadelo).
62	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He was hit the hardest at it. In the comic's beginnings, he smoke on a pipe, wore a hat and a jacket, and his nose was slightly larger and curvier. He was also a PerpetualFrowner, and his surname was Gutiérrez, not Pi. He dropped those traits quickly except by the jacket, which he retained for a comparatively longer time.
63	* DistinguishedGentlemansPipe: Only initially. During TheNineties it was occasionally shown to smoke regular cigars, and he still has the penchant to steal the Supervisor's Cuban ones.
64	* HairTriggerTemper: Usually quite justified.
65	* HyperspaceArsenal: Whenever he chases Mortadelo, he often wields giant weapons of several kinds he gets out of thin air. A tie-in book claims that he would be a better agent than Franchise/JamesBond if he bothered using them against actual enemies.
66	* {{Hypocrite}}: Claims to be an ideal worker, but he steals the Supervisor's expensive wine and cigars and talks behind the people's backs (and is punished for it).
67	* IronButtMonkey: It doesn't matter if he is burned, blown up or given a brutal NoHoldsBarredBeatdown, he will usually completely recover in one or two panels.
68	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is uptight, ''very'' hot-tempered and also a bit pedantic, but not a bad guy overall, and he cares deeply for Mortadelo even if he would die before admitting it.
69	* LimitedWardrobe: White shirt, black bow tie, red pants (very rarely blue) and brown shoes. He also wore a red jacket in his beginnings.
70	* OnlyOneName: Inverted; he is the only with an official, established surname, even if it is rarely mentioned. The rest of the cast either lack it or have it only informed in promotional materials.
71	* SherlockHomage: Started as this, as said in CharacterizationMarchesOn above. He even got once to wear a hunting coat and hat as Holmes is often portrayed.
72	* {{Tsundere}}: A type B male example towards Mortadelo.
73	* VagueAge: Like Mortadelo, he was supposed to be middle-aged, but later chapters went for a 30-something portrayal.
74	[[/folder]]
75
76	!!TIA:
77
78	[[folder:In general]]
79	* BadassCrew: Subverted, parodied and played with this all the time. The company has an agent who is basically a RealityWarper, a MadScientist that can invent anything and a woman with SuperStrength, as well as other agents with unique skills, but they almost invariably only screw things up every time they are called in.
80	* DefectiveDetective: Almost all their members are seriously quirky.
81	* FictionalCounterpart: They're seemingly a stand-in for the real-life [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Intelligence_Centre Centro Nacional de Intelligencia]], Spain's official intelligence agency.
82	* InterserviceRivalry: Subverted. Some stories show the TIA officially collaborates with regular police forces, but Mortadelo and Filemón oftem get in trouble with cops and other civile servants.
83	* StateSec: They have military-level hardware, though they rarely use it.
84	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Bacterio and Mortadelo hate each other, as the former made the latter lose all his hair and Mortadelo often tries to get revenge for it, but are forced to work together.
85	[[/folder]]
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87	[[folder:The Supervisor]]
88	!!Supervisor Vicente Ruínez, "The Super"
89	[[quoteright:222:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/supervisorvicente.jpg]]
90	->'''Voiced by''': Miguel Ángel Jenner (1994 series), Mariano Venancio (2014 movie)
91	->'''Played by''': Mariano Venancio
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93	* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: In the first film adaptation he is a bit of a pervert, while in the original he is generally above that kind of thing. More shocking, however, is that Ofelia of all people is his usual object of lust in the movie, as in the comics he's just like every other male character in their opinion towards her utter lack of attractiveness.
94	* BadBoss: He is despotic, intransigent and quite short-tempered, even a bit sociopathic, and it is sometimes hinted he is embezzling the TIA's money for his personal luxuries. Also, he has no qualms about sending Mortadelo and Filemón to suicide and/or impossible missions without even hiding it, while also barely making any effort to hide how lowly he thinks of them.
95	* BastardBastard: A promotional material revealed he is [[CheatingWithTheMilkman the son of his family's butane gas man]].
96	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Believe it or not, in the earliest stories he was genuinely rewarding Mortadelo and Filemon whenever they succeeded their mission. Unfortunately, said reward was usually linked to a series of AmusingInjuries received by Mortadelo, Filemon or both during said mission (for example, whisky on the rocks after going to the North Pole) and they retaliated by beating the crap out the Super. Take ''La caja de los diez cerrojos'' as an example of this RunningGag.
