“ | Zapatos de rata! | ” |
— The Flea's Catchphrase
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The Flea is the tritagonist of "¡Mucha Lucha!" series. He is the messiest of The Three Mascaritas, but he's also not the brightest out of the three main characters. He usually helps his best friends, Rikochet and Buena Girl with various situations. However, he sometimes makes a decision that might put The Three Mascaritas or other characters in worse-case scenarios. He also often avoids personal hygiene and cleanliness, which explains why his costume is dirty.
He is voiced by Candi Milo, who also voices Mama Maniaca and Headmistress.
Description[]
"The Flea is a real animal. He's ferocious, he's hot tempered and he's always ready for a wrestling match. He's also a bit of an underdog, which is one of the reasons that Rikochet has taken him under his wing. The Flea's the opposite of Buena Girl. He's a mess. He digs in garbage, but he's a wealth of information when it come to the history of Masked Wrestling. The Flea's parents run Slammin' Donuts, where our young Luchadores get their daily recommended dosage of donuts courtesy of The Flea's mom and dad. For The Flea, it's all about The Flea. He's simply trying to be all The Flea that The Flea can be."
Appearance[]
The Flea has oval white eyes with full black pupils, and he has a light brown skin. Unlike Rikochet and Buena Girl, his white pupils aren't shown since he acts like a troublemaker sometimes in the first season.
According to several characters, he is very thin
He wears a dirty light brown costume, and he never washes his own costume often. He has antennae above his head and sometimes it moves depending on his behavior. He has a dark brown eye piece around his eye that shapes like a right triangle. He has a dark brown oval with a few black lines around his belly. Around his arm, he has a brown outline. On the back, he has a dark brown V-shaped wings with a few black lines. For details, he has several furs sticking out his costume. He also wears small brown shoes with no laces on it.
His actual costume can only be seen when he is washed with water in several occasions. He actually wears a white costume with his same dirty costume appearance. The only difference is his eye piece, and his arm outline is dark white. Another difference is his shoes, an oval shaped belly, and a v-shaped outline on his back is also dark white. Although, his costume remained when the color changes from brown to white and white to brown in some of the episodes.
Personality[]
Loud and chaotic, The Flea could be considered selfish at best and unscrupulous at worst. Unlike his compatriots, he tends to put his own interests and needs before those of others, though this selfishness often ends in physical harm leading him to come around. Despite his selfishness, The Flea does have a good heart buried deep below, even if he'd sooner suffer than admit it.
The Flea is often prone to both flights of fancy and insanity. He is quick to assume the worst-case scenario of any situation, and often jumps to the worst of conclusions in a fit of hyperactivity. His intensity often has to be reined in by Rikochet and Buena Girl, usually by force. He also speaks in the Third person, specifically referring to himself by name, and rarely speaks without screaming or shouting.
Background[]
Under Construction!
Abilities[]
Signature Moves[]
- Trashcan of Terror (Opening Theme and "Mascaritas of the Lost Code" game)
- The Blazing Turkey of Glory ("Heart of Lucha")
- El Wedgie de la Muerte ("Nightmare on Lucha Street")
- Ultimate Digestion Attack ("Revenge of the Masked Toilet")
- Fabulous Flea Fling ("Calling All Monsters")
- The Scoop of Salvation ("Dances with Bugs")
- Stinkful Stench of Fury ("Lucha, Rinse, and Repeat")
- Mayan Hammer of Horror ("Laying in Ruins")
- Hairy Knuckles Hoedown ("Undercover Flea")
- Cookie Cutter of Calamity ("La Bruja")
- Lucha Lighthouse of Submission with Rikochet, Buena Girl, Megawatt, Protozoa, Zero Kelvin, and Pierre Del Fuego ("El Niño Loco")
- Leftover Burrito Mirage ("The Brat in the Hat")
- Collimission of Collision with Rikochet
- Flipping Flapping Flea of Fury ("Flea at Last")
- High Dive of Loyalty ("Flea at Last")
- Golfing Ball of Confidence ("Flea's Personal Demons")
- Motorcycle of Machismo ("Flea's Personal Demons")
