Ripple is an energetic character who enjoys pranks more than anything; upon meeting the Smurflings he tells them, "Ripple's the name, and pranks are my game!" He disappears - almost teleports - by spinning in one place, becoming a blur, and leaves his hat behind. His first and only appearance is in a Season 7 episode called, "The Smurflings' Unsmurfy Friend" as a rather antagonistic creature.
He first enters through a bush while Gargamel and Scruple are trying to unstick Gargamel from Azrael. He decides to pull a prank - he cuts Gargamel's beekeeper robe and "paints" honey onto his underwear before throwing a stone at a nearby beehive, sending the swarm right after the wizard. He watches the trio jump into a pond and strides away laughing.
Shortly afterwards, he plays another joke on the Smurflings, causing them and Puppy to fall into another pond. When they get mad at him, he apologizes and gives Sassette a bouquet of flowers which appear from his hat. She and the others are impressed: "They don't call me Ripple the Remarkable for nothing!". Then they take him back to the village, where he immediately pulls a fast one on Hefty, Harmony, and Papa Smurf; then the Smurflings reveal him to Papa Smurf.
When Papa Smurf tells them about him being a nuisance to every other creature in the forest, he takes offense and claims he's only trying to have fun, but the village has ceased to amuse him. With that, he moves a wooden floorboard and disappears.
Later that night, he re-enters the village and convinces the Smurflings to watch him pull a master prank on Gargamel. After taking the wizard out and enjoying a laugh, Azrael chases them onto a log - Ripple jumps through a hole, but the Smurflings get caught is a trap and taken by Gargamel. He immediately returns to the village for help rescuing them.
After the Smurflings escape, he is captured and is rather surprised when they go back for him. Back in the village, he thanks them for this and promises to be more careful with his pranks, being more interested in making friends now. However, he manages to play one last trick on Brainy right before the end of the episode.
Appearance[]
Ripple wears a purple hat that matches his cape and shoes, a lavender long-sleeve shirt under a semi-turtleneck lime green tunic, lavender leggings, and has a small rope-like tie around his waist. His long hair is chestnut brown, he has two long, thin antennae, and pale flesh skin. He is also slightly taller than the Smurfs.
Trivia[]
- He shares the voice actor of the Season 9 character, Tebuli; Jerry Houser.
- They share several uncanny traits: both are small male characters with magical powers, a longing for a carefree, solo lifestyle, and wear interesting hats.
- Ripple reveals that he has always wanted friends but drove them away because all he knew how to do was play pranks.
- Despite the two sharing a passion for pranks, Ripple and Jokey are never shown interacting with each other.