New Horizons introduces Nat's son Flick, an Perky Goth artist with a shy, sweet personality.City Folk has Frillard the frilled lizard, a Cool Old Guy who is a famous comedian and can teach the player different emotions.Nat the chameleon is a British-accented naturalist who hosts the Bug-Off Tournament.It's implied her antagonism is largely due to be being abused by her master, and she is spared in the end. While Joanna the Goana is a secondary antagonist, her doglike mannerisms are endearing.Frank, an adorably hyperactive and nervous frilled lizard.However, he's also responsible for tripping Mother Gothel up so that she falls to her Disney Villain Death at the climax. In Tangled, Rapunzel has a pet chameleon named Pascal, who is cute and feisty, as well as a bit of a Silent Snarker.Rango: The title character, a dorky chameleon looking for his place in the world.
This is an interesting example because even though we know he's going to turn bad, his younger self in MU is still quite cute and relatable, making him a great (if retroactive) example of straying away from Reptiles Are Abhorrent. This led him to join the Jerk Jock fraternity, only for them to cast him out when he loses the big game to Mike and Sully, causing him to develop a grudge against Sully that guides his actions in the original movie. As a teen, "Randy" was a shy, dorky, and innocent guy who just wanted to make friends. But the prequel Monsters University shows his Start of Darkness. In the original movie, he, a lizardlike monster, was portrayed as pure evil. Monsters, Inc.: Randall Boggs plays with this.See also Delightful Dragon and Shoulder-Sized Dragon for this trope with wings. Related to Wise Old Turtle, another common aversion of Reptiles Are Abhorrent. May overlap with Hollywood Chameleons, especially in kids' shows where they make for brightly colored and charming sidekicks. And good luck finding a legless lizard - nobody can tell them apart from those awful snakes. Skinks, despite being smaller, are also not likely to be portrayed as this due to looking "generic" and therefore creepy. Gila monsters are also usually portrayed negatively due to being venomous and scary-looking. Monitor lizards, being the largest, scariest, and least "cute" of the lizards, are rarely portrayed this way. Exotic-looking lizards such as iguanas, frilled lizards, bearded dragons, basilisks, horned lizards, and thorny devils are also popular choices, though they still have their share of negative portrayals as well. Geckos and chameleons are the most commonly-used lizards for this trope, due to their small size and being among the cutest of lizards. This perceived cuteness often leads to lizard characters being kindhearted and/or heroic, more so than other reptiles like snakes and crocodiles.
Sure, some species of lizard can still seem creepy, but if you look closely, you can find some of the same qualities in them that make other animals endearing. They're small with big eyes, traits that humans instinctively find endearing, and most are non-threatening to humans. but some can be cute.įor a number of reasons, lizards tend to be regarded as some of the cuter reptiles. They're scaly, inhuman, and to some people, creepy. The common view is that Reptiles Are Abhorrent. Always there for you with cookies and car insurance promotion!
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