97	* DaChief: As Mortadelo and Filemón's immediate superior, he is the one giving them their missions (and chewing them out whenever they fail). Bonus points for having some of the archetype's traits, like the magnificent moustache and occasionally the big cigars.
98	* DeadpanSnarker: Especially towards the titular agents. Most of the time, it is used to show his skepticism towards their promised success.
99	* EmbarrassingLastName: His pseudo-canonical surname, Ruínez, can be translated to English as "Ruinson".
100	* EveryoneHasStandards: Occassionally can be appalled and angry towards how callous and uncaring Mortadelo and Filemón can get over each other's safety and integrity, [[{{Hypocrite}} even if he's just as able of overlooking their wellbeing]].
101	* FatBastard: He is wide-waisted and easy to get angry.
102	* HairTriggerTemper: Like Filemón, with good reasons.
103	* {{Hypocrite}}: He enjoys a hefty paycheck while the rest of the TIA is heavily under-budgeted, and brushes it off when it is pointed out.
104	* ItsAllAboutMe: A good number of the earlier stories where he sends the title characters searching for a MacGuffin, which turns out to be for a [[ShaggyDogStory very petty reason]] (getting back an insignificant item, covering up an embarrassing secret...). He even acts confused and shocked by his agents' justified anger.
105	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Even although he has a nasty personality and treats his subordinates like dirt, it has been shown that deep down he really cares for Mortadelo and Filemón and sees them as a sort of mischievous sons.
106	* LargeAndInCharge: In weight more than in height, although this depends on the scene; he is sometimes shorter than Filemón and sometimes of the same height. However, in ''Dibújalos tú solito'', an instruction manual on how to draw the characters, Ibáñez says himself that El Súper is in fact taller than Filemón, making him the second tallest character in the TIA and probably the heaviest.
107	* LimitedWardrobe: A blue suit with a black neck tie.
108	* MrExposition: He briefs the title duo about their missions, only bringing in Dr. Bacterio whenever it is a science-related affair.
109	* OnlyOneName: In the comics themselves, he is just known as Vicente. His surname was officially revealed later (and with some controversy, as a source claims his surname is Patente, while another apparently higher says it is Ruinez).
110	* PointyHairedBoss: Downplayed. He is not an example of excellence himself, but he compares favorably to the title agents, and it is implied he is overall a good executive when he does not have to directly interact with subordinates or manage their resources.
111	* RunningGag: It is common for Mortadelo and Filemón to misunderstand comically his briefing of the mission, if not ignore it completely because they have their attention put in another thing, or even snark at him if the topic of the mission is particularly boring or unpleasant. In any of those cases, he reacts violently against them, generally hitting or strangling them.
112	* TeamDad: Age wise, he frequently acts as a father figure to Mortadelo and Filemón, sometimes to his chagrin.
113	* TheScrooge: He has a [[HairTriggerTemper lot]] [[ItsAllAboutMe of]] [[BadBoss flaws]], but he is exceptionally stingy and barely pays his subordinates. For starters, Mortadelo and Filemon will always have to use an antiquated vehicle or weapon, if not cost their own travel expenses. Even worse, it is ''heavily'' implied that the Super is embezzling the TIA money for himself.
114	* YouHaveFailedMe: He's absolutely not above threatening with executing agents if they refuse to obey him, and it is occasionally implied he keeps his word.
115	[[/folder]]
116
117	[[folder:Dr. Bacterio]]
118	!!Dr./Prof. Bacterio
119	[[quoteright:197:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bacterio.jpg]]
120	->'''Voiced by''': Emilio Freixas (1994 series), Enrique Villén (2014 movie)
121	->'''Played by''': Janfri Topera
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123	* AbsentMindedProfessor: Mostly averted, although he can fall on it from time to time, especially when the plot calls for one of his inventions to be stolen or lost.
124	* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: In the 2003 film, he lacks most of his usual gravitas from the comics, being instead very fast-talking and nervous.
