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1Character page for ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets2''.
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3[[foldercontrol]]
4
5!Main Animals
6[[folder: Max]]
7[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/max_dog.png]]
8--> Voiced by: '''Creator/LouisCK''' (first film), '''Creator/PattonOswalt''' (second film)
9
10A Jack Russell terrier, and one of the two protagonists of the movie. He is quite fun-loving but is somewhat possessive of his owner when Duke comes along.
11----
12* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler: He and Duke end up killing The Viper.]]
13* AmazonChaser: [[spoiler: He starts to reciprocate Gidget's feelings for him after he sees her [[CurbStompBattle effortlessly take down]] the entirety of the Flushed Pets right in front of him.]]
14* BullyingADragon: To Duke. From the very beginning, he's prone to try and push the other dog around, despite the fact that he's literally ''bite size'' to the latter. He also bullies Rooster in the sequel for his approach on parenting Liam. Rooster is unfazed by it and teases him back.
15* CharacterTic: Becomes overprotective of Liam, which causes him to scratch himself whenever he feels that he's in danger. The scratching gets so bad that Katie has to get him fitted for the cone of shame.
16* CityMouse: A city dog that stays at Uncle Shep's Farm in the sequel. He find the sights, smells, and sounds of the farm overwhelming, which makes his anxiety worse. Luckily, Rooster helps him overcome his fears and adjust to the country.
17* CrushFilter: Max suddenly sees Gidget with all-new eyes when she opens a can of whoop-ass on the Flushed Pets.
18* GreenEyedMonster: The plot is set into motion when Katie adopts Duke and brings him home. Given that his whole life virtually revolved around his owner, Max becomes bitter and suspicious of the new dog, and initially tries to get rid of him.
19* ItsAllAboutMe: Initially.
20* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he can be a bit egotistical, he's a nice guy once you've gotten to know him.
21* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: When he tries [[spoiler: to reunite Duke with his previous owner]], it backfires spectacularly.
22* ObliviousToLove: As shown in their first interaction in the film, Max is so focused on his owner's return that he's oblivious to Gidget's overly flirtatious mannerisms.
23* ShownTheirWork: Max's initial reaction to Duke is spot on for how a pet dog will react to the sudden introduction of a new animal into the family home. Especially when the new pet is considerably larger and the dog feels threatened. Pet shelters unanimously agree that the way Katie handled the situation was among the worst ways. She's lucky Max and Duke didn't wind up grievously wounding or killing each other considering she left them unattended for an extended period of time.
24* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Shows this in a few scenes, most notably [[spoiler:in the skinking van while trying to free Duke.]] For such a small dog, he shows little trouble holding his breath; he can even keep up with Duke, who's a Newfoundland, a breed widely recognized as good in water.
25* UndyingLoyalty: To Katie. At the beginning of the movie, he unblinkingly announces his intent to stand by the door to their apartment until she comes home.
26* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Literally, this entire movie wouldn't have happened if he just [[BullyingADragon hadn't been a dick towards Duke]].
27* WhatTheHellHero: Gives one of these to Duke after [[spoiler: he accuses Max of trying to get rid of him when trying to reunite him with his original owner (who they had just found out at the moment just died).]]
28[[/folder]]
29
30[[folder: Duke]]
31[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/duke_the_secret_life_of_pets_transparent_01.png]]
32--> Voiced by: '''Creator/EricStonestreet'''
33
34A large, brown, shaggy Newfoundland and the other protagonist of the movie. He is at first reckless and inconsiderate, but is later shown to have a sympathetic backstory.
35----
36* AccidentalMurder: [[spoiler: He and Max end up killing The Viper.]]
37* BerserkButton: Anything related to Animal Control, and often cats.
38* BewareTheNiceOnes: He's a friendly dog who wants to get along with Max and can get really angry with him if Max started to fight with him or [[spoiler: when he assumed Max tries to get rid of him after they discovered that Duke's previous owner already passed away.]]
39* BigEater: He eats his big mixing bowl of food and then Max's terrier-sized portion (although that was while he was making a power play) and an enormous amount of sausages.
40* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:His original owner, who had adopted him as a puppy, but never came for him after he was taken by Animal Control.]]
41* FireForgedFriends: With Max.
42* GentleGiant: Under normal circumstances, he's a very loving dog.
43* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He only acts like an asshole when you've gotten on his nerves.
44* NeverMyFault: He accuses Max of [[spoiler: trying to get rid of him when he tries to reunite Duke with his original owner, only to find out he just died. However, Max isn't at fault here because he was just trying to do [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished something nice for Duke at the moment with no ill intention]] and he wouldn't have tried to do that had Duke not told him about his original owner]]. Thankfully, Max [[WhatTheHellHero calls him out on it]].
45* NiceGuy: More outgoing than Max and willing to get along with every pets.
