🐙| Octonauts

The Octopod is the Octonauts' home and base. It is a mobile vehicle resembling a giant orange Pacific octopus. This large central area contains most of the Octopod's primary functions. It consists of three floors, beginning with the headquarters at the top, followed by a corridor containing Peizo's infirmary, Shellington's lab, and the Inkling library. The lowest floor is the lower deck, which also houses Tweek's room. The side modules are connected to the main area by a series of flexible tubes, which the crew can slide down to reach these areas. Alternatively, ladders are used to reach rooms located higher up the structure. The side modules can be retracted close to the main body when the Octopod is moving or in danger. The octopod is equipped with an autopilot system, which can be controlled either automatically by Dashie or manually by Barnacles. Manual control is performed from the wheelhouse, which protrudes from the roof of the central compartment. This chamber is accessible by elevator, although the elevator cannot operate during power outages.

"Send the Octo-Alert!" is the call that sounds throughout the base during dangerous situations. Octo-Alert is an emergency signal that is broadcast to every sector and every cabin, as well as to gadgets and some monitors. "Octonauts, everyone to the bridge!" or "Octonauts, to the headquarters!" is the command given during Octo Alert, indicating a meeting point. It doesn't necessarily have to be the Bridge or Headquarters; it depends more on the sector that requires everyone's attention right now.

Captain Barnacles is the captain of the Octonauts and a brave anthropomorphic polar bear. In addition to being the captain, Barnacles is also the strongest member of the crew, as he has demonstrated in several different episodes. He is also one of the most level-headed members of the crew, often ignoring Kwazii's outlandish stories about sea monsters and ghosts. The crew respects him greatly. He is one of the most iconic characters of all the Octonauts and generally plays the leading role. He loves to play the accordion, but so far, only a pod of killer whales has appreciated his music. He is also claustrophobic. Captain Barnacles is a polar bear in a blue uniform and a matching Octonaut hat. He usually wears his Octo-Compass on his belt. Fun Facts: Captain Barnacles' favorite seaweed patties are chocolate. He can hold his breath for two minutes.

Kwazii, a daredevil cat with a mysterious pirate past, loves storms, exploration, excitement, and daring. Kwazii is one of the Octopod's best drivers, often taking his favorite Sloop, Sloop B, for practice. Kwazii can also steer the Octopod, but he seems to enjoy taking the bumpy and circuitous route to his destination. As befits a pirate and an old-fashioned sailor, Kwazii believes in a variety of sea monsters and legendary beasts. He often seems to be trying to scare his crewmate Peizo with his spooky stories. And his tales are usually based on fact, such as the vampire squid and the mantis shrimp. He's hot-tempered and considered one of the bravest Octonauts, but it's been revealed that he actually has arachnophobia and a soft spot for cute little animals, especially babies. He dislikes chores he finds boring, such as cleaning or science, and is always up for a bit of excitement. Many episodes show that he's not very patient. He hates the cold and usually demands hot cocoa before exploring the Arctic or Antarctic with the other Octonauts. Kwazii has red fur, a pink nose, and a slightly ragged right ear. He also has freckles on his face. Like the other Octonauts, he usually wears a blue hat and blue boots. He also wears a blue collar. Kwazii wears a pirate headband just to look like a real pirate. Both his eyes are fine. Kwazii dislikes licorice cakes made with seaweed.

Peizo is a timid anthropomorphic penguin. This is a small, kind penguin from a large penguin family. He enjoys being in such a family because they all look out for each other. Peizo loves to help any injured sea creature, from blobfish to sharks and yellow-bellied snakes. He's very shy and easily frightened by Kwazii's scary stories, but he can be brave when there's someone who needs his help. He has a younger brother, Pinto, who considers himself a real hero and is smaller than him. Pinto has even visited him several times on the Octopod. Peizo is often the first to show fear when a mission involves any danger, but he has shown himself to be very capable of handling even the most stressful situations. He tends to always say, "I help any creature that's injured or in pain, no matter what." Unlike most of the crew, he can dive without a helmet because he can hold his breath for long periods. However, he still wears a helmet and air tank underwater. He is the medic, and he often wins the trust of injured or frightened sea creatures much more easily than his teammates thanks to his gentle nature and politeness. He can bandage them even faster, and sometimes he gives the sea creature a sticker. Peizo is a black and white penguin with orange flippers. He wears a blue collar and a white Octonaut hat. Like Professor Inkling and the Vegemals, he does not wear shoes due to his species. When Peizo sleeps, he wears a blue nightcap. Peizo is the team's medic. He is an expert at bandaging and always carries a first aid kit in case of emergencies. He is not much of a fan of scary things, but if a creature is injured or in danger, he can be the bravest Octonaut of them all! It is unknown what kind of penguin Peizo is. He appears to be hopping across rocks, suggesting he may be a rhinoceros penguin. However, he could be a Galapagos penguin or a gentoo penguin.

