Mr. Wolf

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## Moe Wolf

**Moe Wolf**, better known as **Mr. Wolf**, is the protagonist of *The Bad Guys*. He was one of the five members and the leader of the now dissolved Good Guys Club, and is currently one of two leaders of Shadow Squad G, along with Agent Fox. An enthusiastic yet often airheaded leader, he founded his club with the goal of proving he and his friends can be heroic and shed the negative views that the world see them in. As the story progresses, he gradually accomplishes his goal, and he eventually assists in saving Earth from Marmalade's army. Starting with season two, he joins the A-Team in travelling through the multiverse to help Fox defeat Dread Overlord Splaarghon, sharing the protagonist role with Fox.

## Appearance

Mr. Wolf is out of shape, in addition to his scruffy, brown fur, and a medium-length, fluffy tail. Regardless of whatever outfit he wears, he always remains barefoot. In his childhood, Wolf would wear a simple sleeveless shirt and baggy pants. In his adolescence, he’d switch to jeans, a white shirt, and a leather jacket. In his adulthood, he wears a black leathery suit, with a black loose tie over a fresh white shirt, which would be the outfit he retains for most of the series. In The Big Bad Wolf, he was massively-sized, buff, and wearing nothing but super-elastic boxers.

In the film, he wears a white suit with no tie, an unbuttoned collar, and an open jacket. He has brown-grey fur with a white underbelly and orange-yellow eyes.

## Personality

In his childhood, Wolf held the selfless and encouraging personality he maintains in his present. Notably, he would save a young Snake from battering and befriend him. In addition, he would teach him the criminal behaviors the two would harness in their adolescence, almost being a mentor figure to Snake. He also seemed to enjoy impressing others like his father and Snake with his criminal skills, yet another trait carried onto his adulthood. Let the Games Begin! reveals that Wolf’s father was emotionally abusive towards Wolf, pressuring him into a criminal life and being cited as Wolf’s reason for becoming a criminal himself. This lead to more risky yet successful decisions made by him, along with Wolf’s satisfaction with his choices.

Mr. Wolf is prominently optimistic, enthusiastic, and selfless. He is also cheerful and outgoing, but is bad tempered, shown most frequently when Snake insults him. If triggered or annoyed, he is prone to arguing and making crass decisions, though he gradually overcomes this weakness. He is highly uplifting, as he often encourages his friends and believes anyone can redeem themselves. However, his optimism and energy sometimes blinds him from his foolishness, leading him to be carried away and usually resulting in his plans failing. He’s also very clumsy, and prone to embarrassing himself or making mistakes. Despite being a former criminal and the world placing his friends under negative views and stereotypes, Wolf believes his team can overcome them and move past their actions.

Regardless of the negative attitude his friends display, Wolf always has confidence and care in them, and assures they’re aware of such. He always places others before himself, and won’t hesitate to make sacrifices for the greater good. In earlier books, Wolf was susceptible to falling deeply in love, notably with Agent Fox, and acting even more foolish than usual. In perilous situations, although Wolf would try to maintain his composure, he was also prone to becoming fearful and having a short temper. Despite that, he would manage to find some optimistic view in even the most dire circumstances.

Although he shows a tremendous amount of care for all of his allies, he would always show to be closest towards Snake. As they were childhood friends, they’ve been at each other’s side for quite some time, and openly display their bond further as the books progress. Even during Snake’s periods of self-deprication and lack of confidence, Wolf would always encourage and attempt to uplift him, no matter how much Snake would retort or shut down his actions. He consistently shows adoration towards his team, making uplifting and motivating comments during times of tragedy or disaster. As the books continued in the first season, Wolf would maintain his heroic confidence and actions. He would eventually overcome his short-fuse, albeit retain a mild amount.

Due to Marmalade’s ship cannon growing Wolf to an enormous size, his brain would also shrink, causing him to become nothing more than a mindless, ravenous monster during The Big Bad Wolf. Despite attempts from his team to calm down, Wolf would simply destroy his city and try to harm his allies, not even recognizing them. He would remain in that state until Snake would privately display his care and belief in Wolf, snapping him out of his trance and bringing him back to his original personality.

