+25 Red Cartoon Characters Explained

Mario

Mario is the plumber at the center of Nintendo’s Super Mario games. He lives in the Mushroom Kingdom and often sets out to rescue Princess Peach from Bowser.

Blue overalls cover much of his red shirt, with white gloves and brown shoes completing the familiar outfit.

Scarlet Witch

Wanda Maximoff is the Scarlet Witch, a Marvel character whose powers involve magic. The version pictured here wears a dark red coat over a fitted costume, with red energy gathering around her hands.

Deadpool

Deadpool is Wade Wilson, Marvel’s talkative mercenary with a healing factor. That ability gives him something in common with Wolverine, though their costumes are very different.

The mask does most of the work in this small, toy-like design: black patches surround the white eyes, and red covers the rest of the head.

Carnage

Black tendrils run through Carnage’s red body, and his limbs stretch into jagged shapes. The symbiote is associated with Cletus Kasady, who becomes its host in Venom: Let There Be Carnage.

Red Ranger

The red-and-white diamond pattern identifies the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers suit shown here. White gloves and boots frame the red uniform, while the helmet hides the wearer’s face.

Jason wears the red suit on the original Mighty Morphin team. Later series introduce other red-suited heroes with different weapons and personalities.

Optimus Prime

He is the leader of the Autobots in Transformers. Optimus Prime changes between robot and vehicle forms; the robot shown here carries red panels across a largely metallic body, with blue on the lower legs.

Harley Quinn

Harley’s jester outfit splits red and black across her body, with a white collar around her neck. This is the classic look associated with Batman: The Animated Series, where the character first appeared.

Her later costumes change considerably, so the jester cap is a more specific clue than the red-and-black pairing alone.

Flash

Speed is the Flash’s defining power. Barry Allen and Wally West are among the heroes who have used the name. The pictured suit has a lightning-bolt chest emblem, gold boots and a red cowl that leaves the lower face uncovered.

Hellboy

Hellboy is a supernatural comic-book hero created by Mike Mignola. His filed-down horns, tail and oversized stone right hand distinguish him even when a trench coat covers much of his red skin.

Darth Maul

Darth Maul is the Sith apprentice who fights Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi in The Phantom Menace. His double-bladed red lightsaber extends the red-and-black pattern of his face into the weapon he carries.

Shazam

Billy Batson transforms into Shazam by speaking the wizard’s name. A gold lightning bolt crosses the red suit, with a short white cape hanging behind his shoulders.

Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty’s red bow earns her a place here. Sanrio’s character has a white face, black whiskers and a yellow nose; the outfit in this illustration adds blue overalls over a yellow shirt.

Red M&M

The white letter on his shell gives Red M&M away. He is one of the M&M’s candy mascots, with arms, legs and a face built around the round red body.

Superman

Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, the DC Comics hero debuted in Action Comics #1 in 1938.

The flowing red cape gives Superman a large red area behind his blue suit. Red boots and the chest emblem repeat the color at the front.

Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman is Diana, an Amazon princess from Themyscira. Greek myth is part of her story: DC’s character profile compares her wisdom to that of the Greek goddess Athena.

Her red bodice sits beneath gold armor details in this illustration. She also carries a lasso that compels truth and uses her bracelets to deflect attacks.

Mr. Krabs

Mr. Krabs owns the Krusty Krab in SpongeBob SquarePants. He is reluctant to spend money even when his restaurant needs it. Pearl, the teenage whale, is his daughter.

Elena of Avalor

Elena is Disney’s princess of Avalor, learning to rule her kingdom with help from family and friends. Her red dress has an off-the-shoulder neckline and an uneven, ruffled hem that follows the skirt’s folds.

Lightning McQueen (Cars)

Number 95 belongs to Lightning McQueen, the racing car from Pixar’s Cars. Red paint covers the body, with lightning graphics along the sides and a grin across the front bumper.

His time in Radiator Springs, especially his friendship with Mater, is central to the films.

Red (Angry Birds)

Those heavy black eyebrows are Red’s strongest facial feature. In the Angry Birds universe, he is the red bird with a pale belly and yellow beak; the movie-style version shown here also has wings and visible legs.

Minnie Mouse

Minnie’s bow and dress share a red-and-white polka-dot pattern in this illustration. Her large round black ears rise behind the bow, while yellow shoes sit below the skirt.

She is Mickey Mouse’s longtime companion, though her clothes vary between appearances.

Red Hulk

General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross becomes Red Hulk , a red-skinned counterpart to the familiar green Hulk.

Clifford (Clifford the Big Red Dog)

Clifford is a big red dog who likes to play with his friends. Norman Bridwell created him for the children’s books that later became an animated series.

Clifford’s floppy ears and red coat fill almost the entire drawing.

Po (Teletubbies)

Po is the small red member of the Teletubbies, with a circular antenna above her head. She loves riding her scooter.

This is a costumed live-action character rather than a cartoon, included here alongside the animated children’s TV favorites.

Iron Man

Iron Man is Tony Stark inside a powered suit of armor. This version uses deep red plates around gold sections, with a bright circular light at the center of the chest.

Elmo (Sesame Street)

Elmo is the furry red monster from Sesame Street, with an orange nose and wide white eyes. He is a puppet, and his loose, shaggy outline looks quite different from the smooth costumes and armor above.