History Characters / BeautyandtheBeast

Character pages from adaptations of the FairyTale ''Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast''.

%%
%%
%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample entries are not allowed on wiki pages. Please add context before uncommenting.
%%
%%
This is for the characters from the [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Disney animated film]] and [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeastTheEnchantedChristmas its mid]][[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeastBellesMagicalWorld quels]]. For characters of the 2017 LiveActionAdaptation, [[Characters/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 see here]].

[[foldercontrol]]
!!Title Characters
[[folder:Belle]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/belle2.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"There must be more than this provincial life!"'']]

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/PaigeOHara (1991–2010, [[WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet 2018]], ''Once Upon A Studio'')), Creator/JulieNathanson (2010–present); Bénédicte Lécroat (European French dub); Ju Cassou (Brazilian Portuguese dub); Rinat Gabay (Hebrew dub)

A young French peasant woman with a passion for reading, she is considered the odd one out in her small hamlet, but widely renowned for her great beauty, especially by the narcissistic hunter Gaston. Her father Maurice, while lost in a forest, trespasses upon the castle of a Beast who is a cursed prince. The Beast only releases him when she agrees to stay with him forever, which he hopes will eventually lead to her loving him and break the spell that made him a Beast. After a night of coming to terms with each other, they slowly bond and fall in love.

She's also a member of the Franchise/DisneyPrincess line.
----
* AllLovingHeroine: In that she helps not only save the Beast but the whole castle.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: She's regarded as an outsider by the other townspeople due to her daydreaming as well as her frequent love of reading; Belle herself has a hard time finding someone other than her father to befriend.
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Tearfully admits her love to the Beast when he dies from Gaston's stabbing.
* AscendedFangirl: Belle reads romantic adventure stories about far-off places and magic spells while wishing for adventure in the great wide somewhere.
* AwfulWeddedLife: Had she married Gaston, Belle would have most likely ended up miserable given how Gaston talks about it. She certainly thinks so, saying "Madam Gaston, his ''little wife''. No, sir. Not me!"
* BeastAndBeauty: The Beauty half of the equation and the TropeCodifier.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Desired a genuine adventure and gets one that almost results in the deaths of her father and later of someone she has begun to fall in love with.
* BlessedWithSuck: The worst part about being the prettiest girl in town is attracting the unwanted attention of an arrogant brute.
* BlueIsHeroic: One of Belle's iconic outfits include her blue dress with a white apron and she's one of the two main heroes of the movie.
* BlueMeansSmartOne: During the first part of the film, Belle is introduced with her blue dress and white apron ensemble during her IWantSong[=/=]CrowdSong "Belle", where she complains about her static village life. She also stands out as the only one in her village who is wearing blue clothing. During the number, she goes to the book shop and tries to borrow another book, but the seller allows her to have one for free; in another sequence, she tries to talk to someone about the story of a book she read; and other villagers comment about her being a bookworm and having her nose stuck in a book.
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: While Belle is wrong to go to the West Wing after the Beast tells her not to, she is right that the Beast needs to control his temper. Even the servants say this.
-->'''Beast:''' If you hadn't run away, this wouldn't have happened.\\
'''Belle:''' Well, if you hadn't ''frightened'' me, I wouldn't have run away!\\
'''Beast:''' Well, ''you'' shouldn't have been in the West Wing!\\
'''Belle:''' Well, ''you'' should learn to control your temper!
* BrainyBrunette: She's introduced reading a book, and Belle has long, brown hair, most often tied back in a low ponytail. Her reading is something that sets her apart from the other townsfolk, most notably the blonde Bimbettes.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: With Beast. She's the AllLovingHeroine that helps him become a better man (or man-beast) and the Beast is (or ''was'') a ByronicHero with a ''bad'' temper, but also is insecure about his beastliness.
%%
%%Do Not add Brown Eyes regarding Belle to this page, due to Edit Wars over whether her eyes are Brown or Hazel. Anyone who does so will be banned. This is an admin decision.
%%
* CharacterDevelopment: More subtle than the Beast, but she does learn that there is more to the Beast than what's on the surface, and once she starts treating him as a person and not as a monster he starts to get much better.
* CharacterTics: Belle [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/belle_stray_hair_8311.jpg tucks back a lock of hair that's always falling in her face]].
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: How she is seen by the townsfolk, who ''are'' known to be superstitious {{Lower Class Lout}}s, although the fact that Belle talks to a group of sheep while she's incredibly enraptured in her book does sort of give off the impression that she's in her own little world.
-->"The girl is strange, no question, dazed and distracted, can't you tell? Never part of any crowd, 'cause her head's up on some cloud. No denying she's a funny girl, that Belle."
* CostumePorn: Her yellow ball gown for her DanceOfRomance with the Beast, among other just slightly less fancy dresses.
* CuteBookworm: The townspeople think she's odd for reading so much but not one of them denies her beauty.
* DaddysGirl: In this case, encouraging his inventing streak. Also, the movie really begins with her selfless offer to the Beast to save him at the cost of herself.
* DamselInDistress: She willingly gives herself to the Beast to allow for her father's release. Although she does attempt to escape, she ends up needing to be rescued from wolves by the Beast. Later, when she is captured and imprisoned by Gaston, Chip rescues her with her father's automatic wood-chopper machine.
* DeadpanSnarker: Around Gaston. For example, there's this moment when he proposes.
-->'''Belle:''' [[StealthInsult I just don't deserve you!]]
** In the Broadway play, the role of Belle was originated by Susan Egan, who later played snark queen Meg in ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}''. Belle's snarking is most pronounced in "Me", the song Gaston sings while proposing.
* DeathGlare: Gives an ice cold one to Gaston after she refuses his hand in marriage the second time around and after she tells him off as the real monster of the story.
* DeniedFoodAsPunishment: "If she doesn't eat with me, then she doesn't eat at all!" There is very little effort put into ''enforcing'' that proclamation.
* DudeMagnet: She's widely considered to be the most beautiful in town, so this is kind of a given --
** In the intro song, a number of men are shown to be ogling at her.
** Gaston's determined to make Belle his wife.
** The Beast falls deeply in love with her.
* EveryProperLadyShouldCurtsy: Belle [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/belle_curtsy_4557.jpg curtsies to Beast before they begin their dance]]. This is the first time she's given him a move indicating such respect.
* ExtremelyProtectiveChild: To her father Maurice. Maurice isn't a bad father by any means, but his absent-mindedness and slight MadScientist tendencies open him up to ridicule and persecution from the rest of the town anyway. She defends him from Gaston and Lefou's mockery, willingly takes his place as the Beast's prisoner, rides through a snowstorm to save him from freezing to death (which he was only in because he was trying to rescue her), and stands up to the mob led by Gaston who've come to take him to the insane asylum.
%%* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Leukine
* FearlessFool:
** In the first movie, Belle enters the West Wing even though the Beast explicitly tells her "It's forbidden!" and Cogsworth and Lumiere try to talk her out of going into the West Wing room. Belle is aware that her actions would incur the Beast's wrath and has seen said wrath firsthand, but she proceeds anyway. Sure enough, when she tries to touch the glowing enchanted rose, the Beast flies into a rage and destroys much of his chambers while screaming at Belle to get out. This rage terrifies Belle to the point where she runs away from the castle.
** In ''Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas'', Belle goes into the West Wing ''again'' to give the Beast a handmade Christmas-themed book even though she knows full well that [[TheGrinch the Beast hates Christmas]] and ''again'' tries to touch the glowing enchanted rose. It's implied that the Beast still forbids Belle from going in the West Wing given that she goes to deliver his gift in a stealthy manner and Chip has to warn her that the Beast is coming. This time, however, Belle isn't caught, and the Beast doesn't hold it against her when he sees her gift later on.
* {{GASP}}: Belle does a quick one and turns away when she first sees Beast.
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: By modern standards, she fits neither the tomboy nor girly girl archetype, but has an overall graceful and feminine demeanor, and loves romantic fairytales. She's also a SpiritedYoungLady who reads a lot of books and makes attempts to get herself out of scrapes and create her own destiny as being something more than settling down and becoming a housewife. This makes her stand out among the villagers, especially given the traditional role of women during that time.
* GoldMakesEverythingShiny: Her gold ensemble in the famous ballroom scene.
* GoodIsNotSoft: She is pretty much compassion and kindness personified, but she has no problem standing up against the Beast's temper tantrums and pointing out when he is the wrong. She has even less patience with Gaston and his constant advances.
* GrandStaircaseEntrance: The famous ballroom scene.
* HappyHolidaysDress: The only princess who gets one during the course of a movie; appropriately ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeastTheEnchantedChristmas''.
* HighClassGloves: Her gold dress comes with matching long gloves to up the formalness.
%%
%%Do Not add Hazel Eyes regarding Belle to this page, due to Edit Wars over whether her eyes are Brown or Hazel and because neither is a trope. Anyone who does so will be banned. This is an admin decision.
%%
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: With the Beast/Adam. She is dwarfed when in comparison with his beastly form and it still applies even after his return to being a human.
* IdiotBall: While she's otherwise immensely sensible, when Belle discovers a glowing and clearly magical rose in an enchanted castle...she proceeds to take off the glass covering and attempt to touch it.
* InformedAttractiveness: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Belle is very pretty, but it's debatable whether or not she IS the most beautiful girl in her village, as Gaston insists. However, he also reveals that his criteria for beauty is himself, so what he probably means is her looks are the closest to his own black-hair-and-blue-eyes that he can find in town. Certainly there are no other unmarried girls visible in the film living in the town who have black or brown hair. The Bimbettes, for example, are blonde, and there are two others who look to be about the right age to be unmarried: the blonde woman talking to the man who gets hit with a rolling pin and the redhead girl who calls "good day" to the cart driver. However, A lady trying on hats during "Belle" also sings that "her looks have got no parallel," so Gaston is not the only one who thinks she's the most beautiful. Still, two isn't exactly the whole town.
%%* InnocentSoprano: Courtesy of Paige O'Hara.
* IAmSong: More like a "She Is" Song, since it's mostly sung by the townspeople.
* ImNotHungry: Belle refuses to eat dinner with the Beast (at first), with these exact words.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Belle's yellow ball gown appears like this is some shots (specifically close-ups during the West Wing Balcony scene).
* InHarmsWay: Belle craves adventure because her hometown is safe and happy and boring.
* ItsAllMyFault: Belle admits this twice. First, when she inadvertently gives Gaston the inspiration to lock her and her father in their cellar and lead a TorchesAndPitchforks mob against the Beast, and the second when she feels like she caused the Beast's demise.
* IWantSong: "Belle (Reprise)".
* LettingHerHairDown: Her hair is out of its ponytail during the wolf scene and the AfterActionPatchup. After this, she is more open to and friendly with Beast.
* LivingEmotionalCrutch: When Belle is set free by the Beast, he loses all will to fight off the mob that comes to murder him.
* LoveEpiphany: "Something There" has a moment where she realizes she has feelings for the Beast.
* LustObject: She is this to Gaston. He didn't love her. He only lusted after her. When Gaston first appears, he only talks about how he wanted to marry Belle because of how he thinks she's good looking.
--> '''Gaston:''' Right from the moment when I met her, saw her. I said she's gorgeous and I fell. Here in town there's only she, who is beautiful as me. So I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle.
* MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter: A bungling inventor's beautiful daughter. Unusual for the trope, she's far more loyal to her father than anyone else, but considering the other villagers, can you blame her?
* MeaningfulName: Her name means "beautiful" in French and she's widely considered to be the most beautiful woman in town. It's even {{lampshaded}} in song!
-->''Now it's no wonder that her name means "beauty"! Her looks have got no parallel!''
* MoralityChain: Belle's presence causes [[ByronicHero the Beast]] to undergo an enormous amount of CharacterDevelopment.
* NiceGirl: She loves her father, she's friendly with the villagers despite what they think of her, and even Gaston doesn't get more than a StealthInsult.
* NotSoAboveItAll: While she usually takes the villagers gossip in stride, she can't quite ignore it entirely, and as she admits to her father, she does feel lonely from time to time.
-->'''Belle''': Papa, do you think I'm odd?\\
'''Maurice''': My daughter? Odd? Where would you get an idea like that?\\
'''Belle''': Oh, I don't know. It's just that I'm not sure I fit in here. There's no one I can really talk to.
* ObliviouslyBeautiful: She's so preoccupied reading books that she doesn't seem to realize that she's considered the most beautiful girl in town.
* OfficialCouple: With the Beast, as it's the premise of the fairy tale.
* OnlySaneWoman: She's the only one in the village who doesn't worship Gaston and sees him as the arrogant idiot that he is. Ironically the townspeople think Belle is the village's resident strange person, for being a daydreamer and reading books.
* PimpedOutCape: Her winter outfit comes with a furred lined cape.
* PimpedOutDress: Several. Even the simple green and pink dresses she wears would have been made of expensive fabrics.
* PluckyGirl: Belle refuses repeatedly to submit to the Beast and only treats him better when he starts reforming.
* ThePowerOfLove: Her love for Beast is what breaks the curse. This is why all the servants ship her with him.
* PrettyInMink: Belle's hand-me-down clothes from the castle include some fine furs. In the first film, she wears a wine-colored winter cape with white fur trim. In ''The Enchanted Christmas'', she is also seen in a scarlet jacket with white fur trim, and later a matching cape and skirt for when she goes out into the woods.
* PrincessesPreferPink: Downplayed. While she is ultimately a princess, she only wears the pink winter dress in one scene.
* ProtagonistTitle: Belle is the "Beauty" part in the title. The story centers on Belle's growing romantic relationship with [[{{Deuteragonist}} the Beast]].
* RagsToRoyalty: Went from a small town girl living in a cottage to a princess living in a castle.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In Villeneuve's original version of the fairy tale, the heroine was the daughter of a king and a good fairy. A wicked fairy had tried to murder the heroine so she could marry her father and the heroine was put in the place of the merchant's deceased daughter to protect her. In the film the heroine Belle and the merchant, or in this case inventor, Maurice really do seem to be related.
* RescueRomance: Her relationship with Beast begins to develop after he rescues her from wolves.
* RuleOfSymbolism: According to the DVD commentary, her blue dress symbolizes how she doesn't fit in with the rest of the town.
* ScarpiaUltimatum: Confronted with one in the third act: "Marry Gaston or your father will be locked up in the nuthouse." She takes a third option.
* SheCleansUpNicely: She is already beautiful in her plain clothes, but the time spent in the castle shows her in various elegant dresses.
* ShoutOut: Belle's running among the hills during "Belle Reprise" is also a nod to Julie Andrews in "The Sound of Music".
* SilkHidingSteel: Belle reforms Beast first by standing up to him and then with more gentle affection. She's technically a captive with no authority the whole time, and yet she manages to turn the situation to her favor as much as it's possible.
* SimpleYetOpulent: Her green and pink dresses are less fancy than her golden ballgown but are still made of expensive fabrics.
* SingleTargetSexuality: The Beast is the only person she has shown to have a romantic interest in.
* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She's completely disinterested in the obnoxious and cocky [[TheCasanova Gaston]] and hostile to the Beast before he mellows. After he rescues her, reigns in his temper, and shows her the library, ''then'' she falls for him.
* SmallTownBoredom: "There must be more than this provincial life."
* SpiritedYoungLady: Despite her proper lady demeanor, she seeks a more exciting life than being Gaston's HouseWife and is not intimidated by an angry horned beast.
* SupportingProtagonist: While most of the story is told through Belle's eyes, the main focus is the Beast's CharacterDevelopment and redemption.
* SympathyForTheDevil: Towards Beast. Justified as "love for a monstrous beast" was the cure.
* TakeMeInstead: Belle says this to Beast when she wants to be in her father's place, and the Beast accepts her offer. Her captivity is her word of honor.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Her plain dress, which according to the DVD commentary also symbolizes other aspects.
* TheUglyGuysHotDaughter: Downplayed--Maurice isn't ugly, but his looks are never commented on, while Belle is constantly noted as being beautiful.
* UnflinchingWalk: Belle has a comedic example, where she's able to thread her way through town on what appears to be a market day and effortlessly blocks falling water with a hanging sign as she passes under it, all the while reading a book.
* WideEyedIdealist: Belle is most definitely a dreamer who dreams of a fairytale romance and adventure. She often lives her fantasies and dreams through reading novels.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Belle is instrumental in pulling the Beast out of his depression and self-loathing. Especially notable because she has to learn this about him the hard way first and initially brushes off the servants' insistence that he indeed ''isn't'' that bad once you get to know him.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: "He's kind, gentle, and would never do anything to hurt me." The villagers don't believe her.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Beast (Prince Adam)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beast_transparent.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see his true form.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beautyandthebeast_5134.jpg]][[/labelnote]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"So, you've come to stare at the Beast, have you?"'']]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RobbyBenson ; Creator/EmmanuelJacomy (European French dub); Garcia Júnior (Brazilian Portugues dub); Yuval Zamir (Hebrew dub)

