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The characters of Dora the Explorer.

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The main quartet

    Dora "The Explorer" Marquez

^{Click to see her as a tween in Dora and Friends}

Voiced by Kathleen Herles (2000-2007), Caitlin Sanchez (2008-2011), Fatima Ptacek (2012-present)

A seven-year-old girl who likes to spend her time going on trips and exploring new places.

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• All-Loving Heroine
• Breaking the Fourth Wall: She talks to the audience all the time to try and teach skills to the children.
• Cheated Angle: Rarely is she ever seen facing forward any other than a 3/4 angle.

• Costume Evolution: For the last seasons of the show, her shorts became longer and her shoes changed to pink.
• Free-Range Children: She goes on adventures in every episode and her parents are fine with that regardless of any dangers she could run into.

• Girliness Upgrade: "Tween Dora" She also got more stereotypically feminine as the years went on.
• Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak: As a preteen, she's more stereotypically feminine than she was at seven but still has had adventurous elements.
• Gratuitous Spanish: She speaks English sprinkled with Spanish.
• Hairstyle Inertia:
  • She's had a bob since she was a toddler.
  • This is averted as a preteen. Dora's grown her hair out past her shoulders.
• Idiot Hero: Implied. Why else would she ask the viewer a question every ten seconds?
• Incorruptible Pure Pureness: She is kind and nice to everybody, even the villains.
• It Runs in the Family: Dora inherited her grandmother's exploration hobby. Her mother is an archaeologist.
• It Was a Gift: Dora got the star pocket from her grandmother. Her backpack, map and necklace with matching bracelet is also a gift.
• Kid Heroine: She's seven, upped to ten in Dora and Friends: Into The City.
• Kiddie Kid: She's a tween in Dora and Friends: Into The City but doesn't act all that much more mature than she did at seven, likely due to it being a Nick Jr cartoon aimed at little kids.
• Let's Get Dangerous!: Often in the specials when she actually has to go up against a legit threat, she admittedly can be a bit badass.
• Nice Girl: She is very nice to everyone, including Swiper and all the villains from the specials.
• No Indoor Voice: Has a tendency to shout a lot.
• No Object Permanence: In all the promotional images for her Into the City! design, she is depicted with a purple headband; in animation, she doesn't wear it.
• One of the Boys: Especially in the earlier episodes, most of her friends are boys.
• Outdoorsy Gal: She loves being outdoors and exploring.
• Pink Means Feminine: Her shirt (which exposes part of her belly), which especially applies in the new series.
• Plucky Girl: She is determined and never gives up.
• Token Human: Initially the only main human character of the series, before more are introduced.
• Tomboy: She loves exploring, has short hair, hangs out with mostly boys, and doesn't really seem to care about her looks.
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: The Tomboy to Isa's Girly Girl.
• Tomboy with a Girly Streak: She loves girly things and doesn't mind dressing up nice for occasions.
• Signature Move: Dora's "Super Soccer Kick".
• Vocal Evolution: Kathleen Herles' voice for Dora has gotten more squeaky and higher pitched in the third and fourth seasons.

    Boots the Monkey

Voiced by Harrison Chad (2000-2007), Regan Mizrahi (2008-2012), Koda Gursoy (2013-present), Danny Trejo (Dora and the Lost City of Gold)

He's five years old, and he's Dora's best friend.

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• Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: He wears only boots.
• Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: A blue and pink monkey.
• Barefoot Cartoon Animal: Inverted, he only wears boots. It's in his name!
• Catchphrase:
  • "Ooh-ooh-ahh-ahh!"
  • "Let's go, go, go!"
  • "Where do we go next, Dora?"
• A Day in the Limelight: "Boots's Special Day", "Baseball Boots", and "Boots to the Rescue" are centered around him.
• Different in Every Episode: Boots is a born gymnast, and he will usually treat a hill as a chance to show off. Other times, he'll just walk.
• Early Installment Character Design Difference: When his older self appeared in Dora the Explorer, he wore a polo shirt. This was scrapped in Dora and Friends: Into the City.

