James P. Sullivan
Full name
James P. Sullivan
Other names
Sulley
Sullster
Sul, Throwrug (by Mike Wazowski)
Jimmy Sullivan
Mr. Sullivan
Sulley-Wulley (by
Celia )
Kitty (by
Boo )
Stupid pathetic waste (by Randall)
Bear (by the park rangers in the human world)
Distinguishing Features
Big and muscular monster, cyan hair with purple spots, periwinkle eyes, sharp white teeth, teal nose, thick cyan eyebrows, long tail, purple spikes, both gray horns (later changed to white) and claws
Occupation
College student (formerly) Mailman (formerly) Scarer (formerly) CEO of Monsters, Inc.
Affiliations
Monsters, Inc.
Monsters University (formerly)
Oozma Kappa Roar Omega Roar (formerly)
Goal
Protect Boo and help her return to the human world. (succeeded) Resolve the energy shortage problem with children's laughter instead of screams. (succeeded)
Parents
Bill Sullivan (father) Mrs. Sullivan (mother)
Allies
Mike Wazowski (best friend),
Boo ,
Mr. Waternoose (formerly),
Celia Mae ,
Yeti , Jerry,
Roz ,
CDA Dean Hardscrabble ,
Art ,
Don Carlton ,
Scott "Squishy" Squibbles ,
Terri and Terry Perry ,
George Sanderson ,
Thaddeus Bile ,
Fungus , Tylor Tuskmon, Val Little, Fritz, Duncan P. Anderson, Cutter,, Other monsters, Sora, Donald Duck, Goofy, Rex
Enemies
Randall Boggs ,
Mr. Waternoose ,
Johnny Worthington III ,
Roar Omega Roar ,
Hardscrabble (formerly),
Fungus (formerly),
Mike Wazowski (formerly), Roar Omega Roar,
Sid Phillips , the Heartless, Unversed, Vanitas
Likes
His job, working out, hanging out with Mike, playing with Boo, scaring children (formerly)
Dislikes
Harming human children, driving, rivalry, public displays of affection, Mr. Waternoose's betrayal
Powers and abilities
Strength
Fate
Becomes the CEO of Monsters Incorporated, and reinvigorates the company's function by generating electricity from laughs instead of screams, resolving the energy crisis
Movies
Monsters, Inc. Monsters University Cars (cameo)Brave (cameo)
Shorts & Specials
Mike's New Car Party Central
TV Series
Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales (cameo)Monsters at Work
Video Games
Monsters, Inc. Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Training Monsters, Inc. Scream Team Mike's Monstrous Adventure Monsters, Inc. Scream Arena Disney Universe Monsters, Inc. Run Cars: Mater-National Championship Cars: Race-O-Rama Disney Infinity seriesDisney Tsum Tsum Disney Crossy Road Disney Magic Kingdoms Disney Magical Dice Kingdom Hearts III Disney Heroes: Battle Mode Disney Emoji Blitz LEGO The Incredibles Disney Sorcerer's Arena Disney Mirrorverse (upcoming) Disney Getaway Blast
Park Attractions
Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue! Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek Disney Stars and Motorcars Parade Jubilation! Block Party Bash Pixar Play Parade Paint the Night Parade
Voice
John Goodman (films, video games, television series) Brian Cummings (earlier video games) Joel McCrary (Disney Infinity series) Christopher Swindle (Kingdom Hearts III )
Inspiration
Design based off of ground sloths, banshees John Goodman (his voice actor)
Source
“I need scarers who are confident, tenacious, tough, and intimidating. I need scarers like.... like.... James P. Sullivan. ”
―Henry J. Waternoose praising Sullivan
James P. Sullivan (better known as Sulley ) is one of the two main protagonists of the Disney•Pixar animated Monsters, Inc. fandom. He was a renowned scarer at Monsters, Inc., where he works alongside his partner and best friend Mike Wazowski . Sulley's world gets turned upside down when he becomes the accidental guardian of a human child (whom he dubs "Boo"). In working to return Boo to the human world, Sulley manages to uncover a company conspiracy while also solving an energy crisis that plagued the city of Monstropolis.