A prince who was transformed into a hideous beast by a beautiful enchantress as punishment for his pridefulness. He has the head structure and horns of an American bison, the arms and body of a bear, the ears of a cow, the eyebrows of a gorilla, the jaws, teeth, and mane of a lion, the tusks of a wild boar, and the legs and tail of a wolf.
----
* AdaptationalHeroism: While the Beast in the original tale was polite and kind, [[DisproportionateRetribution he still forced a father to give him his daughter for stealing a rose, or else he would have murdered him]]. The creator's of the film likely realized that it would be [[BitchInSheepsClothing incredibly creepy if the Beast started acting nice after doing something like this]]. With that in mind, turning the Beast into a troubled jerk at the beginning actually improves his character. It also helps that Belle is the one who offers to take her father's place, making it her choice instead of his command.
** In the original fairy tale, the Beast only lets Belle leave to see her father under the condition that she return in a day. This leads to him dying of heartbreak, and transforming after Belle returns. Here, the Beast just lets her go, with his only request being that she take his magic mirror so she won't forget him. The change makes him come off as far more sympathetic, as it shows that he has let go of his EntitledToHaveYou attitude, which the original never does.
* AdaptationalJerkass: In the original tale, the Beast was never a bad guy to begin with. He was transformed by an evil fairy through no fault of his own and is seen to be kind-hearted for the most part, and gentleman-like, with only an occasional tendency to be hot-tempered. In the Disney version, he starts out as an outright {{Jerkass}}--''while still human''-- who was transformed as punishment for his cruelty, is always angry (although not without remorse, as shown when [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold he sees Belle crying in the tower and takes her to a nicer room]]), and only becomes good after CharacterDevelopment.
* AdaptationalSympathy: Being made more into a jerk aside, this version of the Beast and the transformation he suffered is played more tragically here. While it's true that he's an unpleasant, violently-hot tempered {{Jerkass}} until his character development, neither of his parents are present in his life, "Be Our Guest" indicates that he was cursed when ''he was eleven'', and per the writer's own confirmation, his beastly state was causing him to lose both his mind and whatever humanity he had left in him, leaving him a very embittered soul whose behavior, though inexcusable, is more understandable than his literary counterpart.
* AfterActionPatchup: After he saves Belle from the wolves, she patches him up; his saving her is the first sign of his inner goodness and the patchup scene is the start of their friendship.
* AllThereInTheManual:
** According to the 2001 DVD commentary, WordOfGod realized they never gave him a name. However, a 1998 trivia PC game called ''The D Show'' claimed his name to be Adam, a sentiment echoed by [[WordOfSaintPaul Paige O'Hara (the voice actress of Belle) and Dan Stevens (his actor for the 2017 version)]], so unless we get a further WordOfGod decision later on his name, it's the closest we've got. [[invoked]]
** Numerous licensed toys also used the name "Prince Adam" which could potentially lead to confusion with [[Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse another character from a separate franchise...]] although as Mattel made those toys and they own that name, it was likely their decision to help keep the old trademark active- an unused trademark can actually expire very quickly since trademarks lack the long-term protection of copyrights. Now that Hasbro has the Disney license, the name is no longer used on packaging.
* AmazonChaser: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He gains an interest in her after she refuses to submit to him as well as because of her intelligence, but it's Belle's kindness that makes him fall for her.
* AndIMustScream: WordOfGod is that the Beast is [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody losing his mind to the curse]], and according to the novelization, it's just slow enough that he's ''aware of it''. This is clearly seen in the musical when he screams at Belle for nearly touching the rose, ripping her sleeve in the process and sending her running out in fear, causing the Beast to scream out. [[invoked]]
-->'''Beast:''' I'm sorry! I didn't mean to frighten you! I don't mean to hurt you! You don't understand! [[TearJerker There is so little left of me. There's so little left...]]
* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: When Cogsworth asks why he let Belle go, he silently and disappointedly explains it's because he loves her.
* AntiHero: Started off as a mean jerk with anger management issues, but is very brave and protective to a certain extent.
* AudienceSurrogate: His anger and depression are how most people would react to the curse if it were them.
* BackFromTheDead: Gaston's knife wound mortally wounds Beast at the end, but reversing the spell revives him as well as making him human again. It could also be OnlyMostlyDead, with ThePowerOfLove simply resolving the balance.
* BadassAdorable: After CharacterDevelopment, he could break a man in half but is "too kind and gentle to fight back".
* BadassCape: At his height of feral nature, he wears little more than a red cape. Later on, they vary in color: blue (when he shows Belle the library), purple (during the bird-feeding scene/snowball fight), and once again red (during the climax).
* BadassInDistress: Near the end of the movie, Beast leaves himself at the mercy of Gaston. Only Belle's arrival saves him from his suicidal tendencies and gives him a reason to live.
* BarefootCartoonAnimal: {{Justified|Trope}}. Because his legs are large and digitigrade, he ''cannot'' wear shoes. However, this is averted in his human form as he is last seen wearing boots.
* BaritoneOfStrength: His deep, rumbling voice matches his physical power: in the forest fight he kills a wolf by throwing it against a tree, then in the final fight he does a NeckLift on the large and burly Gaston.
* BeastAndBeauty: The Beast half of the equation and the TropeCodifier.
* BeastMan: He walks upright like a man and has the same basic shape as a man, but his body is a combination of several kinds of animal: buffalo, gorilla, cow, bear, lion, and wolf.
* BeautifulAllAlong: {{Averted|Trope}}. Although his human form is handsome, Belle has to look into his eyes to realise that he's the same person she fell in love with, proving that Belle understood the story's moral of "True beauty is found within".
* BeautyToBeast: From an auburn-haired and blue-eyed PrettyBoy to a massive horned beast.
* BeneathTheMask: The Beast isn't as bad as he appears, which the castle servants state quite a bit. The fact that Beast changes into a better person as time goes on proves them right.
* BigEater: As shown in a scene when he's eating and he gobbles up the food.
* BigWhat: He does this when Belle refuses to have dinner with him.
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: While the Beast is wrong to shout at Belle, his anger isn't entirely unjustified. The Beast does instruct Belle to not go to the West Wing, and she does so anyway. And he had good reasons for telling her to not do so, as her entering the room and almost touching the rose could have left Beast stuck with the curse forever, or worse.
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: With Belle. The Beast is (or starts out as) a ByronicHero with a ''bad'' temper, but also is insecure about his beastliness, and Belle is the AllLovingHeroine that helps him become a better man (or man-beast).
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Thanks to Belle, he's a seven foot tall horned beast who won't hurt a fly.
* CharacterDevelopment: He's ''all about'' character development; in fact, you can tell which midquel takes place when based off how much of a jerk the Beast is at the time. There is even a ''song'' about his CharacterDevelopment. Specifically, the Beast originally appeared to be irritable, temperamental, and stubborn, and came off as very mean and serious. He had a very bitter and negative, extremely cynical outlook, and was quick to become frustrated and give up when things did not work his way, showing a spoiled side to his personality. Once he begins to care for Belle after rescuing her from a pack of wolves, he becomes more agreeable and gentle. He even attempts to become civilized again for Belle's sake, relearning table manners and feeding birds.
* CharacterTics:
** FacePalm: Of the depressed type.
** HandBehindHead: Several times he rubs or pulls at the back of his head and neck when frustrated, embarrassed, or guilty.
** RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: Averted, he stutters several times when angry.
* TheComicallySerious: Sometimes, while still intimidating, he can be somewhat entertaining at the same time. This is shown during his interactions with his servants, the famous dinner request sequence, or the BlameGame with Belle after the wolves scene.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He apparently lived in his castle by himself with only his servants but no mention of his parents. Then, he was turned into a hideous beast by a witch he insulted and was slowly losing his humanity.
* DeadpanSnarker: He can get pretty snarky.
-->'''Lumière:''' Voilà! You look so... so...\\
'''Beast:''' ...Stupid.
* DeathSeeker: The commentary implies during the wolf attack scene that he's suicidal at the time, or at least does not value his life too strongly, due to the hopelessness of ever breaking the curse. This is further supported in the Marvel Comics where Beast, after saving Belle and Chip after they were trapped in a very serious snowstorm, thanks Belle for saving his life, as her presence caused him to realize his own life was not "meaningless" after all. During the climax, while believing that Belle will never return to him, he initially refuses to fight back against Gaston and is seemingly prepared to die by his hands.
* DefrostingIceKing: The Beast's CharacterDevelopment is moving from gloomy jerkass to loving nice guy.
* DespairEventHorizon: Creeps closer to this the longer the spell lasts. He doesn't fight back against Gaston because he's given up hope at the time.
* DesperatelyCravesAffection: Underneath it all, he really does, having been denied human contact for years. It even comes up in "Something There" where he's thrilled that Belle was able to touch his hands without apprehension.
* {{Deuteragonist}}: The second main character after Belle, but gets more character development than her.
* DisneyDeath: Possibly justified because he was under a magical spell and Belle reversed it.
* DontLookAtMe: He's ashamed of his beastly appearance because it's a manifestation of the reason he was cursed. He even slashed a picture of himself.
* EmergingFromTheShadows: Belle asks Beast to step into the light, and she [[TheReveal (and the audience)]] sees his face properly.
%%%%* EmotionalBruiser:
* EndearinglyDorky: After the Beast's CharacterDevelopment begins to take hold he becomes shy and awkward, especially around Belle. She responds positively to this and warms up to him, even summing the trope up in "Something There".
-->'''Belle:''' There's something sweet, and almost kind ... but now he's dear, and so unsure.
* EntitledToHaveYou: In a more platonic version at first, since he doesn't really have a romantic interest in her yet. When Belle doesn't want to eat dinner with him, he yells at her to go ahead and [[LargeHam STAAAARVE]]! A good part of his CharacterDevelopment is about him dropping this really bad trait, which culminates with him [[spoiler:willingly letting Belle go back home ''because'' he loves her]].
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: His name is never revealed in the movie.
* EvilSoundsDeep: [[InvokedTrope Invoked.]] His voice is noticeably deeper after he was cursed. This was because it exaggerated the "scary monster" transformation.
* ExpressiveEars: His ears fold back when he's irritated, angry or forlorn, and prick up when he gets an idea, for example.
* EyesNeverLie: This is how Belle realizes the transformed prince really is Beast; his eyes were the only part of him not affected by the curse, so they remain the same when he turns back into a human.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: The Beast knows that letting Belle leave the castle to save her father means that his chances of breaking the spell on himself and the castle before it will remain forever are lower than ever, and that makes him [[DespairEventHorizon fully content with dying]]. When Gaston approaches him and tries to kill him, the Beast doesn't fight back nor does any big attempts to protect himself, just waiting for Gaston to just end it all for him.
* FamilyUnfriendlyViolence: The Beast is on the receiving end of this several times (being one of the few Disney characters to ''bleed''). He's noticeably cut up and bloody after the fight with the wolves, takes Gaston's arrow to the shoulder, and has a large bleeding wound on his side after Gaston stabs him.
* FangsAreEvil: His fangs are more clearly and individually drawn when he's supposed to look threatening.
* FeetFirstIntroduction: The Beast remains in silhouette until the dungeon scene, when Belle asks him to come into the light. This trope then occurs (with a brief cutaway to Belle's face up close and horrified).
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect: After Belle nurses the wounds he sustained from the wolf attack, he is genuinely touched by her act of kindness and wants to do things to make her happy. This is the catalyst for his CharacterDevelopment and the improvement of their relationship.
* FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: WordOfGod states that [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody years of the curse has slowly made his mind more bestial.]] By the start of the film, he's growling, barely wearing any clothes, and walking on all fours. As Belle and he fall in love, he starts acting more like a human again. Later, when the Beast believes he's never going to see Belle again and be a beast for the rest of his life, his heartbreak and despair deteriorate him into making animalistic roars, growls, and whimpers again.
%%* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five Temperament Ensemble]]: Choleric.
* FreudianExcuse: His hatred for Christmas in the sequel is because he was transformed into the Beast on that very day.
* GentleGiant: In the film's second half, the tall and broad horned beast is also a sweetheart thanks to LoveRedeems.
* GetItOverWith: This is the Beast's reaction to Gaston attempting to kill him, when he thinks Belle has left him forever.
* GetOut: He dramatically roars this at Belle after she ventures into the West Wing. Later, he gives a much [[TranquilFury colder delivery]] to Gaston after defeating him and revealing him as the coward he truly is in the finale.
* GrandStaircaseEntrance: The ballroom scene where he's dressed like a human for the first time since his transformation.
* TheGrinch: In the midquel, he hates Christmas, since that was when he was cursed. He gets over it.
* TheGrotesque: He considers ''himself'' to be this because he thinks his beast form is ugly. No one else does; if anything, they think he's closer to TheDreaded.
* HairTriggerTemper: In the first half of the movie, the Beast goes from calm to extremely angry with minimal provocation; him realizing it made Belle run away is the first step in him overcoming it.
* HeCleansUpNicely: Even as a beast, he still cuts a dashing figure in his blue and gold suit.
* HeelFaceTurn: An anti-villain in the first half but no more in the second half.
* HeroicSecondWind: Having crossed the DespairEventHorizon as a result of Belle's departure, the Beast is perfectly willing to let Gaston kill him and makes no effort to resist. The sight of Belle, however, promptly spurs him back to life.
* TheHermit: After being cursed, he just wanted to be left alone and live out the rest of his days in isolation. The "Be Our Guest" song reveals that he never even asked his servants for any more service. It's only until Belle arrived that he found a golden opportunity to regain his human form.
* HiddenDepths:
** Yes, the Beast is a jerk; however, he is also brave, cunning, and determined. The castle staff even state that he really isn't that bad once you get to know him, he's just angry and very, ''very'' depressed.
** He's also a little bit of a ClosetGeek, greatly enjoying Shakespeare and classical music.
* HiddenHeartOfGold: He has been nothing but a jerk to Belle while she has been there, and has basically given up to the curse when she flees. But, he appears just in time to protect her from the wolves attacking her.
* HornedHumanoid: He walks upright, possess two arms and two legs, and he has horns.
* HorrifyingHero: {{Zigzagged|Trope}}. By the time he becomes a heroic character, he's not horrifying; birds land all over him. However, the villagers think he's scary because they see him roaring in anguish over losing Belle.
* HotBlooded: His short temper is part of his general poor impulse control and boiling emotions over his conditions.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: With Belle. He dwarfs her due to his beastly form and it still applies even after his return to being a human.
* {{Hunk}}: His human form is a tall, athletic man with a rather chiselled face.
* HybridMonster: The beast has the mane of a lion, the beard and head of a bison, the brows of a gorilla, the eyes of a human, the tusks of a wild boar, the body of a bear, and the hind legs and tail of a wolf.
* IAmAMonster: He thinks this of himself because of his curse. "Who could love a beast?"
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Try as he might, he has a ''very'' hard time believing someone like Belle (or anyone for that matter) could love him.
-->'''Beast:''' It's no use, she's so beautiful and I'm... well, ''look at me''!
* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: The Beast starts to warm up to Belle after she refuses to obey and defer to him. Unlike with Gaston, who views her refusal to submit as a challenge to break her to his will, the Beast is inspired by her behavior to be a better person.
* InnocentBlueEyes: He has piercing blue eyes that show there's more to him than a hulking brute.
* InsecureLoveInterest: He is certain that Belle would never love him because of his looks.
* ItsAllAboutMe: In the first and fourth short segments from ''Belle's Magical World'', this aspect of the Beast's personality is brought to the forefront. He insists that his servants should simply leave the room if the wind blowing through the window is making them cold, telling Belle that he doesn't need to suit ''their'' needs because "it's my castle, and I make the rules". Later, the Beast keeps a bird locked up in a cage in the parlor and commands it to sing for his pleasure, seemingly expecting Belle to go along with his every whim and getting mad at the way she speaks to him when she tells him the bird needs to be free and will only sing when it's happy.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: He sets Belle free after they discover that her father Maurice is lost in the snowy forest and dying of hypothermia looking for her, even if it means him losing his best and only chance of breaking the curse.
-->'''Beast:''' ...I let her go.\\
'''Cogsworth:''' ''[chuckles]'' Yes, yes. Splen- [[BigWhat YOU WHAT!?]] How could you ''do'' that?!\\
'''Beast:''' I had to.\\
'''Cogsworth:''' Yes, but... ''why''?\\
'''Beast:''' Because... I love her.
* JerkassHasAPoint: While treating the Beast's wounds after the wolf attack, Belle fights with him over who's to blame for his getting hurt. Beast notes Belle should have never entered the West Wing, but she says he should control his temper. Despite [[PoorCommunicationKills not explaining himself better]], he ''did'' tell her to stay out of the West Wing.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's introduced as a discourteous {{jerkass}} with a HairTriggerTemper. However, his character development is all about him toning down his jerkassery and developing the heart of gold. The castle staff even reassure Belle that the Beast is not that terrible of a guy once you get to know him. Eventually, Gaston mercilessly mocks him for being a NiceGuy as he's about to have the Beast slaughtered, and when he has an opportunity to drop Gaston to his demise, he realizes that he will end up like him and Belle would not want him to take a person's life and lets go of him safely out of mercy, giving Gaston a dirty advantage of stabbing him in the back before he slips to his death.
* KarmicTransformation: The Prince refuses to give shelter to the disguised Enchantress because he is repulsed by her haggard appearance, so she transforms him into a hideous beast.
* LackOfEmpathy: When he brashly throws Maurice into an enchanted coach to take him back to the village without letting him say goodbye to Belle first, and goes up to his room to keep a bird locked in a cage demanding that it sing for him despite Belle telling him its injures should heal soon and so it just needs to be free, both pleas are met with the Beast dismissively telling them that it is no longer their concern. [[spoiler: This trait is eventually, but ultimately [[DefiedTrope defied]] thanks to Belle's positive influence]].
* LargeAndInCharge: He is a seven-foot-tall horned beast and his servants are household objects.
* LargeHam: He has his moments every time he gets angry.
* {{Leitmotif}}: The very first notes of the prologue are heard several times as the Beast's theme, and take on a more majestic-sounding tone during his transformation back to the Prince.
* LightningBruiser: Despite his size, he's agile, fast, and able to beat down numerous wolves.
* LimaSyndrome: Towards Belle. She's his prisoner initially, then they become friends and more, and then he releases her upon realizing he's in love with her.
* LiteralTransformativeExperience: He was a selfish, unsympathetic prince, so an Enchantress [[PunishedWithUgly turned him into a hideous monster as a punishment.]] When he transforms himself into someone who can love and be loved, he turns back into a human to reflect this.
* LonghairedPrettyBoy: Downplayed. He turns out to be a handsome {{hunk}} but his hair is long enough to be put into a ponytail.
* LoudGulp: Does one when Belle leads him out onto the dance floor.
* LoveAtFirstPunch: Not literally, just verbally, but Belle is the first person after the Enchantress who confronts the Beast on his treatment of others.
* LoveRedeems: The point of the curse is for him to become a better person through love.
* MeanBoss: He zigzags between this trope and BenevolentBoss. As grumpy and demanding as he can be, he still treats his servants well, and in return, they love him and remain fiercely loyal. Cogsworth is the only one that worries about Bad Boss-like behavior.
* MeaningfulName: According to {{Fanon}} and WordOfSaintPaul, his real, human name is Adam, which literally means "man" or "human." [[invoked]] It could also be an allusion of sorts to ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'', given that story also refers to the monster as simply The Creature, but AllThereInTheManual dubs him "Adam" (Mary Shelley referred to Adam Frankenstein as such in letters).
* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: According to the director's commentary, the spell affected the Beast's mind as well as his body; the longer the spell lasts, the more feral he becomes. When Belle arrives, he has to re-learn how to read and eat with utensils, and if she had never come to the castle, he would've eventually stopped speaking, stopped wearing clothing altogether, and would've gone to live in the woods, becoming a beast both inside and out.
* MixAndMatchCritters: As stated above, he's a hybrid of a wide assortment of animals. This gives him the appearance of looking like something that could exist in real life, while also being unlike anything ever seen before.
* NoBadassToHisValet: Belle and the Beast's relationship develops into this at first. Out of a whole castle full of servants who alternately cringe in terror of his rages, and try to bring him up like he's still a child, Belle is the only one who talks to him like an equal.
* NobodyHereButUsStatues: During the climactic fight with Gaston, Beast hides among a row of crouching gargoyle statues, letting Gaston walk past him before rising up.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: After he spares Gaston, the egomaniac is thankless and decides to stab him out of spite. Fortunately, this causes Gaston to plummet to his death and ThePowerOfLove restores the Beast.
* NoNameGiven: "The Master" or "The Beast". WordOfGod states that the animators never bothered naming the prince. While the 2017 version never says his name either, both Paige O'Hara (Belle's voice actress) and Dan Stevens (the Beast's actor in the live-action version) ''finally'' confirmed his name — as suspected for a while, [[IKnewIt it's Adam]]. [[invoked]]
* NoSocialSkills: Obviously him spending years isolated in a castle did no good for his social skills. Since he's so insecure and repulsed with his own beastly appearance, it played a huge part in how he treated people who would show up to his castle uninvited.
* ObviouslyEvil: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]. The Beast certainly ''looks'' vicious enough to be a straight villain, and if this were most other Disney movies he would probably be exactly that, but since ''Beauty and the Beast'' sets out to deconstruct the LoveAtFirstSight cliché, the Beast starts out as an asocial AntiVillain before he meets Belle, due to shame at his curse. Belle's kindness slowly brings out his better qualities and inspires him to change his behaviour. Meanwhile, Gaston, who in most Disney movies would probably be TheHero, is the actual villain of the movie, while Monsieur D'Arque plays this trope straight but has a relatively small role.
* OneManArmy: He proves to be stronger than a wolf pack (despite its surpassing numbers) when he risks his life to rescue Belle from it.
* PainfulTransformation: [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeastTheEnchantedChristmas The midquel]] reveals he went through this. It has a {{Flashback}} to the night he was cursed and shows him roaring as his body twists and contorts.
* PragmaticHero: Moreso in the Christmas movie where he is forced to [[ShootTheDog kill the villain personally]].
* PrinceCharmless: Beast was this before the curse and before Belle came into his life. It's the reason he was cursed in the first place. Even after he improves his attitude and manners, Belle notes that he's hardly Prince Charming, and is more of a shy, awkward dork.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: The Enchantress gave him a rose that served as a countdown to how long he had to break the curse. By the time Belle rolls around, the Rose has begun to wilt.
* RageAgainstTheReflection: The prologue shows him tearing up a portrait of himself as a human before covering his face due his shame over what he's become. Belle later finds that the West Wing is filled with broken mirrors, suggesting he doesn't want to look at his current form either.
* RedIsViolent: Incidentally, before he begins to accustom to Belle's personality and show signs of kindness, all he wears on his upper body is a red cape; he also shows unchecked rage and aggression to everyone in his vicinity at this point. Later, his capes vary in color. Subverted, because he wears a red cape in the climactic battle, where his personality has [[RedIsHeroic changed for the better]].
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: Averting this trope is part of why he was cursed; he was a RoyalBrat who ignored SacredHospitality.
* SkywardScream: "Roar" actually. He lashes out one after watching Belle go from the balcony.
* SpellMyNameWithAThe: Sometimes he's called The Beast, sometimes he's just called Beast.
* SpoiledBrat: Starts out as this. He doesn't appreciate a composition his pianist wrote for him as a gift and turns away an old woman during winter. It is later reversed as Belle finally reaches out to his heart, effectively making him a more mature and gentle creature of nature.
* TameHisAnger: "You must control your temper!"
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: Belle's presence not only makes him [[TookALevelInKindness nicer]], but also happier.
* TookALevelInKindness: Belle's presence not only makes him [[TookALevelInCheerfulness happier]], but also nicer.
* TragicMonster: He never wanted to be a monster. The main plot is everyone trying to turn him back into a human.
* TheTragicRose: He has an enchanted rose that whenever it wilts, it means the closer he is to remaining a beast.
* {{Tsundere}}: According to Belle: "There's something sweet, and almost kind, but he was mean and he was coarse and unrefined! But now he's dear and so... unsure..."
* TheUnapologetic: In ''Belle's Magical World'', the Beast refuses to apologize for letting in a strong wind that's making everyone else cold just so he can cool down, and he even feels that ''Belle'' is the one who should apologize for insulting him.
* UnscrupulousHero: He starts as rude, violent, and annoyingly demanding towards Belle. His rudeness starts to vanish once he rescues Belle from the wolves, and from there on in he becomes more gentle.
* UptownGuy: He (a prince) falls in love with Belle (a peasant).
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Everything he wears initially is a pair of pants and a cape before he starts wearing a white shirt.
* WasOnceAMan: Then a sorceress cursed him into beast form.
* WhatHaveIBecome: This is the Beast's personality (with some {{Jerkass}} thrown in) at the beginning of the movie; he knows he's a beast and becoming more so but sees no way out.
* WildHair: The Beast has this in a mane form.
* VillainProtagonist: Before his transformation into the Beast, he was known to be a selfish prince who ruled his kingdom with an iron fist, and afterwards he becomes a vicious monster who locks up Maurice for trespassing and later takes Belle prisoner in his place. After some CharacterDevelopment, however, he eventually sheds the "villain" part.
[[/folder]]

