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Nguyen is a supporting character in We Bare Bears.
As the tallest and most experienced member of the Poppy Rangers, Nguyen is the second-in-command of the Poppy Rangers, and like her fellow Poppies, Nguyen is a brave and adventurous little girl scout/park ranger and troop who is friends with Ranger Tabes and the bears, more especially Grizz. Nguyen shows high commitment to her aforementioned fellow Poppy Rangers, but Nguyen is more silent and confident, yet more wise and mature than the other Poppy Rangers, like Parker. Additionally, Nguyen has more hyperawareness than the other Poppies. Outside of her career as a park ranger like Ranger Tabes, Nguyen is typically seen casually playing with the other Poppy Rangers and having fun, more especially by having tissue and pillow fights with the other Poppy Rangers, and/or flying kites with them.
Episode Appearances[]
Season 3[]
- "Poppy Rangers" (Debut)
- "Hurricane Hal"
- "Ranger Games"
Season 4[]
Movies[]
Appearance[]
Nguyen is a young girl who bears a light olive complexion. She is quite tall and has a slender build, being the tallest member of the Poppy Rangers. Her long, black hair is pulled back into a ponytail and light brown streaks can be seen throughout. She is also of Vietnamese ancestry, but it is unrevealed.
Nguyen's "Poppy Ranger" outfit consists of a light-moss green short-sleeved shirt, overlaid with a yellow bandanna around the collar with a single olive stripe across the middle. As well, this includes green-toned khaki shorts, tennis shoes of the same color and tube socks underneath. Over top the entire outfit is a dark green sash.
Personality[]
Like her fellow Poppy Rangers, Nguyen is kindhearted, affable, selfless, harmonizing, brave, and adventurous, typically following the commands of their superior Ranger Tabes and Grizz, regardless of the severe danger those commands await. Furthermore, Nguyen is shown to have not only high loyalty, but is also the most aware and intelligent out of the rest of the Poppy Rangers, showing the most of her loyalty towards her fellow Poppy Rangers, demonstrated by Nguyen working with the Poppy Rangers as an excellent heroic team, saving Wallace from Hurricane Hal and assisting the three bears in defeating Agent Trout, leading to the latter's deserved incarceration. She was even the one to alert Grizz that Wallace is flying her kite outside in the Hurricane Hal.
Being a skilled dancer, Nguyen's future job is to be a principal dancer, but like Parker, she is described as "quiet and confident," meaning that she does not desire to attract much attention, especially if it is unwanted, but is more convinced and hopeful more than the other Poppy Rangers as well (sans Parker). Like Wallace, though, Nguyen is often blunt towards Grizz, shown when Nguyen, the Poppy Rangers and Ranger Tabes are sailing to the island in the episode, Lord of the Poppies, she states, "Well, let's hope he doesn't mess anything up," while discussing about camping, and lashed out at Grizz for foiling the remaining plan for nourishment in the same episode while awaiting Ranger Tabes' return with lunch in the same episode before breaking down to insanity as a result of sheer hunger, but still shows high loyalty towards Grizz nonetheless.
Nguyen's valor and pure bond with the other Poppies is occasionally fleeting, however, demonstrated when Nguyen and the other Poppy Rangers scream in fear and embrace Grizz Bear for safety when thunder strikes, heavily implying that Nguyen and the Poppy Rangers have pure fear of thunderstorms, such as the Hurricane Hal. Additionally, in the episode, Lord of the Poppies, as Grizz's incompetence hits the last straw of Nguyen's patience, she, alongside the other Poppy Rangers, eventually succumb to hunger and insanity, to the point that she decides to devour Grizz and turn against him, which references how Panda and Ice Bear became primal animals in the episode, Primal. Not only that, Nguyen seems to crave deeply for leadership, which is what her fellow Poppy Rangers are also after, demonstrated when Grizz accidentally causes the Poppy Rangers to begin a "Ranger War," turning against and fighting each other for the guidebook, which Wallace stole from Grizz upon kidnapping and entrapping him to cook him for food, which is due to Grizz's "shoulder angels."
Along with the Ranger War, Nguyen is also shown to be quite lethal, like the other Poppy Rangers, shown when she and the Poppy Rangers were about to eat Grizz out of appetite before Tabes shows up with pizza, despite being initially reluctant about it, but this was due to Grizz's incompetence, but even went as far as throwing wooden spikes towards Diaz to seize the guidebook from her hands, even if it endangered the latter's life.
History[]
Earlier Childhood[]
Prior to the events of We Bare Bears, Nguyen's earlier childhood was purely ambiguous, but it is assumed that she is a school student and had developed a pure friendship and bond upon her first interaction with the other Poppy Rangers (Wallace, Murphy, Diaz and Parker), and throughout the early stages of her childhood, Nguyen was raised by her unidentified parents and she spent most of her early childhood hanging out and playing with the other Poppies, as well as flying kites and exploring. Nguyen aspires to be a principal dancing as she is purely experienced and skilled in dancing, and shows pure passion with music and atmosphere. Upon first meeting Dana Tabes, Nguyen immediately saw Tabes as a mother-like figure and has shown high commitment towards her, and has relentlessly worked and trained hard to attain all badges possible from Ranger Tabes by succeeding several missions.
