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The characters who weren't even important enough to appear in the main story, yet numerous enough to be the primary reason these pages were split.
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Vexey Arc
Vexey Wilde
The Forgotten Fox Femme
"It's not a phase, Dad! You just don't understand me!"
The disgruntled adoptive daughter of Count Reynard, which also makes her Nick's adoptive sister. Vexey was a bit of a failed experiment in finding an heir for Reynard, a fact she is well aware of and deeply resents.
- Affably Evil: She's pretty friendly and courteous even to her enemies, or in the case of Bonnie and Stu, her hostages.
- Anti-Villain: She doesn't seem terribly villainous to begin with, despite her efforts, and the more that's revealed about her backstory, the clearer it is that she's more a victim of circumstance than anything.
- Ass in a Lion Skin: A downplayed example. She is a natural red fox just like the rest of her adoptive family, but dyes herself to resemble a grey fox instead. She’s not actually doing it to fool anyone either, as it’s implied to simply be a form of rebellion.
- Bad Liar: Among her many deficiencies at being a sly fox, Vexey can't tell a convincing lie to save her life.
- Because You Were Nice to Me: Anyone who shows her affection or positive reinforcement gets a much better look at her softer side. Gideon giving her a Cooldown Hug unprompted earns him the chance to speak with her alone when he requests it.
- Berserk Button: She flips out at the mere mention of blueberries, which just so happen to be Nick's Trademark Favorite Food.
- She also doesn't like talking about her father, especially in terms of what he would do instead of her.
- Beta Test Baddie: Reynard attempted to raise her as the heir to his criminal empire, a plan he eventually abandoned once it became clear how unfit Vexey was for the role and he decided to recruit Nick instead. She's not exactly thrilled about being replaced by a brother she has never even met.
- Big Bad: For her own arc that spans across Born to Be Drabbles, essentially making her this to Drabbles itself.
- Character Name Alias: Is occasionally referred to as "Lady Reynard", in a similar vein to her father.
- Cheerful Child: Her younger self was incredibly perky and upbeat, only making her present self that much more tragic.
- Cunning Like a Fox: She...isn't. Any attempt she makes at being sly and cunning is embarrassing at best and a detriment at worst. In particular, her initial attempt at coercing Gideon into relocating to Foxden only gets as far as it does because Gideon is just that polite.
- Daddy's Little Villain: She is Count Reynard's daughter, but while she very much seems to want this role, she knows that she'll always be overshadowed by Nick.
- Dartboard of Hate: Replaces the one in Reynard's office with pictures of him and Nick.
- Epic Fail: Her "fight" with Lucy in Drabble 6 is over before it begins due to Vexey accidentally knocking herself out with her own weapon.
- It took her eleven years to realize that the "Lagomorphopathy" stunt Reynard pulled with her as a child was just a scam until it's practically spelled out for her. Even then, she needs a few hours to make the connection.
- Manages to top herself at the end of her arc by impulsively firing the entire Foxden Mob, who are also the only ones keeping the Bunnyburrow police from storming the manor.
- Even Evil Has Standards: She finds the idea of suspending Bonnie and Stu over an actual vat of acid a bit too far, so she went with fur remover instead. Though it's a bit of a moot point since she admits that she doesn't even have that much acid or know where to get it.
- Failed a Spot Check: She leaves Gideon a $100 bill (for a free pie) that she thought was only $10.
- Goth: Her main style of dress, though she generally doesn't match most of the stereotypes aside from being a bit (understandably) angsty about her father's neglect.
- Forgotten Birthday: Reynard forgets hers...by a week. Him pointing out that she's adopted and so they don't even know when her birthday really is doesn't exactly help.
- Horrible Judge of Character: As a child, she completely fails to see that Reynard is just manipulating her for profit, or that when he eventually decides to adopt her, he's only doing it because he became convinced that she's a future criminal mastermind in the making. She never even suspects that the orphanage scam they were pulling together was anything but legitimate until eleven years later.
- Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: She really is a complete screw-up when it comes to being Cunning Like a Fox, which makes it hard not to feel sorry for her when she keeps trying and failing at it anyway.
- Inferiority Superiority Complex: She acts pretty stuck up and full of herself at times, but it's pretty clear that this is mainly to compensate for a crippling lack of self-esteem cultivated by her father.
- Journey to Find Oneself: Ultimately decides to leave both Foxden and Bunnyburrow behind, heading to Zootopia in the hopes of finding someplace she belongs.
- Laughably Evil: Despite her status as an overarching villain, she is mostly played for comic relief.
- Long Lost Sibling: No kidding! She's been Reynard's daughter for 11 years as of the start of BtBW, yet Nick currently has no idea she even exists. Based on Reynard's Freudian Slip moment in Chapter 20, he doesn't want him to know either.
- Malevolent Mugshot: Once she removes Reynard's mug from the Mild Manor, she promptly replaces it with her own.
- Meaningful Rename: Vixey became Vexey some point after living under Reynard's roof, presumably because of how much he and her adoptive brother "vex" her. She decides to change her name back at the end of her arc.
