Tooey Ookami

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## Tooey 0okami

* Casual
* Snow

## Background information

### Voice

Sequoia Janvier (Pilot and season 1)
Zane Jasper (season 2-3)

## Character information

### Affiliations

Ookami family
Denali Trading Post
Qyah Village School

### Relatives

Grandma Elizabeth (maternal grandma)
Kenji Ookami (dad)
Dr. Atsaq Ookami (mom)
Jay Ookami (older brother)
John Ookami (older brother)
Benji (cousin)
Keiko (aunt)

### Pets

Anka
Luka
Laika
Tukoni
Skippy
Jax
Rascal
Kiwi
Kobi
Atsoo
Sasha
Kih Dhidii (dogs)
Mouse (cat)
Bandifer (formerly)

### Allies

Molly Mabray (best friend)
Trini Mumford
Oscar Marsh
Vera Malakas
Jake
His family
many others

### Enemies

Giant Ice Worms
The Moose

### Likes

Dog sledding
 Hot chocolate
Snowball fights
Writing
Reading
Nature
Molly
Playing basketball

### Dislikes

Scary stories
Mud
Bugs
Frogs

### Quote

"Happy to help."
"See? Not scary at all. It's just an old house." "Oh, man..."
"All the lemons in the world can't help me now."

## Physical description

### Skin color

Tan

**Tookkone** "**Tooey**" **Ookami** is the main deuteragonist of *Molly of Denali*. He is the son of Kenji and Atsaq Ookami, as well as Molly Mabray's #1 best friend.

## Appearance

Tooey is of mixed heritage: Japanese and Alaska Native. His father Kenji grew up in Japan while his mother Atsaq grew up in Alaska with Molly's mother Layla.

He is 10 years of age, with fluffy dark brown hair, black eyes, and tan skin.

He normally wears a turquoise t-shirt with a blue cuff around the neck and a blue chest pocket on the left side. He also wears dark blue jeans, complete with blue sneakers with grayish-black laces and grayish-black soles. When going on sledding missions, or out in the snow, he wears an orange coat with beige parts on the cuffs and sled at with brown parts on the hat and on the mittens.

## Personality

Tooey is positive, caring, smart, loyal and confident. Though he is adventurous, he is very cautious and hesitant to do many things on his own. Tooey loves nature, yet he seems to be afraid of most animals that he's unfamiliar with. He is more on the logical side, though he can at times be over-excitable and energetic like Molly. Tooey prefers to think through everything before coming to a conclusion. However, he sometimes overthinks things, which causes some anxiety for him. He is strongly introverted, preferring the company of his two closest friends over the attention of a crowd.

## Relationships

#### Molly Mabray

Molly and Tooey have a very strong bond. They do everything together, from adventuring to simply enjoying each other's company. They have known each other for as long as they can remember and grew up together.

They are seen together most of the time and rarely seen apart. They do have their soft heartwarming moments every once in a while, such as in Puppy Palooza where Tooey lets Molly name the dogs. This makes her ecstatic and leads her to jump on him and give him a quick hug.

Whenever Tooey begins to doubt himself, Molly doesn't hesitate to cheer him up and give him a classic confidence boost. He returns the favor whenever he can.

#### Trini Mumford

At first, both Tooey and Molly had a bit of trouble understanding Trini, but soon got to know her and became good friends. Though they aren't often shown without Molly, the two definitely have a good bond with one another.

In A-Maze-ing Snow, Tooey comes too Trini's rescue in the snow maze, but they both ultimately get trapped inside by their map, which Tooey forgot to update when the maze was changed. When he apologizes and expresses regret for their situation, Trini replies with, "It's okay, it's only a little your fault."

Tooey also helps Trini find the confidence to perform the lynx dance, albeit with a little help from his grandmother.

In Nature's Medicine he lifts Trini off the ground when she falls injured, demonstrating concern for her wellbeing.

## Trivia

* Tooey is short for Tookkone - "wolf" in Denaakk'e. His last name, Ookami, also means "wolf", but in Japanese (read character profile picture).
* Though he has a canon 'real' name, few people ever call him that besides Molly and some of the tribal elders, and even they rarely use it.
* Tooey has two older brothers named Jay and John, who can be quite mean at times and tease/bug him, but who still both clearly care for him.
* Tooey has a fear of everything unfamiliar, and is usually hesitant to do things outside his comfort zone, which leads to Molly always giving him a push.
* Tooey is very gifted and has developed multiple skills. He can play the drums and bongos, and has a lot of experience dog sledding for his age, to the point that his dad entrusts him with the choosing and training of the family's newest lead dog. He can also carve wood, is learning two new languages, and is an artist and a great writer.
* In few episodes we see Tooey has a fondness for art. In Wild Moose Chase we see he likes to draw dogs. In a COVID safety short (click here), he is seen showing off a husky drawing to Molly on a video call.
* Tooey doesn't have a canon zodiac sign but he seems to show many traits of being a Pisces.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/unseen-and-unheard/201907/molly-denali-the-alaskan-reality-you-must-see-tv "In addition to Native representation, the show includes characters of other racial or ethnic backgrounds, as reflected by some of the main supporting characters like Molly’s two best friends: Trini is Black and Tooey is Alaska Native and Japanese."

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