Dante

**Dante Dalmatian** is a supporting *101 Dalmatian Street*. He is a male puppy and one of the 99 puppies among Delilah and Doug. He is a goth puppy and often makes false predictions about the world ending.

## Character origins

Concept art for Dante shows him with blue and pink spots as opposed to the purple spots in his final design. He also has a blue mohawk in one and a skull-shaped spot on his ear in another. His accessories also varied: some concepts give him an earring and multiple collars.

In his final design, Dante is given purple spots, pink bags under his eyes, and a spiked collar. Dante's design is unique, as he has black fur with white spots. Because of this, his outlines and nose are gray. His ears sometimes cover his face, and he is often seen slouching.

## Background

Dante is a gloomy goth puppy that makes predictions of unfortunate events that never come true, usually exclaiming, "The end of the world is nigh!" Dylan and Dolly in particular are annoyed by his predictions. Despite this, he is sometimes seen to act casual and caring toward his siblings. Although he appears to be around the same age as Dawkins or Da Vinci, he is slightly taller, possibly indicating that he is the oldest dalmatian other than Dylan and Dolly. Despite his serious and gloomy demeanor, he still longs to be played with by other puppies (as seen in “Dante’s Inferno”) and reacts to trigger words (as seen in “London, We Have a Problem”).

Dante’s first appearance is in the final scene of "Boom Night." He later has larger supporting roles in "Power to the Puppies,” "Flea-Mageddon,” and "The Walls Are Alive,” among others. In “A Summer to Remember,” Dante is the only character to suspect that Bessie is evil. He is prominently featured "The Curse of the Ferrydog," where he and fellow goth dogs Portia and Spencer pull a prank on Dylan. At the end of the episode, he sings the song "It's a Prank" with Triple D.

Dante’s most major role is in "Dante's Inferno," where he becomes depressed after realizing his predictions never come true. In order to lift his spirits, Dylan and Dolly make his predictions come true, much to the delight of Dante. Later in the episode, Dante sees Cuddles and warns the Dalmatians that Hunter De Vil has returned. However, due to his usually wrong predictions, Dylan and Dolly don’t believe him at first. When his prediction is proven to be true, he becomes extremely excited before being willingly captured by Hunter. Dante is later stunned to learn that Hunter can understand dogs, causing him to come back to his senses.

## Filmography

* *101 Dalmatian Street*
	+ Theme song ("I’ve Got My Pups with Me")
	+ "Boom Night"
	+ "Power to the Puppies"
	+ "Winter Funderland"
	+ "Snow Day"
	+ "Crushed Out"
	+ "The Woof Factor"
	+ "The Nose Job"
	+ "Flea-Mageddon"
	+ "A Right Royal Rumble"
	+ "The Wow of Miaow"
	+ "The Dog House"
	+ "A Summer to Remember"
	+ "Long Tongue Day"
	+ "Doggy Da Vinci"
	+ "London, We Have a Problem"
	+ "Fetch"
	+ "The Curse of the Ferrydog"
	+ "The Walls Are Alive"
	+ "Ride Along"
	+ "Balancing Act"
	+ "Poodlefall!"
	+ "Dante's Inferno"
	+ "The De Vil Wears Puppies"

## Notes

* Dante is possibly named after Dante Alighieri, a 13th century poet most known for his *Divine Comedy* which is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages.
* He often breaks the fourth wall in double-length episodes, recapping the events of the first parts as the second parts begin.

## Foreign voice actors

* Josef Aarskov (Danish)
* Maxine Donnay (French)
* Gereben Nagy (Hungarian)
* Fredrick Priya Purnama (Indonesian)
* Daniele Raffaeli, Daniele Giuliani (Italian)
* Miron Jagniewski (Polish)
* Pablo Argôllo (Portuguese (Brazilian))
* Alexandre Carvalho (Portuguese (European))
* Luis Fernando Orozco (Spanish (Latin American))
* Rattanachai Lueangwongnagam (Thai)

## See also

* Dante/Gallery
	+ Dante/Gallery/Season 1