PAW Patrol/Characters

The cast from Spin Master's hit preschool series, PAW Patrol.

The PAW Patrol

As a Whole

• Awesome Pup Pack: Each pup sports one of these.
• Badass Adorable
• Catchphrase: Each member has either one or two.
  • As a whole, whenever Ryder calls them, the pups all say "Ryder needs us!"
• Color-Coded Characters: Each member has a differently colored uniform:
  • Ryder: Red and White
  • Chase: Dark Blue
  • Marshall: Red
  • Rocky: Green
  • Skye: Pink
  • Rubble: Yellow
  • Zuma: Orange
  • Everest: Teal
  • Tracker: Olive Green
  • Tuck and Ella: Light Blue and Silver
• Heroic Dogs: Sans Ryder.
• Kid Heroes
• Precious Puppies: Again, sans Ryder.
• Talking Animals: All of the pups can talk. Curiously, none of the other animals have the same ability.
• Transforming Mecha: All the pups have a pup house that transforms into a vehicle corresponding to their job. Ryder's ATV can also turn into a jetski and a snowmobile.

Ryder

• Anime Hair
• Badass in Distress/Distressed Dude: In Pups Save Ryder and Mighty Pups.
• Catchphrase:
  • "No job is too big, no pup is too small!"
  • "All right! PAW Patrol is on a roll!"
  • "Whenever you're in trouble, just yelp for help."
• Heroes Love Dogs: He's the leader of the PAW Patrol, which consists of puppies.
• The Leader
• Not So Above It All: Although he's quite mature for his age, there are still times he acts like other kids his age, such as playing video games shortly before getting a call from somebody, or hating Brussels sprouts, as mentioned below.
• Why Did It Have to Be Brussels Sprouts?: The episode Pups Save a Toof reveals that he doesn't like Brussels sprouts.
• Wise Beyond Their Years: He's only 10, and yet he professionally runs a rescue organization.

Chase

• Adorkable: He tries to act professional, but sometimes fails, resulting in this.
• Catchphrase:
  • "Chase is on the case!"
  • "These paws uphold the laws!"
• The Leader: Takes this role whenever Ryder's not around.
• The Nose Knows: His sense of smell is so good, he can name jelly beans by color in Pups Save the Easter Egg Hunt.
• Not So Above It All: As mentioned above, he tries to act professional, but there are still a few times where he slips up.
• Police Are Useless: Not the case here.
• Sneeze of Doom: Whenever cats get involved in a rescue, expect this trope to happen, because Chase is allergic to them.
• Super Speed: Gains this in Mighty Pups.
• Why Did It Have to Be the Dentist?: Pups Save a Toof shows that Chase was afraid of dentists, but he overcame it by the end of the episode.

Marshall

• Butt Monkey: Crashes into the other pups Once Per Episode.
• Catchphrase:
  • "I'm fired up!"
  • "I'm ready for a ruff ruff rescue!"
• Irony: The fact that Marshall is a fire rescue pup, yet is given heating powers by the meteor, is essentially this trope.
• The Klutz: Whenever Ryder calls the pups, Marshall slips up and crashes into the other pups in the most comical ways possible almost every episode (with the exceptions of Pups and the Trouble with Turtles and Pups Save a Friend).
• The Medic: Became his secondary job in Season 2.
• Playing with Fire: Gains heat-related powers in Mighty Pups.
• Why Did It Have to Be Flying?: He was scared of flying in the first 2 seasons, but he seems to have overcame it as of Season 3's Air Pups.

Rocky

• Butt Monkey: Not to Marshall's extent, but it happens whenever water is concerned.
• Catchphrase:
  • "Green means go!"
  • "Don't lose it, reuse it!"
  • "Why trash it when you can stash it!"
• Ear Notch: On his left ear.
• Every Device Is a Swiss Army Knife: His pup pack contains a bunch of things that vary depending on the episode.
• Gadgeteer Genius/Mr. Fixit: Rocky often either fixes things, or turns them into brand new things.
• Green Aesop: His job focuses on recycling.
• The Smart Pup
• Why Did It Have to Be Water?: His fear of water is a bit of a Running Gag.

