Line #76 Characters/PugadBaboy


1	The many residents of ''ComicStrip/PugadBaboy''.
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3	[[foldercontrol]]
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5	[[folder:Sungcal Family]]
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7	!Adagulfo "Dagul" Sungcal Jr.
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9	The ''[[ThePatriarch padre de familia]]'' of the Sungcal family, working as a chef in a five-star hotel. Specializes in exotic dishes, and has written a whole cookbook of such recipes. Often called ''Mang Dagul'' (Mr. Dagul) by neighbors.
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11	* ActionSurvivor: On the occasions that the comic strip [[CerebusRollercoaster shifts into action-adventure]], he and all the others become this. He's a peaceful man at heart but has taken up martial arts on the side, though not to {{Acrofatic}} levels.
12	* AuthorAvatar: Together with Polgas, he often serves as the mouthpiece for Pol Medina Jr.'s wry observations on Philippine society, current events, and anything he wants to bring up.
13	* AffectionateNickname: He's called "Sweet Ham" by his wife.
14	* BerserkButton: Mentioning his receding hairline does not sit well with him. Of course, Brosia pushes this button all the time.
15	** Another one during the ''Feminist'' arc: don't hurt Debbie. He will beat you to a pulp [[spoiler: even if he ends up getting stabbed in the process.]]
16	** Being a chef, he takes offense to whenever people take offense to his meals and procedure. For the latter, in particular, when someone questions his CordonBleughChef tendencies.
17	* CordonBleughChef: He likes to put his own... "unique" spin on Filipino cuisine. A running gag is attempting to present such bizarre ideas to his hotel's head chef as possible additions to the menu, usually ending in varying degrees of rejection. At one point, he wrote a cookbook of his recipes, and it was a bestseller, as a diet and weight loss book.
18	* DotingParent: To his younger children, Tiny and Utoy.
19	%%* HappilyMarried: To Debbie.
20	* HappyRain: At least to him, anyway. He enjoys playing in the rain, or at least just soaking in it. Debbie doesn't quite agree. The real reason for Dagul's fondness for rain is that his late father, a commander of the Philippine Air Force's 901st Weather Squadron, used to conduct cloud-seeding operations to parched agricultural areas in dire need of irrigation.
21	* MeaningfulName[=/=]PunnyName: In Filipino, ''sungkal'' means "to nuzzle or dig with one's snout", as do pigs.
22	** ''Dagul'' is Filipino slang for something big.
23	%%* ThePatriarch
24	* PyroManiac: Averted. While he tends to enjoy stuff related to fire (such as liking films with StuffBlowingUp, wanting to live in cool, temperate climates where fireplaces can be placed inside homes, and his tendency to build massive bonfires even at high noon), he remarks in a series of strips about this trope that he is grateful that he became a chef and not an arsonist.
25	* StraightMan: Often plays this role when interacting with neighbors.
26	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: He's shown to have a morbid fear of frogs, especially those that are hopping on his house's lawn.
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28	!Debra Anne "Debbie" Sungcal
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30	Dagul's wife and a housewife.
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32	* AffectionateNickname: She's called "Honeycured" by her husband.
33	* AllWomenLoveShoes: Not just shoes, but bags, dresses... much to Dagul's chagrin.
34	* CantTakeCriticism: Ironic, since she always asks, sometimes demands, for Dagul's honest opinions on the clothes she tries out. The result is usually Dagul being kicked out of the house for the night, either having to camp in the yard in a tent, or crash at their neighbors', usually Tata Mads's place.
35	* {{Foil}}[=/=]RedOniBlueOni: The blue oni to Barbie's red. She is gentle, easygoing, and demure. She is submissive to her husband, sometimes indecisive (when ordering at restaurants, especially) and has raised well-adjusted kids. Barbie is none of the above.
36	%%* HappilyMarried: To Dagul.
37	* {{Housewife}}: Does not cook or clean like Dagul or Brosia though; she mostly gardens or sews.
38	%%* HypocriticalHumor: See CantTakeCriticism above.
39	* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Often uses this to get Dagul to do what she wants.
40	* ProperLady: Particularly in her gentle demeanor and frequent deferral to Dagul's authority.
41	%%* RetailTherapy: Way too fond of this.
42	%%* StraightMan: To Dagul, and to Barbie.
43	* TextileWorkIsFeminine: When not in the garden, she is either at her sewing machine or working on embroidery.
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45	!Hercules "Kules" Sungcal
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47	Eldest child of the Sungcals, who works overseas in Saudi Arabia to support his family.
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49	* BadDate: A frequent victim; it's a RunningGag with the poor guy. He goes on dates based on how the girls are described, but frequently misunderstands or is misled by the descriptions. Dates included [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Snoopy]],[[note]]"Looks like Snooky" (local actress Snooky Serna)[[/note]] Series/KamenRiderBlack,[[note]]"Looks like Creator/WinonaRyder"[[/note]] Diego Maradona,[[note]]"Looks like Music/{{Madonna}}"[[/note]] and [[ComicBook/VForVendetta V]],[[note]]No description, she just went by "Vee"[[/note]] all [[{{Butterface}}s with female bodies]].
