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marinerainbow · 1 year
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I BETTER see some ship art of these two. The internet was made for this.
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artist-issues · 1 year
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Did you guys know that even all of Zootopia’s SIDE characters hit the theme right on target? All of them circumvent their species’ stereotypes, for good or for bad.  First one we’re introduced to is Gideon. He’s a fox, and he’s a bully, but Judy nails him right off the bat. He’s small-minded—actually, he’s just not very bright. He’s a bully, so immediately we know he solves problems with his physicality. But that’s the thing. Foxes are supposed to be sly and cunning and sneaky. There’s nothing sneaky or sly about Gideon.
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He just shows up and mispronounces words and pushes bunnies around. In fact,  Judy is the sly one in their interaction; even while he’s pushing her down, she’s slipping the tickets out of his pocket to give back to her sheep friend.  Okay so fine, Gideon’s obvious. But what about the next side characters we meet?
Clawhauser! Everybody loves Clawhauser. This one is obvious too. He’s a cheetah—he’s not a leopard, he’s not a jaguar. He’s a cheetah. But what do we learn about him as soon as he actually has to do something for his job? 
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HE’S NOT FAST. Cheetah’s are “supposed to be” fast, if they’re anything. But as many character traits as Clawhauser has (loves pop stars, loves donuts, loves his job, willing to help, all-around nice guy) the one that he SHOULD have, as both a police officer who’s job description could be “CATCH” bad guys, AND a cheetah, is speediness! But he’s not a runner. And he’s not even very quick on the uptake, either. When Judy is trying to solve a murder and has the evidence laid out right in front of him, and is LITERALLY connecting the dots out loud, he has no clue what she’s talking about. He’s not quick-thinking. 
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Okay let’s do the next one. Chief Bogo! This one is, I think, obvious too, but for funsies, let’s talk about it.  Chief Bogo’s whole character design, as a water buffalo, is supposed to be big, square, tough. He’s scarred up and masculine and authoritative and brusque. He even says several times that he doesn’t care about people’s feelings. But he is not big, heavy, and unyielding like a Cape buffalo should be. They’re literally described as “dark, brooding, tough,” animals. But Chief Bogo gets behind closed doors and he’s like: 
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“Ooo, an app where I can dance to mainstream pop music!” And on a more serious note, when Judy totally proves him WRONG and could be seen as having HUMILIATED HIM, he instead proudly walks her up to the Mayor’s office for a promotion. And he even consoles her and calls her a good cop when she’s at her lowest point.
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Even the other fox in the movie, Finnick. His whole thing is that he looks small and cute; clever foxes like Nick take advantage of that expectation. Other animals clearly don’t realize that his species, which is totally different from Nick’s, is why he’s so little—they just assume he’s a baby red fox (to their disadvantage.) But even if they did, you see a Fennec Fox and you either go, “aw, cute,” or “foxy tricks!” Finnick has neither. The movie makes it seem like the scheming part of their lives is all Nick’s idea and Finnick is just there playing along to collect the money. He’s also not cute when the disguise comes off—he’s ferocious! A bust-heads first, ask questions later fox with no slyness. 
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Let’s move on to some even-lesser-known characters—I’ll try to go faster—
MAYOR LIONHEART! He’s supposed to be an animal associated with great leadership, pride, and honor, and the word “heart” is even in his name. But he has no real heart—he exploits everybody, Bellwhether and Judy included, for his own gain. He’s so self-protective and selfish, two non-leaderly traits, that he even exploits the poor sick feral Zootopians that they recover. 
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he doesn’t even seem to care about his actual mayoral duties, which is, you know, the hands-on LEADERSHIP part of being a leader that you’d think the King of the Jungle would be great at.  And what about Madge the Honey Badger? Many people don’t like that her role was made smaller after Pre-production and she became a barely-seen doctor character rather than one of Nick’s closest friends, but LOOK WHAT A GREAT JOB THEY DID. She’s a HONEY BADGER. Honey Badger don’t care. They’re just supposed to be these tough-as-nails, vicious littler buggers who not only have thick skin, but attack predators much larger than themselves—LIKE LIONS. 
