Josey (Sheep & Wolves)

Josey is a supporting protagonist of the 2021 computer-animated sequel Sheep & Wolves: Pig Deal. She is a crocodile, who is turned into a ewe (due to one of Mami’s magic potions), and eventually becomes the love interest of Ike.
Her vocal effects were provided by .
== Personality ==
At first, during her short time as a crocodile, Josey, ironically, is not as sentient as the other animal characters in the film. She is sneaky, animalistic, ravenous, and ferocious. She even disguises herself as a bunny in an attempt to eat a rabbit who flirts with her, mistaking her for another rabbit. However, her threat is instantly nullified after she’s magically changed into a ewe.
During her time as a ewe, she’s mostly grumpy and somewhat hostile, often reacting out of frustration due to either not being taken as a serious threat or not finding any defenseless prey to devour. Ike’s attempted affections towards her mostly only tend to anger her further, that is until one night when she slowly starts to warm up to him (especially after trying Ike’s cooking). From that point on, she becomes sweet, friendly, loving and warm-hearted. She’s also shown to be fearless, when she poses as a distraction for the Dark Wolves, telling them in her own silent way that she’ll take them on herself.
== Appearance ==
At the start of the film, Josey first appears as a tall, slender crocodile, with light gray eyes, long eyelashes, a long snout, small, sharp teeth, and dark grayish-green scales with a lighter green underbelly, with the color reaching up to her lower jaw. She dons a curly blonde wig, a bunny ear headband and a large, blue bow around her neck as a disguise, which manages to fool a male bunny who flirts with her, mistaking her for another rabbit, despite the disguise being painfully obvious.
However, due to a slight mishap with one of Mami’s potions, she ends up being turned into a small ewe. In her ewe form, she has dark purplish brown skin, black hooves, fuzzy dark brown ears, big blue eyes with shorter eyelashes, a small mutton nose, and pink lips. The same blue bow mentioned above she now wears as a belt around her waist. She has curly, white wool; with half of it on her head, done up in wild dreadlock-type hairdo, even sporting a couple of blue butterfly hair pins, and the other half on her body, resembling a dress with a large skirt, leaving her skinny arms and legs visible.
==History==
=== Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal ===
Josey is first seen as Mami is telling a group of animals, including her soon-to-be closest friend Simone, the story of how the sheep and wolves were brought together by their new leader, Grey. She dons a shabby “rabbit” disguise and attempts to eat a rabbit that flirted with her. However, after a very brief struggle with Mami and a bunny child that got ahold of one of her magic potions, the potion slips out of their paws and lands on Josey, turning her into a small ewe. She grabs a hand mirror and looks at her reflection in surprise and shock.
When Mami is taken prisoner by a wolf pack known as the Dark Wolves, lead by their prejudicial leader Gark, Simone takes Josey with her and they escape into the woods. They happen upon Grey, who tells them to head straight for the village where they’ll be safe, as he fights off Gark’s two main henchmen, Dee & Dum, only to be ultimately foiled by Gark himself. Once out of danger, Simone introduces herself and Josey to the villagers. Ike finds Josey to be beautiful and falls in love with her. However, Josey is more concerned with finding something eat, her predatory instincts still intact, and Ike’s affections only succeed in frustrating her.
That night, after being rescued from the Dark Wolves by Grey and Bianca, Mami heads back the Village and concocts a potion to help them in the oncoming battle. They convince the hungry Josey, who’s being wooed by Ike (much to her annoyance), to try the potion. As a result, the potion grants her super strength. Convinced they can beat the Dark Wolves the next day, they leave Ike and Josey in charge of guarding the potion. Ike tries again to bring out Josey’s softer side. At one point, she even becomes nervous when Ike tells her that he himself sees she’s not like other ewes, thinking he may realize she’s not really a sheep, only to be relieved when Ike to confirms that he knows nothing about the matter. When he hears her stomach rumble, he pulls out a picnic basket and offers her pieces of chamomile pie and clover cake he baked. At first, she is disgusted by it, saddening Ike. But, just to please him, reluctantly tries it, and finds that he she actually likes it, delighting Ike. When Ike takes Josey with him to get more food, they leave the potion unguarded, long enough for the Dark Wolves to steal the potion and switch it for another potion.
The next day, as everyone prepares for battle, they all drink the potion as the Dark Wolves approach the Village limits. However, because of the switch, instead of everyone gaining super strength, they all turn into pigs. This allows the Dark Wolves to take the villagers prisoner. Grey is locked in Belgour’s shed along with Skinny, who secretly despised co-existing with sheep and wanted to re-segregate their way of living, only to be ultimately betrayed by Gark. As they try to concoct a plan to escape the shed, Josey, who still has her super strength, breaks them out. She distracts the Dark Wolves while Skinny fetches the real potion and Grey takes on Gark alone. However, at the most inconvenient moment, she loses her power. But thankfully, everyone is changed back to their original forms. Josey joins her friends as they convince the Dark Wolves to join the village.
In the end, after Gark is defeated and peace is restored, Ike playfully teases Josey with a piece of pie, gives it to her and they romantically admire the view of the village from atop a small hill. Unseen by either, Josey’s tail turns back into a crocodile’s tail, indicating that the potion is wearing off. It is unknown what happens afterwards as the film ends. However, a brief moment during the end credits shows Josey’s (crocodile) hand holding Ike’s, only to be changed back into an ewe, thus ensuring the two’s inseparable bond.
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