Bambi characters
Basic Information
Bambi is the main protagonist in both Bambi films.
Bambi I - In the begining of the original Bambi film he appears as a fawn, only a few hours after his birth. The animals of the forest come to greet the Young Prince (Bambi), including Thumper the rabbit (soon to become one of Bambi's closest friends). Throughout half or more of the film, Bambi goes on small adventures, either with his mother or with his friends, Thumper and Flower (a skunk he befriends)
Bambi 2 - This movie is centered mostly on Bambi's childhood after the death of his mother. The Great Prince, struggles to father his young son throughout the winter and hopes to soon find an adopted mother for him. Meanwhile, Bambi and his friends, Thumper and Flower go on adventures and make a few friends and enemies - a territorial porcupine and Ronno (another young buck, who is a little older then Bambi).
Featured In: Bambi, Bambi II, Mickey's House of Mouse, Bambi: Life In The Woods (by Felix Salten)
Personality: (Adult Personality) Brave, wise and loyal to his friends and family (Fawn Personality) playful, kind, brave and active
Relations: The Great Prince (father), Bambi's mother, Faline (mate), Geno and Gurri (children)
Friends: Thumper, Flower, Friend Owl, Faline
Enemies: Man, Ronno
Trivia
To come
Voice actor : Hardie Albright / Donnie Dunagan / Bobby Stewart / John Sutherland / Alexander Gould
Brief Information:
The Great Prince of the Forest is a White-tailed deer and Bambi's father.
He is the leader of all the animals in the forest, a wise and big stag that everyone respects. He helps Bambi to escape from the forest fire that hunters started by accident. At the end of the movie, he's seen to step back while Bambi takes his place as new Prince of the Forest.
In Bambi II he appears to bring Bambi to the den right after Bambi's mother was shot. He doesn't want to take care of the Young Prince but in the end he will change his mind. He is rather cold, stoic and strict but Bambi's cheerful personality will make him love his son.
Relations: Bambi (son), Bambi's Mother (wife), Faline (daughter-in-law), Geno (grandson), Gurri (granddaughter)
Friends: Friend Owl
Foes: Man, Man's hunting dogs
Trivia
No matter how skilled the animator, the Disney cartoonists simply could not draw Bambi's father's antlers accurately. This was because of the very complicated perspectives required. To get round the problem, a plaster cast was made of some real antlers which was then filmed at all angles. This footage was then rotoscoped onto animation cels.
Voice actor : Fred Shields / Patrick Stewart
Basic Information
Bambi's mother is a doe who lives in the Great Prince's forest, she is also the Great Prince's mate and at the begining of the film gave birth to Bambi, The Young Prince of the forest. Her name is unknown.
Throughout part of the film's begining Bambi's mother is seen teaching to her son about the rules of their forest, of man, the meadow and allowing him to go and play with Thumper the rabbit and his sisters. Sadly, during winter, while she and Bambi were out on a snowy open field eating the first spring grass, Bambi's mother was shot by man and never seen again, except by her son (in the film Bambi II) when she makes a quick appearance in her son's dream.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney) Bambi: A Life in the Woods (book by Felix Salten)
Species of Deer: White-tailed deer
Appearance: Tall, slender, light brown with a dark brown stripe down her back
Personality: Wise and motherly, gentle, though can be stern at times.
Relations: The Great Prince (husband), Bambi (son), Geno and Gurri (grandchildren), Faline (daughter-in-law)
Friends: Thumper's mother, Mrs Quail, some of the animals of The Forest
Foes: Man, dogs
Trivia
Bambi was originally supposed to go back to his mother after she was shot and find her in a pool of blood. This idea was scrapped due to it being too gruesome for a family movie.
It is supposed that it was Bambi's mother who is the deer that appears in the very first shot of Beauty and the Beast (1991), and is seen by the character, Kay in The Sword in the Stone (1963) and Shere Khan in The Jungle Book (1967). It is also supposed that the two deer who are shown in The Rescuers (1977) are Bambi and his mother.