50	* FatAndSkinny: He's often seen with his best friend and co-worker, who he calls "'Adre" (short for ''compadre'').
51	* DoggedNiceGuy: He once had a lovely pen pal. He sent her a lot of gold jewelry, fully expecting to get together with her on a trip home. [[spoiler: She meets him at the airport... to introduce him to her hunky boyfriend.]]
52	* TheDutifulSon: Works at the Middle East to support his family.
53	* MinorFlawMajorBreakup: Another RunningGag with him. He frequently tries to meet girls through snail mail (and later, e-mail and social media), but he would end up rejecting them when he finds them unattractive in photos.
54	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Subverted. It turns out he wasn't named after Hercules the Greco-Roman hero, but the Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
55	* WriteWhatYouKnow: [[invoked]] Kules is based on Medina's past experience as an OFW engineer.
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57	!Cristina "Tiny" Sungcal
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59	The middle child of the Sungcal family and a student of mass communications at the University of Santo Tomas (which, in real life, doesn't offer that course). She has a serious weight complex.
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61	* BerserkButton: Mentioning her size.
62	* BigBeautifulWoman: Apparently.
63	* BigEater: Like everyone else. In her case, it never helps her case of believing she's anywhere near being fat.
64	* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Has her moments as this, but mostly gets along with everyone in the house.
65	* FagHag: Pao's closest friend.
66	* ImplausibleDeniability: The alternative to her above BerserkButton or a reaction to it. She denies being anywhere near fat, not unlike [[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} Obelix]], and always has an excuse or reason, none of which ever help her case.
67	* IronicNickname: She is anything but tiny.
68	* LethalChef: Unlike her father, who is a good cook (if a bit... unorthodox), Tiny can't cook at all.
69	* WeightWoe: Her biggest point of contention.
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71	!Adagulfo "Utoy" Sungcal III
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73	The Sungcals' youngest child, and quite a smart kid for his age.
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75	* AffectionateNickname: ''Utoy'' is a variant of ''Totoy'', a common Filipino nickname for little boys (regardless of their real name), used by family.
76	* ChildProdigy: Is very quick-witted and intelligent and really good at the saxophone.
77	* ComicBookTime[=/=]NotAllowedToGrowUp: Like all the other characters, and he and the other children are all always 8 or 9. Though he's the only character ever shown to age since he was a baby in his first few appearances.
78	* EveryDeviceIsASwissArmyKnife: Literal example. His special OCB-crafted Swiss Army Knife carries [[{{Hammerspace}} absurd amounts and kinds of utilities]]. Examples range from a refrigerator, mini-sniper rifle that fires foam pellets, an [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]] WITH a TV, and an '''ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE'''. Given those utilities, the knife carries its own power source as well.
79	* TheLeader: Of his band of grade-school friends, including Paltik, Jolen and Joma.
80	* PuppyLove: Implied, with Jolen.
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82	!Ambrosia "Brosia" Tangara
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84	The Sungcal family's long-suffering maid, who has a sharp tongue and less-than-sharp wits.
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86	%%* BookDumb
87	* DoubleConsciousness / SplitPersonality: [[spoiler: As it turns out, though she failed her OCB training, an alternate persona was created, using her intended codename Amrita, and was capable of utilizing all her training effortlessly, including reading English. None of these are accessible in her original Brosia personality, and she can switch between personalities via electrocution]].
88	* TheDitz: To the point where trying to read or watch English media makes her brain short out.
89	* HiddenDepths: She's not as dumb as people mock her.
90	** English may stump her, but she managed to teach herself Spanish with [[SoapOpera subtitled DVDs of]] ''[[{{Music/Thalia}} Marimar]]''. She intends to do the same with Korean dramas.
91	** Dagul often points out that she's good at math, especially where money is concerned.
92	** See DoubleConsciousness / SplitPersonality above.
93	* LongLostRelative: Kules's friend is her brother. [[spoiler: She also has a ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manananggal manananggal]]'' for a half-sister, who was TheMole among the monsters in the ''Ang Punyal ni Devlino'' arc.]]
94	* MeaningfulName[=/=]PunnyName: Her surname "Tangara" is a play on the Filipino word ''tanga'' which means "stupid".
95	** [[spoiler: Amrita, her alternate personality and original codename, is named after the Hindu nectar of immortality, the counterpart of the Greek Ambrosia, which Brosia is short for]].
96	* ServileSnarker: She often makes fun of Debbie, Dagul and Tiny: Debbie for her gluttony, Dagul for his receding hairline, Tiny for her vanity, and all three for their obesity. Utoy, for the most part, is spared.
97	* {{Troll}}: Besides the above, she generally ribs on the rest of the neighborhood, one way or another, which never fails to annoy them.
