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Lancy, Rascal and Battly are a trio of supporting characters that appeared in 18 animated films produced by DreamWorks Pictures. Created by DreamWorks veteran animator Shaun Cove (1923-2014) in 1966, they serve as recurring characters in many of the studio's films, appearing as henchmen for the main antagonists (except in Trolls, which it turns out that they were working for the secondary antagonist).
They made their first appearance in the 1970 film Swan People. Afterwards, they appeared in more films such as TBD. As time progressed, they begun to have many popularity which they eventually became into one of DreamWorks' most popular animated characters, spun-off into their own media franchise with comics, video games, merchandising, theme park attractions, feature films and television programs.
History[]
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Background[]
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Physical appearances[]
Lancy[]
Lancy is a female slender Siamese cat with light tan fur, tall legs with dark brown marks on each of them, fluffy tail, black ears, peach-colored mask, light green eyes, black stick-like pupils, and round pink nose.
Rascal[]
Rascal is a male large fat orange-furred bulldog with small black droopy ears, two strings of hair on top of his head, big eyes with little black pupils, cream muzzle, tiny black nose and small fangs on his lower-jaw.
Battly[]
Battly is a small male slender fruit bat with grey fur, white torso, devil-like tail, large droopy ears, yellow eyes with black dots, cream mask, long muzzle with small pink pig-like nose, and small fangs on his upper jaw.
Personality[]
Lancy[]
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Rascal[]
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Battly[]
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Appearances[]
Films[]
| # | Films | Year | Masters/Masteresses | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swan People | 1970 | Warc | Their first appearance. |
| 2 | Elefriend | 1974 | The Poacher (Rascal)
Lady Xavier (Lancy) |
Battly is absent. |
| 3 | The Magic Flute | 1977 | The Queen of the Night | |
| 4 | Martha | 1980 | None |
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| 5 | Woolma | 1982 | Mr. Brzezinski | Lancy and Battly are absent. |
| 6 | Jimmy and Tammy | 1988 | Mr. Wolf | Lancy and Battly are absent. |
| 7 | Roboy | 1989 | Julian Knight |
Appeared as robots. |
| 8 | Stray Cats | 1992 | Sir Egan | Lancy and Battly are absent. |
| 9 | Trolls | 1994 | The Chef | Only time that they were working for the secondary antagonist. |
| 10 | The Prince of Egypt | 1998 | Rameses |
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| 11 | The Road to El Dorado | 2000 | Tzekel-Kan | Non-speaking role. |
| 12 | A Series of Unfortunate Events | 2004 | Count Olaf | |
| 13 | Hail Arthur | 2007 | Captain Hook | First appearance in a CGI film |
| 14 | The Wanderer | 2010 | Wizard Crocodile | Lancy and Rascal are absent. |
| 15 | Headin' South Pole | 2010 | Count Olaf | |
| 16 | Billy the Cat | 2016 | Moonie | Lancy and Battly are absent. |
| 17 | Lancy, Rascal and Battly: The Three Animals | 2018 | DeFelaxe (formely)
None |
First film role as main characters/heroes. |
| 18 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | 2019 | Grimmel the Grisly | Lancy and Rascal are absent. |
Films which they were supposed to appear but removed[]
The list of canceled/released films which the three characters were supposed to appear but they ended being removed or the film got cancelled.
| Films | Masters/Masteresses | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Rabbit | Mr. McGregor | Lancy was planned to appear as Mr. McGregor's pet cat. |
| Zorro | ||
| Hollywood Monsters | ||
| Sherlock Hound | ||
| Candy Land | ||
| The Little Blue Whale | ||
| All Dogs Go to Heaven | Carface Carruthers | They were replaced by Fee, Line and Killer. |
| The Legend of Zelda | Lord Ganondoff | |
| The Dreamtoons Movie | ||
| Thumbelina (Don Bluth version) | Grundel Toad | |
| Tusker | ||
| The Musketeers | ||
| Joseph: King of Dreams | ||
| Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | ||
| Lancy, Rascal and Battly | None | |
| Spy, Spy Again: A Dreamtoons Movie | Dave the Octopuss | |
| Over the Hedge | Vincent | Battly was intended to appear as Vincent's abused but loyal sidekick. |
| Monsters vs. Aliens | Galaxar | They were supposed to appear as aliens. |
| How to Train Your Dragon | ||
| Rise of the Guardians | ||
| Harvey Street Kids | Mr. Farso | They were replaced by Mr. Farso's children and Katnip. |
| Frosty the Snowman 2 | Majesty Meow | Lancy was planned to appear as a love interest to Majesty Meow, before being removed in favor of the Catfather as his partner in crime. |
| Sunnie Lite | ||
| Abominable |
Television[]
| # | Shows | Year | Masters/Masteresses | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lancy, Rascal and Battly Show | 2011-present | None | Second time with them as good characters (right after specials). |
| 2 | The Misadventures of Janice and Ringo | 2018-present | None (in most cases)
Most one-time antagonists |
First time with them as anti-heroes. |
| 3 | Cartoon Animal Town | 2019-present | None | Parodic versions |
Other media[]
- TBD
Cameos[]
| Films | Notes |
|---|---|
| Albedo (1989) | Rascal appears in a wanted poster which says "Wanted for Annoying People". |
| Shrek trilogy (2001-2010) | They appear as three of the fairy tale creatures. |
| Transformers (2007) | A Lancy plush can be seen in the little girl's bedroom when the Autobots arrive at Earth. |
| Fritz the Cat (2019) | Lancy appears as one of Fritz's classmates. |
| The Splatoon Movie (2022) | They appear as three citizens of Inkopolis. |
Trivia[]
- Lancy is inspired by Azrael from Peyo's The Smurfs, while Rascal is inspired by Muttley from Hanna-Barbera's Wacky Races and Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, and Battly is rumored to be inspired by Mr. Smee from Walt Disney's Peter Pan, and would be a later inspiration to both Batty from 20th Century Fox's FernGully: The Last Rainforest and Bartok from Don Bluth's Anastasia.
- The trio would've been a later inspiration to both the Hyenas from Disney's 1994 classic The Lion King and Tin, Pan and Alley, the Siamese cat trio from the Tom and Jerry direct-to-video film series.
- Not counting their cameos, they are usually villains in every film they appear in, except in both Martha and Lancy, Rascal and Battly: The Three Animals, where they are heroes.