Chip Potts is the son of Mrs. Beatrice Potts and Jean Potts and a supporting character in the 2017 animated feature film Beauty and the Beast.
Background[]
Chip appears in the 2017 live-action remake, portrayed by Nathan Mack. He has a British accent like Mrs. Potts in this adaptation. His role at the castle is fairly similar to the original film, with his movement of hopping around replaced, with moving around by rolling on his saucer. His role on the climax was changed by not following Belle back to the village when she leaves to save Maurice and instead participated himself into a battle with his fellow castle staff against the invading villagers led by Gaston. This incarnation of Chip also has no siblings in the remake.
Role in the film[]
Chip is one of the residents of the castle who lived with Prince Adam who was selfish and unkind. Later as he is transformed into a hideous beast as punishment, Chip and all the other residents of the castle are transformed into objects as the spell is cast all around the castle.
As Maurice and Philippe arrive at the castle, Chip appears in the form of a teacup approaching Maurice as he arrives in the dining room while Maurice continues exploring the castle. Chip then alerts Mrs. Potts about Belle's arrival at the castle in excitement, just as she tells him to slow down.
During a request to invite Belle to dinner, Mrs. Potts tells her to be gentle alongside the other objects to which she denies the Beast's request. Chip and Mrs. Potts take Belle to the dining room and later participate during the musical number "Be Our Guest", satisfying Belle. Chip and the other objects sing during "Days in the Sun" and later during "Something There" centering on the relationship between Belle and the Beast.
Back at the castle, Chip and the other castle staff prepare a formal suit for the Beast just as the Beast and Belle start a romantic relationship. Chip later stands next to Mrs. Potts who sings the musical number "Beauty and the Beat" just Belle and the Beast dance together in the ballroom. Later as Gaston sends an angry mob to kill the Beast, Chip and the other residents notice this as the castle residents form a barricade to block the entrance.
Chip and the other residents notice this as they form a barricade to block the entrance. Chip joins the battle and fights against Gaston and the villagers. After the battle stops, the last petal falls and Chip is transformed into his inanimate form as the castle residents become inanimate objects.
When Agathe uses her magic to restore the Enchanted Rose, Chip is transformed back into his human form along with the other castle servants. Chip and the other castle staff dance together during the reprise of the musical number "Beauty and the Beast" just as he and Mrs. Potts happily reunite with his father, Jean.
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