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99	!Polgas
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101	The pet of the Sungcal family, Polgas is the self-labeled ''Asong Hindi'' (Dog that Isn't), with the ability to talk and stand on both hind legs. He also happens to be a secret agent known as Dobermaxx (originally Wisedog, [[ShoutOut inspired]] by the 1980s series ''Wiseguy''). He is the SeriesMascot of the francise.
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103	* AbnormalAmmo: His signature ''garapata'' (tick) gun. Aptly named so for its ammo being droplets of tick sweat that causes extreme itchiness that's said to last for six month. Gets a MidSeasonUpgrade in the form of a more advanced version after a trip to the future. Polgas derived his codename change from Wisedog to Dobermaxx based on the name's engraving on said gun. Its range is greater.
104	** SwissArmyWeapon: The advanced version also doubles as a transceiver.
105	** {{Unobtanium}}: Being from the future, OCB scientists could not determine the gun's alloy.
106	* AuthorAvatar: Together with Mang Dagul, but at times more directly (showing him at a cartoonist's desk, etc.).
107	* ArtificialIntelligence: His flea robot Gary, who generally acts as surveillance.
108	** In two instances, the Thunderdog. The car has shown to have a "Herd Mode", has snarked at his owner, and even gotten high after sampling some drug-laced yams for testing.
109	* AssShove: Loves doing the prank version to Dagul. One instance even references [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kakashi's Sennen Goroshi]] (though the Romanization is misspelled as "Gorochi").
110	* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's a fat talking dog, but also the most badass member of the cast, but [[CerebusRollercoaster only when the story calls for it]].
111	* BreakoutCharacter: He's the first character that comes to readers' minds when the comics is mentioned.
112	* CanineCompanion: He's the Sungcal family's [[TalkingAnimal talking]] [[TeamPet dog]].
113	* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: As a secret agent of the "Organized Canine Bureau".
114	* CoolCar: The Thunderdog, a customized Porsche 959.
115	* DarkAndTroubledPast: As revealed in the DarkerAndEdgier graphic novel ''Pirata'', as Medina suffered from CreatorBreakdown while making it.
116	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Besides the general ArtEvolution of the strip (he used to have whiskers), he originally couldn't talk and acted like a normal dog, though he still wore dog-sized clothes. He just started talking at random, and displayed more human-like behavior as the strip progressed. Later explained as a mutation via the combination of TV radiation and Dagul's homemade [[CordonBleughChef exotic pizza]]. Apparently, the earlier strips took place while the mutation was in its earliest stages.
117	* FatSuit: He's actually no longer as fat as he looks, as he wears a fake beer belly that serves as a compartment for his Dobermaxx costume and gear.
118	* FullPotentialUpgrade / SuperMode: During the ''Aso'' storyline, thanks to being bitten by his werewolf ally Dado. The result is that his senses, dulled because of his domestic lifestyle, are heightened to the levels of wild animals, represented by a more hirsute state. Like Dado, it's only a partial yet voluntary transformation and he retains his sense of self.
119	* FunnyAnimal: Most of the Pugad Baboy residents are used to this, though outsiders are more surprised. Not so much in the older strips.
120	* GatlingGood: Once sported a minigun version of the ''garapata'' gun, the ''garapeater'' gun.
121	* GenerationXerox: [[spoiler: The Dobermaxx of 2078 is revealed to the audience to be Polgas' grandson, though Polgas never learns this. He also inherited Polgas' earring.]]
122	* IdenticalGrandson: [[spoiler: His grandson, the Dobermaxx of 2078, though the latter sports more pronounced fangs.]] Polgas himself is a PlayedForDrama example, as his sire was a mongrel who he resembles exactly. This was the reason he and his siblings were forcibly separated from their mother.
123	* ManOfAThousandFaces: Or rather, talking dog with a thousand guises, spoofing various elements of pop culture. Including:
124	** Wisedog (Vinnie Terranova, ''Series/{{Wiseguy}}'')
125	** Tick Marshall (Nick Marshall, ''Series/DarkJustice'')
126	** [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} Growlsbuster]]
127	** [[Film/{{Commando}} Commandog]]
128	** [[Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves Robin Hound, Prince of Fleas]]
129	** [[ComicBook/ThePunisher The Polisher]], [[ShoeShineMister shoe-shine guy]]/vigilante
130	** [[Series/CSIMiami Horatio Canine]]
131	* PaperThinDisguise: Everyone knows Polgas' other guises. It's not clear though if they're playing along or displaying SelectiveObliviousness. Scenes hint at the former.
132	* PunnyName: His name is derived from the Spanish and Filipino word, "pulgas", which means "flea".
133	* TalkingAnimal: After he ate Dagul's special pizza while watching TV, the combination of the ingredients and the TV's radiation gave him the ability to talk.
134	* TemporalParadox: The story arc "2078" ends with the cast getting amnesia about their time travel. Polgas inadvertently brings the garapata gun of future OCB agent Dobermaxx back with him to the 90s and he sees the name "Dobermaxx" inscribed on it. Though he can't explain it, he decides to change his OCB callsign from "Wisedog" to "Dobermaxx", and the future Dobermaxx will one day take the name too [[spoiler:following in his grandfather's footsteps]].
