Nibbles Maplestick is a major character in Disney's 2025 animated feature film Zootopia 2. She is a beaver podcaster and conspiracy theorist who is enlisted by Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde to aid in a case involving reptiles.
Background[]
Personality[]
Nibbles Maplestick proves to be quite friendly and helpful around Nick and Judy, helping them navigate around Marsh Market without disturbing or aggravating the locals, classifying them as "stand-offish around landies," that they need to treat the locals with respect. She even seems to be quick to correct another's misjudgment, such as when Nick accidentally called a juggling sea lion a "seal" and gave him a coin instead of fish (the proper payment in Marsh Market).
She also has a bit of an unhinged, crazy, and eccentric side to her, as Nibbles is also a conspiracy theorist who tackles racy topics in Zootopia, such as reptiles.
Physical appearance[]
Nibbles is a small beaver with tiny ears, a big black nose, a cowlick haircut, and asymmetrical buck teeth. Her attire consists of a dark camo-green vest, a salmon-colored polo shirt underneath, and bluish-green denim shorts.
Role in the Film[]
Nibbles Maplestick first appears talking about a snake being sighted in Zootopia since a reptile hasn't been seen in Zootopia for a century since a viper supposedly killed a tortoise. Nick and Judy went to find her and see if she can help clear their names after they were framed by the Lynxleys. Nick and Judy met with her and took them to Marsh Market where a secret reptile community was being held. They spoke with Jesús and he tells them how Reptile have been treated throughout the years and need Judy and Nick's help to set things right. Suddenly, the Zootopia Police Officers led by Captain Hoggbottom appear to arrest Nick and Judy though the two escape, Nibbles was arrested and later locked up. When Nick was arrested and lock up on the other of her, Nibbles chews up a piece to turn it into a key to help them escape.
Trivia[]
- Nibbles' name is a reference to how real-life beavers feed on wood bark.
- Her surname, Maplestick, might be a reference to Canada and to how beavers are commonly found in that country.
- Her wooden car includes a "Reptiles Exist" sticker, a "Going Home" sticker with a UFO emitting green lights, and another sticker with the title of her conspiracy podcast: "Scales and Tales." She even has a sticker that says, "I Heart my Whittle Car!".
- In The Art of Zootopia 2, Nibbles was chosen to be a beaver because beavers have scales on their tails like reptiles do, which creates a perfect blend of familiarity in mammals and obscurity in reptiles.
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Miscellaneous[]
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