• Furry Reminder: Sometimes makes monkey noises or swings in trees.
• It's the Best Whatever, Ever!: Boots describes his special day as "my best day ever" and "like all my favorite parts put together."
• The Lancer: There is an early Running Gag where Boots rushes into answering a puzzle, only to get it wrong and flee back to Dora's side.
• Leitmotif: A short, fast harmonica piece is his theme.
• Like Brother and Sister: Boots and Dora aren't just good friends; they love each other. "This is evident in "Big Sister Dora", when he speaks of becoming "a big monkey brother." Boots is on close terms with Dora's parents, as well.
• Meaningful Name: His name is Boots and he wears red boots.
• Nice Guy: Boots is very kind and cheerful to everyone.
• Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: On one Halloween, he can't settle on a costume, so he dresses up as a fire chicken.
• Non-Human Sidekick: Dora's best friend who helps her about every episode.

• Prehensile Tail: He can pick up objects using his tail, like real monkeys.
• Talking Animal: A talking monkey.

    Backpack

Voiced by Sasha Toro (2000-2007), Alexandria Suarez (2008-2012), Sofia Lopez (2013-present), Breanna Lakatos (Dora and Friends)

Dora's sentient backpack, which holds many things for her to use on her adventures.

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• Animate Inanimate Object: A talking backpack.
• Bag of Holding: A classic example, as she is able to hold objects larger than her.
• Catchphrase: After picking out the item for Dora, she'll usually say, "Delicioso!" after 'eating' the rest of the things.
• Chekhov's Gun: A number of objects that fit this trope are held inside of Backpack for later use.
• Crazy-Prepared: Absolutely. A number of things that Dora needs just arbitrarily happen to be in the bag.
• A Day in the Limelight: "Backpack" and "The Backpack Parade" feature her prominently.
• A Dog Named "Dog": She's a backpack named "Backpack".
• Girliness Upgrade: She's given a "girlier" redesign in Dora and Friends: Into The City.
• "I Am" Song: Whenever she's introduced in an episode, she'll sing a song about how she has everything Dora needs.
• It Was a Gift: Backpack herself was a gift to Dora from the young explorer's parents.
• Say My Name: She can be summoned by someone shouting her name.

    Map

Voiced by Marc Weiner

A sentient map who knows the places where Dora has to go. He has his own pocket in Backpack and is...well, it's pretty self-explanatory.

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• Animate Inanimate Object: A talking map.
• Catchphrase: He says, "Say it with me" nearly every episode.
• Different in Every Episode: The map itself is never the same twice, but it never fails to meet Dora's needs.
• Distressed Dude: In "Lost Map", a silly bird mistakes Map for a stick and flies him to his nest on Tallest Mountain, prompting Dora and Boots to draw their own map and rescue him.
• A Day in the Limelight: "Lost Map", "Super Map" and "Little Map" have Map as a major role.
• A Dog Named "Dog": A map named "Map".
• Eat the Camera: Does this at the end of most of his segments. It has been dropped in Seasons 7-8.
• "I Am" Song: He has an introduction song that involves stating his purpose and introducing himself over and over.
• Magic Map: What he literally is. He immediately knows the best areas and landmarks for Dora and Boots to go to, with no way of knowing beforehand.
• Phrase Catcher: Dora often references him with "Who do we ask for help when we don't know where to go?".
• Rule of Three: He gives Dora and the audience three locations to go to every time he's used.
• Say My Name: Like Backpack, you have to say his name for him to do his thing.
• Scarily Competent Tracker: He already knows the final locations for Dora and Boots to go to, including for things that were lost or stolen.
• Superpowers For A Day: In "Super Map", a magic cape gives Map superpowers, allowing him to become a superhero for the episode.
• Vocal Evolution: His voice was noticeably deeper in the first season compared to the rest of the show.

Animal companions

    Benny the Bull

Jake Burbage (2000-2007), Matt Gumley (2008-2012), Aidan Gemme (2012-present)

A bull who lives in a barn, and is really strong.

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• Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: Wears a bandanna.
• Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: A blue bull.

• Funny Animal: He stands on two legs and speaks but still has the basic design of a bull.
• Hiccup Hijinks: At the end of one episode, it's revealed that the "hic-boom-oh!" noise was him hiccuping, falling over, and exclaiming in surprise.
• The Klutz: Benny is really clumsy at times.
• The Load: Is often portray as being bumbling and trouble prone, with a whole episode revolving around saving him.
• A Load of Bull: Obviously, he's a bull.
• Talking Animal: A talking bull.

