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Map (sometimes referred after "The") is a main character on Dora the Explorer. He is Dora's helpful guide who lives inside Backpack's side pocket.

Description and Personality

Described as a "funny, bouncy, rolled up map" [1], Map is a kind and smart character who often helps Dora through her adventures by showing her where to go via his map. He is often a very useful friend who helps the audience of kids know where the blank is coming from. He also loves and performs rap.

Unlike Backpack, who's shown to speak English and Spanish frequently, Map is often shown to use English more, though he's not incapable of using Spanish, such as in Super Map, where he helps Tico down the River by following either the red / rojo, or yellow / amarillo paths.

Super Map

Super Map is Map, but with a magic cape he found in a bush on top of Tallest Mountain. With the cape, he gained superpowers, such as flight, and super windy-breath! His only appearance was the namesake episode, wherein he helped Dora and Boots get to Dora's House for a super surprise, as well as helping the Baby Birds along the way. He was even able to help uncover Swiper's hiding spot with his super breath before he could do an ambush and steal Map's cape. At the end of the adventure, Map admitted that though being a superhero was fun, he'd rather stay as regular Map, and renounces the super cape.

Looks

Map has a rather simplistic design and color pallet. Since his character design is based around paper, he has two sides: his outside is a pale-yellow, partially beige, and his inside is light blue with his eyebrows being the same color. His mouth is red, and he has two white eyes with black pupils. In seasons 7 and 8, he becomes a computer-generated character, just like Backpack and the Fiesta Trio.

Appearances

Segment Phrases

Pre-segment

  • "Who do we ask for help when we don't know which way to go?"
  • "The Map! The Map!"
  • "The Map, (that's) right."
  • (Season 1 and 2 only:) "The Map can tell us (rest of description).")
  • "(I need your help!) Will you check the Map to find out (rest of description)?"
  • (Some Season 1 episodes and rarely 2, 3, and 4:) "I need your help to check the Map and find out (rest of description)."
  • "You have to say, 'Map'."
  • "Say 'Map'! Say 'Map'!"
  • "Louder!" or "I think you have to say it again!" (sometimes added)
  • "I think you have to say it louder!" (Dora's Dance to the Rescue)
  • (Dora Saves the Mermaids/Season 5 onward:) "Louder, Map!"
  • (Season 4 only:) "We have/need to figure out where to go next!"

In most segments

  • "(Ooh!) Dora (and Boots) need/want(s)/(have/has) to (mission)."
  • "Well, I know how to (mission)!"
  • "Well, I know where (location)!"
  • "(To get to (mission),) First you go (first place). Then you go (second place). And that's how you get to (third place) (sometimes added, (to (mission))!
  • (sometimes) "But watch out for (villain)!"

Season 1 and 2

  • "So (here's what) you tell Dora: (places to go)! Say it with me. (places to go) (3x)!"

Season 3 onward

  • "So remember: (places to go)! Say it with me. (places to go) (3x)!"

Season 3 only (when there is star-catching)

  • "Ooh, stars!"
  • "Try to catch stars along the way!"
  • "And don't forget to look for stars along the way!"

Season 4 onward

  • "So you tell Dora, first you/we go to (first place)."

Season 4 only (when telling where to go)

  • "We made it past the (first place), check! Where do we go next? (cursor clicks second place) (second place), right! So you tell Dora, next you go to (second place)."
  • "We made it past the (first place), check! We made it (second place), check! Where do we go next? (cursor clicks third place) (third place), right! So you tell Dora, next you go to (third place)."

Season 4 onward (when there are four places)

  • "First we go (first place). Then we go (second place). Then we go (third place). And that's how we'll get to (fourth place)!"

Trivia

Galleries

To view Map's primary gallery, click here. For his segments during episodes, click here.

References

  1. Dora the Explorer: Meet my Friends! (Flash game, 2000)
Major characters
Main Márquez family
Dora | Diego | Alicia | Mami | Papi | Abuela | Guillermo | Isabella | Daisy | Diego's mother | Diego's father | Perrito | Pinto | Lucky
Object helpers
Backpack | Map | Rescue Pack | Click | Bud | Mapa | Alicia's Rescue Rope
City friends
Pablo | Alana | Emma | Kate | Naiya | Sammy | Randy
Antagonists
Swiper | Grumpy Old Troll | El Mago | Magician | Tranimal | Bobo Brothers | Honking Edmontosauruses | Alejandro | Powell, Viper, and Christina X | Fifi | Sami | Fomkah | Ying Ying
Forest friends
Boots | Benny | Tico | Isa | Big Red Chicken | Señor Tucán | Fiesta Trio | Baby Jaguar | Baby Blue Bird | Val the Octopus | Chocolate Tree | Linda | Unicornio | Pirate Pig | Pirate Piggies | Pirate Parrot | Sammy
Glowy Star | Noisy Star | Tool Star | Magico Star | Woo-Hoo Star | Rocket Star | Saltador Star | Sliparooni Star | Supra, Ultra, and Mega Star | Artista Star | Helada Star | Disco Star | Gusty Star | Comfy Star | Silly Star | Explorer Job Stars (Policia Star | Baseball Star | Baker Star | Movie Star | Navy Star | Cowgirl Star) | Hero Star | Switchy Star | Fairy Star | Spy Star
Other friends
Azul | Roberto | Little Star | Scarecrow | Sabrina | Allie | Mariana | Paj | King's Mommy | King Juan el Bobo | Perrito's Twin | Amelie | Nelly | Pepe | Yuki | Camilla | Luis | Kicho | Mei | Enrique | Juma | Burgin | Yang | Shanti
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