List of fictional marsupials

This list of fictional marsupials is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals and is a collection of various notable marsupial characters that appear in various works of fiction. It is limited to well-referenced examples in literature, film, television, comics, animation, video games and legends. This list covers all marsupials including opossums, marsupial moles, bandicoots, bilbies, wombats, koalas, kangaroos, wallaroos, wallabies and other prehistoric mammals.

Literature

Name Species Work Author Notes
Ginger Kangaroo Kangaroo Spot the Dog Eric Hill
Kidding Kangaroo Kangaroo Sweet Pickles Ruth Lerner Perle, Jacquelyn Reinach and Richard Hefter
Old Man Kangaroo Kangaroo The Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo Rudyard Kipling [1]

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Roo and his mother, Kanga Kangaroo Winnie-the-Pooh A.A. Milne
Red Kangaroo Kangaroo, Red Dot and the Kangaroo Ethel C. Pedley
Sour Kangaroo Kangaroo Horton Hears a Who! Dr. Seuss A cold-hearted kangaroo who destroys Horton's spirit about people on tiny specks.
Blinky Bill Koala Blinky Bill stories Dorothy Wall
The Muddle-Headed Wombat Wombat The Muddle-Headed Wombat Ruth Park From the radio serial of the same name.
Penelope Koala Penelope Anne Gutman

Comics

Name Species Work Notes
Aussie Koala Jungle Jinks One of the animal friends of the main cast.[3]
Bruce Koala Beyond the Stump
Chimera Punch Kangaroo Tokyo Mew Mew
Clive Wombat Beyond the Black Stump
Cubcake Koala Boner's Ark One of the passengers aboard Boner's ark.[4]
Dave Kangaroo Beyond the Black Stump
Kangaroo Pre-Teen Dirty-Gene Kung Fu Kangaroos
Katy Koala Beyond the Stump
Pogo Opossum Walt Kelly's comic strip of the same name
Teddy Q. Koala E-Man Pet koala of the crew.[5]
Akira Warabi/ Wallaby Wallaby Wallaby Manga comic
Wombat Wombat Dragon Ball Z

Film, television and radio

Name Species Work Notes Media
Clive Kangaroo Radio Roo A puppet kangaroo character voiced by Ian Tregonning. Television
Bopp-A-Roo Kangaroo Power Rangers: Ninja Storm A robotic kangaroo monster that liked to box and speak in made up words. Television
Fair Dinknum Koala Dumbo's Circus A circus koala and friends with dumbo Television
Matilda Kangaroo Matilda A boxing kangaroo promoted to perform by a small-time talent agent. Film
Skippy Kangaroo Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Skippy was played by at least nine different kangaroos.[6] Film
The Muddle-Headed Wombat Wombat The Muddle-Headed Wombat Ruth Park's radio serial of the same name. Radio

