Pupnick

### Likes

Sunny days, exploring, magic, his family, music, hot baths, fishing, tacos, dancing, flying, his friendship with Hansel, Rosie's charm and grace

### Dislikes

Having to conceal his abilities, darkness, Soleadian traditions, threats to his family, friends and kingdom, formal clothing, being scolded by his father

### Powers and abilities

Heliokinesis
Photokinetic flight

## Family information

### Parents

Dominic Doberman (father)
Dana † (mother)

### Other relatives

Lars Labrador (paternal uncle)
Carl Cocker Spaniel † (paternal uncle)
Aime, Bruno, Nicola and Billy Bob (maternal distant cousins)

### Partner(s)

Rosie (girlfriend)

**Pupnick** is a major character in the animated series, *the Enchanted Pup*. He's the firstborn son of King Dominic and Queen Dana, the older brother of Felix and the former crowned prince of Soleado. Born with solar magic, Pupnick was forced to conceal them because his father believed that a monarch shouldn't use magic. When his family and kingdom is threatened by a shadowy figure, Pupnick goes off on a journey to save him and find out who he is.

## Background

Pupnick was born into the royal family of Soleado, a Latin American planet powered by sunlight. Upon birth, Pupnick was born with powerful solar magic that he inherited from his father, Dominic, the king of Soleado. Pupnick's life was full of happiness, peace and fun. Pupnick's life became even better when his younger brother, Felix was born. The two became best friends and as small children, they would play around in the palace. Sometime when Pupnick turned twelve, his mother passed away, leaving Dominic to raise his children as a single father. With Pupnick being the oldest, he was set to rule Soleado as king. Pupnick initially looked forward to becoming king but learned that Soleadian kings aren't allowed to use their powers unless the kingdom is in danger, part of the kingdom's ancient traditions.

### Development

In early design, Pupnick was a Doberman Pinscher living a quiet life on his houseboat. He befriended Matthew, the main character after the latter helped paid his bills when he was in danger of losing his home. A few years later, Elkwood created the Enchanted Pup franchise and decided to add Pupnick to the franchise but with a different character design.

### Personality

Pupnick is a young mutt with a desire to explore the wonders of his magical powers, despite his father forbidding him from doing so. Pupnick presents himself as shy and quiet but is shown to be both of an introvert and extrovert. During the years of isolation on Soleado, Pupnick took the time to learn more about Soleado, its history and the science behind the sun and why his home planet is powered by it. He is very sociable as shown with his loving relationship with his brother, Felix, whom he is protective of. He's quick to make friends and to form strong bonds with them. He values his friendship with Hansel as his people were forbid to use their magic and when he turned nineteen, he was capable of learning the truth behind his birthplace and doing something to solve it. Pupnick figured he could something to change Soleado's traditions and fix the broken bond between his father.

With Pupnick being the oldest of the two sons, he is raised to become the new king and protector of Soleado. The death of his mother hit Dominic, the hardest as he went from outgoing and extroverted to strict and overbearing. He wanted to Pupnick to become a good ruler and for them to rule Soleado, the same way, his father did with peace, grace and no magic. As a way to learn how his father governs the kingdom, he usually takes his son to his council meetings that take place on Soleado or on other planets. At those meetings, Pupnick is told to represent Soleado and to wear formal clothing which he finds to be very tight. According to Pupnick himself, he doesn't like the formal clothing that has capes because he can easily trip over them. Attending the meetings and being told how to dress, where he should go and how to rule the kingdom shows that Pupnick dislikes the royal lifestyle and would rather leave Soleado and live somewhere else where he can be himself and live a life where he's free to make his own choices.

When Felix and the people of Soleado are threatened by Frederick and his plot to plunge the planet into eternal darkness, Pupnick jumped into action to save his brother and people. During the adventure, Pupnick sees what his powers can do and that such good power shouldn't be hidden from the world. He also grows closer to his friends and begins to develop feelings for Rosie, a young Cocker Spaniel who knows how it feels to be raised by an overbearing father after losing your mother. After almost sharing a kiss with Rosie, Pupnick then realizes that his home with Rosie and Hansel, not in Soleado.

### Physical appearance

Pupnick is a scruffy-looking mutt with grey fur and green eyes with a trim build.

