Character Relationship Map: Dog Man

Characters

• Dog Man / Officer Knight / Harold's House (played by Peter Hastings) — protagonist

  A police officer created by transplanting a dog's head onto a deceased human's body. He inherits his predecessor's badge, relentlessly pursues the villainous Petey, and later adopts a clone named Li'l...

• Petey the Cat (played by Pete Davidson) — protagonist

  A cunning and villainous orange cat who terrorizes the city and repeatedly escapes Dog Man's arrests. He creates a gentle clone named Li'l Petey, initially abandons him but later feels guilty and seek...

• Sarah Hatoff (played by Isla Fisher) — supporting

  A news reporter who partners with Dog Man to search for the missing Li'l Petey after realizing he has been taken away.

• Li'l Petey (played by Lucas Hopkins Calderon) — supporting

  A gentle newborn clone of Petey who lacks any desire to do evil. Initially abandoned in a box, he is adopted by Dog Man and forms a close bond with him. His innocent actions, including drawing a famil...

• Mayor (voice) (played by Cheri Oteri) — minor
• Flippy (played by Ricky Gervais) — supporting

  A telekinetic fish whose corpse is stolen and resurrected using Living Spray. After the factory accident brings the surrounding buildings to life, he is reprogrammed to attack do-gooders but is ultima...

• Butler (played by Poppy Liu) — supporting

  Petey's former butler whom he fires early in the story before deciding to clone himself.

• Grampa (played by Stephen Root) — supporting

  Petey's abusive biological father who is brought to the lair by Li'l Petey. He continues to berate Petey, proving he has not changed, and later clears out the lair, leaving only Li'l Petey's books beh...

• Living Spray Factory (voice) (played by John Eric Bentley) — cameo

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Li'l Petey → Grampa (Family Grandchild And Grandfather) — Li'l Petey attempts to use the family connection to heal Petey's past.

  Li'l Petey calls Petey's father Grampa and brings him to the lair to make Petey feel better.

• Mayor (voice) → Petey the Cat (Power Pardoner) — The Mayor's pardon formally changes Petey's legal situation.

  Petey is pardoned by the Mayor after the final crisis.

• Dog Man / Officer Knight / Harold's House → Mayor (voice) (Professional Police Authority Relationship) — The Mayor represents civic authority connected to Dog Man's police role and Petey's pardon.

  Dog Man inherits Officer Knight's police job, and the Mayor later pardons Petey after the crisis.

• Petey the Cat → Butler (Professional Employer) — The relationship is an employment connection that ends early in the story.

  Petey fires his butler before deciding to clone himself.

• Petey the Cat → Flippy (Power Reviver And Weaponizer) — Petey attempts to control Flippy as a weapon against Dog Man.

  Petey steals Flippy's corpse and plans to use Living Spray to resurrect him and defeat Dog Man. He reprograms Flippy to destroy good people.

• Petey the Cat → Grampa (Family Son And Father) — Their abusive family history explains part of Petey's emotional conflict.

  Petey reveals that his abusive father abandoned him as a child. Grampa later berates Petey when Li'l Petey brings him to the lair.

• Petey the Cat → Li'l Petey (Family Creator And Clone) — Their biological-style connection develops into a troubled parent-child relationship.

  Petey uses a cloning machine to create Li'l Petey as an assistant. Li'l Petey is a newborn copy of Petey.

• Dog Man / Officer Knight / Harold's House → Li'l Petey (Family Adoptive Parent) — Dog Man becomes Li'l Petey's adoptive guardian.

  Dog Man finds Li'l Petey abandoned in a cardboard box and decides to adopt him. They bond while living together.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Living Spray Factory (voice) → Flippy (Narrative Resurrection Site) — The factory is directly involved in Flippy's resurrection and transformation.

  Flippy is resurrected at the Living Spray factory after factory employees mishandle the Living Spray.

• Li'l Petey → Flippy (Narrative Redeemer) — Li'l Petey's innocence changes Flippy's behavior.

  Li'l Petey shows Flippy a comic book depicting them as friends. Flippy is redeemed, loses his telekinetic powers, and stops attacking.

• Dog Man / Officer Knight / Harold's House → Flippy (Conflict Adversary) — Flippy becomes Dog Man's major physical threat during the climax.

  Reprogrammed Flippy targets Dog Man and his friends while attacking do-gooders with telekinetic powers.

• Dog Man / Officer Knight / Harold's House → Sarah Hatoff (Alliance Search Partner) — They cooperate during the search for the missing clone.

  Dog Man and Sarah Hatoff look for Li'l Petey after realizing that he has been taken away.

• Dog Man / Officer Knight / Harold's House → Petey the Cat (Conflict Arch Enemy) — Their rivalry drives the central conflict and later changes into an uneasy partnership.

  Petey repeatedly terrorizes Ohkay City, while Dog Man repeatedly arrests him. Petey escapes each arrest until their final alliance against Flippy.

Story Analysis

A lonely hybrid police hero and a troubled cat learn that compassion can transform rivalry into family.

Plot Progression

1. The Birth of Dog Man — Petey's bombing scheme leads to the deaths and injuries that create Dog Man. The new officer inherits Knight's job but remains trapped in a cycle of chasing Petey.
2. A Clone Without Evil — Petey creates Li'l Petey but abandons him when the clone refuses to be evil. Dog Man adopts the newborn, and their companionship begins to ease Dog Man's loneliness.
3. Family Wounds Reopened — Petey discovers Li'l Petey's family drawing and retrieves him with 80-HD. Li'l Petey then brings Grampa to the lair, exposing the abuse and abandonment behind Petey's behavior.
4. The Living Spray War — Flippy is resurrected and becomes a threat alongside living buildings. Petey abandons his rivalry with Dog Man long enough to protect Li'l Petey.
5. A New Family Arrangement — Li'l Petey redeems Flippy, while Dog Man saves Petey from the volcano. After Petey receives a pardon, he accepts shared custody and returns to his lair with a new outlook.