Big Red Chicken is the overarching protagonist of the Dora the Explorer franchise. He is a anthropomorphic rooster who is a good friend of Dora Márquez. As his name implies, he is a big red chicken and one of Dora and Boots' best friends who only speaks English. He loves to prepare fiestas and loves to do magic tricks.
Official bio[]
Big Red Chicken is a big friend, so big that when Dora first met him, she thought he was a red hill! Silly, comical, and always on hand for a party, he loves to do magic tricks, host parties, and play carnival games. He can sometimes act as an adult, he even officiated the Grumpy Old Troll’s wedding! If there's ever a party or big event around, so is he!
History[]
Big Red Chicken is a legendary character in Dora's world, known to many through a storybook that tells his backstory. When he was a baby chick, Big Red Chicken was actually very tiny and lived on a big red hill. He couldn't run as fast as his friends. He was so little that he had to be very careful or his friends would step on him. He didn't like being so little. One night, when he went to bed, he saw a group of stars shaped like a big chicken. He made a wish on the stars that he could be big. In the morning, when the little red chicken woke up, he wasn't little anymore; he was as big as a house. The Big Red Chicken was so happy, he danced the chicken dance by flapping his arms and stamping his feet. When Dora and Boots got to see him, it is confirmed that still he does indeed live on the Big Red Hill and dances the chicken dance whenever he wants. ==Looks== Big Red Chicken is a giant rooster with a red body with red wings and a yellow beak. He has white eyes with black pupils and yellow feet. When he goes to a fiesta, Big Red Chicken is always dressed up. He wears a big blue coat with a yellow flower pin. However, in Whose Birthday is It?, he wears a purple suit and hat to Swiper's birthday party. When he is practicing magic, he wears a purple cape, carries a matching purple magician's hat, and holds a wand.
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Main Series Go! Diego! Go! Dora and Friends: Into the City Dora and the Lost City of Gold |