Ryder is the main protagonist of the TV series PAW Patrol. He is the first member and leader of the PAW Patrol.
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Bio
Ryder is a young, precocious, 10-year-old boy who is the leader of the PAW Patrol. During an emergency, he calls and leads the pups on missions to help the citizens of Adventure Bay.
Nick.com Description
No job is too big, and no pup is too small! Ryder is the human who rescued each of the pups, and he is the reason the PAW Patrol gang exists! Ryder knows all of his pups extremely well; he taught each of them everything they know. He’s a super enthusiastic leader and the go-to guy when things go wrong around Adventure Bay.
PAW Patrol.com Description
Ryder is a 10-year-old boy who runs the Lookout and serves as PAW Patrol's leader. Despite his age, he and the pups have saved every adult in Adventure Bay countless times! Ryder adopted each of the pups and trained them to be a part of PAW Patrol. When he receives a distress call, he summons the pups via his Pup Pad. Ryder picks the right pup for the job, organizes the pack, and supervises the team on their rescue missions. To the best of our knowledge, he's never been paid for all his hard work.
PAW Patrol LIVE! Description
Ryder is a 10-year-old boy who runs the Lookout and serves as the leader of the other PAW Patrol Live! characters. Ryder adopted each of the puppies and trained them to be a part of PAW Patrol. When he receives a distress call, he summons the pups by sounding the PAW Patrol Alarm from his PupPad. He functions as the team commander, picking the right pup for the job, organizing the pack, and – when the work is done – making sure they all get a healthy dog snack, a relaxing soak at his friend Katie's Pet Parlor, or a run out at the Lookout's Pup Park.
Personality
Ryder is very intelligent and creative. He trained each of the pups to their own specific job (e.g. Marshall as a firefighter dog, Chase as a police dog etc.), and he invented all of the gadgets used by the PAW Patrol team. He even taught each pup how to use their own gadgets. During an emergency, Ryder knows the solutions to each problem and he also knows which pups are needed in each mission. He is tech-savvy and has built the pups' equipment and vehicles.
During missions, Ryder is seen in all episodes as being very calm and collected. He is also very mature, patient, caring, and friendly, which earns him the loyalty of all the pups. He's always willing to help out someone with nothing in return, even if that someone happens to be a villain like Mayor Humdinger. He's quite reasonable and lenient, even to Mayor Humdinger, despite the latter's schemes. He along with the other members are deeply respected by the town because of their professionalism and saving the day multiple times.
Although Ryder is mature, he is still a child, and can be playful and childish, such as when he plays games on his Pup-Pad. He also plays with his pups in his spare time. Ryder does his best to keep his pups safe, even making decisions to keep them safe at the cost of their trust.
In PAW Patrol: The Movie, when he was a young kid, he saw the potential of Chase to be the bravest pup. He is also shown to be very resourceful since he handles the funds. He also drops his professionalism a little bit.
In PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie, he reveals that he came up with the motto, "No job is too big, no pup is too small", after rescuing Skye, seeing how brave a small pup like her could be.
Appearance
Ryder has fair skin, gelled up spiky dark brown hair, and brown eyes. He wears a red, white, yellow, and blue vest, which contains the PAW Patrol logo, that covers a white long-sleeved shirt. He also wears dark blue cargos and has black, blue, red and grey sneakers. He is not as tall as the adult characters, since he is a child.
During water missions, Ryder's vest transforms into a high-tech lifejacket. During an underwater mission, Ryder wears a scuba diving wetsuit that also has the same colors as his vest. He also wears black diving fins and a belt, white gloves, a blue mask with a red strap, and air tanks with a long tube and rubber mouthpiece that covers his mouth and prevents him from talking (minus one scenario).
In "Pups and the Ghost Pirate", Ryder wears a knight costume for Halloween. Although different from what Ryder usually wears, the knight costume still contains his life vest, which inflates when Ryder was traveling over the water on his ATV.
