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The relationships of Diane Foxington.

Romance[]

Mr. Wolf[]

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Diane informing Mr. Wolf that everyone gets a second chance, With Mr. Wolf vowing through a gesture that Diane can trust his word

When she was introduced to Mr. Wolf as Oliver Poodleton, she quipped that the perspective of the art often reveals more about the viewer than the artist itself, potentially indirectly stating that Mr. Wolf was slightly cynical as well as ignorant in his viewing of the art. This is later followed up by her irritating Mr. Wolf due to her stating that The Bad Guys would be relatively easy to deal with due to their state of decline, remarking how they would "Make it personal" which indicated their state of decline as a crew. She further went on to remark that "They're toast" by gesturing towards her neck, which visibly confounded Mr. Wolf, who could be seen looking down towards his paws.

As Mr. Wolf is arrested due to the crimes he alongside his crew committed in an attempt to steal the Golden Dolphin, Mr. Wolf laments that "Even trash can be recycled into something beautiful". This line captivates Diane, leading her to consider Professor Marmalade's advice as well as approve the experiment he was suggesting. Later down the line, Diane is introduced to Mr. Wolf alongside the rest of The Bad Guys whilst they are being trained how to be good, although not under the best of circumstances. She scolds the rest of the crew for multiple offences before Mr. Wolf is tasked with charming her, which is when she retorts before offering some words of wisdom that resonate throughout Wolf's mind.

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Diane and Mr. Wolf dancing at the Gala for Goodness

At the Goodness Gala, Diane takes an immense interest in Mr. Wolf, even stating that she's mildly dismayed by the fact that he could be ignoring her at the Goodness Gala. Of course, Mr. Wolf has plans but upon dancing with Diane all the whilst both share a relatively sentimental moment as Diane inquires about how it feels to be appreciated and not feared for once. As the pair dance atop the stage, Mr. Wolf finds himself in a state of crisis as he finds himself requiring to pick between his friends or the good life, which is when he decides to hand Professor Marmalade his Golden Dolphin trophy as opposed to swapping it out for the fake; an action that's influenced by Diane and later reinforced by the fact she is left awestruck by his act of returning everything to her.

After seeing Mr. Wolf's selfless acts, she decides to investigate and finds that his honesty had led her directly to his stash of loot, which is when she is inspired by his will to go from being the villain to being the hero as she hatches a plan to liberate him alongside his crew from prison. After interrupting a conflict between The Bad Guys by dispersing the force of security guards leaving them hostage dressed as the Crimson Paw, Mr. Wolf is found to be lonely after his crewmates break away from him, leading to Foxington sympathizing with him, comforting him and reassuring him. Even bantering with him to cheer him up.

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Diane and Mr. Wolf after being caught by The Professor.

When she alongside Wolf break into the laboratory holding the fragment of the meteorite powering Marmalade's hypnotized army of guinea pigs, the pair display an immense amount of personal affection for one another as well as chemistry as seen by Diane's rather casual reveal that she's the Crimson Paw due to the Zumpango Diamond slipping from her ring finger all the while they exchange expressions of amazingness. After The Bad Guys minus Mr. Snake free them from their imprisonment, they go on to steal the Love Crater Meteorite together whilst driving away in the hopes of preventing Marmalade's plan from drawing success.

Diane exchanges a glare with Wolf before he speeds off into the distance in pursuit of Mr. Snake with her rolling her eyes alongside feeling a slight pinch of betrayal resonating throughout her body. Later in the film, once the Love Crater Meteorite is destroyed by Mr. Snake, she finds herself congratulating Mr. Wolf as well as being prideful of his decision to hand himself in alongside the rest of the crew. She would also have her muzzle metaphorically clamped by Mr. Wolf when he quoted that she was a big fan of "Redemption arcs" as opposed to her revealing that she was the Crimson Paw, an act that's later covered up by Professor Marmalade taking the fall for the Zumpango Diamond as well as many other crimes that were presumably committed that could trace their roots to Foxington.

Although the nature of their relationship is up to speculation, Diane Foxington plays a significant role in Mr. Wolf's personal life and considering Mr. Wolf was later picked up by Diane after a year of remaining in prison all the while she possessed ownership of his car... Evidence points to Mr. Wolf being Diane's love interest due to the chemistry they have, the background they share as well as a wolf and a fox not being so different, a line that became synonymous with her bonding with Mr. Wolf during her moment of dismay when he attempted to previously charm her. Diane's infatuation and seemingly flirtatious attitude with the witty wolf further backs up this point, especially when she is motivated to dance with him during the Gala for Goodness, breaks him free of prison and teams up with him to deflect Professor Marmalade's diabolical plan to hypnotise the entire city's worth of Guinea pigs to do his dirty work on his behalf.

Friends/Allies[]

The Bad Guys[]

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Diane lashing out at The Bad Guys for the crimes they committed whilst saving the guinea pigs

The beginning of Diane's relationship with The Bad Guys begins with turbulence for their first interactions involve them being apprehended after attempting to steal the Golden Dolphin. Whilst approving of Professor Marmalade's plan to turn The Bad Guys into "The Good Guys", she cannot help but feel on edge by his decision. Especially factoring in that directly down the line, The Bad Guys proceed to tarnish her credibility alongside Professor Marmalade's when liberating the science lab of the innocent guinea pigs that were being held captive due to their unethical means.

