This is a list of fictional crocodiles and alligators from literature, mascots and emblems of teams and organizations, comics, films, animations and video games.
This list is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. It is restricted to notable crocodilian characters from notable works of fiction. Characters that appear in multiple media may have separate listings for each appearance, while in instances where a character has appeared in several separate works in a single medium, only the earliest will be recorded here.
| Name | Work | Author | Date | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile." | The Rivals | Sheridan | 1775 | Mrs Malaprop's most famous malapropism, using the word allegory instead of alligator. | |
| Gena the Crocodile | Cheburashka | Uspensky, Eduard | 1966 | A friendly crocodile[1] | |
| Crocodile "on the banks of the great grey-green, greasy Limpopo river" | Just So Stories | Kipling, Rudyard | 1902 | The crocodile pulls the nose of the Elephant's Child, stretching it into a trunk.[2] | |
| The eponymous crocodile | The Enormous Crocodile | Dahl, Roald | 1978 | The crocodile wanders the jungle planning to eat children, but is foiled by other animals.[3] | |
| Lyle the Crocodile | Lyle the Crocodile series | Waber, Bernard | 1962 | A family discovers a friendly crocodile living in their home.[4] | |
| Mr. Croc | Mr. Croc series | Lodge, Jo | Unknown | He likes adventures and snapping. | |
| Solomon | Solomon Crocodile | Rayner, Catherine | 2011 | A young playful crocodile, also appears in Solomon and Mortimer (2016)[5] [6] |
| Name | Species | Country | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makara | Legendary sea creature | India | ||
| Sobek | Crocodile-headed god | Ancient Egypt | Represents power, protection, fertility[7] | |
| The gharial | Gharial | India | The gharial's wife wants to eat her husband's friend the monkey.[8] | |
| Sang Buaya | Big bad crocodile | Southeast Asia | The crocodiles are fooled by Sang Kancil, the mouse deer[9] |
Crocodiles and alligators are used as mascots and emblems by organisations and sports teams:
| Name | Comic | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabaster Alligator | Pogo | The smarter little nephew of Albert Alligator. | |
| Albert Alligator | Pogo | The good but not very bright friend of Pogo Possum. | |
| Archie Alligator | Jungle Jinks | A school child and main cast member.[12] [13] | |
| Crocodylus | Pinky | A mad scientist.[14] | |
| The Fraternity of Crocodiles | Pearls Before Swine | Also known as "Da Brudderhood of Zeeba Zeeba Eata". | |
| Killer Croc | Batman | A supervillain who appears in comic books published by DC Comics and an enemy of Batman. The made his first full appearance in Batman #358 (April 1983 [15] | |
| Leatherhead | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | A mutated alligator.[16] [17] | |
| Soundwave | Beast Wars | Has the form of an alligator.[18] |
| Name | Film | Year | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnie | The Muppet Movie | 1979 | James Frawley | A fictional Muppet alligator who chases Bernie the Agent in Kermit's swamp. Later appeared as a talking alligator in Kermit's Swamp Years. | |
| Daisy | An Alligator Named Daisy | 1955 | J. Lee Thompson | A young man's life is complicated by the inheritance of an alligator.[19] | |
| Ramon | Alligator | 1980 | Lewis Teague | A mutated American alligator from the sewers. | |
| Flat Dog | Crocodile | 2000 | Tobe Hooper | A large female Nile crocodile that stalks and kills teenagers for raiding her nest. | |
| Gustave | Primeval | 2005 | Michael Katleman | Inspired by a true story, Gustave is an enormous male Nile Crocodile in Africa responsible for the deaths of 300 people. | |
| Lizzie | Rampage | 2018 | Brad Peyton | A giant American crocodile from the Everglades mutated by CRISPR. |
| Name | Animation | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agle | Cocomong | A cucumber-shaped crocodile. | |
| Al | Miami Guns | ||
| Al | Can You Teach My Alligator Manners? | ||
| Aldo | Sitting Ducks | An alligator who befriended main character Bill the Duck and is trying to blend into DuckTown. | |
| Alfy Gator | Yakky Doodle | A blue alligator who tries to capture Yakky because his gourmet guidebook recommends roast duck. | |
| Alligator Master | |||
| Axl and Bull Gator | Taz-Mania | These alligators are always trying to catch Taz and sell him to a zoo. | |
| Ben Ali Gator | Fantasia | The prince of the Alligators, who falls in love with Hyacinth Hippo. | |
| Bog | The Outback | Antagonistic crocodile who wants to control the Australian billabong. | |
| Brutus & Nero | The Rescuers | The two crocodiles under Madame Medusa's command. | |
| Carmine | The Wild | ||
| Catchum Crocodile | The Get Along Gang | The show's main antagonist. | |
| Charley | Maisy | An 8-year-old crocodile who loves to eat. | |
| Christopher | Christopher Crocodile | ||
| Crocco | Re-Animated | ||
| Crocodile Gentleman | Witch Craft Works | ||
| Crocubot | Rick and Morty | Half robot, half crocodile. | |
| Derick | The Secret Life of Pets | A crocodile who is one of the Flushed Pets. | |
| Dil | A nearsighted Deinosuchus along with Ichy who tried to eat Littlefoot and the gang. | ||
| Floyd and Jolene | Kissyfur | The antagonist alligators | |
| Francisco | T.U.F.F. Puppy | ||
| Frankie Scales | A Saltwater Crocodile who coach of Daisy Quokka and father of Ronda Saltie | ||