- Never My Fault: Blames Gideon for everything going wrong despite it mostly being the result of her own mistakes, especially firing the Foxden Mob.
- "Not So Different" Remark: Accuses Gideon of being this due to his own past as a bully, even trying to force him to show that side of himself. As Gideon points out though, what he is now is his true self, not repressing himself like Vexey is.
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: She is vain, grossly incompetent, and doesn't even come up with the idea herself, but she does have Bonnie and Stu kidnapped to further her goals.
- And remember that weird metal ball thing she accidentally knocked herself out with in Drabble 6? Well, its complete form is a makeshift ball and chain. That she's actually really good with.
- Obfuscating Stupidity: Reynard sure thought she was when he adopted her. Needless to say, he was wrong.
- Painting the Medium: After The Reveal of her true species, the story itself stops referring to her as a grey fox, using Exact Words like "greyish fox" or "grey-colored fox" instead.
- Parental Issues: Saying she has a dysfunctional family is putting it lightly.
- Parental Neglect: Was repeatedly shafted by Reynard and treated like a failure for most of her life. And that was before he just up and abandoned her entirely.
- Puppet Queen: It becomes increasingly blatant that Up and Down aren't so much her Co-Dragons as much as they're effectively running the organization through her.
- Shout-Out: Continuing the trend of Nick's family members being named after other Disney foxes, her name is a play on Vixey from The Fox and the Hound. In fact, Drabble 14 reveals that her birth name was Vixey.
- Skewed Priorities: After completing her takeover of the Foxden Mob, Vexey focuses mainly on redecorating the Mild Manor to replace her father's egocentric imagery with her own. After a whole week of this, Up and Down have to not-so-subtly encourage her to actually start doing things with her new criminal empire.
- Spanner in the Works: Her impulsive firing of the Foxden Mob completely screws over not only her plans but Up and Down's. Except Vexey comes out of it much better.
- Spoiled Brat: Expects Up and Down to do pretty much everything for her, including rubbing her feet. Not that this is any surprise considering who her father is.
- The Starscream: Is quick to start plotting against her father as soon as Up and Down give her the idea.
- Successful Sibling Syndrome: She is constantly compared to Nick's potential as a crime lord in the making, causing her to be deeply envious and resentful of her brother despite never meeting him.
- Throwing the Distraction: She falls for this, telling Up & Down to immediately investigate the strange noise despite their warnings that it's probably someone trying to distract them, then leaves her own post while complaining about their lack of vigilance.
- Tomato Surprise: When Reynard first meets her in Drabble 14, she looks like any other red fox. But because the drabble conspicuously avoids mentioning her exact species (or her name, which is much more noticeable) until the very end, most readers will be picturing her as a small grey fox until then.
- Tragic Villain: At the end of the day, she's not a villain because she wants to be, but because she's been raised to believe that she can't find acceptance any way else. Which makes it doubly tragic because she's so bad at being evil.
- Tranquil Fury: When she discovers Gideon lied to her, she is scarily calm about it. At least, at first.
- Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Vixey was an adorable, innocent child who genuinely wanted to help her orphanage. Vexey is a bitter, spiteful teenager fueled by resentment and hate.
- The Unfavorite: Reynard makes it pretty clear which of his children is the priority when he ditches Vexey in Foxden in order to go make Nick his heir instead. She doesn't take it well.
- Villainous Breakdown: Starts to suffer one after losing the Foxden Mob, but it hits her full force when her dye job is ruined and she sees her natural fur color again for the first time in years.
- "Well Done, Daughter!" Girl: She both deeply resents her father and desperately wants his approval, which is the main reason she is so unbalanced.
Gideon Grey
The In-Over-His-Head Baker of Bread
"Let's just say I know a thing or two about self-doubt and unchecked rage and aggression. I used to be a major jerk myself, you know."
Yes, the same humble bully-turned-baker from the movie. His new business is prospering and he is getting along with everyone in town, until he meets a strange vixen.- A Day in the Limelight: After not appearing in the main fic at all outside of a few mentions, he is one of the main characters of the Vexey arc.
- Affectionate Nickname: Vexey calls him "fat guy", initially just a lazy attempt at an insult but evolving into this by the end.
- And Now for Someone Completely Different: With the likes of Nick and Judy currently occupied, Gideon effectively becomes the main protagonist of the Vexey arc. He even gets his own rabbit partner in the form of Sunny.
- Alliterative Name: Gideon Grey.
- All-Loving Hero: Finds himself unable to hold anything against Vexey despite everything she's put him through, only wishing her the best.
- Apologetic Attacker: Gets on Vexey's nerves by being one, even when Vexey accidentally attacks herself.
- Cooldown Hug: Uses one on Vexey during her Freak Out, successfully calming her and getting her to agree to talk to him alone afterward.
- Giver of Lame Names: Calls his shop "Gideon Grey's Real Good Baked Stuff".
- Killer Bear Hug: The closest he gets to actually fighting back against Vexey, though he only uses it to get her to release her own hold on him without throwing a punch.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: After two straight drabbles of being a complete Nice Guy, he's finally had enough of Vexey's machinations when she has Bonnie and Stu kidnapped and shows genuine anger.
