List of ¡Mucha Lucha! characters

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This article is about characters from the animated TV series ¡Mucha Lucha! For the poem, The Flea, see John Donne.

Contents 1 The Three Mascaritas 2 Other Students 3 Family, Pets, and Paraphernalia 4 The Faculty 5 Hairy Knuckles Academy 6 One-Shot Characters

[edit] The Three Mascaritas

Characters are only listed once, normally under the first applicable subsection in the list. They are listed in order of their first appearance

• Rikochet - The main character of the series, Rikochet is an ambitious student at the school of Lucha Libre who wants to be the greatest luchador of all time. His signature moves are the "Pulverizing Pinball", in which he turns into a giant pinball following a brief and melodramatic routine, and the "Spinning Top" in which he transforms into a giant top. His idol is El Rey and his father is the famous Lone Star. Rikochet usually remarks, "Ay basura," which can literally be translated as "Alas rubbish". He was voiced by Carlos Alazraqui and later Jason Marsden.
• The Flea - The Flea is quite the opposite of Buena Girl. He avoids personal hygiene and usually has no problem with breaking the rules. His bedroom is "literally" a pig sty. He also almost always refers to himself in the third person (he has occasionally said "I" or "my" due to writer mistakes). The Flea's signature move is never seen during the show, but it was hinted (as well as shown in the opening sequence) that he turns into a green cloud of stench so potent that he could smash certain objects. Most of his moves involve farting or making everything messy. It was revealed in one episode that The Flea's costume is actually white, but it turned brown because he never cleaned it (and in some cases, preferred it unclean). There was one episode where the Flea swallowed an apple and turned into his own opposite. And sadly, even his little sister, Pulgita can beat him up. He actually prefers being dirty. He is normally the cause or victim of some of the strangest events in the series such as an evil masked toilet and his unwashed hands causing an invasion of evil doughnuts. He is voiced by Candi Milo.
• Buena Girl - Among the Three Mascaritas, Buena Girl is the most knowledgeable on The Code of Masked Wrestling, which she uses as guidelines for the Mascaritas' actions and behavior. She is a stickler for the rules, which often causes friction between her and her friends. She brushes her teeth eight times a day. Her signature move is the "Buena Bulldozer Of Truth", where she transforms into, obviously, a bulldozer. Some episodes have hinted that she and Rikochet secretly have romantic feelings for each other. Normally, Buena Girl remarks, "That's not right!" when something goes against the Code of Masked Wrestling or anything outside the rules. She also alternates the Spanish buena in place of its English counterpart, good in some sentences (using "It's all buena", for example). She is voiced Kimberly Brooks.

