Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Plot

Characters

Captain Planet

Planeteers

• Kwame – From Africa, Kwame has the power of earth.
• James Wheeler – From Brooklyn, New York City, United States, Wheeler has the power of fire.
• Linka – From the Soviet Union, Linka has the power of wind.
• Gi – From Asia, Gi has the power of water.
• Ma-Ti – From Brazil, Ma-Ti has the power of heart. Ma-Ti was raised by his tribe's shaman.
• * Suchi - Ma-Ti's pet spider monkey.

  Gaia

Villains

Eco-Villains

• Hoggish Greedly – A large pig-faced man who represents the dangers of overconsumption and greed and is the first villain that Captain Planet and the Planeteers encounter. "Smog Hog" reveals that he has a son, Hoggish Greedly Jr., who is negatively affected by his polluting Road Hog plot. As a result, Greedly is forced to work with Captain Planet to save him. "Hog Tide" reveals that his grandfather Don Porkaloin was defeated by another group of Planeteers in the past and later became environmentally friendly as shown in "The Ghost of Porkaloin Past".
• * Rigger – Greedly's main henchman. Though he sometimes questions Greedly's orders and is concerned when his actions hurt the environment, he remains loyal to him. In "The Ghost of Porkaloin Past", Rigger claims that the main reason he works for him is because no one would hire him.
• Verminous Skumm – A humanoid rat-like creature who represents urban blight, disease, and drug abuse. He can control rats and has a personal helicopter called the Scum O'Copter.
• * Rat Pack – A group of humanoid rats who work for Skumm.
• Duke Nukem – A doctor who transformed himself into a radioactive rock-skinned mutant and represents the misuse of nuclear power. Along with Zarm and Captain Pollution, Duke Nukem is one of the few Eco-Villains who can fight Captain Planet one-on-one. He generates radiation, which he can use to fire radioactive blasts from his hands, and possesses x-ray vision. Apogee temporarily renamed the eponymous character of Duke Nukem to "Duke Nukum" to avoid possible trademark claims from the producers of Captain Planet. However, the character was later found to be under no trademark and the games were restored to their original titles.
• * Leadsuit – Duke Nukem's henchman,who wears a full-bodied lead hazmat suit to withstand the radiation released by Nukem's body. He claims that he works for Nukem because he will become second-in-command when he takes over the world.
• Dr. Barbara "Babs" Blight – A mad scientist who represents the dangers of uncontrolled technology and unethical scientific experimentation. As a result of self-experimentation, the left side of her face is scarred and is usually hidden by her hair. "Hog Tide" reveals that her grandmother Betty Blight assisted Don Porkaloin in the past. "Hollywaste" reveals that she has a sister named Bambi.
• * MAL – Dr. Blight's A.I. husband and henchman. He has the ability to hack into other computer systems, allowing him to take them over and reprogram them. MAL is often the control and main power source for everything in Blight's labs and the vehicles she travels in.
• Looten Plunder – A wealthy poacher and corrupt businessman who represents the evils of unethical business actions. He is also shown to have a nephew named Robin Plunder. Plunder is the only Eco-Villain to succeed in his schemes as in "Whoo Gives a Hoot" when the Planeteers fail to prove to a judge that Plunder was illegally cutting down trees in an old-growth forest and the judge learns of his trickery too late.
• * Argos Bleak – Looten Plunder's main henchman and bodyguard who also works as a mercenary and does most of his dirty work. He usually travels in helicopters or other aircraft and is proficient in handling firearms. Argos Bleak once operated on his own in "The Predator" when he was targeting the basking sharks in Florida.
• * Pinehead Brothers – Oakey and Dokey are two towering lumberjacks who serve as Looten Plunder's henchmen in the sixth season.
• Sly Sludge – An unscrupulous waste collector who represents laziness, ignorance, and the dangers of apathy and short-term thinking. However, since many of his schemes involve waste management, which is a legitimate environmental issue, he often exploits this to gain apparent respectability. He is the only main villain to defect to the Planeteers after his recycling program makes him money by the end of "No Small Problem". The money allows him to propose plans to mass-produce an affordable, environmentally friendly way to safely dispose of waste.
• * Ooze – Sludge's henchman who is often underpaid and works for him because he has no other option. Like Rigger, Ooze does most of his heavy work.
• * Tank Flusher III – Sludge's strongman servant who debuts in "A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste Part One" upon answering an ad for "A heinous henchman to serve a Machiavellian master" despite not knowing what it means.
• Zarm – A former spirit of the Earth who left Gaia in search of other worlds and ended up destroying several planets, lacking Gaia to balance out his methods. He represents war and destruction. While lacking henchmen, he often manipulates others to do his bidding, such as in "Summit to Save Earth", where he unites the Eco-Villains under his leadership. In addition to war and destruction, Zarm also promotes hatred and totalitarianism, which he believes are the most dangerous pollutants to humanity, as evidenced by his role as kingmaker to the dictator Morgar. He also tells the Planeteers that he has been the guiding force behind every despot of the 20th century except for one despot that turned him down and dares the Planeteers to guess which one that would be.

  Captain Pollution

• Duke Nukem has a Super Radiation Ring.
• Looten Plunder has a Deforestation Ring.
• Sly Sludge has a Smog Ring.
• Verminous Skumm has a Toxic Ring.
• Dr. Blight has a Hate Ring.