- Nice Guy: One of the most polite and passive characters in both the movie and story, even though he used to be a bully.
- Simpleton Voice: Speaks with a thick drawl and stutters a lot.
- Supreme Chef: Described as one of the top pastry chefs in the Tri-Burrows. He's so good that other counties want him, even if it's for nefarious purposes.
The Corsac Brothers
The Terrible (Luck) Trio
Up: "We just want to give you an idea of what your style could be."
Down: "Think of us as inspiration."
Up: "But technically speaking, it's inspired by you."
Down: "So it's really your idea."
Sideways: "I swear, these mosquitoes are getting bigger every year. Why does my blood have to be so delicious?"
Up and Down are a pair of corsac fox brothers who serve as Vexey's main stooges. They once had a third brother, Sideways, but he sadly lost his life to a toaster.- Brick Joke: In Drabble 5, Vexey tells them that their main duties as her "Royal Attendants" include giving her advice, enforcing her will, and rubbing her feet. In Drabble 11, they are shown doing all three.
- Butt-Monkey: Sideways. The universe didn't particularly like him even before his death.
- Co-Dragons: Up and Down serve as a pair of these under Vexey.
- Cool Shades: They each sport a pair.
- Dual Boss: Up and Down both fight Lucy at once, knowing each other's movements well enough to effectively double-team her without slicing each other. They do the same against Sunny later on.
- Electrified Bathtub: An electrified sink actually. Lucy kills Sideways with a toaster inconveniently plugged in there, and Reynard later notes that he only put it there just to see if something like that would happen.
- Forgotten Fallen Friend: Sideways initially seems to be this to Up and Down, as they barely mention him again after his death. Later subverted when they reveal that he is actually their primary motivation for turning against Reynard.
- Hyper-Competent Sidekick: They generally show far more competence than Vexey herself and most of the things she does are because they gave her the idea.
- Insane Troll Logic: They tell Vexey that an idea they came up with is "inspired" by her, and is thus technically her idea. This being Vexey, she buys it.
- Line-of-Sight Name: Vexey doesn't remember their actual names, so she just calls them Up and Down, based on the way their ears are pointed. Even Reynard did the same thing.
- Overly Long Name: Their real names are the ridiculous and vaguely Greek-sounding "Usarionos", "Doriliasmetrius", and "Stylianmichalocolos." It's no wonder everyone else just goes with ear directions.
- Revenge: Up and Down seek it against Reynard for the death of Sideways, citing it as a "classic" motive.
- Shout-Out: To Left & Right, a similarly-named pair of Co-Dragons in Queen of All Oni. Vexey naming herself "Queen of all Foxes" completes the reference.
- The Starscream: They're actually the ones who gave the idea to Vexey, as they're sick of living under Reynard's rule and feel that they can relate to her more. Though it's also implied that they're manipulating her as well.
- Sunglasses at Night: They are never seen without their shades, not even in Drabble 6, which takes place entirely at night. They only remove them once Sunny outright shatters them with a kick.
- Totally Radical: The corsacs all talked like this as teenagers, to Reynard's annoyance.
- Twin Banter: Up and Down talk like this constantly. Thankfully not something they did as teenagers, back when there were three of them.
- Villainous Breakdown: They both freak out after falling into the fur remover and being reduced to "hideous, naked freaks."
- We Hardly Knew Ye: Sideways is introduced as a third brother to Up and Down, but dies before getting to do much of anything.
Sunny "Lucky" Lapinson
"Sorry...got kinda rambly there. My mouth moves as fast as my feet sometimes."
The new assistant mayor under Manchas, and a plucky bunny who may or may not have a thing for Judy.- Ascended Extra: Originally just a
One-Scene Wonder, Drabble 11 upgrades him to a main protagonist of the Vexey arc. (As ascended as one gets to be in Drabbles anyway.) - Ascended Fanboy: Of Judy. His attitude reminds her more than a little of how Jimmy acts towards Nick.
- Author Avatar: Of Lucky the Meowth,
a friend of the authors who was added to the story as a personal favor. - Berserk Button: Prejudice against foxes in general seems to be one for him, which Gideon is flattered by.
- He also seems offended by anyone professing to be a fellow Judy Hopps fan while failing to uphold her values, such as Sheriff Hoppington.
- Heroic Wannabe: Up and Down taunt him over this, accusing him of wanting to be like his hero, Judy Hopps, but lacking the skill to get into the ZPD and settling for being a politician.
- Motor Mouth: He acknowledges as much. See the above quote.
- No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Receives one from the corsac twins when he finally pushes them too far.
- Open Mouth, Insert Foot: He tries to comfort Gideon over Vixey leaving, until Gideon mentions she's heading to Zootopia and Sunny lets slip how dangerous it is over there at the moment. Gideon is not amused.
- Surprisingly Realistic Outcome: His "fight" with Up and Down, a meek politician going up against a pair of trained bodyguards with katanas. Aside from a few lucky shots, it mostly consists of him running away, ironically bearing some resemblance to Judy's fight with Simon. And like that fight, it's outright stated that he survived only because the corsacs weren't trying to kill him.