Animation

Name Species Work Notes
Austin Kangaroo The Backyardigans A purple kangaroo.
Betty Koala The Adventures of the Little Koala Roobear's Girlfriend
Bongo Kangaroo My Big Big Friend A green kangaroo who is Matt's Big Big Friend.
Colt, Horsey, and Walter Kangaroo The Adventures of the Little Koala The Kangaroo Brothers
Gracie Kangaroo Pop 'Im Pop! Hippety Hopper's mother.
Hippety Hopper Kangaroo Looney Tunes Introduced in Hop, Look and Listen (1948) and is commonly mistaken by Sylvester for an oversized mouse.
Jackie Legs Kangaroo Kangaroo Jack Kangaroo Jack is mostly live-action but the kangaroos are computer animation.
Joey Kangaroo Walt Disney shorts A cute baby kangaroo from the Disney short Daddy Duck starring Donald Duck
Joey Kangaroo The Penguins of Madagascar An ill-tempered kangaroo with an Australian accent.
Laura Koala The Adventures of the Little Koala Roobear's younger sister
Rubber-neck Kango Kangaroo Gabby [7]
Skippy Kangaroo Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown An anthropomorphic park ranger kangaroo.
Hopster Red kangaroo Wild Kratts A red kangaroo joey who first appears in the episode Kickin' It With the Roos, where he steals the Createrra's keys when Martin wants to play with him again.
Roo Boss Red kangaroo Wild Kratts An adult male red kangaroo who is tough and he never loses a boxing match.
Faloo Red kangaroo The Rescuers Down Under A female red kangaroo who summons Cody to save Marahute.
Red Red kangaroo The Rescuers Down Under A male red kangaroo imprisoned by McLeach.
Roobear Koala Adventures of the Little Koala The series' central character and protagonist. Smart, adventurous, inquisitive, and athletic, he enjoys surfing, skateboarding, and baseball.
Buster Moon Koala Sing
Frank and Buster Koala The Koala Brothers The titular siblings who travel by plane to help their neighbors in a sleepy town in the Australian Outback.Frank voiced by Keith Wickham. Buster voiced by Rob Rackstraw.
Constance Koala Koala Taz-Mania
Kwicky Koala Koala Hanna-Barbera's The Kwicky Koala Show Moves at super-speed, which looks more like vanishing into thin air with an accompanying "beep" sound effect.
Kiko Kangaroo Terrytoons cartoons
Kip Kangaroo Shirt Tales A kangaroo in a yellow shirt.
Koala Balloon Koala Wild Kratts A baby koala that dropped from the sky from Zach's plane to whom he tied to balloons. Then Martin and Chris see him and catch him with a tarp and Martin names him Koala Balloon. They were in the desert and koalas don't live in the desert so they kept him safe and got him home to the eucalyptus forest.
Ashley Koala Koala Elinor Wonders Why A koala who is one of Elinor's classmates. Her name is first mentioned in the closed captions for the episode, Bath Time, and so far her only notable line within the show is a short cough as Ari delivers his show and tell in the said episode.
Leonard Koala The Penguins of Madagascar
Reginald Koala Koala American Dad!
Johnny Koala The Outback
Josie Kangaroo The Koala Brothers
Malik Wombat Work It Out Wombats! Malik is the oldest sibling of the Wombat Trio.
Ned Wombat The Koala Brothers
Nigel Koala The Wild
Pinky and Blinky Koala Noozles Two koalas
Tolee Koala Ni Hao, Kai-Lan
Krebbs Koala The Rescuers Down Under A sarcastic koala imprisoned by McLeach.
Crash and Eddie Opossum Ice Age: The Meltdown Two opossums that adopted Ellie as a young mammoth
Jill, Joey, Lil’ Jack, Jojo and Jillybean Opossum Wild Kratts The Virginia opossum family who all appeared in Opossum in My Pocket.
Ozzie and Heather Opossum Over the Hedge Two opossums
Alejandro Possum Virginia opossum Elinor Wonders Why A young possum who is one of Elinor's classmates. He is introduced in The Town Picnic, where he is very hungry and struggles to get the ketchup out of the bottle. He is also shown to be proficient at skating, as displayed in his minor appearance in Baby Steps. He is also voiced by the Canadian actor, Sergio Di Zio.
Ollie Opossum T.U.F.F. Puppy
Professor Ratigan Opossum The Great Mouse Detective
Pith Possum Opossum The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show Originally a laboratory possum, Pith was given "Super Possum"-like abilities from a special formula gone wrong. He defends downtown Possum City
Quinn Bandicoot Taz: Quest for Burger
Leo Chockers Wombat Let's Go Luna! Leo is an Australian wombat and is voiced by Shayle Simons.
Koa Wombat and Lola Wombat Wombat Elinor Wonders Why The two wombat siblings voice by Ian Ho and Elana Dunkelman.
Willy Wombat Wombat Taz-Mania
Uonbatto Wombat Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!
Raz Procoptodon Ice Age: Continental Drift One of Captain Gutt's pirate crew
Rochelle Koala Hey Duggee A koala that is part of the Hummingbirds, whose body is similar to Betty. She is sitting in a blue wheelchair.
Rudy Kangaroo Horton Hears a Who! (film) Sour Kangaroo's son who was forced to stay in her pouch
Super Wombat Work It Out Wombats! Malik, Zadie, and Zeke's grandmother that is the superintendent of the Treeborhood.
Dickie Sugarjumper Sugar glider My Gym Partner's a Monkey
Dizzy Devil Tasmanian devil Tiny Toon Adventures A purple Tasmanian devil and a good friend of Buster Bunny.
Slam Tasmanian Tasmanian devil Loonatics Unleashed Descendant of Taz.
Taz Tasmanian devil Taz-Mania and other Warner Bros. cartoons
T-Bone Tasmanian devil Wild Kratts A young Tasmanian devil who appears in Tazzy Chris. He climbs trees to sniff out carcasses like any other young devil. In Creepy Creatures!, he is seen as a fully grown Tasmanian devil.
Hamish Tasmanian devil The Outback
Tasdad, Tasmom and Little X Tasmanian tiger Wild Kratts The Tasmanian tiger family who all appeared in Back in Creature Time: Tasmanian Tiger.
Thickly Wallaby Taz-Mania
Thomas Koala Cuticle Detective Inaba
Rocko Wallaby Rocko's Modern Life
Nom Nom Koala We Bare Bears
Lester Opossum A Goofy Movie
Kanga Kangaroo Winnie the Pooh Kanga is a female kangaroo and the doting mother of Roo.
Roo Kangaroo Winnie the Pooh Roo is Kanga's cheerful, playful and energetic son.
Pretty Boy Koala Back to the Outback
Zadie Wombat Work It Out Wombats! The middle child of the Wombat Trio
Zeke Wombat Work It Out Wombats! Zeke is the youngest of the Wombat Trio, who has a stuffed animal named Snout

