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The Justice Friends
A collection of superheroes who exist in the series' universe. Although the group is much larger, the titular segment focuses on three of them.
As a Whole
- Composite Character: The group's name is a portmanteau of the Justice League and the Superfriends from DC Comics, but the cast is largely derived from Marvel Comics superheroes, particularly The Avengers
- Cast of Expies: All of them are copies or parodies of other superheroes.
- Major Glory: Captain America (with Superman's powers)
- Valhallen: The Mighty Thor
- The Infraggable Krunk: The Incredible Hulk
- Living Bullet: Iron Man visually, but with Quicksilver's and Flash's powers
- White Tiger: Black Panther
- Miss Spell: Scarlet Witch
- Capital G: Black Goliath
- Tiki Torch: Human Torch
- Snow Man: Ice Man
- Phan Tone: Vision with DC's Deadman
- Sam-R-I: Silver Samurai
- Ratman: Batman
Major Glory
Voiced by: Rob Paulsen
The leader of the Justice Friends- Ambiguously Human: His uncle is Uncle Sam, who is the Anthropomorphic Personification of the United States and the series' wiki states Major Glory is human, but he has the powers of Flight and eye-beams, making it unclear as to whether he's human or a Differently Powered Individual or even a Half-Human Hybrid. He looks and acts human enough, making it unclear as to what he really is. Then again, he is a Superman Substitute, so he may not be human anyway. As it stands, official canon does not state whether he is human or not.
- The Cape: Played for laughs - he tries to live up to his heroic principles, but tends toward obliviousness and narrow-mindedness.
- Captain Patriotic: He even hawks a snack named "Justice Fruit Pies", and periodically recites lyrics or lines from famous American works (such as the national anthem, the Constitution, and the Pledge of Allegiance).
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Disappeared after the show was Un-Cancelled, along with the other Justice Friends. Though they did get an appearance in "Dexter's Wacky Races".
- Composite Character: He's a sort of hybrid of Superman and Captain America.
- Compressed Vice: His appearance in the The Powerpuff Girls episode "Members Only" showed he displayed traits of sexist behavior that was never displayed in this show otherwise he wouldn't have made Dee Dee his sidekick nor allow Miss Spell to join the Justice Friends. Due to multiple inconsistencies between the two shows however, it's suggested this is an alternate version of Major Glory to begin with.
- Crazy-Prepared: He wears dozens of masks to conceal his face."When I say secret identity, I mean secret identity."
- Eagleland: Type 1 (perhaps)
- Expressive Mask: His true face is never seen due to it always being concealed by his iconic golden mask.
- Expy: Captain America with Superman's powers and a personality similar to Space Ghost's.
- Incoming Ham: He's a strong believer in the necessity of a big flashy entrance.
- The Leader: He is the leader of the Justice Friends.
- Military Rank Names: He has the title "Major" in his codename.
- Plot Allergy: He's deathly allergic to cats, which is why he and Krunk try to get White Tiger out of their apartment.
- Politically Incorrect Hero: His appearance in the The Powerpuff Girls episode "Members Only" makes him highly sexist towards the Powerpuff Girls by denying their request to join his team just because they are girls. His rude treatment of the Powerpuff Girls is also suggested to have ageist motivations because he also refuses to take them seriously just because they're young which is very inconsistent with his depiction in "Star-Spangled Sidekicks" where he was willing to work with teenage superheroes and found Dee Dee the most impressive out of all the kids who auditioned to be his sidekick.
- Shipper on Deck: While they should, technically, be enemies, he encourages Krunk's attempts to woo She-Thing.
- Smug Super: He's pretty egotistical about his powers.
- Sneeze of Doom: Major Glory's sneezes are so powerful that they blow large holes in the wall.
- Superman Substitute: He resembles the Man in Blue in, powers, personality and his role as top hero..
- Straw Misogynist: The The Powerpuff Girls episode "Members Only" turns him into this, where he refuses to let them join his team just because they happened to be girls, despite going against his depiction in Dexter's Laboratory, where he was just fine with having women assist him.
- Team Dad: He may also be the Team Mom depending on the situation.
- Took a Level in Jerkass: His appearance in the The Powerpuff Girls episode "Members Only", where he is portrayed as both sexist and ageist towards the Powerpuff Girls and also isn't very nice to the other heroes on his team.
Valhallen
Voiced by: Tom Kenny
A parody of Thor, who calls himself the "Viking King of Rock"- Barbarian Longhair: Very long blond hair.
- Bigger on the Inside: His room. There's an episode dedicated to it, appropriately titled "Valhallen's Room".
- Chick Magnet: He has a bunch of wildly screaming female fans when he steps into the ring in "Wrasslor".
