Pacha

Pacha is the deuteragonist of Disney's 38th full-length animated feature film , a minor character in the spinoff film Kronk's New Groove and a supporting character in the TV series The Emperor's New School. 
He is a very kind peasant and the patriarch of his family. He helps the film's protagonist, Emperor Kuzco, to go back to his palace, under the condition that he won't destroy Pacha's village to build a pool. Though Kuzco shows little will to respect the deal, Pacha takes him home anyway, and the two develop a strong friendship. In the end, Kuzco is turned back to a human and agrees to forget about destroying Pacha's village. In the TV series, they still remain close friends.
== Portrayals ==
* In the films and in the second season of the TV series, he was voiced by , who also played Fred Flintstone in the 1994 live-action film The Flintstones, Sulley from the Monsters Inc. franchise, Baloo in The Jungle Book 2, Hound in the live-action Transformers franchise and William Randa in Kong: Skull Island. 
* In the TV series' first season, he was instead voiced by .
* In the video game adaptation of the original film, he was voiced by .
==Personality==
Pacha is an even-tempered peasant and family man, and a subject in the egotistic Emperor Kuzco's kingdom. His courage, tenderness, and value of both friendship and family assists Kuzco change into a sociable and obliging young man. 
==Biography==
===The Emperor's New Groove===
In The Emperor's New Groove, Pacha is summoned to the palace by Kuzco and is told that his house on the hill will be destroyed to make room for Kuzco's summer home (which is Kuzco's present to himself for his upcoming 18th birthday). Surprised and appalled that the emperor could be so callous, he travels home to tell Chicha and his two children (Chaca and Tipo) that they have to leave their ancestral home. However, before he can tell them, he discovers that Kuzco has been transformed into a llama and dropped in the back of his cart. He is initially reluctant to help Kuzco, since the emperor seems to make it clear that he still intends to destroy Pacha's village. Over time, however, Pacha gradually helps Kuzco to start thinking of people other than himself, and he eventually cleans up his act. The two set out to turn Kuzco back to a human by getting to Yzma's lab. Upon returning to being human, Kuzco lets Pacha keep his village and even spends his summer vacation with Pacha's family.
===Kronk's New Groove===
Pacha has a supporting role in Kronk's New Groove, the movie that revolves around Kronk, but Pacha is one of Kronk's friends. In one scene he disguises himself as "Pachita", Kronk's mother-in-law.
===The Emperor's New School===
In The Emperor's New School, he continues his fatherly role to Kuzco and lets the young emperor-to-be live with him and his family while Kuzco goes to school. He always gives Kuzco advice to help him out of any situation. For example, when Kuzco was transformed into a rabbit, he told Kuzco to "Make the best of what you've got," which in this case was speed. As a result of the events of the original film, Kuzco and Pacha share an attachment as both friends and surrogate father and son.
==Gallery==
Pacha.gif
Pacha When the sun hits that ridge just right.jpg
==Vocals==
==Trivia==
*In an earlier draft of The Emperor's New Groove (when it was titled Kingdom of the Sun), the plot would have been similar to The Prince and The Pauper and would have depicted Pacha being of similar age and appearance to Kuzco. The pair have swap lives due to their similar appearances. Pacha would also have fallen in love with Kuzco's fiancee Nina. Yzma would then discover the switch and would have turned Kuzco into a llama and force Pacha to be the kingdom's puppet ruler under the threat of revealing his true identity. Kuzco would have fallen in love with a llama herder named Mata, who would have helped him and Pacha stop Yzma from awakening the dark god Supai and restore the sun to its proper place (as Yzma wished to get rid of the sun as she blamed it for aging her). This version of Pacha would also have been voiced by Owen Wilson (who would later voice Lightning McQueen in the Cars films). However it was later decided that the film should be a buddy film and because of this, Pacha was made older than Kuzco and was married and had children and Wilson's recordings were scrapped.
*Before John Goodman was cast as Pacha, Bill Murray, Jim Belushi, Chevy Chase, George Wendt, Steve Martin, Martin Short, the late Robin Williams, Ernie Sabella, John Heard, Samuel E. Wright, Brian Blessed, Randy Quaid, Jeff Bridges, J.K. Simmons, Tim Allen and Dan Aykroyd were considered to voice Pacha.
*The scene when he says the phrase "When the sun hit that ridge just right." was an internet meme for a brief period in 2016.
==External Links==
*
*
==Navigation==
pl:Pacha
fr:Pacha
Category:Cartoon Heroes
Category:Movie Heroes
Category:TV Show Heroes
Category:Theatrical Heroes
Category:Crossover Heroes
Category:Sensational Six Heroes
Category:Male
Category:Honorable
Category:Selfless
Category:Friend of a Villain
Category:Merciful
Category:Protectors of Innocence
Category:Tragic
Category:Wise
Category:Spouses
Category:Parents
Category:Rescuers
Category:Neutral Good
Category:Deal Makers
Category:Voice of Reason
Category:Leaders
Category:Fighters
Category:Animal Kindness
Category:Sophisticated
Category:Poor
Category:Giants
Category:Mentors
Category:Honest
Category:Genius
Category:In Love
Category:Adventurers
Category:Falsely Accused
Category:Determinators
Category:Sidekicks
Category:Brutes
Category:Fantasy Heroes
Category:Comedy Heroes