125	* AlmightyJanitor: Bacterio is undoubtedly an extraordinary inventor, as while his gadgets and serums often turn out either GoneHorriblyWrong and GoneHorriblyRight, they still have amazing effects that could be harnessed with adequate testing and used in mankind's benefit. However, he is confined to work in a shady secret service instead of gaining millions with his patents, and is almost bizarrely okay with it.
126	* BunglingInventor: Probably the biggest example in Spanish pop culture. Even whenever his inventions do actually work as as expected, they tend to worsen things.
127	* ButtMonkey: He is constantly beaten up by Mortadelo and Filemon (and sometimes the Super and Ofelia) whenever they become victims of his last inventions, which happens all the time.
128	* DeadpanSnarker: Has his moments, which can turn into SnarkToSnarkCombat with Mortadelo due to their personal enmity.
129	* {{Expy}}: Apparently, Ibáñez based his appearance and role on Professor Zwart from ''ComicBook/SpirouAndFantasio''. He has also some elements from Professor Calculus from ''ComicBook/{{Tintin}}'', mainly related to its featured plots.
130	* ForScience: Many of the missions given to the titular duo are testing Bacterio's creations.
131	* GadgeteerGenius: Is able to create machines that do almost everything, although whether they work as expected or not is another thing.
132	* LimitedWardrobe: A green suit, sometimes with a black neck tie.
133	* MadScientist: Mortadelo considers him one, and it is not inaccurate given that Bacterio checks many of the points (he often builds things without blueprints, uses obviously forced experiment subjects, does self-experimentation, is a bit of a sadist, etc). However, he works for the good guys and has never shown to be anything other than a dutiful government agent.
134	* MeaningfulName: Bacterio, as in "bacterium".
135	* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: He is addressed as both "doctor" and "professor", but he tends to be officially billed as the former.
136	* MrExposition: Although most of the time it devolves into TechnoBabble that get his audience slept or dizzy.
137	* NiceGuy: Downplayed. He is the most even-tempered of the main cast, as he spends most of his time minding his own business and is usually very polite and approachable whenever he's not following orders. Still, as mentioned in the MadScientist entry, Bacterio has no problem using his own colleagues (especially Mortadelo and Filemon) or himself as guinea pigs.
138	* NonActionGuy: He is almost never seen wielding weapons or engaging in fighting, as he is not a field agent.
139	* OmnidisciplinaryScientist: Subverted. Initially, he was simply billed as a biologist and only produced serums and drugs, but over time he became a generic scientist who navigated all the fields of expertise needed by the plot.
140	* {{Parody}}: Of [[Film/JamesBond Q]].
141	* TheProfessor: Sometimes parodied, although sometimes played straight as well.
142	* ProfessorGuineaPig: Got turned into a midget in his very introductory chapter after testing a new growing serum on himself.
143	* ShorterMeansSmarter: ''Dibújalos tú solito'', a promotional album for drawing the characters, reveal that he is the shortest of the main cast. This is pretty much an InformedAttribute, as most scenes portray him as roughly similar to Filemón and El Súper in height.
144	* TheSmartGuy: He is in task of all intellectual and/or scientific matters.
145	* VagueAge: He's implied to be the oldest of the main cast, being occasionally the target of senior-related humor, but it's unclear by how much margin, given that his beard is still fully black and he's not much more fragile than any other character.
146	[[/folder]]
147
148	[[folder:Ofelia]]
149	!!Ms. Ofelia
150	[[quoteright:180:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mfofelia.gif]]
151	->'''Voiced by''': Rosa Pastó (1994 series), Berta Ojea (2014 movie)
152	->'''Played by''': Berta Ojea
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154	* AbhorrentAdmirer: She is attracted to Mortadelo and sometimes to Filemón, but they are both repulsed by her ugliness and fatness.
155	* BerserkButton: Being called fat either directly or indirectly. Damaging her clothing, makeup or any of her beauty projects is another safe way to get her angry.
156	* BigBeautifulWoman: Although she is round plump, there ''are'' characters who find her attractive, especially those who are overweight and/or obese like her. She has used this to play a HeroicSeductress role as a last resource.
157	* TheBigGirl: Not by job, as she is just a secretary, but when circumstances call for it, she is one of the most dangerous in the company thanks to her superhuman strength.
