History Characters / TheAristocats

* KindHeartedCatLover: Which she takes too far, at least if you ask Edgar.

* 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 [[spoiler: 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.]]

* LackOfEmpathy: Even if Madame is a very lonely woman and clearly depressed without her cats, he feels no remorse for his actions. If anything, he's proud of it.

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

* CaptainEthnic: Their personalities are largely defined by the NationalStereotypes associated with their home countries.

->'''Voiced by:''' Hermione Baddeley; Denise Grey (European French dub); Rosario Muñoz Ledo (Latin Spanish dub)

* ThatsAllFolks: At the end of the film. Napoleon is hit in the head by the words: THE END.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Due to his old age.

* HeroesWantRedheads: She falls in love with Thomas (an orange cat).

* SilverVixen: She aged rather well. Georges certainly finds her attractive.

->'''Voiced by:''' Charles Lane; Alfred Pasquali (European French dub); Juan Domingo Méndez (Latin Spanish dub)

* 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. [[spoiler: 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.]]

* HateSink: He is dumb & needlessly evil to the cats. Not only that, but his true nature is never exposed to Adelaide Bonfamille nor does he regret kidnapping the cats. Also, his actions were all for nothing as he only became evil when hearing at the will and his poor skills at mathematics.
* HeelFaceTurn: The SpinOff comic ''O'Malley and the Alley Cats'' had him returning to Paris and trying to get 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 in peace.

* TranquilFury: When he discovers that Duchess, Marie, Toulouse, and Berlioz have somehow found their way back home, he hides his anger behind a facade of niceness, but a few moments of passive aggression hint at his true feelings.

[[folder:Duchess]]

A wealthy and high-class cat belonging to Madame Adelaide Bonfamille, the wealthy single mother of three little kittens. When she's made to be an inheritor in her owner's will, the family butler kidnaps her and her children and abandons them in the countryside. With the help of a handsome tomcat named Thomas O'Malley, she and her family start to make her way home.

* CatStereotype: She is a white cat, and therefore elegant and high class.

* DamselInDistress: When she's [[spoiler:locked in the oven with her kittens.]]

* GlamorousSingleMother: [[spoiler:Naturally, she doesn't stay single.]] Also, it's easy to be glamorous when Adelaide provides for her and her family's every need.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Much like Madame, she doesn't believe Edgar would hurt her and her kittens [[spoiler:until he puts them in a bag]].

* ProperLady: Graceful, elegant and poised. She is a regal, wealthy cat of refinement and good manners, but takes her adventures well and stays level-headed.

* WhatBeautifulEyes: We even get a close up of them as O'Malley's telling her this, and twice to boot: the first when they met as he works his charm, and the second when they've grown quite a bit closer, with him sounding genuinely mesmerized/awed by them.

[[folder:Thomas O'Malley]]

* CharacterDevelopment: At first, Thomas is obviously a little turned off upon learning that Duchess had children. However, Thomas quickly grows to Duchess's kittens (who return the sentiment), and he becomes like a father to them.

* FriendToAllChildren: Played with. Initially he is slightly put off when he learns Duchess has children, but then he starts bonding with all three and becomes protective of them. And all of Duchess' children genuinely admire him.
* HeroicBuild: The Gabble sisters say he has one, but once they find out he's not actually married to Duchess they point out every last one of his physical flaws. That said, he ''is'' physically well-built.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: His decision to say goodbye to Duchess, because she can't leave Madame.

* NiceGuy: He's introduced as TheCharmer who sees Duchess and immediately starts flirting with her, only to balk when he finds out she has three kittens... but it takes him less then a minute to feel guilty at balking and resolve to help the family out any way he can. From then on he's consistently characterized as heroic, selfless, kind, caring, and fatherly.

* ParentalSubstitute: He becomes one to Duchess' kittens. They even lampshade it at one point.

* PigeonHoledVoiceActor: In the original version, he was voiced by Phil Harris, who also did Baloo in ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967''. Thomas is more of a sophisticated, suave and adult version of Baloo, albeit still a friendly, laid-back partier.
* RedheadInGreen: [[spoiler: When he is adopted by Adelaide in the end of the movie, he gains a collar in the form of a green bow tie. Bonus points since his last name is Irish.]]
* SecondLove: To Duchess, since her first husband is nowhere to be seen and isn't even mentioned.

[[folder:Toulouse, Marie and Berlioz]]

The Duchess' kittens, a trio of children who, like their mother, are kidnapped and abandoned by Edgar when they're made the inheritors of their owner's will. While generally all well-behaved, they all have the makings of adorable troublemakers, particularly the boys of the three.

** The trio are bipedal in the 2022 graphic novel series ''The Aristokittens'' [[note]] Not to be confused with the Gold Key comics of the same name. [[/note]] by Jennifer Castle. The series focuses on Marie, Toulouse, and Berlioz reopening an abandoned animal cafe called "Parisian critter café". The series depicts the kittens standing on two legs and using their arms for holding things but aren't anthropomorphic compared to the cancelled animated series.