- You Shall Not Pass!: Briefly topples Up and Down to give Gideon and the Hoppses the chance to escape.
Deputy Travis
"Well, good luck with that. I think I'm gonna just buy a few pastries for the office and head on back with my, er, report. Got any donuts?"
Gideon's old bullying toady, now a police officer of less-than-ideal caliber.- Donut Mess with a Cop: Nearly the only thing he gets out of investigating the bakery attack is some donuts to bring back to the station.
- Insistent Terminology: Insists on being called Deputy Travis.
- Police Are Useless: Even Gideon admits that he isn't very good at his job. Travis is of barely any help at all up until Vexey outright calls and threatens Gideon with him in earshot, and he still needs to be persuaded to actually do anything.
Sheriff Jeremiah Hoppington
"What is that boy doing? Is he...hugging the enemy?!"
The head of the local, and not terribly impressive Bunnyburrow police force. A big fan of Judy Hopps, but not necessarily the best at following her example.- Big Damn Heroes: Returns with the full power of the Bunnyburrow police force to attack the Mild Manor once he learns that the Hoppses are safe. But see Jerk with a Heart of Jerk below.
- Dirty Coward: As soon as the situation becomes more dangerous than he expected, he and the rest of his cops flee for their lives, leaving Gideon and Sunny behind along with the Hoppses.
- Drill Sergeant Nasty: Invokes the image of one with his attitude and mannerisms, but isn't quite so tough when push comes to shove.
- Exact Words: As Sunny points out, it is completely true that he doesn't know when to quit. Because he quits immediately.
- Fanboy: Of Judy, much like Sunny, but Sunny definitely proves to be a closer match.
- Ironic Name: His surname sounds similar to Judy's own, fitting enough for a fan of hers, but not so fitting when he completely fails to live up to it.
- Jerk with a Heart of Jerk: Initially comes across as a Dirty Coward who abandons his allies as soon as the going gets too tough. Then he comes back to save the day...and reveals that he did so only because he saw an opportunity to take down the Foxden Mob and get the glory. Sunny makes it pretty clear what he thinks of that.
Bonnie & Stu Hopps
Bonnie: "I think you did just fine on your own."
Vexey: "Really?"
Stu: "Yeah! That vat of acid thing is so overdone anyway. You found a creative alternative to serve a similar purpose and that deserves some recognition."
Judy's parents, kidnapped by the Foxden Mob in Vexey's third attempt to coax Gideon to move there.- Parents in Distress: Kidnapped and held hostage by Vexey to force Gideon to move. Not that they're terribly concerned about it. Ironically, their own daughter doesn't even seem to know.
- Parental Substitute: Their conversation with Vexey has them acting like supportive parents to a girl who clearly needs them, despite being kidnapped and chained over a vat of what they initially think is acid.
- Unwilling Suspension: They are suspended from the ceiling by chains, eventually joined by Gideon and Sunny.
Everyone Else
Frederich & Ariana Dire
Felix: "I...you...shot them…"
Lady Lang: "Yes, I did. I had to. Scum such as them have no place in the pack."
The biological parents of the Dire brothers. Not winning Mother or Father of the Year anytime soon.- Abusive Parents: To the point of beating their own children - in stark contrast to their adoptive mother, Lady Lang. Fittingly, Lang herself is the one who offed them.
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg: They are reduced to sniveling for mercy when Lady Lang comes knocking at their door.
- Dirty Coward: They take out their rage on their inferior children, yet they're reduced to sniveling heaps when the Lang Family arrives.
- Karmic Death: They're gunned down by the Lang Family for refusing to pay up their dues.
- Knight of Cerebus: Their presence makes Drabble 2 quite a lot darker than the usual tone of the other drabbles, or the main story for that matter.
- Skull Cups: Their final fate, mere decorations on their sons' bikes. Not that they didn't deserve it.
Compact Cobra
"Simon Maskovich, we meet again on the battlefield."
An elite mercenary of the Sauriet Union. He has crossed blades with Simon several times in the past.- Alliterative Name: Compact Cobra.
- Beware My Stinger Tail: He can attach both a knife and a gun to the end of his tail to attack with.
- Boom, Headshot!: How Simon finishes him.
- Final Speech: Attempted, but Simon is having none of it.
- Paper-Thin Disguise: Unsurprisingly, Simon first discovers him hiding inside a cardboard box. He sees through it instantly, which isn't so bad until Cobra starts arguing with him about how effective his disguise is while still insisting that he's hidden.
- Red Herring: He bites Simon in his left leg at the end of their fight, making it seem like he's the culprit behind his missing limb. But then Simon uses his antivenin.
- The Rival: Is implied to have been Simon's for most of the Cold-Blooded War. Simon decisively ends that rivalry in Drabble 4.
- Shout-Out: He is basically Solid Snake as an actual snake. His design, mannerisms, and name all make it abundantly clear.
- Weaksauce Weakness: He is fatally, and ironically, weak against obnoxious text formatting. Simon defeats him by being bold.
