History Characters / TheAristocats

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: She never once suspects Edgar. However, unlike the audience, she had no idea that Edgar was eavesdropping on her conversation with Georges. Also being a KindheartedCatLover, she always believed that Edgar wanted the best for both her and her cats and couldn't imagine that he would do something like that. Still, she should find it a little bit suspicious that her butler doesn't seem to worry about their loss as much as she did.

* AntiVillain: Edgar is one of the few Disney villains who are not truly evil; while he is greedy, he does not seem to be cruel for cruelty's sake. It would have been easy for him to just kill Duchess and her kittens, but instead, he chose to kidnap them and release them into the wild — and when that didn't work, [[spoiler:he decides to send them to Timbuktu. He does get more villainous at the end, as he clearly doesn't give food to the cats he wants to send to Africa and he's trying to kill O'Malley and his alley-cat friends.]]

* OddNameNormalNickname: His name is Abraham De [[GenderBlenderName Lacy]] Giuseppe Casey Thomas O'Malley, but it's shortened to just Thomas.

* PapaWolf: Soon enough. Thomas adores Duchess and her three kittens, and he fights quite ferociously to prevent the [[BigBad Edgar]] from shipping them to Timbuktu. He also dives into a river to rescue Marie from drowning when she falls off the train bridge.

* NiceGuy: Yes, he and his gang did try to eat Roquefort in one scene, but once they found out he was sent to O'Malley, Scat Cat and his gang do apologize for any harm they may have caused. Aside from that one scene, Scat Cat has been nothing but kind, friendly, and charming to everyone he comes across.

* IWarnedYou: After Duchess and the kittens [[spoiler:are recaptured by Edgar]], Toulouse reminds them that he knew Edgar was responsible for their initial kidnapping, much to his siblings' exasperation.
-->'''Toulouse:''' I ''told'' you it was Edgar.\\
'''Berlioz:''' Oh shut up, Toulouse!
* KnewItAllAlong: Toulouse suspects that Edgar is behind their kidnapping, and is proven right [[spoiler:when Edgar traps them and tries to ship them to Timbuktu.]]

%%* TheCharmer: All a part of being a Casanova.

* NiceGuy: Heroic, selfless, kind, caring, and fatherly.

* TheKidsAreAmerican: They have British (Marie) and American (Berlioz and Toulouse) accents respectively, despite being natives of Paris and having a mother with a French accent.

* HeelFaceTurn: The SpinOff comic ''O'Malley and the Alley Cats'' had him returning to Paris and trying to have his revenge against the cats. His plan fails, and after that Edgar learns his lesson, finds a job as a butler for another rich aristocrat lady, and while he still dislikes O'Malley and the Aristocats, he leaves them on peace.

* AdaptationNameChange: If you accept the names given at Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} and [[http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Alley_cats The Disney Wiki]] (which are used here) as official, all the alley cats have different names in the SpinOff comic ''O'Malley and the Alley Cats'' (Hit Cat becomes Cyril, Shun Gon becomes Chino, Billy Boss becomes Boris and Peppo becomes Luigi). In the movie, the characters are NoNameGiven.

->'''Voiced by:''' Eva Gabor; Michèle André (European French dub); Creator/JodiBenson ([[WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse); Creator/RussiTaylor (storyboards for ''The Aristocats II''); Teresita Escobar (Latin Spanish dub)

* BreakoutCharacter: You're unlikely to find merchandise of any of the characters ''except'' Marie in Asia. She would later start becoming the solo representation of the film in U.S. starting as early as 1997 and she was even included as a cameo in ''Film/{{Flubber}}'' starring Creator/RobinWilliams and two books both starring her such as ''Disney Marie!'' by Kitty Richards where she and Roquefort Jr. are visiting various places in Paris to a musical CD which also came with a Purse book called ''A Is For Adorable'' where the books theme from the CD is talking about how perfect and cute Marie is.

* NiceGuy: Yes, he and his gang did try to eat Roquefort in one scene, but once they found out he was sent my O' Malley, Scat Cat and his gang do apologize for any harm they may have caused. Aside from that one scene, Scat Cat has been nothing but kind, friendly, and charming to everyone he comes across.

* CatsAreMean: Downplayed. Along with their leader, the alley cats taunt Roquefort while preparing to eat him--until he tells them that O'Malley, Duchess and the kittens are in danger. They immediately rush to the rescue, allowing Roquefort to lead them, and even apologize for being about to eat him.

* HumiliationConga: The climax and a whole bunch of other scenes with his attempts to get rid of the cats lead to him getting bitten, chewed up, and spat out, eventually ending with him getting stuffed in a trunk set for Timbuktu, which leads to him losing any claim to Adelaide's fortune when she thinks he departed her service on his own volition.

* AntiVillain: Edgar is one of the few Disney villains who are not truly evil; while he is greedy, he does not seem to be cruel for cruelty's sake. It would have been easy for him to just kill Duchess and her kittens, but instead, he chose to kidnap them and release them into the wild — and when that didn't work, he decides to send them to Timbuktu. He does get more villainous at the end, as he clearly doesn't give food to the cats he wants to send to Africa and he's trying to kill O'Malley and his alley-cat friends.

* ButtMonkey: [[ThoseTwoGuys Napoleon and Lafayette's]] primary purpose in the film seems to be assaulting him, and even before that, he gets clowned around by [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Georges]] [[CoolOldGuy Hautecourt]], and in the climax he finally gets an HumiliationConga from the alley cats.