* ExactEavesdropping: After the kittens are tucked into bed, Marie wakes up and decides to secretly listen to Duchess and O'Malley's conversation about a potential romantic relationship. She is secretly listening but gets saddened when her mother says that they should return home over a romantic partner. Marie is later joined by her two brothers who also decide to listen to their conversation. The next morning, the kittens are saddened when reminded that O'Malley is leaving before they return home.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In the first ''Aristokittens'' book "The Great Biscuit Bake-off", after Toulouse and Berlioz's frequent disagreements over rethemeing "Parisian critter café" starts escalating. They caused Marie to forget about leaving the oven on causing all her Puffs to get burned. Seeing their little sister crying and thinking of quitting her dreams on an animal cafe, the two brothers apologize to her and promise to work together more.
* TheKidsAreAmerican: They have British (Marie) and American (Berlioz and Toulouse) accents respectively, despite being natives of Paris and having a mother with a Hungarian accent.
* TheLoad: They can be seen this way -- none of them really do anything useful for the story, aside from Marie occasionally providing a chance for the initially reluctant O'Malley to play the PapaWolf.

* ShipperOnDeck: For Duchess and O'Malley, not necessarily because they're a fan of the romance (at least in the case of Toulouse and Berlioz) but because they want O'Malley as a father. Marie is the most notable of the kittens that really want the two to get together.

** In the ''Disney Marie'' book by Kitty Richards made in 2007. Marie actually looks very threatening when she successfully scares off a stray kitten from eating Roquefort Jr alive.

** In ''The Aristokittens'' graphic novel series, she's in charge of running the "Purrfect Paw-Tisserie" animal cafe. In the series, Marie is very playful, responsible, and sweet with others around her. Her originally bratty and her urgency to tattle was toned down to [[SpoiledSweet make her friendlier and helpful with other animals]] and her brothers. Although she can occasionally make snarky comments to her brothers and other animals depending on her patience.

* AttentionWhore: Out of all of Duchess kittens, Marie loves getting her mother's attention, much to the annoyance of Toulouse and Berlioz. She even calls her mother whenever Berlioz or Toulouse start messing with her or when they do something very mischievous.

* BigSisterInstinct: While Marie is only a kitten, she plays the big sister role in the Kitty Richards book with Roquefort Jr. In the book, Marie decides to travel around UsefulNotes/{{Paris}} for the day, with Roquefort Jr. as a bodyguard and companion. However, Marie spots Roquefort Jr. about to get eaten by a stray kitten. She tries to nicely ask him to leave Roquefort Jr. alone, but when that doesn't work she hisses at him, scaring the kitten away and saving the mouse's life.
* 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 1996/1997 including starring in two books 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. She also stars in ''The Aristokittens'' graphic novels alongside her two brothers.

** In the first ''Aristokittens'' novel "Welcome to the Creature Cafe", she briefly starts crying after discovering she accidentally burned all her Puffs due to Toulouse and Berlioz's distraction. She almost gives up her dream of running a cafe until her brothers apologize to her.

* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Marie is a self-proclaimed "lady", she acts prissy, loves romance and tries to mimic the elegance of her mother. But she still does enjoy the occasional tumble with her male siblings.

* ChildProdigy: Toulouse's painting skills were shown off at the very beginning of the film and the "Scales and Arpeggios" musical number. For a kitten, his paintings skills are decent (mainly his portrait of Edgar). ''The Aristokittens'' novels expanded on his capabilities as a painter where he works as Purrfect Paw-Tisserie's painter and artist. He even dreamt on making the cafe into an art restaurant. He can play a fair bit of piano as well.

* IWarnedYou: After Duchess and the kittens [[spoiler:are recaptured by Edgar]], Toulouse berates them for not listening to his early warning about Edgar, much to his siblings' exasperation.

* 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.]] He even lampshades this to his family, only to end up being
* MythologyGag: O'Malley refers to Toulouse as "Tiger". While he calls him that because of his orange colored fur, it's also a reference to Toulouse's original character design where he resembled a tiger cub.

* TerribleArtist: Okay, considering that he's a ''cat'', it's impressive that he manages as well as he does... but his approach to art is rather aggressive, slapdash and above all ''messy'', with most of the paint ending up everywhere ''but'' the canvas. To quote John Grant ([[Music/JohnGrant no, not that one]]) in the book ''Encylopedia of Walt Disney's Animated characters'':
-->A charitable art-critic might take the view that his style displays energy; a less charitable one might recommend Duchess to let him seek a career in the ring.
** In ''The Aristokittens'' novels, Toulouse's painting skills has started to improve after the events of the film. To the point that he became the cafe's lead painter and worked on Purrfect Paw-Tisserie's mural.