- Worthy Opponent: Considers Simon one. Simon actually seems to return the sentiment somewhat, bringing him back to fight again and again in his dreams. Albeit without the ability to speak.
Monty Gosland
"What do you require, Miss Sang?"
A mongoose butler working part-time for Lucy.- Ambiguously Evil: On the one hand, nothing about him seems outwardly malicious. On the other hand, he casually brings Lucy a captive rat to drain and thinks nothing of it.
- High-Class Glass: Prominently wears a monocle.
Ivar Obdenberg
"That is how it is done! No weight can hold back the strength of Ivar the Great! Haha!"
A muscular walrus from the Docks that ends up hanging out with Carla after beating her in an exhibition match.- Big Fun: Has a very loud and joyful personality, on top of being a huge guy in general.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: Is described as having very bushy eyebrows and an equally bushy mustache, too.
- Boisterous Bruiser: He is very boastful, but considering he beat Carla in a wrestling match, it's well-deserved.
- The Cameo: Another from When Instinct Falls.
- Large Ham: He yells half of his words and seems to treat everything like some sort of honor duel.
- Oblivious Guilt Slinging: He continues to ask Carla about her past and treat her like a great hero, oblivious to how much this is hurting her, given that she's still The Mole at the time and very guilt-ridden over it.
- Third-Person Person: Consistently refers to himself as "Ivar" when speaking.
- Warm-Hearted Walrus: As a member of the species who is primarily shown as a jolly, affable guy, he definitely qualifies.
Reina Quillivia
"If it's too much trouble, I could watch over them."
The VanDals' porcupine housekeeper.- Chekhov's Gunman: First appears very briefly in Drabble 8, has a handful of lines, then is absent for the rest of the drabble. When she reappears in Drabble 20, it's to reveal that she had been a Manchurian Agent the entire time.
- Creepy Monotone: When Crypsis is speaking through her.
- Dead Man's Switch: Upon her death, a time bomb inside her cassette player is triggered, taking Reina and the entire VanDal household with it.
- Foreshadowing: In her first appearance, she suggests that she watch over Kyle and the other kits for the VanDals without even asking for overtime pay. Seems like a kind gesture at the time...until it becomes apparent what would have happened had they agreed.
- Furry Reminder: Uses her quills as a personal shelf to carry rags around.
- Hidden Weapons: One of her quills is secretly a hidden blade, which she pulls out to fight Simon with.
- Iconic Item: Her cassette player, mentioned even in her first appearance. It is both the method used to deliver the Trigger Phrase, and the means of erasing the evidence.
- Kindly Housekeeper: Keeps the VanDal household neat and tidy, and seems rather friendly to boot. Heavily subverted come Drabble 20, considering that was merely her cover.
- Manchurian Agent: One planted by Crypsis eight years prior to being activated. And only the first of many.
- Villain Override: When she is subdued by Simon, a message subconsciously inserted by Crypsis takes over, completely subsuming Reina's will and causing her to mindlessly drone their words until the message is concluded, after which she spontaneously dies. Simon compares the effect to a living tape recorder.
- Walking Spoiler: After Drabble 20, it's pretty much impossible to talk about her at all without acknowledging the elephant in the room.
Big Boa
"So you finally made it, Maskovich! Behold, the unstoppable Metal Shell!"
The commander of Outer Heatin' and the mastermind behind Metal Shell.- Alliterative Name: Big Boa.
- Dropped a Bridge on Him: Even the kits Simon is telling the story to think his defeat (which involved a giant metal tortoise being dropped on him) was anticlimactic.
- Evil Is Hammy: He really hams up the one scene he's in.
- Eyepatch of Power: He wouldn't be a Big Boss parody without one.
- General Failure: He doesn't even get to use the impressive super weapon he's built before Simon destroys it. Lampshaded.Simon: It's not my fault the commander was an idiot too!
- Generic Doomsday Villain: Unlike the character he's based on, Big Boa doesn't seem to have much motive other than "destroy Zootopia". Then again, this is based on the original Metal Gear, where the actual Big Boss was much the same way.
- Screams Like a Little Girl: Does just that before he's crushed to death by Metal Shell.
- Shout-Out: Like Cobra before him, he is an obvious one to Metal Gear.
Dr. Sigmund Stripeveil
"I warn you, some of the things you will see, and smell, will be troubling."
The head doctor of Muskam Asylum, a mental hospital specializing in patients with highly-developed scent glands and the issues those cause them.- Alliterative Name: Sigmund Stripeveil.
- Horrible Judge of Character: He willingly lets Reynard in to see Harvey. Somewhat justified as it's implied that he had faked legitimate credentials and Stripeveil has his suspicions about him even before the fox outright blackmails him.
- Smelly Skunk: Averted, though they are among his clientele. "Dr. Foxgood" almost goads him into spraying, but stops him just as quickly by pointing out that it would go against the message of his practice.
- Uncertain Doom: The last we see of him, he's left fuming outside of Harvey's cell while Reynard goes inside. When he comes back out again, Stripeveil is gone and Lucy has taken his place. It isn't explained what happened to him, but also not hard to guess. Later subverted, as Lucy doesn't care for ambiguity and tells Harvey right to his face that she killed him.