[edit] Other Students

• Megawatt - So named because his mask is in the likeness of a lightbulb, and because he can execute electric attacks. He seems to be the clumsiest wrestler.He is actually so clumsy,Snow Pea lifted him up! It is often implied he and Electricity have some kind of relationship. His signature move is Magna Electrica. He is voiced by Michael Donovan.
• Penny Plutonium - The show's resident girl genius character. She often conducts science experiments that usually backfire. She has a secret crush on Rikochet. She is voiced by Tabitha St. Germain.
• Potato Potata Jr. - A potato-themed masked wrestler. He is one of the heavy weight wrestlers. He also talks in ghetto slang. He was also in the trash talking competition and was beaten surprisingly by French Twist. He is the son of Potato Potata Sr. and one of Rikochet's known opponents who is voiced by Cusse Mankuma. According to the Cartoon Network website, his signature move is Spudnick, where he leaps up, becomes a potato/satellite and falls on his opponent.
• Francisco of the Forest - A jungle man/leopard outfit-like wrestler who is voiced by Scott McNeil. Like Potato Potata Jr., Francisco is also a heavyweight classed wrestler, but his weight comes more from his muscular build than girth.
• El Haystack Grande - A haystack-dressed country wrestler with farm-based moves. He also seem to have picked up a country accent. He is voiced by Gary Chalk. His name is taken from the famous British wrestler, Giant Haystacks.
• Sonic Sumo - This student appears to be a masked sumo wrestler (hence the name) with high tech gear. He is voiced by Brian Drummond.
• Minotoro - A bull-like wrestler with horns on his mask. He is rich and spoiled, but is a nice kid in spite of it. His mom spoils him with everything he wants and Ricochet faintly envies him. There was one episode where Ricochet stole a rare card from him but at the end, he let him keep it. He is voiced by Scott McNeil.
• El Perrito - A kid whose costume and mask resemble the appearance of a dog. His name is Spanish for "the puppy." He is voiced by Scott McNeil.
• Snow Pea - The small, baby-like masked wrestler Snow Pea is the least violent student in the school. His signature move is simply a friendly hug, and he could only say his own name (and, in "Virtual Luchadores", "Rutabaga"). Snow Pea's costume resembles a peapod, with a zipper that he uses to hide himself when frightened. He is voiced by Kimberly Brooks.
• La Flamencita - She is a masked Flamenco dancer who communicates by clacking her castanets and tapping her feet. Ricochet had to learn how to dance with her after accidentally squishing her dance partner during a fight with French Twist and for a finish she actually kisses Ricochet on his lips.
• French Twist - This student looks and acts like a mime, and as such, is mainly a non-speaking character. He actually became obsessed with speaking in the episode "French Twisted", but he quickly abandoned it because it hindered his progress. His powers are actually turning things he acts out into real things. His speaking voice in that episode was done by Lee Tockar.
• Cindy Slam - A violent little masked wrestler who hates just about everything and can get angry very easily. It is unknown exactly why she is so angry all the time. Most of her appearances in the first two seasons had her growling most of the time, but in season 3, she started talking regularly more often, but with a southern accent. Her signature move, the Cindy Slammer, is to turn her hands into brick walls and crush her opponent. Her first voice is done by Kimberly Brooks and her second voice is done by Candi Milo.
• Zero Kelvin - He dresses in a light blue hoodie and pants, and white vest and he likes the cold. Lives in an igloo. He has problems with Pierre Del Fuego. He is voiced by Cusse Mankuma.
• Pierre Del Fuego - A fire-element wrestler who is constantly in conflict with Zero Kelvin (though Rikochet did mention he thought they were friends). He is voiced by Brent Patchman.
• Protozoa - A single-cell based wrestler who is talented at evaporation. He is voiced by Gary Chalk.
• The "Bad Guy Class" students - First appeared in "Heart of Lucha" as a group of students taking bad guy lessons in Room 207. Afterwards, though, they seemingly started making appearances outside of their original classroom and didn't cause any real trouble, aside from some occasional bullying. Then, during season 2, they started acting less like bad guys and became friendly towards their fellow students, dropping the whole "bad guy" aspect.
  • Private Reinhardt - A military-themed mascarita who wears a gas mask.
  • El Oscuro Invasor - This one looks like Darth Vader, but has never really developed as he has never had his own episode like the others. His name is Spanish for "the dark invader."
  • Tibor the Terrible - A mascarita in a pirate costume (or, as the Flea once described him, "a pirate in a boy suit"). He seems to want to be a real pirate. He is voiced by Gary Chalk and later Dee Bradley Baker.
  • El Gundamo - His character is inspired by Japanese wrestler Jushin "Thunder" Liger. He aims to be the monster warden of Little Tokyo, and takes lessons from Kyoto (a sensei who resembles a pink bunny). He seems to have a fascination with robots. In one episode, he tricked Ricochet and his group into thinking that he could slay giant monsters in Japan. But in truth, he was sort of a coward. He is voiced by Lee Tockar. His name is a parody of the Japanese anime series Mobile Suit Gundam.
  • Coco Demento - A clown-based student who has been revealed to be the son of a ringmaster. He only seems to satisfy his audiences when performing funny stuff. It has also been revealed that he once hung out with a group of mischief-making clowns (which would probably explain why he was in the bad guys' class).
• La Piñata - A girl whose costume resembles a piñata. Aptly, when she is beaten in a match, candy falls around her and she awards her opponents a prize. An example was when she gave Ricochet a mariachi band after being defeated. She is often paired with Zero Kelvin. She is voiced by Kathleen Barr.
• Ensalada De Frutas - A fruit-themed masked wrestler with a pineapple mask. Ricochet did need his help when his project got broken. His name literally means "salad of fruits" in Spanish.
• El Loco Mosquito - A short kid with a high pitched voice and the appearance of a mosquito. Voiced by Lee Tockar.
• Dragonfly - A dragonfly-like wrestler who is one of a few insect-classed wrestlers. She is voiced by Janyse Jaud.
• Tic-Tac-Toe - A wrestler whose moves are based off the Tic-Tac-Toe game.
• Skellantonio - A skeleton-themed wrestler who used bony signature moves. Ironically, he beat the Flea but was beaten by the Flea's little sister, Pulgita.
• Double Ninja Ninja - A ninja-based masked wrestler. He seems to get carried away when performing a simple task such as opening a door. His signature move clones himself.
• El Pacifico - A character with a stick and peace symbol. In Spanish, "pacifico" is an adjective meaning "peaceful."
• Timmy of a Thousand Masks - First appeared in a self-titled episode, he has the ability to wear the masks of other luchadores and impersonate them. There, he used this ability to cause crimes that were then pinned on Snow Pea, Minotoro, Snr. Hasbeena, and Buena Girl. Eventually, the Three Mascaritas and the Headmistress caught him, and he was expelled. However, he made a returning appearance in "The Match Before Christmas". He is voiced by Carlos Alazraqui and later by Matt Hill.
• Electricity - Megawatt's apparent girlfriend. She was first seen in "Party Animal", but didn't have any real character development (or a name) until "The Collector". She often electrocutes herself from combing her hair repeatedly. She is voiced by Candi Milo.