135	* TragicKeepsake: His earring turns out to be this. It was all that was left of him from his mother when he and the rest of his litter were forcibly separated from her. He was carrying it in his mouth when Dagul found him and, thus refused to eat. The Sungcals learned about the earring from the vet and compromised by having Polgas wear it like Dagul.
136	* XtremeKoolLetterz: "Dobermaxx". It was the 90s.
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138	[[/folder]]
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140	[[folder:Sabaybunot Family]]
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142	!Tomas Sabaybunot
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144	A Philippine Air Force master sergeant and patriarch of the Sabaybunots. Often known as Sarge.
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146	* AfraidOfNeedles: He's known to draw a gun on anybody attempting to inject him.
147	* BewareTheSillyOnes: Often the butt of jokes, but when the situation calls for it, he shows off his military skills.
148	* GunNut: He's never far away from his handgun.
149	* HenpeckedHusband: To the point where he once even claimed he's more comfortable in a war zone than with a dominant wife.
150	* MeaningfulName[=/=]PunnyName: His family surname ''Sabaybunot'' is a Filipino military command during martial ceremonies when weapons are drawn (''Sabay, bunot!'', "Together, draw!"). It fits perfectly for Tomas, who is a soldier quick to draw his arms.
151	* OddFriendship[=/=]VitriolicBestBuds: With Ka Noli, a communist rebel.
152	* PoliticallyIncorrectHero: He's harassed a few secretaries at his workplace and has made anti-black comments. Dagul chastises him often for his racism, while Barbie keeps his sexism in check.
153	* TankGoodness: Tomas sometimes uses a tank as his personal vehicle.
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155	!Barbara "Barbie" Q. Sabaybunot
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157	Tomas' belligerent born-again Christian wife, who often proves to be more than a match for her husband.
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159	* BewareTheNiceOnes: Barbie is actually a pretty friendly neighbor and a decent mother to Paltik... unless she's dealing with Tomas, coming home in the wee hours of the morning, drunken out of his wits and reeking of women's perfume.
160	* {{Foil}}[=/=]RedOniBlueOni: The red oni to Debbie's blue. She is harsh, hot-blooded, and aggressive. She dominates her husband, knows what she wants, and is a bit of a MyBelovedSmother to the spoiled Paltik. Debbie is none of the above.
161	* MyBelovedSmother: Has shades of this. Slightly deconstructed: she spoils Paltik to discredit Tomas in the boy's eyes, and she often succeeds.
162	* PunnyName: Barbie Q., barbecue. (In Filipino culture, a married woman's middle initial comes from her maiden surname.)
163	* SlapSlapKiss: Her relationship with Tomas involves a lot of fisticuffs.
164	* StrawFeminist: PlayedForLaughs, to contrast with Tomas' chauvinistic tendencies.
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166	!Paul Thomas "Paltik" Sabaybunot
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168	The eldest son of Tomas and Barbie, who is quite the troublemaker.
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170	* ClassClown: Much to Ms. Nobatos' disappointment, as she happens to be the butt of his jokes.
171	* TheLancer: He mainly serves as Utoy's {{Foil}} and {{Sidekick}}.
172	* MommasBoy: The result of the above. He's even compared Tomas and Barbie's respective levels of authority to the lower courts and Supreme Court, respectively.
173	%%* MilitaryBrat
174	* ThePrankster: Especially to his father.
175	* PunnyName: ''Paltik'' is a Filipino term for a homemade gun.
176	%%* SpoiledBrat
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178	!Darius Gerardo and Draven Bertino Sabaybunot
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180	Tomas and Barbie's twin babies, introduced in 2021. Their respective first names were given by Paltik after the ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' characters.
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182	[[/folder]]
183
184	[[folder:Tang Family]]
185
186	!Mauricio "Mao" Tang
187
188	An immigrant from China's Fujian Province who runs a ''sari-sari'' (small retail) store.
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190	* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: He speaks Filipino with a rather distinctive accent along these lines, to denote his status as a first-generation Chinese immigrant.
191	* AsianStoreOwner: Of the ''sari-sari'' store.
192	* BerserkButton: Debt dodgers are often the first to see him brandish a sword.
193	* ChinesePeople: Displays many of the stereotypical Chinese traits in Philippine media: wears a ''changshan'' and the Literature/FuManchu mustache, good at business, has a strong Chinese accent.
194	* PunnyName: "Mao" by itself brings to mind [[UsefulNotes/MaoZedong Chairman Mao,]] and "Mao Tang" looks like ''ma-utang'', roughly translating to "one who likes to borrow money" or "one who owes a lot of money."
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196	!Paulino "Pao" Tang
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198	Mao's openly gay son, Tiny's best friend, and owner of a beauty salon.
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200	* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Bab. Formerly to Tomas, until the gang went to Baguio.