Voice actor : Paula Winslowe/Carolyn Hennesy
Basic Information
Thumper is a rabbit and Bambi's best friend since when the Young Prince was born. He was given the name of Thumper because of his famous gesture of thumping his back leg paw almost everywhere. He is one funny, enjoyable and vivacious rabbit, who is often followed by his sister, whose seems to to give him some annoyance, mostly because when he's trying to get rid of them to go around with Bambi and Flower, his mother shows up. Once adult, he's still Bambi's best pal; he formed a family, like his deer friend.
He is one of the main characters of Bambi II as well, helping Bambi to become braver to show The Great Prince that he's one brave son.
Relations: Thumper's Father, Thumper's Mother (parents), Thumper's Sisters, Thumper's Brothers (siblings), Thumper's Daughters, Patter and Hopper (offspring)
Friends: Bambi, Faline, Flower
Foes: Man, Ronno, The Porcupine
Trivia
- The character of Thumper (called Bobo in the first draft) does not appear in Felix Salten's original novel. He was added by Walt Disney to bring some much-needed comic relief to the script.
- An asteroid was named after Thumper.
- Six-year-old Peter Behn auditioned with several other children for the voice roles of Mother Rabbit's children. When Behn said the line (in reference to Bambi), "Did the young prince fall down?", a casting director who was watching the audition in another room shouted, "Get that kid out of here! He can't act!" However, the Disney animators who heard the audition tape loved the sound of Behn's voice. Behn was called back to the studio, and the character of Thumper was created largely based on his vocal performance.
Voice actor : Dimitri Rougeul / Emmanuel Karsen
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Flower is a young skunk and one of Bambi's friends.
Bambi had mistaken him for a flower the first time they met, Thumper was showing the young deer around and he was teaching him the names of the things he would find around and Flower happened to be in the middle of a flowers field and thus, the Young Prince called him "flower", name that the skunk decided to keep. Once adult, he's the first one of the trio to fall in love and, at the end, he's seen with a child named Bambi Jr.
In Bambi II, he follows Thumper and Bambi around and helps the young deer to become braver. He's rather quiet and calm.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney), various ''Bambi'' books and comics by Disney
Species: Skunk
Appearance: Small and black with broad white stripes running along top of body from nose to tail; has pinkish underbelly, black nose, greyish face markings and blue eyes with large lashes; has a white patch on head which looks rather like a quiff.
Personality: shy, friendly, quite easily startled.
Relations: Bluebelle (wife/mate), Bambi Jr (son), Primrose, Buttercup (daughters)
Friends: Thumper, Bambi, Bambi's family, Friend Owl, some other animals of The Forest
Foes: Man, dogs, fire
Trivia
None for now
Voice actor : Jehan Pages
Basic Information
Faline is a white tailed deer and the mate of Bambi.
She's a rather cheerful deer and the daughter of a friend of Bambi's mother. Ena. Once adult, she will become the mate of Bambi and she will give him two fawns, Geno and Gurri (names from the book).
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney), other film franchise
Species: deer
Appearance: tall, slim with a lighter brown coat and blue eyes
Personality: (Adult Personality) motherly, kind and gentle (Fawn Personality) active, kind, cheerful
Relations: Ena (mother), Bambi (mate), Geno and Gurri (children)
Friends: some of the animals in The Forest, Bambi's mother
Foes: Man
Trivia
soon to come
Voice actor : Morgan Flahault
Basic Infomation
Friend Owl is a wise owl that lives in the forest.
He's the adviser of the other animals and he is also a mentor, a teacher for the young ones. In the first movie he's seen to be rather annoyed by the spring love fever and once Bambi, Thumper and Flower meets him as adults, Friend Owl will warn them about falling in love.
