Charlie Barkin

Charles B. "Charlie" Barkin is the main protagonist of the All Dogs Go to Heaven franchise. He is a German Shepherd/Border Collie mix with parents named Burt and Loni.

Personality
Charlie is said to have "the brain of a con man, but the heart of a marshmallow." Having been on the streets from a young age, Charlie has developed his "gift of gab" in order to survive the harsh streets.

At first, he is clever, fun-loving, mischievous, lively, charming, somewhat money-hungry, a risk-taker, and quite the party animal. He is also known as callous (formerly), harsh (formerly), adventurous, reckless (formerly), lion-hearted, insensitive (formerly), egotistical (formerly), benevolent, protective, bellicose (formerly), ambitious, rebellious, kind-hearted, irresponsible (formerly), negative (formerly), confident, heroic, active, reliable, loving, emotionless (formerly), sneaky (formerly), cocky (formerly), headstrong, understanding, cantankerous (formerly), knowledgeable, ill-tempered (formerly) and extroverted.

His character develops throughout the first film into a more honorable one due to the fact of his guilty conscious of stealing and deception towards Anne Marie.

In the first film, he starts off roguish, somewhat hotheaded, and menacing (but not as malicious as Carface) and is not well known for doing much good deeds, but because he is a dog (since dogs are naturally good and loyal like what Annabelle said before), he was allowed access to heaven. But he initially doesn't mean harm as he has been shown to have a very caring, compassionate side, and compared to Carface, Charlie was more of a pleaser and was proven to be quite popular amongst the other dogs, an example of when Charlie returned to the casino after escaping from the pound, it is hinted by the other casino goers that Charlie ran the casino better than Carface, giving everyone what they wanted and gained more popularity and success than Carface after running his own newly-built casino. As well, spending time with Anne-Marie made him began warming up a lot more, even going far as to sacrifice his own life for hers. Towards the end of the first film, with the sacrifice of his life made, he returns to Anne Marie with his final goodbyes with a personality fully channeled and developed into the heart of a father mostly due to his great care for her.

In the second film, television series, and Christmas special, Charlie's attitude begins to slightly change, becoming more laid-back and friendlier than in the first film. However, he is still scheming and mischievous, as well as selfish, lazy, and dishonest at times as he would rather ignore his responsibilities just to goof off and live the life of a normal dog – but when it comes to his friends' well being, he always comes around and makes up for his mischief.