201	%%* CampGay
202	* GayBestFriend: To Tiny. Also her {{Sidekick}} when Tiny gets her own alter-ego.
203	* HiddenDepths: A college student running his own beauty salon, knowledgeable in queer history and issues, packs a strong punch when sufficiently motivated.
204	* ThePeepingTom: Peeped on the neighborhood guys in Baguio. Tomas was not pleased.
205	* PetHomosexual: To most of the neighborhood, until CharacterDevelopment kicked in.
206	* PunnyName: "Pao Tang" looks like ''pa-utang'', roughly translating to "could I borrow some money?", and "Pao" by itself brings to mind the Chinese bun ''siopao''.
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208	!Ji-Ong "Jong" Tang
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210	Mao's eldest son.
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212	* AccidentalMisnaming: The gang mispronounced his name and it stuck.
213	* BrownNote: Carries a tape recorder in his waistbag that serves as his personal protection. It works so well it petrifies Tomas and Bab when they hear it (complete with Scooby-Doo style SecurityCling). The recording? [[spoiler: Pao's gay scream]].
214	* NiceGuy: He's a decent guy.
215	* ProperlyParanoid: PlayedForLaughs. When he first arrived in the Philippines, he locked himself in the cab when greeting the gang due to the rampant kidnapping of rich Chinese at the time of his introduction.
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217	!Colleen Tang
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219	Mao's lesbian daughter, introduced in 2013. Notable for appearing in the comic that led to ''Pugad Baboy'' being removed from its newspaper (and subsequent transfer to Rappler), as Pol Medina Jr. cracked a joke about the prejudice of Catholic private schools against homosexuality and bisexuality, while hypocritically ignoring their lesbians. This drew the ire of a specifically named school...
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221	* ButchLesbian: Unlike most characters she's slim and fit, athletic and a GunNut.
222	* ContinuityNod: Was referenced in a bait-and-switch beautiful CelebrityResemblance joke decades before her actual appearance, the punchline being that it was her and Pao's brother who looked like another more average-looking celebrity with a similar name that was going to appear; that same joke was revisited when she appeared in person, that this time it was really going to be her.
223	* FlatEarthAtheist: Despite the strip's occasional supernatural elements, including [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]] as an antagonist, she's a non-believer. This worked to her advantage when the gang tangled with them [[ContinuityNod again]], as Lucifer had no power over her. (She only saw Lucifer's human guise, [[TakeThat Imelda Marcos]].)
224	* NotSoImaginaryFriend: Sent to live in the Philippines because she was thought to be mentally ill. Talks to a dwarf named Ignacio (Nash) who is probably real.
225	** OurDwarvesAreDifferent: Ignacio follows the Spanish-influenced local belief of ''itim na duwende'' (''duende negro''), being coal-black.
226	* PunnyName: On ''kulintang'', a native musical instrument from the southern Philippines (and other parts of Southeast Asia).
227	* SupernaturalSensitivity: Her "third eye" (as this is known locally) is confirmed when she sees past Brosia's half-sister's human guise.
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229	[[/folder]]
230
231	[[folder:Lamoun Family]]
232
233	!Roberto "Bab" Lamoun
234
235	The neighborhood's resident hippie with a reputation for drug addiction, who also moonlights as a folk singer and PE teacher at Utoy, Paltik, Joma and his younger sister Jolen's school. Otherwise he's often seen either lying on the sofa of his home or drinking at night.
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237	* AbhorrentAdmirer: He tries so hard to woo Tiny. Too bad she's not into him.
238	* AntiRoleModel: To Jolen.
239	%%* ButtMonkey
240	* CasanovaWannabe: He sometimes tries to woo other women. As with Tiny, he always fails.
241	* CircumcisionAngst: Inverted where he is mocked for ''not'' being circumcized.
242	* ComicBookTime[=/=]NotAllowedToGrowUp: While everyone gets this, he sticks out because he lived through the hippie period of the 60s and 70s, and was once stated to be born before Woodstock.
243	* FailureHero: Moonlights as a bumbling superhero called "[[Franchise/{{Batman}} Babman]]" in a few story arcs. Has slightly better luck as secret agent "[[Franchise/JamesBond James Bab]]" under Polgas's tutelage.
244	* FunetikAksent: Bab is just "Bob" spelled with a Filipino accent.
245	* LazyBum: Much to his mother's disappointment. Whenever he does try to get a job, he often gets fired on his first day. So far, his moonlighting as the gym teacher at the kids' school is the only job he's managed to hold on to.
246	* MeaningfulName: The surname Lamoun is from the Filipino ''lamon'', a verb meaning "to eat a lot" or more loosely "to pig out".
247	%%* NewAgeRetroHippie
248	* ThePigPen: Bab's bad sense of personal hygiene is often the subject of jokes.
249	* SleevesAreForWimps: Apparently, he's only wearing a vest.
250	%%* SmokingIsCool
251	* TheStoner: By reputation.