!Residents of the Beast's Castle

[[folder:In General]]
* AnimateInanimateObject: Considering they were once people, this isn't surprising. They were transformed into objects by the vengeful enchantress. They also pretend to be regular objects around strangers.
* CanonForeigner: They are not characters from the original fairy tale. At best, the Beast's servants were, in some versions of the original fairy tale, various unnamed, sometimes invisible servants employed by the Beast.
* CompositeCharacter: While some versions of the original fairy tale have servants populating the Beast's castle, and ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast1946'' introduced the idea of the Beast having talking furniture, the Disney cartoon is the first version of the story to combine the two.
* ForcedTransformation: They all get transformed into inanimate objects by the same curse placed upon the Beast.
* GoodIsNotSoft: They are genuinely kind and unfailingly polite to Belle, but they won't hesitate to get their hands (or whatever is replacing them) dirty when an angry mob threatens the castle.
* MeaningfulName: The servant's names are related to the objects they've been turned into, and you can easily guess what they regularly did when they were human.
* MorphicResonance: Their cursed forms mostly resemble the features they had as humans.
* RaceAgainstTheClock: While most focus is put on the Beast, the Rose also serves as ''their'' countdown as to how long they have until being trapped as an AnimateInanimateObject forever.
* ShipperOnDeck: They hope Belle will fall in love with the Beast from the very moment they see her, and later do their best to accomplish that goal. Justified since that's the way to end their curse, so at least initially it's a case of ShipperWithAnAgenda. After the curse ''is'' lifted, all of them are happy when Belle and Beast are together.
* ShipperWithAnAgenda: Initially, as they want Belle to fall in love with Beast to end their curse, but they come to genuinely support the couple.
* UndyingLoyalty: Towards the Beast. Even when he's being a grumpy and demanding MeanBoss, they still love him and remain fiercely loyal.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Lumière]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cliplumiere.gif]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see his true form.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lumiere_human.gif]][[/labelnote]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"[[GratuitousFrench Ma chère mademoiselle]]. It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight. And now, we invite to relax, let us pull up a chair, as the dining room proudly presents... your dinner."'']]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JerryOrbach (1991-2005); Creator/JeffBennett (2005-present)
->'''Dubbed by''': Creator/DanielBeretta (first and third movie), Creator/JeanClaudeDonda (second film) (European French); Ivon Curi (Brazilian Portuguese dub); Eli Gorenstein (Hebrew)

The kind-hearted but rebellious maître d'hôtel of the Beast's castle, who has been transformed into a candelabra. He has a habit of disobeying his master's strict rules, sometimes causing tension between them, but the Beast often turns to him for advice. He is depicted as flirtatious, as he is frequently seen with the Featherduster and immediately takes to Belle.
----
* AmbiguouslyBi: Lumiere is ''very'' much into his feather duster girlfriend and they're even shown HoldingHands [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/LumiereBabette_BeautyBeastFinale_5.jpg at the end of the movie.]] Yet he was also happy to kiss Cogsworth after they chased off the villagers.
* BattleButler: He's a servant of the Beast and does very well in the final battle.
* CampStraight: A lot of people assume he is gay, but the eccentricities can be written off by virtue of the French accent (plus, he's always flirting with the female feather duster).
%%* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five Temperament Ensemble]]: Sanguine
* DeadpanSnarker: Lumiere does have his moments especially around Cogsworth:
--> ''Cynically to Cogsworth after the latter accidentally let's slip to Belle what is above the stairs to the West Wing'' "Nice going"
* FatAndSkinny: The skinny to Cogsworth's fat, as you see when they transform back into their human forms, though taking place in an era in which extra weight was most often an indicator of wealth, most of the dynamics of the trope in present-day are reversed.
* FunnyForeigner: Yes, this takes place in France, but he and Babette/Fifi are the only ones with French accents.
* GutturalGrowler: He has a pretty coarse voice, not all too far from what Creator/MauriceChevalier sounded like.
* LargeHam: He has a large and flamboyant and ''especially'' during "Be Our Guest." which is an elaborate song and dance routine.
* LightIsGood: The white and gold living candle whose very name relates to light is a good, jovial person. Shocking.
* MauriceChevalierAccent: There's no best way to name his distinctive accent.
* MeaningfulName: "Lumière" is French for "light", referring to the light he provides.
* MorphicResonance:
** He's very skinny, like a candle.
** The bottom of his pants and sleeves have the same design as his candle base.
** His tuff of hair at the end is reminiscent of the blob of candle wax he had.
** His bottom lip protrudes like it did when he was a candle.
* NiceGuy: He welcomes Maurice in and Belle too. He's an affable guy.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Performing his voice, Creator/JerryOrbach did an absolute dead ringer impersonation of Creator/MauriceChevalier.
* OfficialCouple: Although he flirts with many (such as Angelique in ''Enchanted Christmas''), he's basically solid with Babette/Fifi.
* PlayingWithFire: Because he's a magic candlestick, he can shoot fire from his 'hands' and the top of his head.
* ReallyGetsAround: It's implied in the stage version. He and Babette/Fifi love making each other jealous. Simone, Michelle, Veronique... It's PlayedForLaughs.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red Oni to Cogsworth's Blue; he's brighter and more passionate.
* ServileSnarker: Downplayed. He's snarky to his fellow servants (especially Cogsworth), but at the beginning of the movie, he talks to the Beast with kid gloves, more so then the rest of the servants do. Ironically, despite that, he gets this line:
-->'''Beast''': You come out or I'll--! I'll...I'll break down the door!\\
'''Lumière''': Master, I could be wrong, but that may not be the best way to win the girl's affection.
* SickeninglySweethearts: He spends a lot of time flirting with Babette/Fifi.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Gender-flipped. Don't hurt Babette/Fifi. You don't want to mess with a guy who can make fire shoot out of his hands.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Cogsworth. Good friends who are very different and often butt heads. Their relationship is said to mirror that of the two animators who drew their characters.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Cogsworth]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cogsworth.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see his true form.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/99b95570_a996_40d3_b626_19f90e8fe334.jpeg]][[/labelnote]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Well, there's the usual things. Flowers, chocolates, promises you don't intend to keep."'']]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/DavidOgdenStiers, Bob Joles (''Once Upon a Studio''); Georges Berthomieu (European French dub); Isaac Schneider (Brazilian Portuguese dub); Dov Raizer (Hebrew)\\\

