List of Monica's Gang characters
This is a list of characters from the Monica's Gang franchise.
Main characters
The four main characters of Monica's Gang are:
- Monica (Mônica)
Main article: Monica (Monica's Gang)
- Jimmy Five (Cebolinha)
Main article: Jimmy Five
- Smudge (Cascão)
Main article: Smudge (Monica's Gang)
- Maggy (Magali)
Main article: Maggy (Monica's Gang)
Minor characters
- Angel (Anjinho) – As the name suggests, he is the guardian angel of Monica's Gang. He lives on the clouds high up above (presumably heaven). Acting more like a superhero, he is constantly called to help children under his guard, including Monica and all her friends. He also works like an advice-giver to the gang.[1] It is impossible for him to protect all the kids from the scrapes they get into, and he most likely becomes involved in the chaos. His recurring gag is the many different ways that the gang will use to call him down (most usually Monica), often getting Angel injured or scared.
- Sunny (Xaveco) – The main characteristic of this boy a lack of any defining features. He is always referred to as "the secondary character", and the main characters always make fun of his apparent uselessness. He constantly attempts to elevate his rank to that of a main character, a trait which he transfers to his teen version in the spinoff series Monica Teen. He is also the only of the gang to have divorced parents.[2]
- Denise - A gossipy friend of Monica and Maggy, but sometimes acting as a rival to them when being with Carmen. Like Sunny, before she was a minor character with regularly changing hair colour, until it was revealed in a story that the character was played by several girls. Currently she has appeared in stories with a more fixed look of brown hair. She also gains greater importance in Monica Teen.
- Marina – One of the few characters whose English and Portuguese names are equal. She was based on one of Mauricio's daughters, also called Marina.[3] Both Marinas love painting and drawing. Marina caught Franklin's eye, and became the subject of his unrequited affection (although she does date him in the spinoff series Monica Teen).
- Nick Nope (Do Contra) – "Agreed", "equal" and its derivatives are words missing from Nick’s vocabulary. He likes to avoid the mainstream and do everything in reverse of the normal way. His running gag is liking for strange foods, like salty ice creams or rice with chunks of watermelon. He is Nimbus' brother. Like Marina, he is based on one of Mauricio’s sons (also called Mauricio).[4]
- Nimbus – Another of Mauricio’s few characters whose name remains the same in both Portuguese and English versions. He is very interested in meteorology, and fears thunders and storms, just like Smudge. The only difference is that he still likes water. He is also a magician, and all girls find him cute. He is Nick Nope's brother.[5] Like Marina and Nick Nope, he was also based on one of Mauricio’s sons (Mauro). .[5][6]
- Toddy (Quinzinho) - The humble son of a baker. He is of Portuguese descent and often helps his father in his work, baking and delivering bread. Although he is Magy's boyfriend, she is usually shown to like him only due to his ability to satisfy her need for fresh baked goods.
- Carmen (Carminha Frufru) - A preppy rich girl and Monica's main rival. Among boys she is considered the most popular girl in the neighborhood, and often the target of jealousy from other girls. She often hangs out with Denise to try to humiliate Monica and her friends. Similar to what happens to her also occurs to Fabinho, the most popular boy among the girls.
- Bucky (Titi) – Bucky has teeth as big as Monica, but his friends hardly make fun of that. Bucky dates Isabel, but hangs around with any girls he sees,[7] just like Curly. He sometimes ends up alone and hated by his ex-girlfriends, because he dates so many girls that it becomes impossible for him to hide one from the others.
- Jeremiah (Jeremias) – One of Bucky’s best friends, and one of Mauricio's few Afro-Brazilian characters. At first, he was drawn in a strong black color, but nowadays, his color is a softer brown.
- Bloguinho (literally Little Blog) – This more recently introduced character is a computer-obsessed young boy.[8] His speech balloons are written with internet slangs and emoticons.[8] Lately, he also began to express himself through meme faces. He was introduced as Teveluisão's little brother,[8] who is a television-loving adolescent (see below). In addition, his hair is a simple "@".
