Paulina

Paulina is a Filipino member of the Thea Sisters, an adventurous best friend group founded by Thea Stilton. She is portrayed by Carolina Gaitan. She first appeared in Detective Jackie.

## Appearance

Paulina has tan skin along with blue-black hair tied in a ponytail with a brown tie. She had black eyes, but they became blue in the newer episodes, specials and films. She wears an orange gown with long sleeves, an upturned collar, two slits on either side of the skirt and gray leggings.

## Family

Paulina became an orphan when she was a little girl and she and her sister lived with their uncle and auntie. Maria and Paulina were close and would go to the ends of the earth to ensure they are all fine as seen in the film Thea Stilton and the Hunt for the Blue Scarab when Maria created a video call with the policemen after Paulina missed days of their daily voice call. Maria is also an honorary member of the Thea Sisters beginning with the film Thea Stilton and the Secret Town. Later on, Violet became Paulina's stepsister.

## Bio

Not much is known about her early life other than being an orphan but before high school, she lived with her sister, Maria, back in Peru after she moved there from the Philippine Islands. She had a friend back in her elementary school named Willy Wonka who runs a chocolate factory in Ecuador and sells them by the brand of "Cocoa Loco". They both lost contact as years passed by. Upon arrival on or during the trip to Snuggford, she is befriended by 4 other mouselings: Nicky, Colette, Pam and Violet.

## Personality

Paulina is a person who lives by logic and believes that there is an explanation for everything that happens around her. She's very analytical like Violet, except her peripheral vision and ability to notice details isn't as potent as Violet's. She specializes in science, mathematics, biology and world history and uses her stockpile of knowledge fairly frequently in the Thea Sisters' adventures to assist them. She and Violet consistently bounce off each other and take turns being the brains of the group, coming up with plans, strategizing, and acting fast in times of crisis.

Technology is Paulina's bread and butter. She is almost never seen without her phone and tablet, and she uses either of them at least once in almost every single book in the main series, to the point where it was very hard for her to part with them in *Madagascar Madness*. She uses her tablet if not the nearest computer to do research on topics so she knows what the group needs to know for their trips. Her knowledge in coding and electronics is incredibly vast, allowing her to recognize pieces of computer hardware at a glance. She's also shown to play videogames in the comics.

Unlike the typical tech-savvy person, Paulina loves traveling a lot, taking pictures of her travels and making friends all over the world. She is very kind and gentle, being able to reassure the other Thea Sisters in times of stress (that are in situations that aren't related to mysteries), to the point where she is somewhat motherly in nature. She also isn't the type to suspect someone unless there is a logical reason to be suspicious.

In contrast to her friendly disposition and willingness to meet new people, Paulina has a bit of a shy streak at times that can also translate to stage fright like in *Drama at Mouseford*. This doesn't stop her from helping someone in need, however.

## Abilities

* Laptop Technology: She is well versed in the ins and outs of technology, to the point where she can recognize a little of hardware at a glance. She is skilled with laptops and many things that can be done with laptops.
* Morse Code: She and Nicky can read Morse Code out loud and use it.
* Survival: She and Nicky can survive in wilderness scenarios.
* Photography: Paulina is the one with a camera or something that can take images. It is a habit of hers to take an image during memorable seconds.

## Trivia

* Like the others, Paulina's drawing in her intro in every episode, film and special has been altered after being animated.
* In newer ones after receiving alterations in her drawings, she and the other's tails are lost.
* In the film Thea Stilton and the Ice Treasure, Paulina and her friend Nicky had developed a secret crush on Ashvin, making a rivalry between both of them though both of them are close to each other.
* In Thea Stilton and the Dragon's Code, it was revealed that Paulina and Nicky are in an organization called the Green Mice which later appeared in the Ice Treasure and the Madagascar Madness.
* Though it's aka Polly in her classic character description, we don't see someone call her by that name specifically. However, in the special Atlantis: The Lost Empire the others call her Pauly, an alteration of her aka.
* Her aka in the Italian dub is Pila.
* In the film Thea Stilton and the Secret Town, Paulina reveals that was orphaned when she was a little girl, making her the only orphaned Thea Sister.
* Her biological parents are the only ones not appearing, with Violet's parents appearing in the film The Ghost of the Shipwreck, Pam's family as the main protagonists in the film Thea Stilton: Big Trouble in the Big Apple, Colette's family appearing in the special The Story of the Treasure Seekers and Nicky's parents appearing in the manga as well as Granny Naya appearing in the film Thea Stilton and the Mountain of Fire.
* In the film Thea Stilton and the Frozen Fiasco, she is shown to be a fan of mystery author Patricia Highsmith being almost as big of a fan as Violet.
* She has a secret crush on Will, the director of the 7 Roses Unit, the secret department in the IIS.
* She already knows how to dance hula, flamenco and tango according to the films Thea Stilton and the Myth of the Fire Plants, Thea Stilton and the Spanish Dance Adventure and the episode Dance Challenge.