Misha, Yasha, and Vladimir

Misha, Yasha, and Vladimir are the three wolf hunters and the secondary protagonists from the Peter and the Wolf segment of the 1946 feature film Make Mine Music.

Background
No background is offered for these three, except that they are the hunters, the sounds of their guns are represented by the kettle drums.

Personality
There really isn't any particular personality or traits offered for these three, except for the fact that they are brave enough to rush to the rescue of a little boy who is trapped by a wolf, and sensitive enough to all start crying when it looks like the boy's been killed.

Design
These three play off each other very well, one being tall and buff, one being tall and slender, and the last being very short, so short that when the three start running he sometimes bounces between the two larger men's bodies without slowing them down at all. They each have a different hair color (though all are bearded) and each wear a different color outfit, which appears to be fur-lined, possibly a testament to both their hunting prowess and the cold.

Make Mine Music
Misha, Yasha, and Vladimir are marching rhythmically through the woods when Sasha flies up and alerts them of a wolf up ahead. Though startled at first, they unhesitantly heft their weapons and dash off after Sasha. When they arrive at the scene, they find only Peter's hat and popgun lying in the midst of some wolf tracks. Believing the young boy to be dead, they give great emphatic sobs until they look up and see Peter and Ivan with the wolf subdued in ropes. Led by Peter, the three hunters then march through the village with the wolf tied to a stake and the villagers cheering and dancing in celebration.