46* ShaggyDogStory: Ironically. [[spoiler: Turns out the reason his owner didn't come for him is that said owner ''died'', and Duke only found out when he and Max made it to the house where he used to live, and were greeted by a cat.]]
47* SuperNotDrowningSkills: He's a Newfoundland, so he's naturally pretty good in water. Partially [[SubvertedTrope subverted]], because he's the one in danger [[spoiler:of drowning in the submerged van, as he's trapped in a cage and can't swim out.]]
48* YouWontLikeMeWhenImAngry: When Max starts grumbling about him, Duke looms over him menacingly and says that if they don't get along, it won't be pretty.
49--> '''Duke''': Man, are you making me angry! And when I get angry, I do ''this''! ''[growls]'' And I don't like doing that! I need this place! And if it's gonna come down to you or me, it's gonna be ME!
50[[/folder]]
51
52[[folder: Snowball]]
53[[quoteright:330:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/snowball_the_secret_life_of_pets_4.png]]
54--> Voiced by: '''Creator/KevinHart'''
55
56A white rabbit. After he was abandoned by his magician owner, he went crazy, and leads a pack of other abandoned pets plotting to take revenge on humankind, deep down in the sewers.
57
58In ''The Secret Life of Pets 2'', he has developed a superhero complex after his new young girl owner dressed him in a superhero outfit.
59
60----
61* AffablyEvil: His burning hatred for humanity aside, Snowball is quite pleasant and likeable when he's in a good mood.
62* AntiVillain: In a way. His wrath against mankind is justified, he just takes it a little too far. Despite his anger issues, he also has enough altruism to care about his comrades, even if they were enemies before.
63* AxCrazy: He is quite a psycho.
64* BigBad: Of the movie [[spoiler: until his HeelFaceTurn]].
65* BigBadEnsemble: With the dog catchers [[spoiler:until they capture his goons and Morality Pets, at which point Snowball does an EnemyMine.]]
66* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: He's the one who saved Max and Duke at the end]].
67* BitchInSheepsClothing: As he says in some of the ads, cute is just his cover.
68* TheCameo: He makes a surprise appearance in the Illumination logo for ''[[WesternAnimation/TheGrinch2018 The Grinch]]''.
69* CuteAndPsycho: A cute but crazy bunny.
70* CuteIsEvil: Wook at the cute widdle wabbit! Isn't he adowa--OH GOD, MY FACE!!!
71* EnemyMine: [[spoiler: He teams up with Max in order to save Duke and three of his goons]].
72* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: His goons.
73* EvenEvilHasStandards:
74** He has a strong dislike of the dog catchers.
75** While he is technically mourning, even he realized [[spoiler: The Viper]] probably did some horrible things while still alive.
76* ExBigBad: Becomes a hero in ''The Secret Life of Pets 2''.
77* FantasticRacism: He hates domesticated animals. [[spoiler: This changes after [[HeelFaceTurn he becomes one himself.]]]]
78* AFatherToHisMen: One of his few redeeming qualities [[spoiler: before his HeelFaceTurn]] is that he treats all his goons with respect. In fact, [[spoiler: his HeelFaceTurn was so that he could save 3 of them.]]
79* FreudianExcuse: He was once a magician's rabbit, until rabbit tricks went out of style, whereupon his owner abandoned him.
80* GoodFeelsGood: [[spoiler: Says this after rescuing Max and Duke.]]
81* HairRaisingHare: Duh.
82* HairTriggerTemper: He makes death threats with relative frequency.
83* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler: In spite of his HeelFaceTurn, he's got a long way to go to redeem himself]].
84* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: He ends up helping Max in the end and gets a new owner, changing his perspective on humans]].
85* HumansAreCthulhu[=/=]HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The entire reason he leads the Flushed Pets is his belief that all humans are rotten people who abuse and abandon animals. [[spoiler: This all changes after his HeelFaceTurn]].
86* ItsPersonal: At first, his hatred towards Max and Duke is due to [[FantasticRacism them being pets]]. It later becomes this trope after [[spoiler: [[AccidentalMurder they accidentally kill The Viper.]]]]
87* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: When you're on his good side.
88* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: In spite of all the trouble he brought onto the main characters and [[InferredHolocaust causing God knows how many deaths]] with his [[DrivesLikeCrazy driving skills]], he ends up getting a home at the end]].
89* KillerRabbit: His introductory scene is right out of ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', with the only difference being that he ([[BlackComedy unfortunately]]) doesn't actually rip the guy's throat out.
90* LargeHam: You could tell Creator/KevinHart was having a blast voicing Snowball.
91* LightIsNotGood: The white rabbit is quite ill-tempered.
92* MeaningfulName: He shares his name with Snowball from Literature/AnimalFarm. Both characters are animals that want to revolt against humans, although the more ''obivious'' reason is his white fur.
93* MisanthropeSupreme: His entire revolution has the intent on doing some serious harm to the humans of New York and "liberating" their pets.