Rangers[]
Murphy and the Poppies with Grizz.
Years after Nguyen was dedicated to working with Ranger Tabes to attain badges, she was officialized as a Poppy Ranger, along with Wallace, Parker, Diaz and Parker. In the episode, "Poppy Rangers," Nguyen and the Poppies are first seen marching with Tabes, before the girls analyze and examine a grasshopper found by Tabes and prepare to explore the Howling Mountain Cave for the Poppies to attain the final Poppy Ranger badge, the Spelunking Badge. The Poppy Rangers are reluctant on exploring the cave, but after Tabes announced that a cave expert is joining the squad, the Poppies become passionate and excited. The cave expert happens to be, much to Nguyen and the Poppies' surprise, Grizz. After Nguyen and the Poppies introduce themselves to Grizz, Nguyen and the Poppies start exploring the cave with Grizz and Tabes. While the Poppies spent most of the time analyzing the cave and asking questions about it to Grizz and Tabes to learn about it, the Poppies' journey through the Howling Mountain Cave was quite hectic: the five girls, including Nguyen, took legitimate entertainment and humor from Grizz being attacked by bats in the cave and while analyzing Grizz's supplies out of his backpack; Grizz's loud voice has caused the cave to temporarily collapse, prompting the Poppies to retreat for safety.
Further into the Howling Mountain Cave, however, things took a darker turn: Tabes chooses the darker route of the cave, at odds with Grizz choosing the more safer route of the cave. While Tabes is passionate to explore the darker route of the cave, Grizz and the Poppies, including Nguyen, embark through it in paranoia. It reaches a certain point where the Poppies, Grizz and Tabes are forced to cross the very narrow path to the way out of the cave, but eventually got themselves stranded due to Grizz and Tabes having a brief and heated argument about crossing the narrow path and deciding to go back. Ranger Tabes becomes hopeless upon the aftermath of it, but Grizz and the Poppies reassure her, prompting Tabes to toss each Poppy Ranger out of the cave to safety after witnessing the grasshopper outside of the cave, as well as getting herself and Grizz out of the cave, much to Nguyen and the Poppies' cheer for them. In the end, Nguyen and the Poppies successfully attain their final badge by Tabes, including Grizz, and move on to another adventure.
Relationships[]
Grizz Bear[]
Nguyen: "We're... we're trapped!"
Although this is not to show that Nguyen is not as affectionate towards the other bears, Nguyen has the closest friendship with Grizz aside from Ranger Tabes, affectionately calling him "Bear Guy," even though he is an animal. In "Poppy Rangers," while Nguyen is surprised to first meet Grizz, calling him out as "a bear with a backpack," her first impression of Grizz is still affectionate nonetheless outside of that. Nguyen, along with the Poppy Rangers and Grizz, explores and embark through the Howling Mountain Cave with Tabes. Grizz examines the interior of the cave to Tabes and the Poppy Rangers. Shortly after Nguyen asks about the kind of bats she, the Poppies, Tabes and Grizz found in the cave, Grizz attempts to stand up against the bats, only to be attacked by them, which leads the Poppies enthusiastically laughing at him and taking humor at Grizz being attacked by bats. Later in the cave, Grizz draws sketches of himself and the Poppies on the wall of ammonite fossils, and Grizz teaches Nguyen and the Poppies about the cave full of stalactites by saying, "That's when it gets so hot that the cave starts to melt," much to Nguyen and the Poppies' interest. He eventually guides Nguyen and the Poppies into the giant stalactite above them, and while Grizz searches for a camera in his backpack, Nguyen and the Poppies investigate Grizz's supplies with a mix of enthusiasm, curiosity and interest. While going through the dark route of the cave, the Poppies side with Grizz for being reluctant on going much further in the path and decide to take the safer path, which dissatisfies Tabes. In "Hurricane Hal," the Poppies offer Grizz his kite to save Wallace from being blown away from the hurricane (despite Nguyen making fun of Grizz's childish-looking kite from the start), and the Poppies work with Grizz to pull Wallace to safety. In "Ranger Games," Nguyen and the Poppy Rangers are motivated by Grizz's cheerleading to defeat the Ivy Rangers. While Nguyen is disappointed of Grizz's lack of kickball skill in the Peewee Ranger Games causing him and the Poppies to lose their winning streak, Nguyen is still eager to plan on how to encourage Grizz in the final round of the Peewee Ranger Games, which is through cheerleading, which prompts Grizz to take the victory of the Peewee Ranger Games.