In Bambi II, The Great Prince asks him to find another doe to take care of Bambi, ignoring the owl's suggestions about taking care himself of the Young Prince. He will return to him with a doe but will soon realize that the Great Prince had changed his mind. Friend Owl was also with the youngsters at the end of the movie, listening to Thumper's version of Bambi's adventure with the hunting dogs.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II
Species: owl
Appearance: large, tawny brown with cream and light brown markings, yellow and orange eyes, brown feet and a round face
Personality: F.Owl is a little grumpy but friendly when he wants to be. Kind and wise, he has a good heart.
Relations: unknown
Friends: The Great Prince, Bambi, Thumper, Flower, other creatures of the Forest
Foes: Man
Trivia
Unknown
Voice actor : Will Wright/Keith Ferguson/Mark Silverman
Brief Information:
Ronno is a white tailed deer and Bambi's former rival.
Ronno is first seen as an adult, right after that Bambi and Faline got together. He challenges Bambi to gain Faline for himself. After a violent battle he is defeated by Bambi.
In Bambi II he's an older fawn than Bambi and Faline, infact he already has his antlers growing. He acts like a bully towards Bambi and his friends.
Relations: Ronno's_Mother
Friends: None known
Enemies: Bambi, Flower, Thumper
Voice actor : Pierre Casanova
Mena is a white tailed deer and has appeared only in Bambi II.
She stated, once introduced to Bambi and The Great Prince, to be an old friend of Bambi's mother. Mena was the doe that Friend Owl was sent to find to become the adoptive mother of Bambi. When the Young Prince was, reclutantly, ready to leave with her, a small fight between the young fawn and Ronno, she was pushed in a trap and got stuck. The trap's noise was the call for the hunting dogs but luckily The Great Prince arrived in time to save her. At the end of the movie, she notices that The Great Prince decided to take care of Bambi and she leaves.
Voice actor : Cree Summer
The Porcupine is a character introduced only during Bambi II.
He's impatient, easily upset and very territorial, he will do everything to protect his home, a fallen trunk, the only bridge to cross a small river. When Bambi tries to cross it, he gets to see how dangerous the porcupine can be. Bambi "uses" him against one of the hunting dogs that, near the end of the movie, was chasing him.
Trivia: His voice actor, Brian Pimental (who also voiced the Groundhog), was the director of ''Bambi II'', and took on roles as either a writer, artist, animator or actor for a number of Disney and non-Disney feature films.
Voice actor : Brian Pimental
Basic Information
Ronno's Mother is a doe who lives in The Forest. She is a minor character in the film Bambi II and is seen when calling her son Ronno, after he was teasing the young prince, Bambi.
Featured In: Bambi II
Species of Deer: White-tailed deer
Appearance: slim, tall, similar pelt colours to her son, Ronno, but a little lighter
Personality: motherly, kind and polite
Relations: Ronno (son)
Friends: unknown
Foes: Man, fire
Basic Infomation
The Groundhog is a character introduced only in Bambi II.
All the young animals of the Forest, Bambi, Flower and Thumper too, gathered around the Groundhog's hole to see him coming outside. If he would see his shadow, the winter was still going, but if there was no shadow of him, spring was coming. For a lucky case, a cloud covered the sun and the Groundhog cheered because spring had finally begun.
Featured In: Bambi II
Species: groundhog
Appearance: small and stout, light tawny-brown pelt with lighter and darker brown markings, brown eyes
Personality: timid, kind, cautious
Relations: unknown
Friends: unknown
Foes: Man
Trivia
unknown
Voice actor : Brian Pimental
Basic Information
Ena, a white-tailed doe, is one of the few minor characters in both Bambi movies. She lives with her daughter, Faline in The Forest and is the friend of Bambi's mother.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney), other film franchise
Species: deer
Appearance: tall, slim with a brown coat and red-brown eyes
Personality: motherly, kind and gentle
Relations: Faline (daughter), Bambi (son-in-law), Geno and Gurri (grandchildren)
Friends: some of the animals in The Forest, Bambi's mother
Foes: Man, fire, dogs
Trivia
soon to come
Basic Information
Thumper's Mother, known to her brood as ''Mama'', is a rabbit who makes a small appearance in both movies.