The castle majordomo (head butler of the household) who has been transformed into a mantel clock. He is extremely loyal to the Beast so as to save himself and anyone else any trouble, often leading to friction between himself and Lumière, his off/on friend.
----
* AmbiguouslyGay: Cogsworth is involved in several questionable incidents, including an awkward moment with Maurice. Ever since David Ogden Stiers (the voice of Cogsworth) came out of the closet, the effect has only amplified.
* BigDamnHeroes: During the castle's siege, Cogsworth slides down the banister with a pair of scissors and stabs [=LeFou=] in the rear when he had his torch pointed at Lumière.
* BritishStuffiness: Invoked: he speaks with an English accent and is generally very uptight and stuffy.
* ButtMonkey: Regularly suffers comic incidents. This is especially evident in the remake, where his entire role in the added musical number seems to consist of nothing but him being picked on.
* TheChewToy: The harm he suffers is often for comical effect.
* ClocksOfControl: More of a downplayed, benevolent example than most. He is the Beast's head butler (majordomo of the household in this case) who was turned into a mantel clock as part of the ForcedTransformation curse on the castle. While by no means a bad person, he tends to be pompous and uptight, although as the movie goes on, he shows more of a NotSoAboveItAll side.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He's a ButtMonkey only just below [=LeFou=] and Maurice in terms of slapstick, but gets his own badass moment against [=LeFou=] when the latter tries to ''melt'' Lumière. He's also second-in-command of the castle to The Beast himself. You don't obtain that sort of position by being completely incompetent.
* DeadpanSnarker: Because he's a blue oni, his remarks are often dry and sarcastic.
* DubNameChange: He is named "Big Ben" in the French dub.
* FatAndSkinny: The fat to Lumière's skinny, as you see when they transform back into their human forms, though taking place in an era in which extra weight was most often an indicator of wealth, most of the dynamics of the trope in present-day are reversed.
%%* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five Temperament Ensemble]]: Melancholic
* ImplausibleDeniability: Whenever he wants to avoid something that has been brought up, he pretends he doesn't know what they're talking about.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's snooty, cranky, and a little disrespectful, but he's really just as good-natured as Lumière and he can also be very helpful.
* MeaningfulName: His name relates to cogs, which are machinery found in a clock. And as you can guess, he's obsessed with punctuality, which was his job as head butler.
* MorphicResonance:
** Since his clock hands represented a mustache, he, of course, has a real mustache as a human.
** His hair is the same design as what he had on the top of his head when he was a clock.
** He has a napkin on his chest, like the bit of decoration he had below his face when he was a clock.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Cogsworth can be a real tight-ass (somewhat justified, considering the above points), but once he loosens up, he can act goofier than even Lumière. He shows shades of this right at the end of ''Be Our Guest'', and during the castle invasion he goes completely nuts (and is clearly enjoying it).
* OfficialCouple: He's in a relationship with the wardrobe in the stage version.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue Oni to Lumière's Red; more focused on rules and structure and significantly less hammy.
%%* TenorBoy: Thanks to the high-pitched speaking voice of David Ogden Stiers.
* VitriolicBestBuds: With Lumière. Good friends who are very different and often butt heads. Their relationship is said to mirror that of the two animators who drew their characters.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mrs. Potts]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mrspotts.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see her true form.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1b91666b_82a2_4d64_ac50_e0d4ff4058e2.jpeg]][[/labelnote]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Oh, cheer up child. It'll all turn out alright in the end."'']]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/AngelaLansbury; Lily Baron (European French dub); Mirian Peracchi (Brazilian Portuguese dub); Rachel Atas (Hebrew dub)

The castle cook, turned into a teapot, who takes a motherly attitude toward Belle.
----
* AbsurdlyElderlyMother: Mrs. Potts appears to be fairly elderly, yet her son Chip is an elementary-aged kid.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: There are things in the Beast's Castle other than the Beast himself that you should ''never piss off,'' and the kindly and maternal Mrs. Potts is one such thing.
* ExplosiveBreeder: Despite Chip being her only child given much attention, it's shown in one scene where she's tucking Chip in for bed into the cupboard that he has a large number of brothers and sisters sired by her also turned into cups. In a ComicBookAdaptation, Chip is stated to be Mrs. Potts' twelfth child. Even after they're all turned human, we never see the rest of her kids.
%%* [[FourTemperamentEnsemble Five Temperament Ensemble]]: Phlegmatic
* GoodParents: To Chip. Being a mother, she can be very gentle and nurturing, while also being stern and no-nonsense.
* KindlyHousekeeper: A warm and welcoming woman who is instantly ready to fix dinner for Belle when she says she's hungry. Interestingly, both her human and cursed form are 'portly' because she's the tea pitcher.
* MeaningfulName: Her last name refers to the ''pot'' she turns into.
* MoralityChain: To [[ByronicHero Beast]]. Though she fears his violent outbursts, Mrs. Potts' stern attitude also has a strong effect on the Beast, who appears to respect his head housekeeper the most out of all his servants—he has even been shown to occasionally snap out of his violent tantrums when she confronts him on his behavior.
* MorphicResonance: Her hat is the same as her teapot lid.
* NiceGirl: Motherly, warm, charitable, courteous, and supportive.
* NotNowKiddo: Doesn't believe Chip when he says there's a girl in the castle until Babette confirms it.
* OnlySaneWoman: She's easily the most down-to-earth of the servants before Belle shows up.
* TheReliableOne: Intelligent, level-headed, and self-righteous, Mrs. Potts is perhaps the most reliant member of the Beast's staff.
* TeamMom: From her own son Chip, to Belle, to the Beast himself, she mothers everyone.
* UnnamedParent: Her first name is never brought up, nor is it ever revealed who she's married to.
* WomenAreWiser: Unlike Lumière and Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts lacks troublesome quirks, and acts as the voice of reason amongst her colleagues.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Chip Potts]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chippromo.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see his true form.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/95546da8_4faf_46e2_9da6_fe65d7ec0e4c.jpeg]][[/labelnote]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Mama! There's a girl in the castle!"'']]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/BradleyPierce (first film), Creator/HaleyJoelOsment (second film), Gregory Grudt (Belle's Magical World), Nikita Hopkins (1 episode of ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''); Clarence Le Prévost (first film), Julien Bouanich (sequels) (European French dub); Priscila Ribeiro (Brazilian Portuguese dub); Rona Danieli (Hebrew dub)

Mrs. Potts' son, who has been transformed into a teacup.
----
* ChildishToothGap: Seen with a slight space between his front teeth whenever he grins.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: During "There's Something There" he repeatedly asks "what's there?", but his mother says [[TheTalk she'll tell him when he's older]].
* DemotedToExtra: Has a reasonably-sized role in the movie, including one memorable scene where he sets Belle and Maurice free from the cellar. In TheMusical he's reduced to a few quick gags because [[PragmaticAdaptation his design is hard to emulate on stage]]. During the making of the movie, however, this trope was inverted: he was originally a minor character with just a few lines, but the producers liked Bradley Pierce's voice so much that they expanded his part.
* DisappearedDad: No mention is ever made of his father or who that might be.
* DoWrongRight: Normally, you would not allow a child--let alone a child who is an ''easily smashable cup!''--to touch a very large, very powerful, very ''sharp'' log-cutting machine. In this case, an exception can, will, and is made.
* MeaningfulName: Chip has a ''chip''.
* NiceGuy: Loving, innocent, and charming.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Technically speaking from a plot perspective, Chip does a lot less in terms of helping with the wooing compared to the other servants like Lumière, but he has one essential scene where he saves Belle and Maurice from being stuck in the cellar which ultimately lets her return to the castle and save the Beast.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: "Mama, there's a girl in the castle!" Apparently, this wasn't the first time.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Babette/Fifi]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fifidisney_8.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see her true form.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/21c0ca6f_2cb3_4be8_b2e2_ef1c5cfd40da.jpeg]][[/labelnote]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"I've been burned by you before!"'']]
->'''Voiced by''': Kimmy Robertson; Josiane Pinson (European French dub); Creator/CristinaCavalinhos (European Portuguese dub); Limor Shapira (Hebrew dub)

A maid and Lumière's girlfriend, who has been turned into a feather duster.
----
* AdvertisedExtra: Many covers feature her, a character with three and a half minutes of screen time, next to the main characters.
* AscendedExtra: In the stage musical, she becomes almost as prominent as Lumière and Cogsworth.
* ClingyJealousGirl: In ''Belle's Magical World'', Fifi gets angry when she wrongfully assumes Lumiere was planning a date with Belle and goes to sabotage it. Unknown to her, he was actually getting Belle's help to set up a date with Fifi herself, making her get an OhCrap realization.
* FrenchMaid: She's a maid of the castle, complete with the outfit, and her cursed form is a feather duster.
* FunnyForeigner: Yes, this takes place in France, but she and Lumière are the only ones with French accents.
* MsFanservice: Averted for the most part, as she's a feather duster. Her [[http://images6.fanpop.com/image/polls/1157000/1157073_1355898651521_full.jpg human form]], however, is stunning. She looks somewhat like Belle crossed with the Bimbettes.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: Her name is never mentioned in the original animated film. "Babette" was first used in the stage version and later on ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse'', and she's been called by other names elsewhere (see "Sudden Name Change" below).
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: While nearly all of the other enchanted objects have some features that resemble their human selves, Babette and the other dusters stand out as looking more cartoonish than human -- which only serves to make her design at the end more surprising.
* OfficialCouple: While she flirts with other men, she's basically solid with Lumière.
* ReallyGetsAround: It's implied in the stage version. Both she and Lumière ''love'' making each other jealous. Maurice, Jacques, Pierre... It's PlayedForLaughs.
* SickeninglySweethearts: She likes flirting with Lumière.
* SlapSlapKiss: Occasionally invokes this with Lumière in the stage musical. She seems to do it to mess with him more than anything.
* SuddenNameChange: She's had three different names over the years. The stage musical and ''House of Mouse'' call her Babette, the animated sequel ''Belle's Magical World'' and the 2023 video game ''VideoGame/DisneySpeedstorm'' call her Fifi, and the [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 live-action movie]] calls her Plumette and gives her a more birdlike design.
* TheTease: Teasing her boyfriend is her favorite hobby.
* {{Tsundere}}: Type B in the stage version. She likes to pretend to get pissed off at him just to mess with him, and immediately gets flirty and lovey-dovey within seconds. It's PlayedForLaughs.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Wardrobe]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wardrobe_batb.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"The master's really not so bad once you get to know him. Why don't you give him a chance?"'']]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see her true form.[[note]]This is from the storybook "Belle's Royal Wedding." Her human form is not seen in the original film.[[/note]]]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0083da5b_6a85_41a6_8a41_3439c6aa9f0b.jpeg]]
-->'''Voiced by''': Jo Anne Worley; Claude Chantal (European French dub); Ruti Holtsman (Hebrew dub)

The castle's kindhearted lady-in-waiting, transformed into a talking wardrobe.
----
* AscendedExtra: Like Babette/Fifi, she's a much more prominent character in the stage musical, and is even given a bit of backstory (she was a famous opera singer whose career abruptly ended after the curse).
* BattleCry: She sings a magnificent high note as she lands on a villager during the final battle.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's a genuine sweetheart, but in the heat of battle, she becomes a force to be reckoned with. Just ask the guy that she ''crushed'' during the climax...
* BrawnHilda: In the musical, she dresses up as a Valkryie during the final battle and [[MakeMeWannaShout uses her booming singing voice as a weapon]].
* DraggedIntoDrag: She traps one of Gaston's goons inside her drawers, and when she spits him back out, he's humiliatingly dressed in drag, makeup and all.
* DemotedToExtra: A meta example. She was originally intended to be a major supporting character (named Madame Armoire in early development), but her role was eventually transferred to Mrs. Potts.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: She's named Madame de la Grande Bouche (which more or less means "[[MeaningfulName Lady Big Mouth]]" in French) in the Broadway musical. In the 2017 remake, she's named Madame de Garderobe.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: She essentially becomes Cogsworth's love interest by the end of the stage musical.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Maestro Forte]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/forte_1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"Trust me... humanity is entirely overrated."]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/screen_shot_2015_04_21_at_5_21_45_pm.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:His true form]]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/TimCurry; Creator/RichardDarbois (European French dub)

The former organist, lord, and composer, transformed (fittingly enough) into a pipe organ. Forte resides in the West Wing inside a room neighboring the Beast's.
----
* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: He's rendered in 3D in a 2D movie, clashing with the rest of the characters and making him feel more alien.
* AchillesHeel: [[spoiler:The keyboard. After the Beast rips it off the floor, he loses all his music-making abilities. And since it appeared to be keeping him balanced in the first place, once that's removed, there's nothing to stop him from crashing onto the ground, face-first.]]
** Also, as he points out he's [[SuddenlyShouting BOLTED TO THE WALL!!]]
* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Beast clearly isn't happy about having to kill Forte, though it [[ShootTheDog was a necessary act.]] He clearly considers Forte to have once been a good friend. Forte's death scene ends with Beast standing before the collapsed organ pipes, uttering a forlorn "Forte..."]]
* BigBad: The main villain of ''The Enchanted Christmas''.
* BigBadFriend: He was the Beast's closest confidant before their falling out in ''The Enchanted Christmas''.
* BigNo: Screams this as he is falling to his death.
* BlackEyesOfEvil: As an organ, he has empty, pitch-black, hollow sockets for eyes.
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: Though ''The Enchanted Christmas'' is a midquel, he's very much the opposite of Gaston. Gaston is a normal human who is more associated with Belle, Forte ''was'' a normal human who is more associated with the Beast. Gaston is well-liked by the village but hated by Belle, Forte is not well-liked by the rest of the castle yet the Beast still regarded him as a friend until the climax. Gaston wanted Belle as his wife, Forte wants to keep the Beast from falling in love so that he can continue manipulating him and maintain his transformation.
* CursedWithAwesome: Unlike the other palace servants who wished to be human again, Forte preferred his organ form. His transformation as a pipe organ gives him a strength he could only dream to possess as a human and made him Beast's closest confidant. That said, he's not too keen about the fact he's [[RunningGag BOLTED TO THE WALL!!]]
* DeadpanSnarker: He's very cynical and contemptuous to everybody but mostly to Fife. He also has a dry wit and a rather droll sense of humor.
* DeathByFallingOver: [[spoiler:The Beast picks up his keyboard and throws it at him, causing him to topple forwards.]]
* DreadfulMusician: It is averted until [[spoiler:he decides to destroy the castle via his playing]].
* TheEeyore: He is disgusted by the Beast wanting to compose a happy song for Belle, saying "happiness is so depressing."
* EvilIsBigger: Being transformed into a pipe organ, he is absolutely enormous.
* EvilIsHammy: Due to being played by Creator/TimCurry, a lively and evil performance comes with the territory.
* EvilLaugh: Lets out multiple frightening ones as he destroys the castle with his music.
* EvilPlan: Keep Belle and Beast from falling in love with each other so he can stay cursed forever.
%%* EvilSoundsDeep: Thanks to Tim Curry.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: [[spoiler:Beast lifts up and smashes Forte's keyboard, causing him to unchain himself from the wall, lose his additional pipes one by one, topple over and die. In a nutshell, Forte dies because of ''mutilation''.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: He acts very gentlemanly to Belle when they first meet face-to-face but drops the act after [[spoiler:resolving to bring the castle down]].
* GreenEyedMonster: He is jealous of the increasing amounts of attention the Beast is giving to Belle and tries to convince him she doesn't really care for him.
* HappinessInSlavery: He lacks any and all autonomy that the other palace servants have and the only thing in his life that gives him any joy is to serenade the man responsible for his cursed state, yet he values his new self-worth ''so much'' that he does everything he can to keep the curse from being lifted, even if that means collapsing the castle on top of them and [[IfICantHaveYou killing that man in the process]].
* TheHeroSucksSong: "Don't Fall in Love", which he sings to the Beast after he discovers Belle has left the castle grounds in search of a Christmas tree and resolves to bring her back. Doubles as an AntiLoveSong.
* JustSoStory: He is the composer of the Christmas song "Deck the Halls" in the films' continuity.
* MakeSomeNoise: You think just because being stuck in a spot would make him easy to avoid, right? '''Wrong.''' He is not only good at playing music, but he can ''weaponize'' it. He can create a variety of sounds from light melodies that can allow him to telepathically manipulate the environment around him, to heavy bases that can literally cause the very castle around him to tremor.
* ManipulativeBastard:
** He keeps Fife in line with the promise of writing a solo for him if he carries out his wishes. [[ILied He doesn't keep it.]]
** He also makes use of {{Half Truth}}s in an attempt to convince the Beast that Belle is not worth his time; for example, after breaking the news of Belle planning Christmas, the Beast correctly speculates that she has no idea how he feels about Christmas, but Forte tells him she does know and just doesn't care.
** He also tells Belle, struggling to find a good Christmas tree, about the huge tree in the Black Forest that could serve as the perfect tree for the celebration, to goad her to leave the castle, though this case is less about getting her in trouble with the Beast and more about getting her to leave and then ensuring she doesn't come back.
* MeaningfulName: "Forte" is Italian for "loud", and is used in music terminology to indicate such. As a carryover from the first film, everyone has either this or a PunnyName.
* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: In some ways, Forte seems like an EvilCounterpart to Music/JohannSebastianBach; both lived in the 18th century, and like Bach during his lifetime, Forte seems to be better remembered as an organist (or more specifically, [[IAmTheNoun as an organ]]) than as a composer.
* NonActionBigBad: Aside from the climax, he operates exclusively through Fife, due to being bolted to the wall.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: He is a 3D character in a 2D film.
* OminousPipeOrgan: A literal example, since he's a living organ and the BigBad.
* PlotIrrelevantVillain: The plot of ''Enchanted Christmas'' still could have worked without Forte. He only sows discord into the Beast (reminding him of his vendetta against Christmas included) and the one major thing that he does is instruct Belle to find a Christmas tree in the Black Forest, with the intention of having Fife prevent them from returning. Other than that, he has little influence and interaction on or with the other characters at all. The trailers make no mention of his presence, if that says anything.
* PrecisionFStrike: "[[TheHeroSucksSong Don't Fall in Love]]" includes the line, "it's '''hell''' when someone's always there!"
* PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery: [[spoiler:What he resolves to do after it becomes clear the Beast will not turn his back on Belle for him, pounding out deafening notes in an effort to make the castle collapse on itself.]]
-->'''Forte''': Don't you see, Fife? They can't fall in love... if they're ''dead!''
* RememberTheNewGuy: The most jarring example because he's established as being very close to the Beast, yet he's never mentioned in the first movie.
* ShippingTorpedo: Wants to keep Belle and the Beast from falling in love so that he can maintain his form.
* SmugSnake: His human form even looks reptilian.
* SuddenlyShouting: Does this a few times, most notable when he points out that he's [[RuleOfThree BOLTED TO THE WALL!!]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Forte goes absolutely berserk at the climax because he thinks that he's no longer important. He proceeds to play his ear-splitting music recklessly in an attempt to bring the whole castle down and crush Belle and the Beast.]]
-->'''Forte:''' [[spoiler: So, Beast gets girl and it's a happy ending for everyone. Enchantment lifted... and Forte fades into the background; no longer important, no longer needed... '''I THINK NOT!''']]
* VillainSong: Forte has "Don't Fall In Love" which alludes to his hidden agenda of making sure the curse is never broken and describes how he is the anti-thesis of the other servants.
* {{Yandere}}: In a non-romantic sense towards the Beast because he tries to sabotage his relationship with Belle.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Maestro Fife]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fife.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:"Maybe if [Belle] falls in love with [the Beast,] the spell will be broken and we'll be human again!"]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/beauty_beast_christmas_disneyscreencapscom_7765.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:His true form]]
[[/labelnote]]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/PaulReubens; Creator/EricMetayer (European French dub)

