Lord Nooth

"The age of stone is over! Long live the age of bronze!"

Lord Nooth is the main antagonist of Aardman Animations' 2018 animated feature film Early Man. He is the leader of the Bronze Revolution and is Dug's archenemy.

He was voiced by Tom Hiddleston, who also portrayed Loki Laufeyson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Captain James Hook in The Pirate Fairy.

Personality
Despite being the leader of the Bronze Age, Lord Nooth is a buffoonish person to put it bluntly. He is territorial and possessive, and invaded the Stone Age Valley without a second thought. Beneath all this, he is secretly a weakling, as when his Mother the Queen arrives to berate him for playing a football game with the Stone Age, he panics.

Biography
Lord Nooth is first seen when he invades the Stone Age Valley, proclaiming that 'the age of stone is over'. Banishing the tribe (except Dug) to the Badlands, he is unaware that Dug has acidentally snuck onto a truck and made it to the Bronze Age City. When Dug invades a football game and challenges his team to a match for the safety of his valley (despite not knowing what football is), Nooth accepts, realising it could be a good money opportunity.

After being visited by a "message bird" sent by his mother/boss the Queen Oofeefa, he tries another tactic: he had discovered some mysterious cave paintings showing that Dug's tribe in the past were actually proper rubbish at football, and despite inventing it, had never won a game. This doesn't discourage Dug, and they go on with the game.

In the climax of the movie, the big game, Nooth gets incredibly antsy when the Tribe are looking to be winning. To counter this, he knocks the referee out, takes his place, and makes up a ton of bogus rules, allowing his team to violently attack the tribe. He pushes the game in his complete favour, but not until the tribe manage to score a winning goal in the closing minutes of the game and win 4-3. In a final bid, Nooth tries to steal money and escape, but is caught by the guards and arrested.

Appearance
Nooth doesn't have a very interesting appearance by himself; in fact he could be considered ugly. His nose sticks out and is a joke throughout the film. His clothing is a purple gown with a bronze football belt in the middle. He is completely bald.

Trivia

 * Nooth is the only Aardman main antagonist who is really bossed about by someone of a higher order.
 * He has a relatively similar appearance to Victor Quartermaine, the key difference being that Nooth is bald (though Victor wears a wig).