252	** StonersAreFunny: It's a minor RunningGag that he gets caught with leaves of marijuana.
253
254	!Joanne Elena "Jolen" Lamoun
255
256	Bab's younger, grade-school sister.
257
258	%%* [[TheDutifulSon The Dutiful Daughter]]
259	* GirlishPigtails: Her hairstyle.
260	* HollywoodToneDeaf: She has a speech impediment that replaces "k" and "s" with "t", which is only noticeable when she sings.
261	* PunnyName: ''Jolen'' or ''holen'' is a Filipino term for marbles.
262	* PuppyLove: Implied, with Utoy.
263
264	!Cecilia "Cel" Lamoun
265
266	Bab and Jolen's mother, who is often exasperated with her elder son's slothful lifestyle. Often called "Tita Cel" (Auntie Cel) by others.
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268	* DeadpanSnarker: To Bab's lifestyle. She in particular is disparaging of his smoking habits, as her husband, Rodrigo, died of lung cancer because of this.
269	* DotingParent: To Jolen, whom she warns not to emulate Bab.
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271	[[/folder]]
272
273	[[folder:Tangere Family]]
274
275	!Nolasco "Ka Noli" M. Tangere
276
277	Noli is part of the New People's Army (NPA), a Filipino Communist rebel group... and also a part of Tomas, Igno and Bab's nightly drinking sessions. (''Ka'' is short for ''kasama'' or "comrade", a stereotypical honorific among Communists/leftists).
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279	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: His earliest appearances had him loudly espousing his communist beliefs and irritation at Joma's interaction with the other boys... [[HypocriticalHumor while calling on him to play Monopoly with him instead]]. His difference in ideology with Tomas was more pronounced. Both of these traits have been long gone, and it's now easy to forget he's a even Communist.
280	%%* [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything The Communist Rebel Who Doesn't Do Any Fighting]]
281	* DirtyCommunists: Subverted. Ka Noli is a communist rebel, but is a [[ChummyCommies sympathetic character]].
282	* GoKartingWithBowser: Even though he and Tomas are on the opposite sides of the conflict between the communists and the government, they still find the time to have a drink. In fact, he's pretty much just a normal member of society, only reminders every now and then he's officially a rebel.
283	* OddFriendship[=/=]VitriolicBestBuds: With Tomas, an air force sergeant.
284	* PunnyName: "Noli M. Tangere" is a reference to ''Literature/NoliMeTangere'', a novel by the Filipino national hero Jose Rizal.
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286	!Bezalie "Ka Beza" Tangere
287
288	Noli's wife and herself a nonactive member of the NPA, who'd rather have a friendly chat with the housewives of Pugad Baboy than actually go into the fields.
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290	* DirtyCommunists: Like her husband, this is also subverted.
291	* DotingParent: She makes a point of keeping in touch with Joma whenever she's in the fields, and is very physically affectionate to him whenever she's home.
292	* PunnyName: Her nickname is a corruption of "cabesa", a Spanish word for "head".
293
294	!Jose Maria "Joma" Tangere
295
296	Noli and Beza's only son and a member of Utoy's circle of friends.
297
298	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: His nickname comes from that of Jose Maria Sison, founder of the Communist Part of the Philippines (CPP), of which the NPA is its militant arm.
299
300	[[/folder]]
301
302	[[folder:Cabalfin Family]]
303
304	!Senator Usurpo Cabalfin
305
306	A stereotype of the traditional corrupt Filipino politician. [[ComicBookTime Perpetually a senator]] regardless of the current Philippine President and Senate line-up. Lives in an uptown part of the neighborhood.
307
308	* CorruptPolitician: PlayedForLaughs, as Senator Cabalfin is shown as inept at anything except self-enrichment.
309	* DirtyOldMan: Sometimes.
310	* ItsAllAboutMe: He only cares about what's best for him.
311	* ManChild: When not leeching off public funds for self-gain, he's occasionally seen playing video games (and is actually very up-to-date with them).
312	* MeaningfulName: "Usurpo" sounds negative because it's close to "usurper" (though [[NonindicativeName he's always legally elected.]]) In contrast, Cabalfin is a real surname.
313	* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Implied several times.
314	* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Unlike the above, he shows this frequently (PlayedForLaughs of course).
315	* [[StrawCharacter Strawman Political]]: Senator Cabalfin is the embodiment of what the author sees as everything wrong with the Philippine government.
316	* UpperClassTwit: His whole characterization.
317
318	!"Madame" Diana Elizabeth Cabalfin
319
320	Senator Cabalfin's wife, likewise a stereotype, this time of politician's wives.
321
322	* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Named after two of the most well-known female members of UsefulNotes/TheBritishRoyalFamily during the 80s and 90s, [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfWindsor Princess Diana of Wales]] and Queen UsefulNotes/ElizabethII.
323	* StrawCharacter[=/=]{{Expy}}: Of Imelda Marcos, even sharing the same hairstyle.
324	* SatelliteCharacter: Doesn't really appear much compared to her husband and son, and more often, only in their company.
