Edmond

Edmond
Background information
Feature films	Rock-A-Doodle
Portrayed by	Toby Scott Ganger
Animators	John Pomeroy
Voice	Toby Scott Ganger
Designer	Don Bluth
Inspiration	Edmond Rostand
Character information
Other names	Kitty
Personality	Courageous, brave, kind, nice, stubborn, easily frightened (formerly), confident
Appearance	(human) Slender, blonde hair, white skin, blue eyes (kitten) Very slender, white fur, blue eyes, black spot around eye, blonde hair, coonskin cap, Davy Crockett shirt
Occupation	Farmer boy
Gender	Male ♂
Alignment	Good
Goal	To find Chanticleer and save his home (succeeded)
Home	Midwest Tennessee
Relatives	His parents, Scott and Mark (older brothers)
Pets	Farm animals
Allies	Chanticleer, Patou, Snipes, Peepers, Goldie Pheasant
Enemies	Grand Duke of Owls, Hunch, Pinky
Likes	Chanticleer, stories, adventures, paper airplanes, being a kitten
Dislikes	Being a kitten (sometimes), being called a fraidy-cat, danger
Weapons	His claws, (while as a kitten), flashlight
Fate	He is brought back to Chanticleer's world as a human and celebrates with his friends
Quote	"I'm not afraid of the dark." "Chanticleer!"

Edmond is the main protagonist in Rock-A-Doodle. He is the youngest of three sons of a farmer and his wife who has to stay in the house during a storm, while his older brothers, Scott and Mark, are helping their parents out in the storm. Toby Scott Ganger did both his live-action human portrayal and the voice for his cat form. Though Edmond never sang in the film or the credits, he does take part in the soundtrack version of "Tyin' Your Shoes".

Role in Film

During the events, Edmond was originally an 8-year-old human. When his parents' farm begins to flood from a storm as Edmond was told to stay in bed by his mother because of her overprotection of keeping her youngest child out of danger, he calls to Chanticleer who he reads about in a book. Instead, the Grand Duke of Owls appears and decides to eat him, and turns him into a kitten to do so. However, Patou stops the Owl and rescues Edmond. When the other Farm Animals arrive in his bedroom, Edmond hears (and believes) that Chanticleer is in the city and travels with a few others in a boat made out of a toy chest to find Chanticleer and bring him home.

While in the beginning, since he was being easily scared and not able to do much, Edmund begins to mature throughout the movie and stands up to the Owls. In the end, he is turned back into a human where his mother convinces him that the events were a dream. When Chanticleer suddenly appears, this is proven false.

Edmond spends most of the events as a kitten though he still wears clothing he finds in his bedroom.

Gallery

Edmond as a kitten

Model Sheet 1

Model Sheet 2

Edmond In Penguin Outfit

Edmond In Shrimp Costume

Trivia

• The character Edmond is named after Edmond Rostand, the creator of the French comedy Chanticleer as Rock-a-Doodle is loosely based on it.
• As a Kitten, His breed could be a Turkish Van, Singapura, or Colorpoint Shorthair.
• According to the Rock-a-Doodle featurette, Edmond and His family live in Midwest Tennessee.
• Unlike most cats in Bluth’s style, Edmond’s ears are smaller, and are on top of His head. And the design looks more of an otter than a kitten.
• In the Japanese Dub, Edmond is portrayed by Ikue Otani, Best known for portraying Pikachu in the Pokémon Franchise, Luxo Sr. in Luxo Jr. short 1986 and Morgana in Persona 5.