Later, Jaq and Gus are responsible for stealing the key to Cinderella's room from the wicked stepmother, Lady Tremaine, and freeing Cinderella to try on the glass slipper, which of course fits. Jaq and Gus are two of four mice that the Fairy Godmother transforms into stallions so that Cinderella can attend the ball, but at the stroke of midnight, they are transformed back into mice. Gus has a large belly that pokes out of his yellow shirt and seems to be a bit slow on the pickup, but brave in a pinch, and speaks even more broken English than Jaq, who calls him "Gus-Gus". Jaq explains the situation to Gus, that Cinderella wants to help him, and Gus catches on and joins the mouse troop. In ancient Rome, Octavius was renamed Augustus when he became emperor. This is an example of an inside joke among the writers and (some) viewers of the movie. Cinderella names him "Octavius," and calls him "Gus" for short. Gus appears in the first scene of the film, trapped shivering in a cage where Jaq finds him and brings Cinderella to rescue him.
Jaq is thin, with scruffy hair, and speaks a fast kind of pidgin English. Jaq seems to be one of the leaders of the mice, planning strategies to avoid the cat, sneak food, and help Cinderella with her ball gown. In the first film, Cinderella rescues the mice from traps and the cat Lucifer and dresses and feeds them. Jaq (real name Jacques) and Gus (real name Octavius) are two mice who serve as Cinderella's sidekicks. In the film, Eloise Webb portrayed the 10-year old Ella in the prologue, with Lily James portrayed the older Ella. In the 2015 live-action film, Ella was the character's original name, Cinderella was instead a spiteful nickname given by the stepsisters to Ella after she slept near the fireplace and subsequently covered by cinder (ash). She was voiced by Ilene Woods in the original film and later Jennifer Hale in the sequels. She wears her hair in a French twist supported by a silver headband and her accessories include silver opera gloves, a black choker, and glass slippers.Īs a servant, she wears her hair down in a ponytail, sometimes supported by a white scarf and wears a brown dress with a powder blue blouse, a white apron, and black flats. However, her Fairy Godmother (a fairy with magical powers) appears, restoring Cinderella's hope by transforming her torn homemade gown into her now-iconic silver (powder blue in the shadows) ball gown with a glittering puffed over-skirt, a delicate laced white petticoat and puffy sleeves. However, when her evil stepsisters brutally tear the dress apart, she is heartbroken and fears that her dreams will never come true. With the help of her animal friends, she fixes up an old dress of her mother's so she can attend a royal ball.
She is also shown to have a sarcastic side and a sharp wit. Also, after hearing that the Grand Duke is traveling the kingdom with the missing slipper, she dreamily dances back to the attic humming the song she heard at the ball. For example, in "Sing Sweet Nightingale", she becomes distracted with the bubbles, allowing Lucifer the cat to smudge the floor she was cleaning. Cinderella is shown to have a down-to-earth attitude, but she is also a daydreamer. She has faith that someday her dreams of happiness will come true and her kindness will be repaid. Despite this, she maintains hope through her dreams and remains a kind, gentle and sweet person. There are many different stories about her from different states and countries.Īfter her father dies, she is forced into servitude in her own home and is constantly tormented by her evil stepmother, Lady Tremaine, and two stepsisters, Anastasia and Drizella. Main article: Cinderella (Disney character)Ĭinderella is a young orphan with medium-length blonde hair, blue eyes and fair complexion.