List of Pucca characters

This is a list of characters who appear in the Pucca television series.

Main characters

Pucca

Age eleven as of Slam, Bam Birthday Bash. Born July 18, Pucca is the series' titular character of the series. She is hopelessly in love with Garu, and is constantly trying to kiss him. Rather than speaking, Pucca communicates with giggling, kissing, and growling sounds (it is mentioned by Ching, however, that she has a pretty singing voice, which you can hear in the episode titled Tokyo-A-Go-Go when she is singing karaoke in the restaurant). She has, on occasion, said 'hello' to Garu in private and has also said 'ta-da' after performing a feat of skill such as knitting a sweater or carving a fish statue out of a boulder.

She has also been seen cheering "G-A-R-U" with Ching on one occasion in episode Tokyo-A-Go-Go when Garu was Sumo Wrestling and on another occasion "A-B-Y-O" when they both acted as cheerleaders in the episode Ninjitsu for Dummies!. She and Garu also both sing in Hooray for Bollywood!(despite their voices are completely different than the occasional noises that they make).

Pucca lives with her guardians, the three Master Chefs at the Goh-Rong restaurant, where she works as a delivery girl, driving around town on her red scooter. She has a pink cat named Yani, who flirts with other cats, but is only interested in Garu's black cat, Mio.

Although she is not a ninja, she has demonstrated some unique abilities of her own that make up for what she lacks in training, such as immense speed, strength, and a rock-hard head. Her superhuman abilities are not always necessary for her to save the day, however, as she's extremely present-minded and resourceful. Though she is typically sweet-natured, she is very short-tempered and usually wants everything her way. She is also selfish when it comes to Garu (seen in many episodes, when another girl wants Garu). Pucca has very long black hair, but usually wears it in an odango style.

The only times her hair is out of her usual style is in episodes Ghost Of A Kiss (though it is her ancestor, whom looked exactly like Pucca), Ring Ring's Party Favors when she was blasted out of the Goh-rong when Ring Ring uses her opera voice, destroying most of it, and her hair ties snap off and He Loves Me Not where her hair was flowing from an unusual power. Pucca is also a talented musician, as evidenced in And the Band Played Rong, Sooga Size Me, and a few other episodes. Most likely out of a desire to protect him, Pucca often takes over where Garu (unwillingly) gives up.

Pucca also has an alter-ego named "Noodle Girl" that sometimes appears in the series. It is revealed in the episode "Tomb It May Concern" that Pucca is Uncle Dumpling's, Ho's and Linguini's niece (Though not which side of the family they come from), although this was the only time it was ever touched upon.

Voiced by: Tabitha St. Germain

Garu

Age:13 as of The Cursed Tie. Born December 2 Garu is a skilled, shy, and somewhat serious-natured ninja, love interest to Pucca, best friend to Abyo. To Pucca's frustration, however, he only rarely returns her affection and usually frantically tries to escape when Pucca attempts to kiss him.

Anything about Garu's family is quite unknown except it reveals that in one of the episodes, Garu has a little brother named Gura. So far, he has only been seen once in an episode called "Gura in Town". No real mentioning of his family was made either except for Tobe frequently mentioning his ancestors.

Despite the fact that he usually desperately tries to avoid her advances, Garu's true feelings for Pucca are a mystery. Interestingly enough, one can come to two separate conclusions about the truth of Garu's feelings depending on which series one chooses to follow. In the original Flash cartoons, it was suggested that Pucca and Garu were officially a couple, and he occasionally gave her boxes of chocolate and other gifts. In one episode, he melted down his beloved sword to make a little ring for her, and in another, he left a rose on her windowsill. The TV series, on the other hand, has hinted that he does care about her to some extent (i.e. getting very defensive when someone insults her), but it has never been implied that his feelings for her are more than platonic. In truth, however, it is said that Pucca and Garu are in a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship. It's just that Pucca is a bit too "friendly," unlike Garu, who doesn't want to show "unnecessary" affection.

Like Pucca, Garu is capable of superhuman athletics and endurance (such as running around the entire world without tiring), yet she still manages to get the best of him. Like Pucca, he does not talk at all in the TV series, continuing to only use the sounds from the Flash cartoons. It's explained in the TV series that he's taken a vow of silence. However, in the episode Romancing the Clone, Garu's clone speaks throughout the entire episode in an obnoxious manner, but only because the clone was accidentally sprayed with a dishonor potion made by Jumong who let Tobe try to spray Garu with it. Also to note, in the episode Trial by Fury, the judge (Master Soo) says "Sheesh, I thought the guy would never shut up," after Garu takes the stand during the trial, although this was done in a comedic and light-hearted fashion. In Secret Santa Garu at one point was about to read aloud to Tobe (disguised as Santa at the time) his list of things he wants for Christmas but Tobe cut him off as he triggered the trap he sent for Garu. In "Hooray for Bollywood", he and Pucca actually both sing. He also cries and screams in pain from breaking his leg in "A Leg Up". in Tobe's nightime troubles, though technically may not count as him talking, a cuckoo clock at one point opens to reveal a small wooden figure of him saying in his voice "Cuckoo" In Romancing the Clone, Garu has a skill called the "Garusion Illusion", allowing Garu to split into many clones and confuse his enemies.

Garu has been shown to immediately accept a quest if told it will bring him "great honor". The reason for this, although not revealed in the TV series to date, most likely stems from one of Garu's ancestors bringing dishonor upon his family (as was revealed in the original Flash cartoons). In addition to being a skilled fighter, Garu has also demonstrated the ability to play the erhu. Another example of Garu's talents, he has attained the status of 'Fire Wasp Ninja,' becoming a member of the legendary group by the same name.

As though to compliment Garu's talents as a ninja, several female characters have been in love with him: Pucca, Ring Ring, a Swiss girl named Heidi (although Heidi has only appeared once in the television series), the queen of the giant termites (who appeared in the episode Chop Chewie) and a female rabbit who lived inside Santa's magic hat (who appeared in the episode Abru Cu Pucca), which would suggest that he is rather attractive, and said by the nick-name "Handsome".