* FatalFlaw: {{Greed}} and [[TooDumbToLive lack of common sense]]. Had he not been so eager to get the money and had the common sense to realize he could easily outlive the cats or even just take them to some form of animal shelter after the Madame had passed, he would have gotten everything he wanted in the end and done it completely legally. Instead, he ends up losing everything he wanted, getting written out of the will completely, and either dying from lack of food, air and water, or at least being sent to a place far away from which he can never return.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The whole film is this for him. His failed attempts to get rid of the cats when taking care of them meant he was still part of the inheritance backfire and gets him cut from Madame Adelaide's will after he is sent to Timbuktu (she thinks he just got up and quit without knowing about the will). The last part in itself is an example-in-an-example, as he gets locked in the chest he intended to mail the ''cats'' to Timbuktu in.
* HumanMail: Happens to him when he's shipped to Timbuktu.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: Implied. In a storybook adaptation of the movie, he's fired by Madame instead of being locked in a trunk where he likely suffocated or died of starvation/dehydration.

* TemptingFate: "You're going to Timbuktu if it's the last thing I do!" Guess who ends up going there instead!

-->'''Edgar:''' You're going to... Timbuktu... if it's the ''last''... thing I '''DO!'''

* TheGenericGuy: Apart from his sarcastic streak, he gets the least characterization of the three kittens. The 2022 graphic novel series ''The Aristokittens'' decided to flesh him out more where he's fond of Jazz music and a talented pianist

* SiblingRivalry: Throughout the film, Toulouse and Berlioz are shown to have a strong rivarly with each other. Their rivarly was expanded in ''The Aristokittens'' novels where the duo frequently disagree or butt heads when it comes to suggestions and ideas on what to do with the "Purrfect Paw-Tisserie". They usually settle their disagreement by racing from Madame's bedroom to downstairs.

* SweetBaker: Since Marie's spoiled personality was toned down in ''The Aristokittens'' novels. In the series, she works as Pâtisserie's lead baker of pasteries and bread with some help from Monsieur Midnight. She's very sweet and kind to customers who visit the Pâtisserie.
* SweetTooth: In ''The Aristokittens'' novels, she's shown to be very fond of making sweets and pasteries to animals. Not only was shown put in charge of running "Purrfect Paw-Tisserie", but insisted on working as the Pâtisserie's baker.

* PapaWolf: Soon enough. Thomas adores Duchess and her three kittens, and he fights quite ferociously to prevent the [[BigBad Edgar]] from shipping them to Timbuktu.

* CatsAreSnarkers: Especially toward the Gabble sisters. Since they were being complete jerks to him, the audience can sympathize.

\\''(Marie sticks her tongue out at Toulouse)''

* HiddenDepths: While briefly shown during the "Everybody Wants To Be A Cat" musical number, Berlioz is a very fond of Jazz. ''The Aristokittens'' series reveals that he prefers performing Jazz music on a piano and dreams of owning a Jazz Club for animals.

* BreakTheCutie: In the 2012 book ''The Aristocats: The Runaway Kittens'' [[note]] (known in Sweden as "Marie på rymmen", "Marie on the run") [[/note]] Marie accidentally becomes a stray kitten after losing the ribbon around her neck and the bow on her head, getting dirty in the process. She befriends an orange kitten named Teo who's homeless and gives her [[https://i.imgur.com/xJSclS2.jpg a tour of the poorer parts of Paris]]. After Marie learns that being a wild cat isn't as fun as she thought, she suddenly breaks down crying, [[https://i.imgur.com/qp4VdFO.jpg while Teo watches on in confusion]] due to never have lived a rich and wealthy lifestyle as she did.

* SiblingRivarly: Throughout the film, Toulouse and Berlioz are shown to have a strong rivarly with each other. Their rivarly was expanded in ''The Aristokittens'' novels where the duo frequently disagree or butt heads when it comes to suggestions and ideas on what to do with the "Purrfect Paw-Tisserie". They usually settle their disagreement by racing from Madame's bedroom to downstairs.

* TalkingInYourSleep: In Chapter 3 of "Welcome to Creature Cafe" from ''The Aristokittens'' novels, Marie dreams of herself running a Pâtisserie for animals. While sleeping, she mumurs "Coming right up!" as she's dreaming of taking orders to other animals.

* SiblingRivarly: Throughout the film, Toulouse and Berlioz are shown to have a strong rivarly with each other. Their rivarly was expanded in ''The Aristokittens'' novels where the duo frequently disagree or buttheads when it comes to suggestions and ideas on what to do with the "Purrfect Paw-Tisserie". They usually settle their disagreement by racing from Madame's bedroom to downstairs.

* TheGenericGuy: Apart from his sarcastic streak, he gets the least characterization of the three kittens. The 2022 graphic novel series ''The Aristokittens'' decided to flesh him out more where he's fond of Jazz music and a talanted pianist.

* YoungAndInCharge: In ''The Aristokittens'' books by Jennifer Castle, the trio are in charge of running "Purrfect Paw-Tisserie'' after years of being abandoned.

** She's depicted as this in ''The Aristokittens'' graphic novels where she no longer acts bratty and tattling with her brothers. Instead she's more independent and determined to make ''Purrfect Paw-Tisserie'' become popular with animals across Paris.

* TheGenericGuy: Apart from his sarcastic streak, he gets the least characterization of the three kittens.

** Similar to her mother, Marie is depicted as a sweet-natured, comppassionate, and less-arrogante kitten in tons of merchandise, spin off material, books, and theme park appearances.

* SpoiledSweet: She's depicted as this in ''The Aristokittens'' graphic novels where she no longer acts bratty and tattling with her brothers. Instead she's more independent and determined to make ''Purrfect Paw-Tisserie'' become popular with animals across Paris.

* LittleMissSnarker: She is frequently seen making snarky and sarcastic comments to her brothers throughout the film. This aspect was carried over to ''The Aristokittens'' novels where makes similar comments from time to time.

* LittleMissSnarker: She is frequently seen making snarky and sarcastic comments to her brothers throughout the film.