History Main / RascallyRaccoon

* ''Literature/WarriorCats'': Averted in ''Hawkwing's Journey'', where raccoons are total brutes that are nearly on the same level as badgers and beavers. They've escaped from Twoleg captivity, and, once they've gathered in a big group, they attack the [=SkyClan=] camp, killing Honeytail and causing Leafstar to lose [[CatsHaveNineLives one of her nine lives]].

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''
** Zigzagoon is clearly based on either the raccoon or the {{tanuki}}. Its special ability in the game is Pick Up, which randomly finds items buried in the grass, and it learns several moves related to stealing. (Its evolution Linoone is based more on a badger.)
** Averted with Riolu and Lucario, which were partially based on ''actual'' raccoons but are largely depicted as heroic fighters instead of mischievous rascals.

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': Averted with Captain Rescue from the episode "Over the Hill Hero". He is a retired legendary superhero raccoon known for rescuing citizen from bank robbers and an active volcano.

* In ''VideoGame/BearAndBreakfast'', Took the Raccoon can be seen going crazy from raiding a garbage container at Timber Crossing.

* [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]] by Magazine/Ranger Rick from the magazine of the same name. He was quick and cunning in older stories, but never resorted to outright crime. [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in more recent issues, as he is portrayed as a generic NiceGuy.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar'': The episode "Mask of the Raccoon" focuses on a French-accented raccoon named Ze Archer, who "borrows" from others and says that he intends to ''give'' the stuff away. When his cover is blown (he's not really French and his name is Archie, and he's keeping the stuff for himself), the penguins use him to help give to the less fortunate.

** Averted with Riolu and Lucario, which were partially based on ''actual'' raccoons but are [[RatedMForManly largely depicted as heroic fighters]] instead of mischievous rascals.

* In ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'', the title character is descended from a line of master thief raccoons.

->'''Rocket Raccoon:''' Question: What if I see something that I wanna take and it belongs to someone else?\\
'''Corpsman Dey:''' You will be arrested.\\
'''Rocket Raccoon:''' But what if I want it more than the person who has it?
-->-- ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''

* In ''VideoGame/SlyCooper'', the title character is descended from a line of master thief raccoons.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'', a raccoon in the Mysterious Woods will prevent you from progressing by changing the area the top of the screen leads to, and must be sprinkled with magic powder in order to proceed. [[spoiler: Using the powder changes the raccoon back into its true form, Tarin, who was [[ForcedTransformation transformed]] after eating a mushroom]].
* In ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'', there is Tom Nook, a shady salesman who is rumored to steal his goods and sell them to the player. He's a {{tanuki}} in the Japanese version. This has been downplayed more and more as the series has progressed, however, with his more recent portrayals being as an [[BenevolentBoss honest, benevolent contractor and businessman]] who only had a bad reputation. It doesn't help that the popular fan interpretation of Tom Nook saw him as a [[MemeticPsychopath greedy landlord/mob boss]], until the influx of new fans via ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewHorizons New Horizons]]'''s release helped encourage CharacterPerceptionEvolution by highlighting his positive traits and resulted in Tom Nook becoming a much more liked character by the fanbase at large.

* {{Downplayed|Trope}} with Raku in ''VideoGame/AFKArena''. He is ''nicknamed'' "The Rascal", is said to be a troublemaker by his childhood friend Pippa, and is [[EyelidPullTaunt rather rude with his victory animation]], but other than that, his rascaliness borders on InformedAttribute. The most devious thing he's been seen doing was steal some fishbowls to set the fish inside free, and in practice, he ends up being the StraightMan to his traveling partner [[RoyalBrat Princess Peggy]].

* ''WesternAnimation/MightyMike'': The central antagonists are [[Music/{{Queen}} Freddy and Mercury]], a pair of wild raccoons who are constantly trying to break into Mike's house. Freddy is the mastermind of the duo, and is very cruel [[WouldHurtAChild even to the tiny kitten, Fluffy]]. Mercury, meanwhile, is the BumblingSidekick and often just wants to join in on whatever Mike and co. are doing.

* ''VideoGame/CrayonChronicles'' has Book Bandits, which are basically brown raccoons.

* Creator/DingoPictures has Wabuu, the cheeky raccoon. He hops like a kangaroo and likes to pull practical jokes on other animals. Wabuu is particularly funny because, unlike Meeko (who he represents in Legend Of Pocahontas), he appears to be genuinely sociopathic at times. Particularly the strong German accent he speaks with (Meeko doesn't speak in the Disney movie). The other characters all find him extremely annoying.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'', a raccoon in the Mysterious Woods will prevent you from progressing by changing the area the top of the screen leads to, and must be sprinkled with magic powder in order to proceed. [[spoiler: Using the powder changes the raccoon back into its true form, Tarin, who was {{Baleful Polymorph}}ed after eating a mushroom]].

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* In ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' there is Tom Nook who is a shady salesman who is said to steal his goods and sell them to the player. He's a {{tanuki}} in the Japanese version.

* ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood'': While the raccoons are probably honest townsfolk arrested for not paying extortionate taxes, the scene where they are running in striped prison uniforms with bags of gold deliberately invokes this trope.

* ''Linus the Lionhearted'': Rory Raccoon was a heroic variant as he protected his corn crop from Cornelius Crow. He was the mascot for Post Toasties cereal.