History Characters / PinkyAndTheBrain

* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: I think so, TropeNamer, but what does having a Wiki/TVTropes article have to do with taking over the world?

* AnimalMotifs: She was intentionally designed to resemble a mouse and have a "mousey" appearance with her nose, glasses, buck teeth and plain fashion. [[PunnyName Her name is also]] [[StockAnimalDiet a type of cheese]]. This comes to play later on when Brain accuses her of being a mouse.

* AnimalMotifs: She was intentionally designed to resemble a mouse and have a "mousey" appearance with her nose, glasses, buck teeth and plain fashion. This comes to play later on when Brain accuses her of being a mouse.

* PantslessMalesFullyDressedFemales: A zigzagged example. Julia initially makes her debut in "Mousechurian Candidate" wearing no clothes much like Pinky and Brain. But in later appearances she tends to wear full sets of clothes in contrast to the pair's incomplete outfits or even lack of one, such as her green pantsuit in the same short she first appears in, or her catsuit in "Reichenbrain Falls". The only time Julia is shown clothesless more than once is when she pretends to be an ordinary mouse at the end of the former short, seemingly having lost her sapience as a result of her malfunctioning implant until she enters her hideout.

%%* MyFriendsAndZoidberg:%%Quotes are not context.
%%-->'''Brain:''' Tonight's plan is my masterpiece, Pinky... and, uh, Larry.\\
%%'''Larry:''' Hi there!\\
%%'''Pinky:''' I like the lines, Brain, and, uh, Larry.\\
%%'''Larry:''' I'm Larry!\\

%%* ShooOutTheNewGuy:%%Quotes are not context.
%%-->'''Brain:''' It's all about teamwork. That special chemistry. The Yin and the Yang.\\
%%'''Larry:''' And Larry!\\
%%'''Brain:''' No, that's it! It's ''just'' yin and yang! There shouldn't ''be'' a Larry!\\
%%'''Pinky:''' Zort! Am I the yin or the yang?\\
%%'''Brain:''' I don't know, Pinky. But ''he'' is definitely the Larry!
* TheBusCameBack: Larry returns 23 years later in the ''Animaniacs'' reboot segment "The Flawed Couple". He makes a silent cameo during the "Narfs" musical number.

* MeaningfulRename: Whatever his name was before, he goes by 'Brain' now. In the Italian dub, his name is [[DubNameChange "Prof"]] (short for professor).

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* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: I think so, TropeNamer, but what does having a [=TVTropes=] article have to do with taking over the world?

* CreativeSterility: Seems to be a pet worry of his, bordering on AdultFear. A couple of episodes focus on him worrying about how he can't come up with a new plan.

* BreakoutCharacter: The duo's segments proved to be among the most popular to viewers that they were the only ones to have received a [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain spin-off]] and a [[WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain sequel]] to said spin-off. As a result, the theme song to ''Animaniacs'' no longer mentioned the two, replacing the lyrics "Meet Pinky and the Brain who want to rule the universe" with "Meet Ralph and Doctor Scratchansniff, say hi to Hello Nurse". Their popularity played a part in why they were the only returning characters besides the Warners in the 2020 series.

* TookALevelInBadass: By her second appearance, she's become quite a competent fighter.

* InsaneTrollLogic: A POVCam episode reveals that while Pinky mostly hears Brain's lectures as [[BlahBlahBlah constant "blah blah blah"ing]], he'll occasionally lock onto a particular word or idea, then wander down a series of bizarre associations to himself ("My, Brain has a big head. Hippopotamuses have big heads..."). When Brain asks for his input, Pinky responds with whatever thought he's currently reached in his chain. So it's not that he's speaking in non-sequiturs--it's that his idea of logic is bizarre.

* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Sort of; his name sounds like [[Literature/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau Dr. Moreau]].

* OnlySaneWoman: She's the only one who questions that Senator Garp is NotHimself -- owing to Brain impersonating him-- and starts keeping tabs on him. After all, she's worked with him for a year and knows that no human would want canned ham and mayonnaise in their coffee.

* PantlessMalesFullyDressedFemales: A zigzagged example. Julia initially makes her debut in "Mousechurian Candidate" wearing no clothes much like Pinky and Brain. But in later appearances she tends to wear full sets of clothes in contrast to the pair's incomplete outfits or even lack of one, such as her green pantsuit in the same short she first appears in, or her catsuit in "Reichenbrain Falls". The only time Julia is shown clothesless more than once is when she pretends to be an ordinary mouse at the end of the former short, seemingly having lost her sapience as a result of her malfunctioning implant until she enters her hideout.

* SuperStrength: After her FreakOut at the debate, Julia (who, we remind you, is a mouse) is somehow able to pick up the human-sized podium and throw it through a wall.

* CompositeCharacter: She seems to be a mix of Billie and Snowball from the original series; she’s a genetically spliced lab mouse set up as a LoveInterest for Brain (Billie), but she’s as smart as (if not smarter than) him, and becomes an EvilFormerFriend bent on revenge against him at the end (Snowball).

* NiceMice: She's compassionate and idealistic... at least until Brain messes with her mind, which causes her FaceHeelTurn.

* SuperStrength: After her FreakOut at the debate, Julia (who, we remind you, is a mouse) is somehow able to pick up the podium and throw it through a wall.

"The same thing we do every night, Pinky —- try to {{take over the world}} by reading the character tropes about [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain our show]]!"\\

* HeterosexualLifePartners: They're rarely seen apart and both have been shown to be devastated if one were to leave or betray the other. Brain has even repeatedly stated that the goal is for him to rule the world *with* Pinky, and has never even considered of sacrificing him or abandoning him once his goal is reached.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: They're rarely seen apart and both have been shown to be devastated if one were to leave or betray the other.

* BlessedWithSuck: Her neural implant does greatly increase her intelligence, but also has a MindControlDevice function in case Brain wants to step in. The implant is clearly defective and malfunctioning; it causes her terrible pain, and may [[FridgeHorror slowly be killing her]] even after her escape. It also causes her to go insane and do a FaceHeelTurn.