Unlike Pucca, Abyo, and Ching, Garu lives independently, living a small house just outside Sooga Village with his pet cat Mio. Garu's house as revealed to carry booby traps and other mechanical objects in "house of Doom" with the traps and object either triggered by Garu by activating certain switches or activated automatically when certain items in the house are removed or touched in any way.

Voiced by: Brian Drummond

Uncle Dumpling, Ho and Linguini

The chefs of the Goh-Rong Chinese restaurant, and Pucca's guardians. They are Uncle Dumpling (or Jang Toong), Ho (or Ho-Oh) and Linguini (or Woo-Wuh). They cook jajangmyeon noodles as a team, with Linguini twisting the noodles, Uncle Dumpling chopping up the vegetables, and Ho heating up the dishes with his bare hands. They hold their noodles in very high regard, and possess a culinary honor system.

In Chef Slump, it is revealed the chef brothers are actually quite adept in athletics and martial arts (but in a cooking matter). The trio was able to hold their own against attacking ninjas in "Chef-Napped!" Uncle Dumpling, for example, can handle his knives like swords. The chefs cook the best noodles in Sooga Village and, possibly, the world. It is revealed in Pucca episode Tomb It May Concern that Uncle Dumpling, Ho and Linguini are Pucca's uncles.

They often have the last word in episodes, and usually burst out laughing right after.

Voiced by: Michael Dobson (Uncle Dumpling), Brian Dobson (Ho) and Dale Wilson (Linguini)

Abyo

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Abyo

Age: 12. Abyo is very outgoing, competitive, stubborn, energetic, and excitable. He's Garu's best friend, (despite how annoying he is) and he's also good friends with Pucca and Ching. A practitioner of Kung-Fu, Abyo uses nunchucks as weapons. Abyo's signature move is a running gag in the series: he jumps up, yells "Hi-Ya!", and rips off his shirt at least once in every episode. If he can't rip his shirt off, he settles for whatever else he happens to be wearing, resulting in him severely embarrassing himself in public.

His physical appearance is an homage to martial arts icon Bruce Lee, but unlike the late martial artist, Abyo's personality is very headstrong and impulsive and it is with this kind of attitude that he is often left with the shorter end of the stick.

Abyo is the son of Bruce, the police chief of Sooga. He trains under Chang at the Turtle Training hall with Garu, Ching, and Ssoso. He's also a bit of a womanizer, yet usually ignores Ching's crush on him, much to her frustration; this slightly wears off when she proves to be one really good martial artist and saves Abyo's life, though. When Muji tried to lower Abyo into a tub of boiling acid, Ching cut off Muji's moustache, his only weakness and saved Abyo.He has also willingly kissed Ching in ,"Misplaced Face." it is revealed in A Better Boyfriend that he is allergic to mustard which causes his head to grow big, red and swollen. Throughout the series, Abyo is shown to be a bit of a show-off.

Voiced by: Lee Tockar

Ching

Age 12. Pucca's kind-hearted best friend. Ching is a very sweet, happy ninja girl who is generally well-liked for her sunny, upbeat attitude. She is the daughter of Chang, the owner of the Turtle Training Hall, and she trains under her father with Garu, Abyo, and Ssoso. Ching uses two swords appearing similar to Jian in battle. Ching is easily distracted.

Ching is in love with Abyo, which he doesn't usually reciprocate; he's usually too obsessed with martial arts or womanizing other girls to notice her, which causes Ching no end of frustration. Ching wants to be Abyo's only girlfriend and secretly wants to marry Abyo, despite the fact that he's not interested. Ching has a pet chicken named Won who sits on her head. The eggs that Won lays apparently have magical properties which is said to be true in "The force of won". In "Hottest Fighter Abyo", Abyo saved Ching from a trio of villains. Ching was quickly entranced by Abyo's skill and he became Ching's love interest.

Voiced by: Chantal Strand

Santa Claus

First appeared in A Christmas Story, but later began to appear more frequently, demonstrating to the viewers what he does while he isn't busy with Christmas. This includes many jobs such as being a doctor, a taxi driver and a shopkeeper. He is mainly used for comic relief. He is usually an unwitting victim of Pucca when she is after Garu — for example, when he dressed up like Garu to get chocolates from Pucca, and was beaten with a tree afterwards. In one episode, Santa is shown signing up to become a ninja like Garu.

Santa is seen in all but a couple of episodes. It has been revealed that before he became Santa, he was known as a thief by the name of Red Lantern who used to work as a partner with a ninja known as "Black Powder" in the episode "Tis the Season for Revenge".

Voiced by: French Tickner (English), Yasunori Masutani (Japanese)

Main characters rivals

Ring Ring

10 years old, A jealous, beautiful and rich girl who considers herself Pucca's rival. She is an opera singer who performs in traditional Chinese robes. When angered, she transforms into a siren-like persona: the arms of her robes become long propeller-like blades, and her blue hair is apparently prehensile, since she can make it grow, shrink, and move, or grab things at will (the her bad side). Her anger is usually triggered when Pucca is chosen over her. She is also a recurring background character and is at times seen playing with Ching when she's not letting her jealousy get the better of her. Because of her terrible temper it shows she is Ching's friend.

In the episode It's A Ring Ring Thing, she turns into 2 people: one good, and one evil. When the villagers make a mob, they mistakenly go after the good Ring Ring while the other almost gets Pucca killed.

In the episode Tame That Toon, Ring Ring warps to the past, teams up with her past self, and since Pucca's still wet behind the ears, Ring Ring erases Garu from existence to destroy Pucca's future.