Attires
Here is a gallery of Ryder's attires throughout the series.
Equipment and Gadgets
Pup Tag
Ryder's pup tag is used as an honorary status as the leader of the PAW Patrol, but sometimes uses it to communicate with the pups. His badge is the same as the main one used for the team, a big paw in the middle and red background. His Mighty Pups one looks the same, but the metal is a bit more darker and it has a gold background. His Dino rescue one is the same as Rex's but in red instead.
In "PAW Patrol: The Movie" his pup tag has the function to provide light as well as sending out a beacon for someone to find him.
Pup-Pad
The pup-pad (also known as a pup-tablet) is one of Ryder's gadgets. The appearance of the pup-pad resembles and has similar functions of a normal electronic tablet like an iPad; however, the pup-pad has the function to work as a cell phone and it is synced and connected to each PAW Patrol pup's collar. It has a special sliding mechanism, which Ryder uses this to call the PAW Patrol team to the Lookout, PAW Patroller, or the beach ("Pups Save a Mer-Pup" only) when an emergency arises. It is also connected to the projector in the Lookout and the PAW Patroller, Ryder's ATV, and Ryder's vest. It is seen in all episodes of PAW Patrol. It is also waterproof as seen in Sea Patrol and Aqua Pups sub-series.
Jacket
The jacket of which Ryder wears during a mission is a high tech gadget. The jacket can be transformed into a life vest during aquatic missions, and it is synced with Ryder's pup-pad.
Air Patrol Flight Suit
In the Air Patrol sub-series, Ryder wears a white flight suit with blue and red highlights that allows him to glide through the air. It is equipped with a jetpack that allows him to fly at faster speeds. He uses it to assist the pups in Air Patrol rescue missions.
Jet Rescue Flight Suit
In "Jet to the Rescue", Ryder wears another flight suit. This one, however, is red and black with white and blue highlights. It is equipped with a jetpack that allows him to fly at faster speeds. He uses it to distract the fleet of drones targeting Skye.
Mighty Pups Flight Suit
In the Mighty Pups special and sub-series, Ryder wears another flight suit. This one, however, is red with yellow, silver, light blue, and dark blue highlights. It is equipped with a retractable jetpack that allows him to fly at faster speeds. He uses it to travel around with the pups for Mighty Pups rescue missions.
Vehicles
Standard ATV
The standard ATV is Ryder's main vehicle. It is a very high-tech vehicle which can transform into three modes, ATV mode, Hovercraft mode and Snowmobile mode. The ATV mode is the default mode of the ATV. It is used as a form of transport to get around Adventure Bay during land-based missions. Its vehicle number is 01. In "Pups Go All Monkey", it was revealed that Ryder's ATV has autopilot.
The Hovercraft mode is the ATV's second mode. It is usually used in aquatic missions and Sea Patrol rescue missions.
The Snowmobile mode is the ATV's third mode and used in snow-related missions.
Mission PAW Skateboard
In the Mission PAW sub-series, instead of his standard ATV, Ryder has a four-wheeled skateboard that acts as a pack on his back until deployed. He uses it to ride around with the pups for Mission PAW rescues.
Ultimate Police Rescue ATV
In the Ultimate Rescue sub-series, if Chase is leading a mission, Ryder drives his standard ATV, but repainted. It is blue with white and yellow highlights and has police lights. He uses it to ride around with the pups for Ultimate Police Rescue missions.
Ultimate Sky Rescue ATV
In the Ultimate Rescue sub-series, if Skye is leading a mission, Ryder drives his standard ATV, but repainted. It is silver with white and purple highlights and has four retractable wheels that act as a propeller, allowing him to fly in the air. He uses it to ride around with the pups for Ultimate Sky Rescue missions.
Ultimate Fire Pup Rescue ATV
In the Ultimate Rescue sub-series, if Marshall is leading a mission, Ryder drives his standard ATV, but repainted. It is red with white and silver highlights. He uses it to ride around with the pups for Ultimate Fire Pup Rescue missions.
