Caterpillar ( Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland ) - wikipedia Caterpillar ( Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland ) Caterpillar Alice character The Caterpillar using a hookah ; an illustration by John Tenniel. The illustration is noted for its ambiguous central figure, whose head can be viewed as being a human male 's face with a pointed nose and protruding chin or being the head end of an actual caterpillar, with two `` true '' legs visible. First appearance Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland Created by Lewis Carroll Information Nickname ( s ) The Blue Caterpillar Aliases Hookah - Smoking Caterpillar, Absolem Species Caterpillar Gender Male Nationality Wonderland The Caterpillar ( also known as the Hookah - Smoking Caterpillar ) is a fictional character appearing in Lewis Carroll 's book Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland. Contents 1 Appearance in Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland 2 In other media 2.1 Disney film 2.2 Tim Burton films 2.3 Once Upon a Time 3 References Appearance in Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland Introduced in Chapter Four ( `` Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill '' ) and the main center of interest of Chapter V ( `` Advice from a Caterpillar '' ), the Caterpillar is a hookah - smoking caterpillar exactly three inches high ( a height of which he argues in defense, against Alice 's complaint ). Alice does not like the Caterpillar when they first meet, because he does not immediately talk to her and when he does, it is usually in short, rather rude sentences, or difficult questions. The original illustration by John Tenniel is something of a visual paradox, wherein the caterpillar 's human face appears to be formed from the head and legs of a naturalistic caterpillar. In other media The Caterpillar makes an appearance in a few other places outside Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland, such as American McGee 's Alice and the novel The Looking - Glass Wars ; in both of these spin - offs he plays the role of an oracle. In the SyFy TV miniseries Alice, the Caterpillar is the leader of the underground resistance to the Queen of Hearts. The Caterpillar also makes an appearance in `` Curiouser and Curiouser, '' an episode of the television show Forever Knight, in the form of a child 's toy. In several Marvel Comics stories featuring Doctor Strange, the magical entity Agamotto has appeared in a form resembling the Caterpillar. In popular music, the Caterpillar is mentioned in Jefferson Airplane 's `` White Rabbit '' ( 1967 ), a song containing many references to the book Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland. In one episode of Ouran High School Host Club called `` Haruhi in Wonderland '', Kyoya Otori is dressed as the Caterpillar. The Caterpillar appears in the Mad T Party at Disney 's California Adventure park, where he plays the keyboard. The Caterpillar is also referenced in Melanie Martinez 's song Mad Hatter. The Caterpillar turned moth is also a main male character in The Splintered Series by A.G. Howard, in this series his name is Morpheus Disney film Blue Caterpillar First appearance Alice in Wonderland Created by Lewis Carroll Voiced by Richard Haydn ( original film ) Corey Burton ( House of Mouse ) Main article : Alice in Wonderland ( 1951 film ) His memorable phrase is a breathy `` Whooo... are... you ? ''. In the Disney animated film, this line is visualised as exhalations of smoke in the shapes `` O '', `` R '' and `` U ''. Alice remarks in the original story that the Caterpillar will one day turn into a butterfly, and in both the 1999 television film and Disney 's 1951 version he does so in Alice 's presence. He is voiced by Richard Haydn. The Caterpillar in the Disney film is a blue creature who, as in the original Carroll story, smokes a hookah. He is seen as a very violent character as he yells at Alice quite often during the scenes in which they both appear. He blows smoke in Alice 's face and when she needs assistance he ignores her. He is a quite mean character providing little to no assistance to Alice and ends up confusing her more while she is trapped in Wonderland. He then ignores her and turns into a butterfly and flutters away not caring whether or not Alice makes it out alive. He also instructs her to eat a mushroom but does not say what it does thus putting her into possible danger. He reappears one final time during the ending chase, still in butterfly form but once again smoking on his hookah, and again ignoring Alice when she asks for his help escaping the Queen of Hearts. Tim burton films Main article : Alice in Wonderland ( 2010 film ) Absolem the Caterpillar First appearance Alice in Wonderland Created by Lewis Carroll Voiced by Alan Rickman Alan Rickman voices the Caterpillar, who in this adaptation is named Absolem. Rickman was filmed while recording his voice in a studio, but his face was not composited onto the character 's face as originally planned. He appears five times in the movie. The first time is outside Wonderland, when a young man named Hamish Ascot is about to propose to Alice and she notices a blue caterpillar on his shoulder. The second time is when Nivens McTwisp the White Rabbit, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Mallymkun the Dormouse, and the Uilleam the Dodo consider Alice 's identity, and they consult him. Absolem appears in a thick cloud of hookah smoke, which he blows at Alice. He appears again after Alice arrives at the White Queen 's Castle, and again to remind Alice of her previous visit to Wonderland. He blows smoke at her twice this time, and Alice asks him to stop it. At the end of the movie, Absolem, as a butterfly, appears on Alice 's shoulder as she sets off for China. Rickman reprises the role in Alice Through the Looking Glass ( 2016 ), though he remains a butterfly, leading Alice to the looking - glass portal to Underland and informing her that matters require her urgent attention. He is n't seen again for the rest of the film but makes a cameo in the credits. This was also his final film performance and the film is dedicated in his memory. Once Upon a time The Caterpillar appears in an episode of Once Upon a Time, voiced by Roger Daltrey. The Caterpillar appears in the Once Upon a Time in Wonderland episode `` Forget Me Not '' voiced by Iggy Pop, wherein he operates a meeting - house for the transaction of criminal business. He is consulted twice by Alice for assistance in an adventure of her own. References ^ Jump up to : `` And do you see its long nose and chin ? At least, they look exactly like a nose and chin, do n't they ? But they really are two of its legs. You know a Caterpillar has got quantities of legs : you can see more of them, further down. '' Carroll, Lewis. The Nursery `` Alice ''. Dover Publications ( 1966 ), p27. Jump up ^ `` Caterpillar - Alice-in-Wonderland.net ''. Alice-in-Wonderland.net. Retrieved 2015 - 10 - 20. Jump up ^ `` Alice in Wonderland -- Glossary of Terms / Script ( early draft ) '' ( PDF ). Walt Disney Pictures. JoBlo.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010. ( early draft of the film script, first started Feb. 2007 ) Jump up ^ Topel, Fred ( December 19, 2008 ). `` Alan Rickman talks about Alice in Wonderland ''. Crushable.com. Retrieved February 21, 2010. Lewis Carroll 's Alice Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland Through the Looking - Glass `` The Hunting of the Snark '' Characters Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland Alice The White Rabbit The Mouse The Dodo The Duck The Lory Eaglet Pat Bill the Lizard Puppy The Caterpillar The Duchess The Cheshire Cat The March Hare The Hatter Tarrant Hightopp The Dormouse The Queen of Hearts The King of Hearts The Knave of Hearts The Gryphon The Mock Turtle Through the Looking - Glass The Red Queen The White Queen The Red King The White King The White Knight Tweedledum and Tweedledee The Sheep Humpty Dumpty The Lion and the Unicorn Bandersnatch Jubjub Bird Locations Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland Wonderland Through the Looking - Glass Looking - Glass Land The Old Sheep Shop Related topics Alice Liddell Alice 's Shop John Tenniel Theophilus Carter The Annotated Alice Mischmasch Works based on Alice in Wonderland Films and television Disney franchise Translations of Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland Translations of Through the Looking - Glass Adaptations Poems `` All in the golden afternoon... 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Question: what is the caterpillar smoking in alice in wonderland
Answer: a hookah