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| “ | Oh, man! | „ |
| ~ Swiper's last catchphrase |
| “ | You're too late! You'll never find it now! | „ |
| ~ Swiper's first catchphrase, said whenever he succeeds in swiping an object. |
Swiper the Fox is the main antagonist of Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer franchise and the secondary antagonist of Nickelodeon's thirty-first feature film Dora and the Lost City of Gold.
He's a fox and Dora and Boots' arch-nemesis (and sometimes friend). He'll always steal an object from Dora and Boots (sometimes another character), either succeeding in the scheme.
However, there have been a few occasions where he served as an anti-hero for the protagonists.
In the original series and the 2024 reboot Dora, he is voiced by Marc Weiner. In the 2019 film, he was voiced by Benicio Del Toro, who also played Dario in License to Kill, Jack Rafferty in Sin City, The Collector in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DJ in Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Biography[]
Swiper is a fox with orange and yellow fur and wears a blue mask and gloves. He’s always an obstacle in Dora and Boots' adventures and he’ll try to steal anything from them. Usually he can be stopped by yelling "Swiper, no swiping!" three times which will cause him to give up and leave. However, there have been a few attempts where this pesky fox was successful in stealing objects like Benny's stuffed animal guys. No matter, he doesn’t necessarily keep the item he steals; instead, he throws it away somewhere for Dora and Boots to look for it.
Appearances[]
Swiper's pelt is primarily an orange burgundy creme, with highlights on his eyebrows, the top of his snout, undercarriage and the end of his tail. His white eyes and black pupils are concealed behind a blue do-rag/mask, matching his gloves. Swiper appears in almost every episode. His first appearance was in "The Legend of the Big Red Chicken". The very first episode that Swiper didn't appear in was "Te Amo".
Personality[]
Swiper is best described as a sneaky thief who in many of his appearances, bullies Dora, Boots and their friends by stealing one of their key items and tossing it among the said items' lookalikes to make their adventures difficult. Much like Robbie Rotten from Lazy Town, his presence in a children's show restricts his success and cruelty as a villain to the point of being mischievous troublemakers. Nonetheless, he’s a truly nasty thief who capable of successfully stole key items should the viewer, Dora, and Boots lowered their guard, and their quest will abruptly come into a halt if he succeeds, so it's worth to keep an eye on him.
It's not explained when and why he started his career as a pesky thief, as the writers didn't want to give Swiper a detailed backstory on his stealing because they thought the show would be cleaner that way. In Dora’s Christmas Carol Adventure reveals that he was always a thief in his childhood, stealing toys from others which he finally realizes that he doesn’t want to be a thief all his life.
Quotes[]
| “ | Dora: Uh-oh! That sounds like Swiper the fox! Swiper: What's this?! You lost your teddy bear?! Dora: Yeah... I can't find him anywhere. Swiper: I didn't swipe him! Dora: I know. He's lost. Swiper: Well, uh... I hope you'll find him. Dora: Me too! |
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| ~ Swiper seeing a picture of Dora's missing Teddy Bear. |
| “ | Everything you are about to see is true. Except that foxes don't swipe. That is a hurtful stereotype. Brought to you by: The Fox Council of the Americas. | „ |
| ~ Swiper narrating at the beginning of the live-action film. |
Trivia[]
- Due to the show's restrictions and mechanics that limit his villainy to stealing key items so he can hide them among their lookalikes as an additional challenge for Dora, Boots, and the viewer in their quests, Swiper isn’t considered a true villain, as he isn’t completely evil since he sometimes reveals his good side in some episodes.
- Due to Dora and the Lost City of Gold being aimed at older kids, Swiper is shown to be more villainous, in the manner that he’s part of a team of mercenaries led by treasure hunter Alejandro Gutierrez.
- In Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado, Swiper is portrayed as an ordinary fox and pet owned by Camila the Crusader, lacking the sapience he had in prior iterations.
- Swiper has interacted with various characters to show his good side.
- When Swiper appeared on "Dora In Wonderland", his role was the Knave of Hearts.
- Swiper makes his return on the Dora and Friends episode "Return to the Rainforest", where he manages to swipe Backpack and Map from Boots as he’s taking them to visit Dora and her friends in Playa Verde, only to end up having them blown away by a strong wind before he can hide them. After being confronted by Dora over his theft and explaining what happened, he joins Dora and her friends (past & present) in helping find Map and Backpack.
- Swiper doesn't want anyone else swiping from Dora but him.
- Swiper has been raised by his grandmother.
- In “Dora Saves The Three Little Pigs” it’s revealed that Swiper has a crush on Cinderella and he blushed after he gave back her glass slipper and she thanked him after she touched his head.
- Benico del Toro who voices Swiper in the film along with Temuera Morrison had both star in the "Star Wars" franchise.
External Links[]
- Swiper the Fox on the Heroes Wiki
- Swiper the Fox on the Nickelodeon Wiki