Ren Höek

Ren Höek, is a fictional character from the Nickelodeon series The Ren & Stimpy Show, and Spike series Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon". He is one of the main title characters and serves as the main protagonist/antagonist in the series. He first appeared in the pilot episode "Big House Blues".

Ren is a "Asthma-Hound" Chihuahua with a fairly long, rat-like, pink tail (which disappears constantly to the point of it not being seen in the later series). Apparently it may be of Mexican origin, obviously for the breed of dog it is. (Chihuahua)

Ren is portrayed as being greedy, insane, delusional, paranoid, violent and insecure (in short, mentally unstable). Whenever Ren's upset he lashes out his anger on his best friend Stimpy usually by simply slapping him in the face, or by brutally beating him up And Treats Stimpy Like A School Bully.

He has a Swedish cousin named Svën Höek, a plump, idiotic chihuahua who is very similar to Stimpy. In the Spümcø era of The Ren and Stimpy Show and Adult Party Cartoon, Ren is voiced by John Kricfalusi in "a bad imitation of Peter Lorre." In the Games Animation era of the Nickelodeon series, Ren is voiced by Billy West using a combination of Burl Ives, Kirk Douglas, and a slight "south of the border accent", after John Kricfalusi and the others at Spümcø were fired. West also did Ren's maniacal laughter, throughout the series (including when John Kricfalusi did Ren's voice).

Ren personality remained unchanged for years. But one thing never changed: he is crazy, insane, neurotic that even in extreme cases can become totally a rabid beast (as seen in the APC episode "Ren Seeks Help"). His antagonistic role can range from a simple pull of a real villain, and that shows in many episodes from the original version as "Best Man Friend" to the most recent "Ren Seeks Help". If the antagonistic side of Ren varies, so does his heroic side and friendlier.