Ultimate Swamp Water Rescue ATV
In the Ultimate Rescue sub-series, if Zuma is leading a mission, Ryder drives his standard ATV, but repainted. It is orange with white and blue highlights. Like his standard ATV, it has a hovercraft mode that allows him to traverse over water. He uses it to ride around with the pups for Ultimate Swamp Water Rescue missions.
Ultimate Fix-It Rescue ATV
In the Ultimate Rescue sub-series, if Rocky is leading a mission, Ryder drives his standard ATV, but repainted. It is green with white and orange highlights. He uses it to ride around with the pups for Ultimate Fix-It Rescue missions.
Ultimate Construction Rescue ATV
In the Ultimate Rescue sub-series, if Rubble is leading a mission, Ryder drives his standard ATV, but repainted. It is yellow with white, orange and silver highlights. He uses it to ride around with the pups for Ultimate Construction Rescue missions.
Dino Rescue ATV
In the Dino Rescue sub-series, Ryder drives a dino-themed blue and red ATV with silver highlights. He uses it to ride around with the pups for Dino Rescue missions.
Moto Pups Motorcycle
In the Moto Pups sub-series, Ryder drives a red motorcycle with white, blue and yellow highlights. Unlike the rest of the PAW Patrol's motorcycles, his has pedals for his feet to rest on. He uses it to ride around with the pups for Moto Pups rescue missions.
Rescue Knights Motorcycle
In the Rescue Knights sub-series, Ryder drives a red dragon-themed motorcycle with silver and blue highlights. It is equipped with two silver shields of the PAW Patrol's main symbol on its rear sides. Like his Moto Pups motorcycle, it has pedals for his feet to rest on. He uses it to ride around with the pups for Rescue Knights rescue missions.
Adventure City ATV
In PAW Patrol: The Movie, Ryder drives an ATV very similar to his standard one from the series, though much larger. It is red with white, blue, and yellow highlights. He uses it to ride around with the pups for rescue missions in Adventure City.
Aqua Pups Submarine
In the Aqua Pups sub-series, Ryder drives a whale-themed sub. It is red with white and blue highlights. The back is equipped with two propellers. He uses it to ride around with the pups for Aqua Pups rescue missions.
Jungle Pups ATV
In the Jungle Pups sub-series, Ryder drives a red wolf-themed ATV with white and blue highlights. He uses it to ride around with the pups for Jungle Pups rescue missions.
Mighty ATV
In PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie and Mighty Pups sub-series (Season 10), Ryder drives a red ATV with blue and yellow highlights. He uses it to ride around with the pups for Mighty Pups rescue missions in Adventure City and Mighty Pups sub-series (Season 10) in Adventure Bay.
Rescue Wheels ATV
In the Rescue Wheels sub-series, Ryder drives his standard ATV with over-sized tires. Aside from being able to traverse bumpy terrains, it has no other unique functions as it is his standard ATV. It is currently unknown if it retains its hovercraft and snowmobile modes as he has not used them.
Skills and Abilities
Ryder possesses the skills and abilities of a leader. Ryder is very intelligent. He is able to solve any problem that occurs in Adventure Bay. Ryder is very organized and always prepared for any mission.
Ryder knows what to do for any kind of emergency. In the episode "Pups Save the Treats", Ryder was able to perform acrobatic somersaults to get back onto his ATV from the ice he was on and as stated by Chase, he along with the pups are formally trained.
Ryder is really skilled in inventing and repairing gadgets. He is seen in several occasions fixing up his ATV or the pup's gadgets along with Rocky. He also knows how to operate all of the PAW Patrol's equipment and gadgets, but he is too big to drive their vehicles. In later series, He can be fitted in other pup's vehicle (Zuma's submarine) as well as inventing a Pup-Pad from scratch that turns into a one way radio.
Ryder is also athletic that can keep up with the pups or climb from the Garage to the Observatory using his pole.
