~ Nguyen altering Grizz Bear that Wallace is flying her kite in the Hurricane Hal.
Nguyen is a major character in the 2015 Cartoon Network original series, We Bare Bears, and is a supporting character in its 2020 series finale film, We Bare Bears: The Movie. Like her fellow Poppy Rangers, Nguyen is a brave and adventurous little girl scout/park ranger and troop who is friends with Ranger Tabes and the Bears, more especially Grizzly.
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, demonstrated in Hurricane Hal.
Ngyuen is voiced by Audrey Huynh, who also voices 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.
Nguyen is a young girl 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 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 Bear, 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 Bear 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 short-lived, 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 Bear 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 somewhat 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.
Quotes[]
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It can jump 20 times the length of their own body.
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~ Nguyen analyzing the grasshopper.
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Well, we want the badge, but it's just that the cave looks a bit, uh...
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~ Nguyen being reluctant on exploring the Howling Mountain Cave.
~ Nguyen before planning to motivate and encourage Grizz in the Peewee Ranger Games.
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Diaz: Mm, we got to support him, though. Murphy: Like Ranger Tabes said, he's a Poppy and whatever. Nguyen: Yeah, but how can we do that?
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~ Nguyen planning on how to motivate Grizz in his skill for the final round of the Peewee Ranger Games.
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We're... We're trapped!
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~ Nguyen's reaction to being stranded in the Howling Mountain Cave with Grizz, Tabes and the Poppies.
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Well, let's hope he doesn't mess anything up.
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~ Nguyen being aware of Grizz's incompetence.
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Ranger Tabes, we're getting hungry. Can we eat lunch now?
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~ Nguyen before Ranger Tabes sets off to retrieve their forgotten lunch, foreshadowing further events in Lord of the Poppies.
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Nguyen: Permission to speak freely, sir! Grizz: Permission granted. Nguyen: That kite couldn't fly even if it grew wings.
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~ Nguyen's opinion on Grizz's kite.
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Ha! That's nothing compared to our arsenal of kites. Let's show him, Poppy Rangers!
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~ Nguyen before she and the Poppies show their kites to Grizz.
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Why would you say something like that?
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~ Nguyen's reaction to Wallace assuming that Tabes got "devoured by seagulls."
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Bear guy, what are you doing?! That was our last chance at food!
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~ Nguyen's breakdown after Grizz foiled the remaining plan of nourishment while awaiting for Ranger Tabes' return.
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Aah! I can't take it anymore!
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~ Nguyen's breakdown upon falling into insanity from sheer hunger and having had enough of Grizz's incompetence.
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My hands, they're blurry.
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~ Nguyen after her hunger takes over.
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Ugh. Food... I need food.
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~ Nguyen after her starvation takes over.
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I think we should boil him into stew.
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~ Nguyen while she and the Poppies prepare to eat Grizz out of hunger.
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Grizz: Psst! Hey, Nguyen. Nguyen: Wallace said not to talk to you. Grizz: Who cares what Wallace says? Nguyen: Everybody. She has the book. Grizz: Well, you could just as easily have the book. I mean, you're probably more qualified. Nguyen: Really? Grizz: Definitely. Go get the book. Nguyen: [growls vehemently]
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~ Nguyen after Grizz influences her to seize the Elite Ranger Guidebook from Wallace's hands.
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Wallace: Hey, Nguyen. Stop talking to dinner. Nguyen: I'll do what I want, Wallace! You can't tell me what to do.
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~ Nguyen and Wallace having a heated argument with each other.
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What'd you say?!
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~ Nguyen's reaction to Diaz mocking her and Wallace.
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Your face looks like feet!
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~ Nguyen during the heated argument with the Poppies.
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RANGER WAR!!
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~ Nguyen as she and the Poppies begin to fight for the guidebook.
Trivia[]
Like the other Poppy Rangers, Nguyen has never had an interaction with Panda Bear 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.
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.
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.
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