Judy Hopps (Zootopia)

Judy as she appears in Zootopia

**Judith Laverne Hopps** is a female rabbit and the main protagonist of Zootopia. She is the daughter of Bonnie and Stu and is a member of the Hopps family.

Judy Hopps is the first bunny ever to join Zootopia's police department. Determined to prove herself, Judy jumps at the chance to crack a case, even if it means teaming up with a con artist fox.

## Personality

Judy is fiercely optimistic and independent. Since childhood, she had harbored a dream to become a police officer, to make the world a better place. She cares for the well-being of others, and is always willing to extend a helping hand.

Due to being a rabbit, a species not known for being police officers, Judy faced continuous doubt from those around her, from her parents to local bullies. Nevertheless, she used this doubt as a means to increase her determination; she believed in the importance of always trying and making an effort to reach her goals, one of which was to eventually become a police officer of Zootopia, a city where predator and prey supposedly live together in peace and harmony, believing she will be quickly accepted amongst her peers. Unfortunately, she was too idealistic in this regard and found herself unprepared when facing the reality that city had both positive and negative aspects including prejudice, stereotyping, and profiling.

Unfortunately, Judy's fierce determination, at times, causes her to be overconfident and impulsive. She is shown to leap into action without always taking the time to fully think things through. This leads her to: abandon her post on parking duty to pursue Duke Weaselton into Little Rodentia causing considerable mayhem; almost get herself fired by taking on the Otterton case without permission; stake her career on being able to solve that case in 48 hours before learning that she has no resources; threaten to expose Mr. Big to his face which leads to him deciding to ice her and Nick; steal an entire train car full of evidence, rather than simply taking some key evidence to the ZPD. This leads to them nearly crashing into another train and ultimately destroying almost all the evidence. Despite the odds, Judy remains optimistic and determined, adapting herself to the environment of Zootopia and those around her to build up both the way she presents herself and pursue her goals. She is clever, kind, and resourceful, which proves to be her greatest asset. She tarnishes the stereotype of a "dumb bunny", being intelligent enough to outsmart professional con artist, Nick Wilde, several times. Months of training at the Zootopia Police Academy has also left her tactical, with an impressive amount of physical prowess. During times of chaos, she can quickly take charge of a situation by concocting an efficient plan on the spot, being daring enough to take dangerous chances, in order to potentially end the day victorious. More often than not, Judy comes out successful as a result of this.

Judy believes that predators and prey should be treated equally and works to follow that belief. However, due to her childhood experience, having been bullied, attacked and injured by a fox, Judy harbors a degree of unconscious fear of predators (mainly foxes), such that while she is aware that predators don't pose a threat, there is a small part of her that does believe they could revert to their primitive savage ways.

After being pestered into taking a canister of fox repellent during her move from Bunnyburrow to Zootopia, Judy makes the conscious decision to keep the canister by her side for a majority of the film. When she first spots Nick looking dubious in the street, she immediately assumes him to be up to something and follows him inside ready to use her repellent just because he was a fox. When it appears that Nick was merely an innocent dad looking to buy ice cream for his son, she feels ashamed of her profiling, which causes her to overcompensate in hopes of redeeming herself, which ultimately makes her an easy mark for Nick's Jumbo Pop scam.

Judy's time in Zootopia will cause her to blossom into a more mature, practical, diligent, and legitimately progressive individual. Through her experiences, she discovers the downside of having an overly idealistic mentality, and that the world can be a problematic place, filled with issues such as prejudice and stereotype, showing that all mammals—be they predator or prey, foxes or rabbits—can be victims of bias, even when it is unintentional. All animals have feelings, hopes, and dreams, all of which can be destroyed by preconceived notions. As such, all should strive to live and accept one another for who they are inside, and not the stereotypes they have been labeled as by society. Using her success and experiences as proof, she implores those around her to try and make an effort to see beyond stereotypes, to prove your worth and reach your goals in spite of all that may go against you, with the belief that these positive actions can ultimately lead to a better world, becoming the physical representation of Zootopia's motto "Anyone can be anything."

## Appearances

### Feature films

#### *Zootopia* (2016)

Main article: Zootopia (film)

From the largest elephant to the smallest shrew, the city of Zootopia is a mammal metropolis where various animals live and thrive. When Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) becomes the first rabbit to join the police force, she quickly learns how tough it is to enforce the law. Determined to prove herself, Judy jumps at the opportunity to solve a mysterious case. Unfortunately, that means working with Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), a wily fox who makes her job even harder.

### Video Games

#### Disney Infinity 3.0

Main article: Disney Infinity 3.0

Judy's figure was released on March 1, 2016, as a playable character in the Toy Box mode, alongside Nick.

Some of her attacks include her special ability: "Sleep Enforcement", which allows her to use her tranquilizer gun that momentarily put enemies to sleep. For melee attacks, Judy has "Super Sensitive Hearing", which allows her to sense and repel enemies to an exceptional degree. "Rabbit Kick" has Judy leap and kick an enemy with powerful force. Other abilities include enhanced speed and jumping action.

Judy also has an exclusive Toy Box story, which intertwines with the exclusive Toy Box story of Nick Wilde, entitled Judy Hopps: Hot on the Case. In the story, a mysterious antagonist has stolen the Jumbo-pops of Jerry Jumbeaux, leading Judy to hit the streets for investigation. She soon finds a suspicious car, and a chase follows. She eventually learns the criminal's plans, finds their base, and teams up with Nick to end the case. Judy's Toy Box story can be downloaded by accessing the "Developer's Pick" menu under "Community Content".

Judy also has the costume-changing "Meter Maid Judy" power disc, which dons her character model in her meter maid outfit when activated.

#### Kingdom Hearts χ

Main article: Kingdom Hearts χ

Judy appears as a costume available as customizable attire, a pochette accessory, and as one of the four Zootopia avatar companions for the game's avatars. She is also featured as a 5 star golden speed combat medal.

#### Disney Tsum Tsum

Main article: Disney Tsum Tsum

When activating the special skill of the Judy Tsum Tsum, a silhouette of Judy briefly appears on the screen, ticketing a parked car.

#### Zootopia: Crimes Files

Judy, along with Nick, are the protagonists as they take part in every case and search for clues, interrogate suspects, and analyze evidence to solve each crime. In the game, Judy is shown to have a great appreciation for Detective Oates, a horse, and seems to idolize him.

#### Zootopia: Racing Carnival

In this game you will find more than 20 different machines that you will be able to improve and pump in his garage. Check out all the game modes where you can race in single player mode or challenge your friends. Equip your machine gun and use it in the case. Also, the game will delight players of different tests it or drift star. Complete all the levels and enjoy the atmospheric and colorful levels.

#### Disney Magic Kingdoms

Main article: Disney Magic Kingdoms

Judy also appears in Disney Magic Kingdoms, as part of the Zootopia set along with Nick, Chief Bogo and Flash.

#### Disney Heroes: Battle Mode

Judy Hopps appears as a playable character in the mobile game *Disney Heroes: Battle Mode*.

## References

* https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/CC\_BY-SA\_icon.svg/50px-CC\_BY-SA\_icon.svg.png Text was copied from Judy Hopps at the Zootopia Wiki, which is released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA 3.0) license.

1. **^** Rich Moore via Twitter, May 8th, 2016
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