Ring Ring has a Shih-Tzu named Yuni. Ring Ring also has a crush on Garu, and delights in exploiting this fact to arouse Pucca's jealousy. Her relationship with Dada, the Goh-Rong dishwasher, is also worth mentioning, however. In the episode Soap Opera, when Dada was revealed to have a crush on her, Ring Ring was disgusted, but in recent episodes, the two have teamed up on several occasions. In He Loves Me Not, Ring Ring even willingly kissed and almost married Dada (although he was in a Garu costume, and she was simply trying to make Pucca jealous)

In the episode chef napped parts 1,2 and 3 when Ring Ring teamed up with Dada to steal all the great noodle chefs of the world and isn't a jealous thing, it was an evil thing.

Voiced by: Tabitha St. Germain (English)

Tobe

15 years old, and the antagonist of the series, Tobe is Garu and Pucca's Arch-enemy and strives to defeat Garu at all costs with his two swords. Tobe is rarely capable of defeating Garu, however, much less Pucca. For some reason, Tobe is always trying to strike vengeance on Garu("vengeance" is his catch-phrase), though they never mention what Garu's ever done to him. The fact Tobe frequently mentions Garu's ancestors to Garu may be a clue to it. In the television series, he often makes quotes that range from overly melodramatic to just plain ridiculous (i.e., "The fly is walking right into my weblike... mousetrap."). It is shown that he and Garu might respect each other as friends after being stuck together, but Tobe quickly reverts back to evil.

Tobe has an X-shaped scar between his eyes and usually wears his ninja mask. However, Tobe has been seen without his mask a number of times before, in which he has a samurai ponytail. He is accompanied by his ninja minions who, more often than not, eliminate themselves by misinterpreting Tobe's commands or just acting utterly stupid, much to Tobe's annoyance. They work cheap, as mentioned by Tobe when he and Garu are stuck together. Tobe's minions are almost never unmasked, even if they go to sleep. In "Ching it on" he is by first time a background character.

Voiced by: Lee Tockar (English), Mugihito (Japanese)

Recurring villains

The Vagabond Ninja Clan

A trio of gypsy thieves. They mostly perform petty crimes, and sometimes assist Tobe in trying to bring Garu down. They are also recurring background characters and seem to get along with the rest of the town when they aren't plotting something.

Chief- age 14 (Jing-Jing) is the female boss of the Vagabond Ninja Clan, and she's in love with Tobe. In Evil Love, she even succeeded in marrying Tobe while he was under the influence of Cupid's last arrow. In "4 Eyes-2 Brains" she became intelligent because of Turtle's glasses. She also tried to kiss Tobe (although they were already married) and calls him "darling". Chief is the smartest of the Vagabonds. She wear on her back what appear to be twin Kodachi. She is sometimes seen hanging out with Ching and Ring Ring. Clown- age 15 (Binngure) was kicked out of the circus for not being able to laugh (although in Misplaced Face he was seen laughing at Abyo and in Soap Opera he is seen laughing at Ring-Ring). He often has random twitches and muscle spasms and usually ends with an "eh" when he tries to laugh (he could do better, eh?). Shaman age 14, 1/2 (Jumong) is a fat, bungling magician whose spells almost never turn out correctly. But in Chicken Spots and Big Top Bang Bang, they worked. In "4 Eyes-2 Brains", Binngure said that Turtle maybe smart, but they are wise guys although they appear to be rather stupid. Though Binngure may have been just telling a joke.

Though in the episode Jingle Cans, Pucca & the gang feel sorry for them and start a food drive for them, but, (as always) try to steal them & eventually start a riot.

Voiced by: Bill Mondy (Clown), Shannon Chan-Kent (Chief), Louis Chirillo (Shaman) (English), Kenji Nojima (Clown), Naomi Inoue (Chief), Masami Kikuchi (Shaman) (Japanese)

Muji

Another one of Sooga's resident villains, who often refers to himself in third person. He is also a recurring background character and sometimes helps out in the village when he's not the episode's villain. He is obsessed with grooming his (apparently sentient) mustache, and loathes anyone who has a bigger mustache than he does. Muji has an army of (rather stupid) zombie minions called "Xombies". He also regularly attempts to lay claim to public property, such as a beach or maple syrup-producing woods. His catchphrase is "Not good for Muji" whenever something goes wrong.

Voiced by: David "Squatch" Ward (English)

Minor villains

Cat Clan

A trio of cats. Their names are Brutus, Socrates, and Napoleon (their names are never mentioned in the show, however). They all have crushes on Yani, who isn't interested in any of them. They've never perpetrated any serious crimes, mostly minor thefts and vandalism.

Doga

Doga is a witch unlike Jumon/Shaman, but far more capable in magic. She is typically a background character, but was featured most prominently in The Usual Ching, Pucca's Fishy Tale, Hex Door Neighbor, Double A Attack" and Super Sooga Squad" Pucca is considered her mortal enemy because Pucca's positivity toped Dooga's gloom & doom. She has black tear markings on her face that run from her eyes to her chin. She never speaks, except in those episodes where she is featured as the villain. Doga has a small, curved sword strapped to her back that she never uses. But in a Pucca story, Doga used it to fight Abyo but she was no match for him. Doga can shoot magic lasers out of her eyes to grab, transform or zap people. Though she's featured as a villain, Doga is willing to help the village out in the series (attending Garu's birthday and helping the chefs make a giant noodle). Doga is usually described as female when her gender is mentioned at all, but in Dream On, in Pucca's dream, she was wearing a tuxedo and in Surf Ninjas, she appears to be topless. Doga being a female in evidenced in Super Sooga Squad when she falls in love with (and even kisses) Master Soo's evil brother, therefor after the event becomes a deranged sex maniac. In Double A Attack, she turns good and even has normal girl clothes. Even if it is said she is a girl it cannot be certain of what Doga's gender really is. Voiced by: Kathleen Barr (English)

Texas Lugie and Sloppy Sue

A rich Texan couple begin buying everything in Sooga Village, eventually creating their own fast-food restaurant that runs the Goh-Rong restaurant out of business and makes everyone in Sooga village fat. They are defeated at the end of the episode. Tex and Sue own a mobile home, which can turn into a giant robot, also, whenever they hear music, they have to dance to it. They appeared again in another episode, selling SUV's to the village, the SUV's needed gas, so oil was dug up, creating pollution and global warming. They were defeated and say "We'll Be Back!"