94* MoralityPet: His goons. The moment you mess with them, he'll make you pay the hard way.
95* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: He's less evil than he makes out to be, and appears to be just lashing out after being abandoned more than anything else (coupled with some ''very'' manic mood-swings). [[spoiler: Notably, it takes all of fifteen seconds of being hugged and squee'ed over by a little girl who wants to adopt him for his anti-human resistance plans to completely dissipate.]]
96* PintSizedPowerhouse: He could be the new poster boy for this trope.
97* StockAnimalDiet: After being adopted by Molly, he eats from a bowl of carrots given to him by her.
98* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: In his first scene, he effortlessly beats up an animal control officer. But when he attacks Max later on, Max barely even ''feels'' his blows. [[spoiler:Nor does the little girl who adopts him when he initially resists.]]
99* VillainHasAPoint: While his hatred of ''all'' humans isn't {{Justified|Trope}}, his hatred of his former owner and the dog catchers is.
100[[/folder]]
101
102!Max's Search Party
103[[folder: Gidget]]
104[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gidget_dog.png]]
105--> Voiced by: '''Creator/JennySlate'''
106
107A white Pomeranian who has romantic feelings for Max. She leads the pets to find Max and Duke.
108----
109* ActionGirl: An adorable ActionPet who knows how to kick some animal ass.
110* BadassAdorable: Max's disappearance really brings out the {{Determinator}} in her. To the point where she smacks the living tar out of Ozone for information, [[spoiler:and clobbers ALL of the Flushed Pets when they attempt to kill Max on the Brooklyn Bridge]].
111* BewareTheNiceOnes: "I'M DONE PLAYING NICE!"
112* BigDamnHeroes: Does this twice within the first two movies in a row.
113** In the first movie, [[spoiler: she comes to Max’s rescue and attacks the Flushed Pets with a CurbStompBattle when they were cornering Max and about to attack him (not knowing he was working together with Snowball to save their friends)]].
114** In the sequel, [[spoiler: she, her friends, the Crazy Cat Lady and her pet cats use the lady’s car to run Sergei over when he was about to kill Max, Hu, Snowball and Daisy, rescuing the latter four]].
115* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler: Gidget: 1, Flushed Pets: 0.]]
116* {{Determinator}}: Will go through ''everything'' and ''anything'' to rescue Max and bring him home.
117* EarnYourHappyEnding: Her undying dedication to searching for Max and protecting him from Snowball and his minions [[spoiler: pays off when he returns her feelings for him at the end. Of course she had to fight off Snowball's army before he even really notices her]].
118* NiceGirl: Sweet-natured and affectionate.
119* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: She accidentally gives away Max's name to Snowball (who only referred to him as "Tiny Dog" till that point), which now makes him aware of the identity of his target.]]
120* {{Ojou}}: She lives in a fancy apartment and is pampered like a princess.
121* OneWomanArmy: The Flushed Pets had no idea what awaited them.
122* PinkMeansFeminine: Wears a pink bow on her head.
123* PintsizePowerhouse: This tiny Pomeranian? She can deck an '''army''' of pets.
124* PluckyGirl: The one who assembles Max's Search Party, and is totally prepared to go rescue Max without additional help.
125* SpoiledSweet: Her owners spoil her, and she's a very kind and caring dog.
126* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: She emphasizes that she doesn't care about Max more than as a friend and she really doesn't care if his new roommate is a girl or a boy, without being prompted. He's too wrapped up in his own troubles to notice, though.
127* UndyingLoyalty: To Max.
128* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Downplayed as she's not ''technically'' his girlfriend (though she hopes to be), Gidget [[spoiler: '''''trashed''''' the Flushed Pets' asses when they were about to kill Max]].
129[[/folder]]
130
131[[folder: Chloe]]
132[[quoteright:340:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chloe_4_3.png]]
133--> Voiced by: '''Creator/LakeBell'''
134
135An obese and apathetic grey domestic short-haired cat, and one of Max's friends.
136----
137* ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare: She eats cakes. That's not something a cat should be able to do without a serious stomachache at best and life-threatening indigestion at worst.
138* BigEater: She eats an entire roast chicken and a cake.
139* ButtMonkey: More than anyone else in the movie, she has her dignity ''repeatedly'' destroyed, most notably when she ends up on [=YouTube=].
140* CatsAreMean: Downplayed to "CatsAreSnarky [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jerks With Hearts Of Gold]]"; she's a bit aloof, cutting and haughty and states to Max's face that she doesn't care about him or his problems, but she clearly cares more than she lets on.
141* CatsAreSnarkers: She makes sarcastic comments towards Max and about the rescue mission for the whole film.
142* {{Expy}}: She's more or less a female ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}''.
143* FatBastard: She's a fat cat and rather cold.
144* TheHedonist: Her EstablishingCharacterMoment is her attempting to resist (and eventually succumbing to) her urge to eat an entire roast chicken. And then repeating the process with a cake.
