Wenda (Where's Waldo?)

Wenda is Waldo's best friend in Where’s Waldo?. The character is the "one who takes the pictures" according to the intro of The Wonder Book, but she always loses her camera. She is the tritagonist in 1987 series and the deuteragonist in 2019 series.
In the 2019 DreamWorks animated series, she is voiced by Haley Tju in the US and Erin Austen in the UK.
==Biography==
===1987 series===
She first appeared in 1991 in The Magnificent Poster Book along with her twin sister, Wilma, who had previously appeared in 1990's The Ultimate Fun Book!. Wilma has not been seen since.
Wenda's wardrobes include a red and white striped shirt, blue skirt, red and white striped stockings, glasses, and red and white bobbled hat.
In the 1991's Where's Waldo?, her only appearances are in the episode The Living Exhibits and VHS exclusive release episodes.
===2019 series===
Wenda is portrayed by actress Haley Tju and has undergone a drastic redesign. Like Waldo, she has been reimagined as a preteen. She is Waldo's best friend who always go to the extreme, ready for an adventure with Waldo and collecting Wanderer keys for his mentor Wizard Whitebeard. As member of the WorldWide Wanderer Society, she and Waldo traveling the world and learning about its cultures while often dealing with a villainous preteen Odlulu. She loves to make friends around the world, especially with the animals she meets. Wenda is a talented athlete who is always ready to get in on the action and comes up with the finishing touch to Waldo's wild ideas.
She is being ticklish by the feathers in "Little Trouble in Big China" and teaching Waldo how to surf with a surfboard in "Hang Ten in Tahiti". Wenda shown to protect the animals from a snowstorm in "Victoria Falls & Winters" where Odlulu traps them with the Weather Key which she stole from Waldo. In "Costa Rica... in Color!", she stands up to Odlulu who steal all colors in the forest with the Color Key and then she uses it to reverses the magic. Wenda is seen competing with Odlullu in "The Strength of Scotland" while Waldo and Whitebeard try to get the Strength Key from Fritz. She battles Captain Odlulu in "Bahama Drama" to save Waldo and Wizard Doubloon by retrieving the Bubble Key.
Wenda has a favourite animals of lemurs in "Mad About Madagascar" while she and Waldo playing with Woof a game of catch-Woof-if-you-can. In "Norway Out", she saves Odlulu and Fritz from the maelstrom while Waldo uses his hat to create Hat-Sail-anator. She shows Waldo the power of perseverance in "Where's Woof?" while finding Woof which he goes into the magic suitcase. In "Mongolia-Saurus", she uses the Dino Key to save Waldo from a hungry Tarbosaurus. She joins the Blizzards in "Uh-Oh, Canada" to win the match against Invisible Odlulu and Fritz at ice hockey. In "Flipping for Japan", she has the gymnastic moves for the Wander Games and joins a Wanderer Gymnastics Team to compete and defeat the octopus leader by retrieving the Flippety Key.
==Appearance==
===Body===
Wenda is a young adult in 1991 series and young girl of medium height in 2019 series, with a slender build, tan skin, brown hair, and black eyes.
===Clothing===
Wenda usually wears a red and white-striped short-sleeved shirt. She also wears gray leggings with red stripes on the sides and dark gray sneakers with red laces and red soles.
==Personality==
Wenda is friendly, adventurous, clever and loves to make friends around the world, especially with the animals she meets. Wenda is a talented athlete who is always ready to get in on the action. Unlike Waldo, she is a very logical problem-solver and often comes up with the finishing touch to Waldo's wild ideas.
==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*She says to anyone who asks a question about the Wanderer keys, Odlulu and Fritz, and other things, "It's a long story."
*She reverses the magic with the Wanderer key in "Costa Rica... in Color!", "A New York Minute" and "Mongolia-Saurus".
**In "Mongolia-Saurus", she use the Dino Key to save Waldo from a hungry Tarbosaurus.
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