A musician of the castle, transformed into a recorder, and a former sidekick and reporter of Forte.
----
* AllForNothing: Forte reveals to Maestro Fife that he never intended to give him the solo for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 15 which he promised him, as they were all just blank sheets.
* HeelFaceTurn: Starts out a minion for Forte, but eventually starts rooting for the heroes.
* MeaningfulName: A fife is a small flute, referring to his transformation.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: His kindhearted nature interferes with what Forte wants him to do.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Fife is guilt-stricken and horrified when Belle nearly drowns because of his scaring Phillipe.
* NiceGuy: Despite his naughty antics, Fife has a great-hearted personality.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Another character who never appeared before and after the events of winter.
* SycophanticServant: Acts as a sycophant to Forte before his HeelFaceTurn so he can get that solo he was promised.
%%* TenorBoy: Thanks to Paul Reubens.
* ThrowTheDogABone: Fife gets his solo at the end of the movie.
* VileVillainLaughableLackey: Forte is downright scary but Fife is a silly not-so-evil BumblingSidekick.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Angelique]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/angelique.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Ha! Christmas? I refuse to hope for it anymore."'']]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote: Click here to see her true form.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a0ea0870_6db1_4678_b6da_2f266e4787b8.jpeg]][[/labelnote]]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/BernadettePeters; Nadja N'Guyen (European French dub)

The castle's decorator, transformed into a Christmas angel ornament.
----
* TwentiesBobHaircut: Her usual hairstyle, both in human and cursed forms.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Initially cynical and stubborn, but eventually admits Belle was right and sings the reprise of "As Long As There's Christmas."
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: In her cursed form, she wears a sparkly vest.
* HaughtyHmph: She does this while watching everyone else decorate for Christmas in what she feels is an amateur fashion.
%%* InnocentSoprano: Thanks to Creator/BernadettePeters.
* ItsAllAboutMe: She has a mild case of this.
-->'''Lumière''': And you said it was impossible.\\
'''Angelique''': Ah-ah-ah, I said it was impossible without ''me''.
* MeaningfulName: Her name is ''Angel''ique and she is a Christmas angel.
* MorphicResonance: Though all the transformed castle staff retain some features of their original forms, she is the strongest example of this, having become a humanoid object.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Angelique when it comes to decorating the castle.
* OldFlame: It's hinted that Lumière and Angelique may have previously been lovers. When they are reunited, he immediately starts flirting with her.
-->'''Lumière''': Ah, Angelique, mon amour, your eyes are still so lovely after all these years.\\
'''Angelique''': Lumière, please! You'll tarnish the halo.
* {{Pride}}: She can be quite snooty about her abilities as a decorator.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Never mentioned in the first movie. Then again, she and her fellow decorations ''were'' stuffed in a chest for goodness knows how long.
* SourSupporter: She doubts ''very'' highly that the Beast will ever allow Christmas in the castle again, but ends up going along with Belle's plans grudgingly.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Her dress is blue, both human and cursed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Axe]]
[[quoteright:269:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pic_detail4e9ec0157c73a.png]]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JeffBennett; André Valmy (European French dub)

The head of the castle's boiler room crew, transformed into a hatchet.
----
* AmbiguouslyJewish: Occasionally says things like "Oy, gevalt!" and "And a Happy Chanukah!"
* ChekhovsGunman: After being introduced as a borderline background character, he comes in real handy after Belle's venture in the Black Forest goes south.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Never mentioned in the first movie.
[[/folder]]

!Residents of the French Village

[[folder:Maurice]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/maurice_9.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"My daughter? Odd? Where would you get an idea like that?"'']]
->'''Voiced by''': Rex Everhart; Georges Aubert (European French dub); Avraham Mor (Hebrew dub)

Belle's inventor father. The citizens call him crazy, but his loyal daughter believes he will be famous one day.
----
* AbsentMindedProfessor: His house is a mess because he's too focused on his latest invention to clean it.
* AdaptationalJobChange: In the original story, Beauty's father was a merchant. This movie makes him an inventor.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Both Belle and Maurice are seen as 'rather odd' by the rest of the villagers; her father because he's an [[AbsentMindedProfessor absent-minded tinkerer]] and Belle because she [[DeliberateValuesDissonance reads and refuses to]] StayInTheKitchen.
* BigOlEyebrows: He has bushy, grey eyebrows.
* BumblingDad: It's clear that Belle is the one taking care of ''him''.
* BunglingInventor: His inventions often misfire and he himself is clumsy.
* ButtMonkey: His inventions misfire, he gets lost in the woods, he gets captured by a beast, his daughter takes his place, his village tries to lock him up in the nuthouse; this guy gets a raw deal.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He's so goofy he seems almost naïve, and some of the villagers already think he's crazy at the beginning of the movie. In the end, the entire village believes him insane, after Gaston has exaggerated Maurice's strangeness to them to the point they think he's dangerous.
* GoodParents: Despite being bumbling, he loves his daughter.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: He initially thinks that [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Gaston]] is a nice enough guy, and suggests that Belle date him based on his [[BeautyEqualsGoodness good looks]]. He also thinks [[DarkIsNotEvil the Beast]] is pure evil... but given the horrible way the Beast treated him before his HeelFaceTurn, this particular opinion is entirely understandable.
* IdiotBall: Watch closely the scene where Belle's father and his horse (Phillippe) arrive at a crossroads on their way to the fair. Phillipe clearly tries to pull Maurice towards the brighter, more cheerful path on the left, while Maurice adamantly chooses the foggy, eerily lit path on the right because "it's a shortcut".
* MadScientist: A benign version. Even the asylum keeper admits that he's harmless, but his house is still home to strange noises and dangerous-looking devices.
* MistakenForInsane: While Belle is generally simply seen as "odd" by the villagers, Maurice is often thought of as insane. This increases when he tells the villagers that his daughter was locked up by a monstrous beast, which is actually true. Gaston exploits it by threatening to throw Maurice into an asylum unless Belle agrees to marry him.
* NiceGuy: Cheerful, kind, caring, loving, fatherly, and lion-hearted.
* NoTimeToExplain: When Belle comes across Maurice imprisoned in the castle, he says this while he's begging her to leave.
* PapaWolf: While a blizzard prevents him from getting there, Maurice ''was'' ready to enter the Beast's castle again to rescue his daughter.
* RelatedInTheAdaptation: In Villeneuve's original version of the fairy tale, the heroine is the daughter of a king and a good fairy. A wicked fairy had tried to murder the heroine so she could marry her father and the heroine was put in the place of the merchant's deceased daughter to protect her. In the film, the heroine Belle and the merchant, or in this case inventor, Maurice really do seem to be related.
* SatelliteFamilyMember: Pretty much everything he does in the film is in service of Belle's story. His kindness and openmindedness explains her being educated despite being a woman, him getting captured by the Beast prompts her to go find him and offer to take his place in the castle, her finding out that he's searching for her at the risk of his own life causes the Beast to formally end her imprisonment so she can go rescue him, Gaston threatening to throw him into an insane asylum for supposedly imagining the Beast leads to Belle revealing the Beast's existence in desperation, and finally, his woodcutting machine frees them from the cellar they're locked in so she can go rescue the Beast from Gaston.
* ShipperOnDeck: In the beginning, he doesn't seem to mind Belle getting with Gaston and even suggests Belle spending time with him. Of course, that's the beginning of the movie.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: About the Beast's existence. Unfortunately, it only further convinces the townspeople that he's mad. Even after Belle proves to them that he was right all along, they ''still'' think he's mad.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gaston]]
[[quoteright:298:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gaston_render.png]]
[[caption-width-right:298:''"And don't I deserve the best?"'']]
->'''Voiced by''': Richard White; François Le Roux (European French dub); Yigal Sade (speaking), Yoel Eckhart (singing) (Hebrew dub)\\\
''"As a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating!"''

