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Tinker Bell (also nicknamed Tink or Miss Bell) is the tritagonist of Disney's 1953 animated feature film Peter Pan. She is a sassy fairy, who serves as Peter Pan's sidekick. Tink regularly joins Peter on his exploits throughout the magical isle of Neverland. She values their relationship so much, that the presence of other girls (particularly Wendy Darling), causes her to become insanely jealous and spiteful.
Tinker Bell is equipped with Pixie Dust, which grants herself and others the ability to fly, so long as they think "wonderful thoughts". She is a largely silent character, speaking a fairy language that is unintelligible to most humans. Her vocalizations are instead expressed in the form of a light jingling noise reminiscent of a bell.
Since her inception, Tinker Bell has become one of Disney's most popular and iconic characters. Known for flying toward the screen and sprinkling it with pixie dust, Tink has featured heavily as a spokesperson for The Walt Disney Company (along with Mickey Mouse and Jiminy Cricket). She eventually became the focus of her own franchise, Disney Fairies, which spun off a series of full-length feature films, beginning with 2008's Tinker Bell.
Why She Has Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust in Her
- She is one of the most popular Disney characters ever made.
- She has a very cute design.
- She can fix things since she is a tinker.
- She has her own spin-off film series, where she is given a speaking role for the very time after being a silent character for many years and has a more fleshed-out characterization.
- Mae Whitman does a superb job voicing her in her own spin-off film series.
- She is known for using pixie dust.
- She may be sassy, feisty, stubborn, and hot-tempered, but she is also a lovable character.
- Just like Pluto, Dumbo, Dopey from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and to some extent, Tom and Jerry, despite being a non-speaking character, she is capable of displaying a wide range of facial expressions via pantomime which makes her an entertaining and endearing character.
The Only Bad Quality
- Her jealousy towards Wendy Darling in the original film caused her to intentionally inflict harm towards her, most notably when he convinces the Lost Boys to shoot her down thinking that Wendy is a bird known as "Wendy-bird". Thankfully, she develops a change of heart once Captain Hook captures and betrays her, and her jealous nature has noticeably been toned down in subsequent entries of the franchise, including the sequel Return to Neverland.
- She thankfully became even more likable once she became the star in her own spin-off film series.