Pupnick's casual attire is a white shirt with a blue hoodie and green pants. After his battle with Frederick, the magic from Soleado dresses Pupnick in a yellow tunic with a black belt with a golden belt buckle with a sun crest and golden cape.

### Powers and abilities

* **Dog Physiology:** Pupnick is an anthropomorphic dog
* **Solar Manipulation:** Pupnick's prominent ability to create, shape and manipulate all aspects of the sun, starting from its immense heat, luminosity, mass/gravitational field, magnetic field, raw nuclear energy and reaction.
* **Solar Constructs:** During his adventure to Iowa, Pupnick discovered that he could create weapons, tools and other objects that are made from sunlight. When battling the Shadow Animals, he create a bow and arrow to destroy them and save Rosie. He created a solar blade for when he battled Frederick at the top of the cursed Soledian palace.
* **Solar Flight:** Being able to fly and glide through the manipulation of solar energy was one of the abilities that Pupnick discovered during his adventure.

## Appearances

### In the Morning to the Evening

Pupnick is first seen being dressed for a council meeting taking place on the planet EverRealm that is being held by King Hansel and Queen Amber, the planet's monarchs. Before entering the palace, Pupnick is told by his father to be on his best behavior and not to use his powers for any reason whatsoever. The meeting goes off to steady start but ends in a humiliating disaster, forcing the meeting to be ended early and for the monarchs to return to their home planets. Upon returning home to Soleado, Pupnick is scolded by an angry Dominic who tells his son that he must stop using his magic or he'll never become a good king. Pupnick responds by expressing his wish for leaving Soleado and having a life of freedom. Dominic refused to let Pupnick ruin his future and told them that as long as he lives in his castle, he will live under his rules. Dominic leaves the room, not before saying that he's only tough on him because he cares and that when he assumes the throne, he will understand.

To escape his overly-practical life, he sneaks aboard a spaceship and flies over to EverRealm to find a new home. While trying to find a map, he stumbles upon an EverRealmian criminal who tries to rob him. Fortunately, just as the criminal jumps him, he's frozen in his tracks by Hansel. The criminal is taken into custody and Hansel welcomes Pupnick into his castle for the night. Hansel promises to show Pupnick, the kingdom, tomorrow afternoon and tells him to meet him in the plaza. Excited, Pupnick agrees to show up for a tour in EverRealm as well as his very first time off Soleado. To avoid getting a suspicious Dominic from coming after him, he tells him that the Enchanted Pup wants to take him on a tour of his kingdom to show the Solar Mutt what it takes to be a good king.

The next day, Pupnick meets up with Hansel at the plaza and there, he meets Rosie, a longtime resident of EverRealm and a close friend of Hansel. Pupnick immediately falls in love with Rosie and he's able to spend time with her, during his time in EverRealm. After today, Pupnick decides to go back to EverRealm after having such a great time. He continued to visit EverRealm everyday for the next two weeks. However, Pupnick's absence from Soleado gives the evil demon cat, Dr. Frederick to sneak into Pupnick's castle and poison Felix with a potion that will kill him in three days. Pupnick is alerted of this situation and reports back to the castle where he comforts his ill brother on his sickness which nothing Soleadian medicine can do for it. Dominic goes through the Soleadian spellbook and discovers that there is a cure for Felix's illness. There's an antidote that is located in the Hawkeye State. Pupnick offers to go to Iowa, get the antidote and return home to heal Felix. Dominic is initially against the idea but realizes that if he sends an army to retrieve the antidote, Felix will be dead by then.

Hansel and the gang tag along with Pupnick on his journey while his parents stay on Soleado to comfort Felix. Once arriving on planet Earth, the gang attempt to cross a bridge only to discover that it was destroyed by Dr. Frederick was spying on the gang through his crystal ball. Frederick not only destroyed the bridge but filled the waters with monstrous sea creatures. Hansel tries to create an ice bridge but the sea monsters destroy it. Realizing that he's not in Soleado, Pupnick decides to see what his magic can do. He creates a flying ship that carries the gang to the other side but protects them from the sea monsters by blasting bolts of sunlight.

