- “God bless Robin Hood.”
- ―Otto to Friar Tuck about Robin Hood
Otto is an elderly Bloodhound and a minor character in Disney's 1973 animated feature film Robin Hood. He is the local blacksmith of Nottingham.
Background[]
Personality[]
Otto portrayed as is kind and generous. He thanks all the gifts given to him (such as when Robin Hood gives him money stating to God bless him).
Physical appearance[]
Otto is a brown seeming elderly dog. He carries a crutch under his arm because of his busted leg. He wears a red overall, though while he is imprisoned, he wears a large blue shirt. He is slender with dark brown fur, and a bandage on his foot (also because of his injury) and he is wearing a red apron.
Appearances[]
Robin Hood[]
Otto appears to be Nottingham's local blacksmith, however, at the time of the film, he has busted his leg (but nobody knows how). This has resulted in Otto falling behind in both his work and his taxes. Friar Tuck comes by and brings him money from Robin Hood. Upon hearing the Sheriff of Nottingham come by for tax collection, they attempt to hide the money in Otto's cast. Unfortunately, the Sheriff is able to hear the coins jingle as Otto walks and manages to steal the money and also with clues before he entered, the Sheriff hearing Tuck telling Otto to hide the coins, greatly startling Tuck, seeming cross.
Otto's later appearances are mostly cameos. He is seen as one of the spectators at the archery tournament along with Friar Tuck and other animals. In Sherwood Forest, Otto takes part in the mocking play of Prince John, using a sock puppet to play the part of Sir Hiss and also dancing with Maid Marian (with reused animation from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Aristocats among other films).
Later, he is among the townspeople who have been imprisoned for not paying taxes and is seen being fed by Toby Turtle's father as other animals watched, though he is freed by Little John. Finally, at the end of the film, he is seen at the wedding of Robin Hood and Maid Marian, as their marriage carriage rides away, cheering on Robin Hood and Marian.
Mickey's Christmas Carol[]
Otto makes a small appearance in the reenacting of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Mickey's Christmas Carol, voiced by Wayne Allwine (who also voiced Mickey Mouse).
He is first seen in the beginning of the short film, cooling himself along with other beggars by a fireplace, then asking Ebenezer Scrooge, passing by for money (him being a beggar and rather poor), though denies him, laughing at him, glaring. He is then seen briefly at the end of the film, as Scrooge, now reformed, rushes through the streets (finally learned about kindness and Christmas).
Trivia[]
- He is voiced by J. Pat O'Malley, who also voiced characters such as Cyril Proudbottom, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, and Colonel Hathi among other characters.
- He along with Friar Tuck say religious things like "God bless".
- Otto was the last role that J. Pat O'Malley did for the Walt Disney Company before he passed away twelve years after the film's release in 1985.
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