- Doreen (Dorinha) – Introduced in 2004, she is a blind girl inspired by blind philanthropist Dorina Nowill.[9] As she is blind since birth, she doesn't know the shape of things, so she often just imagines.[10][11][12] Her remaining senses are very precise, though.[10][11][12]
- Hummer (Humberto) – Hummer suffers from muteness, which means all he can do to communicate is to murmur "hmm-hmm". In some strips, it is stated that he is also deaf, and that he reads people's lips to understand what they are saying.[13]
- Isabel (Aninha) – Bucky's (main) girlfriend. She discovers his many betrayals, but in the end, she forgives her unfaithful boyfriend. She is very jealous of him, but Bucky still manages to date other girls while Isabel's not watching over him.
- Luca – Also called "Da Roda" (of the wheel, due to his wheel chair). He was introduced in 2004 as a paralytic boy.[14] He is very active, though. He plays basketball,[15] and performs tricks on his chair, just like a skateboarder. His chair is also equipped with several gadgets set by Franklin.[15][16] The girls find him a very cute boy, especially Monica.[15][16]
- Mr. Juca (Seu Juca) – A running gag, this character appears doing a different job every strip. He changes jobs so frequently because Monica and her friends always try to "help" him with his work. Juca's attempts to stop them invariably result in disaster, and Juca’s loss of his job.
- Xabéu Lorota - Sunny's older sister, portrayed as an active and jolly girl.[11]
- Specs (Zé Luís) – The oldest of the gang. When Monica first appeared, she was said to be his little sister, but as she gained more notability among the gang, she earned her own family. Specs likes reading and studying, but also finds time to hang with his friends.
- Teveluisão (a portmanteau of the Portuguese words "Televisão" (Television), "Luís", and "Luisão" (Big Luís)) – As his name suggests, he is addicted to television, and spends all day watching it. His friend Specs always tells him that this is not healthy, and forces him to go outdoors. He is Bloguinho's older brother.[8]
- Tikara Sasaki (Brazilian way of saying "Chikara" (力), Japanese word that means power, strength) - This Japanese Brazilian character was created by Mauricio to be the mascot of the "Comemoração do Centenário da Imigração Japonesa no Brasil" (Celebration of the Centenary of the Japanese immigration to Brazil). He appeared in Monica's strips in May and June 2008.[17]
- Keika Takeda The female Japanese Brazilian character in the comics. She entered in the comics with her brother Tikara, in May 2008's Monica comic as the commemorative mascot for the 100 year anniversary of Japanese immigration to Brazil.
- António Alfacinha - Manezinho's younger brother and friend of Jimmy Five. A Portuguese descendant who often speaks with a Portuguese accent. He also is good friends with Monica.
- Garotão (literally Big Boy) (Appeared only in the first few strips) - A giant child friend of Jimmy Five. He has a very formidable height for his age. Due to his size he often seen with giant toys and doing absurd things like crossing the Mediterranean Sea or causing earthquakes by jumping. Appeared only in the first strips.
Villains
- Captain Fray (Capitão Feio, lit. "Captain Ugly") – The villain appears that most of the enemy Monica and Smudge. It is a polluter lord with powers to control the garbage and dirt, with the ambition to make the world your garbage disposal.
- Lord Big Rabbit (Lorde Coelhão) – One of the gang’s most famous -and harmless- enemies. First appeared in the movie A Princesa e o Robô (The Princess and the Robot). He is a satire of Darth Vader, hailing from the planet Cenourando (a joke with the Portuguese word for carrot, "cenoura"). He commands a great army of "coelhoides" (a portmanteau from the Portuguese words "Coelho" (rabbit) and "Androide" (Android). His main assistant is "Zoiudo" (a Brazilian slang for "big-eyed"), a flying being who does nothing but repeat the orders given by his master and spy on the gang.
- Professor Spada/Doctor Spam (Professor Spada (an Italian-descent surname meaning sword)/Doutor Spam) – The newest enemy of Monica's gang, introduced in 2005,[18] he is the only character with two personalities. When he is Professor Spada, he is a gentle, happy computer technician. But if eventually he is hit by a short circuit (most often caused by an accidental bashing from Monica's bunny), he becomes the evil Doctor Spam, who can travel through the internet, which means he can be in any part of the globe in within some seconds to disseminate computer viruses.