325	* UpperClassTwit: In one example, in a ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' parody, she initially refuses to use a smelting kit to melt her gold jewelry into a key to unlock the door, but immediately changes her tune when she's told of a baccarat game being played right outside the door at that moment.
326
327	!"Bong" Cabalfin
328
329	Senator Cabalfin's son, who embodies the stereotype of the upper class child, and that of a corrupt and rich politician. Surprisingly, he attends Pugad Baboy Academy with the other kids. However, he generally isn't what they would call a friend, just as their parents don't think highly of his.
330
331	* TheFriendNobodyLikes: The other four kids tolerate him, but he's not quite their friend, as he's generally not part of their circle. Doesn't help that he sometimes brags about his privileges to the other kids, though that tends to bites him in the ass in the end.
332	* SpoiledBrat: Comes with the characterization.
333	* UpperClassTwit: Played straight, being a stereotypical rich Filipino child, but zigzagged for one detail. He attends Pugad Baboy Academy, but he's often accompanied by a number of his father's bodyguards.
334
335	[[/folder]]
336
337	[[folder:Other Characters]]
338
339	!Amado "Tata Mads" Pascala
340
341	The resident music teacher, and the original OnlySaneMan of the gang. Not much else to say about him, which is probably why [[OutOfFocus he has barely appeared since the early strips]].
342
343	* OnlySaneMan: Hasn't stopped him from ribbing on Dagul's awful singing or cracking jokes at the others' expense.
344	* OutOfFocus: Nowadays, we only get sporadic reminders he's still present, usually when Dagul is kicked out of the house by Debbie for the night and needs a place to crash.
345	* PunnyName: A play on ''tamad'', "lazy" in Filipino. ''Tata'' is akin to "Gramps", as he's older than most of the cast.
346	** NonIndicativeName: He's by no means lazy, even if he is the oldest of the cast. If anything, it pertains more to his currently sporadic appearances.
347
348	!Benigno "Igno" Ramos
349
350	Tomas's ex-convict cousin with a fearsome reputation for being the toughest man in the hood... and an over-the-top fear of ghosts. The most recent major character to be introduced, around 1999.
351
352	* TheAlcoholic: To the point where ''his blood'' is alcoholic: in one strip, he tried to donate blood, only to be rejected as his blood type was "90-octane". His breath and urine are also flammable.
353	* DumbMuscle: When it comes to higher intelligence. A minor running gag of his is that he often tends to mistake anything that sounds remotely like a typical Filipino swear word as the person swearing at him.
354	** PlayingWithFire: The result of this, and has used his breath or drops of his blood as substitutes for gasoline or weaponized his breath as an AerosolFlamethrower.
355	%%* BewareTheSillyOnes
356	* HiddenDepths: Loves gardening.
357	* HyperAwareness: Adept at scanning his surroundings for enemies. A one-shot character mistook him for an ex-military man.
358	* ImprovisedWeapon: His forte. Notable examples: a corn cob, small bamboo skewers, the edge of a piece of paper, and ''a well-aimed stray cat''.
359	* MadeOfIron: Not even sharp weapons can break his bones. In one strip, he managed to survive being hit by a ''semi truck'' with mere bruises, whereas ''the truck is a total wreck and its driver left comatose''.
360	* NoodleIncident: Nothing is mentioned as to what crime landed him in jail, other than his claims of a breach of contract with a politician who hired him as security, having ''used him as his HumanShield''.
361	* PunnyName: "Igno Ramos" - ignoramus.
362	* RagsToRiches: Downplayed, like Medina's own example. As a result of the ''Bounty Hunter'' story arc, Igno was bequeathed a hut with tons of loose change hidden within all of the bamboo posts. It is enough to finally buy him an empty lot with a new house of his own (he'd been living in an apartment until this arc), and a pickup truck of his own, and Tomas for more additions to his own gun collection...but nothing else.
363	* ReformedButRejected: PlayedForLaughs. While Igno has already served his sentence, he still has a reputation as a dangerous man, which would be a terrible thing -- if Igno himself didn't act incredibly intimidating.
364	* SleevesAreForWimps: His outfit.
365	* TestosteronePoisoning: He is a walking satire/parody of a ManlyMan.
366	* ThoseTwoGuys: Often partnered with Bab.
367	* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Igno is terrified of ghosts and other supernatural beings.
368
369	!(Ms.) Eusebia Nobatos
370
371	Utoy, Paltik, Jolen and Joma's homeroom teacher and the subject of their pranks due to her rather ugly appearance.
372
373	* ButtMonkey: On account of her looks, which Paltik often compares to a horse.
374	* DeanBitterman: PlayedForLaughs
375	* GRatedDrug: It's a RunningGag that she overdoses on aspirin to ease the pain of having to deal with so rambunctious a class as hers.
376	%%* {{Gonk}}
377	* PunnyName: Her surname comes from the Spanish ''novatos'', meaning "new race horse".