In Bambi and Bambi II, when her son, Thumper, is about to say something that she considers unappropriate, she tends to chide him with a question: "What did your father tell you this morning?". Then, she listens while Thumper repeats his father's words.
Thumper's Mother is shown with six children (Thumper and his five sisters) in the first movie, but in the second she had only five (one of the daughters is lacking); she has other sons besides Thumper that appear in some Disney Bambi books.
She often mentions Thumper's father, but he is never seen in either of the Bambi films.
Appearance: Larger then her children, dark and light grey pelt, blue eyes
Relations: Thumper, Thumper's Brothers (sons), Daisy, Ria, Trixie and Tessie (daughters), Thumper's Father (mate), Miss Bunny (daughter-in-law), Thumper's Daughters, Patter and Hopper (grandchildren).
Friends: Bambi's mother
Foes: Man
Voice actor : Margaret Lee / Unnamed
Basic Information
The birds featured in Bambi and Bambi II are of all kinds, colours, shapes and sizes.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney) Bambi: A Life in the Woods (book by Felix Salten)
Species: varying
Appearance: varying
Personality: generally friendly, cheerful, occasionally irritating
Relations: unknown
Friends: friends unspecified
Foes: Man, dogs, fire
Trivia
Marion Darlington, who supplied the birds' voices for ''Bambi'', did so also for other Disney films such as ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarves'', "Cinderella" and "Pinocchio".
Voice actor : Marion Darlington
Basic Information
The Duckling first appears in/around the begining of both "Bambi" films.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney)
Species: duck (breed unknown)
Appearance: small, brownish in colour, orange beak and legs, brown eyes (in second film only)
Personality: cautious, clumsy
Relations: unknown
Friends: friends unspecified
Foes: fire, Man, dogs
Trivia
None for now
Voice actor : Unknown/None
Basic Information
Around the end of both "Bambi" films, the dogs, hunting hounds belonging to Man, make their appearances.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney)
Species: dogs (unknown breed/s)
Appearance: of varying colours, similar in size and build (medium-sized, sturdy, lean, with large jaws) to each other
Personality: determined, vicious, loud and noisy
Relations: unknown
Friends: Man
Foes: The Porcupine, fire, Bambi
Trivia
None for now
Voice actor : Clarence Nash/Frank Welker
Basic Information
Hunters, known to the forest creatures as Man, are their deadly enemy. In both the Bambi movies, Man does not make a visual appearance (although, in early production of the first Bambi film, that he was to).
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney), other film franchise
Species: Human
Appearance: --
Personality: --
Relations: --
Friends: The Dogs
Foes: --
Trivia
"Man" was ranked the #20 villain on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest heroes and villains - the only character on the list not to appear on-screen.
The hunter who shoots Bambi's mother was originally going to be included as a character in the movie. But, for a man to shoot the mother of the hero, he would have to be clearly cruel and villainous for children to accept him. Since Walt Disney didn't want to be seen as maligning hunters as evil, the character was cut and never shown in the final version of the film.
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"Man" in the "Bambi's Children" comic book map
Voice actor : Unknown
Basic Information
The Mouse is a minor character in both the "Bambi" films. He/she lives with her/his children in a small nest of woven grasses and other plants.
