Cogsworth Background information Feature films Beauty and the Beast The Enchanted Christmas Belle's Magical World Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse Television programs House of Mouse Video games Beauty and the Beast Disney's Beauty & The Beast: A Boardgame Adventure Beauty & The Beast: Belle's Quest Beauty & The Beast: Roar of the Beast Kingdom Hearts series Park attractions Fantasmic! Beauty and the Beast Musical Stage Show Portrayed by Portrayed by Animators Will Finn Voice David Ogden Stiers Performance model Designer Inspiration Honors and awards Character information Full name Other names Personality Bossy, pompous, loyal, understanding, sweet Appearance Obese, clock face with hands for mustache, glass door chest (in his mantelclock form), brown toupee, mustachioed (in his flesh-and-blood form) Birthday Occupation Beast's majordomo Affiliations Good Goal To become flesh and blood again when the spell breaks Home Beast's Castle in France Relatives Pets Allies The Beast, Belle, Lumière, Mrs. Potts, Chip, Sultan, Maurice, Fifi, Angelique, Fife, Sora, Donald, Goofy Minions Enemies Gaston, LeFou, Forte, Xaldin Likes Traditionalities, singing, dancing Dislikes Speech interruptions, disobedience Powers and abilities Chimes Weapons Scissors Fate Becomes human again right after Gaston's sudden death. Quote "Do.... you.... MIND?!" "I am in charge here!"

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Cogsworth is one of the supporting characters from Beauty and the Beast and its midquels. He is the Beast's majordomo, voiced by David Ogden Stiers, and also the best friend of Lumière.

Contents 1 Personality 2 Appearances 2.1 Beauty and the Beast 2.2 Beauty and the Beast (musical) 2.3 Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas 2.4 Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World 2.5 House of Mouse 3 Kingdom Hearts series 3.1 Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days 3.2 Kingdom Hearts II 4 Disney Parks 4.1 Beauty and the Beast Live 4.2 Fantasmic! 4.3 Parade of Dreams 5 Trivia 6 Gallery 7 Comments

PersonalityEdit

Cogsworth naturally has a serious demeanor which is evident in his strict attitude in serving the Beast and ordering the other servants around constantly. However, Cogsworth does mean well and is as good-natured as Lumière is. He is Lumière's best friend and also a rival of sorts. Cogsworth's preference to abide by the Beast's rules often puts a severe strain on his friendship with Lumière, who opts for a more rebellious and care-free personality, but overall, he values his friendship with Lumière and sees him as a brother, demonstrated in the original film (when he saves Lumière from being melted by LeFou, Gaston's henchman) and the midquels.

AppearancesEdit

Beauty and the BeastEdit

The castle majordomo, transformed into a clock. While he is as good-natured as Lumière, he is extremely loyal to the Beast so as to save himself and anyone else any trouble, often leading to friction between himself and Lumière. Cogsworth assists the other castle servants in helping Beast and Belle learn they just might be meant for each other. When the castle is attacked by Gaston and his village friends, Cogsworth joins the battle to save Beast. In the end when Belle confesses her love for Beast, Cogsworth and the other servants are restored to their human forms at last.

Beauty and the Beast (musical)Edit

Though following the same general story as the film, one of the additions made to the musical would be a more elaborately detailed version of the spell with the object transformation being mostly gradual, as to make sense out of having human-sized versions of the enchanted objects. Over the course of the show, Cogsworth is starting to shift further into becoming more of a clock, developing a turnkey and driving further desires for the spell to be broken. A relationship with the Wardrobe would also be added, with Cogsworth having been an admirer of her opera performances.

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted ChristmasEdit

Cogsworth is witnessing a Beast and Belle relationship together and see they are becoming closer and closer as the day goes by. Belle walks through and seems excited. Cogsworth and the servants have a bad feeling Belle is thinking of Christmas and unfortunately for them they are right.

Cogsworth and the others try their best to change the subject to no avail. Lumière and the others decide to go with it, but Cogsworth does not. While Lumière, Belle and the rest of the castle wishes to do a Christmas celebration without the Beast, Cogsworth out of fear wishes not to join the rest of the group in order to keep the Beast on his good side.

