Klaus (Klaus)

Klaus is the titular deuteragonist of the 2019 Netflix animated movie of the same name. He was a reclusive woodman and toymaker outside of Smeerensburg who befriends Jesper.
He is voiced by who is best known for voicing Ford Pines from Gravity Falls, Mayor Lionheart from Zootopia, Kai from Kung Fu Panda 3.
==History==
Klaus is a reclusive woodsman who lives in isolation outside the town of Smeerensburg. He spends his time handcrafting intricate toys, though his reasons for doing so are initially unknown. 
Klaus was once married to a woman named Lydia, but they were unable to conceive children. This caused Lydia great sadness and she eventually passed away from illness. In his grief, Klaus began making toys as a way to cope with the loss of his wife and their inability to start a family.
One day, Jesper Johansson discovers Klaus' home in the woods and is frightened by his imposing stature. Jesper had come across a drawing from one of the children in Smeerensburg and leaves it behind when he flees. Klaus uses the drawing to locate the child and has Jesper secretly deliver one of his handmade toys.
Word spreads of the mysterious toy-giver and soon all the children are writing letters to Klaus, believing he will grant their wishes. Klaus agrees to help Jesper by donating his toy collection on the condition they operate secretly at night. 
Klaus' generosity and the powers of imagination he inspires in the children help heal long-standing divisions in the town. He also forms an unlikely friendship with Jesper. Together they work to fulfill every child's Christmas wishes.
It is eventually revealed that Klaus' wife Lydia perished from an illness preventing them from having children of their own. His toymaking was a way to cope with this heartbreak and loneliness. 
In the story's climactic ending, Klaus follows "a wisp of wind up a sunny hill" and disappears, joining his wife at last. But every Christmas Eve thereafter, Jesper feels Klaus' spirit is still delivering toys to children worldwide as "Santa Claus" as he heard his laughter as sign he still visits his apprentice and friend.
==Appearance==
Klaus is huge and strong enough to bend iron bars with his bare hands. He also wears a traditional red outfit for Christmas.
==Personality==
Originally a jolly toymaker, Klaus grew to become a grouch after the death of his wife Lydia. Residing in the far corner of Smeerensburg, after noticing the new postman Jesper Johansson, Klaus forces him to deliver presents to the town's children every night, having him risk his life to bring happiness to the kids, all without being noticed. Knowing that the head Krum and Ellingboe are out to stop him from delivering toys on Christmas, Klaus, with the help of the teacher Alva, builds a second sleigh with false presents without telling Jesper this, having him risk his life to protect the fake presents while getting him to admit his faults. Klaus ends the movie reuniting with Lydia in the afterlife, becoming the magical Santa Claus in the process, while still taking time out of his schedule to visit Jesper every Christmas. Klaus sincerely believes that "a true selfless act always sparks another".
== Gallery ==
Klaus Wallpaper.jpg
== Trivia ==
== Navigation ==
Category:Titular
Category:Male
Category:Elderly
Category:Comedy Heroes
Category:Cartoon Heroes
Category:Movie Heroes
Category:Wrathful
Category:Selfless
Category:Leaders
Category:Deceased
Category:In Love
Category:False Antagonist
Category:Fantasy Heroes
Category:Neutral Good
Category:Protectors
Category:Protectors of Innocence
Category:Provokers
Category:Wise
Category:Good Vs. Good
Category:Animal Kindness
Category:Voice of Reason
Category:Paranormal
Category:Noncorporeal
Category:Saved Souls
Category:Giants
Category:Magic
Category:Tragic
Category:Charismatic
Category:Famous
Category:Sophisticated
Category:Masterminds
Category:Honorable
Category:Philanthropists
Category:Spouses