Official Description. Assistant Mayor Bellwether is a sweet sheep with a little voice and a lot of wool, who constantly finds herself under foot of the larger-than-life Mayor Lionheart.
Goals. Frame Lionheart for the Imprisoned mammals she inflicted so she will take his place as new Mayor of Zootopia (succeeded). Rule Zootopia with a new order in life where prey dominates predators.
Why is mayor Bellwether wanting the predators to turn the prey?
Bellwether is tired of being underestimated and underappreciated by predators who are always in power showing “a grudge against what she saw as an unfair system” (Hassler). She wants to make a world where preys dominate predators.
Assistant Mayor of Zootopia, a major city in an all-animal world. A sheep who's, well, sheepish, Dawn might not seem like one of the most important people in Zootopia. But Dawn is extremely keyed in to the city's channels of power from city hall to the police department.
"Assistant Mayor Bellwether" Clip - Disney's Zootopia
Is there a Zootopia 2?
Announced amid a slew of other major releases in February 2024, Disney has confirmed that their long-awaited Zootopia sequel will be arriving on November 26th, 2025.
A bellwether sheep, with a bell around its neck. The term derives from the Middle English belle-weder, which referred to the practice of placing a bell around the neck of the lead wether (the male sheep). A shepherd could then note the movements of the animals by hearing the bell, even when the flock was not in sight.
Trachtenberg stated in an interview that he wanted to make the Predator more of a "creature" and make the head more proportional to the body, while keeping the design intimidating.
Bellwether's actions were motivated by greed, selfishness, lust for power, feeling unappreciated, and hatred of predators. She wanted other prey to see predators the way she saw them. She also felt unappreciated for her hard work. In addition, greedy for power and very selfish.
In the end, Judy is reinstated as a member of the Zootopia Police Department. Nick, with a change of heart towards his life, joins as well, becoming the first fox officer.
Assistant Mayor Dawn Bellwether is a diminutive female sheep and the main antagonist of Zootopia. She is the former assistant mayor of the city of Zootopia.
Why doesn't Zootopia have birds? Well, the film starts with a skit being played about how "Mammals" have evolved from savage predators and meek prey to the building blocks of a civilized society. Needless to say, Birds are not mammals.
Bellwether : I framed Lionheart, i can frame you too. It's my word against yours. Bellwether : [Judy pulls out her pen recorder and reveals that she recorded Bellwether's confession] "... and I'll dart every predator in Zootopia to keep it that way!"
As a kid, Gideon was a bully to whom Judy tried to stand up for her friends, which led to a conflict between them in which Judy was physically and verbally assaulted by Gideon.
She steals the device and lures the Predator into the bog, where she positions the mask to face the pit. She battles the Predator, which becomes mired in the bog. It fires the spear gun at Naru and misses; the mask guides the projectile back to the Predator, killing it.
As for why they went with Prey, director Dan Trachtenberg says in a new interview with THR that he didn't think he could get the film greenlit otherwise. The idea was to pitch the film as a loose spinoff as The Predator was also in development at the time and Prey needed to be differentiated.
Prey Theory: The Feral Predator's Skull Mask is From a River Ghost. While the Feral Predator's skull mask hasn't won over everyone, it's hard to deny it's a more frightening look than the traditional Bio-Mask, and a better fit visually for the Prey movie setting.
Does 'Zootopia 2' Have a Release Date? Yes, Zootopia 2 is set to hit theaters on November 26, 2025, nearly a decade after the first movie hit theaters in March 2016.
Big is an old male Arctic shrew and a supporting character in Zootopia. A member of the Big family, he is the father of Fru Fru, the father-in-law of Fru Fru's husband, and the soon-to-be grandfather of Judy. He is also the leader of his mafia.
Nick Wilde is a 32-year old male fox working in the ZPD. He starts out as the partner of Judy Hopps, eventually falling in love with her and later becomes her husband.
bell•weth•er. From the Middle English words belle — bell — and wether, a castrated ram, a bellwether is quite literally a sheep. Long ago, shepherds appointed a “lead sheep” for every flock. Adorned with a bell around its neck, the animal helped the shepherd locate the roaming group.
a person or thing that assumes the leadership or forefront, as of a profession or industry: Paris is a bellwether of the fashion industry. a person or thing that shows the existence or direction of a trend; index.
