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* ResizedVocals: [[spoiler: After being shrunk by the jungle magic, her voice is described as [[HeliumSpeech sounding like a mouse's squeak.]] Her voice is now pretty high pitched in the TV episode too.]]
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->'''Portrayed By:''' Daniel Clark ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

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->'''Portrayed By:''' Beki Lantos ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

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* WalkingSpoiler: Mentioning anything about her [[spoiler:friendship with Mark and her relationship with her father is bound to give away most of the story's plot.]]

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* WalkingSpoiler: Mentioning anything about her [[spoiler:friendship with Mark and her relationship with her father father]] is bound to give away most of the story's plot.]]
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* WouldHitAGirl: He was willing to actually beat up Kareen when he suddenly comes into confrontation with her on why her family is after his aunt.

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* BadassAdorable: He is a quirky boy who can be a bit awkward at times. He is quickly finds out that he has "Jungle magic" with the shrunken head, and uses that to his advantage to find his Aunt Benna.

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* BadassAdorable: He is a quirky boy who can be a bit awkward at times. He is quickly finds out that he has "Jungle magic" with the shrunken head, and uses that to his advantage to find his Aunt Benna.



* ProperlyParanoid: When he sees in a journal how corrupt the Hawlings family is, he believes that this includes Kareen, and accuses her of going after Aunt Benna. [[spoiler:And when the ruse is revealed, his accusations prove to be mostly correct]].

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* OnlyFriend: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]] to be this with Kareen. It is mentioned that she does not have anyone else her age on the island to hang out with, and when she starts to get closely acquainted to Mark, she seems to delight in being around him. [[spoiler: This trope might be why she feels so guilty about revealing her falsehood in front of Mark, as she did genuinely like hanging out with him]].
* ProperlyParanoid: When he sees in a journal how corrupt the Hawlings family is, he believes that this includes Kareen, and accuses her of going after Aunt Benna. [[spoiler:And when the ruse is revealed, his accusations prove to be mostly correct]].correct, except for the fact taht she actually wanted to be his friend]].



* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:She pretends to be Mark's friend, but she then turns him and his aunt over to her father.]]

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:She pretends to be Mark's friend, helping Mark, but she then turns him and his aunt over to her father.]]



* FalseFriend: [[spoiler:Downplayed. She lied so much to him in order to track him and his aunt, but she seemed to genuinely like him. She also [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone seemed pretty guilty]] when he gets angry at her for having been so false towards him.]]

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* FalseFriend: [[spoiler:Downplayed. She lied so much to him in order to track him and his aunt, aunt down, but she seemed to genuinely like him. She also [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone seemed pretty guilty]] when he gets angry at her for having been so false towards him.]]



* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler:She fools Mark into thinking that he can trust her into finding his aunt. Then, while she goes along with him to search for her, she has her father trailing not far behind them to track them. She also listens to what Mark tells her about what he discovered of the shrunken head and jungle magic, so she can later pass the information all along to her father.]]

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* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler:She fools Mark into thinking that he can trust her into finding his aunt.aunt and keeping them safe. Then, while she goes along with him to search for her, she has her father trailing not far behind them to track them. She also listens to what Mark tells her about what he discovered of the shrunken head and jungle magic, so she can later pass the information all along to her father.]]]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler: She pretends to be actually on Mark's side unlike her father, and attempts to help him whenver she can, but these were all for a more sinister purpose because she actually ''is'' working with her]].
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* CrocodileTears: [[spoiler:In order to see if she's telling the truth about wanting to help him and his aunt, Mark shines his flashlight to her face, and sees a single tear running down her cheek. This is what convinces him that she's on his side. It turns out, no, she was just a great actress.]]
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Inverted in the TV episode.




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A boy who has secret magical abilities. This is why he is taken to the island Baladora to test out his shrunken head.

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A boy who The protagonist of the story. He has secret magical abilities. This is why he is taken to the island Baladora to test out his shrunken head.



* BoysLikeCreepyCritters: When first exploring the jungle around Baladora with Kareen, Mark found some amazing yellow spiders that were nearly as big as his fist, and Kareen also showed him a carnivorous plant that can trap an insect inside itself for days before it digests it all. Mark thought these all were pretty cool.



* EarnYourHappyEnding: He ends up defeating the evil Hawlings family, happily reunited with his aunt, and is able to make it safely back home. [[spoiler:Though, he does end up losing his magical abilities]].

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* EarnYourHappyEnding: He ends up defeating the evil Hawlings family, happily reunited with his aunt, and is able to make it safely back home. [[spoiler:Though, he does end up losing his magical abilities]].abilities and finds out that his shrunken head is still sentient]].



* MeaningfulName: The name "Mark" means "to be war-like". He is also granted with magical abilities and fights when the Hawlings family to protect him and his aunt.

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* MeaningfulName: The name "Mark" means "to be war-like". He is also granted with magical abilities and fights when the Hawlings family to protect him and his aunt.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: Likes to shout "Ka-lee-yah!" when excited. [[spoiler: It turns out to be a magic incantation to use his Jungle magic.]]
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->Portrayed By: Daniel Clark ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

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->Portrayed By: ->'''Portrayed By:''' Daniel Clark ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])



* BadassAdorable: He is a quirky boy who can be a bit awkward at times. He is quickly finds out that he has "Jingle magic" with the shrunken head, and uses that to his advantage to find his Aunt Benna.

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* BadassAdorable: He is a quirky boy who can be a bit awkward at times. He is quickly finds out that he has "Jingle "Jungle magic" with the shrunken head, and uses that to his advantage to find his Aunt Benna.