Allies

Dada

Age: 14 He's a luckless dishwasher and waiter at the Goh-Rong restaurant. He is nervous and highstrung, which frequently leads to accidents around the kitchen. He also seems to have a weak bladder and frequently wets himself. However, this has been edited out of the United States version. Even though he is slow and klutzy, he does have some ninja skills as shown in Janitaurus. In Soap Opera, it is revealed that Dada is in love with Ring-Ring, and the show occasionally goes back to this. There are also some very subtle hints that he might have a crush on Pucca, but the evidence for this claim is insubstantial. He is, however, one of the very few people who can intercept one of Pucca's kisses without recrimination from her. He is one of the few characters to use a fork, only to be laughed at as Sooga Village uses chop sticks. The chefs treat him with very little respect which annoys him. In recent episodes, Dada has begun to show a rather villainous side of himself. In Chef Napped, he helped Ring Ring kidnap all the great chefs of the world, and tried to crush the village with a giant robot. In He Loves Me Not, he disguised himself as Garu to help Ring Ring break Pucca's heart. It is interesting to note that he has been teaming up with Ring Ring more and more frequently, and this, combined with Dada's aforementioned crush on her, could indicate a deeper relationship between the two.

Voiced by: Lee Tockar (English)

Master Soo

Master Soo is an old deity who reigns over the village. He lives in an enormous palace in the clouds where he is pampered by beautiful handmaidens,like hits in the column,massages on the butt and relaxing treatment. He acts as a being of all knowledge, and often referees competitions, as shown in Ping Pong Pucca, Sooga Showdown, and Gold Medal Garu. When he does come down to earth, he rides on a small cloud, usually with some of his maidens in tow.

Master Soo has the ability to shoot bolts of lightning from both his hands and the magical staff he carries. His accent and use of Yiddish colloquialisms may be indicative of Master Soo being of the Jewish faith. In Woolen Warrior, Soo is revealed to be one of the few legendary Fire Wasp Ninjas.

Voiced by: Richard Newman (English), Masashi Ebara (Japanese)

Ssoso

Age: 11 A young Buddhist monk. He often speaks in proverbs and wise sayings, usually in a sluggish, monotonous "surfer dude"-type voice. He practiced martial arts many years in a Shaolin temple, but left to seek better martial art skills. Ssoso is almost always calm and collected (the only known exception being at the end of Peace Out because Abyo destroyed his building), and though he is a skilled fighter, he is a bit of a pacifist.

Ssoso has very poor eyesight. In Scenes From a Maul when Ssoso's rice bowl was stolen, he continued eating the table, not realizing that his food was gone. In Autograph This!, when he was selected from the audience to fire arrows, he was reading a book upside-down, had to be led to the bow and arrows, and Three Blind Mice played in the background. He trains at the Turtle Training hall with Garu, Abyo, and Ching.

Voiced by: Kathleen Barr (English), Mamiko Noto (Japanese)

Policeman Bruce

Abyo's father, Bruce, is the police chief of Sooga Village. He finishes his sentences with the word "over" as if speaking into a walkie-talkie. He takes the law very seriously, and sometimes his habits while on duty overlap into his everyday life. His best friend is Chang, Ching's father. Just as Abyo is an homage to Bruce Lee, Bruce's name could be referencing the Martial Arts master as well.

Voiced by: Lee Tockar (English)

Chang

Chang is Ching's father. He is the master of Turtle Training Hall, where he usually teaches Abyo, Ching, Garu and Ssoso martial arts. Chang loves to make fruit juices (that his pet turtle, named Turtle, often swims in) for Ching and friends. His best friend is Policeman Bruce.

Voiced by: Micheal Daingerfield (English)

Digital People

Common civilians. They are paper-like humanoid creatures. Their genders are determined by their color — blue for males and pink for females. They are usually seen everywhere in Sooga Village, usually doing construction-related work or popping up spontaneously to generate long lines for comedic effect, usually accompanied by a signature theme song. They also can be useful to help others. They have special abilities, such as control over fire or water; they can also combine to form one giant Digital Person if their emotions run high enough. They almost never stop smiling, even if they are on the windshield of a car. They only frown if something really bad goes wrong. They are digital stick figures, this is why they are called Digital People.

Turtle

Chang's anthropomorphic pet turtle, not to be confused with the old man of the same name. He is usually seen in the background. He wears a hat similar to Ho's. He was featured prominently in Jaunitaurus where he trained Dada in ninjistu.

Mio

Garu's beloved black cat and helper. He is often seen with his master, usually on his head or helping in his training/meditation. He is in love with Yani, Pucca's cat and is a rival to the Cat Clan. Yani returns Mio's affection, for example, in Cat Napped, she shared her milk with him and cuddles with him in some episodes. He hates going to the vet because he is afraid of getting shots. Like Garu, Mio can split himself into clones with his "Miosion Illusion".

Yani

Pucca's beloved pink cat. Yani is the most popular cat in Sooga village and often flirts with other cats such as the mischievous cat clan and can be seen winking at them but she only is really in love with Garu's cat Mio and in some episodes such as "Cat Scratch Fever" at the end of the episode they are seen kissing and cuddling. In Hooray for Bollywood, they make a heart with their tails. And also in the theme song they are seen rubbing each others head.