- Dr. Olimpo - One of the main villains of Smudge, almost a paradox of Captain Fray. He is a mad scientist neurotic about cleanliness that only cares about wanting to transform the world into his lair cleaning. Its main target Smudge for not supporting their dirt, and is also the archenemy Captain Fray, despite both being villains who want to defeat the Smudge. Is always aided by his henchman Sapóleo, although in more recent stories also have the help of twin sisters Cremilda and Clotilde.
- Cremilda and Clotilde - Are a pair of twin sisters, who like Dr. Olimpo are neurotic about cleanliness. At first appearing as nannies Smudge living unsuccessfully trying to give you bathroom, and later passed to appear more frequently in the stories of Smudge still willing to clean it, thus being deemed as the villains of Smudge. However unlike the other villains of Monica's Gang who have powers and want to dominate the world, they are not necessarily evil, just want to clean the Smudge, but are seen quite often on the side of the other Smudge's enemies as Dr. Olimpo and Captain Fray, according to them in an attempt to get a boyfriend.
- Tonhão (literally: Big Tony) - A bully boy who often fight with the boys from the Limoeiro quarter. Picky, grumpy and often thick stands behind the boys, but always lose a fight to Monica. He lives on a street below the Limoeiro, and has a counterpart of the same name who lives up the street. He also appears in the spin-off Monica Teen as one of the villains, rival of the Jimmy Five.
- Viviane the Moon Witch - It is a witch who lives in a cave beneath the Limoeiro quarter. She always tries to dominate the world with the powers of the moon, always hampered by Maggy. Appears to be young and is very beautiful. She has a assistant the talking cat Bóris.
References
- ↑ de Sousa, Mauricio (1996). "Guarda-costas?". Magali (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Editora Globo. pp. 22–25.
- ↑ Mauricio’s interview with RIO MÍDIA
- ↑ Mauricio writes…Rounding Out Marina (Part Three)
- ↑ Mauricio writes…Rounding Out Nick Nope (Part Two)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nimbus at Monica's Gang official website
- ↑ Mauricio writes…Rounding Out Nimbus (Part One)
- ↑ de Sousa, Mauricio (2011). "Tem que Saber Cantar". Mônica - Amigos Especiais (in Portuguese) (20 ed.). São Paulo: Panini Comics. pp. 92–94.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 de Sousa, Mauricio (2004). "Internetês!". Cebolinha (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Editora Globo. pp. 3–13.
- ↑
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 de Sousa, Mauricio (2011). "Eu Reparei Que Você Não Reparou". Mônica - Amigos Especiais (in Portuguese) (20 ed.). São Paulo: Panini Comics. pp. 35–38.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 de Sousa, Mauricio (2011). "Dorinha no Parque". Mônica - Amigos Especiais (in Portuguese) (20 ed.). São Paulo: Panini Comics. pp. 59–76.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 de Sousa, Mauricio (2011). "Acreditar Sempre". Mônica - Amigos Especiais (in Portuguese) (20 ed.). São Paulo: Panini Comics. pp. 95–105.
- ↑ de Sousa, Mauricio (2005). "Com bigodão, não dá, não!". Mônica (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Editora Globo. p. 73.
- ↑ de Sousa, Mauricio (2004). "Um menino sobre rodas". Mônica (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Editora Globo. pp. 3–25.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 de Sousa, Mauricio (2011). "Um Plano Sobre Rodas". Mônica - Amigos Especiais (in Portuguese) (20 ed.). São Paulo: Panini Comics. pp. 136–160.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 de Sousa, Mauricio (2011). "Por Que Todo Mundo Vai Embora?". Mônica - Amigos Especiais (in Portuguese) (20 ed.). São Paulo: Panini Comics. p. 10.
- ↑ Folha Online - Maurício de Sousa batiza de Tikara o mascote do centenário da imigração japonesa
- ↑ de Sousa, Mauricio (2005). "A Incrível História do Professor Spada e o Doutor. Spam". Mônica (in Portuguese). São Paulo: Editora Globo. pp. 3–40.
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