Skye

• Blow You Away: The meteor grants her the power of flight and wind in Mighty Pups.
• Catchphrase:
  • "Let's take to the sky!"
  • "This pup's gotta fly!"
• Fan Girl: Admires young aviator Ace Sorensen.
• Girly Girl
• Pink Means Feminine
• Purple Eyes
• The Smurfette Principle: In the first season. Subverted with the introduction of Everest in Season 2.
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: The girly girl to Everest's tomboy.
• Vocal Evolution: Due her old voice actress, Kallan Holley, going through puberty, her voice became deeper each season until Holley was replaced by Lilly Bartlam at the beginning of Season 6.
• Why Did It Have to Be Eagles?: Sometimes, she has to face an eagle while on missions.

Rubble

• Big Eater: Tends to be a bit hungrier than the rest of the PAW Patrol.
• Catchphrase:
  • "Rubble on the double!"
  • "Let's dig it!"
• Cute Little Fangs: Being a bulldog, two of his teeth stick right out of his lower jaw.
• Fan Boy: Of Apollo the Super Pup.
• Growling Gut: Occasionally happens when he's hungry.
• Origins Episode: Pups Get a Rubble reveals how he joined the PAW Patrol.
• Super Strength: Gets this in Mighty Pups.
• Tender Tears: Tends to cry easier than the other pups.
• Why Did It Have to Be Spiders?: His primary fear, but he's also afraid of ghosts and bats.

Zuma

• Catchphrase:
  • "Let's dive in!"
  • "Ready, set, get wet!"
  • There's also a catchphrase he borrowed from Rubble in Pups Save a Super Pup: "Zuma on the double!"
• Elmuh Fudd Syndwome: In Season 1, but he gradually lost it as the series went on. Come early-mid Season 4, and he's lost it completely (though this is mostly due to him getting a new voice actor).
• Making a Splash: He's the PAW Patrol's water rescue pup, and he later gets the ability to make waves in Mighty Pups.
• Totally Radical: Downplayed, but he tends to call people "dude."

Everest

• Amazing Technicolor Wildlife: A purple husky.
• An Ice Pup: The meteor grants her ice powers in Mighty Pups.
• Catchphrase:
  • "Ice or snow, I'm ready to go!"
  • "Off the trial, Everest won't fail!"
• Everything's Better with Penguins: Before she met Jake, her only friends were penguins.
• Interspecies Friendship: With Jake, whom she resides with.
• Promotion to Opening Titles: In Season 3 and part of Season 4.
• Seventh Ranger: Usually only called for snow and ice rescues, but she is occasionally called for non-snow or ice related rescues.
• Tomboy
• Tomboy and Girly Girl: The tomboy to Skye's girly girl.

Tracker

• Animals Not to Scale: He's rather big for a chihuahua.
• Eighth Ranger: Similar to Everest; just replace snow and ice rescues with jungle rescues.
• Gratuitous Spanish: Being bilingual, he tends to say things both in English and in Spanish.
• Interspecies Friendship: He saved Carlos from a snake, and Carlos adopted him afterwards.
• Nature Hero: He IS the PAW Patrol's jungle rescue pup.
• Super Senses: His hearing is better than most other dogs'.
• Why Did It Have to Be the Dark?: Due to his heightened sense of hearing. His fear of the dark isn't intense, but it's still notable.

Tuck & Ella

Tropes Applying to Both

• Cool Bike: Both have their own motorcycles which can merge into a Cool Car.
• Half-Identical Twins: They're the same breed, but have different heights, ear lengths, and nose colors.
• Multicolored Hair: Part of their Mighty Pup uniforms.
• Ninth and Tenth Rangers: Occasionally called for Super PAW rescue missions if they involve the Lady Bird.
• Pink Girl, Blue Boy: Or, more correctly, Red Girl, Blue Boy.

Exclusive to Tuck

• Catchphrase: "Mighty and small, I'll give it my all!"
• Incredible Shrinking Pup: His superpower is shrinking down to the size of a mouse.

Exclusive to Ella

• Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever: Her superpower is growing to be about as big as Clifford.
• Catchphrase:
  • "Time to think big!"
  • "It's grow time!"
• Non Standard Character Design: Unlike the other pups in the show, who all have black noses, she has a pink nose.