Clarabelle Cow (The Three Musketeers)

“	Pete: "Lieutenant Clarabelle!" Clarabelle: "Oui oui, mon capitaine! You bellowed?" Pete: "Throw these clowns into the pit!" Clarabelle: "Oui oui! Le pit!" Beagle Boys: "No, no! Not that! Anything but le pit!" Clarabelle: "Bon voyage, losers."	„
	~ Clarabelle being summoned by Pete before throwing the Beagle Boys into "The Pit".

“	This is it, handsome. Get ready for the big sleep. The river of no return! The long day’s journey into night!	„
	~ Clarabelle about to throw Goofy off a bridge to his death.

Clarabelle Cow is a major antagonist in Disney’s 2004 musical film Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers.

Unlike most versions of the character, in this story, she is the sadistic lieutenant of the Musketeers and right-hand woman to the villainous Captain Pete. However, she later redeems herself after falling in love with Goofy.

She was voiced by April Winchell, who also played Cruella De Vil in 101 Dalmatians: The Series, Ma Duskerton in Gravity Falls, Hypnotheria in Teamo Supremeo, and Black Heron in the 2017 DuckTales series.

Personality[]

Clarabelle in this version is portrayed as a cruel sadist, taking delight in torturing and attempting to kill ally and enemy alike. She is loyal to Pete and uses her role as his right-hand to indulge her evil urges. However, the charms of Goofy are able to sway her heart, and she uses her love for him as a means to eventually redeem herself.

Biography[]

Clarabelle served as the lieutenant of the Royal Musketeers, second only to Captain Pete. However, Pete planned to kidnap Princess Minnie and overthrow her, appointing himself King of France, with Clarabelle supporting him in his heinous plot. When the Beagle Boys fail to get her, Pete has Clarabelle throw them into the dreaded "pit", which turns out to only be a few feet deep.

When Princess Minnie demands Musketeer bodyguards in response to the Beagle Boys' treacherous actions, Pete decides to recruit Mickey, Donald, and Goofy to be her bodyguards, knowing they will prove too incompetent to hinder his evil plans. However, when the rookie Musketeers prove to be more competent than Pete expected and defeated the Beagle Boys, Pete comes with another plan to eliminate the trio individually, with Clarabelle being entrusted to handle Goofy.

Taking advantage of his idiocy, Clarabelle uses a shadow puppet of Mickey to lure Goofy away and ambush him all alone. Clarabelle then ties him in chains and prepares to throw him off of a bridge to his death. However, the dimwitted Goofy actually falls for his captor, and begins to serenade her. Clarabelle tries to resist his charms and tie him to an anvil, but Goofy soon wins her over with his compliments and advances. As a result, Clarabelle falls in love and decides to reform, freeing Goofy and warning him of Pete's evil plans. She directs him to where Mickey is being held, but they fall off the bridge and into Donald's boat.

As Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are being dubbed royal musketeers, Clarabelle watches on with pride, presumably having been pardoned for her redemption. She ends up with Goofy and lives happily ever after.

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Mickey, Donald, Goofy The Three Musketeers - Chains of Love

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