    Tico the Squirrel

Voiced by Muhummad Cunningham (2000-2001), Jose Zelaya (2002-2007), Jean Carlos Celi (2008-2012), Oscar Hutarra (2013-present), Jorge Vega (Dora and Friends)

A Spanish-speaking squirrel who lives in the Nutty Forest.

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• Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: Is a purple squirrel.
• Animals Not to Scale: A squirrel half the size of a bull calf.

• Does Not Speak Common: The only main character who only speaks Spanish and thus, like many minor one-shot characters, requires the bilingual Dora to interpret for him.
• Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Wears a waistcoat and no pants.
• Keep It Foreign: In Spanish dubs, Tico speaks English.
• Language Barrier: One of few characters in the show who only speaks Spanish, thus Dora has to ask the viewer to tell Tico a specific word or phrase in Spanish so he understands them.
• Talking Animal: A talking squirrel.

    Isa the Iguana

Voiced by Ashley Fleming (2000-2007), Lenique Vincent (2008-2011), Skai Jackson (2012-present), Celine Cardona (Dora and Friends)

An iguana who's a talented gardener, who lives in the Flowery Garden.

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• Animals Not to Scale: An iguana who's nearly the size of a human girl.
• Interspecies Romance: Based on her blushing around him, she seems to have a special interest in Boots. Whether or not he reciprocated her feelings is unknown.
• Lovable Lizard: A friendly iguana who is The Chick of Dora's team.
• Nature Lover: She enjoys gardening.
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: The Girly Girl to Dora's Tomboy.
• Talking Animal: A talking iguana.

    Swiper the Fox

Voiced by: Marc Weiner (series), Benicio del Toro (Dora and the Lost City of Gold)

The show's main antagonist. He is a sly teenage fox who tries to steal and hide things from Dora. He lives on Blueberry Hill.

