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Willie Fadiddlehoffer, also known asWillie the Giant, is a supporting character of theMickey Mouse franchise.
He serves as the main antagonist ofMickey and the Beanstalk, the second half from Disney's 9th full-length animated feature film Fun and Fancy Free. He is a magical giant who brings destruction to Happy Valley by stealing the Golden Harp.
Despite portraying the role of an antagonist in his debut, Willie the Giant was later recast as agood guy (or anti-hero) in many of his subsequent appearances, such asMickey's Christmas Carol andMickey Mouse Clubhouse, among others.
Willie is very childish and not considered very bright, given his fondness for toys and inability to pronounce certain words, such as pistachio. His favorite food is implied to be Chocolate Pot Roast with Pistachio, given his overweight appearance.
He can also be very greedy and uncaring, like when he stole the golden harp from Happy Valley and didn't care that the land and people were suffering. However, after the events of the film, he seems to have become more polite and humble. This is most evident in his later performances.
Despite his childish side, he is incredibly powerful, demonstrating amazing magic powers such as flight, invisibility and shapeshifting.
Biography[]
Mickey and the Beanstalk[]
In the segment, Willie kidnaps the beloved Golden Harp whose beautiful singing brings joy and peace to the kingdom she inhabits. After her kidnapping, the kingdom fell into despair. One night, peasant Mickey Mouse purchases three beans that are said to be magic. Over night, the beans grow into a beanstalk carrying Mickey and his friends Donald and Goofy, to the top of the clouds where Willie dwells. They make way for his castle where they discover the captive harp.
Unfortunately, Willie discovers Mickey and catches him. But Willie sees that Mickey is looking at his hand, Mickey plays palm reader and pretends to be surprised that Willie have the ability to change himself into anything. Willie is intrigued by Mickey and puts him down, Willie offers the demonstration of his powers and tells Mickey to say anything to him. Mickey spots a fly-swapper and asks Willie to change into a fly, Willie at first accepts but asks to rather have a bunny, when Mickey says of not being able to change into fly he changes him mind, but Willie then out of suspicion asks Mickey of why, Mickey answers because and he accepts. But Willie then decide to change into a bunny anyways and asks Mickey if he is sure he don't want a bunny.
But Willie sees the fly-swapper and Donald and Goofy, Willie imprisons them except Mickey got away from him and locks them in a chest (it is unknown what was Willie planning to do with them, whether it's keeping them only as prisoners or something else). The harp sings to put Willie to sleep while Mickey goes to down to the shirt pocket to get the key, but Mickey falls down in the snuff box and Mickey sneeze out the powder, Willie awakens by it and sees someone is in the pocket. Willie begins to raise his hand and says he is going smash, but the same powder gets in his face and begins to sneeze (while Mickey gets out offscreen), Willie makes anunusual sneeze for a giant. Willie then gets back at it and hits the pocket with his hand, Willie looks inside and says hello, Willie then wonders what was that and concludes it was just a nightmare and goes back to sleep, Mickey manages to swipe the key and free his friends.
As they begin to leave with the harp, Mickey sees the shoe laces and begins to tie them to make double sure to make Willie slow down, but then Willie awakens and pursues the heroes. Mickey and his friends make it down the beanstalk and quickly chops it down. Willie falls down to the earth and is defeated in the main story.
However, in the epilogue ofFun and Fancy Free, and the television broadcast of the segment, Willie is seen after the fall looking for Mickey, possibly for revenge or maybe just to visit him. and Jiminy Cricket sees Willie leaving.
Mickey's Christmas Carol[]
In the film, he is portrayed as the Ghost of Christmas Present. In this depiction, although still bumbling and lacking in intelligence, he is good. He shows Uncle Scrooge the meaning of generosity and warns that there may be trouble ahead for the Cratchit family, and ultimately Scrooge himself. He vanishes suddenly and completely, leaving only his giant footprints in the snow.
It should also be noted that originally, Present was actually going to be played by the Blue Fairy instead of him. In either case, Present is the only 'human' character in the film.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit[]
Willie can be spotted as a poster in a movie theater in Toontown.
House of Mouse[]
Willie made several appearances in House of Mouse usually as one-line gags. In "House of Genius", Mickey was kicked into Willie's salad with the giant stating "Duh, I asked for house dressing, not mouse dressing." In "House of Scrooge", Scrooge McDuck cuts back on food service in the club presenting a simple pea as Willie's evening meal, much to Willie's disappointment. In "The Mouse Who Came to Dinner", Willie's amusement to the jokes onMortimer Mouse has him accidentally slap him to a wall although the audience was quite pleased by the action.
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse[]
Willie plays a recurring role in the series, now residing on a farm. He is first seen in the episode "Donald and the Beanstalk" where he trades five magic beans for Donald's beloved pet, Boo-Boo Chicken. Eventually, Donald regrets the trade and throws the beans in frustration. This creates the beanstalk. Mickey, Donald and Goofy climb it to find the barn on Willie the Giant, who they fear. They find Boo-Boo Chicken and begin to make there way back home. Willie follows behind to get the chicken back. Mickey decides to trade a stuffed bear for the chicken which Willie happily accepts. Willie would later show up regularly as a friend to Mickey.
Despite his humbling persona,Pete still holds a great fear of Willie unlike the rest of the clubhouse gang. He has also mentioned the fact that he has a mother and visits her often.
Mickey Mouse Funhouse[]
Willie appears in the episode "Mickey and the Cornstalk!" where he tends his bar house. Willie's clothing appears to have changed in terms of color, his shorts are now yellow and his vest is green.
He aslo appears in Bottled Up!, Rain, Rain, Go Away, A Big Giant Problem!, Witchy Worries and Tooth or Consequences!.
Once Upon a Time[]
The Giant appeared inOnce Upon a Time, as Anton, played one of the stars fromLost, Jorge Garcia. When Emma Swan andHook climb the bean to get back the magic compass allowing them to return to StoryBrooke, supposing that the Giants are switched, they are faced with Anton. However, contrary to his contemporaries, Anton is of a big curiosity to the human beings and gives the compass to Emma.
He is later kidnapped by Hook andCora who uses him to terrorize the city and kill Snow White and The Prince James whom Anton confuses with his twin brother. By the past, This last, assisted by his lover, Jacqueline "Jack" had manipulated the giant to steal him the magic beans and killed all his family.
When the truth is restored, Anton takes a human size and is nicknamedTiny and adopted as a brother byGrumpy and the other dwarfs, cultivating with them fields of magic beans.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts[]
Willie makes an appearance in theSir Mickey's shops in the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Paris parks, lifting part of the roof and peeking inside. Willie also has his own spell card called "The Giant's Giant Stomp" in the attractionSorcerers of the Magic Kingdom.
Powers and Abilities[]
Despite his childish mind, Willie is a surprisingly powerful user of magic, claiming all he needs to do is chant a spell Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum, and he can perform shapeshifting, fly, and become invisible. His very first appearance (as a semi- humanoid thunderstorm) indicates that he is more a force of nature than a being, explaining his somewhat abnormal playfullness.
But, even aside from his magical powers, Willie is a powerful physical force, owing to his size and strength.
Still, Willie is not invincible. He has his weaknesses, one of which is implied that he is subject to the limitations of the forms he takes, such as when Mickey had planned to swat him when he had tried to get Willie to turn himself into a fly. And, of course, Willie is not all that smart, but he is able to realize when he has been tricked, or almost tricked, so he's not stupid.
However, in his later appearances, Willie has not demonstrated his powers, despite using "Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum", implying that the magic he once had is gone. Whether or not this resulted from his defeat at Mickey's hands is currently unknown.