* DisappointingOlderSibling: Overlaps with BigBrotherBully. His sister, Jessica, is annoyed with him constantly for refusing to let her play his video games on the computer. And when Mark finds out that he'll be going to Baladora on a trip, he refuses to let Jessica come along.

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* DisappointingOlderSibling: Overlaps with BigBrotherBully. His sister, Jessica, is annoyed with him constantly for refusing to let her play his video games on the computer. And when Mark finds out that he'll be going to Baladora on a trip, he refuses to let Jessica come along.along, much to her outrage.



->Portrayed By: Beki Lantos ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

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!! Mark Rowe

->Portrayed By: Daniel Clark ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

A boy who has secret magical abilities. This is why he is taken to the island Baladora to test out his shrunken head.
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* AdaptationalCurves: He mentions in the book that he's a bit chubby. But the actor who portrays him in the TV episode is quite skinny.
* BadassAdorable: He is a quirky boy who can be a bit awkward at times. He is quickly finds out that he has "Jingle magic" with the shrunken head, and uses that to his advantage to find his Aunt Benna.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: His mind tends to wander off into some interesting thoughts. And when he discovers that he has jungle magic, this becomes worse.
* DisappointingOlderSibling: Overlaps with BigBrotherBully. His sister, Jessica, is annoyed with him constantly for refusing to let her play his video games on the computer. And when Mark finds out that he'll be going to Baladora on a trip, he refuses to let Jessica come along.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: He ends up defeating the evil Hawlings family, happily reunited with his aunt, and is able to make it safely back home. [[spoiler:Though, he does end up losing his magical abilities]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He is quite rude with his friends and Jessica, but he has a sentimental side when sympathizing with Kareen over her family and later with Aunt Benna.
* MeaningfulName: The name "Mark" means "to be war-like". He is also granted with magical abilities and fights when the Hawlings family to protect him and his aunt.
* ProperlyParanoid: When he sees in a journal how corrupt the Hawlings family is, he believes that this includes Kareen, and accuses her of going after Aunt Benna. [[spoiler:And when the ruse is revealed, his accusations prove to be mostly correct]].
* SiblingRivalry: Is shown to have this with Jessica at the beginning of the story. When he receives the shrunken head at home, Jessica immediately wants it and they fight over it. And when Mark is excited about going to Baladora, Jessica immediately starts arguing about wanting to go as well, with him retorting that she can go next time.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: He doesn't like sharing his computer games with his two best friends, much to their frustration.

!! Kareen Hawlings

->Portrayed By: Beki Lantos ([[Series/{{Goosebumps}} TV]])

The daughter of a scientist on the island who quickly befriends Mark.
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* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:She certainly had it coming when she was shrunk to the size of a mouse in the wilderness.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:She pretends to be Mark's friend, but she then turns him and his aunt over to her father.]]
* CreepyBlueEyes: Has them, and [[spoiler:Mark notes that she looks creepy after he finds out that she is evil like her father.]]
* CrocodileTears: [[spoiler:In order to see if she's telling the truth about wanting to help him and his aunt, Mark shines his flashlight to her face, and sees a single tear running down her cheek. This is what convinces him that she's on his side. It turns out, no, she was just a great actress.]]
* DaddysGirl: She is awfully close to her father, so much so that [[spoiler:he entrusts her to lure Mark into a false sense of security and lead her father to his aunt to find out about the jungle magic.]]
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:She convinces Mark that she, unlike her father, is on the good side. In reality, she's almost as bad as he is.]]
* FalseFriend: [[spoiler:Downplayed. She lied so much to him in order to track him and his aunt, but she seemed to genuinely like him. She also [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone seemed pretty guilty]] when he gets angry at her for having been so false towards him.]]
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: [[spoiler:The shrunken head does not seem to be evil or anything or the sort, just one with mystic abilities. But Kareen hides her true nature in order to gain it through utter greed]].
* IncredibleShrinkingMan: [[spoiler:When Mark uses the shrunken head and magic words against her, Dr. Hawlings, and his wife, they shrink to the size of mice. They then angrily run around before disappearing in the tall grass.]]
* ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler:She fools Mark into thinking that he can trust her into finding his aunt. Then, while she goes along with him to search for her, she has her father trailing not far behind them to track them. She also listens to what Mark tells her about what he discovered of the shrunken head and jungle magic, so she can later pass the information all along to her father.]]
* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: [[spoiler:When she shrinks down because of Mark, she disappears under the large sunhat she was wearing and reappears by crawling under it. Mark doesn't point it out in his narration, but if that included all her OTHER clothes as well, then she is [[NakedPeopleTrappedOutside trapped outside in the jungle naked]] along with her father and mother.]]
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: [[spoiler:When she reveals her true colors, she is shown to be quite cunning, manipulative, and dishonest in order to get her goal.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Mentioning anything about her [[spoiler:friendship with Mark and her relationship with her father is bound to give away most of the story's plot.]]
* WasItAllALie: [[spoiler:When she reveals her falsehood, Mark angrily asks her this trope, enraged that she wasn't really her friend. She looks down in guilt, and said that she did what she had to, but she really did enjoy being his friend.]]

!! Shrunken Head

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The titular shrunken head that Mark receives. It allows him to use the jungle magic his Aunt Benna put in him.
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* AscendedExtra: Mildly. In the TV episode, it does a bit more, such as leading Mark to Benna's tapes and speaking more often.
* TheCameo: It makes a small appearance in the movie on the Muglani's staff.
* MagicalIncantation: Mark activates it's powers by shouting "Kah-Lee-Ah!"
* SuddenlySpeaking: It doesn't speak until [[spoiler: the very end, when it asks Mark to let it tell the part about the tiger]].
* WordsDoNotMakeTheMagic: The jungle magic must be placed inside you for the aforementioned words to work.

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