[[folder:Scat Cat]]

[[folder:Scat Cat's Gang]]

A group of alley cat musicians who play jazz with Scat Cat. They help rescue Duchess, O'Malley and the kittens at the climax of the film.

* CatsAreMean: Downplayed. Along with their leader, the alley cats taunt Roquefort while preparing to eat him--until he tells them that Thomas, 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.

* DynamicEntry: Scat Cat and the gang jump Edgar with enough force they force open the barn door when he tried to keep them out.

[[folder:Roquefort]]

* OvershadowedByAwesome: Roquefort risks his life several times to save his friends, and takes quite a beating. He is a tough and brave little amateur detective in the MouseWorld (who, in retrospect, appears to anticipate ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'') in his own right. Still, in a cats' world with a [[HumansThroughAlienEyes human villain]], there's only so much a little mouse can do...
* PredatorPreyFriendship: Roquefort, a mouse, is friends with Duchess and her family [[spoiler:and with O'Malley and his gang later on]], who are cats. Normally cats hunt mice and mice fear cats, but that isn't the case here.

[[folder:Frou-Frou]]

* CoolHorse: She helps the heroes to defeat Edgar at the end.

[[folder:Napoleon and Lafayette]]

* AccidentalHero: They didn't even know who Edgar was and start messing with him for no reason other than simply trespassing on their turf. However this is meant to be funny since Edgar is the "bad guy" of the film and he was trying to get rid of the cats, who may have not survived were it not for their intervention.

* RedOniBlueOni: Napoleon is the Blue, Lafayette is the Red.

[[folder:Amelia and Abigail Gabble]]

[[folder:Uncle Waldo]]

Amelia and Abigail's uncle who meets up with his nieces, O'Malley, Duchess and the kittens after being thrown out from a restaurant.

[[folder:Madame Adelaide Bonfamille]]

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: First off, she leaves her entire estate to her ''cats'' before her butler, Edgar. Honestly if it wasn't for this one thing, Edgar likely would have used her estate to take care of her house as well as cats. However when Edgar overhears this, his entire character changes and is motivated to get rid of her cats. She also 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.

[[folder:Georges Hautecourt]]

* NiceGuy: Georges is a very cheerful, charming, larger than life, friendly, and just all around pleasant person.

[[folder:Edgar Balthazar]]

* 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 [[spoiler: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. [[spoiler: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.]]

* HateSink: He is dumb & needlessly evil to the cats. Not only that but his true nature is never exposed to Adelaide Bonfamille nor does he regret kidnapping the cats. Also, his actions were all for nothing as he only became evil when hearing at the will and his poor skills at mathematics.
* 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 in peace.
* 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 [[spoiler: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: [[spoiler:Happens to him when he's shipped to Timbuktu.]]
* 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 [[spoiler: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.]]

** He literally believes CatsHaveNineLives and thinks he needs to wait each cat dying ''nine times'' before inheriting Madame's fortune.
** He sucks at basic arithmetic; he starts with "each cat will live about twelve years", and instead of stopping there he multiplies it by the number of cats, and then by nine lives each. He also forgets to take into account how old they already are, and seems to believe each cat will take turns aging.
* IllegalGuardian: Not originally, but becomes this once Madame Bonfamille's fortune is mentioned.

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

* TemptingFate: [[spoiler:"You're going to Timbuktu if it's the last thing I do!" Guess who ends up going there instead!]]
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: As has been pointed by many, including the creators themselves, things would have gone a lot smoother for Edgar if he actually took his time and thought things through. He would get part of the fortune whilst he cared for Madame's cats and would get ''all'' of it after he outlived the cats, but in the end he listens to his greed and impatience which inevitably lead to his UncertainDoom.

* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:He's defeated by being locked into a chest and sent to Timbuktu. Without food. Or air holes. So let's just say that unless someone finds him or hears him banging for help during the first steps of the journey, he's dead meat.]]

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

* CatchPhrase: "Mama" or "Mama Mama", mostly when she's around Duchess.

* CatchPhrase: "''I'm'' the leader, ''I'll'' decide _____" is Napoleon's - followed immediately by a GilliganCut.

* ChildProdigy: While Toulouse's paintings skills was only shown off at the very beginning of the film and the "Scales and Arpeggios" musical number. For a kitten, his paintings skills are decent (mainly his portrait of Edgar). ''The Aristokittens'' novels expanded on his capabilities as a painter where he works as Purrfect Paw-Tisserie's painter and artist. He even dreamt on making the cafe into an art resturant.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: They didn't even know who Edgar was and start messing with him for no reason other than simply trespassing on their turf. However this is meant to be funny since Edgar is the "bad guy" of the film and he was trying to get rid of the cats.

->'''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)

* CoolOldGuy: Despite his eccentricities due to his old age, he's a friendly guy who gets along with Madame. She also trusts him as a lawyer.

* NiceGuy: He has his eccentricities, but overall Georges is a very cheerful, charming, larger than life, friendly, and just all around pleasant person.