Winnie the Pooh/Characters: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''[[Catch Phrase|Oh bother.]]''}}

 

 

* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: Despite his rather clueless and docile demeanor, he cares a lot about Piglet.

* [[Big Eater]]: Especially if honey's involved, though anything sweet will do.

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]

* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: In 1924, one full year before the first Pooh story was written (and two years before the first full book was published), Pooh appeared in the book ''When We Were Very Young,'' as the main character in the poem ''[http://allpoetry.com/poem/8518985-Teddy_Bear-by-A.A._Milne Teddy Bear].'' Throughout most of the poem, he's simply referred to as "Teddy Bear" or "Teddy," but in the later stages of the poem, he's directly addressed as "Mr. Edward Bear," which of course is Pooh's original name.

* [[The Hero]]

* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: To Roo, especially in later features.

* [[Brooklyn Rage]]: Sorta, Disney's Tigger is voiced with a Brooklyn accent (Paul Winchell [[Vocal Evolution|emphasized it more in his later years]] though it was toned back down when [[The Other Darrin|Jim Cummings took over]]), while slightly more obnoxious and rambunctious than most of the other residents, he's rather [[The Pollyanna|cheerful and harmless overall]].

* [[Cartoony Tail]]: In the Disney version.

* [[Fish Out of Water]]: At least at first.

* [[Happily Adopted]]: By Kanga, in the original novels. In the Disney version, he lives on his own.

 

* [[Adaptation Dye Job]]: Weirdly enough, he's a light ''green'' color in ''[[The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh]]'', as opposed to yellow in all the other Disney productions.

* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: Fitting to a T. Right down to the fact that it is played up for laughs (his pink robe and hair curlers, multiple frilly aprons, the aptitude for ballet dancing as seen in ''[[Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin|Poohs Grand Adventure]]'', etc), it is never addressed/confirmed, nor implied that he has any interest in the opposite sex.

* [[The Chew Toy]]

* [[Token Evil Teammate]]: To an extent. He is much more antagonistic than the other residents, however by normal standards, he's just a bit of [[Jerkass]], redeeming himself rather frequently and even plays the [[Straight Man]] on occasion.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Merely wants to maintain order in the Hundred Acre Wood, but resorts to somewhat extreme measures such as kidnapping or traumatizing residents in order to do so (granted however, it hardly ever works).

 

=== '''Kanga''' ===

* [[Breakout Character]]: In later features.

* [[Character Development]]: Initially a [[Keet|mindless infant]] similar to his novel counterpart, his upgraded role in the Disney adaptions has led to stories being played a lot more from his perspective, [[Ascended Fanboy|his idolization of Tigger being expanded upon and even gaining a surrogate "little brother" of his own]]. He has also became more emotional and aware of the surrounding issues, even acting as a [[Cowardly Lion]] on occasion.

* [[Kid Appeal Character]] - the reason for his ascended role in the Disney canon.

* [[Keet]]: In the original novels, he's the only character who can match Tigger for hyperactive overenthusiasm. In fact, he occasionally surpasses Tigger, largely because Tigger has ''just'' enough sense to realize when he's in a bad situation, while Roo is a [[Fearless Fool]] through and through. The Disney version certainly has shades of this too, albeit more toned down and [[Depending on the Writer]].

* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: In the 2011 movie adaptation.

* [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All]]

* [[Motor Mouth]]

* [[Old Windbag]]