Featured In: "Bambi" and "Bambi II"
Species: mouse
Appearance: small, dark grey pelt with lighter grey markings, pink ears, paws, tail and muzzle
Personality: Clever, gentle and quiet
Relations: a few children
Friends: some of the animals of The Forest
Foes: Man, dogs
Trivia
Soon to come
Voice actor : None/Unknown
Basic Information
Daisy is one of Thumper's four sisters. She is featured in both "Bambi" films and most of the "Disney Bunnies" books.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney), ''Disney Bunnies'' (book series)
Species: rabbit
Appearance: short, small, light brown fur; in the ''Disney Bunnies'' books, she wears a yellow flower on her head
Personality: friendly, playful, kind, gentle
Relations: Thumper's Father (father),Thumper's Mother (mother), Ria, Tessie, Trixie (sisters), Miss Bunny (sister-in-law), many brothers
Friends: Thumper, her family, some of the animals of The Forest
Foes: foes unspecified
Trivia
None for now
Head and Body Picture: Copyright of Animation Source (made by Siteboosters using original illustration from cover of '''I Love You, My Bunnies'' created by Lori Tyminski for Walt Disney Productions)
Voice actor : None/Unknown
Basic Information
Trixie is one of Thumper's four sisters. She is featured in both "Bambi" films and most of the "Disney Bunnies" books.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney), ''Disney Bunnies'' (book series)
Species: rabbit
Appearance: short, small, light brown fur; in the ''Disney Bunnies'' books, she is said to have the biggest tail of her siblings
Personality: friendly, playful, kind
Relations: Thumper's Father (father),Thumper's Mother (mother), Ria, Tessie, Daisy (sisters), Miss Bunny (sister-in-law), Thumper (brother), other brothers
Friends: her family, some of the animals of The Forest
Foes: foes unspecified
Trivia
None for now
Head and Body Picture: Copyright of Animation Source (made by Siteboosters using original illustration from cover of '''I Love You, My Bunnies'' created by Lori Tyminski for Walt Disney Productions)
Voice actor : None/Unknown
Basic Information
Tessie is Thumper's youngest sister. She is featured in both "Bambi" films and most of the "Disney Bunnies" books.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney), ''Disney Bunnies'' (book series)
Species: rabbit
Appearance: short, light brown fur; in the ''Disney Bunnies'' books, she is seen to be the smallest of her siblings
Personality: friendly, playful, kind, gentle
Relations: Thumper's Father (father),Thumper's Mother (mother), Ria, Daisy, Trixie (sisters), Miss Bunny (sister-in-law), many brothers
Friends: Thumper, her family, some of the animals of The Forest
Foes: foes unspecified
Trivia
None for now
Head and Body Picture: Copyright of Animation Source (made by Siteboosters using original illustration from cover of '''I Love You, My Bunnies'' created by Lori Tyminski for Walt Disney Productions)
Voice actor : None/Unknown
Basic Information
Ria is one of Thumper's sisters - she appears often in the ''Disney Bunnies'' books where she is recognised by a patch on her back. She cannot, however, be indentified thus in either of the Bambi films, in which all Thumper's sisters look alike.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney Pictures) , ''Disney Bunnies'' books.
Species: Rabbit
Appearance: blue eyes, light brown pelt with cream markings (including white patch on back - only in ''Disney Bunnies'' franchise), pink nose, black eyelashes.
Personality: fun-loving, friendly, innocent.
Relations: Thumper's Father (father), Thumper's Mother (mother), Thumper (brother), Trixie, Daisy, Tessie (sisters), one other unnamed sister.
Friends: Bambi, Friend Owl
Foes: Man, dogs, fire
Trivia
None for now
Voice actor : Unknown/None
Basic Information
The butterflies are another of the many minor characters in the Bambi films. Sometimes they feature in great numbers (like in a scene towards the end of Bambi II), but usually singularly individually.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney)
Species: unknown
Appearance: colours and sizes varying
Personality: generally friendly and quite fearless.