Video games

Name Species Work Notes
Awesome Possum Possum Awesome Possum... Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt An eco-friendly Possum
Bungalow Kangaroo Fur Fighters
Crash, Coco, Crunch, Tawna Bandicoot Crash Bandicoot Genetically enhanced bandicoots created by Doctor Neo Cortex.
Guru of the Stone Koala Sly Cooper series An Aboriginal guru that is a spiritual master and the primary teacher of the arts of the Australian Dreamtime. He joins Sly and his gang on their heist on the Cooper Vault.
Julius Koala Ty the Tasmanian Tiger A scientist who helps Ty find the talismans.
Kangaroo Kangaroo Kangaroo
Kao Kangaroo Kao the Kangaroo A boxing kangaroo who defends his home and family from hunters.
Ken Ranger Tasmanian devil Ty the Tasmanian Tiger A park ranger interested in nature
Koala Kong Koala Crash Bandicoot A villainous koala.
Matilda Kangaroo Sierra Championship Boxing
Pasadena O'Possum Opossum Crash Tag Team Racing
Pinstripe Potoroo Potoroo Crash Bandicoot
Ricky Kangaroo The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Ripper Roo Kangaroo Crash Bandicoot A crazed and villainous kangaroo.
Roger Kangaroo Tekken
Rooey Kangaroo Bomberman
Roo Kangaroo Streets of Rage 3 Called Victy in the Japanese version. Serves as mid-boss but is an unlockable character.
Sheila the Kangaroo Kangaroo Spyro the Dragon A kangaroo trapped by the Sorceress. She can double jump, kick her opponents, and stomp them easily. Sheila also speaks with an Australian accent. Voiced by Edita Brychta.
Sparkster and others Opossum Rocket Knight series
Tiny Tiger Tasmanian Tiger Crash Bandicoot
Ty, Sly Tasmanian Tiger Ty the Tasmanian Tiger The titular protagonist and his blood brother respectively.
Viscount Tasmanian devil Crash Boom Bang! An extremely wealthy guy, who tricks Crash and his friends into searching for the Super Big Power Crystal for him.

Folklore and legends

Name Species Folklore of Notes
Bunyip Cryptid Australia
Drop bear Koala Australia
Phantom kangaroo Kangaroo Germany, United Kingdom, United States, France, and Australia

Advertising mascots

Name Species Work Notes
Billy Possum Opossum A toy produced by the Georgia Billy Possum Company in 1909
Duncan Kangaroo Dunk-a-roos mascot.
Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat Wombat Humorous unofficial Olympic mascot of the 2000 Summer Olympics created by The Dream with Roy and HG.
Hopper Kangaroo Dish Network mascot.
KoKo Koala KoKo Krunch mascot Asia.

References

  1. ^ Tim Fridtjof Flannery (January 2005), Country: a continent, a scientist & a kangaroo, ISBN 9781920885762
  2. ^ Dieter Petzold (Spring 1987), "Fantasy out of Myth and Fable", Children's Literature Association Quarterly, 12 (1): 15–19, doi:10.1353/chq.0.0596, S2CID 144665761
  3. ^ "Mabel F. Taylor".
  4. ^ "Mort Walker".
  5. ^ "Nick Cuti".
  6. ^ "Skippy: Australia's first ambassador". The Independent Weekly. 2009-09-10. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
  7. ^ Jean Prescott (April 19, 1996). "Rocko And The Gang Take On Pollution". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved 2010-10-09.