Minnie Mouse

Minerva Mouse, also known as Minnie Mouse, is one of the main characters of the Mickey Mouse franchise. 
She is the female counterpart and the official as well as permanent lifelong girlfriend of Mickey Mouse. Created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, her first appearance was in a cartoon short called Plane Crazy, which was created before Steamboat Willie as a silent film, but not distributed until 1929 with sound added.
Minnie Mouse has, over the years, grown into a strong, rather complex, and easily identifiable character in the Disney universe. Her many personality traits are more than noticeable, as well as consistent, in every incarnation of the character.
She was voiced by the late Walt Disney, Marjorie Ralston, Marcellite Garner, Thelma Boardman and Ruth Clifford in the old classic shorts, and by Janet Waldo in an adaption. She has also been voiced by the late Russi Taylor, who also voiced Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Webby Vanderquack, Donald Duck as a pre-teen, Phantasma, Melvin and Timmy Tantrum. As of 2020, she is now voiced by Kaitlyn Robrock, who officially took over the role starting in Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures.
==Personality==
Minnie is incredibly sweet, often tame, and highly intelligent, even more so than Mickey half the time. Because of this, she tends to be the one to keep ordinance in her circle of friends, as well as in the life of Mickey, who's constant mischief leads to chaos, ranging in relevance and danger. This also gives her a motherly persona, which is seen whenever she's dealing with animals or children. Her nature, kindness and tendency to see the good in others also ties into the fact that she's a hopeless romantic, as well as deeply affectionate. She takes love and loyalty very seriously, and is quite possibly the most dependable character, as well as the most loving, in the Mickey Mouse franchise.
Despite the various reasons Minnie comes across as a perfect being, she's not without her flaws. Unlike Mickey, who is usually laid-back no matter the situation, Minnie has a habit of becoming easily frustrated, and can be impulsive, obsessive and occasionally naïve. In spite of the popular belief that Minnie is a passive character, she is outspoken and has been shown to openly lose her temper like Donald due to Mickey's forgetfulness, Daisy's diva persona and Goofy's tomfoolery. 
Her temper can also stem from any amount of rudeness, as well as a lack of order. She's also shown dislike and hatred towards flirtatious men, selfishness and narcissism. Additionally, she refuses to let these factors go on without a word, no matter how harsh or brutally honest her opinions are. Exceptions to this fact come into play whenever she's dealing with a close fried, such as the aforementioned Daisy, who she cares a great deal for, despite her few annoying tendencies. Minnie is often described as "feisty" by other characters. Being as strong-willed as she is, Minnie has no problem assisting Mickey in battling an enemy, no matter their size or power. She can be a key part in saving the day because of this.
She has appeared in many shorts, specials and movies, often as a damsel-in-distress who had been kidnapped by Pete or someone else.
==History==
Minnie made her debut alongside her boyfriend in the classic shorts made in 1928 and continued appearing until 1952. She return in 1983 and continued to make guest star/mirror/background appearances until 1988 and later made official regular appearances beginning in 1995 and onwards.
==Trivia==
*Minnie appeared in concept art for Epic Mickey, but didn't appear in the actual game herself (nor is she ever mentioned by Mickey). There was also no mention of her in Epic Mickey 2, but she did appear in Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion and appeared in one of the projectors at the end of the second Epic Mickey.
*According to Walt Disney, Mickey and Minnie Mouse have never been married on-screen. However, in 1933 during an interview with Film Pictorial, Walt said, “In private life, Mickey is married to Minnie... What it really amounts to is that Minnie is, for screen purposes, his leading lady.”.
*Minnie's eyes are usually longer and wider than Mickey's, while her smile is much shorter and more closed than his. However, these details weren't used in the earliest cartoon and some comic stories.
*In the popular ABC television series Once Upon a Time, several figurines of Minnie and Mickey can be seen, most notably in Mr. Gold's pawn shop.
*Minnie was used along with Mickey in a 1930 Aesop's Fables cartoon called "The Office Boy" and again in a 1931 Aesop's Fables cartoon called "Red Riding Hood" after Walt Disney admitted influence from this cartoon series which had been around even before Mickey was even created. But Walt sued its creator Paul Terry for "plagiarizing" his character which led to Aesop's Fables ending in 1933.
*In the Pucca episode "Tame That Toon", the classic cartoon version of Pucca strongly resembles Minnie Mouse.
*It has been officially stated that Minnie shares the same birthday as Mickey Mouse (November 18). However, this is debatable, as numerous stories that take place on Mickey's birthday do not mention that it is also Minnie's birthday and vice-versa.
*In Japanese Disney theme parks, it is more likely to find Minnie Mouse ears instead of Mickey Mouse ears.
*Minnie has over two-hundred outfits.
*Bob Iger once referred to Minnie as "the official First Lady of the Walt Disney company".
*Minnie is one of the many cartoon characters who appeared in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, wondering about Judge Doom's identity and celebrating that he was defeated and that Roger found Marvin Acme's will.
*Minnie's original voice actress Russi Taylor died in 2019 and her new voice actress was yet to be announced. Kaitlyn Robrock voiced her in a song CD around the same year as Taylor passed away. Starting in 2020, Robrock officially took over the role in the Mixed-Up Adventures series and onwards, but her voice still sounds exactly the same as it is when Taylor voiced her.
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