Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum!
Hee, Hi, Ho, Hum!
I'm a most amazing guy!
A most amazing guy, am I!
Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum!
Hee, Hi, Ho, Hum!
I'm the stuff, I'm tellin' you!
For here's what I can do!
I can change myself into an elf!
Fly up high, like the birdies!
I can disappear into atmosphere...PEEK-A-BOO!
'Cause I know the Magic Wordies...
"Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum," Billy Gilbert.
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My next image in my “OCs & Inspirations” series for Disney’s 100th Anniversary! This time, I present to you Billy Géant and his inspiration, Willie the Giant from the “Mickey and the Beanstalk” segment of a personal favorite Disney film of mine, “Fun & Fancy Free!” The art here was done by @twisted-brainrot.
Billy came about because I wanted to do something with one of my favorite fairy-tales, “Jack and the Beanstalk,” which is a big part of what I think “activated” the more macro/micro side of my many, MANY kinks and fascinations. My thought process was I could do one of two things: one was create an AU for Twisted Wonderland with some characters as giants and others as “Jacks” (which I eventually did for “My Hero Academia,” and may do again for another couple of anime-ish franchises I love). Two was to create my own OC based on a Disney giant - and I went with Willie for a LOT of reasons - and do something with them. Obviously, that is the choice I went with, and I have not seen a reason to regret it: alongside Nakoda, perhaps even MORE than Nakoda, Billy is my most popular OC for Twisted Wonderland. I think there’s more art and writing for him than any of my other major characters for this universe.
He’s also the closest to his source material. Willie the Giant, in his initial appearance (and most other antagonistic roles he’s had since), is essentially a villain by incidence rather than choice. The film actually states this in black and white: “Willie was a nice giant…he just got too big for his britches.” He’s not really EVIL, he’s basically just a big, dumb kid. He’s selfish and has a bad temper: when he causes trouble, it’s not because he’s trying to actively hurt anybody, but simply because he either doesn’t know or doesn’t care about the consequences of his actions (or both). When you push him the wrong way, he then shows his dangerous side, as he can go from cuddly and silly to a terrifying titan of rage.
Billy is the exact same way. As well as having a lot of Willie’s superficial elements as a character, the main takeaway between the two is that inherent childishness, and the dichotomy of danger and sweetness it provides. Billy is a lovable dunderhead who only becomes truly cruel and vicious when someone REALLY presses his buttons, and typically is only an antagonist because circumstance has sort of put him in that position. The big difference between the two is what they seek: Willie’s problem-causing is usually a result of greed or ignorance. Billy, however, is someone with a LOT of personal issues: he’s lived a large portion of his life being neglected, rejected, abandoned, and betrayed. He’s effectively a very lonely person who just wants some affection, some respect, and above all some companionship. Show him those things, and you’ll probably be fine.
As to the art…I asked Twisted-Brainrot to do this one because he’s actually made more art for Billy than anybody else, and because he’s also a big fan of Willie the Giant. I’m not sure, but I think this might have been his first (public) outing with the Disney original, and he did an absolutely MARVELOUS job. Seeing the big guy paired up with Billy is truly a treat, and speaking of Billy, I just love how cute he is. TB always draws him with this really cuddly “extra plush” appearance, and it’s truly beautiful to see him that way with his great-great granddaddy. Good big bois, both of ‘em. <3
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I 1000% expect this poll to get barely ANY votes lmao, but who knows? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
For a little frame of reference, I'll include a list of the sequences from Make Mine Music onward, so that way those familiar with the sequences can still vote, if they wish ^^"
Make Mine Music:
The Martins and the Coys
Blue Bayou
All the Cats Join In
Without You
Casey at the Bat
Two Silhouettes
Peter and the Wolf
After You've Gone
Johnnie Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet
The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met
Fun and Fancy Free:
Bongo (narrated by Dinah Shore in original; narrated by Jiminey Cricket in the VHS standalone short)
Mickey and the Beanstalk (narrated by Edgar Bergen and his puppets, Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd, in original; narrated by Professor Ludwig VonDrake in VHS standalone short)
Melody Time:
Once Upon a Wintertime
Bumble Boogie
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed
Little Toot
Trees
Blame It On the Samba
Pecos Bill
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The Wind in the Willows
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (aka, the Headless Horseman)
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