Relations: unknown
Friends: friends unspecified
Foes: Man, fire
Trivia
unknown for now
Head and Body Picture: Copyright of Animation Source (made by the Bambi Source Siteboosters, using screenshots from the film Bambi and Bambi II supplied by the website Disney Screencaps)
Voice actor : None/Unknown
Basic Information
The Bucks are minor characters featured in both films, as well as in the Bambi books by Felix Salten.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney), Bambi: "Life In The Woods" by Felix Salten
Species: White-tailed deer
Appearance: are of varying colours (body colours and eye colours), are similar in size (strong, smaller and less muscular than The Great Prince) to each other, have smaller antlers than The Great Prince - antlers have two points each in first film, three points each in second film (apparently because bucks are older)
Personality: unknown
Relations: unknown
Friends: friends unspecified
Foes: fire, Man, dogs
Trivia
None for now
Voice actor : Unknown/None
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Mrs Possum is a minor character of both the films, "Bambi" and "Bambi II ". She is usually seen with her three children, sometimes hanging upside down by their tails and at other times on four feet upon the ground.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney Pictures)
Species: Opossum
Appearance: shortish in size, colourless eyes, a grey pelt with darker and lighter grey markings, dark pink nose and ears, long whiskers, tuffs of hair on head, brownish belly fur
Personality: motherly, gentle, kind
Relations: Her children
Friends: some of the animals of The Forest
Foes: Man, dogs, fire
Trivia
None for now
Voice actor : Mary Lansing
Basic Information
Mrs Quail is a minor character in both Bambi films. Mrs Quail first appears around the begining of the original Bambi film, when she and her many children meet Bambi on the day the Young Prince is taking his first walk through the forest with his mother. She is also seen in the song "Little April Shower", taking her children to find shelter.
In Bambi II, Mrs Quail and her children were some of the many animals gathering round the groundhog's home.
Appearances and Role in Film and Film-related Books/Comics: Bambi (film) Bambi II (film)
Species of Bird: North American Quail
Appearance: small and stout, with grey, white, black and red feathers, orange beak and feet and big black eyes.
Personality: polite, gentle, protective and motherly.
Relations: her children
Friends: Bambi
Foes: Man
Trivia
None for now
Voice actor : Themla Boardman
Basic Information
The Squirrel makes several appearances in both Bambi films, and he is the second character to be seen in the first movie (the first being Friend Owl). The Squirrel is usually shown with his friend, The Chipmunk.
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney), some "Disney Bunnies" books ("Goodnight, Thumper" and more)
Species: grey squirrel
Appearance: small, furry, with a coat of light and dark grey, red eyes and pink inner ears
Personality: friendly, likes to eat (acorns especially)
Relations: unknown
Friends: The Chipmunk
Foes: Man, fire
Trivia
In the 1937 Disney film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" the many squirrels featured share the same design as the "Bambi" squirrel.
Voice actor : Uncredited
Basic Information
The Chipmunk (his real name is not specified) is a minor character in both "Bambi" films. He is usually seen with his friend, The Squirrel (who's real name is also unknown).
Featured In: Bambi and Bambi II (animated films by Disney Pictures)
Species: Chipmunk
Appearance: small, stout, brown pelt with lighter brown, white and black markings. Colourless eyes and a black nose
Personality: friendly, lazy, sometimes cheerful
Relations: unknown
Friends: some of the animals of The Forest, The Squirrel, Bambi
Foes: Man, dogs, fire
Trivia
None for now
Voice actor : Eddie Holden
Basic Information
As far as is known, Flower's mother is only seen in Bambi II. Once the many young animals of The Forest have seen The Groundhog, Flower's mother comes to collect her son.
Featured In: Bambi II
Species: Skunk
Appearance: Very like her son in appearance; with white stripes on black fur; grey muzzle and eye patches; pinkish-grey underbelly; and blue eyes.
Personality: responsible, motherly
Relations: Flower's father (husband), Flower (son), Bluebelle (daughter-in-law), Bambi.Jr (grandson), Buttercup and Primrose (granddaughters)
Friends: Unspecified
Foes: Man, dogs, fire
Head and Body Picture: Copyright of Animation Source (made by the Bambi Source Siteboosters, using a screenshot from the film Bambi II supplied by the website Disney Screencaps)
Voice actor : None/Unknown
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