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But the only time we see this Honey Badger, she definitely cares. She cares enough to sort-of suggest that they get outside help for the sick animals Lionheart is hiding, but when he yells at her? Does this Honey Badger use her thick skin to stand up to him and make a stand for justice? No! She cowers and backs down. And she must have been doing it for weeks, too, because the Missing Mammals have clearly been there for a while.  What about Mr. Big? Clearly it’s all in the name; he’s implied to be a huge threat, very dangerous, but he’s little, sure. Not only that though—he’s implied to be ruthless, a killer, even Nick is scared of him. But instead, he winds up being warm and fatherly toward his own daughter and Judy. He gives wisdom, and helps justice more than once. Also, by the way, a Shrew’s brain is supposed to get even smaller in the winter to conserve energy. There are articles online called “how winter makes shrews stupid,” when I looked it up. But is Mr. Big stupid? Absolutely not. 
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What are others known for? Being cute and playful. How many times do you see Mrs. Otterton OR FERAL MR. OTTERTON being cute or playful in the film? This has less to do with their personalities, but the point is, we’re seeing an animal known for it’s cheerful and fun demeanor only in sad or scary situations in this masterpiece of a movie. Not to mention the fact that Emmett Otterton, a “sweet little otter” is basically never sweet until the very end of the movie. 
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Yax the Yak is supposed to be big, slow, dumb—he even has hair covering his face, as if he’s not all that observant. But who remembers every little detail about his interactions with Emmett Otterton? Even when Nangi, an elephant who is supposed to remember according to stereotypes, remembers nothing, ever?
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YAX DOES. And not only does he remember, but he remembers about interesting things, like being able to tell by the sound of a car which cylinder is firing incorrectly. He’s smart.  We also have Mr. Manchas, the panther, who is shown to be less an apex predator (which is what panthers are) and more a traumatized, suspicious, mild-mannered driver. Oh, and he and all the big, stronger animals work for the tiny little shrew, remember that too. 
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Sheep are also supposed to be followers, and stupid. They’re supposed to go toddling after one another, and sometimes just straight up walk over the side of cliffs to their deaths out of idiocy. But the only sheep we see in this film, BESIDES Bellwhether, are not only rebels trying to undermine Zootopia’s whole system, but smart. 
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Doug, Jesse, and Woolter are all lab geniuses cooking up government-toppling terrorism serums. 
Gazelle, also, by the way, is a gazelle. They don’t stand up to anyone or anything in the wild; they run away from problems and conflict with other species. Yet here she is, not only being a graceful dancer, but spearheading peace rally’s and speaking out against conflict. 
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And of course, Flash. He’s slow physically when he’s at the DMV, but it’s implied that he’s no dummy—for all we know, he was helping Nick stall. Because at the end we learn he’s sort of a criminal, too—because he loves to do what ladies and gentlemen? SPEED. 
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So. What I’m saying is, there’s a REASON Zootopia’s so good—it just keeps smashing the theme out of the park with every single character that comes onscreen. They don’t stop at Nick being helpful at heart instead of selfish, or Judy being a clever detective instead of dumb. This movie’s a masterpiece right down to the most basic characters.
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twisting-echo · 17 days
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Crossover Crackships I ship based solely on obscure merch!
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Anna x Mayor Lionheart
So, I reblogged this serendipitous gift of a crackship a while ago and promised myself to make a moodboard or a collage out of it, but I totally forgot. I recently rediscovered this when I was going through the “Anna” tag on my blog and decided to actually go retweet this hilarious post on my Twitter.
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When I retweeted the post, I saw that someone actually drew fan art of it in the comments and called it their OTP. And in that moment, I knew that I was prepared to ship them harder than ever before. lol
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A tale as old as time~
LINK TO TWEET - I got a Beauty and the Beast gift from my mom that she put together herself!
