History Characters / Antz

* {{JerkAss}}: Punishes Azteca by removing her rations just because she stood up for Weaver.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be some what demanding at times but he is just as horrified when the flooding occurs.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Weaver is utterly crushed and blames himself when he thinks that Z got killed during a suicide attack on the neighboring termite colony because Weaver allowe Z to switch places with him for a day.

--> '''Voiced By:''' Grant Shaud

--> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/DanAykroyd (Chip) and Jane Curtin (Muffy)

%%* CowardlyLion: When the Foreman ends up triggering the flood, runs for his life just like the others. When all seems lost, he is quick to state that the situation is hopeless.

* CowardlyLion: When the Foreman ends up triggering the flood, runs for his life just like the others. When all seems lost, he is quick to state that the situation is hopeless.

As the title suggests, the main foreman who surprises Z's digging

%%* CowardlyLion: He is easily intimidated by Mandible and when the Foreman ends up triggering the flood, to flee for his life just like the others. When all seems lost, he is quick to state that the situation is hopeless.

* CowardlyLion: He is easily intimidated by Mandible and when the Foreman ends up triggering the flood, to flee for his life just like the others. When all seems lost, he is quick to state that the situation is hopeless.

* InTheirOwnImage: His plan as a whole. He planned on making a new, more militant colony made from his and Bala's offspring once she becomes queen, but only after sending all the soldiers loyal to the current queen on a suicide mission to raid the neighboring termite nest and then drowning all the workers and the queen herself by having the MegaTunnel flooded.

* KnightOfCerebus: Compared to most Creator/DreamWorks villains, there isn't much to lighten the mood about him.

* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: He is a military leader who sends his army into a wasteful war aganist a far greater power, tries to remove one monarch from power so he can keep his sucsessor a figurehead and wanting to exterminate those he considers inferior. He is pretty much an ant version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_Antonescu Ion Antonescu]]

* {{Adorkable}}: He's very quirky and neurotic, but still lovable nonetheless.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:His death at the end was well earned for his atrocities]].

* HateSink: He is a despicable bastard in every way.

* KnightTemplar: He wishes to purge the colony of "weaker elements" (i.e. the Queen and all of the workers) and set up a new colony with his loyal soldiers and Bala as his Queen.

* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: He is a military leader who sends his army into a wasteful war aganist a far greater power, tries to remove one monarch from power so he can keep his sucsessor a figurehead and wantaing to exterminate those he considers inferior. He is pretty much an ant version of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion_Antonescu Ion Antonescu]]

* HappilyMarried: Despite having different point of view they genuine love each other. That makes the fact that Muffy dies almost immediately even more sadder.

[[folder:Princess Bala]]
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--> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/SharonStone

Bala is the princess of the Colony who suddenly meets Z, the worker ant.
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* ArrangedMarriage: With General Mandible. She's not happy about it.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She doesn't like Z at first, but eventually warms up to him.
* RebelliousPrincess: She is bored with being a member of the royalty and uses a bar to escape her suffocating life.
* RichBitch: Initially. She becomes less snooty and bitchy over the course of the film.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl (being a princess) to Azteca's Tomboy (a female worker).
* {{Tsundere}}: The Harsh type towards Z, initially.
* UptownGirl: A princess who is paired with a lowly worker ant.
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[[folder:Weaver]]
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--> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/SylvesterStallone

Weaver is a soldier ant who is good friends with Z since early childhood.

* BetaCouple: With Azteca. He asks her out and they get together.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Weaver is the large and muscular best friend of the scrawny Z.
* HeroicBuild: He has burly arms and broad shoulders, befitting his status as soldier.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Z. Well, they're actually brothers, since Weaver was born 2 seconds after Z.
* LanternJawOfJustice: He's a heroic solider ant with a prominent chin.
* LoveAtFirstSight: With Azteca (and vice-versa?).
* OddFriendship: With Z who is a worker while Weaver is a soldier.
* PairTheSpares: The only reason why he's paired with Z's co-worker Azteca.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The Manly soldier to Z's scrawny and neurotic Sensitive Guy.
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[[folder:General Mandible]]
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--> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/GeneHackman

General Mandible is the general of the Colony. He wants to rebuild the Colony in his own liking by killing every other ant and termite.
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[[folder:Azteca]]
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--> '''Voiced By:''' Music/JenniferLopez

Azteca is a worker ant who is Z's partner for construction.
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* BetaCouple: With Weaver. After Weaver took Z's place as a worker, he asks her out and they get together.
* PairTheSpares: The only reason why she's paired with Z's friend Weaver.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Tomboy worker "obsessed with digging" to Bala's Girly princess.
* WomenPreferStrongMen: She is quickly impressed by Weaver's muscles.