Ryder is also encouraging to the other pups that provides them a morale boost to know why they are important to him and the PAW Patrol, From Liberty, Chase, Rubble, Marshall and Skye.
Ryder is able to tactically defeat a villain using their personality such as playing onto their greed or personality or able to use all of the pups to defeat a single villain. He is also credited by someone for his quick thinking. He also has a sense of honor and gets credited for saving the day alongside the pups.
Catchphrases
- "No job is too big, no pup is too small!"
- "No job is too spooky, no pup is too small!" (from "Mission PAW: Royally Spooked")
- "No job is too big, no pup is too small. Not even a dolphin pup." (from "Pups Save a Dolphin Pup")
- "No bay is too big, no pup is too deep." (from "Merpups Save the Turbots")
- "No cake is too big, no pup is too small!" (from "Pups Take the Cake")
- "No job is too fluffy, no pup is too small!" (from Pups Save the Runaway Kitties)
- "Well, no job is too big, but right now Marshall is too small." (from Pups Save Tiny Marshall)
- "No Big Hairy is too big, no pup is too small!" (from "Pups Save Big Hairy")
- "No kitten is too high, no pup is too small!" (from "Pups Save a Flying Kitty")
- "No wind is too strong, no pup is too small!" (from "Pups Save a Cloud Surfer")
- "No rocket bike is too big, no pup is too small!" (from "Pups Save an Out of Control Mini Patrol")
- "No key is too missing, no pup is too small!" (from "Ultimate Rescue: Pups Save the Pupmobiles")
- "No rocket is too fast, no pup is too small!" (from "Pups Save Rocket Ryder")
- "No eagle jet is too big, no Skye is too small!" (from "Jet to the Rescue")
- "PAW Patrol, to the Lookout!"
- "Pups, to the PAW Patroller!" (starting in "The New Pup")
- "PAW Patrol, to the new PAW Patroller!" (starting in "Pups Stop the Cheetah")
- "PAW Patrol, to the Air Patroller." (starting in "Air Pups")
- "Sea Patrol, to the Beach Tower." (starting in "Sea Patrol: Pups Save a Baby Octopus")
- "PAW Patrol, to the Dino Tower." (starting in "Dino Rescue: Pups and the Lost Dino Eggs")
- "PAW Patrol, to the Moto HQ." (starting in "Moto Pups: Pups vs. the Ruff-Ruff Pack")
- "Rescue Knights, to the Castle Lookout." (starting from "Rescue Knights: Quest for the Dragon's Tooth")
- "Big Truck Pups, to the Big Truck HQ." (starting from "Big Truck Pups: Pups Stop a Flood")
- "PAW Patrol, to the Rescue Wheels HQ." (starting from "Rescue Wheels: Pups Save Adventure Bay!")
- "Mighty Pups, to the Lookout!" (starting on "Mighty Pups, Super Paws: When Super Kitties Attack")
- "PAW Patrol, it's time for an Ultimate Rescue!" (starting from "Ultimate Rescue: Pups Save the Royal Kitties")
- "Thanks for hurrying, pups!"
- "Thanks for coming so quickly, pups."
- "Robo-Dog, bring in the Air Patroller!" (Air rescues only)
- "An extraordinary mission like this calls for extraordinary gear and vehicles. This is a Mission PAW!" (from "Mission PAW: Quest for the Crown")
- "Robo-Dog, put us in stealth mode." (Mission PAW missions only)
- "Alright! PAW Patrol is on a roll!"
- "Alright! Mission PAW is on a roll!" (Mission PAW missions only)
- "Alright! Sea Patrol is on a roll!" (Sea Patrol missions only)
- "Alright! Big Truck Pups are on a roll!" (Big Truck Pups missions only)
- "Mighty Pups are ready to go, go, go!" ("Mighty Pups")
- "Alright! Mighty Pups are on a roll!" (Mighty Pups, Super Paws and Charged Up missions only)
- "Let's roll!"