A conceited, athletic hunter who vies for Belle's hand in marriage and is determined not to let anyone else win her heart.
----
* AbhorrentAdmirer: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. It's not his looks that Belle despises -- she admits he's handsome, but also rude and conceited. She at least chose to act civil, but found his actions more annoying than anything. His threatening to have her father committed unless she agrees to marry him ended up making her hate him, playing this straight.
* AbominationAccusationAttack: Gaston initially doesn't believe that the Beast even exists. When Belle proves him wrong, he changes his position to accusing him of eating children -- never mind that the Beast has been around for a long time and the only person who had been missing was Belle herself! The villagers believe Gaston over Belle even though Gaston was proven wrong immediately beforehand.
* AdaptationalBadass: He's based off of Avenant from ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast1946'', but where Avenant's manipulation was only ever shown to work on Belle's siblings, Gaston has an entire town under his thumb.
* AintTooProudToBeg: No one begs for his miserable life like Gaston! Despite his [[{{BullyingTheDragon}} goading the Beast to fight him,]] once the Beast gains his HeroicSecondWind and holds Gaston over the castle rooftop Gaston pathetically begs The Beast to not hurt him saying he'll do anything The Beast wants.
* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: Gaston tries the ScarpiaUltimatum version on Belle when her father is going to be committed to an insane asylum.
* AntiIntellectualism: At first, he [[StrawMisogynist disapproves of the thought of a woman reading, and therefore thinking]]... but later, it seems he opposes the idea of ''anybody'' thinking, agreeing with [=LeFou=] deeming it a "dangerous pastime" even for men. However, [[{{Hypocrite}} he himself seems to have some learning]], as covered in HiddenDepths. [[FridgeBrilliance He most likely doesn't want anyone other than himself to have enough knowledge to think for themselves.]]
* ArcherArchetype: Gaston is an interesting subversion: he is a musclebound, loud, uneducated bruiser, which doesn't correspond to the trope (cold, analytical, and physically weak). However, he is capable of great feats of strength, which is TruthInTelevision (you need to be quite strong if you want to pull the strings). Ironically, he has been shown using a blunderbuss while wearing a quiver full of arrows, and only uses a bow at the climax.
* ArousedByIdiocy: Played with; while Belle is far from a BrainlessBeauty, his ideal woman is one doesn't read, think, or have ideas. Rather than chasing after women who possess these qualities, he tries to force Belle to [[ICanChangeMyBeloved change Belle to fit these traits]].
* AttemptedRape: A thinly veiled G-rated depiction: during his wedding proposal, Gaston attempts to force a kiss onto Belle at the front door in an attempt to get her consent to marry him. Fortunately for Belle, she manages to open the door to throw him out for good in retaliation.
* AxCrazy: During the final showdown with the Beast, he's lost all composure to homicidal rage.
* BackstabBackfire: Gaston is spared by the Beast, and then stabs him in the back before falling off the ledge. Production materials indicate that his actions were originally intended to be much closer to TakingYouWithMe. Because if he couldn't have Belle, then nobody could.
* BadassCape: He dons a blue cape while inciting a mob to storm the Beast's castle and kill him.
* BadassNormal: While the Beast is definitely stronger than he is, Gaston still manages to match him pretty well during their battle.
* BadBoss:
** Gaston is a warped variation. Even though he is shown to be a high-grade jerk in the village, and makes no effort to hide it going by his VillainSong, the villagers genuinely love him and don't follow him out of fear. This is part of the movie's message about not relying too much on outward appearances; Gaston's an oafish thug, but he's a ''handsome'' oafish thug, and the villagers end up focusing so much on the former that they miss the latter.
** He frequently abuses [=LeFou=], being often disdainful toward him, punching him several times or dropping very heavy objects on him, or making him wait for Belle in the cold and snow without any concern for his safety, though [=LeFou=] never seems to mind and continues to adore him.
* BeautyIsBad: Considered the most attractive man in the village, and he's a narcissistic asshole.
* BeneathTheMask: Gaston is not as harmless as he seems to be.
* BigBadSlippage: He's one of the few Disney villains who doesn't start off as a villain, but rather becomes a villain during the film. He starts out as a rude, narcissistic buffoon, but seemingly harmless. It's when Belle rejects him that Gaston begins to do truly villainous things.
* BigEater: He puts away five dozen eggs a day at breakfast alone. He was no slouch in that department when he was a lad, eating four dozen.
* BigJerkOnCampus: He's basically a non-school version of this. He's incredibly handsome, good at hunting, which is basically the olden village equivalent of football, and everybody in the village except Belle pretty much worships the ground he walks on. But underneath those muscled and that chiseled face, he's a [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative]] and EntitledBastard who is willing to murder to get what what he wants.
* BoisterousBruiser: "No one fights like Gaston, douses lights like Gaston; in a wrestling match nobody ''bites'' like Gaston."
* BookDumb: "How can you ''read'' this? There's no ''pictures''!" Which makes him even dumber, as the book was clearly shown to have at least one illustration earlier.
* BreakTheHaughty: Gaston is so concerned with [[{{Pride}} projecting an image of himself as being "the best"]] and is so used to having everything go his way that, when Belle causes him to trip and fall into the mud, humiliating him in front of the entire village, Gaston becomes absolutely livid, to the point where ''nothing'', not even beer, can make him feel better. [[VillainousBreakdown He only gets worse from there]].
* BrokenAce: He's handsome, strong, a skilled hunter, has women falling at his feet, and is adored by everyone... except the only girl he actually wants. He just can't get over the fact that Belle isn't interested in him, and due to his pride and obsession, he gradually becomes more psychopathic over the course of the movie, especially in the final battle with the Beast. [[KarmicDeath It doesn't end well for him.]]
* BullyingADragon: In his conceitedness, he attacks the Beast mano a mano while viciously taunting him. He seems to be winning handily at first, but once the Beast decides to actually fight back, Gaston is hopelessly outclassed. All things considered, [[CurbStompCushion he manages to put up a pretty decent fight]], but he should really have known better than to [[DoNotTauntCthulhu taunt the eight-foot tall chimeric monster]].
-->'''Gaston''': What's the matter, Beast? Too "kind and gentle" to fight back?
* CanonForeigner: Gaston is not in the original fairy tale. The main antagonists are Belle's two evil older sisters (probably AdaptedOut because the writers thought it was too similar to ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'').
* CarpetOfVirility: Something he lampshades in his VillainSong.
-->''And every last inch of me's covered with hair!''
* CharacterDevelopment: Gaston goes through a darker version; he starts out as an oafish buffoon, becomes kind of an ass, and then finally turns into an all-out, terrifying villain.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Is able to lift a bench with three women on it singlehanded, and rip off huge pieces of castle architecture with no effort.
* ChickMagnet: Every woman in the village (except Belle) is head over heels for him.
* ClassicVillain: He represents Pride and Lust, with elements of Wrath and Envy mixed in.
* ColdSniper: For all his bluster, Gaston is a crack shot with a gun or a bow.
* CoveredInMud: After Belle rejects Gaston's marriage proposal, Gaston falls over and lands in the pigs' mud hole. The fact that this happened in front of a crowd makes it all the more humiliating.
* CrazyJealousGuy: When he learns that Belle is in love with the Beast and not Gaston, he becomes so blind with jealousy that he rallies up the town to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill the Beast]] so that he can have Belle all to himself.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: He at first seems to be an arrogant, uneducated buffoon who is a skilled and competent hunter. However, after he skulks away from Belle's house after his unsuccessful proposal, we see that he is also manipulative, deceitful, and cunning.
* CurbstompCushion: Once the Beast snaps out of his HeroicBSOD and ''actually'' starts to fight back, Gaston is clearly on the losing end of the fight. However, he still manages to put up a decent fight for several minutes.
* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Gaston deconstructs the typical Disney male hero seen in most films up to that point. Gaston is handsome, physically well-built, and very popular in his hometown. All these traits would normally belong to a character serving as the hero. However, because Gaston has all these traits, he has an ego larger than the town and believes he deserves Belle, even when she doesn't like him. Basically; Gaston looks like he'd be the stereotypical Disney hero, but his personality is nothing like one.
* DidYouActuallyBelieve: Gaston implements this perfectly when facing off against Beast, sneering and mocking him.
-->'''Gaston:''' Were you ''in love'' with her, Beast?! Did you honestly think she'd want ''you'' when she could have someone like ''me''?!
* DidntThinkThisThrough: When Gaston decides to rally the villagers to kill the Beast at the film's climax, it's pretty obvious that his motivation is to MurderTheHypotenuse. It apparently does not occur to him that murdering someone's LoveInterest is ''not'' a good way to win their heart. Then again, Gaston is too narcissistic to accept that Belle can love anyone other than himself.
* DirtyCoward: Gaston resorts to dirty fighting in his battle against the Beast, mocking Beast while he's too depressed to defend himself, then pleading for his life when he finds himself at Beast's mercy. Beast finally lets him go... only for Gaston to stab him InTheBack. Given that Gaston is a deconstruction of the typical Disney hero, this trope fits him all too well.
* DisneyVillainDeath: He falls off the ramparts of Beast's castle after a BackstabBackfire and down into the ravine below. In fact, his fall is currently the page image.
* DrowningMySorrows: Defied; Gaston is so angry at being rejected by Belle he ''refuses'' alcohol.
-->'''[=LeFou=]:''' ''[after Gaston throws two beers into a fireplace]'' More beer?\\
'''Gaston:''' What for? Nothing helps.
* DumbMuscle: According to his tirade on books, he's happy about this. In reality, however, he is cunning and can be pretty good at [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]] when he really wants to. After all, he is the best hunter in the village and being a good hunter requires a lot of smarts to track down your prey, predict its actions, etc. He does do some really stupid things, but it seems to be less because of him being dumb in general and more due to his massive ego overshadowing his common sense.
* EgomaniacHunter: The lodge has a wall of trophies as a monument to his ego.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Gaston seems to expect Belle to just fall into his arms because... well, he's Gaston. When she finally makes it clear that no, she's ''really'' not into him, he... doesn't take it well. The other girls in town have no problems with falling into his arms should the opportunity present itself, because... well, he's Gaston, so it's a double insult to him.
-->'''Gaston:''' That makes her the best! ''And don't I '''deserve''' the best!?''
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In the span of ''thirty seconds'' from the beginning of his introduction, Gaston shows off being an egotistical macho hunter with eyes only for Belle and how he's determined to marry her, believing she'll fall for him without hesitation.
* EvilCounterpart: To the Beast. They start out very similar to each other. Both are indifferent to the pain they cause to others, aren't afraid to use violence to get what they want, and both want to use Belle for their own selfish reasons (the Beast to break his curse and Gaston to be his baby-factory/housekeeper/trophy-wife). Arguably the strongest similarity they have is how they see self-worth (as befitting the tale). For both men at the beginning, it's exterior; the Beast is cursed to look like a monster so he thinks he's a monster, whereas Gaston wants Belle because "here in town, there's only she who is as beautiful as me". However, the Beast learns to see Belle as the kind, intelligent, courageous, and independent woman she is, changes his behavior, and proves his own self-worth by letting her go to help her father, which helps him earn her love, breaking his curse. Gaston, on the other hand, refuses to change as he still clings to his opinions of self-worth. Also, the Beast is proven to be more courageous, as he's willing to risk his life to protect Belle from danger, while Gaston is proven to be cowardly, as he has no qualms using cheap shots to get what he wants for himself.
* EvilIsHammy: When he switches from ''annoying suitor'' to outright ''villain'', he becomes louder and more sinister.
* EvilPlan: Gaston's is surprisingly mild for this type of plan (if rather chauvinistic): to make the most beautiful girl in town (i.e. Belle) his {{Housewife}} by any means necessary. It becomes decidedly more malevolent as the story progresses, up to and including {{murder|TheHypotenuse}}.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Out of all the baritone roles in the musical, his is easily the most pronounced. Although the Beast's voice is still the most powerful than his...
* FakeUltimateHero: He's the village hero because of his hunting skill and charisma, but he's nothing but an egomaniac.
* TheFightingNarcissist: Gaston is an unusually manly example; he has a rather effeminate pose when he sings about his skills in decorating with the animals he hunted. [[note]]Many of the male townsfolk have ponytails, especially those who are in Gaston's mob, so that doesn't count as evidence of his narcissism.[[/note]]
* GreenEyedMonster: He wants to marry Belle specifically because she is the most beautiful girl in town, and won't stop at anything to do it. But what really snaps him is when he discovers that she actually likes a literal monster over him.
* HatesReading: As part of his EstablishingCharacterMoment, Gaston plucks the book Belle's reading from her hands, flips through it [[NeverLearnedToRead while holding it sideways]], then dumps it in the mud because there's no pictures and tells her to StayInTheKitchen.
* HeManWomanHater:
--> ''It's not right for a woman to read — soon she starts getting ideas and thinking.''
* AHeroToHisHometown: A dark and deconstructed example. Gaston is shown to be beloved and admired by the townspeople but for superficial reasons -- his looks, hunting prowess, strength, and similar feelings for certain things (i.e., how strange it is Belle to be interested in reading). As such, he's able to manipulate them into siding with him into doing heinous actions.
* HiddenDepths: He appears to be a dumb meathead, and yet he easily manages to manipulate an entire town at the last minute. He also seems to know a bit of Shakespeare if the "sticking place" quote is of any indication, and has a large enough vocabulary to use words like "expectorating" correctly in a sentence. One gets the impression that Gaston has a good deal of natural intelligence and possibly even a formal education, but he just happens to place no value in books and learning.
* HopelessSuitor: {{Deconstructed|Trope}}. Even without meeting the Beast, Gaston still wouldn't have had a chance with Belle ''because'' of his negative personality. Even after she makes it ''very'' clear she doesn't like him, he refuses to respect her wishes and attempts any other means to get her to marry him.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: He's a sexist, conceited bastard who spirals into a villain once Belle [[LoveMakesYouEvil rejects him]], driving him to such lengths as blackmail and [[MurderTheHypotenuse murder]]. When he discovers Belle's feelings for the Beast and calls him a monster, Belle tells Gaston to his face that ''[[YouMonster he's]]'' [[YouMonster the only monster of the two]].
* {{Hunk}}: He's tall, broad, muscled, hairy, has a square chin, etc.
* HypocriticalHumor: When [=LeFou=] insults Belle's father, Gaston laughs along with him. Then, after Belle reprimands them for insulting her father, Gaston tries to scold [=LeFou=] for insulting him, when he was laughing with [=LeFou=] moments earlier.
-->'''Belle:''' I have to get home to help my father. Goodbye!\\
'''[=LeFou=]:''' Hahaha! That crazy old loon? He needs all the help he can get!\\
''[[=LeFou=] and Gaston both laugh]''\\
'''Belle:''' Don't talk about my father that way!\\
'''Gaston:''' Yeah, don't talk about her father that way!
* IAmGreatSong: His VillainSong has himself and everyone in town singing about just how great he is.
* IcyBlueEyes: They fit his ruthlessness.
* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: While Gaston says that the reason he fell for Belle is that she's the most beautiful girl in town, Belle also happens to be the only girl in town not taken in by him and her constant rejection of him clearly wounds his ego and only makes him even more determined to have her at ''any'' cost.
* ImprovisedWeapon: He tears off a spiky, conveniently club-shaped chunk of architecture to wield against the Beast during their fight.
* InsufferableImbecile: Belle describes Gaston as being "Boorish, Brainless...", and she's quite on the money, with Gaston being anti-intellectual while also being arrogant, sexist, and rude.
* ItsAllAboutMe: From his perspective, the whole world is about him; Belle is a trophy ("The most beautiful girl in town") and the Beast is evil because he stands between him and his prize. This is further emphasized with his declaration to the Beast that, "Belle is mine!" Those three words reveal his motive for storming the castle was, of course, not to protect the village, but to MurderTheHypotenuse.
-->'''Gaston:''' Belle, it's about time you got your head out of those books and paid attention to more important things... like me.
* JerkJock: Rural 18th century version; biting in wrestling matches and overturning chess boards when he loses.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: He's a sexist, rude, controlling egomaniac, but he's not outright ''evil'' until Belle refuses him; he threatens to send Belle's father off to the insane asylum if she doesn't marry him. Also, when Maurice begs for help in rescuing Belle, he tells him that he'll help him out...[[ExactWords literally]]. Then two of Gaston's cronies pick up Maurice and help him out by throwing him through the door.
* KarmicDeath: Just when Beast spares him his life, Gaston [[LiteralMetaphor literally stabs him in the back]] right when Beast has it turned. Gaston, of course, pays with his life when he loses his balance and falls off the roof to his death.
* KnightOfCerebus: Once it's revealed how far he's willing to go to marry Belle. When his plan of institutionalizing Maurice is revealed, you'll find out that he's not only an egotistical dickhead, but an outright evil monster. Heck, while the battle between the servants and the townsfolk is PlayedForLaughs and has funny, upbeat background music, a minor scene that has Gaston trying to search for the Beast has the background music temporarily switch to a much more menacing tone.
* LackOfEmpathy: He's unable to take another's perspective. Belle, for instance, is clearly uninterested in him, but he can't imagine this because he's too full of himself and is more concerned with having her as a trophy wife to complete his image. He also has no problem trying to manipulate her by threatening to have her father locked away in a loony bin, and frequently abuses [=LeFou=] without a care of how hurt he is.
* LanternJawOfJustice: Invoked, as he is viewed by the villagers as a hero... [[InvertedTrope but he's actually a villain]].
* LargeHam: [[RunningGag No one's presence is as large as Gaston's!]]
* LaughablyEvil: A vain, self-obsessed, BookDumb suitor with TestosteronePoisoning and a funny CrowdSong about how supposedly awesome he is. No one makes you laugh like Gaston. [[NotSoHarmlessVillain Until he pursues the Beast, that is.]]
* LovedByAll: Rare villain example. Everyone in the village worships the ground Gaston walks on and views him as their hero, despite his {{Jerkass}} attitude; [=LeFou=] even states in his VillainSong that everyone in town admires him and wants to be him. Belle is the only one in the village who doesn't worship him, seeing him for who and what he really is. Even ''Maurice'' likes him at first.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: It's more of a sense of entitlement than love or even lust, but after Belle opens the door he has her pinned against and sends him flying headfirst into a large mud puddle, a furious and humiliated Gaston [[BigBadSlippage starts doing truly awful things in the name of making Belle his wife]], which includes rallying a mob and storming the other guy's house with the intent to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill him after realizing that Belle prefers this "monster" over him]] and even feels that ''[[GreenEyedMonster Gaston]]'' is the real monster.
-->'''Gaston:''' I ''will'' have Belle for my wife. Make no mistake about that!
* MadLibsCatchPhrase: "No one [x] like Gaston!" This gets exaggerated in ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''.
* ManlyMenCanHunt: "I use antlers in all of my de-co-ra-ting!"
* ManipulativeBastard: While [[BookDumb hardly an intellectual]], he's savvy enough about the villagers' ignorance and prejudices to turn them against Belle's family and ultimately the Beast himself.
* MeaningfulName: "Gaston" sounds similar to "gascon", an old French word for a swaggering braggart or bully, and his last name "[=LeGume=]" is derived from "legume," befitting his "pea-brained" nature around women.
* MilesGloriosus: He's viewed as "the greatest hunter in the whole world" by the villagers. They have a song about how manly and terrifying he is to his enemies. Up against the Beast, he becomes a snivelling, grovelling wreck the moment the fight isn't going in his favor.
* MurderTheHypotenuse: In the climax, he tries to kill the Beast for being the object of Belle's affections.
* {{Narcissist}}: Gaston feels that he "[[EntitledToHaveYou deserves]]" Belle's hand in marriage because [[{{Pride}} she is the most beautiful girl in town and this makes her the best]], and even organizes a wedding ceremony outside her cottage ''before'' proposing thinking that she would approve of becoming his wife. He feels [[SomebodyDoesntLoveRaymond genuinely depressed and embarassed]] after Belle rebuffs him in front of the entire village, to the point where he can't even fall back on ''alcohol'' to feel better -- what does work is a CrowdSong about how great he is -- and also [[VillainousBreakdown has a huge mental breakdown]] when Belle says that ''he'' is the real monster rather than [[BeastMan Beast]]. He [[NeverMyFault never stops to think that maybe Belle rebuffed him for reasons related to his own behavior]], and instead believes that he can selfishly demand Belle's approval, in return for not throwing Maurice into the local asylum.
* NeverMyFault: Absolutely refuses to believe Belle's rejection of him is justified by his boorish attitude and doesn't choose to recognize how to properly earn her interest or better himself. Instead, he takes the underhanded route of putting her father in an asylum unless she gave in to his demands. Even after her YouMonster outburst, he sees her as having gone crazy.
* NotGoodWithRejection: He bribes the asylum director to send Belle's dad to the nuthouse because she refused to marry him.
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: Once he finds out about the Beast and Belle's feelings for him, he immediately rallies the villagers to storm the Beast's castle and kill him, painting him as a threat who needs to be taken down. Of course, it's ''very'' clear that his true motives are just to MurderTheHypotenuse.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: He's first portrayed as an arrogant buffoon but not a serious threat. He then plans to lock Maurice in the asylum and [[TorchesAndPitchforks leads a lynch mob to the Beast's castle]]. Besides this, he also stabs the Beast in the back. If the Beast wasn't under a spell, he would have surely died.
* OhCrap: He gets three during his BattleInTheRain against the Beast:
** When the Beast is on the edge of the roof refusing to fight. Gaston grabs part of the castle and brandishes it like a club about to go for the kill. Then Belle announces her arrival and unsuccessfully pleads Gaston not to kill him. Beast is suddenly filled with the will to live, grabs the club and towers over Gaston, surprising him and making him realize Beast ''won't'' be an easy kill for him.
** When Gaston yells "It's over, Beast, Belle is mine!", the Beast completely overpowers him, grabs him by the throat and holds him over the edge of the roof from the top of the castle.
** Right after stabbing the Beast, Gaston's SlasherSmile ''immediately'' fades once he starts losing his balance, making him realize he's about to fall off the roof (having been previously spared that fate). Sure enough, he can only scream in terror as he [[DisneyVillainDeath plummets to this death]].
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He orders the villagers on his side storming the Beast's castle, "Take whatever booty you can find, but remember, [[SuddenlyShouting THE BEAST IS MINE]]!"
* ParodySue: Everyone (except [[OnlySaneMan Belle]]) worships the ground he walks on and he's regarded as the local hero, with even an entire CrowdSong about how "amazing" he is, but the story makes it clear since the beginning that he's nothing but a buffoonish egomaniac. His TheAce reputation is PlayedForLaughs and his song even mentions that he wins ''spitting'' contests.
* PlotIrrelevantVillain: He's the primary villain from Belle's point of view, but the Beast's situation (the curse and everything) is entirely unrelated to him. From a plot standpoint alone, his only purpose is to cause the Beast's DisneyDeath in the end, leading to Belle's spell-breaking confession of love.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Gaston is shamelessly misogynistic towards Belle to go in hand with his overinflated ego, frowning upon the idea of a woman reading or thinking independently and seeing the goal of marrying Belle as nothing more than a prize to be won.
* {{Pride}}: This is why he's interested in Belle, rather than out of any romantic or sexual desire. ("That makes her the best! ''And don't I deserve the best?''") Even when he talks about having children it's clear he's not really interested in the act of making them so much as having a bunch of mini-Gastons running around, which would further serve as proof of him being "the best". This is also his FatalFlaw as he insists on killing Beast instead of retreating when he had the chance, getting himself killed in the process.
* ProudBeauty: The most desired man in his town, and an extreme {{narcissist}}.
* PrimaryColorChampion: Invoked and inverted. He wears a red shirt with yellow lapels, later dons a blue cape, and he is regarded as a hero by the town even though he is the villain of the film.
* PsychopathicManchild: His role in the film basically amounts to him throwing a ''very'' violent temper tantrum when he doesn't get his way.
* PunnyName: His last name, [=LeGume=] is a pun on his "pea-brained" or "bean-brained" attitudes towards women.
* RabbleRouser: After Belle reveals the Beast's existence, he flies into a jealous rage, and whips the town into a frenzy with a warning ([[VillainSong in song, even]]) of how the Beast will come and devour their children, and calls on them to storm the Beast's castle and kill him.
* ARealManIsAKiller: Implied. Gaston is an avid hunter and cruelly taunts the Beast for not fighting back against him (he might be unaware that the Beast had crossed the DespairEventHorizon after Belle went to save her father while he was searching for her to rescue her).
* RealMenEatMeat: He hunts animals and eats ''60'' eggs on a daily basis.
* RecklessGunUsage: He's first introduced hunting birds with his musket near the densely populated town square, which is certainly very dangerous.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: With a yellow lapel added, describes his hunting gear.
* RedHotMasculinity: The [[TestosteronePoisoning exaggeratedly manly]] Gaston wears a deep red costume in contrast to the earth tones of the rest of the village and Belle's TrueBlueFemininity dress. It's also a contrast to the Beast's BlueIsHeroic outfit.
* SanitySlippage: While Gaston was very clearly a jerk from the start, the more Belle rejects him, the more he loses his grasp on reality. When Belle rejects his marriage proposal (and after a pep talk from [=LeFou=]), he goes from an entitled but sane narcissist to scheming to throw her father into the nuthouse. When Belle calls him a monster, he completely unravels into a kill crazy mad man.
* ScarpiaUltimatum: "Marry me or your father gets locked up in the nuthouse."
* ScreamsLikeALittleGirl: He screams like the opposite of a paragon of manliness as he [[DisneyVillainDeath falls to his doom]].
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Manly Man to [=LeFou's=] Sensitive Guy.[[labelnote:Case in point...]]Consider his manly activities, his manly chin, and manly chest hair and manly strength![[/labelnote]] As his VillainSong says, "there's no man in town half as manly".
* ShadowArchetype: It's subtle at first, but Gaston acts exactly as spoiled, selfish and rude as the Beast did before his curse. By the end of the film Gaston's gained the same kind of awful temper Adam had, and unlike Adam he never learned how to control his own selfish desires.
* SingleTargetSexuality: He could have (almost) any woman he wants. Heck, he could have a four-way with the Bimbettes if he really wanted to, and yet he only has eyes for Belle.
* SociopathicSoldier: While it wouldn't be until the remake that this was explicit, there are some implications in the original film that Gaston had some experience as a soldier such as his coat he wears at his wedding looking like it belongs to a soldier's uniform, declaring that the mob would lay siege to the Beast's castle, and his order to the mob to take what ever booty they can find suggests he is very much familiar with warfare.
* SoreLoser: To say that Gaston doesn't take losing or not getting what he wants well would be a big understatement, becoming more and more devious and ruthless in his attempts to get Belle to marry him and intending to kill the Beast for having won Belle's love in his stead. During his song he also [[FlippingTheTable literally sends a table flying]] after getting checkmated by a customer during a chess game.
* SpoiledBrat: Gaston is an interesting example of this because he was inadvertently spoiled by the villagers of the town, who venerated him for his hunting skills and good looks. These compliments inflated his ego by the tenfolds and it reached a point where he can't comprehend why Belle would keep rejecting his advances.
* StalkerWithACrush: He loves himself more than he'll ever love Belle, but pursuing a girl who hates you, threatening to chuck her father in the asylum, and murdering your rival surely counts. He loves himself so much that it is either incomprehensible or maddening to him that she does not, or just an intolerable affront to his towering ego. "BELLE IS MINE!!"
* TallDarkAndHandsome: His three blonde admirers describe him in song as "such a tall, dark, strong and handsome brute".
* TestosteronePoisoning: Part of the humor of Gaston is that he's an over-the-top exaggeration of manliness. This is highlighted in his VillainSong, with how proud (and admired) he is for having a "thick neck" and how "every last inch of me's covered in hair!"
* TooDumbToLive: See UngratefulBastard below. In such a situation, anyone with a speck of intelligence or sense of self-preservation would not have taken that option.
* TookALevelInJerkass: As his animator once put it: "He goes from a buffoon and a jerk to a murderer."
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Eggs. He eats 60 on a ''daily'' basis.
* UngratefulBastard: After Beast spares his life, he literally stabs him in the back, [[BackstabBackfire causing himself to fall to his death]].
* VillainHasAPoint: He correctly peg that Belle is falling in love with The Beast. The only reason we know she hasn't completely fallen in love yet, is because the spell is still in effect.
* VillainSong: "No... one's... slick as Gaston! No one's quick as Gaston! No one's neck's as incredibly thick as Gaston!"
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He's a controlling and arrogant egomaniac, but he's so charismatic that the people love him enough that in his VillainSong his vices are spun into virtues: "In a wrestling match nobody ''bites'' like Gaston." They unhesitatingly rally behind him to storm the castle and kill the Beast.
* VillainousCrush: His pursuit of Belle drives half of the plot's conflict.
* VillainousGlutton: Gaston may not be fat, but he eats ''5 dozen'' eggs for breakfast. He's very muscular, which is how he is able to eat so much without getting fat.
* VillainsWantMercy: When the Beast is [[NeckLift dangling him off the roof]], Gaston breaks down and begs the Beast to let him go; the Beast does so, ordering him to GetOut, which leads to Gaston suffering a BackstabBackfire.
* WastedBeauty: Male example. Belle concedes that Gaston is handsome, but his personality ruins any attraction she might have otherwise had to him.
-->'''Belle:''' He's handsome, alright. And rude and conceited, and... Papa, he's not for me.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: He treats his friend Lefou terribly.
* WrongGenreSavvy: He seems to be under the impression that he's the hero in a DamselInDistress scenario later on. He isn't completely wrong, since she was initially imprisoned by the Beast, but he's still motivated by his lust for Belle and his gargantuan ego.
* XanatosSpeedChess: In the second half of the film. When Belle refuses to marry him, he attempts to use Maurice's rantings to declare him insane and blackmail her. But when she proves that Maurice was telling the truth, Gaston furiously rallies the town to kill the Beast after seeing that Belle loves him.
* {{Yandere}}: He's extremely determined to marry Belle; enough to either threaten to locked up her father to an asylum or rally a mob and storm The Beast's castle with the intent to kill him. The musical takes it up a notch with him giving Belle a ForcefulKiss, but when she slaps him away, he almost punches her.
-->'''Gaston:''' I'll have Belle for my wife! Make no mistake about that!
* YouMonster: Belle tells this to Gaston.
-->'''Gaston:''' Belle, if I didn't know any better, I'd say you had feelings for this monster.\\
'''Belle:''' He's no monster, Gaston. You are!
[[/folder]]