[[folder:Colonel Cutter]]
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--> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/ChristopherWalken

Colonel Cutter serves as the second in command of General Mandible. However, he doesn't really trust Mandible.

* AffablyEvil: Despite working for the BigBad, Cutter himself is cordial enough and even respects the workers for their place in the colony, which is where he and Mandible don't see eye to eye.
* TheDragon: For Mandible.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Towards the end of the film, Cutter begins to doubt General Mandible's plans of mass genocide as he's come to respect the workers for their role in maintaining the colony. He eventually gets fed up with Mandible and pulls a HeelFaceTurn to help save the colony.
* HeelFaceTurn: At the end, he finally turns against Mandible and decides to help Z.
* MeaningfulName: His name is derived from leafcutter ants.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Despite being TheDragon, he's actually a pretty decent guy who comes to respect the workers for their role in the colony.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Colonel ''Cutter''.
* PunchClockVillain: He's very professional and acts affable enough, but he's still in league with Mandible for most of the movie.
* TalkToTheFist: He punches an Insectopia resident that tries to greet him.

[[folder:Barbatus]]

--> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/DannyGlover

Barbatus was a soldier ant who met Z as the worker converted to battle termites. However, Barbadus was killed by the slaughter.

* BigDamnHeroes: Saves Z by single-handily killing a termite.
* LosingYourHead: At the end of the battle ends up as just a head.
* NiceGuy: From what we have seen of his interactions with Z, he's a friendly, affable guy.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He's not exactly a major character in the film, but his last words really inspired Z to live against General Mandible's philosophy.
* WarIsGlorious: Has this type of view when going into battle against the termites.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: He's killed in the battle with the termites, along with all the other soldiers.

[[folder:Queen Ant]]
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--> '''Voiced By:''' Creator/AnneBancroft

Princess Bala's mother and the ruler of the ants.

* AdiposeRex: Although her head and torso have similar proportions to worker ants, her abdomen is massive. Justified, as she's an InsectQueen.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She thinks Mandible will be a good husband to her daughter. Though ironically, the Queen ''herself'' doesn't really think highly of Mandible any more than her daughter does; and it shows when Bala's been "kidnapped" by Z and she scolds Mandible for his failure to retrieve her.
* InsectQueen: She is both royalty and the literal mother of the colony.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Which is probably the reason why Mandible wants her killed too.

[[folder:Foreman]]
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--> '''Voiced By:''' Grant Shaud
As the title suggests, the main foreman who surprises Z's digging

* CowardlyLion: He is easily intimidated by Mandible and when the Foreman ends up triggering the flood, to flee for his life just like the others. When all seems lost, he is quick to state that the situation is hopeless.
* {{JerkAss}}: Punishes Azteca by removing her rations just because she stood up for Weaver.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be some what demanding at times but he is just as horrified when the flooding occurs.
* NoNameGiven: His given name is never revealed and he is only credited as Foreman.

* CowardlyLion: He is easily intimidated by Mandible and when the Foreman ends up triggering the flood, he is quick to flee for his life just like the others.
* {{JerkAss}}: Punishes Azteca by removing her rations just because she stood up for Weaver.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He may be some what demanding at times but he is just as horrified when the flooding occurs.
* NoNameGiven: His given name is never revealed and he is only credited as Foreman.
* TooDumbToLive: Apparently, when Z asks him if he was ordered to jump off a bridge, the Foreman looks thoughtful.

* PunchClockVillain: He's very professional and acts affable enough, but he's still in league with Mandible for most of the movie. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen In an early script, Cutter was originally going to have a lady friend among the palace workers, who would double as Bala's best (and only) friend, and probably have replaced the two serving girls. But this would have taken attention away from the main romances, which were Z and Bala, and Weaver and Azteca.]]

* CorruptPolitician: No kidding! He wants to take over the colony and [[ANaziByAnotherName destroy its "weak elements"]].

* SickeninglySweethearts: From mild bantering to "Cuddly Widdles" and "my big, strong pheromone factory"