158	* ButtMonkey: Absolutely no one ever shows her any modicum of respect, and even characters she has often hurt physically are never afraid of downright insulting her to her face, even when she's trying to be kind. She's also not above being portrayed as the target of accidental physical punishment either.
159	* DreadfulMusician: She cannot absolutely sing.
160	* HiddenDepths: Normally acts as if she believed herself to be Creator/ScarlettJohansson, but characterization over the years has hinted that Ofelia is actually aware of her obesity and a bit insecure about it.
161	* {{Kevlard}}: Once deflected a DeathRay back to its origin through her ample breasts.
162	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She is a woman with violent, materialistic and petty tendencies, but when she thought Mortadelo and Filemón were dead, she was reduced to a crying mess. Moreover, she is also usually nice whenever her buttons are not pushed.
163	* LethalChef: Her food often turns out toxic and/or disgusting.
164	* LimitedWardrobe: A red minidress with black kneeboots, although she can don a great variety of attires if the story needs it.
165	* {{Parody}}: Of [[Film/JamesBond Miss Moneypenny]].
166	* PluckyGirl: Despite being very easy to upset, she's always cheery again.
167	* SexySecretary: She believes herself to be it (although recent chapters have hinted she is at least somewhat aware of her excess of weight), while the reality is quite the opposite.
168	* StoutStrength: Despite or because her obesity, Ofelia is a physical powerhouse to SuperStrength levels.
169	* TorpedoTits: She is capable of knocking out Mortadelo with one of her breasts.
170	[[/folder]]
171
172	[[folder:Irma]]
173	!!Ms. Irma
174
175	->'''Voiced by''': Alicia Laorden (1994 series), Athenea Mata (2014 movie)
176
177	* AdaptedOut: She doesn't appear in the live-action films.
178	* AlphaBitch: A non-school example, as she was an ideal worker in all senses who in turn mistreated her less popular colleagues if she had the chance.
179	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Initially she and Ofelia were antagonistic to each other, but later became friends.
180	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Ibáñez made her disappear three years after her debut in order not to overshadow the rest of the cast.
181	* {{Foil}}: She was a blonde secretary, just like Ofelia, but unlike her, Irma was beautiful and sexy and had Mortadelo and Filemón chasing her. They had a bitter enmity as a result.
182	* HeadTurningBeauty: Mortadelo and Filemón were rendered catatonic every time she entered the room.
183	* HeroicSeductress: Her feminine wiles were exploited rather often, but she was on the side of the heroes.
184	* {{Jerkass}}: While usually professional and worldly, Irma also showed pretty clear that she considered both the title characters and Ofelia to be quite underneath her.
185	* MsFanservice: To the point she was officially introduced in the series to show Mortadelo and Filemón weren't homosexual.
186	* SexySecretary: A straight example, unlike Ofelia. Actually, in her first appearance, Irma was the chief of the TIA's counter-terrorism section; she was only demoted to secretary after a failure caused by the titular duo.
187	* UnlimitedWardrobe: She rarely wore the same clothing, alternating between minidresses and combinations of shirts/blouses and pants.
188	* TheVamp: The Supervisor sometimes resorted to her feminine wiles to get Mortadelo and Filemón to do anything against their will.
189	[[/folder]]
190
191	[[folder:Bestiájez]]
192	!!Agent Bestiájez
193	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bestiajez.gif]]
194	->'''Voiced by''': Rafael Calvo (1994 series)
195
196	* AdaptedOut: He's absent from all but one of the comic's adaptations.
197	* AscendedExtra: He's a regular character in the AnimatedAdaptation, as opposed to his status as a tertiary in the comics (from which he was long gone by the time the animated series premiered). This is a stark contrast to every other adaptation from the comic, in which he isn't featured at all.
198	* BaldOfEvil: Bald like most male characters, and this time in a much nastier light.
199	* TheBrute: For the Supervisor, who used him to chase and capture Mortadelo and Filemón whenever they ran away during the mission's briefing.
200	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Bestiájez only appeared as a full-fledged character during TheSeventies and TheEighties, after which Ibáñez would use a random SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute to fulfill his role. However, his surname would be sporadically used over the years in what could be considered re-designed versions of him.
201	* CompositeCharacter: In the animated series, he fulfilled the roles of many one-off characters in the comics, probably so that the staff could reuse his design and voice actor.