[[folder:[=LeFou=]]]
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lefou_0.png]]
[[caption-width-right:250:''"Gosh, it disturbs me to see you, Gaston, looking so down in the dumps..."'']]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JesseCorti; Jean-Claude Corbel (European French dub); Alon Ofir (Hebrew)

Gaston's often-abused yet loyal lackey.
----
* AmbiguouslyBi: Is definitely attracted to the Three Bimbettes, but also fawns over Gaston.
* AmusingInjuries: Regularly suffers some comedic slight.
* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: While [=LeFou=] was never a good person, he becomes outright sadistic after being forced by Gaston to stand out in the cold until Belle and Maurice get back.
* BumblingSidekick: An amateur for Gaston.
* ButtMonkey: Gaston uses him as a punching bag every so often.[[labelnote:Trivia]]His name even happens to be French for "the daft," "the crazy", "the demented" or "the fool".[[/labelnote]] WordOfGod is that they intentionally took every opportunity to hit him somehow. [[invoked]]
* CanonForeigner: Like Gaston, he has no equivalents in most pre-Disney versions of the story.
* TheDragon: Gaston's right-hand man who helps him with his plans.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: Though he actively encourages Gaston to pursue Belle, he's clearly uncomfortable when Gaston goes from nuisance to flat-out villainy by blackmailing Belle into marrying him. He even tries to talk Gaston out of it.
* EvilCounterpart:
** To Maurice. Both take a lot of abuse and are a source for comedic relief. They also have an absent-minded encounter with Lumière and get left out in the snow for an unknown period of time. Finally, Maurice is accused of being mad, while [=LeFou's=] name is French for "The Madman".
** Also to Cogsworth. Both are short, fat men who [[IronButtMonkey take a lot of abuse]] whose main functions are to enforce the will of their masters, be it in the castle or in the village. The main difference is that Lefou is an ExtremeDoormat and LargeHam while Cogsworth is a ServileSnarker who is much more uptight.
* ExtremeDoormat: No matter how much Gaston is discourteous to him, [=LeFou=] continues to take everything Gaston dishes to him, including getting ''assaulted'' by him.
* {{Foil}}: To Belle. He's completely defined by his relationship to Gaston, not too bright, and has no real will of his own. Belle on the other hand never takes any of Gaston's shit, is very intelligent, and is very much her own independent woman.
* {{Gonk}}: He looks rather goofy, at least in the movie, with his GagNose and gap-toothed mouth making him look a lot more "cartoony" than any of the other human characters. Averted in most stage productions though, where he merely has to be visibly smaller than Gaston.
* GoofyBuckteeth: This buffoonish, incompetent lackey has two big buckteeth.
* IronButtMonkey: A punching bag for Gaston he may be, but no matter what kind of abuse Gaston sends his way, he's never worse for the wear. During the battle at the castle, Cogsworth pokes him in the butt with a large pair of scissors, and a couple of scenes later he's right back to pillaging and plundering.
* JerkassHasAPoint: As indulgent as it is, the CrowdSong he starts is correct in that being rejected by Belle really wasn't the end of the world, or even a reputation killer for [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Gaston]].
* {{Keet}}: A surprisingly malicious one, but high energy nonetheless.
* MeaningfulName: "[=LeFou=]" is a phonetic pun on "the fool" (the actual translation from French to English is closer to The Madman, The Insane, or The Mad).
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: As seen when he goes after Lumière, to the point where he looks somewhat more menacing at that moment than at any other point in the film.
* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sensitive Guy to Gaston's Manly Man; he notices just how hurt Gaston is and cheers him up with a CrowdSong that is surprisingly detailed and insightful.
* ServileSnarker: While usually a SycophanticServant, he has moments of this, most notably during the meeting with Monsieur D'Arque. Him being seemingly drunk at the time might have something to do with it.
-->'''Gaston''': It's like this. I've got my heart set on marrying Belle. But she needs a little... persuasion.\\
'''[=LeFou=]''' ''[laughs]'': Turned him down flat.
* {{Sidekick}}: To Gaston. The introduction shows him fetching Gaston's kills and carrying his equipment.
* SlasherSmile: He sports one while melting Lumière with a torch.
* SmarterThanYouLook: Downplayed. He's a gap-toothed comic relief with a big fleshy nose, and he ''is'' stupid, but even he realizes Gaston has no chance with Belle and tries to hint at him a few times to try and settle for someone else.
* SycophanticServant: A lot of Disney villains have toadying, ass-kissing sidekicks, but [=LeFou=] might just take the cake. No-one starts an [[VillainSong entire musical number]] about how awesome their boss is like [=LeFou=]!
%%* TenorBoy: Thanks to Jesse Corti.
* UndyingLoyalty: While far from being a sympathetic character, he's a true friend to Gaston. This is also [[DeconstructedTrope not a good thing.]] Since [[LeFou]] is a spineless joke, it's easy to miss, but his constant praise and enabling of Gaston's ego reinforces all of Gaston's flaws.
* VileVillainLaughableLackey: Only toward the end of the film, when Gaston ceases to be PlayedForLaughs and becomes dead-set on murdering the prince, while [=LeFou=] is always a complete joke.
* VillainousFriendship: He does seem genuinely concerned with Gaston's welfare and spends a whole song cheering him up.
* YesMan: If Gaston told him to jump off a cliff, he'd do it and say that 'no one gives orders like Gaston!'.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Monsieur D'Arque]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/darque.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"Oh, that is despicable! Hehehe... I love it!"'']]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/TonyJay; Henry Djanik (European French dub); Ariel Furman (Hebrew)

Monsieur D'Arque is the owner of the [[BedlamHouse local madhouse or Asylum for Loons]].
----
* ArsonMurderAndAdmiration: His opinion on Gaston's EvilPlan. He ends up taking the trope one step further by subscribing to said EvilPlan.
* AscendedExtra: While still a side villain, he's given a considerable amount of stage time in the Broadway musical, and even has his own VillainSong alongside Gaston and [=LeFou=], in the form of "Maison de Lunes".
* BaitAndSwitchCompassion: Initially seems to dislike Gaston's plan to have Belle's father Maurice locked up unless she agrees to marry him, but then [[EvilLaugh laughs evilly]] and says he loves it.
* BaldOfEvil: The hair's thinning on the top of his head and he's willfully compliant in Gaston's EvilPlan.
* CardCarryingVillain: [[ImpliedTrope Probably.]] He realizes that Gaston's plan is despicable... and that's exactly why he likes it.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. D'Arque knows Belle's father Maurice is unconventional but not a danger to anyone, but once he grasps the full scope of Gaston's scheme, he happily goes along ''because'' it's so heinous.
--> ''"[[LetMeGetThisStraight So you want me to throw her father into the asylum, unless she agrees to marry you?]] Oh, that is ''despicable''. [[EvilLaugh Hehehe.]] '''''I love it!'''''"''
* EvilFeelsGood: Joining Gaston's plan for the heck of it.
* EvilLaugh: Chuckles darkly before saying how much he loves Gaston's EvilPlan.
* EvilOldFolks: With his gaunt face and white hair he's obviously a senior citizen. Being willing to commit eccentric Maurice to his asylum so Gaston can force Belle to marry him checks off the evil personality.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Par for the course, given his voice actor,
* ForTheEvulz: Never mind that what Gaston's got up his sleeve is despicable, or maybe it's ''because'' it's despicable, but whatever the case, ''he loves it!''
* {{Greed}}: He admires Gaston's despicable plan but is more than willing to be paid handsomely for his assistance.
* KarmaHoudini: Despite aiding Gaston's EvilPlan, he faces no punishment. However, this is mainly because he simply disappears during the invasion of the Beast's castle.
* LeanAndMean: He's gaunt, lean, and willing to commit an innocent man to his asylum.
* ManipulativeBastard: When Belle stands up for her father, D'Arque steps back with his hands outstretched and his face contorted in fear, making it look like Belle's threatening him. He then switches to a snide grin when he sees the villagers have adequately turned against her.
* MeaningfulName: His name sounds like "[[DarkIsEvil Dark]]".
* ObviouslyEvil: He looks like a walking corpse, and has a tendency to flash {{Slasher Smile}}s. No way is he a good guy!
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: ZigZagged. D'Arque normally won't concern himself with admitting someone like Maurice into his asylum and even after Gaston pays him he insists that Maurice is just a harmless wackadoo. [[ForTheEvulz Once he gets the full picture of Gaston's scheme for Belle, however, he's wholeheartedly onboard.]]
* PunchClockVillain: Downplayed. He doesn't have anything against Maurice personally...but he'll still happily lock him up out of pure sadism and greed.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Just to highlight the fact that he's ObviouslyEvil, his pupils are red.
* VillainSong: "Maison de Lunes" in the musical, which essentially depicts him teaming up with Gaston to incarcerate Maurice.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Three Bimbettes]]
[[quoteright:270:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bimbettes.png]]
[[caption-width-right:270:Left to right: Claudette, Laurette, Paulette]]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KathSoucie (Paulette), Creator/MaryKayBergman (Claudette and Laurette)\\\
''"Look there he goes\\
Isn't he dreamy?\\
Monsieur Gaston,\\
Oh, he's so cute!"''