- Compressed Vice: Similar to Major Glory, he becomes a misogynist in The Powerpuff Girls despite having never acted like that in the "Justice Friends" shorts.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Disappeared after the show was Un-Cancelled, along with the other Justice Friends. Though they did get an appearance in "Dexter's Wacky Races".
- Empathic Weapon: His "Mighty Axe", a pink flying V-type guitar.
- Expy: Of The Mighty Thor, combined with Van Halen, hence the name.
- Eyes Out of Sight: His eyes are always hidden under his long bangs.
- Flying Weapon: His axe can fly, which Valhallen uses for transporation.
- Heavy Mithril: Being a Viking god wielding The Power of Rock sets him up for this aesthetic.
- Improbable Weapon User: His mighty guitar.
- The Lancer: The more laid-back sidekick to the uptight Major Glory.
- Mellow Fellow: In contrast to Major Glory.
- The Power of Rock: He's the god of it!
- Powers via Weapon: His godly power is held in his guitar. If he's seperated from it for too long, he becomes a mere "mortal dude" that looks like a Stereotypical Nerd.
- Only Sane by Comparison: He's not very smart, but he posses far more self control, self-awareness and common sense than the other members of the Justice Friends.
- Punny Name: "Valhalla" (the Norse Mythology-equivalent of heaven) and "Van Halen" (a heavy metal rock band).
- Superhero Gods: God of rock.
- Totally Radical: Most of his dialogue.
- Vague Age: He looks to be around his late teens to early/mid 20's, yet most of the time he acts more mature than Krunk and at worst, Major Glory. Not to mention that he is a god.
- Ye Olde Butcherede Englishe: The other part of his dialogue. He is a parody of the Mighty Thor, after all.
The Infraggable Krunk
Voiced by: Frank Welker
This show's Hulk.- Berserk Button: As Major Glory and Valhallen learn the hard way, don't destroy the TV while he's watching "Puppet Pals".
- The Big Guy: The muscle-man of the Justice Friends.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Disappeared after the show was Un-Cancelled, along with the other Justice Friends. Though they did get an appearance in "Dexter's Wacky Races".
- Dating Catwoman: He falls for his Evil Counterpart She-Thing, and the feeling is mutual.
- Dumb Muscle: Although he's more child-like than stupid.
- Gentle Giant: Despite being as big as the Hulk, Krunk is very friendly as long as he isn't mad.
- HULK MASH!-Up: He's a huge, super-strong superhero with purple skin and green pants (an inversion of the Hulk's color scheme), low intelligence and speaks in the third person.
- Hulk Speak: He's actually a parody of Hulk. Krunk speak!
- Manchild: Is a huge fan of the "TV Puppet Pals" show, to him it is Serious Business.
- Third-Person Person: He mainly speaks in third person.
White Tiger
The panthera themed superhero of the Justice Friends
- Anvil on Head: Drops an anvil on Krunk's head when he's disguised as a mouse as a Shout-Out to Tom and Jerry.
- Big Damn Heroes: White Tiger makes his first appearance rescuing Valhallen from the supervillain Mental Mouse.
- The Blank: White Tiger's mask hides all but his yellow eyes.
- Expy: Most likely of Marvel's Black Panther, being an Animal Themed Super Being Color Character.note
- Intelligible Unintelligible: Valhallen can understand White Tiger's animal noises and speaks with him just fine.
- Panthera Awesome: A hero with the speed, strength, and reflexes of a tiger.
- Shock and Awe: His fur can channel a lot of static electricity, enough to temporarily power Valhallen's Mighty Axe.
- The Voiceless: White Tiger only communicates in growls and purrs.
- Wolverine Claws: White Tiger has powerful claws that can shred anything, even Krunk, in one swing.
Ratman
Voiced by: Maurice LaMarche
This show's Batman, sort of.- Adaptation-Induced Plot Hole: One that is invoked and commented on in-universe. He is a blatant spoof of Batman, but with his parents being Spared by the Adaptation, instead simply being scared off by rats. After Ratman explains how the same rats took him in and cared for him, the Justice Friends are more confused than ever about him. Valhallen notes his story doesn't make sense because the rats are the ones who scared his parents away in the first place, and he doesn't really have any motivation for being a hero and "avenging his parents" since they aren't dead or anything.
- Art Evolution: He has a cameo among the members of A.W.S.M. in The Powerpuff Girls (1998) episode "Members Only", where he's redesigned to look more like Batman, but with whiskers and differently-positioned pointy ears.
- Batman Parody: With the name just having the first letter changed to an R, he is a blatant Batman spoof. His origin even involves losing his parents after leaving a movie theater, albeit not in a way that gets them killed.
