Softy

A Softy is the general name for a male character in the UK comic strip Dennis the Menace, in The Beano, who likes things such as teddy bears, dolls and flowers. The most famous, Dennis' sworn enemy, is a character called Walter, the 'Prince of Softies'. He has a pet poodle called Foo-Foo and a cat named Fluffy. The two most other frequently seen Softies are Algernon 'Spotty' Perkins and Bertie Blenkinsop, who are usually seen playing with him. Walter, Spotty and Bertie once had a competition to decide who had the cutest teddy - but they agreed that they were all lovely. In a 1984 strip both their pets were seen, two dogs called Yorkie and Papillon, although it didn't state which pet belong to which Softy. Others include Dudley Nightshirt, Jeremy Snodgrass, and Nervous Rex, a character who is scared of everything and everyone.