The following are fictional characters from

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's 2000 animated film ''

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'', its

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sequel '' Kronk's New Groove'', and the spin-off television series ''

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''.

Kuzco

Kuzco ( ; voiced primarily by

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; J. P. Manoux in spinoff media) is the 18-year-old emperor of the

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. His name is a reference to the ancient city

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. Kuzco is initially portrayed as an arrogant, callous and spoiled

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, but has a sense of charm and style. In ''

'', Kuzco is turned into a llama by Yzma, who intends to poison him to claim the throne for herself. He is presumed dead and lost in the jungle. Kuzco teams up with Pacha, a llama herder, who helps Kuzco turn back into a human again, regaining his dignity and his throne. Kuzco has occasionally appeared in Adventureland at Disney theme parks. He also featured in the television series ''

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'' and its direct-to-video film adaptation, ''

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''.

Pacha

Pacha ( ; voiced primarily by

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;

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in the first season of ''

'') is a farmer residing in the countryside of the Incas. He was a character added during the production process that completely revamped the story. The original role to assist emperor-turned-llama Kuzco was to be female, and a potential love interest for the discourteous teen. The major overhaul of story made the film a

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, with Pacha and Kuzco having to work through the adventure together. His name is possibly a reference to Incan emperor

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and means "earth" in

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. Pacha is a friendly peasant and family man, and a subject in Kuzco's kingdom. His courage, reliability, and value of both friendship and family helps Kuzco change into a genial and mature young man. Pacha is married to Chicha, who is pregnant with Yupi when first seen. During the time of the first film, they have two children: their daughter, Chaca, and their younger son Tipo. Yupi is born during the film's events and appears in spin-off material.

Yzma

Yzma ( ; voiced initially by

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; Leslie Carrara-Rudolph from 2012 to present) is Kuzco's primary parental guardian and advisor, and the main

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in ''

''. In the television series ''

'', Yzma makes a brief cameo appearance in the episode " Pluto vs. Figaro". Yzma was one of the villains in the show ''Villains Tonight!'' for

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's ''

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'' and ''

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''. In the '' Descendants'' franchise, she has a daughter named Yzla who appears in the ''Isle of the Lost'' novel series. In the animated short series '' Descendants: Wicked World'', she has a son named Zevon (voiced by Bradley Steven Perry), who acts as the main antagonist in the series' second season.

Kronk

Kronk Pepikrankenitz (voiced by

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) is the muscular and slow-witted henchman of Yzma. He primarily serves as comic relief. Whenever he faces a moral dilemma, smaller versions of Kronk, his

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and devil, appear, but they usually fight one another instead of helping him. Kronk stars in the spinoff film '' Kronk's New Groove'', where he is the head chef and owner of the restaurant Mudka's. His love interest, Birdwell, and his father, Papi (voiced by

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), are introduced. In ''

'', Kronk plays the role of Yzma's sidekick although he also has a friendly relationship with Kuzco, sometimes ending up helping him, being also his classmate at Kuzco Academy. As a running gag, he can never remember that Principal Amzy is really Yzma. Another running gag revolves around Kronk attempting to activate access to the secret lab, as originated from the original film with the secret lab's access procedure: more often than not, he constantly pulls the wrong one, and as a result, Yzma constantly gets booby-trapped before fixing the error. At the series' finale, Kuzco appoints Kronk as his new advisor, while Yzma is made Kronk's assistant.

Other characters introduced in the films

;Introduced in ''The Emperor's New Groove'' *Pacha's family, which includes: **Chicha (voiced by

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) is Pacha's wife. Throughout most of the first film, she is heavily pregnant with her third child, Yupi, who is born before the final scene. In ''Kronk's New Groove'', Kronk asks her to pretend to be his wife, as he promised his father he would marry her. In ''The Emperor's New School'', she often serves as a mother figure to Kuzco. **Chaca and Tipo (voiced by Kellyann Elso and Eli Russel Linnettz, and Michaela Jill Murphy and Shane Baumel in later appearances) are Pacha and Chicha's children, who constantly try to one-up each other and compete for their father's attentions. In ''Kronk's New Groove'', they join Kronk's Junior Chipmunks at Camp Chippamunka. **Yupi is Pacha and Chicha's baby. He is born before at the end of the first film. In ''Kronk's New Groove'', when Chaca introduces him to Papi he mentions for the first time his name and current age, mentioning that he is half a year old. *Matta (voiced by Patti Deutsch) is a waitress at Mudka's Meat Hut. *Rudy (voiced by

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, later Travis Oates) is an old man who first appears accidentally interrupting Kuzco's "groove", for which he is thrown out a window. In the series, he is a janitor at Kuzco Academy. *Bucky (voiced by

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) is a

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who later befriends Kronk and becomes his aide in teaching squirrel talk. *Topo and Ipi (voiced by

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) are two old men who make minor appearances in ''The Emperor's New Groove''. They have a more relevant role in ''Kronk's New Groove'' as part of the residents from the old folks' home who are tricked by Yzma. They are recurring characters in ''The Emperor's New School''. *The Royal Recordkeeper (voiced by Joe Whyte in ''The Emperor's New Groove'',