145* HypocriticalHumor: She rolls her eyes at the dogs obsessing over the green ball, then goes nuts the second she sees the dot from a laser pointer.
146* IMeantToDoThat: She's actually quite clumsy and prone to accidents and embarrassments, as most obviously demonstrated with her calamity with the buffet at the party. As with all cats, her typical reaction after the fact is haughty nonchalance and acting like nothing untoward happened at all.
147* JerkassHasAPoint: While she is being a dick about it, she is right when she says that Max's problem with Duke is something that is none of her concern. Her advice that Max needs to stand up for himself and assert that he's the "alpha" if he doesn't want Duke to bully him into submission in his own home is also not without merit.
148* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She claims not to care about Max's problems and once tried to eat Sweet Pea, but she's the first one to go along with Gidget's call to action. She also convinces the others to come along by pointing out how Max has helped them all in the past.
149* NotSoAboveItAll:
150** Like any cat, she affects an air of aloof dignity. Like any cat, she goes ''completely to pieces'' when startled and bounces across the entire buffet at Pops' party. Which is then broadcast on Website/YouTube.
151** For all her aloof indifference and claiming to not care about Max or his problems, she still drops everything to help him out when he's lost. She also clearly happy to be reunited with her owner at the end.
152* OddFriendship: Despite her snarking that she doesn't care about Max or his problems, of the gang we follow they seem to be each other's best friend.
153* {{Tsundere}}: She goes out of her way to pretend that she doesn't care about Max, but she's the one who gets everyone on board with saving him. And when her owner gets home, she spends a bit of time being moderately annoyed with her and even biting her finger before licking her, but can't quite conceal a fond little smile when she gets hugged.
154[[/folder]]
155
156[[folder: Tiberius]]
157[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tiberius_9.png]]
158--> Voiced by: '''Creator/AlbertBrooks'''
159
160A sardonic red-tailed hawk who helps Gidget find Max.
161----
162* AmbiguouslyGay: After Gidget describes what Max looks like, Tiberius says that he sounds dreamy.
163* TheAtoner: The reason he helps Gidget is to make-up for trying to eat her.
164* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: He is nowhere to be seen in the sequel, nor is he mentioned.
165* DeadpanSnarker: Has his moments.
166* EveryoneHasStandards: He refuses to eat Ozone for being "[[TooSpicyForYogSothoth too ugly]]".
167* FreudianExcuse: He justifies his attempt to eat Gidget with the fact that he was "born with killer instincts".
168* FreudianSlipperySlope: "Come here, small food... I mean friend." Attempts to correct himself just make it worse.
169* HeelFaceTurn: In his first scene, he tricks Gidget into letting him out of his cage so he can try to eat her, but the attempt is foiled by the chain around his foot. He regrets his actions after Gidget scolds him, and, following her removing the chain, he never tries to eat her again.
170* IJustWantToHaveFriends: After his failed attempt to eat her, he confesses to Gidget that he's very lonely, and that no-one will be his friend because they're afraid he'll eat them. One wonders why...
171* ImagineSpot: After Gidget promises to be his friend in exchange for finding Max, Tiberius fantasizes about flying through the city with her on his back. And then both of them laughing maniacally as they swoop down on a luckless squirrel.
172* NobleBirdOfPrey: He's a red-tailed hawk. While not exactly noble, he at least acknowledges his own shortcomings and helps the cast out.
173* PetTheDog: Not ''literally'', but while he's mostly sarcastic and has a not-very-well-hidden urge to eat the smaller animals of the party, we see him at the end affectionately nuzzling his human owner when they're reunited.
174* ReluctantPsycho: He really is lonely and wants friends, but when you're a bird of prey, it's just hard ''not'' to try eating small, fluffy things.
175* RunningGag: He continually attempts to eat some of the smaller members of the group. {{Justified|Trope}} [[TruthInTelevision since even "domesticated" hawks]] [[ShownTheirWork have a habit of trying to eat small animals, as it's hard-wired into their brains]].
176* TokenEvilTeammate: While he does join the effort to find Max, Tiberius is barely able to prevent himself from eating Norman and other pets.
177[[/folder]]
178
179[[folder: Pops]]
180[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pets_pops_ca_01.png]]
181--> Voiced by: '''Creator/DanaCarvey'''
182
183An elderly Basset Hound, who is paralyzed in his back legs and helps Gidget and the pets find Max and Duke.
184----
185* AbhorrentAdmirer: He makes flirty comments at Chloe which disgust her.
186* AccidentalMisnaming: He calls Chloe "Rhonda", for some reason.
187* CoolOldGuy: He's an aged Basset Hound who takes advantage of the fact that his owner is rarely home by making his apartment into a local hot spot where pets are free to come in and party as they please. At one point, he gets hit off a wooden plank by by metal beam '''''over dozens of feet above the ground''''' and makes back up in a pipe without a scratch.