[edit] Family, Pets, and Paraphernalia

• Lonestar and Mama Maniaca - Rikochet's parents. They first met when Ricochet's mother lost her Lucha Libre 4 Ever necklace and she bumped into him while trying to find it. Lonestar is never seen at home due to his constant touring, although his relationship with his family remains strong. Voiced by Benito Martinez and Candi Milo.
• Abuelito - Rikochet's grandfather. When he was a wrestler, he was called Estrella del Fuego (Star of Fire). He uses dentures because when he was younger he lost his teeth after fighting a mini-market wrestler and stealing his mask. It seems Ricochet's grandmother has died. He is voiced by Terry Klassen.
• Buena Mom and Buena Dad - Buena Girl's parents. They are both excessively cheery and shamelessly tout images of perfection.
• Mr. & Mrs. Flea - The Flea's parents. They run Slammin' Donuts. They also always refer to themselves in the third person like the Flea. They are played by Colin Murdock and Kathleen Barr.
• Pulguita - The Flea's baby sister. She seems to be stronger than the Flea himself, although the Flea is never conscious when this is displayed. Her name means "Little Flea".
• Chinche - The Flea's cousin who wanted revenge on the Flea for revealing a family secret but eventually forgave him when the Flea apologized. His name is Spanish for "bedbug."
• Masked Dog - Rikochet's dog, who wears a mask like most of the characters in the series. He seems to have a mind of his own, and also seems to be imensely popular. Played by Frank Welker
• El Rey - El Rey is an action figure who talks, has a life of his own and lives in Rikochet's backpack. He has the personality of a drill sergeant, harshly reprimanding Rikochet whenever the latter makes a mistake with his catch phrase, "YOU'RE A DISGRACE!", but he does not always behave honorably himself. He always call Rikochet Chico. There is also an actual (fictitious) wrestler named El Rey whom the Three Mascaritas are huge fans of, and whom the action figure is based on. The real El Rey is most likely modeled after real-life luchadore El Santo because he also starred in many old movies. He is voiced by Michael Donovan.
• Among the pets of the Mascaritas' classmates and teachers that have been shown, Señor Hasbeena is shown with a snake (perhaps a nod to wrestler Jake 'The Snake' Roberts), Abuelito was seen with a horse, Megawatt had an eel (apparently the same eel from the mascaritas' visit to the aquarium in Flea's Fighting Fish), and Protozoa was shown with something that needed to be seen in a microscope (perhaps a protist or other microorganism).

[edit] The Faculty

• Headmistress - The principal of the school of lucha libre that the Mascaritas attend. Headmistress is extremely strict and intolerant of any behavior that goes against the code of masked wrestling, often expelling students at the slightest infraction. When she was unmasked in "Field of Screams" The Headmistress has long red hair and her mask presumables a giant brain. She is voiced by Candi Milo.
• Señor Hasbeena - A teacher who has lots of nostalgia for the 1970s, resembling a disco nut. He used to be a professional wrestler, but lost his World Championship title in the 70s and never won it again, an incident that continues to haunt him for years. His name is derived from the term "has-been". In Cartoon Network Latin America, his name is spelled "Señor Yashido", which is a pun on "Ya ido" (has-been or long gone). He is voiced by Scott McNeil.
• Mr. Midcarda - The physical education teacher who organizes lucha libre matches between students and acts as the referee. His name is derived from the professional wrestling term "midcarder", which refers to a wrestler who performs between the undercard and the main event. Like Rikochet, he is also voiced by Carlos Alazraqui and later voiced by Jason Marsden.

