Poncho (Pooch Cafe)

Poncho is the lead character and anti-hero of the Canadian-American comic strip Pooch Cafe. He is an insecure, paranoid, greedy, and slightly cynical dog with a moral compass is seemingly non-existent, or at least broken, a fact that has been confirmed by his ineffective inner dog. He enjoys mocking and cheating others, and is very spiteful, occasionally acting good just to win arguments.

Poncho bears many similarities to Rat and Dogbert, being manipulative, bearing sociopathic traits, and being a lead character and anti-hero in their respective comic strips. Poncho is also implied to be involved in criminal schemes, with his friend Boomer occasionally referencing a money-laundering scheme that landed several people in jail, and his master's wife Carmen claiming that Poncho once ran a telemarketing scam out of the basement.

Poncho is quite doglike, much more so than Dogbert, with many of his plans revolving around food. He also frequently attempts to rid his house of the cats, a brood of nine felines who belong to his master's wife Carmen.

Despite his intelligence, which is above average compared to the other members of his pack and even his master, Poncho is quite naive. This ranges from him asking packs of rats for help as a puppy, to being unable to understand the folksy innuendo of a group of mobster italian greyhounds, to continuing to try to correct his enemies, angering them further, than actually defeating them or running away.

Poncho is also a weakling, being considered the least dog-like of his pack. He has been ostracized from the dog community several times, the most extreme being when his dog license was revoked. He is physically unfit, and very lazy, often putting revenge plans on hold because he doesn't feel like it.