Overall, Grizz Bear seems to be the closest to Nguyen aside from Ranger Tabes, almost seeing him as a "father" figure. Despite Nguyen being often blunt towards him and his incompetence, especially in "Lord of the Poppies," she still shows a close relationship and pure loyalty towards him nonetheless. As a cherry on top, Nguyen is the only Poppy Ranger to call Grizz "sir," shown in "Hurricane Hal," due to possessing dreaded manlike skills (such as letting out powerful and loud roars that is capable of knocking back the Wolf Pack).
Ranger Tabes[]
Nguyen analyzing the grasshopper to Ranger Tabes, stating that "it can jump 20 times the length of their own body."
Upon first meeting Dana Tabes, Nguyen saw Tabes as a "mother" figure and shows high commitment towards her, and has relentlessly worked and trained hard to attain all badges possible from Ranger Tabes by succeeding and accomplishing several missions relative to the badges, and often calls Tabes "sir" due to the latter's strength and valor being comparable to a man, as well as the other Poppies. In "Poppy Rangers," Nguyen and the Poppy Rangers are seen marching forward with Tabes, singing their signature song, "Poppy Rangers have no fear, kind to every bird and deer!" After being stranded in the cave, the Poppies eventually motivate and reassure that Tabes is not a "terrible ranger," prompting Tabes to reform herself from her overconfidence and leading to her getting herself, Murphy, the Poppies and Grizz out of the cave before it collapses. Nguyen and the Poppy Rangers are typically obedient to Ranger Tabes in her commands, even if it leads them into possible danger, such as analyzing a grasshopper, with Nguyen stating that "it can jump 20 times the length of their own body," embarking through the Howling Mountain Cave to earn the Spelunking Badge, heading back to the Ranger Station for safety from the Hurricane Hal even though Murphy and the girls are disappointed that they cannot fly their kites due to the hurricane in "Hurricane Hal," and doing all they can to attain all badges from Tabes.
Overall, Ranger Tabes is the closest to Nguyen, along with the other Poppies, with the latter seeing Tabes as a "mother" figure.
Ivy Rangers[]
The Poppy Rangers vs. The Ivy Rangers.
The Ivy Rangers are the arch-rivals of Nguyen and the Poppy Rangers, along with Ranger Zhao. Despite the differences between the two groups, the Ivy Rangers are the egotistical, arrogant and inconsiderate counterparts of the Poppy Rangers, including Nguyen, with the latter standing up to the Ivies by stating that she and the Poppies are not prepared to lose in response to the Ivies mocking them that they will lose for the fourth time. The Ivies have became the bullies of Nguyen and the Poppies ever since their childhood, and the Ivies had defeated the Poppies in the annual Peewee Ranger Games up to three times with their sheer kickball skills. In "Ranger Games," Nguyen and the Poppies prepare to defeat the Ivies for the fourth time in the Peewee Ranger Games, with the assistance of Tabes and more especially Grizz with his cheerleading, and succeeded afterwards after a rough match.
In the end, the Ivies end up losing to Nguyen and the Poppies and Grizz at the final round, and Nguyen and the Poppies would later potentially go on to defeat the Ivies more times in the Peewee Ranger Games, eventually leading to the Ivies disqualified from the Peewee Ranger Games.
Trivia[]
- Like the other Poppy Rangers, Nguyen has never had an interaction with Panda and Ice Bear, but would still show an affable and kindhearted disposition towards them nonetheless if she did interact with them.
- Nguyen is described as "quiet and confident" in her character portrait, like Parker. However, both Poppies have different future occupations from each other.
- Nguyen is the first character in Audrey Huynh's voice actress list, who would go on to voice Stella Cho from XO, Kitty, Kim Jun-hee in the English dub of Squid Game, and the Namashitas from The Boss Baby: Back in Business as the next characters after Nguyen. Additionally, Nguyen and Kim Jun-hee are the only heroic characters so far in Audrey Huynh's voice actress list, as Stella Cho from XO, Kitty is a villainous character and the Namashitas from The Boss Baby: Back in Business are considered merely neutral characters.
- Along with this, Nguyen is the first and only character in Audrey Huynh's voice actress list who hails from a TV show/cartoon series.
- Nguyen's sheer dancing skills, dreaded usage of wielding spikes and being quick to wrath/anger is equivalent to Buttercup's dreaded fighting skills and wrathful personality. Additionally, both characters seem to immediately lose patience in certain events, especially when things mess up/do not got well for them.
- During Nguyen's character portrait, a short fragment of "Piano Sonata," composed by Ludwig van Beethoven, plays briefly with a heightened pitch.
- Nguyen bears a visual resemblance to her voice actress, Audrey Huynh; both have light olive skin complexion, have long black hair with an amalgamation of a slight brown hue.
- Nguyen and Murphy are the only Poppy Rangers to have a resemblance to their respective voice actresses.