Mortimer Mouse
| “ | Ha-cha-cha! | ” |
-Mortimer's based catchphrase. | ||
| Mortimer Mouse | |
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| Voiced by: |
Japanese: |
| Alias(es): |
Monty |
| Criminal Record: |
Abuse |
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| Goal(s): |
Make Minnie Mouse his girlfriend |
| Love Interest(s): |
Minnie Mouse (ex-girlfriend) |
Mortimer Mouse (モーティマーマウス, Mōtimāmausu), introduced as Mr. Slicker (スリッカー氏, Surikkā-shi) is an anthropomorphic mouse that serves as a member of the 𝓕𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 SUSiety! and is Michael "Mickey" Rodent's longtime rival.
Overview[edit | edit source]
Creation and Behind the Scenes[edit | edit source]
After finishing off the design for the decoy protagonists of the 1920's, Sir JD Knudson hired Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney to design the actual main protagonist of the saga. A mouse character was eventually conceived, and Walt dubbed his new creation "Mortimer Mouse". His wife, Lillian Disney, felt that the name was "too pompous" and instead suggested "Mickey Mouse".
Later on, a storyline within the narrative's comics premiered titled Mr. Slicker and the Egg Robbers. This storyline introduced introduced a rival suitor for Minnie's affections in the form of a lanky city mouse by the name of Mr. Slicker whose debonair behavior hid a conniving personality. Mr. Slicker's design resembled that of Mickey's early appearance in Plane Crazy, albeit taller and with striped slacks and dress shoes as opposed to Mickey's trademark shorts.
General Information and Characteristics[edit | edit source]
Personality and Traits[edit | edit source]
Mortimer is very obnoxious, argumentative, egotistical, arrogant, snooty and rude, the total opposite of his rival. Mortimer is said in his youth to be Minnie's ex-boyfriend and she possibly left him due to his nature. While he claims he loves Minnie very much, he is shown to be an incredibly selfish narcissist, as seen in his debut cartoon where he leaves Minnie to be attacked by a bull that he provoked.
Not only that, he attempts to flirt with any female character on the screen which might also indicate the reason the relationship between him and Minnie was abolished. Mortimer can also be rather sexist and discriminatory, as seen in "Mickey's Rival Returns" where he feels that Minnie is only a prize to be won. As well as being cocky and intransigent, he can also be rather annoying and vituperative.
Aside from his cocky and sexist attitude, Mortimer proves to be, time and time again, rather intelligent and crafty. On many occasions, he's managed to manipulate Mickey into a scheme that'd end in the downfall of his relationship with Minnie. For instance, in one episode, Mortimer managed to fool the town's government into arresting Mickey. In another episode, he manipulated Mickey into believing Minnie desires a more sophisticated boyfriend, resulting in the mouse changing his persona to the point where Minnie believes he's out of her league, leaving her in the hands of Mortimer.
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Trivia[edit | edit source]
Story[edit | edit source]
- Mortimer is always referred to as "Mortimer" to avoid confusion with the other Mort mentioned on Enrique's Page.