[[SameSexTriplets Identical triplet girls]] from the village who constantly fawn over Gaston.
----
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Head over heels for the local {{jerkass}}, Gaston.
* AllTheOtherReindeer: Even though there are three of them, Paulette the triplet wearing the green dress is treated differently than her sisters. For example, before Gaston proposes to Belle, the yellow dressed triplet whispers to the red-dressed triplet, implying she knows Gaston is marrying Belle and Paulette has to eavesdrop. And during the song ''Gaston'', she sits slightly further apart from her sisters when he drops their bench on Le Fou. And the red and yellow triplets seem to be closer to each other than to Paulette, making her a slight outsider. For example, while the former voice their agreement that Belle is crazy, Paulette seems to only continue on fawning over Gaston.
* AllThereInTheManual: Their real names are Claudette (with the red dress), Laurette (with the amber dress), and Paulette (with the green dress).
* AscendedExtra: They join in on Gaston's AngryMob in the Broadway show, as opposed to simply disappearing from the story by that point in the movie.
* {{Brainless Beaut|y}}ies: To contrast Belle the bookworm, they're dumb as a post.
* BouquetToss: In the coloring book for the movie, it was shown that the sisters were invited to the wedding of Belle and the Prince, and [[CatFight they started fighting over]] who of them was going to catch Belle's bouquet.
* ColorCodedCharacters: The only difference between them is the color of their dresses and their hairstyles.
* TheDividual: For all intents and purposes, they're the same person in three different bodies.
* {{Dumb Blonde}}s: All three are this to contrast Belle, who is a BrainyBrunette.
* {{Fangirl}}s: Gaston's, as seen in their song when Gaston passes by. "Beat still, my heart; I must be dreaming..."
* {{Flat Character}}s: Their main contribution to the movie is to highlight how loved Gaston is by the villagers, save the one woman he actually wants to be his wife, and have little to no personality beyond that.
* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: The triplets are very top and bottom-heavy with unnaturally narrow waists.
* InelegantBlubbering: They all do this during Gaston's attempted wedding to Belle. Complete with [[DerangedAnimation exaggerated animation]] too. If one pays close attention, Claudette and Laurette even have ''snot'' dripping down.
* MeaningfulName: Their name is [[PunnyName derived from the term "bimbo"]].
* MsFanservice: Beautiful, fashionably dressed and adoring triplets.
* NoNameGiven: None of them has individual given names in the movie. See AllThereInTheManual above.
* RhymeThemeNaming: They are individually named Claudette, Laurette and Paulette.
* SameSexTriplets: The Bimbettes are identical triplets whose only role is to fawn over Gaston and are practically interchangeable.
* SatelliteCharacter: They spend their screentime fawning over Gaston, and aren't seen separately from him.
* ThemeTwinNaming: RhymeThemeNaming, and they're triplets, Claudette, Laurette and Paulette.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Gaston's Buddies]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gastonbuddies.PNG]]

Four of Gaston's Stooges. Unlike the villagers, the Four Stooges are aware of Gaston's schemes and are eager to assist him in any way.
----
* TheBrute: All of them are a bunch of bullies that eagerly do some physical work on behalf of Gaston.
* ButtMonkey: Much less than [=LeFou=], but they ended up as punching bags for Gaston in the song. They also endure some pretty humiliating defeats in the climax: first, Dick gets his face smashed by drawers, Walter gets dressed like a lady and screamed, and Tom gets his ass burned by Lumiere, who successfully rescues Fifi.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Tom (the short one) plucks feathers from Fifi, chuckling perversely, which prompts Lumière to give the fat Stooge 3rd degree burns to his ass while saving her.
* DraggedIntoDrag: The old Stooge winds up inside the wardrobe and comes out wearing a hula skirt, high heels, a tube top, long gloves and an orange wig that resembles [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Marge Simpson]]'s wig.
* ForTheEvulz: While the rest of the mob wants to kill the Beast out of fear, they earnestly join up with Gaston because they felt like it.
* GiantMook: Stanley is very large in both height and physique.
* IronButtMonkey: Despite Tom getting 3rd-degree burns from Lumière, he's back up again in five seconds, helping [=LeFou=] chase down Footstool.
* {{Jerkass}}: They were quick to mock Maurice when he mentions the Beast has locked up Belle, and promptly threw Maurice out into the snow, calling him "Crazy Old Maurice" afterward.
* NoNameGiven: To the oldest of Gaston's buddies. The other three were named Stanley (the biggest stooge), Dick (the blond, thin stooge), and Tom (the shortest, fat stooge) once during the "Gaston" song.
* RedheadInGreen: Stanley is an EvilRedhead who wears a striped green shirt and similarly colored coat.
* SatelliteCharacter: They mostly hang around with Gaston, but they also hung around with [=LeFou=].
* SmallRoleBigImpact: They're the ones who call Maurice "Crazy Old Maurice". This gives Gaston an idea...
* TeethFlying: Dick gets several of his teeth knocked out by two drawers on either side of his head.
* UndyingLoyalty: To Gaston, even after he beats them up, they are happy to do anything Gaston wants.
* VillainSong: All of them participated in Gaston's ego-stroking villain song, whether as singers or as punching bags. They were also present in the Mob Song, acting as mob leaders.
[[/folder]]

!!Other Characters
[[folder:The Enchantress]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oldwomanbeautifulenchantress.jpg]]
->'''Voiced by''': Creator/KathSoucie (''Enchanted Christmas''); Barbara Tissier (European French dub)\\\
''"You have been deceived by your own cold heart. A curse upon your house and all within it. Until you have found one to love you as you are, you shall remain forever a beast."''

The Enchantress is an off-screen, minor character, but she is responsible for the events in the story, as it is revealed in the prologue that it is she who curses the Prince to become the Beast.
----
* AdaptationalHeroism: She turns the prince into a beast for not letting her in when she was in a form of an ugly person as a test of character, while the original version is an evil fairy, who tried to seduce the prince, was rejected, and transformed him into a beast out of spite.
* AesopCollateralDamage: You have to wonder why the Beast's servants have to be cursed as well as the Beast himself. It's implied in some sources that she cursed the servants as well for spoiling the Prince in such a manner that led to his {{Jerkass}} attitude. In the stage show, Lumière and Cogsworth have a scene discussing exactly this. Lumière points out that they raised the Beast and made him the way he is, and thus have their own part in the curse to bear.
* AscendedExtra: Of a sort. She was only depicted in the prologue's stained-glass windows in the original film, but her visit to the Beast's castle and placing the curse on it is shown via flashback in ''The Enchanted Christmas''.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Just called "The Enchantress."
* NamedByTheAdaptation: In the live-action version, she is named "Agathe", while in the Literature/ATaleOf series, she is named "Circe". The latter doubles as a MeaningfulName, as Circe was also the name of another enchantress from Greek Mythology who also turned humans into beasts.
* SacredHospitality: She takes this trope very seriously; stranger or not, only a scoundrel would deny temporary shelter to an old person during winter.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She's only shown at the beginning of the movie (and a flashback in ''Enchanted Christmas'') and isn't even mentioned otherwise, and yet cursing the Beast is what sets the plot in motion.
* SuddenlyVoiced: In ''Enchanted Christmas'', hence the folder quote.
* WouldHurtAChild: She saw no problem in cursing someone who was at least a teenager with a double dose of BodyHorror and AndIMustScream. Not to mention Chip.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Philippe]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/52eeffe2_3ce5_45e6_b71d_c7c984733aa1.jpeg]]
-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/HalSmith
The horse of Belle and Maurice. He becomes imprisoned with Belle at the castle.
----
* AnimalReactionShot: He was less than pleased with Maurice's navigation.
* AdaptedOut: He isn't in the stage play. Instead of him notifying Belle about her father's disappearance, Belle learns he's missing when [=LeFou=] has Maurice's scarf.
* CoolHorse: He's an astute, sturdy horse.
* MeaningfulName: His name is the French version of Philip, which means "friends to horses."
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: He was AdaptedOut of the play due to difficulties having a horse on stage would present.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: He notifies Belle about her father's disappearance, and leads her to the castle. Without him, Belle and Beast might have never met.
[[/folder]]

!!Deleted characters
[[folder: Belle's Wicked Sisters]]
!!Belle's wicked sisters
The two wicked sisters of Belle, who appeared in the original 1988 screenplay of the film.

* BeautyToBeast: At the end, unlike in the original fairytale, the Enchantress turns them into animals that represent their greed and vanity.
* BeautyIsBad
* Expy: Of Anastasia and Drizella from Cinderella, which is one reason why they were scrapped.
* NoNameGiven: They are just known as "Belle's Sisters".
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Aunt Marguerite]]
!!Aunt Marguerite
!!Voiced by: Mickie MacGowan
Belle's aunt and Maurice's sister from the 1989 screenplay of the film. She stays with her brother and nieces to "help look after his children".

* ArrangedMarriage: She tries to marry Belle off to Gaston, who, in this version, is a nobleman and a suitor for Belle.
* EvilAunt: Not exactly evil, but snobby and rude.
* {{Expy}}: Of Belle's Sisters from the original fairytale.
* WickedStepmother: She sure acts like one to Belle and Clarice.
[[/folder]]

%%[[folder: Clarice]]
%%!!Clarice
%%Belle's younger sister in the 1989 screenplay.
%%* CheerfulChild
%%[[/folder]]

[[folder: Avenant]]
!!Avenant
Gaston's younger brother and the main antagonist in the early version of Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, hell-bent on avenging his brother and destroying the lives of Belle and the Prince.

* AvengingTheVillain: His main goal is to avenge the loss of Gaston, his older brother.
* Expy: Of Forte in the final film.
[[/folder]]

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lumiere_1900x1200.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see his true form.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/b1a51300_e65d_48d4_adb0_514889be9e3c.jpeg]][[/labelnote]]

[[caption-width-right:350:''"So, you’ve come to stare at the Beast, have you?"'']]

* AdaptationalHeroism: While the Beast in the original tale was polite and kind, [[DisproportionateRetribution he still forced a father to give him his daughter for stealing a rose, or else he would have murdered him]]. The creator’s of the film likely realized that it would be [[BitchInSheepsClothing incredibly creepy if the Beast started acting nice after doing something like this]]. With that in mind, turning the Beast into a troubled jerk at the beginning actually improves his character. It also helps that Belle is the one who offers to take her father’s place, making it her choice instead of his command.
** In the original fairy tale, the Beast only lets Belle leave to see her father under the condition that she return in a day. This leads to him dying of heartbreak, and transforming after Belle returns. Here, the Beast just lets her go, with his only request being that she take his magic mirror so she won’t forget him. The change makes him come off as far more sympathetic, as it shows that he has let go of his EntitledToHaveYou attitude, which the original never does.

* EvilSoundsDeep: [[InvokedTrope Invoked.]] His voice is noticeably deeper after he was cursed. This was because it exaggerated the “scary monster” transformation.

* FangsAreEvil: His fangs are more clearly and individually drawn when he’s supposed to look threatening.

* FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: WordOfGod states that [[TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody years of the curse has slowly made his mind more bestial.]] By the start of the film, he’s growling, barely wearing any clothes, and walking on all fours. As Belle and he fall in love, he starts acting more like a human again. Later, when the Beast believes he’s never going to see Belle again and be a beast for the rest of his life, his heartbreak and despair deteriorate him into making animalistic roars, growls, and whimpers again.

* LackOfEmpathy: When he brashly throws Maurice into an enchanted coach to take him back to the village without letting him say goodbye to Belle first, and goes up to his room to keep a bird locked in a cage demanding that it sing for him despite Belle telling him its injures should heal soon and so it just needs to be free, both pleas are met with the Beast dismissively telling them that it is no longer their concern. [[spoiler: This trait is eventually, but ultimately [[DefiedTrope defied]] thanks to Belle’s positive influence]].

* MixAndMatchCritters: As stated above, he’s a hybrid of a wide assortment of animals. This gives him the appearance of looking like something that could exist in real life, while also being unlike anything ever seen before.

* MeaningfulName: The servant’s names are related to the objects they’ve been turned into, and you can easily guess what they regularly did when they were human.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Lumiere is ''very'' much into his feather duster girlfriend and they’re even shown HoldingHands [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/LumiereBabette_BeautyBeastFinale_5.jpg at the end of the movie.]] Yet he was also happy to kiss Cogsworth after they chased off the villagers.

** He’s very skinny, like a candle.

* ServileSnarker: Downplayed. He’s snarky to his fellow servants (especially Cogsworth), but at the beginning of the movie, he talks to the Beast with kid gloves, more so then the rest of the servants do. Ironically, despite that, he gets this line:

* BigDamnHeroes: During the castle’s siege, Cogsworth slides down the banister with a pair of scissors and stabs [=LeFou=] in the rear when he had his torch pointed at Lumière.

* ImplausibleDeniability: Whenever he wants to avoid something that has been brought up, he pretends he doesn’t know what they’re talking about.

* MeaningfulName: His name relates to cogs, which are machinery found in a clock. And as you can guess, he’s obsessed with punctuality, which was his job as head butler.

[[caption-width-right:350:''"Oh, cheer up child. It’ll all turn out alright in the end."'']]

* ExplosiveBreeder: Despite Chip being her only child given much attention, it's shown in one scene where she's tucking Chip in for bed into the cupboard that he has a large number of brothers and sisters sired by her also turned into cups. In a ComicBookAdaptation, Chip is stated to be Mrs. Potts' twelfth child. Even after they’re all turned human, we never see the rest of her kids.

* UnnamedParent: Her first name is never brought up, nor is it ever revealed who she’s married to.

* YouHaveToBelieveMe: "Mama, there's a girl in the castle!" Apparently, this wasn’t the first time.

[[caption-width-right:350:”Trust me... humanity is entirely overrated.”]]

[[caption-width-right:350:”Maybe if [Belle] falls in love with [the Beast,] the spell will be broken and we’ll be human again!”]]

* AllForNothing: Forte reveals to Maestro Fife that he never intended to give him the solo for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 15 which he promised him, as they were all just blank sheets.

* AntiIntellectualism: At first, he [[StrawMisogynist disapproves of the thought of a woman reading, and therefore thinking]]... but later, it seems he opposes the idea of ''anybody'' thinking, agreeing with [=LeFou=] deeming it a "dangerous pastime" even for men. However, [[{{Hypocrite}} he himself seems to have some learning]], as covered in HiddenDepths. [[FridgeBrilliance He most likely doesn’t want anyone other than himself to have enough knowledge to think for themselves.]]

* BigJerkOnCampus: He’s basically a non-school version of this. He’s incredibly handsome, good at hunting, which is basically the olden village equivalent of football, and everybody in the village except Belle pretty much worships the ground he walks on. But underneath those muscled and that chiseled face, he’s a [[ManipulativeBastard Manipulative]] and EntitledBastard who is willing to murder to get what what he wants.

* MilesGloriosus: He's viewed as “the greatest hunter in the whole world” by the villagers. They have a song about how manly and terrifying he is to his enemies. Up against the Beast, he becomes a snivelling, grovelling wreck the moment the fight isn’t going in his favor.

* {{Yandere}}: He’s extremely determined to marry Belle; enough to either threaten to locked up her father to an asylum or rally a mob and storm The Beast’s castle with the intent to kill him. The musical takes it up a notch with him giving Belle a ForcefulKiss, but when she slaps him away, he almost punches her.
-->'''Gaston:''' I’ll have Belle for my wife! Make no mistake about that!

* SmallRoleBigImpact: She’s only shown at the beginning of the movie (and a flashback in ''Enchanted Christmas'') and isn’t even mentioned otherwise, and yet cursing the Beast is what sets the plot in motion.

* AnimalReactionShot: He was less than pleased with Maurice’s navigation.
* AdaptedOut: He isn’t in the stage play. Instead of him notifying Belle about her father’s disappearance, Belle learns he’s missing when [=LeFou=] has Maurice’s scarf.

* MeaningfulName: His name is the French version of Philip, which means “friends to horses.”

* SmallRoleBigImpact: He notifies Belle about her father’s disappearance, and leads her to the castle. Without him, Belle and Beast might have never met.

[[folder: Belle’s Wicked Sisters]]
!!Belle’s wicked sisters

* NoNameGiven: They are just known as “Belle’s Sisters”.

Belle’s aunt and Maurice’s sister from the 1989 screenplay of the film. She stays with her brother and nieces to “help look after his children”.

* Expy: Of Belle’s Sisters from the original fairytale.

%%Belle’s younger sister in the 1989 screenplay.

Gaston’s younger brother and the main antagonist in the early version of Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, hell-bent on avenging his brother and destroying the lives of Belle and the Prince.

* TitleCharacter: He is the "Beast" part in the title.

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/PaigeOHara (1991–2010, [[WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet 2018]]), Creator/JulieNathanson (2010–present); Bénédicte Lécroat (European French dub); Ju Cassou (Brazilian Portuguese dub); Rinat Gabay (Hebrew dub)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/DavidOgdenStiers; Georges Berthomieu (European French dub); Isaac Schneider (Brazilian Portuguese dub); Dov Raizer (Hebrew)\\\

* HiddenDepths: He appears to be a dumb meathead, and yet he easily manages to manipulate an entire town at the last minute. He also seems to know a bit of Shakespeare if the "sticking place" quote is of any indication, and has a large enough vocabulary to use words like "expectorating" correctly in a sentence. One gets the impression that Gaston has a good deal of natural intelligence, but he just happens to place no value in books and learning.

[[folder: Clarice]]
!!Clarice
Belle’s younger sister in the 1989 screenplay.

* CheerfulChild
[[/folder]]

* AvengingTheVillain: Hos main goal is to avenge the loss of Gaston, his older brother.

He also has a few words to say [[SelfDemonstrating/{{Lumiere}} on this page]].