Preston Thornbrush
"I'm a drug runner. Name something that's big, hot, and spreading like wildfire, and I'm probably controlling it."
The former crime lord of Outback Island and Damien's father.- Child Hater: Complains repeatedly about Serena bringing her infant son to the crime lord meeting and also turns down John's favor mainly because he doesn't want to have to put up with "a little fox brat" getting into his stash. This is implied to be related to his own son.
- Cigar Chomper: Smokes a eucalyptus cigar just like his son.
- Dramatic Irony: He's a Sharp-Dressed Man. His son and eventual successor is a naturalist.
- Jerkass: Is generally unpleasant to be around, but his fellow crime lords seem to be mostly used to it.
- Predecessor Villain: To Damien. Given his age, it's implied he kicked the bucket of natural causes sometime between Drabble 10 and the main story.
- Screw Politeness, I'm a Senior!: Is specifically described as "the cantankerous sort of elderly."
- Sharp-Dressed Man: Was a regular customer at Suitopia before it went under and was the one who gave John his loan for it in the first place.
Sandcat Serena
"I am in charge of Zootopia's largest gambling ring, and owner of the Oasis Casino in the Grand Palms Hotel. Well, I own pretty much the entire hotel actually, but not publically."
The former crime lord of Sahara Square and Sanchez's mother.- Affably Evil: She's impeccably polite and soft-spoken, without a tendency to look down on others.
- Cats Are Mean: Inverted. Unlike her son, she is easily the nicest crime lord in Drabble 10, to the point that she almost accepts John's favor right away until Sanchez's crying forces her to abandon the whole meeting altogether.
- Dramatic Irony: Her soothing singing is implied to be where Sanchez picked up the habit, but his singing is...not so pleasant.
- Masquerade Ball: Dresses in this fashion, complete with a partial sun mask.
- Music Soothes the Savage Beast: The beast being her own infant son in this case. Sanchez's wailing resisting her singing becomes cause for panic.
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: While she may be exceedingly nice for a crime lord, she is still a crime lord. For one, either her gang or a rival gang competing with her was responsible for the drive-by shooting that inadvertently killed Carla's parents.
- Predecessor Villain: To Sanchez. She seems fairly young though, which does raise some question about what happened to her before the main story.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Out of all the past crime lords, she was the only one truly sympathetic to John's plight and willing to do him the favor of looking out for Nick with no strings attached...which she was sadly unable to fulfill because her son Sanchez started crying, forcing her to leave the meeting and make him deal with the other crime lords, who were not as sympathetic. John was humiliated by the experience and he enacted revenge on the crime lords 20 years later, killing most of them, including her own son, which could have been avoided had Serena not brought her infant son with a tendency to cry at the drop of a hat to a criminal meeting.
- It's even lampshaded by some of her fellow crime lords who call her out for bringing her son Sanchez to the meeting, especially when his crying hurts their ears.
Paxton Reamus
Paxton: "Boy, you're outta your league. I've gotten worse beatings than that from my own folks."
Felix: "So have I."
Paxton: "I know. But the difference between you and I? You had to wait for Momma to come and save ya. Me? I saved myself!"
A former member of the Lang Family, and the only member to ever be cast out of it. For good reason.- Abusive Parents: Like the Dire brothers, he had a pair. Unlike the Dire brothers, he took care of them himself.
- Ax-Crazy: Stands out from the rest of the Langs, who tend to be a bit brutish and abrasive at worst, by being completely, violently insane.
- Blood Is the New Black: He is a red wolf who is even redder than normal as a result of having a lot of blood mixed into his fur.
- Blood Knight: He very much relishes a good fight, to the point that denying him one can drive him over the edge.
- Bold Inflation: His dialogue goes bold when he is having one of his Voice of the Legion moments.
- Combat Sadomasochist: Both hurting others and getting hurt himself seems to fill him with primal glee. He outright encourages Felix to tear into him, even deliberately exposing his neck for him to bite.
- Chained by Fashion: Wears a collar around his neck with a broken chain. The symbolism is not subtle.
- Covered in Scars: His chest is covered with numerous bite and claw marks from the many battles he's been in.
- The Dreaded: Was widely feared among the Lang Family. Even a younger Felix was apprehensive about fighting him.
- Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: Lady Lang is the one and only mammal who can keep a handle on him, and he submits to her will instantly. He isn't above finding creative ways to subvert it though.
- Evil Is Hammy: He is very passionate about fighting.
- Evil Smells Bad: Is said to constantly reek of blood.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: The main reason Lady Lang did not want him as her bodyguard. It soon becomes apparent that she is well-justified in her concerns.
- Hellhound: His design is based on one, with Felix even referring to him as a "living hellhound".
- Hoist by His Own Petard: Mocks Felix for keeping his "wild side" suppressed, then ends up losing his place in the Lang Family as a result of letting said "wild side" get out of control and cause him to break honor duel code.