[edit] Hairy Knuckles Academy

The Hairy Knuckles Academy is technically the opposite of the Foremost World Renowned International School of Lucha. They are consisted of American (unmasked) Wrestlers and do not abide by the "Code of Masked Wrestling". But technically, the most known students are the three known as Primadonna Hodges, Carlton Cold Jones, and Heavy Traffic.

• Primadonna Hodges - The apparent leader of the group. She seems to be very muscular and aggressive. Voiced by Kathleen Barr.
• Carlton Cold Jones - He seems to be the brainless one of the group. In one episode, he faced off with Ricochet and tried to get a better arriving theme than him. Voiced by Lee Tockar.
• Heavy Traffic - He seems to be the aggressive one known to tear everything apart. There was one episode were Buena Girl refined him. He then turned into a suit wearing British gentlemen named Union Jack with moves like London Bridge and Rule Britanna. But he reverted back to his aggressive form because he missed his old group. Voiced by Scott McNeil.

[edit] One-Shot Characters

• Misterioso Grande - An evil wrestler from the dream world. Myth has it that if he defeats you and steals your mask in the dream world, its gone forever in the real one enless Misterioso Grande is defeated. In his debue episode he steals Penny Plutonium's mask resulting in her making a makeshift mask and missing several days of school. Rikochet, The Flea, and Buena Girl go to investagate and discover what happened. Rikochet agrees to enter the dream world to challenge Misterioso Grande for Penny's mask. They collide in an epic battle but Rikochet defeats him and all the masks he stole are returned to those he stole them from and he dissapears simingly never to be seen again. He returns for his revenge in "Field of Screams." where he escapes the dream world and steals nearly everyone at the school of lucha's masks. Rikochet, the Flea, and Buena Girl team up and once again defeat him this time for good. Misterioso Grande has immense powers in both worlds and is very likely based off Fready Kruger from the Nightmare on Elm Street series.
• Los Lobos de Lucha - They are the wrestling alter-egos of the band Los Lobos.
• Rick O'Shae - A leprechaun wrestler who resembles Rikochet. He cheats to win all of his matches, which is considered an honor amongst leprechauns. He became upset with Rikochet because Rikochet fought righteously to win his matches, which made Rick O'Shae a laughing stock among his peers. He sabotaged one of Rikochet's matches by tying his opponent's shoelaces together, and getting him blamed for hitting Mr. Midcarda with a mallet. He then confronted Rikochet on the street, which made everybody believe he was crazy, causing him to be committed to the "funny farm". Rick then brought Rikochet to leprechaun land and challenged him to a fight, which was broadcast to everybody who thought Rikochet was crazy. Rick O'Shae used multiple cheating methods to try and beat Rikochet, trying to get him to cheat as well. Rickochet eventually found out that fighting fair actually drives Rick O'Shae insane, and used that to that advantage. Rick O'Shae used multiple cheating tactics on him, that backfired. At the end, Rickochet tricked Rick into giving him the source of his power, and use it in a vending machine. Rikochet then beat Rikochet, earned the right to his name, and cleared it because the fight was broadcast to the whole world. Rick O'Shae uses to unlucky charms, a gold coin with a four-leaf clover on it, and a gold coin with an upside-down horseshoe on it, to gain the cheating abilities he uses to win fights.
• Calavera - A character who appeared on El Día de los Muertos, and wrestled Rikochet. He used rikochet-pinata kinds of moves. He was unbeatable until Buena Girl and the Flea put food into the game. He made a second appearance in a later episode. His name is Spanish for "skull."
• Rey Dynamico - A celebrity luchadore that resembles WWE Wrestler, Rey Mysterio who appeared in "Party Animal" taken on a Clown-like luchadore opponent. At least two episodes have hinted that Buena Girl has a crush on him.