| The Great Fusilli | Courage the Cowardly Dog | An Italian alligator devoted to theater arts who turns people into puppets so that they cannot leave his show. | |
| Gator Agate | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | ||
| Gabby Gator | Woody Woodpecker | An antagonizing alligator to the wacky woodpecker. | |
| Gretchen | Camp Lazlo | A girl scout alligator with an aggressive attitude. | |
| Gummy | Pinkie Pie's pet alligator. | ||
| Happy | Hey Duggee | A crocodile who loves water | |
| Kevin | 64 Zoo Lane | A miniature green crocodile who is friends with Toby and Doris. | |
| King Gator | All Dogs Go to Heaven | A giant alligator and New Orleans voodoo witch doctor living below the streets of New Orleans, who takes a liking to Charlie's voice. | |
| Lawrence | Rubbadubbers | Terence's imaginary friend who only appeared in the episode Terence's Double Trouble | |
| Louis | The Princess and the Frog | A trumpet playing alligator. | |
| Mama Croc | Brandy and Mr. Whiskers | A loving crocodile mother with baby crocodiles. | |
| Master Croc | Kung Fu Panda 2 | ||
| Max | Oddballs | A dimwitted anthropomorphic crocodile | |
| Oops and Koops | YooHoo & Friends | The evil crocodiles from Season 2. | |
| Panic | Wonder Egg Priority | Momoe Sawaki's crocodile pomander. | |
| Roger | The Penguins of Madagascar | A sewer alligator who becomes one of the zoo animals. | |
| Rover | Pound Puppies | ||
| Shiro | Love Hina | A White Alligator | |
| Sirol | The Adventures of Blinky Bill | ||
| Snappy the Little Crocodile | Die Sendung mit der Maus | A German cartoon Crocodile | |
| Stan and Carmine | The Wild | Two alligators who live in the New York sewer. | |
| Steven | |||
| Terence | Rubbadubbers | A green bath toy crocodile, known for different jobs, such as a doctor and a sheriff cowboy. | |
| Tick-Tock | Peter Pan (1953 film) | The crocodile who swallowed an alarm clock and is Captain Hook's biggest fear. | |
| Victor | 64 Zoo Lane | A large, green crocodile, who is the main bully in Waterlilly Lake. | |
| Wally Gator | Wally Gator | An alligator prone to mishaps. |
| Name | First appearance | Platform(s) | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King K. Rool | Donkey Kong Country | SNESGBCGBA | An anthropomorphic saltwater crocodile who is the main villain of many Donkey Kong games and commands the Kremlings.[20] | |
| Swampy | PlayStation, PC, Dreamcast | A crocodile villain who kidnaps dozens of baby frogs. | ||
| Dr. Wani | Nintendo DS | An evil crocodile who owns a factory of mind control helmets from the mineral Crocodrite.[21] | ||
| Swampy, Allie and Cranky | Where's My Water? | iOSAndroidWindows PhoneWindows 8BlackBerry | A trio of alligators. | |
| Vector | Knuckles' Chaotix | Sega 32XMicrosoft Windows (via GameTap) | A crocodile who is the "head honcho" and brains of the Chaotix Detective Agency.[22] | |
| Brock Crocodile | Brock Crocodile | SAGExpo | An adventurer at heart, Brock loves to explore the world and learn all there is to it. But under the guise of a hapless archeologist, he has a determinationthat only friends know of and takes on the bad guys, upholding justice where it may be broken. | |
| Snap Shot | Activision Blizzard | A fearless crocagator who uses his wild tracking skills to hunt down evil monsters and eventually villains. | ||
| Krusha | Donkey Kong Country | SNESGBCGBA | A ranking muscular Kremlings which serves as first close protection officer from Kremling Krew because of his brute force | |
| Renekton | League of Legends | PC | An anthropomorphic Crocodile based on Sobek, brother of another champion Nasus, who is based on Anubis. | |
| Croc | PS1Sega SaturnPC | A vegetarian Crocodile who was found in a river by the "Gobbos". He also has a Mom, Dad and little Brother. | ||
| Mz Ruby | Sly Cooper | PS2 | A musical alligator Boss. | |
| Tuba Croc | Tuba Croc | PC | A ragtime musician crocodile who plays jazz on tuba with his band. | |
| Bratty | Undertale | PC | A tall green alligator monster who is best friends with Catty, even though she had said cats are tasty. She idolizes Mettaton along with Catty. | |
| Beatrice | Night in the Woods | PC | A 20 year old gothic smoking crocodile who became stuck running her father's store in Possum Springs after he had an emotional breakdown. | |
| King Croc | Wild Animal Sports Day | PC | This time, Dubai Mall's newest resident wild animal is a 40-year-old Australian saltwater crocodile. ... Previously known as Jock the Croc, King Croc is more than five metres long and has the potential to grow even bigger in the next 50 years. | |
| Mr. Vile | Banjo-Kazooie | Nintendo 64 | A mean hungry crocodile that will reward you with a Jiggy if you can eat more Yumblies and Grumblies than him, but chomp you if you lose. | |
| Latch | Lethal League | PC | A crocodile with a mechanical tail and enhancements to his spine and brain. | |
| Pat | Later Alligator (video game) | PCNintendo Switch | A paranoid anthropomorphic alligator with an extensive family. He tasks you with interviewing all of his relatives to investigate an ambiguous "event" involving him that will occur at 8:00 PM. | |
| Rosie | Maneater | PS4 | An enormous female American alligator. Armed with a powerful tail for lightning fast swimming speed and sharp teeth, she is one of the seven apex predator bosses in the game. | |
| Montgomery Gator | PS4PS5PC | One of the Glamrock animatronics. He hunts down the player throughout the game and eventually acts as one of the game's bosses. |