LeFou (2017)

NOTE: This article is about LeFou from the live-action version. The mainstream version can be found here: LeFou.

Villain Overview

“	Well, I used to be on Gaston's side, but we're so in a pretty bad place right now.	„
	~ LeFou (2017 version) after saving Mrs. Potts.

“	There’s a beast running wild, there’s no question. But I fear the wrong monster’s released…	„
	~ LeFou realising that Gaston is the real monster.

LeFou is the secondary antagonist of the 2017 live-action version of Beauty and the Beast adapted from the original 1991 film of the same name. He is Gaston LeGume's chubby right-hand man.

He was portrayed by Josh Gad in his first villainous portrayal, and whom also played Teddy McGiggle in Little Monsters and LT-319 in Star Wars: Rebels.

Personality[]

The 2017 version of LeFou is smarter than his animated counterpart and becomes more empathetic towards the end of the film.

Biography[]

LeFou appears as the (former) secondary antagonist of the 2017 live action adaptation of the film, portrayed by Josh Gad. Considerably more intelligent and down-to-earth than his animated counterpart, LeFou was expanded in this version, the most notable example being LeFou's feelings toward Gaston developing from simple admiration to romantic infatuation until the climax.

Just like his animated counterpart, LeFou tends to aid Gaston in running the local tavern and being under his thumb. He even once sang about Gaston's greatness to the village in order to cheer him up after the latter's failed attempts to woo and marry Belle, and finds Maurice's ravings about the Beast to be quite ridiculous.

However, as the plot unravels, LeFou starts to become uneasy over Gaston's true nature, as he objects over Gaston's intent to leave Maurice to die in the woods forever. Even when Maurice returns after being rescued by the local beggar woman Agathe and accuses Gaston for attempted murder, Gaston secretly silences LeFou from testifying against him before convincing the villagers that Maurice must be locked away in the local asylum for his "delusions", much to LeFou's guilt.

Eventually, Belle returns and proved her father's sanity by revealing the Beast's existence with a magic mirror, which made LeFou and the villagers realize that Maurice was telling the truth. Despite this turn of events, Gaston turns the table by stealing the magic mirror and convincing the villagers to help him take down the Beast. After Gaston locks up Belle and Maurice in the asylum carriage, LeFou starts to develop second thoughts, but is forced into compliance when Gaston threatens to have him locked up as well. As Gaston leads the villagers to the castle, LeFou feels uncomfortable in raiding the Beast's castle, feeling that Gaston is becoming more deranged than usual.

As the villagers break into the castle, LeFou inadvertently instigates a battle after seeing Chip, the talking teacup that Maurice mentioned earlier. Noticing Mrs. Potts standing next to Chip, LeFou wrongfully identifies her as Chip's grandmother, which left Mrs. Potts insulted as she signals the servants' ambush against the villagers. During the battle, the coat rack Chapeau taps on Gaston's shoulder as he prepares to attack him, making Gaston use LeFou as a human shield who Chapeau inadvertently brawled several times before the latter ends up being accidentally smacked by the harpsichord Maestro Cadenza. LeFou begs for help, but Gaston just left him for dead as he went to the West Wing to kill the Beast himself, much to LeFou's shock (even Cadenza himself is horrified by this act of betrayal). Finally having enough, LeFou defected to the servants' side, even saving Mrs. Potts from being fallen before the villagers flee away in humiliation and defeat.

Following Gaston's death, LeFou witnessed the curse being broken by Belle's expression of her love towards the Beast, which transformed the Beast and his servants back to normal. LeFou is even surprised to see that the returning villagers have recognized some of the servants as their lost loved-ones after regaining their memory following the curse being broken. In the end, LeFou happily dances with the crowd at the final ceremony, particularly with Stanley.

Relationships[]

Allies[]

Gaston's Buddies
Belle
Beast
Maurice
Lumière - Temporary Enemy
Cogsworth - Temporary Enemy
Mrs. Potts - Temporary Enemy turned Rescuer
Chip Potts - Temporary Enemy
Madame de Garderobe - Temporary Enemy
Maestro Cadenza - Temporary Enemy
Plumette - Temporary Enemy

Enemies[]

The Bimbettes - Former Love Rivals
Gaston LeGume † - Former Companion and Love interest (one-sided) turned Archenemy
Monsieur D'Arque

Trivia[]

While King Stefan, the Grand Duke and King Louie were all more evil than their respective original animated versions, LeFou is the second original Disney villain to have more heroic qualities (first being Maleficent) than his animated counterpart as he turned against Gaston for his constant mistreatment towards him, something the original LeFou would never do and followed by Jasper and Horace.
- This also makes LeFou is the second Disney villain from a live-action remake to redeem after Maleficent. While his original version already has some sympathetic qualities, he didn't explicitly redeem in the end there.
It is implied that LeFou has romantic feelings for Gaston, making him one of the few Disney characters to be homosexual. After losing interest in Gaston, he is shown dancing with a different man (Stanley) at the end of the film.
There is a difference between the 1991 film and the 2017 film. In the 1991 version of Beauty and the Beast, he did not reform, but in the 2017 version, he did.

External Links[]

LeFou on the Disney Wiki
LeFou on the Heroes Wiki

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