In the end when Beast finally realizes Christmas is a time to spend with the ones he care about, Cogsworth joins the castle in their first Christmas celebration in years.

Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical WorldEdit

On the anniversary of Lumière's first date with Fifi, Lumière grows so nervous to the point that he cleans himself excessively and turns to Belle for advice, by walking with her in the garden and reciting what he plans to say to Fifi to her. Fifi overhears this, and believes that Lumière and Belle are having an affair behind her back. To get back at Lumière, Fifi attempts to seduce Cogsworth, who is apparently not interested.

Cogsworth feels he is losing control over his staff, and demands their respect with harsh treatment. In the meantime, Belle convinces Beast otherwise, and he releases the bird once its wing is cured, but the bird, still too weak, begins to fall, and Beast rushes to rescue it. In the process, Cogsworth falls from the West Wing balcony and into the garden, but is unhurt, and learns that you cannot demand respect, but you can earn it by giving it.

House of MouseEdit

Cogsworth made numerous cameo appearances in the animated series House of Mouse. In "The Stolen Cartoons," after hearing a joke, Lumière gave Cogsworth a rough pat on the back while laughing, having Cogsworth's head dumped in his soup. In "Thanks to Minnie," he, Lumière and Potts watched Minnie run off in tears, leaving them wondering what happened. Later on, they saw everything was fine.

Kingdom Hearts seriesEdit

Cogsworth is first seen in Kingdom Hearts II and returns in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 DaysEdit

Cogsworth appears in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days alongside Lumière. Both Lumière and Cogsworth serve as watch guards of Beast's Castle, forcing Roxas and Xion to evade their sight.

Kingdom Hearts IIEdit

On the first visit to Beast's Castle, Belle tells Sora to rescue Cogsworth and company from the castle dungeon. Upon doing so, he tells Sora about the Beast's curse and how they were imprisoned by the Beast. Then he and the others show Sora a secret passageway to the West Wing and the Beast's room - Cogsworth's job is to lower the lamps for Sora and company to light them. Cogswoth also moves the knights blocking the entrances to help movement for Sora and the others. When Sora, Donald, and Goofy fight the Beast to turn him back to normal, Cogsworth assists by making loud noises to wake the Beast up, with help from Sora's Keyblade.

After he is himself they go off to see Belle so that the Beast may apologize to her. Instead they learn that she is being attacked by a heartless. A battle takes place in the ballroom and the heartless is soon defeated. Belle and Beast reunite putting aside their differences.

Sora and company visit a second time while Cogsworth and the others welcome them to witness Beast and Belle's ballroom dance. Out of nowhere nobodies appear and a battle takes place. Oblivious to Cogsworth and the others, Organization XII member Xaldin has stolen the rose. Soon enough Sora and Beast regained the rose and peace is restored.

Disney ParksEdit

Cogsworth is shown at the Disney parks in parades and shows along with many other characters in the film. Cogsworth has his own topiary in Epcot during the Flower and Garden Festival in Spring.

Beauty and the Beast LiveEdit

He is seen in Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage at Disney's Hollywood Studios in the Walt Disney World Resort. Like the film, Cogsworth was very upset having someone in the castle but nearly had a change in heart when realizing a the girl, Belle has the ability to break the spell.

Fantasmic!Edit

Cogsworth also makes a small cameo in the floating bubble sequence in Disney's Hollywood Studios version of Fantasmic!

Parade of DreamsEdit

Cogsowrth appears as apart of the decor on the Beauty and the Beast themed float apart of the parade in Disneyland.

TriviaEdit

• The costume that Cogsworth dons during the battle to defend the castle is an obvious reference to Napoleon Bonaparte, a famous French general.
• He is visually referenced in the Shrek 2 film, when Shrek, Donkey and Puss try to escape the Fairy Godmother's factory, they accidentally leaks a potion, two of the Godmother's henchmen are turned into Lumière and Cogsworth.
• An inanimate clock resembling Cogsworth can be seen on a table alongside a candelabra resembling Lumière in the ABC series Once Upon a Time episode "Skin Deep".

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