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in ''The Emperor's New School'') appear in ''The Emperor's New Groove'' as the one in charge of finding a bride for Kuzco. In ''The Emperor's New School'' he appears as a recurring character, reminding Kuzco of the rules in order to become emperor. The character also makes a cameo appearance in the ''

'' episode "Pluto vs. Figaro". *Delivery Man (voiced variously by

, and

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) is an incompetent delivery man. *Chester is Yzma and Kronk's pet crocodile. *The Bug and the Monkey appear briefly in ''The Emperor's New Groove'', at one point showing a wide view of the waterfall Kuzco was going to fall from before being caught by Kronk, showing the bug on a branch, and at that moment the monkey appears, who eats the bug. Similar scenes with them appear as a recurring gag in ''The Emperor's New School''. ;Introduced in ''Kronk's New Groove'' *Miss Birdwell (voiced by

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) is a camp counselor who serves as Kronk's love interest in ''Kronk's New Groove''. *Papi (voiced by

) is Kronk's father. *Hildy (voiced by

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) is an old woman and friend of Kronk. *Marge and Tina (voiced by

) are two secretaries who Kronk hires when he makes a fortune.

Introduced in ''The Emperor's New School''

Malina

Malina (voiced by Jessica DiCicco) is a

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and the school council president who Kuzco has a crush on. She is a straight-A+ student and is driven to excel almost to the point of having a

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if she does not do everything to her ability. In the final episode of the series, she goes on a date with Kuzco after he is made emperor and becomes his girlfriend.

Recurring characters

* Flaco Moleguaco (voiced by

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) is a teacher at Kuzco Academy. He hates Kuzco's smart-alec attitude and threatens to fail him quite often. * Coach Sweaty (voiced by

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) is a coach at Kuzco Academy. * Yatta (voiced by

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) is a student in Kuzco Academy and a waitress at Mudka's Meat Hut. * Ramon (voiced by Rene Mujica) is an athletic student at Kuzco Academy. Malina has a crush on him, which causes Kuzco to greatly dislike him. * Mr. Purutu (voiced by

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) is a counselor at Kuzco Academy. * Moxie (voiced by

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) is a student at Kuzco Academy. * Urkon (voiced by Jeff Bennett) is a village leader and the head of the Familympics. * Curi, Cuxi, and Cuca (both voiced by Courtney Peldon) are cheerleaders at Kuzco Academy. * Guaca (voiced by Justin Cowden) is a student at Kuzco Academy. * Yu and Tu (voiced by

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) are twin students at Kuzco Academy. * Kavo (voiced by

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) is a student at Kuzco Academy who appears to be a bully due to his deep voice and mannerisms.

Minor characters

* Homework (voiced by

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) appears in " The Emperor's New Pet". He is a cat who Kuzco is assigned to care for to learn responsibility. He is temporarily transformed into a panther and flees into the wilderness before returning to Kuzco. * The Creepy Little Old Man (voiced by

) appears in " The Mystery of Micchu Pachu". He is an old man who tells Kuzco of the legend of Micchu Pachu. * Security Cam (voiced by

) appears in " Oops, All Doodles". He is a security guard at Kuzco Academy. * Zim (voiced by Dylan Sprouse) and Zam (voiced by Cole Sprouse) appear in " Chipmunky Business". They are Yzma's great-nephews. * Krank Pepikrankenitz (voiced by Dante Basco) appears in " Clash of the Families". He is Kronk's brother. * Mr. Sneaks appears in " Clash of the Families". He is Kronk's family pet cat. * Ozker (voiced by

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) appears in " The New Kid". He is a varsity

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champion. * Furi (voiced by

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) appears in " Kuzcogarten". She is a student at Kuzcogarten and Tipo's friend. * Miss Ni (voiced by

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) appears in " Evil and Eviler". She is an exterminator who Yzma hires to get rid of Kuzco. * Cyro the Sneaky (voiced by

) appears in " Evil and Eviler". He is a notorious villain. * Imatcha (voiced by

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) appears in " The Bride of Kuzco". He is Kuzco's matchmaker, who went to find Kuzco a perfect bride when he was born. * Lalala (voiced by

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) appears in " The Bride of Kuzco". She is a princess who Imatcha attempts to force Kuzco into marrying. * Azma (voiced by

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) appears in " The Bride of Kuzco". She is Yzma's 119-year-old mother. * Mr. Nadaempa (voiced by

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) appears in " Attack Sub". He is a substitute teacher and Moleguaco's cousin. * Delivery Clown (voiced by Mark Schiff) appears in " Monster Masquerade". He is a mailman at Kuzco Academy. * Dirk Brock (voiced by

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) appears in " Emperor's New Musical". He is a rockstar who is hired to raise money for Kuzco Academy. * Fuzzico appears in " Kuzco's Little Secret". It is a

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who Kuzco temporarily adopts before returning it to the wild.

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