202	* IdenticalStranger: 2011 saw an appearance by a character named Telesforo Bestiájez whose design was identical to the existent agent, only with a different role.
203	* LimitedWardrobe: Mostly a brown suit, although it could change color.
204	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: "Bestiájez" is a fictitious surname created out of the colloquial Spanish word ''bestiajo'', which translates literally as "big beast" and idiomatically as "brutish" or "rude". The surname could be accurately translated to English as "Bruteson".
205	* PutOnABus: Subverted. He was mentioned to have been fired by the Supervisor in a chapter, although by the next he seemed to be in the organization again. Conversely, when he did disappear from the series, he did it without any indication.
206	* RunningGag: Every time he appeared, he would announce from another room that he had finally found Mortadelo and Filemón, though giving an ambiguous clue about where had they run away to. This would be followed by the Supervisor making a believable assumption about it, only for Bestiájez to enter the room dragging them behind him and revealing he meant a much, much far away place (as in other countries or even planets). This gag was inherited by Bestiájez's sucessors.
207	[[/folder]]
208
209	[[folder:The Chairman]]
210	!!The TIA Chairman
211	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tiachairman.jpg]]
212	->'''Voiced by''': Joaquín Muñoz (1994 series)
213
214	* AmbiguousSituation: His portrayal as a bespectacled, mustachioed gentleman only started in 1991. Before that, the TIA chairman had a different design in every appearance. It is unknown if this means they were different people on the job or just a huge case of EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference.
215	* BadBoss: Downplayed. While he has proved to be almost as vengeful and abusive as the Supervisor if pressed enough, he is clearly a much more reasonable individual and it takes more for him to get angry.
216	* InformedAttribute: Some chapters state he is from the Canary Islands, mostly to make some {{Pun}} behind his back. However, this is a pretty random piece of info that is never shown on page; the Chairman doesn't even resemble any humorous stereotype of Canarian people as it could be natural to expect.
217	[[/folder]]
218
219	!!Other characters:
220
221	[[folder:Rompetechos]]
222	!!Rompetechos
223	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rompetechos_ibanez_1964.jpg]]
224	->'''Played by''': Emilio Gavira
225	->'''Voiced by''': Emilio Gavira
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227	* AdaptedOut: His cameos were erased in the 1994 animated series. Though a character resembling him does appear in adapation of Los cachorros majaretas.
228	* BlindWithoutEm: And with 'em, too! Pretty much all the gags around him are caused by his incredibly bad sight and his inability to accept this problem.
229	* CanonImmigrant: He is actually a character from his own series, also done by Ibáñez, but he does cameos in ''Mortadelo y Filemón'' from time to time. The films also gave him somewhat of an AscendedExtra status.
230	* HairTriggerTemper: He's liable to explode in rage over a minor issue or slightly sarcastic comment.
231	* IronicName: Rompetechos means "ceiling-breaker", i.e. someone so tall that his head breaks through the ceiling; he's actually about half the height of most other characters.
232	* NeverMyFault: His unwillingness to accept his vision problems and his easily punctured pride cause him plenty of trouble, which he always blames everyone else for.
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235	[[folder:Tronchamulas]]
236	[[quoteright:730:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tronchamulas.png]]
237	[[caption-width-right:730:Filemoooooon]]
238	* BerserkButton: Mocking his orphaned status is a sensitive topic to him, and reminds Filemon by lifting the table that if he weren't drugged, he would immediately do "el aquello" to him.
239	* TheDogBitesBack: He has a grudge with Filemon for sending him to jail for 15 years in prison with false evidence, being constantly drugged by him and enslaved to do menial chores. At the end of the movie, he finally gets his revenge by doing "el aquello" to Filemon.
240	* FramingTheGuiltyParty: While Tronchamulas is a dangerous criminal, he was arrested by Filemon who unjustly extended his time in prison for 15 years with false evidence.
241	* HeelFaceBrainwashing: He is accidentally tamed with Bacterio's reversicina, making him docile and harmless, which Filemon quickly exploits to make sure he doesn't get his revenge and turn him into his slave.
242	* ItsPersonal: He has a grudge against Filemon for putting him in prison with false evidence.
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