- Humble Pie: Lady Lang stuffs his face with some when she calls him out on his actions and boots him from the pack.
- Kubrick Stare: As one of his primary forms of intimidation, he does this constantly.
- Savage Wolf: Paxton embraces this trope.
- Self-Made Orphan: Implied to be the main reason he's so violently unhinged.
- Shadow Archetype: Ever wonder how the Dire brothers might've turned out had Lady Lang not stepped in? Now you know.
- Shame If Something Happened: Subtly threatens Junior like this in order to get Felix to accept his honor duel challenge.
- Soft-Spoken Sadist: Unless you make him mad, he's actually pretty cordial. Unfortunately, he is rather easy to make mad.
- Voice of the Legion: When he is particularly incensed, as befitting of his demonic appearance.
- Werewolf Theme Naming: His surname is a Portmanteau of "Remus" and "ream", just in case you still had any doubts that he's not a swell guy.
- Would Hurt a Child: Threatens to harm Junior, who is twelve at the time.
Skinner
"Made my bag part of my costume this year!"
Precinct 1's forensic tech. Only appears in Drabble 13, but she...probably exists.- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: She is impaled on Bogo's horns with Delgato.
- Ironic Name: A furless cat named Skinner.
Cotton Taylor
"Wonderful! Then I feel much better about leaving such a project in your capable paws, Mr. Reynard."
The elderly matron of the Wistful Warrens Orphanage in Bunnyburrow.- Horrible Judge of Character: Yet another who gets suckered in by Reynard's charm and charisma. It ironically works out better for her than most, since circumstances force Reynard to actually uphold his end of the bargain with her none the wiser.
- Uncertain Doom: She makes it out of the drabble perfectly fine, but Reynard is left bitter about the fundraising money he was forced to actually give her, and makes his intentions to get it back very clear...
Henry and Abigail Frost
Henry: "I see Jimbo's been telling you girls about his funny adventures. He's given us some real knockers ever since he joined the ZPD."
Abigail: "Oh, I can't stay mad at you. Such a colorful imagination should be nurtured, not punished."
Jimmy's cheerful and surprisingly mundane parents.- Doting Parent: Both of them to Jimmy, which explains a lot about how Jimmy turned out the way he did.
- Good Parents: They come off as incredibly nice and caring to their son, though perhaps not taking his "funny adventures" as seriously as they should.
- Parental Obliviousness: They have little idea what their son really gets up to in the ZPD. Or rather, they do, but laugh it off as Jimmy's overactive imagination.
Casey & Dea
Casey: "Do you think he's going to die?"
Dea: "Not quickly."
A twin brother and sister of the Rodentriguez family that Nick gets to know while staying with them.- Fangirl: Dea becomes one to Nick, taking an immediate interest in his adventures as a cop.
- Punny Name: On quesadilla. Nick actually has some trouble figuring out the pun in Dea's name up until Casey introduces himself.
- Stealth Pun: Aside from their names not being totally obvious until said together, Casey also wears a baseball cap and wields a bat as a weapon, referencing Casey at the Bat.
"Scourge"/Greg
"You're alright, Miss! Uh, guess I won't stab you guys today."
A hapless mugger who tries to steal Lady Lang's motorcycle. Unwise for multiple reasons.- Did Not Think This Through: Lang spells out to him in great detail why his plan to mug them lacks foresight.
- Embarrassing First Name: Greg. Not the most threatening name for a crook. Though as Lang points out, his chosen alias is pretty embarrassing too.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Presents himself as a typical criminal thug, but Lang quickly exposes that he is anything but.
- Mugging the Monster: Attempting to jack the personal ride of Lady Lang of all mammals isn't the best idea. Luckily for him, she wasn't feeling particularly monstrous that day.
- Shout-Out: One of the most obscure ones yet. He's yet another reference to RJ, with his species, alias, and Lang's reaction to it mirroring Nick's undercover persona at the beginning of that story.
Gunther O'Possum
"I might not have a lot of ambition, but I do care about helping others, and these savages pose a huge risk to innocent lives. I want to do my part to stop them."
A new recruit for Precinct 7 in the notoriously crime-ridden Nocturnal District. Delilah's cousin.- Brilliant, but Lazy: As he himself admits, he generally lacks ambition or motivation for anything other than helping people. Luckily for him, that's exactly what Farrow needs him for.
- By-the-Book Cop: A trait Farrow appreciates, since most of the cops in Precinct 7 are either openly corrupt or just unmotivated to actually do their jobs.
- Furry Reminder: In taking down Fangs and Boomer, Gunther utilizes both his Prehensile Tail and Playing Possum, the latter unintentionally as is the case with real-life possums.
- Improbable Aiming Skills: He manages to kneecap several gang members in succession while leaning out of a police cruiser speeding towards them. He states this to be one of the reasons he was assigned to Nocturnal.
The Barks & The Pets
Pet Leader: "ACKNOWLEDGE US!"
Bark Leader: "NO!"
Two opposing gangs at war with each other in the Nocturnal District. The Pets represent domesticated dogs, seeking validation. The Barks just want them to get lost.- Enemy Mine: When Gunther and Farrow accidentally interrupt their gang war, the leaders call a temporary truce to go after them for the lack of etiquette.