Destiny

Destiny is a golden dragon who lives in a cave (which he refers to as the "Casa del Dragon") behind the waterfall in Sooga Lake. Destiny is a lounge singer and piano player. He first appeared in Unsinkable Pucca as the piano player on the S.S. Funny Love, however, he was most prominently featured in Dragon Player. He and Pucca attempted to plan a romantic date with her and Garu, Garu, upon discovering the plot, proceeds to walk off, but when Destiny says because he left Pucca crying he has no honor (Garu will definitely perform a task if honor is mentioned, noted by the close up and the look in his eyes) he fights him. In the end, Pucca helped him to score his "first gig in five hundred years" performing at the Goh-Rong. He reappeared in Chef Napped!, where he flew the gang to Las Vegas for the World of Noodles Convention, and helped to rescue the chefs when they were kidnapped. He also appeared in Enter the Dragon Girls as the Dragon Girls' (a parody of the Girl Scouts of Korea) troop leader. He showed also in Full Moon Pucca, when Garu was lip-singing, Destiny was behind a fence, doing the real singing. And in Garu Hood, he ate the last noodle bowl so Garu Hood (copying Robin Hood) had to get it back. Destiny ended up eating Garu, Abyo, & Dada until Pucca beat him. Like typical dragons, Destiny can fly (though he has no wings) and breathe fire, but in addition, he can make himself grow larger by roaring or singing.

Minor characters

Ester Loo

Master Soo's younger brother and is attended by monkeys rather than handmaidens. He received a prank birthday present from his brother in the episode The Choo-Choo Troubles, which was an urn full of toy snakes. He is a tattle-tale and when falling victim to his brother's pranks he goes away declaring "I'm telling to our honorable mother".

Master Hiel Kikyu

A master martial artist who Garu is the #1 fan of. He appears in Autograph This! and Invincible Vengeance. Despite Hiel's supposed superhuman martial arts, he was constantly topped by Pucca. He is also a legendary Fire Wasp Ninja. His name is a pun on the phrase "he'll kick you". He is shown to have a love of money. He is a con artist when it comes to salesmanship: He says "No receipt... no refund."

Turtle

An old man who resembles a turtle (even down to the green skin and shell). He makes fortunes for fortune cookies that always come true when read. He is also a legendary Fire Wasp Ninja. Turtle is the smartest denizen of Sooga Village, but without his glasses, he becomes dimwitted. (Interestingly, if anyone else wears his glasses, they become super intelligent as long as they have them on) He is, according to Tobe, "just a turtle who write fortunes". He appears in "Unfortunate cookies" and "The Choo-Choo Troubles". He reappeared in "Trial by Fury" and was featured as an important character in "4-Eyes, 2-Brains" And according to that episode, his glasses give him a high IQ. There is a gag: at the beginning of Unfortunate cookies, he does not have his glasses on and he was still smart.

Hai-Tais

Stone lions that stand on the sides of the Goh-Rong restaurant's steps. They have talked a few times in the show.

Gura

Gura is Garu's younger brother. He looks identical to Garu, except he's shorter, and his gloves, heart pattern, and pigtail ribbons are blue. Gura has not appeared or been mentioned in the television series to date, or maybe he doesn't live in Sooga Village. He is set to debut in an upcoming episode in Season 3 called "Gura in Town".

Master Soo's Maidens

Beautiful maidens that live with Master Soo. They love and are completely devoted to Master Soo. They usually don't speak like Pucca and Garu, but in "Sooga Showdown", two of them speak. In "Knock it off!", they speak throughout the episode and seem to be in love with Abyo. The maidens also speak in "Skip to my Lou", saying "He has no respect for anyone" referring to Master Loo after his Master Soo impression. One also says, "Do you like think Master Soo is angry with us?".

Neutral characters

These are characters that appear only one (or maybe even two) time(s) each in the series.

The Goddess of Baby Deliveries

A deity-esque being a la Master Soo, whom she has a love interest for. She is responsible for bringing Baby New Year each year to Sooga Village to replace Father Time. Master Soo gained a crush on her, calling her "hot stuff" when he greeted her. She speaks in a babytalk manner, using "W"s in place of "R"s. ("Some goon just come and gwabbed him!"). She has only appeared in No Year's Eve.

Slammin' Ramen Swordsman

Abyo's superhero imaginary friend that makes him the Shirtless Avenger. He makes Abyo arrest everyone in Sooga Village then abandons Abyo when he needs him the most, saying "SIDEKICK?! I'm just a figment of your imagination!". He appears in The Shirtless Avenger but he might be seen in Tokyo A Go-Go when Pucca, Garu, Abyo and Ching arrived to Japan on a conveyor belt.

Kua

A young female daredevil whom Uncle Dumpling, Ho and Linguini all have a crush on. She takes them on dangerous dates until she finds her true love. Before coming to her conclusion, Master Soo appears and she falls in love with him, becoming one of his maidens. Her physical appearance and lust for adventure seems to be a reference to Lara Croft. Kua returns in Pucca episode Tomb It May Concern.

Baby New Year and Father Time

Two owl-like beings who are responsible for the progression of time. Each Baby New Year would replace Father Time on a treadmill that apparently progresses time and his first word would decide what animal year it would be in Sooga Village (in No Year's Eve, his first word was "Pucca", thus it became the Year of the Pucca). Baby New Year would then progress the year, eventually becoming the new Father Time to be replaced by a new Baby New Year the next year. Baby New Year apparently has some uncontrolled power to make people age (as he did to Muji when he was kidnapped, which in turn transformed Muji into a very old man).

Australian Man

A man from Australia that finds Garu and adopts him as his son. He then gets Garu poisoned with various things, (like an emu, a tree, and an electric fence). He is oblivious to Garu's dislike for him and the danger he puts him in. He may be loosely based on Steve Irwin.

Heidi

A young Swiss girl featured in the episode Swiss Kiss who falls in love with Garu at first glance. She is very similar to Pucca when it comes to her actions towards Garu, possibly even being more pushy than the former, trying to force Garu into marriage with the help of her two older brothers and father during her debut episode. However, before the two could wed, Pucca interrupts the wedding, and her confrontation with Heidi ends with her punching the Swiss girl into a mountain, causing an avalanche in the process. It is to note that she has not since appeared in another episode as a significant character.

Lazlo Gozalotovish

A wealthy playboy in the episode Prince Not So Charming who falls in love with Pucca so Garu decides to help him win her. In the end, he still does not manage to steal Pucca's heart, though.

