1992’s Goof Troop and 1995's A Goofy Movie redefined Pete as a suburban husband and father, with a personality that was less villainous and more domineering. A versatile villain, Pete has donned numerous aliases and professions portraying everything from a western outlaw, to a disgruntled train conductor. His characterization took after the thuggish hoodlums that often opposed such silent film underdogs as Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd, as well as screen actor Wallace Beery. Whereas Mickey was small and weak, Pete was large and powerful. Under the supervision of animator Norman Ferguson, Pete was developed to directly contrast Mickey. Having appeared three years prior to the advent of Mickey, Pete is the oldest recurring Disney character and the first villain to be conceived by the studio. Following his recurring roles in both the Alice, and later Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series of cartoons, Pete was permanently solidified as the arch-rival of Mickey Mouse in Steamboat Willie on November 18, 1928. He was designed as a bullish strongman with a wooden leg, which animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston speculate to have been inspired by pirate iconography. Pete made his debut in Alice Solves the Puzzle on February 15, 1925, as part of Walt Disney’s Alice Comedies. Pete’s most frequent scheme involves kidnapping Minnie Mouse for lecherous purposes, but his crimes and victims have varied over the years. He is the arch-nemesis of Mickey Mouse, normally characterized as a cigar-smoking thug with a ruthless and tyrannical personality. Pete (commonly known as Peg-Leg Pete) is a villainous, anthropomorphic cat created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks.

“ Just wait! No one-and I do mean no one-messes with the mighty Pete!” ―Pete

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