Bill the Lizard
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Bill the Lizard | |
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Alice character | |
First appearance | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
Created by | Lewis Carroll |
In-universe information | |
Species | Lizard |
Gender | Male |
Nationality | Wonderland |
Bill the Lizard is a fictional character appearing in Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Fictional character biography
Introduced in "Chapter Four – The Rabbit Sends a Little Bill", Bill the Lizard is perceived by Alice to be someone who does all of the hard work for the White Rabbit and other Wonderland denizens. When Alice becomes stuck in the White Rabbit's house due to drinking from an unlabeled bottle that made her grow uncontrollably, the rabbit's attempts to get in through the door and window fail. Bill the Lizard is sent to go through the chimney to investigate, since he and another creature have a ladder in their possession. Unwilling to let Bill get through the chimney, Alice uses her now huge foot, which is in the chimney, to kick Bill into the air. He manages to survive the fall thanks to fellow creatures.
Reappearing in "Chapter Eleven – Who Stole the Tarts?", Bill is a juror in the trial of The Knave of Hearts' supposed theft of The Queen of Heart's tarts. When his pencil squeaks too much on his slate, it annoys Alice to the point that she takes the pencil from him. Not knowing where it went, Bill the Lizard starts using his finger to write, even though it leaves no mark on the slate. In "Chapter Twelve – Alice's Evidence", he becomes disheveled when Alice disturbs the jury by messing up the jury box. When Alice puts Bill the Lizard back in his place, he stares blankly up in the sky. Then later, the Queen provides ink for Bill when she spills ink on his face.
In other media
Disney
Bill makes a brief appearance in the 1951
A lizard identical in appearance to Bill, voiced by
Alice in Wonderland 1915
Appears about 13 minutes into the 1915 silent film version of Alice in Wonderland
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
In Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Bill appears in the opening scene, helping someone hold a ladder.
American McGee's Alice
Bill (under the name of Bill McGill) makes a cameo in the 2000 video game American McGee's Alice, voiced by Andrew Chaikin.[2] He is much more chameleon-like and appears to be a builder, and wears a toolbelt, cap and waistcoat. He has a very cynical outlook on life and repeatedly asks Alice for brandy, until a gust from the Duchess's house forces Alice inside, causing him to run in fear. He later appears again, and explains that he'll have the leeches in to clear up the remains of the defeated Duchess. Bill is last seen at the end of the game, during Wonderland's return to peace.
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland
A character loosely based on Bill by the name Elizabeth appears in Once Upon a Time in Wonderland, portrayed by Lauren McKnight. Going by the nickname "Lizard", Elizabeth is a young woman who is one of Caterpillar's Collectors. Alice meets her upon attempting to locate the Knave of Hearts after the two split up. She tells Alice that she and the Knave were great friends in his earlier days, assisting him with many battles in Wonderland. She also reveals of his love for Anastasia, and that the real reason that he escaped Wonderland was to forget her abandonment of him. Lizard later attempts to help Alice rescue the Knave, though she is knocked out by Jafar. She does regain consciousness where she sees Anastasia looking at the Knave's petrified form. Later, after bathing in the river, Elizabeth finds Cyrus' lamp where the Knave of Hearts is now residing. She makes some wishes which improve a nearby town.[clarification needed] Elizabeth then admits to the Knave of Hearts that she has feelings for him. After unwittingly making her third wish for the Knave of Hearts to feel something for her, Elizabeth falls dead. The Jabberwocky later finds Elizabeth's dead body and takes her eyes so that Jafar can track down Cyrus' lamp.
Alice's Warped Wonderland
Bill the Lizard appeared in the 2006 Sunsoft mobile game Alice's Warped Wonderland (歪みの国のアリス, Yugami no kuni no Arisu, Alice in Distortion World). Bill takes the form of a slender young man with lizard-like attributes. Bill serves as the "Keeper of Truth" and guards Ariko's (the "Alice" of the game) suppressed tragic memories until she is ready to accept them.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "Wayne".[dead link]
- ^ "American McGee's Alice VOICES". Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- ^ "Alice's Warped Wonderland". Sunsoft. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "Alice's Warped Wonderland ~Encore~". Sunsoft. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
External links
- Media related to Bill the Lizard at Wikimedia Commons