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• Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal: Wears only a mask and gloves.
• Affably Evil: He's surprisingly personable when he's not trying to steal things.
• Animal Stereotype: He fits the "shifty fox" stereotype.
• Big Bad: Usually, he appears in almost every episode, but in "Dora's Got a Puppy", it plays straight where he has new swiping tricks up in his sleeves!
• Catchphrase:
  • When he's disappointed after being foiled, he says, "Oh, man!".
  • When he swipes something, he says, "You're too late!", then tosses it away and adds "You'll never find it now!"
  • When excited over something, he would cheer, "Yip-yip-yippee! Yip-yip-yippee!"
• Cold Turkeys Are Everywhere: Struggles hard at not swiping anyone's things in "Swiper's Favorite Things".
• Distressed Dude: In "Dance to the Rescue", where he's trapped inside a magic bottle for most of the episode.
• Dramatic Irony: Most of the audience should be able to see Swiper coming closer long before Dora does.
• Even Evil Has Standards: In one Christmas special, he successfully swipes a present from Dora and Boots. But before tossing it, they point out that the present is actually for Santa Claus himself. Upon hearing that, Swiper, for the first time ever, gives the swiped item back to them. Additionally, in another episode, he returns another present after discovering that it's for Dora's pet puppy, due to his soft spot for puppies. And in another episode, when Dora and Boots believe that he's going to swipe a toy from the brother of Dora's puppy, Swiper reveals himself to be said brother's owner and that he'd never swipe anything from his own puppy.
• Five-Second Foreshadowing: Depending on whether or not Dora tells the viewer to help them stop Swiper, then it foreshadows whether he'll be stopped or if he'll swipe the object.
• For the Evulz: He has no reason to swipe from Dora and friends other than to just be a jerk, unless you count him loving the thrill of the swipe (see Gentleman Thief below).
• Friendly Enemy: When he's not trying to rob them, Swiper is actually quite friendly towards Dora, even sincerely wishing her the best of luck when she loses something.
• Foul Fox: A thieving fox and the show's primary antagonist.
• Future Me Scares Me: The Bad Future (by this shows standards) version of Swiper in the Yet Another Christmas Carol special. In that future, Swiper got so bitter after being put on Santa's naughty list and seemingly never finding a way off that he became a real thief who steals (nonstop) regardless of whether or not the victim says Swiper, No Swiping! three times, and actually keeps what he swipes for himself instead of throwing it away to hide it like before. It was so bad that Dora and her friends had to stop having the Christmas Eve Party because he stole everything. As a result of this behavior, he ends up completely alone on Christmas with only the stuff he stole as company.
• Gentleman Thief: Or at least, what he's seemingly trying to be. His motivation appears to only be the thrill of stealing, rather than greed. He always honors the three "Swiper No Swiping" rule and never takes things for himself. He can also be convinced to return what he stole for a good reason: upon learning he stole a present for Santa Claus or Dora's puppy, he immediately apologizes and hands it back to her.
• Goldfish Poop Gang: Swiper shows up to swipe from Dora and friends almost once an episode, but is usually nothing more than an inconvenience since he never actually steals the objects, just throws them away.
• Harmless Villain: He mostly just annoys Dora and occasionally throw her stuff away.
• I Know Your True Name: Saying "Swiper, No Swiping!" three times stops him from swiping.
• Jerk with a Heart of Gold: When he's not trying to steal something from Dora and Boots, he can come off as nice.
• Know When to Fold 'Em: He backs off whenever "Swiper no swiping" is successfully said three times.
• Left the Background Music On: Dora can hear his theme.
• Leitmotif: Like Boots, he has one. It's a slow, sneaky theme that gets progressively faster and more intense as he comes closer to swiping.
• Master of Disguise: Many times he'll show up disguised as different objects or animals.
• No-Sell: In the Bad Future, saying "Swiper no swiping" no longer works on him.
• Not-So-Harmless Villain: Sometimes he puts genuine effort into trying to steal something or even tries more than once in an episode.
• Pet the Dog:
  • On rare occasions, Swiper would hand back what he swiped when Dora reveals its extreme importance.
  • In "The Lost City", Swiper honestly tells Dora he didn't swipe her teddy bear.
• Phrase Catcher: He causes Boots to say, "That sneaky fox is always trying to swipe our stuff!" and both him and Dora to say "Swiper, no swiping!".
• Poke the Poodle: Whenever Swiper actually succeeds in stealing something, he never runs off with it, but just throws it offscreen. It's nothing but a minor inconvenience to Dora, suggesting Swiper doesn't steal because he wants something, but because it amuses him. In one episode, he even tells the audience (and by extension Dora) where he put something because he's that determined Dora won't get it. Averted with his future self, who keeps everything swiped to the point he is unable to stop anymore.
• Rule of Three: Yelling "Swiper, no swiping" three times in a row always makes him back off before he gets a chance to take anything.
• Save the Villain: Gets trapped in a magic bottle in "Dora's Dance to the Rescue", thus Dora and Boots have to win one big wish from King Juan el Bobo's dance contest to free him.
• Signature Sound Effect: A whisking sound that sounds like a shrub being shaken or, more accurately, maracas. This is also enough to alert Dora to his presence.
• Sticky Fingers: His entire deal is to "swipe" from other characters, usually Dora and Boots. Though he doesn't actually steal them for himself, he usually just throws them away offscreen so they don't have it anymore.
• Swiper, No Swiping!: The Trope Namer: when he's told not to steal three times, he just gives up.
• Talking Animal: A talking fox.
• Team Rocket Wins: A minor variant since Dora still usually succeeds in the end, but this tends to happen whenever Swiper actually succeeds in swiping.
• Teens Are Monsters: He is a teenaged ruthless fox.
• Throw the Dog a Bone: On occasion, he's been known to actually steal something and toss it away before the characters could say "Swiper, no swiping" three times. Of course, this being Dora the Explorer, it's a minor inconvenience at best. In one episode, Dora even comes pretty close to saying it thrice, but Swiper manages to pounce upon her and take three things, more than he usually takes.
• Token Evil Teammate: Due to his role being to swipe and hide things from Dora, but is on his soft side depending on the plot.
• You Are Too Late: Will gloat about this every time he successfully steals something. Telling Dora and Boots that it's "too late" and they will "never find it now" after he throws it away.

    The Fiesta Trio

Voiced by: Marc Weiner

A trio consisting of a frog, grasshopper and snail, who play a fanfare every time Dora and Boots pass a location or finish their adventure. They also join them for their travels and sing along with Map.