- "Life-jacket deploy!" (water missions only)
- "I'm sure there's a simple explanation."
- "ATV on auto-pilot!"
- "All paws on deck!"
- "Whenever you're in trouble, just yelp for help!"
- "Whenever you need us, just yelp for help!"
- "Whenever you're in trouble, just ho-ho-ho for help!" (from "Pups Save Christmas")
- "Whenever you're in trouble just honk for help!" (from "Pup Pup Goose")
- "Whenever it's your birthday, just yelp for help!" (from "Pups Turn on the Lights")
- "Whenever you're in trouble, just yeee-ha for help!" (from "Pups Save a Hoedown")
- "If you need some extra courage, just yelp for help!" (from "Pups Save a Toof")
- "If you ever have another giant dream, just snore for help!" (from "Pups and the Beanstalk")
- "Whenever you're in trouble, just yelp... or 'arrgh' for help!" (from "Pups and the Pirate Treasure")
- "Whenever you're in trouble, just yelp... or 'beep-beep' for help!" (from "Pups Save the Space Alien")
- "Whenever you're in trouble, just yelp... or ribbit for help!" (from "Pups Save a Flying Frog")
- "If you need anything while your ankle heals, just yelp for help!" (from "Pups Save Jake")
- "Whenever you're in trouble, just yelp... (Chase: or slap your tail) for help!" (from "Pups Save the Beavers")
- "Whenever you're in trouble, just yelp... (Chase and Zuma: or snore) for help!" (from "Pups Save a Ghost")
- "Whenever you're in trouble, just roar for help!" (from "Pups Save a Big Bone," "Ultimate Rescue: Pups Save the Tigers," and "Ultimate Rescue: Pups Save the Movie Monster")
- "Whenever you're in trouble, just belly flop for help!" (from "Pups Save the Penguins" and "Pups Save the Pop-Up Penguins")
- "Whenever you or your critters are in trouble, just yelp for help!" (from "Pups Save a Sleepover")
- "Whenever you're having problems hiding or seeking, just hiccup for help!" (from "Pups Save a Playful Dragon")
- "Whenever your tooth gets stuck in a carrot, stolen by a crow, lost in a sardine bucket, and knocked around by whales, just yelp for help!" (from "Pups Save a Lost Tooth")
- "Whenever you're in ghostly trouble again, just say 'oooooh' for help!" (from "Mission PAW: Royally Spooked")
- "Whenever you've got a flat, or a goat's got your pizza dough, just yelp for help!" (from "Pups Save a Pizza")
- "Whenever you're in trouble, just yelp for help! Hopefully before you lose your pup tag." (from "Pups Save Skye")
- "If the turtles ever need us again, they just have to... (giggling), ...tickle for help." (from "Pups and the Trouble with Turtles")
- "Whenever you need bees, just buzz for help!" (from "Pups Save the Queen Bee")
- "And remember, if you ever need us, just squawk for help!" (from "Pups Save a Stowaway")
- "Hey, whenever you have a pet problem, just yelp for help!" (from "Pups Save the Runaway Kitties")
- "And remember, whenever you have an itch, just 'ooga ooga' for help!" (from "Pups Save Big Hairy")
- Whenever you're in trouble, just 'HAYA!' for help!" (from "Pups Save Sensei Yumi")
- "Whenever you're in trouble, just wish for help!" (from "Pups Save a Frog Mayor")
- "Whenever your boat is stuck on a mountain, just 'bah-gawk' for help!" (from "Pups Save a Freaky Pup-Day")
- "Whenever you're stuck in a storm, just howl for help!" (from "Pups Save a White Wolf")
- "Whenever the rain is going to spoil your picture-perfect day, just yelp for help!" (from "Pups Save the Chalk Art")
- "Whenever your holidays are in trouble, just yelp for help!" (from "Pups Save a Bah Humdinger")
- "You're all such good pups!"