Everyone thinks they know which pup is which in WQ, but this will end it all!

Juuchan17 :



I know, I know - you're probably thinking 'Oh no, it's another crazed fan who thinks they know which pup of Balto's litter is which! *flames*' I am pleased to tell you that this is not one of those articles.

I am on a mission to set the facts straight. Dingo and Saba, the only other pups that say lines in the first Balto sequel, 'Wolf Quest' are exactly who we think they are . . . and I can prove it.

First of all, let's begin with what we know:

- There is a pup named Dingo (the one whose name was actually mentioned in the script by Jenna) and a pup named Saba (you had to watch the cast list during the credits to catch this).

- Only four pups in total were given names throughout the entire film trilogy: Aleu (the wolfish and dominant pup), Kodiak (added in via WoC, thanks to the flashbacks in 'You Don't Have to Be a Hero'), Dingo and Saba. The other two will continue to remain nameless, with exceptions of the rights of fan-naming.

- Since only two of the five other pups in the WQ6 do talk during the adoption scene, we can assume that these are indeed both Dingo and Saba.

-And since we assume that the talking pups are indeed Dingo and Saba, we can also say that they are both white-faced pups like their mother, Jenna, and their WoC brother, Kodi.

But which pup is which? Who is the real Aleu-tackler who dreams of chewing on human socks? Who is the blue-eyed beauty who asks Balto if he'll be adopted like them?

I have discovered the answer . . . .



The first pup that talks (seen above after successfully tackling his sister) has to be Dingo. Why, you may ask? It's simple - in the credits, Dingo's voice actress (yes, a girl plays Dingo, but I believe Dingo is a male pup's name - Seriously, could you think of naming a female dog Dingo? . . . I rest my case.) is listed before Saba's, hence meaning that Dingo is indeed the one that pounces on his wild sister.




And of course, if you haven't figured it out already, Saba is the curious pup with the blue eyes. She speaks after Dingo and again, her voice actress is after Dingo's.

To explain, it seems that with characters of minor speaking roles, they are usually listed by the order of their first (or in this case, only) line. This is the only way I've seen it done before anyway . . .




 . . . and yes, that probably means that most likely, the white-faced pup with Aleu near the finale of "Taking You Home" is probably Kodi. It makes sense, but again, it could be Saba . . . only if it's an art mistake. (There were a lot of those during the "Taking You Home" sequence, so it's possible, but very doubtful.)

(Actually, I figured this out while working on my unofficial script of WQ, which will be completed in about a week and hopefully posted on here for fan usage. I just got entranced by this and thought this would be a good thing to post about - I hope no one else has mentioned this already, and if so, I do apologize for not noticing eariler.)




By the way, the adoption scene - the script before the song,'Taking You Home' - is the only time you can really figure out which is Dingo and which is Saba . . . well, only when they're speaking anyway. Due to the animation flaws and mistakes during that scene with the eyes and markings, it is hard to tell in many of the other earlier scenes when all six are together (with exception of the small scene where the WQ6 are with Balto the day before the adoption scene).

I hope this helps clarify things for you and hopefully, this will settle some things once and for all.

- written by Juuchan17 (1/18/08); all screenshots used were made by me.

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Kepru_TheFairyChihuahua, January 19, 2008 at 19: 34 Member

good¡ great article, haha in the pic theres Alue with his eyes unfocused, but well, good article

CatLuvsZuko, January 19, 2008 at 20: 01 Member

Very good article. Good facts and backup. I;m inpressed

kelev, January 20, 2008 at 16: 29 Member

Thank you for clearing this up at last! Hopefully now there won't be anymore fan arguments about this subject. Kudos on your study!

Balto's_Girl, January 20, 2008 at 22: 10 Member

Hey, great article! Ppl have said IM good, but youre excellent! good backup info,too. Interesting article-- one I can actually read through it all!

I am Alue the Wolf, January 21, 2008 at 17: 37 Member

yes yes! finaly someone agrees with me that Saba is indeed the BLUE EYED PUP! oh and the one with aleu is Kodi because that pup has the same owner as Kodi does in WOC as you see in the beginning the boy hugs kodi

Skygirl, January 21, 2008 at 22: 48 Member

I liked this article! It was short, sweet, and right to the point! Perfect!

warriorcat, January 21, 2008 at 23: 49 Member

thanks for this article Juuchan, this needed to be made to clear up some confusion that still remains despite many articles/posts that have been made.

Demon-BP, January 22, 2008 at 04: 51 Member

Thanks for clearing up this issue, if only the majority of people read this, then we wouldn't have the same amount of articles based on this. And yes, I agree with what you said but there will be people who choose not to believe it or continue to make official characters their own.

Juuchan17, January 23, 2008 at 18: 05 Fan gamebook mod

Actually, Cat14's article states the same thing . . . I noticed this after I sent mine . . . (My bad) But it makes sense that the last one has to be Kodi, despite the fact that when WQ was released Kodi's character in WoC wasn't created yet. But of course, this is only an idea, not exactly the truth. If you want the truth, ask those that worked with the movies. We are only fans here, right? (However, it still makes sense.) Thanks you guys! Glad you liked it. I really do wish that this battle over who is who will come to an end at last! - Juuchan17

Selene~werewolf(AL), January 26, 2008 at 01: 59 Member

I agee with Neko. Though we may not know for sure, it's 98.9% Kodi because of the little boy. That kinda looked like a young Samson (Kodi's musher). Very perspective. I noticed that too.

catwhohas14tails, January 31, 2008 at 17: 24 Member

Tho its clear evidence, judging by their work on the movie, it wouldn't surprise me if they got their names mixed up Not saying you're wrong, or anything.

icee365, February 03, 2008 at 03: 46 Member

wow. how long did it take you to find that out? it would have tooken for about 1 year! great work!

Natticat8, February 16, 2008 at 16: 14 Member

hmmm... yes I agree, and I think somthing esle, too: ALEU LOOKS SO CUTE IN THE FIRST PIC!! I wanna pick her up and squeeze her!!

Iditarod, April 04, 2008 at 20: 38 Member

Great article, is all I can say.

Dakota The Black Wolf, June 11, 2008 at 00: 39 Member

Very well article you got there! You have the back up and everything to explain this article! I loved how you explained which pup is who. I too wish the un named pups were given!

emmajudy, September 19, 2008 at 21: 40 Member

great article, but didn't kodi have a bridge on his nose?

junei, October 25, 2008 at 22: 27 Member

funny pics of aleu and kodi xD i dunno. too many errors.

jerseycaptain, October 29, 2008 at 23: 16 Member

For the readers (Juuchan already knows of this), I'd like to direct you also to the following article on the forum, which I created: http://baltosource.timduru.org/board/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=23387 This goes especially for emmajudy and junei. You all might want to especially take note of post #7, page 2, which deals specifically with the topic of this article. But this IS a good article, Juuchan! And you got it right on the nose!

wolfgirl#1, November 01, 2008 at 04: 44 Member

M y god!finalli i know which pup is which! Awsome article!

TheWhitewolf45, November 08, 2008 at 16: 28 Member

That was great article!

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