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== Swiper was forcibly trained into his current obsessive-compulsive state by a person who thought Dora needed a fairy tale antagonist like [[Little Red Riding Hood|the wolf]] from [[Discworld/Witches Abroad|Witches Abroad]]. ==

This is why he's such a kleptomaniac, but also has to give things back if Dora says "Swiper, No Swiping" three times. He was pumped up to some semblance of human-child-level knowledge -- probably by whoever taught Boots to talk, but with less effectiveness in the "sentience" area. He was cadence-trained to drop whatever he's doing and run away if he hears a certain series of syllables; hence, Dora has to say it the same way every episode. His "aw, man" reaction is because he has to go run away against his will more than that he was caught in the first place. He ''has'' to steal from them, just like he ''has'' to drop it and run away if they Swiper No Swipe him properly.

Preston Xander of ''[[Cracked.com]]'' [http://www.cracked.com/article_20090_6-creepy-things-you-never-noticed-about-famous-kids-cartoons_p2.html thinks] Dora Marquez is "stalked by omniscient and omnipotent strangers" because from Dora's point of view, the show's [[Fake Interactivity]] implies that her "life is controlled by a powerful, ever-changing mass of strangers" who help her with her backpack and scare off thieving woodland creatures. It's at least as plausible that Dora is the star of a show like ''[[Man vs. Wild]]'', and she's talking to her camera crew or other off-camera assistants, but their voices are edited out before broadcast for some reason. (My first guess as to why we never see the [[Fourth Wall Psych]] is [[Unions in Hollywood|Unionunion]] requirements?)rules.