Pocket Change-Eating Sofa

A couch formerly owned by Soo who gives it to the Goh-Rong noodle restaurant. It is known to suck in pocket change and anything else nearby, most notably Garu and Abyo. It carries a treasure that Abyo is looking for. In the end, Pucca remodels it into a long, adjustable love seat.

Ghost Pucca

A ghastly look-alike of Pucca who appeared in the episode Ghost of a Kiss, possibly being Pucca's ancestor. In the episode, she was first shown in an antique framed photograph alongside a boy looking exactly like Garu, which Pucca purchased and gave to Garu as a present. However, the ghost awakened and escaped the picture, haunting Garu due to his similar appearance to the boy in the photo. When exorcisms performed by Abyo did not drive the ghost away, and Pucca's own superhuman abilities failing to work, she managed to shake the Garu look-alike out of the photograph, causing the female ghost to instead chase after the male.

Mr. Dishy

A soap genie from a soap bottle who allies Dada to win Ring Ring's heart, but had to be used constantly since Dada continued to get dirty and eventually ran out when Pucca cleaned a large set of dishes.

Cupid

Cupid makes an appearance in the episode Evil Love. During the episode, his last arrow is accidentally fired off by one of the Cat Clan, shooting Tobe in the butt and causing him to unintentionally fall for Chief. When Pucca asks if he could do the same for Garu, he responds by saying that had been his last arrow, which in turn made Pucca angry and caused her to shoot Cupid off in his own bow.

Easter Bunny

The Easter Bunny makes an appearance in Evil Love with Santa and Cupid. He worries about his eggs falling and breaking and Cupid's bad elbow.

Giant Monsters

In he episode Tokyo A Go Go, Pucca, Garu, Abyo, and Ching arrive in Tokyo and pass 2 battling monsters, one slightly parodizing Ultraman Gaia and the other representing Godzilla.

Guest Enemies

Black Powder

A hooded fiend from Santa's past. Before he became the symbol of Christmas, Santa was an evil ninja known as the Red Lantern who worked alongside Black Powder, looting people's homes. Over time, however, the Red Lantern came to realize that stealing was wrong, and began leaving gifts for people instead of stealing from them. Black Powder was infuriated at this betrayal, and, years later, came to Sooga to seek his revenge. Seen in the episode "Tis the Season for Revenge" as a main villain.

Fire Goblins

When the Sooga Volunteer Fire Brigade (made up of Digital People) was exposed to terribly spicy Goh-Rong noodles laced with "dragon peppers," they were engulfed in fire and went on a rampage burning the town. They merged into a giant Fire Goblin and Pucca had to drink an entire lake to try and douse it. When that didn't work, she grabbed the Goh-Rong noodle bowl off its roof and stomped the monster out under it, turning it back into normal Digital People. The Digital People then repair Sooga Village.

The Sumo Wrestlers

Three sumo wrestlers that Garu and Abyo wrestle with. They are able to combine into one sumo wrestler (mega sumo size) and are able to change different sizes. They can also suck things up with their belly buttons. Pucca defeats the sumos by changing herself into a parody on Sailor Moon.

Doga's Sock

Doga's evil sock that got mixed up with Ching's laundry that makes her evil. The sock makes Ching blame Pucca for her crimes. When she tried to help, it briefly turns Pucca evil too until Bruce arrested it. In the end, Ching returns to her old, sweet self and Doga, influenced by Ching's sock, frolicked in fields.

Character Variations

Pucca

• Puccahontas: An Indian maiden who aids Garunimo on his tasks, only to pass them all herself and gain great honor. She forces Garunimo into marriage, who refuses and is chased by Puccahontas into the sunset. Her name is a parody of Pocahontas.

• Goddess Pucca: One of the pantheon in a Greek version of Sooga Village, who God Master Soo makes the Goddess of sport. She foils all of the Greek Tobe's cheating attempts to beat Garu. She appears to be a reference to Athena.

• Sailor Pucca Moon: In Tokyo, Pucca is transformed into a parody of Sailor Moon.

• Fox: Master Soo wants Pucca to be a fox, as seen in the episode Chicken Spots.

• Alien A light green-skinned alien with little antennae and produces green hearts when she's infatuated with Space Ninja Garu.

• Orion Pucca A transition shows Garu, dressed up like Captain kirk, leave Earth in a rocket, and encounter her on the moon, which is part of the word "Pucca". She is close in appearance to the Alien Pucca in 'Noodle to the Stars'.

• Skeleton In the episode Them Bones, Garu's skeleton locks Pucca to a pole with a pair of handcuffs, but, Pucca unzips her skin, turning her into a skeleton (though she still kept her hairstyle) and manages to catch Garu's skeleton form leaving Garu stuck to Pucca due to locked ribcages.

• Pucca Monster In The Bride Of Muji, Muji the mad scientist creates a Pucca Frankenstien to be his bride, but the "Puccastien" likes Garu instead of Muji.

• Noodle Girl Pucca has, among other things, a secret identity as Noodle Girl. She used a scepter like Cardcaptor Sakura to transform, wore a suit and helmet ensemble that looked a lot like a Power Ranger uniform (with a noodle emblem on her chest), and she used her noodles as tools in ways borrowed from Spider-Man, Batman, and Catwoman.

• Mermaid - Pucca appears as a mermaid in 'A Close Shave'. She helped save the Dugong from having its moustache shaved by Muji. This version of Pucca reappears in "Pucca's Fishy Tale" (with a shorter tail.)

• Genie - When Garu was trapped on an island in 'Prince Not-So-Charming', a pink bottle washed ashore. When Garu opened it, a Genie that looked like Pucca came out and kissed him. She is based on the Jeannie of I Dream of Jeannie.

• Puccapatra - In an Egyptian version of Sooga Village, Pucca resembles Cleopatra and is the cutest girl in Egypt. Everyone loves her except Garu and Pharaoh Ring-Ring. She is hunted by Pharaoh Ring-Ring because she wants to be the cutest girl in Egypt.

