Dora the Explorer

**Dora Marquez**, also known as **Dora the Explorer**, is the titular main protagonist of the *Dora* franchise.

A seven-year-old girl who likes to spend her time going on trips and exploring new places.

## **Appearance**

﻿Dora has dark peach skin causing it to appear almost orange. She has short brown hair as well as brown eyes. The character is often shown wearing a pink t-shirt, orange shorts, frilly yellow socks, and white Velcro shoes with a pink trim along with other outfits. She wears a yellow bracelet with a blue flower on it that she wears on her right wrist and it happened to be a birthday present when she was four. Additionally, though rarely seen, Dora wears little gold earrings on her ears.

## **Personality**

Dora enjoys sports, especially soccer. She played on a baseball team with Boots and her other partners and was coached by her father (who has never been depicted as having other employment before or since). She loves and excels at soccer. Dora is also a musician, skilled at playing a wooden flute and the guitar.

## **DreamTheater Intermix: The World Within**

Dora is a student in the City Saints Academy.

### **Biography**

In Chapter 6, Dora is present at the rooftop party of the Corona House where she is seen having a conversation with Jimmy Tweetums, Sarah Hall, Abby Hatcher and Diego Marquez.

In Chapter 8, Dora, alongside Abby Hatcher and Diego Marquez, are seen having a conversation with Jimmy Tweetums and Sarah Hall in the dining area of the first floor. She then took notice of the arrival of Tenma Daytona Romeoford, Eddward "Edd & Double D" Marion Vicente, Edwin "Ed" Horace Hall, Rolf Von Olsson and Shizuka Kasagi in the room, and later witnessed Eric Cartman demanding the identity of the noise maker to which Shizuka declined.

In Chapter 10, Dora, alongside Abby Hatcher, Diego Marquez, Jimmy Tweetums and Sarah Hall, are seen hanging around the sidewalks before witnessing the water blasting out from the fire hydrant and despite their initial shock, they decided to play around it.

In Chapter 12, Dora, alongside Abby Hatcher, Diego Marquez, Jimmy Tweetums and Sarah Hall, are seen running around the park.

In Chapter 21, Dora, alongside Abby Hatcher, Diego Marquez, Jimmy Tweetums and Sarah Hall, are seen in the cafeteria of the Corona House.

In Chapter 23, Dora, alongside Abby Hatcher, Diego Marquez, Jimmy Tweetums and Sarah Hall, are seen running around the streets of the city.

## **Abilities**

Often in the specials when she actually has to go up against a legit threat, she admittedly can be a bit badass.

## **Trivia**

* It's unknown what Dora's exact nationality is despite being Latina. The show never specifically mentioned her true nationality.
* Dora is a Latina. Early concepts of Dora had her as a blonde girl of European ancestry. The character was originally based on a niece, Lilli, of Rick Velleu, one of the creators of the show.
* Dora was originally going to be a little bunny, Benjamin Bunny who went on adventures with his mom everyday, then they grew to a little girl named Tess, and then Nina.
* Dora (along with Backpack) is the only one never to get Character Find at the end of each episode during the end credits.
* Boots to the Rescue is the only episode Dora doesn't travel with Boots because she's at school and he runs there right away to bring her song to her. It's also the only episode where she makes a minor appearance and doesn't appear as the first character to begin the episode like she always does. Boots is the first character and the host instead of her.
* Dora is also voiced by Kathleen Herles even as a doll or a toy.
* Dora has chosen Boots has her partner to go traveling with all the time because he's the first friend she meets which is revealed in Dora's First Trip.
* Dora's last name was mentioned twice in Dora the Explorer, Grandma's House and Surprise!, when Boots addressed Mami as "Señora Márquez".
* Whenever Dora and Boots travel anywhere, they sing the Travel Song but when they're done with their adventure, they sing We Did It!.
* Whenever Dora and Boots sing songs, sometimes they would cut the songs off during them singing and due to emergencies or sometimes they'd just cut them off for a timeout when the instrumentals are rolling and getting the viewer's attention of how they should sing them like if they wanted to in special ways.
* Dora doesn't always travel with Boots in every episode even though they're best friends and are meant to be together, she only travels with Isa once as his replacement in Isa's Unicorn Flowers and she sometimes travels with Swiper whenever he's on his good side or she sometimes travels with both Boots and Swiper with or without Boots, however, she also sometimes travels alone without Boots or anyone with her.
* Whenever Dora gets mad sometimes, she never seems to make any angry looks throughout the series, not even once.
* In Sammy's Valentine, Dora doesn't make her appearance herself, her picture is only seen on Diego's Valentine card.
* Dora was only seen crying in Nick Jr Babies (as a baby) and never throughout the series even though she sometimes gets a little mad.
* Dora was played by Madelyn Miranda (6) and Isabela Moner (16) in *Dora and the Lost City of Gold*.