The Octonauts
The Octonauts
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Captain Barnacles Bear

CAPTAIN BARNACLES BEAR
Captain Barnacles is a brave polar bear extraordinaire and the leader of the Octonauts crew. He's always the first to rush in and help whenever there's a problem. Besides adventuring, Barnacles enjoys playing his accordion and writing in his captain's log.

Lt Kwazii Kitten

KWAZII KITTEN
Kwazii is a daredevil orange kitten with a mysterious pirate past. He loves excitement and travelling to exotic places. His favourite hobbies include long baths, racing the Gup-B, and general swashbuckling.
Nurse Peso Penguin

PESO PENGUIN
Peso is the medic for the team. He's an expert at bandaging and always carries his medical kit with him in case of emergencies. He's not too fond of scary things, but if a creature is hurt or in danger, he can be the bravest Octonaut of all!

Sauci Dog

DASHI DOG
Dashi is a smart dachshund / sausage dog who oversees operations in the Octopod HQ and launch bay. She monitors the computer systems and manages all ship traffic. She's also the Octonauts' official photographer and enjoys taking photos of undersea life.

Dr. Shellington

SHELLINGTON SEA OTTER
Shellington is a nerdy sea otter scientist who loves doing field research and working in his lab. He's easily distracted by rare plants and animals, but his knowledge of the ocean is a big help in Octonaut missions.

Tweak Bunny

TWEAK BUNNY
Tweak is the engineer for the Octopod. She keeps everything shipshape below deck in the engine room and maintains all Octonaut vehicles: GUP-A to GUP-Z. Tweak loves working with machinery and building strange contraptions that sometimes work in unexpected ways.

Professor Inkling

PROFESSOR INKLING OCTOPUS
Professor Inkling is a brilliant, Dumbo octopus oceanographer. He founded the Octonauts with the intention of furthering underwater research and preservation. Because of his delicate, big brain, he prefers to help the team from his library in the Octopod.

Tunip Vegimal

TUNIP THE VEGIMAL
Tunip is one of many Vegimals, a special underwater critter (part vegetable / part animal) who help out around the Octopod. They speak their own language that only Shellington can understand (sometimes!). Vegimals love to cook and bake: kelp cakes, kelp cookies, kelp soufflé...

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