- Comically Missing the Point: He seems to think that his "tragic backstory" and costume is all it takes to be a crime-fighter, and when the Justice Friends are confused by his story, with Valhallen pointing out a few plot-holes that don't make sense and questioning his motivation for wanting to be a hero, he is just confused as to how they aren't getting that he's supposed to be a superhero.Valhallen: Wait dude, your story don't add up. I mean, aren't the rats the ones who scared your parents away? Then... what, Ratman, what's the motivation here? Are you like, "avenging your parents" or...?
Ratman: What do you mean? I got the costume, the belt. What's not to get? - Hidden Depths: He might be a fat Manchild and have a confusing origin story, but he actually does have some talents with machines. When the Justice Friends try to stop a boiler from blowing with brute force and completely fail, he simply tells them to stop playing with it and fixes it with a simple wrench.
- Manchild: He is self-described as "a mere child of 30".Major Glory: You are a very disturbed little man. You do know that don't you?
- Mr. Fixit: Much to his displeasure, the Justice Friends only let him join their team as their resident handyman, summoning him whenever they need him to repair something.
- Nerd Glasses: He's socially inept and he wears glasses.
- Raised by Wolves: Parodied. After his parents were scared away by rats when he was old enough to live on his own, the same rats took him in as one of their own.
Capital G
Voiced by: Tom Kenny ("Rasslor"), Greg Eagles ("Last But Not Beast")
The size-shiftin' superhero of the Justice Friends- Expy: Is likely based on Marvel's Black Goliath, being an African American with size-changing powers.
- Sizeshifter: He usually uses his power to become gigantic, but at one point shrunk to try and extract Krunk's aching tooth.
- Ultraman Copy: Downplayed. As a size-changing black hero who is a member of the Justice Friends, he more closely resembles Marvel Comics character Bill Foster/Black Goliath. However, his red/blue/white color scheme and goggles, coupled with him turning giant during the episode "Last But Not Beast" to fight the giant monster Badaxtra during the latter's rampage in Japan, give him a faint resemblance to Ultraman.
Villains
As A Whole
- Cast of Expies: As with the superheroes, they are pastiches of (largely Marvel) supervillain teams.
- Comrade Red: Red Skull
- Disgruntled Postman: The Joker
- Dr. Diablos: Dr. Doom
- She-Thing: The Abomination and She-Hulk
- Heckhound: Hellhound
and perhaps Hellboy - Mental Mouse: MODOK
- Von Hellen: Marvel Comics: Loki and Wonder Woman: Ares
- Our Minotaurs Are Different: Minotaur, one of Valhallen's rogues, is portrayed as an evil record producer. He soundly gives up after Valhallen appears before him.
Comrade Red
Voiced by: Rob Paulsen
Major's Glory's main archnemesis.- Dirty Communists: He's a stereotypical Communist Russian.
- Expy: He is most likely based on Marvel Comics villain the Red Skull, since he's a supervillain with "Red" in his name and is the main foe of Major Glory, himself a parody of the Red Skull's nemesis Captain America. The Russian theme may also be a nod to DC Comics character Red Star.
- Evil Counterpart: He serves as a villainous version of Major Glory.
- Heel–Face Turn: Appears among Major Glory and the other Dexter's Laboratory heroes as a member of hero team A.W.S.M. in The Powerpuff Girls episode "Members Only".
She-Thing
Voiced by: Kath Soucie
Krunk's love interest- Dating Catwoman: In spite of being on opposite sides in the war against good and evil, she and Krunk fall in love with each other.
- Distaff Counterpart: She is essentially a female version of Krunk.
- Evil Counterpart: For all intents and purposes, she's an evil equivalent to Krunk.
- HULK MASH!-Up: She's what She-Hulk would be like if she were evil, dumb, and not related to the Hulk.
Minotaur
An evil record producer and music manager who enslaves singers. He captured the Sirens and forced them to sing to create his new hit album (which when distributed, will make him rule the world) but promptly lets them go once Valhallen got involved.
- Friendly Enemy: Minotaur is apparently a superhero fanboy who allows his plans to be thwarted if he could get an autograph from them. Afterward, he remains affable and chummy.
- Take Over the World: Minotaur plans to use the Sirens' song to conquer the globe (with the proper distribution and cross-promotion).
- The Knights Who Say "Squee!": Minotaur is a big fan of Valhallen and immediately released the Sirens and halted his evil plans just so he could get the latter's autograph.
Disgruntled Postman
Voiced by: Tom Kenny
This show's Joker- Ax-Crazy: He attempted to mail a bomb to the President of the United States.
- Death Dealer: He hurls razor sharp letters that cut Major Glory's cheek.Major Glory: Ah! Bills!
- Going Postal: He's a criminal who dresses like a postal worker and is completely crazy.
- Practically Joker: He's a rather obvious Joker parody because he's an insane criminal who has chalk-white skin, green hair, red lips, and a manic grin.