• Indian: In "Hooray for Bollywood!" Pucca has the appearance of a Hindu girl and wears an outfit similar to a belly dance. She switches her outfit to a silver one during the song she sings with Garu at the end of the episode.

• Toon Pucca: Toon Pucca is a parody or pun of Minnie Mouse.

• Little Red Riding Hood: In Evil Love, Pucca looked like Little Red Riding Hood she is also was displayed on Flower Power.

• Dutch Pucca: In Pucca Goes Dutch a hippie version of Pucca appeared loves pancakes, cheese and peace like the rest except Belgulm Tobe.

• Painter In Chicken Spots , Treasure of the Comfy Sofa and in Stop That Yang Pucca is dressed up with red shirt, red beret and blue overalls

• Cheerleader:Pucca tries to help Ching unite to Ring Ring Cheerleader team,but failed to work,so they decide to make another pink Cheerleader group. When she finds that Ring Ring is grabing Ching with her robe,she tires of her hair, hitting the zombie Cheerleaders, but Ring Ring attacks back and grabs him with her robe, but Ring Ring is kicked by Ching, which causes her to use her opera voice. Pucca stops him from using her opera voice by kicking a ball into her mouth.

Garu

• Garu of the Jungle: A jungle boy who protects all in danger. He is hunted by Pucca for love while hunted for a reward by hunter Tobe. When realising Pucca's desires, he is chased throughout the jungle by Pucca. He is a parody of George of the Jungle and Disney's Tarzan.

• Garunimo: An Indian who is aided by Puccahontas on his tasks that would bring him great honor. In the end, Puccahontas gains great honor and forces Garunimo into marriage who refuses and is chased into the sunset. A parody of Geronimo

• Clone Garu: A clone version of Garu that represents what he would be like if he did not care about honor. He is a sneaky, flirtatious womanizer, calling Pucca "the cutest delivery girl" he's ever seen. Throughout the episode, he also calls her "baby", "sugar dumpling", and "honey". The two kiss heavily after Clone Garu describes his idea of a perfect romantic date, much to the real Garu's annoyance. However, after seeing him flirt with Ching she beats him up and falls back into the real Garu's lap.

• Skeleton In the episode Them Bones, Pucca scares the living snot out of Garu by wearing a bride outfit for Halloween, and Garu is so frightened, he vomits out his skeleton.

• Space Ninja Garu: A dashing hero who usually wears a space suit who went out to retrieve the Never-Ending Jajang Nova Noodles from Muji the Intergalactic Space Pirate (And ended with an alien Pucca chasing after him!)

• Sumo Wrestler: In the Tokyo episode, Garu transforms into a sumo wrestler.

• Greek Garu In "Gold Medal Garu" Garu rivals Greek Tobe. Goddess Pucca stops Tobe from cheating and he (Garu) wins all the contests.

• Baby Garu In "House Of Doom" Pucca found a picture of Garu as a baby. Garu is also turn into a baby along with Abyo in "Break My Day".

• Maharajah Garu In "Hooray for Bollywood", Garu wears a turban and has the skin color and appearance of an Indian. In the same episode, he changes his outfit to a white pop suit and sunglasses.

• Balloon To find his skeleton Pucca turns Garu in a balloon on Them Bones.

• Garu Monster In The Bride Of Muji, Pucca uses a lightning collector to change Garu into a parody of Frankenstein.

• Toon Garu: In Tame That Toon Toon Garu looked like Mickey Mouse.

3 Master Chefs

• Natives Americans: Makes a cameo smoking a bubble peace pipe alongside Abyo in "Puccahontas".

• Space Creatures: All three chefs play as characters from Star Wars in "Noodle to the Stars".

• Doctor: though the other chefs do not make appearances, Linguini briefly appears in "A Leg Up" as Garu's acupunture doctor.

Abyo

• A.B.2.O: A similarity to the "Star Wars" cyborg C-3PO in the episode "Noodle to the Stars". He is Space Ninja Garu's partner and helper.

• Greek Abyo: He appears as a contest announcer. He is a good friend to Greek Garu.

• The Shirtless Avenger: Abyo dresses up like a superhero by his imaginary hero.

• Octopus: Abyo is transformed into a purple octopus by Doga in "Pucca's Fishy Tale".

• Fab Abyo: in the episode Fab Abyo, three stylists restyled Abyo's appearance into that of a male model.

• Abyo Bell: In Garu Pan Abyo Bell looked like Tinker Bell.

• Toon Abyo: In Tame That Toon Toon Abyo looked like Popeye The Sailor.

• Baby Abyo: In Break My Day, Abyo, along with Garu, are turned into babies when they are messing with Master Soo's space & time controlling machine

Ching

• Greek: Ching is seen throwing flower pedals for Goddess Pucca.

• Astronaut Ching appears as an astronaut in "Noodle to the Stars".

• Toon Ching: Toon Ching is a parody or pun of Olive Oyl

• Cheerleader : In Ching it on, she appears as a girl who wants to unite to Ring Ring cheerleaders team. When she finds that Ring Ring doesn't accept him in the group, she make her own group of pink cheerleaders conformed by him and Pucca different from the green ones. She cut out Ring Ring cint and is promptly grabbed by him, but Ring Ring is beaten by Pucca.

Santa Claus

• Mime: When Garu travels through Paris, a mime that resembles Santa makes a cameo.

• Townfolk: Appears in a wild western saloon requesting songs.

• Mountain Climber: In "Swiss Kiss", a mountain climber that resembles Santa is caught between the clash of Garu and Heidi's brothers.

• Native American: In "Puccahontas", he has a special staff that controls when day turns to night and vice versa.

• Referee: He referees a sumo wrestling match in "Tokyo-A-Go-Go".

• Hunter: He thinks Garu and Abyo are pigeons in "Cat Scratch Fever".

• Doctor: In "Itsy Bitsy Enemy Within" he is Garu's doctor.

