The Chameleon (voiced by Daran Norris) is an evil chameleon in a molecular transformation suit which allows him to shapeshift into virtually any disguise or inanimate object. He serves as the one the three main antagonists of the series where some episodes have him collaborating with Verminious Snaptrap and Bird Brain. In "Doom-mates", his name is pronounced "The Cham-a-leon" as a running gag he wanted to get revenge on Kitty Katswell by blowing her up nine times but Dudley heroically thwarted his evil plan, thus saving her. He talks like Peter Lorre and eats any bug he sees, a trait used against him several times. His relationship with D.O.O.M. seems rather strained, since he tends to work separately from the others and once planned to trick them and T.U.F.F. to destroy each other. He said he wanted to go to D.O.O.M.'s weekly ice cream socials, but he was never invited. As a running gag, he often tries to wear some type of eyewear only to have his eyes go around or through them. He can sometimes be very random when disguised (For example, in "Internal Affairs" he tells the soldiers "semper fi" and "remember the Alamo"). Oddly, whenever the story has him using a disguise for a long time as a major plot point, his voice is never disguised, despite him being able to disguise it during the short disguises in other episodes. Another oddity is that Dudley can never tell when the Chameleon is disguised or what he is disguised as, despite him having the sharp nose of a bloodhound (possibly the Chameleon can disguise his smell, too). If the Chameleon is splashed with liquid while in disguise, his suit will short circuit and he will be forced to return to normal. Also, his suit is wired into his brain and if it's removed, he will have no choice but return to his normal form.
Villainous Actions[]
- The Chameleon plotted revenge against Kitty Katswell for putting him in prison.
- Later, he disguised himself as a french poodle named Fifi Oui Oui that Dudley Puppy fell in love with.
- Afterwards, he disguised himself as a real estate agent named Bunny. He wanted revenge against T.U.F.F, which put him in jail, and D.O.O.M, which never invited him to their weekly ice cream parties. He also disguised himself as their new field agents to have them destroy each other.
- Kidnapped and disguised himself as General Warthog to gain access to a military base, so he could launch missiles at T.U.F.F headquarters.
- Using a heat ray to turn Petropolis into a desert like environment.
- Turning a class of first graders into criminals.
- Trying to steal the crown jewels and later kidnapping the queen of England.
- Captured and impersonated Mayor Teddy Bear to shut down T.U.F.F. Head Quarters.
- Pretending to be Dudley from the future, in order to steal a device that would allow the agents to see him while he is disguised.
- Disguising himself as the Easter Bunny in order to commit crimes.
- Teaming up with Bird Brain and Snaptrap on various occasions.
Trivia[]
- He has been arrested many times by the police and T.U.F.F.
- As mentioned by Snaptrap in the episode "Share a Lair", he and his team were villains like Chameleon.
- In the episode "Snapnapped", Chameleon was seen at Snaptrap's new D.O.O.M., built by Keswick.
- Dudley and an unnamed rabbit cop once referred to the Chameleon as the "Cham-ah-lee-on", which the Chameleon himself also mispronounces later once.
- He hates being put in prison which is his motive for trying to destroy T.U.F.F.
- Every time he is seen working with another villain, they take advantage of him. In Mission: Really Big Mission, Snaptrap uses him as a cupholder, box of tissues, and a toothpick. The Chameleon, of course doesn't seem to mind because he feels like he is "helping."
- In Guard Dog, it is revealed that the Chameleon has a lack of friends and wrote a pop up book, which explained how he became a villain.
- In the German dub of T.U.F.F. Puppy, The Chameleon's voice is higher pitched and cracking. In the Spanish dub, his voice almost sounds monotonous.
- In the Pooh's Adventures Series continuity, The Impostors will serve as his henchman.