Dashi is an anthropomorphic dachshund. She is the Octonauts' friendly IT specialist and photographer. She operates all of the Octopod's computers, communications devices, and steering system. She is also often depicted as a meteorologist, as she is the one most often seen monitoring weather forecasts on the Octopod's storm tracker. She also serves as the crew's official photographer, taking photos of the various creatures the Octonauts encounter. Dashi typically remains on the Octopod to coordinate missions as a consultant, but she has participated in a number of missions and even gone on solo missions, which have involved photographing various marine life, sunken ships, and long-lost treasure. Dashi has a well-behaved younger sister named Koshi, an amateur detective who has assisted the Octonauts on several missions. Dashi has a light brown coat, and her hair and ears are dark brown. She wears two hair clips (one bluish-white and one pink). She usually wears a blue Octonaut hat, a blue collar, a tank top the same color as her ears and hair, a pink skirt with a white stripe, and blue boots. Dashie is good at surfing. Sometimes, when Captain Barnacles is away, either she or Kwazii takes over as captain.

Tweek is the Octopod's engineer. She's a mint-colored anthropomorphic rabbit. Her job is to keep everything below decks in the engine room in order and maintain all of the Octonauts' vehicles. She's even invented several new machines for the Octonauts, most notably the Sloop submarines. She enjoys building and repairing things, but she doesn't like how Kwazii or Shellington crash the Sloops (mostly Sloops B and D), forcing her to repair them over and over again. Many of the machines and devices Tweek invents sometimes work in unexpected ways. Unlike most of the other crew members, who have rooms in the compartments, Tweek lives and sleeps where she works most, namely down below in the launch bay. However, she's not always in the launch bay. She was once seen in the garden, where she was growing her favorite food: fresh carrots. She is best friends with Dashie and Sandy the leatherback sea turtle. She wears a pink bandana, a blue collar, matching boots, and a tool belt. Tweek grew up in the Florida Everglades with her father, Ranger Marsh. When she is sad, worried, or scared, her ears droop. She refers to her father as "Dad."

Shellington is an anthropomorphic sea otter. He is also a marine biologist on Octopod. He enjoys field research and working in his lab. He is easily distracted by rare plants and animals, which often gets him into trouble, but his knowledge comes in handy on missions. He is very attentive to marine life and is passionate about studying the items in his lab. Although Shellington may be knowledgeable about marine life, he is a terrible driver, having crashed Sloop D at least three times and Sloop E at least once. During missions, he usually sits in the back or in the passenger seat. Kwazii tried to give him a driving lesson, but it didn't work. Like Tweek, Professor Inkling, and the Vegemala, Shellington sleeps where he works, so his room also serves as a lab. The shelves are filled with a variety of different specimens he has collected during missions. Here, he can usually be found examining the specimens through his microscope. When not in his room, he can also be found at his station at headquarters, assisting Dashie with the Octopod's computers. He's usually with Dashie on missions. Shellington is a botanical sea otter scientist who enjoys field research and working in his lab. He's easily distracted by rare plants and animals, but his knowledge of the ocean is a great asset to the Octonauts' missions. His fur is brown, with three tufts of spiky fur hanging over his forehead, and his face is sand-colored. He is usually seen carrying a waterproof bag, blue boots, and a blue hat with the Octonauts logo. He is also often seen with his favorite magnifying glass. Of all the Octonauts, he is the only one, besides Peizo, who does not have a cat-like face. His pajamas include green checkered slippers and a striped green nightcap with a fluffy pom-pom at the end. Shellington is afraid of heights. He understands Vejimal, but not completely. Shellington must be able to hold his breath underwater for at least five minutes.

