"Welcome to the urban jungle."
Zootopia - Characters & Cast
Character Analysis
Judy Hopps
Ginnifer Goodwin
Motivation
To make the world a better place and prove that a bunny can be a real police officer.
Character Arc
Starts as a naive optimist believing the world is fair. She inadvertently fuels fear through her own unconscious bias, falls from grace, and returns with a matured understanding that fixing the world starts with fixing oneself.
Nick Wilde
Jason Bateman
Motivation
Initially money and survival; later, justice and acceptance.
Character Arc
Begins as a jaded con-artist who has internalized society's prejudice against him. Through his friendship with Judy, he learns to trust again and realizes he can be more than what society expects.
Dawn Bellwether
Jenny Slate
Motivation
To overthrow the predator ruling class and establish prey supremacy through fear.
Character Arc
Appears as a meek, overworked assistant mayor representing the "little guy," but is revealed to be a ruthless mastermind using victimhood to justify supremacy.
Chief Bogo
Idris Elba
Motivation
Maintaining order and the reputation of the ZPD.
Character Arc
Represents the institutional barrier. He initially dismisses Judy based on her species but learns to respect her capability and results.