• Veterinarian: In "Cat Scratch Fever" he is Mio's vet and has to give the cat a shot.

• Restaurant Owner: In "Feud Fight", it is revealed that Santa has his own Christmas-themed restaurant.

• Indian: In "Hooray for Bollywood!" Santa is dressed like an Indian snake charmer (Yet he charms a rope instead) who is afraid of elephants.

• Therapist: In the episode "It's a Ring Ring Thing" Santa is seen as Ring Ring's therapist when she thinks she has anger issues.

• Mike Santa Mike Santa is a parody or pun of Michael Jackson.

Tobe

• Jonbe: The leader London is John.

• Hunter: A hunter intending to capture "Garu of the Jungle". A parody of either Clayton from Tarzan or Lyle Van De Groot from George of the Jungle.

• Hippie: Normal Tobe transformed into a hippie with Pucca's music and his ninjas are also changed from Pucca goes Dutch

• Fonzie: In "Ching It On," Tobe is dressed like Fonzie, even having a similar hair style and outfit.

Ring Ring

• Pharaoh In "Puccapatra", Ring Ring was the pharaoh of all the ancient Egypt and she tried to destroy Pucca.

• Toon Ring Ring In "Tame That Toon", Toon Ring Ring looked like Betty Boop

• Rat Teeth in "Garu Hood" Ring-Ring first appears somehow as a peasant villager trapped in Destiny's stomach who falls in love with Dada. after Pucca rescues her, Dada, and Garu Hood, she reverts back to her original appearance only wearing princess clothing

• Cheerleader :In Ching it on she is the leader and teacher of the cheerleaders and accepts everyone except Ching and Pucca. She is furious of Ching cut out her cint so she grabbed him with her robe like a capullate, but she is beaten by Pucca

The Vagabond Ninja Clan

• Town Folks: Jing-Jing, Binngure and Jumong are seen playing cards in a wild western saloon (Binngure asking Jumong if he had any fours and Jumong lies with go fish despite all his cards being fours. Jumong then asks for sevens despite, as stated, only having fours).

• Native American: Binngure is seen as Master Soo's comedy partner and plays a comedic beat on a drum and flashing his trademark comedic twitch. Jumong appears a rain dancer that causes rain in Muji's tipi.

• Greek: Jing-Jing is displayed as Pandora, who gives the Greek Tobe her infamous box to help him cheat. (But Goddess Pucca tricks Tobe into opening the box.)

• Space creature: The Clan appears as a space creature in the crowd of Space Emperor Soo's reports.

Muji

• Intergalactic Space Pirate: A cyborg who controls space zombies and steals the Never-Ending Noba Noodles to force Space Station Sooga into accepting him as leader. After forced into a corner by the combined forces of Space Ninja Garu, AB-20, and an alien Pucca, he foolishly devours the Never-Ending Noodles' box whole, causing the noodles to continually expand inside of him until he grew into the size of a red giant and eventually exploded. In the episiode that he only appears in entitled "Noodle in the Stars", he is a parody of Gloomius Maximus on Rolie Polie Olie: The Great Defender of Fun only instead of bringing fun out of the universe, it's stealing things and calling them his, and the adventure is a parody of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Cat Clan

• Cat-Wrangler Bandits: Part of wild western Muji's "Cat-Wrangler" bandits.

Doga

• Greek She appears as Medusa who Tobe tries to trick Garu into looking at (But Goddess Pucca turns Doga/Medusa around and has Tobe turned into stone instead. She then promptly carves a fountain out of him. However, Tobe appears okay in the next scene).

• Space creature In "Noodle to the Stars", She appears as a space creature with the space creatures.

Dada

• Town Folk: A piano player at the saloon in Tampopo Gulch. Dada hides from the cat-wranglers in a full spittoon.

• Dadawatha: A Native American attendant who prepared a sweat lodge for Garunimo in Puccahontas.

• Slick Dada: A strong and confident version of Dada who appeared with the help of Mr. Dishy. He could fearlessly hang-glide and dive underwater to show off for Ring-Ring.

• Reniscance Villager: A villager from Sooga-Land who's eaten by Destiny.

• skeleton: a costume for the halloween party on Them Bones.

• phantom: In The Bride Of Muji Dada looks like The Phantom of the Opera.

Ssoso

• Ssosocrates: A philosopher type with a long beard and plays the lyre after each facet of wisdom he gives, he is based on the philosopher Socrates.

• Western deputy: A fast type who runs around constantly, he is always rushing everyone.

• Indian: In "Hooray for Bollywood", Ssoso is dressed similar to Mahatma Gandhi

Chang

• Football Coach Chang in "Ching It On", Chang appears as coach of Garu and Abyo's football team.

• Captain Chang in "Unsinkable Pucca", Chang captains the ship called the Unsinkable Gigantic.

Master Soo

• Indian Chief: The chief of the Indian tribe Smooga Village. He sends Garunimo on his tasks of great honor and commonly makes jokes that the tribe finds humorous.

• God Master Soo: The leader of the Greek version Sooga's god pantheon who makes goddess Pucca a deity of the games and immortalizes her kissing Garu as a constellation. Somewhat similar to Zeus.

• Master Soo Van Helsing: Master Soo appears as Gabriel Van Helsing in "Them Bones" to destroy Garu's runaway skeleton.

• Space Emperor Soo Soo appears as the emperor of space in "Noodle to the Stars".

• Ocean Master Soo Soo appears as the Ocean Master in "Pucca's Fishy Tale". His appearance is simirlar to that of King Trident of the little mermaid

• Toon Soo Soo appears looks a bit younger and has hair.

• Swamisoo Soo appears in "Hooray for Bollywood" as a person of the secret to inner peace

Destiny

• Evil Dragon: In the episode Garu Hood, Destiny eats Dada, Pucca, & somehow Ring Ring, and steals the noodle bowl, a bowl the villagers depend on to eat their noodles, but Pucca ends up defeating him & resuing them.