“I do have to wonder if the reason we haven’t seen much Oswald recently is because Disney is just trying to get a grip on his character. I thought his personality in Epic Mickey was great, but it wouldn’t surprise me if they decided to go in a different direction since his character in the games was based so much off of real life history. I do love the idea of him and Mickey being their own “Red Oni, Blue Oni” trope, so different yet so close. I hope they keep that brother dynamic.”
Yeah, I think Oswald’s character should be the opposite of Mickey’s.
WARNING: Analysis coming up.
I want a mix of similar yet different.
For example, both are good and willing to help others, but Mickey is modest while Oswald is not.
And we already know Oswald has more of a temper than Mickey, and not just from Epic Mickey, but from the old cartoons, as well…however, this temper is not as explosive as characters such as Donald Duck. Yeah, he visibly yells, but he doesn’t hop up and down all over the place while he does it, but at the same time he’ll still throw some punches in for some situations.
I also like the idea of him being a bit sassy, as seen in the image used for the confession.
However, both are shown to generally be brave, and willing to stand up for others. They’re also both shown to occasionally be shy around their love interests (which is freaking adorable)
However, they have different ways of expressing affection. Mickey is more of a bring flowers and cookies kind of guy (Minnie usually initiates the kissing), while Oswald tends to go for physical affection (as seen in Oh What a Knight when he kissed Ortensia every chance he got)
And one thing Epic Mickey kind of touched upon was Oswald’s mechanic skills. It’s mentioned Oswald made Donald, Daisy, and Goofy “with the Mad Doctor’s help” but you can see in his cartoons he has made things himself, from his airplane in The Great Ocean Hop to a freaking mechanical cow in….The Mechanical Cow. Disneyland portrays him as a car mechanic.
Disney has the resources to put his personality together, they just haven’t done so, yet.
((This freaking part though! Mickey believes in Oswald being a good person even when Oswald himself doesn’t believe it!
Notice Oswald refuses to say that Mickey gave up his heart to save HIM. He tries to convince himself that Mickey only did it for Gus because he doesn’t think Mickey would care (or even should care) about saving him because he’s not good enough, or worth it. Oswald’s used to thinking he’s not good enough and he doubts himself a lot. [Kind of reminds me of how the Crewniverse said that Jasper wouldn’t accept help because she secretly hates herself and doesn’t think she deserves it.]
But then Mickey turns this conversation around on him. With that smile and those words, Mickey basically just said: “I didn’t just do it for Gus. I wanted to save you too because I believe you’re just as noble as me and would do the same for me.”
Oswald’s shocked. Mickey believes in him. Mickey considers Oswald on the same level as him, not below him. All this time, Oswald’s been planning to backstab Mickey and steal his heart, and now he finds out that Mickey would consider Oswald himself more valuable than his own heart. Oswald’s incredibly touched, but also now feels immensely guilty.
Today’s the day! 82 years ago Oswald and Mickey met for the first time in Walt Disney’s letter to Carl Laemmle. So far this is the only known picture of Oswald with Mickey drawn by Walt Disney himself. Truly a rare sight!
And it was this image that also was the spark in finding out what the relationship would be between Oswald and Mickey when Junction Point were developing Epic Mickey. It’s amazing to think that if it weren’t for this image Oswald probably wouldn’t have had such an in depth and emotional character arc that he did in the game. It’s amazing what a few simple poses and facial expressions can inspire.
while getting the frames for this post, i was struck by how effective this scene is despite being so brief.
judy insists that nick should leave, which is the safest option for both him and the whole city. she’s not a dumb bunny. she knows she’s risking death, but it’s worth it to do the right thing.
nick refuses. he can’t bring himself to abandon her, and instead trusts they’ll “think of something”, relying on blind faith.
in other words? in this moment, judy is smart enough to make the cold, logical choice. nick is the mushy idiot who trusts his heart instead of his head.
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