Oswald

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**Oswald the Lucky Rabbit** is the deuteragonist of Epic Mickey. He is the most important figure in the Wasteland, and serves as his ruler. Over the course of the game, he will interact with Mickey and help him on his quest to Return Home. He is also the father of the Bunny Children.

## Appearance

Oswald is a unique character. He is a short, black rabbit with a white face. The structure of his face is very similar to that of Mickey Mouse, as he has two large, beady black eyes, a small black nose (which is shorter and more round compared to Mickey’s), and a large mouth. Both of his ears are very long and can apparently be detached from his body, as seen in cutscenes. Unlike Mickey, Oswald does not wear gloves, a top, or shoes, and his only piece of clothing is a pair of light blue shorts.

## Personality

Oswald is perhaps the game’s most morally interesting character for a variety of reasons. As the first ever forgotten toon, Oswald naturally became the leader of the Cartoon Wasteland, and he was known to rule his kingdom benevolently along with his partner Ortensia, whom he loves very much. Oswald mentions how happy he was despite the fact that he was forgotten by his creator. However, he still held a significant amount of jealousy for his half-brother, Mickey Mouse, as he feels that Mickey’s rise in popularity was undeserved and should belong to him instead.

However, when the Thinner Disaster struck, Oswald faced a new threat in the form of The Blot. Oswald successfully defeated the Blot, but in doing so he lost Ortensia and Wasteland was plunged into ruin. This caused Oswald to become resentful and bitter, and he went into exile on Mickeyjunk Mountain.

When Mickey arrived in Wasteland, Oswald was initially shocked, assuming Mickey had somehow become forgotten despite his endless popularity. However, once Mickey and Oswald actually meet, Oswald becomes committed to helping Mickey escape Wasteland, but only under the pretense that Oswald despises his presence and wants him gone as quickly as possible.

Oswald is initially standoffish sad rude to Mickey, and will also try to keep any business he has with him short and direct. Later on, he begins to warm up to Mickey, although this quickly goes south once the real Blot is released and the Second Blot Wars begin. As Oswald watches Wasteland fall to the Blot once again, he becomes pessimistic and hopeless, but this quickly changes with the help of Mickey.

Towards the end of the game, Oswald darkly admits that he anticipated Mickey’s arrival in Wasteland, and it is heavily implied through cutscene dialogue that Oswald planned to steal Mickey’s Heart and use the Moonliner Rocket to escape Wasteland and leave Mickey behind. However, he reveals that getting to actually know the mouse talked him out of the idea. In the Fireworks Control Tower, Oswald proclaims that he sees Mickey as an actual brother, and that he wants a fresh start to replace the old bitterness he had for the mouse.

When the Blot is defeated at the end of the game, Oswald grabs Mickey’s heart before he is able to reach it. Oswald looks at it in awe, seeing it as his ticket to finally return to the Cartoon World, but after a moment of contemplating, he gladly gives it back to Mickey. When Ortensia is revived and Wasteland is restored to its former glory, Oswald becomes truly happy once again. In the final scene of the game, he puts his hand over Mickey’s, signifying their brotherhood.

## Gallery

Oswald in-game.Oswald as he appears in cutscenes.Oswald holding Mickey’s Heart.Oswald with his sweetheart Ortensia.