- Popping Whacker of Truth with Rikochet, Buena Girl, Ensalada De Frutas, Penny Plutonium, Minotoro, French Twist, Private Reinhardt, El Haystack Grande, Potato Patata Jr., El Perrito, Tibor the Terrible, and Megawatt ("Day of the Piñata")
- Wishbone of Weirdness ("Run, Lucha, Run")
- The Wrecking Ball of Wrecking ("Epic Tale of Donuts and Heroes")
- Dental Floss of Destruction ("Epic Tale of Donuts and Heroes")
- Antenna Slice of Slam ("The Spider and the Flea")
- Slam Slash with El Loco Mosquito and Dragonfly ("The Spider and the Flea")
- Mentor Mega-morph with El Loco Mosquito and Dragonfly ("The Spider and the Flea")
- Flying Banana of Supremacy ("Monkey Business")
- Ball of Horror ("Field of Screams")
- Farewell to Arms with Rikochet and Buena Girl ("Field of Screams")
- The Atomic Agave Anchored Out ("Big Worm")
- The Swirling Sewer of Suffering ("I Was a Pre-Teenage Chupacabra")
- Pounding Drill of Power with Buena Girl, Double Ninja Ninja, and Snow Pea ("10 Rounds of Trouble")
- Super Rudo Under the Cheek Sneak with Dr. Terrorrifico ("The Magnificent Three")
- Rolling Tire of Pain with Rikochet and Buena Girl (The Return of El Maléfico)
- Breath of Stank (The Return of El Maléfico)
Sightings[]
Season 1 | ||||||||||||
1A. "Back to School": | Debut | 1B. "Weight Gaining": | Appears | |||||||||
2A. "How Rikochet Got His Move Back": | Appears | 2B. "Heart of Lucha": | Appears | |||||||||
3A. "Woulda Coulda Hasbeena": | Appears | 3B. "The Anger of Cindy Slam": | Appears | |||||||||
4A. "The Fantastic Backpack": | Appears | 4B. "The Naked and the Masked": | Appears | |||||||||
5A. "Curse of the Masked Toilet": | Appears | 5B. "The Mummy with the Golden Mask": | Appears | |||||||||
6A. "Bring Your Dad to Lucha Day": | Appears | 6B. "Our Founder": | Appears | |||||||||
7A. "Tooth or Dare": | Appears | 7B. "Mask Mitzvah": | Non-speaking | |||||||||
8A. "The Flea's Fighting Fish": | Appears | 8B. "La Flamencita": | Appears | |||||||||
9A. "Will the Real El Rey Please Stand Up?": | Appears | 9B. "The Musica Man": | Appears | |||||||||
10A. "Pinball Wizard": | Appears | 10B. "Not So Buena Girl": | Appears | |||||||||
11A. "Honor Thy Lucha": | Appears | 11B. "Chinche": | Appears | |||||||||
12A. "Timmy of a Thousand Masks": | Appears | 12B. "All Creatures Masked & Small": | Appears | |||||||||
13. "Mask-Away": | Appears |
Direct-to-Video Movie | ||||||||||||
The Return of El Maléfico: | Appears |
Season 3 | ||||||||||||
1A. "Buena Basura": | Appears | 1B. "Shamrock 'n Roll": | Appears | |||||||||
2A. "The Spider and the Flea": | Appears | 2B. "The Incredible Penny Plutonium": | Appears | |||||||||
3A. "Dare to Lucha": | Appears | 3B. "Monkey Business": | Appears | |||||||||
4A. "Dawn of the... Donuts": | Appears | 4B. "Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Horchata": | Appears | |||||||||
5A. "Banditos De Los Muertos": | Appears | 5B. "Field of Screams": | Appears | |||||||||
6A. "Medico Mayhem": | Appears | 6B. "Big Worm": | Appears | |||||||||
7A. "Slamazon and On": | Appears | 7B. "Buena on Wheels": | Non-speaking | |||||||||
8A. "A Whole Lotta El Reys": | Appears | 8B. "Doomien": | Appears | |||||||||
9. "The Match Before Xmas": | Appears | |||||||||||
10. "Call of the Mild": | Appears | |||||||||||
11A. "Smarticus": | Appears | 11B. "Niko Sushi's Happy Battle Funtime Dome 3000!": | Appears | |||||||||
12A. "Mars Madness": | Appears | 12B. "Fears of a Clown": | Appears | |||||||||
13. "The Magnificent Three": | Appears |
Trivia[]
- The Flea had a completely different design and name in the original pilot:
- He was originally known as La Cucaracha.[1]
- He had a light blue costume with orange arm outlines and eye pieces, but the brown shoes and the dark brown oval remained.
- Unlike how The Flea spoke in the main series, he didn't speak in third person. According to the original script for the pilot, he spoke in first and second person.
- The Roach was also a considered name for him during the early development.
- The Flea has an unexplained affinity for Scottish culture, demonstrated several times throughout the show, such as carrying a photo of himself doing a Highland Dance, as well as being deeply excited after learning his assigned extracurricular activity was learning to be Scottish.
- As he is one of the main protagonists of the series, he almost appears in every single episode except a few episodes in Season 2, such as: "Los Fabulosos", "Late Night Lucha", "Poocha Lucha", and "Getting His Goat".
Gallery[]
Click here to visit The Flea's Gallery!
References[]