378
379	!Arnold "Principal Schwarzenegger" Palacio
380
381	The principal at Utoy, Paltik, Jolen and Joma's school.
382
383	%%* {{Gonk}}
384	* PunnyName: Because his first name is "Arnold", some students (particularly Paltik) frequently mistake his surname as that of [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger a more famous Arnold]].
385	* SatelliteCharacter: He only appears whenever conversing with Ms. Nobatos concerning her woes, and whenever Paltik had to be brought to his office.
386
387	!Joey Boy "Joboy" Llabe
388
389	The resident mechanic with a love for fast cars.
390
391	%%* DrivesLikeCrazy
392	%%* GreaseMonkey
393	* MeaningfulName: ''Llabe'' is Filipino for wrench (deriving from the Spanish ''llave'').
394
395	!"Doc" Miguel Sebo, MD
396
397	The neighborhood physician who's competent in circumcision and nothing else.
398
399	* BackAlleyDoctor: He's actually a qualified doctor, but his incompetency lands him straight into this zone.
400	* CripplingOverspecialization: Circumcision is his forte... and not much else.
401	* MeaningfulName: ''Sebo'' is Filipino for congealed fat.
402	* {{Panacea}}: In early strips, he always prescribes aspirin for any ailment.
403
404	!Patrolman Romeo Durugas
405
406	A police officer whose specialty is apprehending drivers on a whim (including responsible ones, such as Dagul) and accepting bribes from them.
407
408	* DirtyCop: PlayedForLaughs.
409	* PunnyName: Take his title and surname and you'll have ''mandurugas'', Filipino word for "cheater" [[note]]Following the reorganization of the Philippine National Police in 1991, ''Patrolman'' isn't a police rank anymore, with ''Police Officer 1'' being the lowers rank nowafays, so it doubles as RuleOfFunny. [[/note]]
410	* [[StrawCharacter Strawman Political]]: Durugas is basically Medina's take on the general Filipino perception of policemen as simultaneously inept and corrupt.
411
412	!Fr. Mario "Father Marty" Martinez
413
414	Bab's childhood friend, who then went onto become a priest. Originally only appearing in a mini-story arc, chronicling a visit back home from his studies in Rome, he eventually moved back home as the local parish priest, becoming a recurring character. Usually is present in strips about Church issues, but remains a sympathetic character.
415
416	* CorruptChurch: Not an example himself, but has been used as an indirect mouthpiece for the rampant issues with the Catholic Church, particularly within the Philippines. As expected, he tends to defend his religion during debates with his fellow Pugad Baboy residents, usually Dagul or Polgas, but it hasn't harmed his friendship with any of them.
417	* NotSoAboveItAll: Has shown to be a little more relaxed in behavior than what would be expected of a man of the cloth. At times, he's just as wacky as his best friend and fellow residents.
418	* VitriolicBestBuds [=/=] OddFriendship: With Bab. The oddness of their friendship is now more emphasized by Marty being a priest while Bab is a LazyBum.
419
420	!Dado Galang, M.D.
421
422	Similar to Father Marty, Dado was formerly a one-story-arc character who has since become recurring, though so far, mostly only during other story arcs. A veterinarian originally from Pampanga, Dado suffers from lycanthropy as a result of his mother's maternal cravings for dog meat. After befriending Polgas (after some initial misunderstandings) and assisting him in busting the local magic mushroom farm, he later moved to Manila to continue his trade, while also doing part-time as a kali instructor.
423
424	* {{Expy}}: Clearly that of ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, and in particular, the [[Film/TheWolverine movie version]], as Dado was introduced around the time between the first [[Film/XMenFilmSeries two movies]]. However, he also shares his transformation with the New Mutant, Wolfsbane
425	* GameFace: His transformation is more akin to this.
426	* LamarckWasRight: Has a son who has at least inherited his heightened senses, invulnerability, self-healing, and ability to communicate with dogs. However, it's implied the son is unaware of his father's lycanthropy.
427	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Not often do you hear the source of one's lycanthropy being their mother's maternal cravings for dog meat. His abilities are a general combination of Wolverine's and Wolfsbane's. He shares the former's natural invulnerability, heightened senses, and self-healing, and the latter's semi-transformation. He can also communicate with dogs that aren't Polgas.
428	** {{Mutant}}: By Marvel definitions, he's this.
429	* YourDaysAreNumbered: Initially, because of his lycanthropy making his lifespan measured in dog years. A blood transfusion from Polgas apparently fixes this, also as payback for Dado granting Polgas a FullPotentialUpgrade / SuperMode.
430	* ShirtlessScene: While in werewolf form. Also highlights his invulnerability.
431
432	!Jacques Vousvoulez
433
434	A recurring character, he is the head chef of the hotel restaurant where Dagul works. His most common role is being the recipient of Dagul's CordonBleughChef suggestions.
435
436	* FrenchJerk: Averted, though sometimes, Dagul is just asking for it.
437	* OnlySaneMan: Because of Dagul's antics in his kitchen.
438

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