Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)

Gaston (Beauty and the Beast)
Background information
Movies	Beauty and the Beast Mickey's House of Villains Once Upon a Halloween Beauty and the Beast (2017)
TV Series	Sing Me a Story with Belle House of Mouse Once Upon a Time The Little Town
Video Games	Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest Beauty and the Beast: Roar of the Beast Beauty and the Beast: A Board Game Adventure Disney Princess Hidden Worlds Disney Infinity series (townperson) Kingdom Hearts χ Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ Disney Enchanted Tales Disney Crossy Road Disney Tsum Tsum Disney Magic Kingdoms Disney Heroes: Battle Mode Disney Emoji Blitz Disney Sorcerer's Arena
Park Attractions	Villains Night Out! Let's Get Wicked
Portrayed by	Burke Moses (musical; debut) Sage Brocklebank and Wes Brown (Once Upon a Time) Luke Evans (2017 film, Little Town)
Voice	Richard White
Animators	Andreas Deja Ron Husband Alex Kupershmidt Dave Burgess Tim Allen Rob Corley Joe Haidar Tom Sito Kathleen M. Bailey Dana M. Reemes Lillian A. Chapman Mary-Jean Repchuk
Designer	Andreas Deja
Inspiration	High school/college jock stereotypes Sir Kay Brom Bones Linda Woolverton's previous lovers (post-rewrite) Belle's suitors from Jim Cox draft Rupert Everett Avenant from Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast
Character information
Other names	Gaston LeGume (in an early draft)
Personality	Arrogant, brave, loathsome, narcissistic, dishonest, egotistical, boorish, selfish, unsympathetic, strict, rude, crude, sleazy, conceited, vain, prejudiced, spoiled, chauvinistic, suave, petty, cruel, persistent, lecherous, sexist, merciless, superficial, perverted, envious, cold-hearted, pompous, quick-tempered, obsessive, evil, sadistic, ruthless, murderous, abusive, impatient, cowardly (at Beast's mercy), calculating
Appearance	Extremely muscular, fair skin, long black hair tied into a brief ponytail with a crimson band, thick eyebrows, blue eyes
Occupation	Hunter Tavern Owner
Alignment	Bad
Affiliations	Disney Villains
Goal	To marry Belle by any means necessary To kill the Beast (both failed)
Home	A tavern in an unnamed French village (formerly)
Relationships
Partner(s)	Belle (crush)
Pets	A black horse
Allies	Belle (formerly), Bimbettes, Monsieur D'Arque, LeFou
Minions	LeFou, the villagers, the tavern men
Enemies	Beast, Belle, Maurice, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Wardrobe, Mrs. Potts, Chip Potts
Personal information
Likes	Himself, eggs, beautiful women (mainly Belle), attention, ale, beer, hunting and killing animals, making fun of Maurice, getting his way, respect, anti-intellectualism, abusing LeFou, praise, showing off, winning, singing
Dislikes	Humiliation, Belle in love with anyone else but him, rejection, women's independence, LeFou's bumbling, not getting his way, disrespect, animals, books, intellectualism, losing
Powers and abilities	Strength Hunting skills
Status	Deceased
Fate	Falls to his death from a balcony of the Beast's castle

“He's handsome, all right, and rude and conceited and... Oh, Papa, he's not for me.”

―Belle expressing her dislike for Gaston to her father

Gaston is the main antagonist of Disney's 1991 animated feature film, Beauty and the Beast. He was an arrogant and chauvinistic hunter who was greedily determined to have Belle's hand in marriage, even by force if necessary. His obsession turned him into a ruthless and traitorous villain, especially upon his discovery that Belle's love was not for him, but for the Beast.