Her stance on the Bad Guys remains relatively stern as well as unwilling throughout the film up until the Goodness Gala, which is where she interacts with Mr. Wolf whilst maintaining her guard regarding the other members of The Bad Guys. Upon seeing Mr. Wolf and his crew being framed for something they wouldn't do due to the judgement brought on by their former reputation once the Love Crater Meteorite is stolen, her curiosity is awoken and she later goes on to investigate their den once Mr. Wolf vows to return all of the loot which was stolen.

Diane later goes on to liberate The Bad Guys from their imprisonment upon the maximum security island that they're being held captive upon whilst dressing up as the Crimson Paw, indicating that she has confronted second thoughts regarding the nature of the crew. Diane was presumably under the impression that Mr. Wolf made this decision on behalf of The Bad Guys but this wasn't the case. Either way, her willingness to see Mr. Wolf change his life for the better and assumption that the other members of the crew are on board compells her to pursue them as an ally.

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Diane collecting The Bad Guys from prison

Foxington's relationship with The Bad Guys (excluding Mr. Wolf) would deteriorate mildly once Mr. Snake and the rest of his crew leave Mr. Wolf and Diane to their own fate. Yet, upon performing a heist against Professor Marmalade in the hopes of stealing the Love Crater Meteorite, she is reunited with The Bad Guys (excluding Mr. Snake). This move would silently patch together their relationship and lead to them joining forces as a cohesive unite against Professor Marmalade.

Later in the film whilst attempting to circumvent Professor Marmalade's plot to rob various charities of the money that he raised for them, she shares a moment with Ms. Tarantula (Webs) when they are pursuing their objective of stopping the trucks from reaching their intended ambush locations. Upon briefly breaking apart as The Bad Guys attempt to rescue Mr. Snake from the clutches of Professor Marmalade, Diane seeks to investigate the situation at hand. Upon finding out that Mr. Wolf had saved Mr. Snake as they're apprehended by Chief Luggins, Foxington praises The Bad Guys for handing themselves after surrendering themselves upon performing many acts of villainy. Diane would presumably keep contact with The Bad Guys whilst they were serving their prison sentence, later picking them up once they have served their sentence via use of Mr. Wolf's car.

Kitty[]

Not much is known about Diane's relationship with the Kitty. But after Mr. Wolf gave the Kitty to Diane, she takes a liking in him as she was scratching him behind the ear or rubbing him on the head.

Acquaintances[]

Chief Luggins[]

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Diane and Luggins awaiting the return of The Bad Guys

Other than communicating presumably behind the scenes to arrange for a security force to safeguard the Golden Dolphin as well as to apprehend The Bad Guys. Later leading to Luggins being unable to apprehend The Bad Guys due to Diane calling off the arrest, Diane's interactions with Chief Luggins indicate that they have a mutual respect for one another and nothing more than that. Foxington also interacts with Luggins near the end of the film, suggesting that she was filled with pride when showing off the returning Bad Guys as being "The Good Guys" before both parties were ultimately left in a state of dismay.

Chief Luggins unfortunately draws the short straw regarding her affiliation with Diane, considering she is seen comically being wound up by the vixen and her decision making capabilities throughout the entire film. First of all, Chief Luggins is angered by Foxington when she decides to set The Bad Guys free under Marmalade's scheme. Second of all, she is further irritated when Mr. Wolf returns from his pursuit for the meteorite only to blow past them alongside a provoked Foxington in search of Mr. Snake. Finally, Luggins appears to be mildly surprised when Foxington shows up in an attempt to be the saving grace of The Bad Guys one final time before justice is served and Chief Luggins has her moment partially ruined by Mr. Wolf and his band of clooneys turning themselves in.

Enemies[]

Professor Marmalade[]

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Diane eagerly listening to Professor Marmalade's speech

At the beginning of the film, it appears that Diane alongside Professor Marmalade share a business-based relationship with one another. She does not interact with the guinea pig often other than bestowing the Golden Dolphin award on him at the reward ceremony whilst they exchange gazes of mutual respect. Following the events which transpired leading to The Bad Guys being caught and arrested for attempting to steal the Golden Dolphin, Diane is successfully moved by Marmalade's proposition to turn The Bad Guys into "The Good Guys", although her decision was begrudgingly made. Her swaying of her opinion and personal decision to allow Professor Marmalade to rebrand The Bad Guys as "The Good Guys" indicates she may have a slight familiarity with his experiments and his acts of good will, seizing the opportunity in the hopes that Marmalade's experiment generates a positive public reception for the city.

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Diane becoming skeptical of Professor Marmalade and his strange behaviour

Upon watching The Bad Guys take the fall for a heist that wasn't their fault, Diane keenly keeps her eye on Professor Marmalade upon watching Mr. Wolf lash out in the back of the police vehicle which is surely set to take him to prison. Within her mind, the dots begin connecting inside of her head as she pieces together the fact that Professor Marmalade may be responsible for the heist of the Love Crater Meteorite. This point is further reinforced when Professor Marmalade seemingly snaps from remaining extremely terrified to innocently stating an extremely overspecific plan that The Bad Guys would've supposedly used to steal the meteorite from its stand.

Later on during the film, Diane allies herself with Mr. Wolf in an attempt to thwart Marmalade's plan to rob the charity money he had raised for himself, indicating an unfavourable perspective being held for the previously humble, gentle and compassionate philanthropist brought on by her previous skepticism. After the defeat of Marmalade and his subsequent arrest, she knowingly gazes at Marmalade as he's shipped off inside of a vehicle belonging to law enforcement with a victorious smirk staining her muzzle, suggesting that she holds little to no regards as to his fate following his arrest.

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