An Lost Boys

**The Lost Boys** are a group of ragtag young boys led by Peter Pan in Neverland in Disney's 1953 animated feature film, *Peter Pan*.

## Background

As the name suggests, the Lost Boys were all male characters. However, this temporarily changed in *Return to Never Land*, where Wendy's daughter, Jane, becomes the first Lost Girl (although she later leaves the group).

* Slightly
* Nibs
* The Twins
* Cubby
* Tootles

**Slightly** is the second in command. He wears a fox costume and is shown to be the oldest member (and the tallest) of the Lost Boys. In the book series, he is called **Slightly Soiled** and it is revealed that his real name is James; his surname is never revealed.

**Nibs** is the most active and is the bravest of the group. He wears a rabbit costume and doesn't talk much. He may be the most minor Lost Boy, with the least amount of speaking parts (excluding Tootles of course). In the book series, it is revealed that his real name is Thomas. His surname is never revealed.

A set of **twins** that speak at the same time. Although they are known for this, they do not carry it out in the sequel; instead, they finish each other's sentences. They wear raccoon costumes. They are treated as one in the book because Peter has no clue who is who. In the books, their names are revealed to be Marmaduke and Binky, but it is not known which name belongs to who.

**Cubby** is the toughest of all the Lost Boys. He is large and overweight and speaks as if he does not have much knowledge. He wears a bear costume. In the book series, he is referred to as "Tubby Ted" which can be assumed that his real name is Theodore or Edward. His surname is never revealed.

Cubby is the most emotional of the boys. When Tinkerbell is first found to be ill in *Return to Neverland*, he bursts into tears and cries until Nibs shoves a club in his mouth.
**Tootles** is the only Lost Boy who does not speak at all; to compensate for this, he uses a large pad of paper to communicate (albeit only in *Return to Neverland*). He is the youngest of the Lost Boys and seems to be the most cunning of the group. He wears a skunk costume. In the book series, it is revealed that his real name is Pentiss, but his surname is never revealed.

## Appearances

### *Peter Pan*

In the first film, the Lost Boys made their first appearance when Peter took Wendy, John, and Michael Darling to Neverland. The jealous Tinker Bell told them a "Wendy-Bird" had started a flight across there and needed to be hunted down. This later led to conflicts between Peter, the Lost Boys, Wendy, John, and Michael. John and Michael want to join their wild brigade, and Peter appoints John as their temporary leader. They sing "Following the Leader" as they walk, but are soon captured by the Indians. While being carried to the Indian Camp, they are shown annoyed. There, John takes the blame for getting themselves captured and the Lost Boys accept his apology. The Chief explains that his tribe has fought the Lost Boys many times, and Cubby suggests that he should let them go. John is confused and Slightly explains that they turn each other lose after a side wins. The Chief says he will not be releasing them, and accuses them of kidnapping his daughter, Tiger Lily, but the Lost Boys tell him that they did not do so and had not seen her. The Chief threatens them to be burned at the stake if she did not return by sunset. However this punishment is prevented by Peter who rescues her from Captain Hook, the real kidnapper, and the Lost Boys, John and Michael are then set free. The Lost Boys also view Wendy as a mother-like figure, demanding she tells them stories. It eventually all came down to the final battle with Captain Hook, the children victorious in the end. The Lost Boys were sad to lose Wendy, but reluctantly allowed her, John, and Michael to return home under Peter's watchful eye.

### *Return to Never Land*

In the sequel, Wendy has grown up and has a daughter of her own, Jane, a high-spirited girl who no longer believes in Wendy's stories of Neverland as her little brother, Danny does, due to war pressure. Her opinion is forced to change, however, when Captain Hook kidnaps her (thinking she's Wendy), she is rescued by Peter Pan and is taken to his hideout, Hangman's Tree. While the Lost Boys all excitedly crowd around her, Tootles reminds her of Danny and she runs off. Once she returns to Peter, it is then the Lost Boys' job to teach her how to have fun. They play a game of scavenger hunt, which ends with her being appointed their first Lost Girl. However, Tootles blows into the whistle that Captain Hook gave her, and this causes him and his crew to capture the Lost Boys and Peter. It all winds down to yet another final battle with him, the Lost Boys have finally unlocked Jane's inner child. Once she saves them and says that she must go home, they appear to be sad, as they begin to cry. However, she comforts them by saying that she will tell Danny their stories.

## Trivia

* Unlike other Peter Pan characters, the Lost Boys are the only ones that do not make an appearance in *Jake and the Never Land Pirates*.
* Cubby shares his name with a member of Jake's pirate crew.
* In the original novel, the Lost Boys leave Neverland and are adopted by Wendy's parents, while in the Disney version, the Lost Boys remained on Peter Pan's side in Neverland (though the idea of them returning to London alongside Wendy was addressed). Wendy also marries one of them according to the novel; though whom is never stated. In an early version of the book, Wendy married Tootles.
* In the novel, it is mentioned that there were many Lost Boys that died. Most deaths were from the war against Captain Hook and other villains; however, Peter himself would 'thin them out' if they seem to be growing up, which is against (Peter's) rules.
* In the novel, Cubby is actually named Curly.
* All of the Lost Boys are very handy with a slingshot. While they all use different weapons throughout the two movies, Slightly is shown to have a weapon called the "Skullbuster", which is a long stick with a slingshot attached to the front of it.
* Although they were not named in the original film, the Lost Boys' real names were revealed for the first time in *Return to Neverland*.
* A minor inconsistency with Slightly is that his fox costume in *Return to Neverland* is a one-piece one, while in *Peter Pan* he wears a two-part one. Merchandise of his often depicts him with his *Return to Neverland* costume, but other merchandise shows him in his original costume.
* While all the Lost Boys are very close and get along well, they do often shove each other around engage in fights against each other. Examples include when Slightly kicked Cubby and the Twins into a wall, thinking that Cubby had hit him on the head with a club. Another example was when they were all trying to take credit for knocking the "Wendy Bird" out of the sky, and they all began to fight, only to be broken up by Peter.
* Even though they are simply wearing animal costumes, the Lost Boys can move the tails and ears on each one.
* The names of some of the Lost Boys are changed in some merchandise. For example, the Lost Boys Tsum Tsums give Slightly, Nibs, and Tootles different names; Foxy, Rabbit, and Skunk (respectively).
* In the 1989 short film, *Back to Never Land*, Robin Williams is temporarily turned into a Lost Boy. He is very short, only coming up to Peter Pan's knee, and he wears a yellow cat costume.
* In *Peter Pan and Wendy*, Slightly is the only Lost Boy with a disability, which is Down syndrome.