188* DirtyOldMan: His comments towards Chloe seem to imply this.
189* GallowsHumor: When asked how he is, he replies "Paralyzed." Later he hurries them up by saying that for him, every breath is a cliffhanger so they'd better move it.
190* GrumpyOldMan: Initially, though he quickly warms up to the group.
191* HandicappedBadass: Despite his paralysis, Pops does manage to lead the search team into the sewers, which involves crossing some dangerous (and high up) sections of New York.
192* InterspeciesRomance: He becomes smitten with Chloe, to the point of referring to her as his girlfriend. Needless to say, the cat does not reciprocate.
193* OldFriend: Of Buddy's.
194* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: His motto.
195[[/folder]]
196
197[[folder: Mel]]
198[[quoteright:182:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mel_the_secret_life_of_pets.png]]
199--> Voiced by: '''Creator/BobbyMoynihan'''
200
201A hyperactive Pug and one of Max's friends.
202----
203* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Buddy.
204* {{Keet}}: He is prone to excitably jumping up and down while barking.
205* ThoseTwoGuys: He's always seen with Buddy when they're not with their respective owners.
206[[/folder]]
207
208[[folder: Buddy]]
209[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/buddy_the_secret_life_of_pets.png]]
210--> Voiced by: '''Creator/HannibalBuress'''
211
212A laid-back Dachshund and one of Max's friends.
213----
214* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Mel.
215* OldFriend: Of Pops'.
216* ThoseTwoGuys: He's always seen with Mel when they're not with their respective owners.
217[[/folder]]
218
219[[folder: Sweetpea]]
220[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sweet_pea_transparent.png]]
221--> Voiced by: '''Creator/TaraStrong'''
222
223A small parakeet and one of Max's friends.
224----
225* AnimalTalk: See below.
226* CrossDressingVoices: Creator/TaraStrong ''[[TypeCasting once again]]'' voices a male character.
227* FaceOfAThug: His owner.
228* NearlyNormalAnimal: Unlike the other animals, he doesn't appear to talk. [[PollyWantsAMicrophone Ironic, considering he's a parrot.]]
229* NoodleIncident: Chloe once tried to eat him before Max somehow stopped her.
230* SilentSnarker: He often gives deadpan faces.
231* TheVoiceless: He's the only animal of the group who doesn't talk.
232[[/folder]]
233
234[[folder: Norman]]
235[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/norman_transparent.png]]
236--> Voiced by: '''Chris Renaud'''
237
238A guinea pig who keeps getting lost trying to find his apartment.
239----
240* ButtMonkey
241* CreatorCameo: Renaud is the movie's director.
242* {{Determinator}}: He spent ''three weeks'' trying to find his way back to his apartment room.
243* TheDitz: He is clearly shown not to be the sharpest tool in the shed among the search party.
244* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: He finally succeeds in heartwarming fashion at the end of the movie, much to his owner's joy.]]
245* FaceHeelTurn: Has a short one after he [[spoiler: briefly joins the Flushed Pets]]. Although given his general lack of smarts and amiability, it seems to be based more on a lack of understanding of precisely what's going on combined with his just being friendly and sociable more than anything else.
246* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: He abandons the group after [[spoiler: [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Gidget blows their cover to the Flushed Pets]]. He ends up getting caught by them anyway and [[FaceHeelTurn joins them]]]].
247* TooDumbToLive: His tendency to get lost in the wrong pipe often gets him in trouble, such as when it causes him to [[spoiler: come face to face with a flushed SewerGator]].
248* WithFriendsLikeThese: [[spoiler: He is shown laughing along with the Flushed Pets at Max right before they're about to attack him for [[NotWhatItLooksLike supposedly attacking Snowball]]. Although in his defense, given his general amiable nature and lack of smarts, he seems to be just genuinely pleased to see Max while not fully understanding exactly what's going on.]]
249[[/folder]]
250
251!Humans
252[[folder: Katie]]
253[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/katie.png]]
254--> Voiced by: '''Creator/EllieKemper'''
255
256A kindhearted human girl and Max and Duke's owner.
257----
258* HappilyMarried: With Chuck in the second movie.
259* IvyLeagueForEveryone: Early on, she is seen in the bathroom wearing a Dartmouth shirt. Certainly justifiable as her apartment and furnishings implies a fairly well-paid job.
260* NiceGirl: She's a very kind and loving soul, adopting both Max and Duke, at different times, purely because she couldn't stand to see them in the pound.
261* ThePollyanna: She is always expecting the things she does to have the ''best'' possible outcome. The way she introduced Duke to Max could have turned out much, much worse than it did.
262* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: When she got home and saw her house trashed due to Max and Duke's actions, rather than berate Max and Duke, she quietly thanked whatever deity she believes in that things weren't worse, and Max and Duke are apparently okay with each other, and have worked out their issues.