At the beginning of The Baddest Day Ever, Wolf would become dispirited due to Snake’s presumed death, going so far as to admit the Good Guys Club was a foolish name. However, the formation of Shadow Squad G would bring Wolf back to his cheerful self. Assisting his team with defeating Marmalade’s army and the return of Snake would lead to him achieving his redemption along with the rest of his team. Although he would remain foolish and clumsy, Wolf had managed to redeem himself and be viewed as the hero he always wished to be.

After the year-long time skip, Wolf would remain similar to his season one personality, albeit a little more boastful in Dawn of the Underlord. He would also be more anxious and concerned regarding Snake’s isolation, and would come off as more tense to his team. Due to the sudden events in the book, Wolf would become more confused, though would stay heroic and supportive for his team. Throughout the season, he generally has a vexed and flustered approach due to the absurdity of the ongoing events, but does his best to remain as the positive leader he is. Despite Snake’s new villainous position, Wolf would believe Snake was simply brainwashed, and refused to give up his faith and support in him. It’s also at this point where he stands by his own heroic position, stating:

His quote would confirm his beliefs and stance, going so far to prefer dying as a hero rather than living as a villain. While traveling through the multiverse, he would take back his leader role from Fox when possible, including offering the decision of the team splitting up, though he would keep making foolish choices as well. Starting from Open Wide and Say Arrrgh!, Wolf’s confusion would gradually be replaced with flaunt and further confidence, making further risky decisions. However, Abe’s introduction and his excessive honesty would have Wolf regress to his irritability and short-temperedness, which is only worsened in The Others?! In addition, his flaunting behavior and foolish choice-making would even prove to be fatal, as his overconfidence lead to his death by Ghaâstly’s box, albeit he was fortunately resurrected by Abe.

However, by Let the Games Begin!, Wolf seems to have returned back to his optimistic yet clumsy outlook. His positivity during peril would show further, as despite him being overwhelmed with the Underlords, he still manages to uplift Fox and commend her valiant efforts. Wolf further elaborates on his regrets as a criminal, as he explicitly admits his mistakes to Snake. He further blames himself for the events of the entire series, acknowledging his father’s bad influence onto Wolf, and him therefore being a bad influence on Snake, as the reason for Snake’s corruption. He appears genuinely remorseful for his past, and even though he scolds Snake for his villainous choices, he still believes he can redeem himself. In addition, Wolf is shown to be highly motivated whenever his friends are threatened, a trait that Snake directly points out. At the end of the book, Wolf would witness Fox be murdered by Splaarghön in front of him. Now having lost his love interest, Wolf experienced immense dismay and grieving, similar to—if not worse than—his mournful state in The Baddest Day Ever.

Wolf had mostly returned to his normal personality in Look Who’s Talking, but Shortfuse’s nonchalance and the Nightmare Realm have him return to his state of being flustered throughout some periods. Despite such, he still manages to exhibit his politeness and enthusiasm while listening to Shortfuse’s explanation, and once again unsuccessfully attempted to convince Snake and a newly-corrupted Fox to return to the side of good.

## Abilities

### **Super-Strength**

Due to the time-travel anomaly in Book 7, Wolf was granted enhanced physical strength. However, his lack of control lead to him ruining his clothes and leaving him naked, and he had to wear hyper-elastic underwear in order to prevent future occurrences. Because of his size enhancement and mindlessness in The Big Bad Wolf, he was able to destroy entire buildings, and by the time of the book’s conclusion, nearly the entire city was in ruins due to his actions.

## Trivia

* According to Aaron Blabey, Wolf is said to have been inspired after watching An American Werewolf in London when he was 9 years old at a slumber party.
* He is apparently the Big Bad Wolf in The Three Little Pigs, the wolf in Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, and also the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood.