Chief ("Turbo Undercover Fighting Force" Puppy)

**The Chief** is a tough but good-natured flea who appears in T.U.F.F. Puppy. He runs T.U.F.F. headquarters. In "Internal Affairs", it's revealed that his real name is Herbert Dumbrowski, he has a bionic foot, has short term memory loss, and is extremely strong for somebody so small. The Chief was once T.U.F.F.'s top agent and an amazing fighter. In one episode, he comes out of retirement to help Dudley deal with the Chameleon. While things don't work out well at first, Dudley manages to give him a pep talk and he shows he's still got it by beating up the Chameleon.

## Biography

The Chief may be smaller than a penny, but he packs the punch of an angry bull. A grumbly, no-nonsense, battle-scarred flea, this tough-talker has seen and done it all. To make sure he gets his points across to his crime-fighting friends, The Chief uses a video camera rigged up to a floating big screen TV to always appear larger than life and it works. When The Chief speaks, EVERYBODY listens. Thanks to him, T.U.F.F. is a well-oiled machine and D.O.O.M. agents are too busy running for their lives to make too much trouble. The only loose end he can't seem to tie up is his reckless new recruit, Dudley Puppy. The Chief would love to keep a closer eye on him, but Dudley's flea collar makes that harder than you'd think.

## Appearance

The Chief is a flea, who's in charge of T.U.F.F. (Turbo Undercover Fighting Force). He wears a brown jacket and a cream shirt with a black tie. He has thick eyebrows, long antennae and cream-coloured eyes.

## Personality

The Chief is the chief agent at T.U.F.F. and as such he is most level headed of the bunch. He is always commanding the gang to orders of which they are capable or known of, and usually is the one to take charge of a situation when things go awry. He is also arguably the most loyal member at T.U.F.F. as in T.U.F.F. Break Up when T.U.F.F became under paid and ridiculed by the government and the city, and were seemingly unappreciated, He was the only member of T.U.F.F. to not resign (and refused to do so) as he does his job to do what he believes is right, not for the admiration, technology, or pay.

The Chief hires T.U.F.F. agents on the spot quite easily, as he did with Dudley and Snaptrap, despite the circumstances of their past battles. Even though he is blunt, abrasive, grumpy, and forgetful at times, the T.U.F.F. agents still look up to him, or down, depending on if he is using a video monitor to broadcast orders or not. The Chief is a little past his prime and has false teeth, a toupee, and a bionic foot. Despite these traits, he is shown to have a strong will and a take-charge attitude.

## Trivia

* He's voiced by Daran Norris, the same person who voices Francisco, Bad Dog, The Chameleon, and Jack Rabbit. Daran Norris also previously worked with Butch Hartman on *The Fairly OddParents* (portraying Mr. Turner, Cosmo and Jorgen von Strangle) and *Danny Phantom* (portraying Bullet, Walker's "right-hand man").
* In Cruisin' for a Bruisin', the Chief has long blonde hair that he claims is always tucked close to his scalp, but his eyebrows are black, implying he dyes his hair.
* In Thunder Dog, the Chief is afraid of store robberies.
* The Chief seems to have a interior designer *Julian* who apparently decorated the Petropolis prison and T.U.F.F. HQ.
* The Chief believes in ghost rain.
* During his years of active duty, the Chief seemed to live in a small apartment.
* He seems to be significantly wealthy, considering that he lives in a very large house (possibly bordering into a mansion), has a high-technology security system, and is according to *Fleaple Magazine (*a parody of *People* magazine*),* one of the *10 Most Eligible Hostages in Petropolis.* (all seen in Mind Trap)
* In Puppy Unplugged, the Chief seems to be a fan of the salad spinners, as he uses them like carousel rides.
* He cried in his office for a long time when Dudley didn't pick him as the helper duckling in Lucky Duck.
* He hates the Potpourri Bug as shown in Law and Odor.
* He has bitten people before (being a flea) such as Toast of T.U.F.F. in which he said that he hasn't eaten this well since he spent the week with a German Shepherd.
* He is shown to go shopping at the tiny CD store.
* He's shown hate his own men mocking him as he tried to beat up Dudley in Forget Me Mutt before Keswick stopped him.
* He's been filmed for a documentary in Internal Affairs.