263[[/folder]]
264
265[[folder: Fred]]
266[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/earlier_owner_of_duke.png]]
267
268Duke's old owner.
269----
270* BusCrash: By the time Duke is able to make it back to his old home, Fred has sadly died.
271* CoolOldGuy: Still more than willing to play with Duke despite his age.
272* PosthumousCharacter: Unfortunately, he's dead by the time the story takes place and Duke is devastated and in denial when he learns.
273* TheVoiceless: He has no lines of dialogue in his flashback appearance.
274[[/folder]]
275
276!The Flushed Pets
277[[folder: Tattoo]]
278[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pets_tattoo_ca_01.png]]
279--> Voiced by: '''Michael Beattie'''
280
281A dull-witted domestic pig and one of Snowball's chief enforcers.
282----
283* FreudianExcuse: This pig is quite correct to be angry and resentful that his only purpose as a pet was to be a practice dummy for tattoo artists until they ran out of space, where he was summarily abandoned.
284* LetsMeetTheMeat: Although he doesn't ''want'' to be eaten, many of his tattoos are reminiscent of this trope, as they map out the location of pork chops, ham and bacon on his body.
285* TattooedCrook: He has tattoos all across his body. The fact that [[MeaningfulName "Tattoo"]] is his name should definitely tell you something.
286[[/folder]]
287
288[[folder: Ripper]]
289[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pets_ripper_ca_01.png]]
290A silent, perpetually frowning English Bulldog and one of Snowball's chief enforcers.
291----
292* PerpetualFrowner: Barely ever smiles.
293* TheStoic: His expression never changes throughout the film, even when witnessing [[spoiler: Max and Duke [[AccidentalMurder accidentally murder]] The Viper]], or when [[spoiler:the Animal Control van plummets into the river with Max and Duke inside]].
294* TheVoiceless: Has no lines.
295[[/folder]]
296
297[[folder: Ozone]]
298[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pets_ozone_ca_01_copia.png]]
299--> Voiced by: '''Creator/SteveCoogan'''
300
301A hairless Sphinx cat who Max and Duke encounter in the alley.
302----
303* AllThereInTheManual: His name is never said in the film.
304* BaldOfEvil: A hairless Sphinx cat and on the side of evil.
305* CatsAreMean: If you are one of the Flushed Pets, it is a given.
306* EvilBrit: He is voiced by Creator/SteveCoogan after all.
307* ForTheEvulz: He outright destroys Max and Duke's collars, confiscating their tags for no real reason, and then summons an army of feral cats when Duke complains, all of whom absolutely torment both dogs until Animal Control shows up.
308* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: All Gidget had to do was slap the shit out of him to find out what happened to Max.
309* LeanAndMean: He is an absolutely ''scrawny'' feline who picks fights with other animals.
310* TooDumbToLive: Tiberius sums it up best.
311--> '''Tiberius''': He's too stupid to talk, and too ugly to eat!
312* TooSpicyForYogSothoth: Tiberius refuses to eat him for being "too ugly".
313* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never find out what happened to him after he told Gidget and Tiberius where Max went. Then again, he is seen in a mid-credits scene at a party at Leonard the Poodle's apartment, so it's safe to assume that Gidget and Tiberius let him go after learning of Max's whereabouts.
314[[/folder]]
315
316[[folder: The Viper '''(MAJOR UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']]
317[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/viper_3.png]]
318
319A massive, one-fanged snake who initiates new recruits into the Flushed Pets by biting them.
320----
321* AccidentalMurder: Courtesy of Max and Duke.
322* AssholeVictim: Even [[BigBad Snowball]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards admits it]].
323* EyeScream: He has a blind left eye.
324* KillItWithFire: How he dies.
325* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: His death is what makes Snowball go after Max and Duke.
326* RasputinianDeath[=/=]NoKillLikeOverkill: He gets crushed by some falling ceiling debris but emerges unscathed... and then is crushed by a ''larger'' pile of debris. And then a huge chunk of brick wall. Which then spontaneously ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill catches fire]]''.
327* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: He is one of the Flushed Pets.
328* SacrificialLamb: A villainous version.
329* TheToothHurts: His remaining fang can be seen being knocked off as he's buried under a second pile of debris moments before his death.
330* TheVoiceless: He has no speaking lines and only hisses.
331* WalkingSpoiler: Simply knowing his name gives a lot of spoilers.
332[[/folder]]
333
334[[folder: Ricky]]
335
336A male duck who was a member of the Flushed Pets before dying prior to the events of the film. According to [[BigBad Snowball]], he was the only member of the Flushed Pets who was ready to kill humans on sight.
337----
338* FeatheredFiend: If we go by [[AxCrazy Snowball]]'s words.
339* KilledOffScreen: Apparently died before the events of the movie.
340* NoodleIncident: He died... of something.
