Bartholomew

Bartholomew is a male monster.
After being created in a laboratory by Dr. Happy, Bartholomew escaped into the wild. At first, Timon and Pumbaa were frightened of him and so trained their lion friend Simba to defend them. However, Simba befriended Bartholomew and invited him to share in "Hakuna Matata" with him and his friends. Bartholomew happily accepted.
==Biography==
===Early life===
Bartholomew was created as a lab experiment by Dr. Happy, but he escaped into the jungle, where he acquired a fearsome reputation. In actuality, he was lonely and lost.
===Befriending Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa===
In a vicious display of carnage and monstrosity, Bartholomew broke his way out of Dr. Happy's lab, prompting the mad scientist's loyal pooch to report to his master about the monster's successful escape attempt. Despite the damage done to his facility, Dr. Happy showed little concern for the doings of Bartholomew, though the newspapers immediately started to spread news about the disaster.
Upon seeing news reports about Bartholomew, Timon and Pumbaa started a training program with their friend Simba in the hopes that he would protect them from predators. Simba, however, paid little attention to the constant drills, as he was confident in his abilities to take on dangerous predators.
Wanting to instill confidence in their friend, Timon and Pumbaa plotted to make Simba think he has saved them from the escaped beast. The plan backfired, however, when Timon encountered Bartholomew while prepping the event and mistook him for Pumbaa. When Pumbaa showed up, Timon realized his mistake, and the two friends took off into the jungle, screaming. They ran immediately to Simba and forced him into combat against the beast, but Simba quickly learned that Bartholomew was a friend.
In the face of his friends' shock, Simba explained that Bartholomew was lonely and lost. He suggested that they let Bartholomew into their gang. Realizing Bartholomew's potential as a bodyguard, Timon reluctantly agreed to the idea, and Bartholomew admitted that he had been giving their motto a lot of thought. Once officially a member of their club, Bartholomew attempted to follow them across a log, but the trunk broke beneath his weight, and all four friends slid backward into a ravine.
==Physical appearance==
Bartholomew is tall and massive. He sports many features that resemble those of other animals, such as the twin bull horns atop his head. Bartholomew's main body is scaly and bright purple, while his chest is green and his toes are pale pink. His neck and head are furry and dark brown, his muzzle is large and tan, and he has a red crest that runs down the back of his neck. Additionally, he has pointed blue claws and two giant fangs that jut out from under his upper lip.
==Personality and traits==
Despite being a ferocious predator, Bartholomew is friendly, tame, and sociable. On his own, he is prone to succumbing to loneliness.
==Appearances==
* The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa
** "Shake Your Djibouti"
==Trivia==
* Bartholomew was voiced by Frank Welker.
** Welker also voiced the anteater, the baby panda, Claudius, Ernie, the ghost, Leopold, Ned, the panther, the panther cub, and the tarsier.
==References==
Category:Antagonists
Category:Characters
Category:The Lion King's Timon & Pumbaa characters
Category:Males
Category:Monsters