Professor Inkling is the venerable founder of the Octonauts. He is an octopus and has a deep understanding of marine life. Inkling founded the Octonauts to promote marine research and conservation. In addition to being their founder, Inkling is also their professor of oceanography. He rarely goes on missions, but he has participated in a few, such as in the episodes "Octonauts and the Giant Squid," "Octonauts and the Great Christmas Rescue," "Octonauts and the Lion's Mane Jellyfish," and "Octonauts and the Pelican Eels." Instead, he prefers to assist the team from his library on the Octopod. However, Professor Inkling demonstrated his physical prowess when he connected with the Octopod to fight the Colossal Squid. He claims to be an expert in tentacle fighting. Unlike the other Octonauts, Professor Inkling (along with the Vegemals) is amphibious and doesn't require a helmet or air tank. He can breathe in both water and land. But, like Captain Barnacles, he also possesses some attributes specific to his species. He admits to being able to squirt ink for defense, and he has small suction cups on his tentacles to enable him to move and climb. However, his suction cups are only visible in "The Octonauts and the Giant Squid." Professor Inkling is a pink, anthropomorphic grimpoteuthis with fins on his head that resemble ears. He typically wears a monocle and a blue bow tie attached to a white collar. Like Tweek, Shellington, and the Vejimals, Inkling sleeps where he works. Specifically, he lives and sleeps in the Octopod library. Inkling is likely the oldest Octonaut, judging by his monocle and collection of old books. He also speaks highly of his family, who wrote their own books.

Vejimals are a species of creature discovered by Shellington. These creatures are half-fruit or vegetable, half-fish. All Vejimals enjoy cooking, singing, jumping, gardening, and helping the other Octonauts. Vejimals speak their own language, "Vedjimal," which only Shellington (though not completely), Selva, and occasionally Tweek can understand. In "The Octonauts and the Bullfrogs," it is revealed that the bullfrogs also understand their language. Some Vejimals are Barrot, Tomminow, Tunip, Grober, and Kodish. Tunip is a sort of leader of the Vejimals. Because they are half fish, Vejjimals can breathe underwater without a special helmet. They can usually be seen in the Octopod kitchen making fish-shaped cookies or seaweed cakes, in the garden watering plants, fruits, and vegetables, helping Tweek repair the sloops, or playing ping-pong. Vejjimals' upper bodies resemble radishes or turnips, while their lower bodies resemble fish tails. They also have fins that they use as arms. The lower half of a Vejjimal is always either blue or green, while the upper half can be a variety of colors. The color of the upper half depends on the color of the vegetable the Vejjimal is.

Pearl is Shellington's older sister and a marine biologist. Like Shellington, she is an anthropomorphic otter, but is not part of the Octonauts team. Instead of being clumsy and nerdy like her brother, she is more serious and wise about being a mother, as she also has a newborn otter named Periwinkle. Although she seems very close to Shellington, Pearl is very intelligent and knows everything there is to know about kelp forests and kelp plants, which, as she described, are not actually plants but a type of algae. Unlike Shellington, who is allergic to sea urchins, Pearl eats sea urchins because sea otters are a keystone species, meaning the kelp forest depends on her (and later Periwinkle) to survive, otherwise the urchins will eat it. Unlike Shellington, Pearl doesn't need a helmet when underwater, although she can hold her breath for long periods of time, so she simply comes up for air every now and then. Pearl is a brown sea otter. Her face is sand-colored. She wears a yellow belt around her waist, an orange fanny pack containing gadgets, a watch on her right wrist, and orange boots. She wears a yellow sweatband with peach stripes on her head. Pearl also has a yellow collar around her neck. A minor character.

Selva is an anthropomorphic iguana botanist. Selva's skin is light blue with two orange spikes on top of her head. Her outfit consists of an orange short-sleeved shirt covered by dark teal shorts with a leaf symbol, as well as a pair of blue glasses. She also wears a brown sash around her waist and brown boots. Her tail is light blue with orange spikes on top. In her debut episode, Selva claims to be able to understand Vejimalan upon first meeting them. It's unknown how, but she notes that "she's been talking to plants for years." She doesn't live on base with the other Octonauts and is more of a supporting character.