341[[/folder]]
342
343!Other Pets
344[[folder: Reginald '''(UNMARKED SPOILERS)''']][[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/secretlifeofpets42.jpg]]
345--> Voiced by: '''Creator/SteveCoogan'''
346
347A Himalayan cat who lives in the house that used to belong to Duke and his former owner Fred in Brooklyn.
348----
349* AllThereInTheScript: His name isn't spoken in the film, but it is shown in the credits.
350* CatsAreMean: Sort of. He hisses at Duke after popping out of a pot, tells him he looks dirty and asks him and Max to get lost before he gets fleas from both dogs.
351* SmallRoleBigImpact: While he only appears in one scene, it is this scene where he tells Duke that his old owner died after he disappeared, which causes him to believe the cat is lying and accuse Max of trying to get rid of him, only for Animal Control to show up and try to catch the dogs.
352[[/folder]]
353
354!The Secret Life of Pets 2
355[[folder: Rooster]]
356[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rooster_5.png]]
357--> Voiced by: '''Creator/HarrisonFord'''
358
359A sheep dog that works at a farm and helps Max get over his fear.
360----
361* CoolOldGuy: A Welsh Sheepdog that isn't nearly as old as Pops, but is getting there in age. Despite getting older, he's still able to take down a fox and stop a cattle stampede with no difficulty. He also invites Max to howl with him on a tractor and he gives him a cool bandana. Duke thinks he's a badass as soon as he meets him, and eventually Max starts to think he's cool.
362-->'''Duke:''' So, how did it go? What happened?
363-->'''Max:''' You know, it was pretty intense! Tell him, Rooster!
364-->'''Rooster:''' You know, some stuff happened, now it's over.
365-->'''Duke:''' Wow! He can really tell a story.
366-->'''Max:''' Right?
367* DeadpanSnarker: Other than Chloe, there is now Rooster.
368-->'''Max:''' (''about his cone'') My therapist says I need it.\
369(''Rooster pulls the cone off Max'')\
370'''Rooster:''' There. You're cured. Hallelujah.
371* ADogNamedCat: Or rather a dog named Rooster.
372* EarNotch: Has a notch in his ear, how he got it is unknown.
373* GrumpyOldMan: He gives a cold welcome to Max and Duke when they first arrive at the farm. He doesn't have time for Max's worries and reluctantly makes him go in the forest to save Cotton. He eventually warms up to Max once he's faced his fears.
374* JerkassHasAPoint: While he's gruff about it, the advice he gives to Max is true. Most of the time, a kid will learn that doing something dangerous will result in them getting hurt. Said kid will not do that thing anymore in order to avoid danger. However, there are those times where a little protection is necessary to prevent the child from getting killed.
375* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rooster is a strong believer in tough love. He takes a very blunt approach in dealing with Max, brusquely telling Max to get over his issues as fear and uncertainty are facts of life.
376* MistakesAreNotTheEndOfTheWorld: This is other basic philosophy besides the whole tough love thing.
377-->'''Rooster''': Oh, so he got really high up in this hypothetical tree? Kid gets hurt, he learns not to do it again. You know how many electric cords I've chewed?
378-->'''Max''': Like multiple cords?
379-->'''Rooster''': One. It shocked me. I walked backward for a week, but I never chewed a cord again.
380* PerpetualFrowner: Usually has a grumpy expression due to his stoic nature.
381* NobodyCallsMeChicken: In a literal example not related to bravery, he gets upset when Duke calls him Mr. Chicken after looking at the Rooster emblem on his water dish.
382-->'''Duke''': We are so sorry, Mr...Chicken?
383-->'''Rooster''': Name's not chicken, do I look like a chicken to you?
384-->'''Max''': No sir.
385-->'''Duke''': Nope, not even a little.
386-->'''Rooster''': Name's Rooster.
387* NotSoStoic: While it seems like he fears nothing, Rooster gets worried when he can't find Cotton. He is sent into panic when he finds the lamb on a tree that is about to fall off a cliff. He also gets scared when it looks like Max and Cotton will meet their doom. Luckily, Rooster is able to save both.
388* OldDog: He's getting on in years and grizzled, but still has what it takes, both to survive and to tutor Max.
389* TheStoic: Oh so much. He later shows sadness when Max and his family go back to the city, proving that he’s NotSoStoic.
390* ToughLove: As already mentioned, he is very big on this. He doesn't get why Max is so protective of Liam. Max wants to protect Liam from everything, but Rooster recognizes that Liam doesn't need it.
391-->'''Rooster''': Kid seems fine to me. You're the one who's scared of everything.
392* WhatTheHellHero: Gives one of these to Max when he accidentally breaks the sheep fence, which causes all the sheep to escape.
393-->'''Rooster''': What's going on?
394-->'''Max''': Don't worry, I'm-I'm fine.
395-->'''Rooster''': You let all the sheep out!
396-->'''Max''': I did?