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• Ascended Extra: Had their largest role in "Dora's First Trip", as part of Dora's very first adventure when they drop their instruments and Dora had to take them back to them on Tallest Mountain so they can play a song for the Queen Bee.
• Different in Every Episode: They show up every time Dora and Boots pass an obstacle in many ways.
• Saying Sound Effects Out Loud: When they showed up without their instruments in "Swiper's Favorite Things" and are thus forced to imitate the instruments' sounds.
• The Smurfette Principle: The snail is the only female of the group.

    Señor Tucan

Voiced by: Leslie Valdes

A Spanish-speaking toucan.

    Big Red Chicken

    Grumpy Old Troll

Voiced by: Chris Gifford

A grumpy troll who lives under a bridge and won't let you cross it unless you solve a riddle.

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• Happily Married: To Petunia.
• Happy Dance: On the rare occasion that he's thankful for something, he does a little dance that he describes as his "thank-you dance".
• "I Am" Song: Like Map and Backpack, he has his own song.

    Pirate Pig and the Pirate Piggies

Pirate Pig voiced by: Chris Gifford; John Leguizamo (for "Dora's Pirate Adventure")

Pirate Piggies voiced by: Lucy Becker, Henry Gifford and Katie Gifford

A group of pigs who are pirates.

Dora's family

Main family members

    Mami Elena and Papi Cole Marquez

Mami voiced by: Eileen Galindo (Seasons 1-3; Seasons 5-8); Socorro Santiago (Seasons 3-4)

Papi voiced by: Jorge Pupo (Early Season 1); Esai Morales (seasons 1-2); Fidel Vicioso (seasons 3-4); Julian Rebolledo (seasons 7-8)

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• Badass Mustache: Cole has one.
• Good Parents: Generally come off as supportive parents.
• Happily Married: They're a married couple and get along fine.
• It Runs in the Family: Elena's an archaeologist.

• Named by the Adaptation: Known as simply "Mami" and "Papi" in the show, they receive their names in the live-action remake.
• Spicy Latina: Elena.

    Abuela Marquez

Voiced by: Antonia Rey (seasons 1-5); Miriam Cruz (seasons 6-8)

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• Cool Old Lady: She used to be an explorer and tells interesting stories to Dora.
• It Runs in the Family: She's a former explorer.

• Sick Episode: Enforced in the Little Red Riding Hood parody episode since the original story involved a sick grandmother. In her case, she had a cold.
• Unnamed Parent: Or rather, Unnamed Grandparent— her name is unknown.

    Guillermo and Isabella

Guillermo voiced by: Hans Alpizar and Vinicius Damasceno (baby); Miguel Cardona (Dora and Friends)

Isabella voiced by: Olivia Coronel (baby); Breanna Lakatos (Dora and Friends)

Dora's younger siblings, who are twins. They were born in the series and can now sit up, making them about four to eleven months old (as no more than a year has passed).

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• Kid Hero: In the "Super Babies" stories.
• Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Isabella wears a pink shirt, while Guillermo wears a blue one.
• No Name Given: Up until Dora's Jack-In-The-Box, their names were never revealed.
• X-Ray Vision: As the Super Babies, they have these.

Extended family members

    Diego Marquez

    Alicia Marquez

Diego's older sister.

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• The Voiceless: She never speaks in this series, but she does talk during her brother's spinoff series.

    Daisy Marquez

Diego's oldest sister, who turns 15 in the fourth season.

    Baby Jaguar

Diego's sidekick, who often joins him for animal rescues.

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• Non-Human Sidekick: Is this for Diego, assisting him the same way Boots assist Dora.
• Suddenly Voiced: Doesn't speak at first, only meows. However, in later episodes, he talks.

Dora's adult friends

    Naiya

Voiced by: Alexandria Suarez

    Alana

Voiced by: Ashley Earnest

    Emma

Voiced by: Kayta Thomas

• Early-Bird Cameo: A younger version of Emma appeared in the original series' episode "School Science Fair".

    Kate

Voiced by: Isabela Moner

• Odd Name Out: Until Pablo's introduction, the only one of the Explorer Girls whose name did not end in A.

    Pablo

Voiced by: Eduardo Aristizabal (Season 1), Mateo Lizcano (Season 2)

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Dora and Friends Into the City Big Red Chicken Voice

Source: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/DoraTheExplorer

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