- Fantastic Racism: Both gangs, towards each other, but more pronounced on the Bark side.
- Shout-Out: To the Sharks and the Jets from West Side Story.
Crypsis
"Try as you might, but you will not find us. You will not expose us. You will not stop us. You will spend the rest of your life looking over your shoulder and jumping at shadows, knowing that your end is coming but not knowing when. Not until the day you die, or the day Zootopia dies. As far as revenge goes, that will suffice."
A mysterious and powerful intelligence agency based in the Sauriet Union. Since the reptiles' defeat in the Cold-Blooded War, they've been plotting their revenge and waiting very patiently to attain it.- Brainwashed and Crazy: What they've done to the mammals under their control, turning them into sleeper agents who are perfectly willing to get their paws dirty if programmed to.
- The Dreaded: Anyone who knows of them is rightly terrified of what they're capable of, including hardened badass Simon VanDal.
- He Who Must Not Be Named: For security purposes, the VanDals and their associates refer to them as "our mutual friends" when speaking to each other. This is indeed the only way they've been referenced in the main fic.
- The Ghost: As they operate entirely through mammalian proxies, no actual member of Crypsis has been seen or heard from thus far. The closest they've come is a message implanted into Reina that she recites on their behalf.
- Greater-Scope Villain: In the space of a single drabble, they manage to eclipse Count Reynard himself in potential threat level, yet they have very little impact on the plot of Born to Be Wilde, mostly amounting to how they've influenced Simon's actions and the premature activation of Koslov during the finale.
- Knight of Cerebus: Upon their introduction, they quickly turn a lighthearted drabble about Simon playing games with his son into one of the darkest of the entire series.
- Long Game: They lost the Cold-Blooded War about thirty years prior to the main story and have since spent their time planting sleeper agents in Zootopia for an eventual strike in the indeterminate future.
- Manchurian Agent: They've planted an unknown number of these in Zootopia, just waiting to be activated.
- Mind-Control Conspiracy: They're behind one. Naturally, the few mammals who know about this have no real proof and are thus mostly on their own in combatting it.
- Not-So-Harmless Villain: For the Sauriet Union as a whole, who were mostly treated as joke villains up until Crypsis was introduced and immediately made them a much bigger threat.
- Paranoia Gambit: They admit that the reason they even let Simon know what they were up to was just to drive him mad with the knowledge of fighting an enemy that could be literally anyone. Considering he later jumps to conclusions and causes all kinds of harm under Reynard when his son disappears, they were on the right track.
- Reptiles Are Abhorrent: A villainous faction of reptiles who use brainwashed mammals to do their bidding.
- Sinister Spy Agency: Given that they're behind a massive Mind-Control Conspiracy and aiming to ultimately throw Zootopia into chaos, very much so.
- Trigger Phrase: Played with. Their sleeper agents are fully activated by the phrase "A camouflage undone. A venom that spreads as one.", but their programming still influences them beforehand; just in more subtle ways.
Vladzotz's Family
Vladzotz: "Lucy, I just explained to you in-depth why I left the Nocturnal District and came here, and about the fire as well. Don't you think I would have mentioned something as dire as losing my family?"
Lucy: "That makes sense. Just...assumptions were made, I guess."
Camilla, Vasila, and Vasile Fangpyre, Vlad's wife and kids respectively. Things are more favorable for them in this verse.- Ascended Extra: They literally did not exist in When Instinct Falls outside of locket form, making Drabble 21 their first actual appearance as characters.
- Cheerful Child: Vasila, Vlad's spirited daughter.
- Spared by the Adaptation: This version of Vlad's story is much kinder to them, to say the least.
- Walking Spoiler: The fact that they're walking at all is a huge spoiler for Drabble 21.
Timothy Houndsworthy
"Whoa, wait a minute, you don't mean Karen VanDal, do you? Krazy Karen? You married her?"
A former member of Delta Fox that Simon knew from the Cold-Blooded War. He ends up attending the same PTSD meeting as him later down the road, with dire consequences.- Ambiguous Situation: In the end, it's never fully confirmed whether or not he truly was a Manchurian Agent. Simon makes a pretty good case that he was, but Karen brings up the possibility that he could have simply induced his own Fake Memories through trauma rather than brainwashing. Simon can't really refute that, and it becomes moot anyway as Timothy dies shortly thereafter before they could find out for sure.
- Cold-Blooded Torture: Was a victim of this, fittingly enough during the Cold-Blooded War.
- Great Escape: He believes he made one from the Sauriet prison he was trapped in.
- Prisoner Exchange: What actually happened, according to Simon.
- Shell-Shocked Veteran: The reason he's going to counseling in the first place.
- Shout-Out: His supposed escape involved covering himself in ketchup and playing dead until a guard came in to check on him, which is a method Snake can use to escape his own cell in the original Metal Gear Solid. Continuing the theme of the Cold-Blooded War being one giant Metal Gear reference, Timothy's mission is also referred to as Operation Intrude E404.