397[[/folder]]
398
399[[folder: Daisy]]
400[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/secret_life_of_pets_2_daisy_1.jpg]]
401--> Voiced by: '''Creator/TiffanyHaddish'''
402
403A small, caring Shih Tzu who enlists Snowball in helping her rescue the young tiger, Hu.
404----
405* DamselInDistress: Gets captured by Sergei, along with Hu, in the climax.
406* NonStandardCharacterDesign: She has a more realistic appearance than all the other characters.
407* PluckyGirl: Was willing to do everything she could to save Hu from Sergei and was able to outmaneuver the wolves, as well as save Snowball, while freeing the tiger cub.
408[[/folder]]
409
410[[folder: Hu]]
411[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/secret_life_of_pets_2_hu.jpg]]
412A gentle but destructive baby white tiger that was rescued from the circus.
413----
414* CatsHateWater: He's shown resisting going into a tub of water for a circus trick, though it's not clear if he's afraid of the water or just scared of the massive fall down into it. [[note]] Probably the latter, as tigers are known to love swimming in RealLife [[/note]]
415* CuteKitten: He's portrayed this way, with his incredibly large blue eyes, and gentle and sweet demeanor, though being a tiger he's still bigger than most of the cast and is very destructive like exotic pets tend to be.
416* TheVoiceless: He cannot talk because the dogs don't speak [[AnimalTalk wild animal]] (although this conflicts with the fact that Tiberius, a wild red-tailed hawk, was able to speak to them in the first movie).
417[[/folder]]
418
419[[folder: Sergei]]
420[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sergei.jpg]]
421--> Voiced by: '''Creator/NickKroll'''
422
423An abusive and cruel circus ringmaster and the BigBad of the sequel.
424----
425* BadBoss: He treats both the animals and workers in his circus terribly. The one exception is his spider monkey sidekick, "Little Sergei", whom he treats quite well.
426* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: He treats his circus animals badly, often taking a whip to them and threatening to make them into coats or rugs.
427* CaptainErsatz: He looks like a thinner [[Franchise/DespicableMe Gru]]. He dresses in black, has a big nose, speaks in a Russian accent, and [[spoiler: is bald]]. Hey, it's Illumination's first big hit. You gotta reference it in ''some'' way, shape, or form.
428* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: In the first film, Snowball's villainy before he reformed was more over-the-top and silly and he treated his fellow flushed-pets with respect while in the sequel, Sergei’s villainy is played much more serious and the only one he treats kindly is his pet monkey, Little Sergei. What also sets them apart is that Snowball is a TragicVillain and has a more fleshed-out personality while Sergei is a more FlatCharacter and has little personality other than being a circus owner.
429* CruellaToAnimals: He tries to force Hu to jump into a pool of water for his act, and threatens to make a rug out of him if he doesn't. When Hu is released, Sergei threatens to make one of his wolves into a coat for Little Sergei.
430* DastardlyWhiplash: His design appears to borrow from this trope, though he lacks the signature mustache and either lacks many of the archetypes traits or is so OutOfFocus they don't show well.
431* EvilWearsBlack: He is a very bad man who wears a black hat and a black coat.
432* FlatCharacter: Generic villain, with no motive, back story, and little traits other than cruel and wants money.
433* HumiliationConga: [[spoiler: He is mauled by the protagonists, then just as he claims the upper hand, he is run over by the cat lady, ''twice'', and then sprayed with mud from under her car's wheels.]]
434* KickTheDog: [[spoiler: He literally kicks Max into a basement window.]]
435* RepulsiveRingmaster: His witch hat and SinisterSchnoz give off this impression.
436* SinisterSchnoz: He is the movie's villain and his nose shows it.
437* VileVillainSaccharineShow: The most serious antagonist in an Illumination movie since the bears from ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}''.
438* YouNoTakeCandle: His speech pattern is a little broken, likely due to the accent.
439[[/folder]]
440
441[[folder: Little Sergei]]
442[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/secret_life_of_pets_2_little_sergei.jpg]]
443Sergei's pet monkey named after him.
444----
445* LaserGuidedKarma: Attempts to fire Daisy out of a cannon after lighting the fuse, but after a battle with Snowball (and Daisy, who escapes the cannon) [[HumanCannonball he winds up being fired out of the cannon]].
446* RightHandAttackDog: Actually, right-hand attack ''monkey'' to Sergei.
447* TheSpeechless: Presumably the dogs can't understand monkey like they can't understand tiger.
448[[/folder]]
449
450[[folder: The Wolves]]
451[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/secret_life_of_pets_2_wolves.jpg]]
452A pack of identical looking black wolves that serve Sergei.
453----
454* AngryGuardDog: Have this role, though as stated they are wolves and not dogs.
455* DarkIsEvil: All the wolves have black fur and work for Sergei.
456* SavageWolves: They're large and vicious black wolves, though they are implied to also be victims of Sergei when he threatens to hurt one of them.
457[[/folder]]

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