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Tinker Bell x Stitch
So, I found this random Tumblr post of someone sharing their Phantom Manor pins, and I found something particularly interesting about them. The pins have cast Tinker Bell as Melanie Ravenswood, the bride of Phantom Manor at Disneyland Paris, and Stitch as Jake the Foreman, Melanie's ill-fated fiancé. And yes, the pins also have Stitch cast as the Phantom, aka Henry Ravenswood Melanie's cruel father (but we're going to ignore that part).
The thing that got me hooked was the pin where Tinker Bell and Stitch are sitting together, arms linked, on a picnic date. I know, call me “weird” or whatever you'd like, but I thought it was really cute and wholesome for some reason, despite knowing what actually happens to Melanie and Jake on that picnic date.
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Here are the best photos I could find of the Phantom Manor stretching portraits for more clarity and context.
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I would like to end this by saying that Stitch seems to have a thing for Disney ladies, so could you blame me?
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zootopiathingz · 3 months
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Lionheart: I must say, I’ve enjoyed our squabbles far more than I care to admit. You’ve kept me young, Smell-wether.
Bellwether: *looks him up and down*
Bellwether: I haven’t done a very good job.
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domono08 · 4 months
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I wanted to do something special, so how about I have Mayor Lionheart and his secretary, Elizabeth dancing together. They’re just so cute together!
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dumbdumbartprojects · 2 months
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Two corrupt mayors… they might kiss….
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edtertainer · 1 year
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Prancing with the Stars(?)
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whack-patty · 1 year
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I'm curious if you have any voice claims for your guy Sneep. What's he sound like in your head? Because I've just been reading everything he says in the voice of a crazed JK Simmons, and I can't tell if it's terribly cursed or terribly fitting
Oh man I have no clue to be honest---I do know it's deeper than his little frame makes it seem like it should be. And also that he sounds crazy sometimes
So tbh JK Simmons could totally work
After looking him up to figure out what's going on there I discovered that JK Simmons voice acted Mayor Lionheart in Zootopia. Zootopia and the Sing universe are connected in my head so enjoy this
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Tfw you sound too similar therefore you're rivals now
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zootopilove · 2 years
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Random Zootopia Starters, Part 4
• "I just stated the facts of the case!" • "Ready for initiation?" • "Oh, are you kidding me... I don't have my wallet! I'd lose my head if it weren't attached to my neck." • "ENOUGH!! I don't want excuses, doctor, I want answers!" • "You're dead! Dead, dead, dead!" • "Oh this is so exciting, actually! Well, y'know, I never get to do anything this important." • "Have fun workin' with the fuzz!" • "Don't call me cute. Get in the car." • "We're just a little excited for you — but also terrified." • "Turn down that depressing music!"
- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7 -
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lynxmuse · 2 years
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by joeleo55515
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zootropoliscitizen · 1 year
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I really hope to see more clawhauser and Gideon in the new zootopia movie. although I am biased because they're my favorite characters, I feel like they have great growth potential to be awesome in a spin off episode (similar to zootopia+) I know clawhauser already had one but I want to really know more about him other than he's a top notch gazelle fan.
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maxriderg · 4 months
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Fellers, in honor of J.K. Simmons' upcoming 69th Birthday, allow me to share this (complete with the inclusion of Queen's Don't Stop Me Now in which, this Song would be one of the perfectly polished picks to go for a New Year's Eve Celebration) and well, have a very Happy Early 69th Birthday to the one and only, Jonathan Kimble Simmons (1955-present) himself, Ladies and Gentlemen! ;)
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zootopiathingz · 2 years
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Bellwether: I feel a strange emotion towards you.
Lionheart: respect?
Bellwether: god no.
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domono08 · 6 months
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I forgot my lion mayor, Lionheart! So I decided to draw him trying to figure out what Elizabeth had told him this morning. Was it to either attend a political party or was it to file his taxes?
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dawnstar137 · 2 years
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Bellweather may have been in her Villain era but with how her boss treated her I don’t blame her for being salty. The plan was diabolical but not great. It shoulda been more about exposing him and fucking his shit up
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