The gang then began to walk through a dense forest. While walking, Pupnick and Rosie begin to bond. Pupnick learns that Rosie can sympathize with him having a rough childhood after her mother and being raised by a strict and overbearing father. When she grew into a teenager, she decided to leave her hometown and live a life of freedom. Inspired by Rosie's bravery and going forth with her dream to become independent, Pupnick begins to have second thoughts of returning to Soleado after the mission is complete. The gang settles down for the evening and enjoys a dinner cooked by Amber. Wanting to get closer to Pupnick, Rosie shares a romantic dance with him. The dance ends with Rosie and Pupnick about to kiss when Pupnick remembers that Soleadian kings aren't supposed to enter relationships with peasant women. Just as the gang prepares to continue with their journey, Rosie is attacked by an army of shadowy figures sent by Frederick in an attempt to ruin Pupnick's chances of saving Felix. Needing to save Rosie from Frederick's doom, Pupnick creates a solar bow and arrow and uses it to vanquish the demons and save Rosie. With the demons defeated and Rosie saved, the gang continues with their adventure.

The next morning, the gang successfully retrieves the antidote and takes the next spaceship to Soleado. Upon entering the kingdom, Pupnick discovers that Frederick has used the power of his cane to take complete control of Soleado. Frederick also plans to drop the Soleadian palace in the river of his planet, turning Dominic and Felix into living shadows. Pupnick tells Hansel to get the Soleadians to safety while he battles Frederick. Worried about Pupnick's safety, Rosie tries to encourage Pupnick not to fight Frederick. Pupnick replies that he has to, especially since his family is in danger. Before running to fight Frederick, Pupnick kisses Rosie in case he doesn't make it back alive.

Having mastered his magical abilities, he creates a solar blade and battles Frederick with it. During the battle, Frederick overpowers Pupnick and prepares to execute him, only for Pupnick to realize that Frederick's weakness is the sphere of his cane as his father mentioned to him earlier that the key to defeating Frederick is the sphere. Pupnick destroys Frederick's cane and in doing so, it causes Frederick, his shadows and his planet to be swept away to another galaxy and to restore Soleado to its natural beauty. Once the palace is placed back on the ground, Pupnick feeds Felix, the antidote and he is instantaneously healed. Dominic embraces Pupnick and apologizes for being an overbearing teacher instead of being his father. To show that he's changed, he allows Pupnick to leave the kingdom and crowns Felix, the new prince and future king of Soleado. Pupnick becomes an EverRealmian as well as a resident of the kingdom, a member of the Everpaw Prowlers and Rosie's boyfriend.

### The Enchanted Pup 2

Pupnick makes his first film appearance in *the Enchanted Pup 2* as a supporting character. It is shown that Pupnick has happily adjusted to his new lifestyle and moved in with Rosie in her small cottage. Just like the members of the Everpaw Prowlers, Pupnick usually has lunch with Hansel. While having lunch, Hansel tells the Prowlers about the dream that he's been having and wonders what can stop him from having those dreams. On the way back to the castle, Hansel's powers sends a bolt of ice that lands in a village kingdom in Nepal. Believing that the answer is in Nepal, Hansel leaves Woolsville and orders the Prowlers to stay in the castle and help Amber with ruling the kingdom during his absence.

A few years later, Hansel returns to the kingdom with the Mastiffs, a family of dogs that Hansel befriended during his adventure. He introduces them to the Prowlers before they leave the planet in a spaceship. Hansel later flies back to Nepal when he realizes that the Mastiffs have been kidnapped by Wolfsbane's henchmen. Hansel forbids the Prowlers from coming with him but they end up following despite his direct orders. In the end, Brodi and his family move in with Hansel after it is revealed that they are related to the Pup Family.

### The North Pup

Pupnick helps Amber mount a search party when Hansel and Cerberus go missing. Fortunately, Hansel and Cerberus return to the kingdom with the North Winds. Hansel orders the Prowlers to help the North Winds with changing the mutated kids back to normal. As a result, the kids are turned back to normal and are reunited with their families afterwards.

### Animal Planet

Once Red Bird is defeated, Pupnick attends a rock concert in Rainforest Town.

### The Fox and the Pooch

Pupnick and the Prowlers help Hansel protect Foxwood and Wayne from the evil Bonetown king, Chief.