

Voiced by: Maurice LaMarche (English), Kenichi Ogata (Japanese), Orlando Noguera (Latin American Spanish), Hércules Franco (Brazilian Portuguese), Pierre Hatet (French)Ī genetically altered lab mouse with a large head who plans to - you guessed it - Take Over the World. Villain Protagonist: They are the main characters whose main goal is world domination, though they are rarely out-and-out villainous.

While neither one is very threatening physically (what with being lab mice and all), the Brain, with his serious demeanor and great intellect, is far more of a threat than the spastic, dimwitted Pinky, who isn't even aware that he's a villain. Vile Villain, Laughable Lackey: Of the Villain Protagonist variant.Most episodes naturally end in failure, but the times they do succeed ends with them losing that chance or giving it all back. Take Over the World: The main draw of their skits is the duo's various, convoluted attempts to try and take over the world.Smart Jerk and Nice Moron: Pinky is a kindhearted goofball and Brain is the more snarky, sarcastic & short-fused genius.Rude Hero, Nice Sidekick: The Brain is an Insufferable Genius who is mean and condescending to everyone, while Pinky is a Minion with an F in Evil who still likes and admires Brain, no matter how much abuse he gets from him.Pinky, despite his psychosis, is remarkably good at improvising when Brain hits a wall. Resourceful Rodent: Brain routinely concocts and enacts Bond villain-esque plans to take over the world.Iron Butt Monkey: Both of them suffer physical abuse regularly.Brain has even repeatedly stated that the goal is for him to rule the world with Pinky, and has never even considered of sacrificing him or abandoning him once his goal is reached. Heterosexual Life-Partners: They're rarely seen apart and both have been shown to be devastated if one were to leave or betray the other.Gleeful and Grumpy Pairing: Pinky is the Gleeful (cheerful and kind) and Brain is the Grumpy (short-tempered and sarcastic).As a result, their Theme Tune (and they themselves) are even more popular and more referenced by others than even Warners themselves. Their popularity played a part in why they were the only returning characters besides the Warners in the 2020 series. As a result, the theme song to Animaniacs no longer mentioned the two, replacing the lyrics "Meet Pinky and the Brain who want to rule the universe" with "Meet Ralph and Doctor Scratchansniff, say hi to Hello Nurse". Breakout Character: The duo's segments proved to be among the most popular to viewers that they were the only ones to have received a spin-off and a sequel to said spin-off.Big Guy, Little Guy: Pinky is the Big Guy to Brain's Little Guy, although Pinky is not any stronger than Brain.Pinky: Well, that's exactly what I'm thinking, too.īrain: Therefore, you are pondering what I'm pondering. So, what are the chances that this time, I'm pondering what you're pondering? Pinky: I mean, really, when have I ever been pondering what you've been pondering? Pinky: Whoof, oh, I'd have to say the odds of that are terribly slim, Brain. Brain: Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
