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Balto is the titular protagonist of the animated trilogy of the same name. He is the mate of Jenna and father of Aleu, Kodi, Dingo, Saba, and two other unnamed pups.
He was voiced by Kevin Bacon in the first film and Maurice LaMarche in the sequels. Balto is based on the real dog of the same name.
Personality[]
"Not a dog. Not a wolf. All he knows is what he's not. If only he could see what he is." - Boris, Balto: The Movie.
Balto is brave, outgoing, smart, trustworthy, a bit shy, very kind, loyal, and cares deeply about others, but can be impulsive when it comes to Steele and Jenna. In the first film, he desires to be a sled dog, but is ashamed of his wolf heritage as it caused him to be bullied by the people of Nome and by most of the dogs, but after safely delivering the Antitoxin, he finally learned to accept it and that being part-wolf is a strength, and not a weakness. He seems to have good intentions, but has ended up on the dark side of the story due to his father's actions.
Despite his heritage and appearance, Balto always desired to be more like a dog than a wolf. He is deeply in love with Jenna. Balto has a lot of wisdom, patience, and perseverance that usually helps him save the day. He also cares a lot for others, and is willing to risk his own life to save someone else. Balto is also very humble (not letting fame go to his head). He appears to not have any interest in hunting, nor does he know how to do so.
Balto was very insecure about being half-wolf (a trait Aleu later developed) but after the events the first movie learned pride for his species (although he still says being half-wolf can be painful, and that some of the other dogs still make fun of him, and he was ashamed when he admitted to Aleu that he was half-wolf). By the 3rd film, all teasing stops and he is officially considered the hero of Nome. Balto also loves sled-dog racing, and would become very excited when watching one.
He also developed a fascination about flying in the 3rd film. This dream came true when Duke took Balto for a ride in his new plane, which he named the Balto Flyer in his honor out of gratitude for having saved his life. Balto often acts as a peacemaker breaking up fights and trying to prevent them by saying "we don't want any trouble", though this usually doesn't work.
He often avoids using force as much as possible, using his intellect to get out of tight spots. He is also not caught off guard easily, although whenever he is caught off guard, he catches on quickly.
Balto also has a soft spot for puppies, and was highly overprotective of Aleu, eventually having to let her go. Balto, despite his traumatic childhood, and being teased for several years, has a sense of humor.
In the 1st film, Balto would often smile when around Boris, and would enjoy seeing Muk and Luk annoy Boris. In the 2nd film however, Balto has a more cynical personality. By the 3rd film, Balto starts to laugh more often, as well as starting to use sarcasm. When in search-and-rescue mode however, Balto's personality becomes dead serious, and uses a technique that he calls "marking the trail," in which he scratches various trees to set his path.
He is also known to not deal well with extreme pressure panicking at the thought of letting Kodi down, and accidentally running off a cliff in the first film.
Balto is a fairly honest dog, continually recommending that Boris tell the truth to Stella throughout the 3rd film. But he lied about Aleu's heritage in the 2nd film, to protect her feelings and hide his shame, which she found out the truth shortly after and ran away.
He is brave, but not a very good fighter (as Steele flings him against a rock with ease), but will not hesitate to save his friends. He is also very selfless and modest, although having a fragile pride (such as snarling when Steele insults him or saying in Balto II: Wolf Quest that others still tease him just because he is half wolf.). Balto is also very sensitive about his half-wolf heritage in the first movie, but gradually comes to accept it.
Although Balto is modest in most movies,he is shown to be quite arrogant in Balto II - Wolf Quest, as he says "Some people still tease me just because I'm half wolf." and orders al the wolves from Nava's pack around.
Appearance[]
Balto is a handsome Wolfdog with brown-gray fur on his body, long tail, tail tuft, lighter brown-gray chest around his eyes and underside areas, neck, arms and legs, paws, claws and toes, hair, and dark brown-gray ears. He also has a yellow sclera and orangish-brown eyes.
In the second film, his fur is more gray and his sclera has changed from yellow to white. In the third film, his fur is purplish and his sclera is yellow again.
Biography[]
Balto[]
In the beginning of the film, Balto is a stray and is disliked by the people of Nome. He was first seen with his adoptive father, Boris, during the race. He went to watch it, where he later saw Jenna and fell in love with her. When Steele and his team will come into Nome for the finish, Rosy's hat is suddenly blown onto the racing path. Rosy tried to get it, but Jenna held her back.
Balto, seeing what happened, jumped into the race as Steele's team approached. Balto outran the incoming team and grabbed it. Balto brought the hat to Rosy, who's very grateful. Rosy's father scared Balto away, warning Rosy that he's part wolf and he might bite her. Balto walked away, rejected and disappointed.
Later, Balto heard Rosy's voice, excited at the thought of seeing her. He raced to meet her, but can't slow down in time and ended up bumping into Jenna. Jenna is surprised until her owners shall call her, but when she looked back, Balto is gone.
Jenna tried to find him again until her owners called her once more and she left. Balto walked down an alleyway with Boris, who is trying to comfort the disappointed half wolf.
On their way back to the ship wreck, where Balto lived, they can meet Steele, Nikki, Kaltag, and Star, who will mock Balto about being a half breed. Steele told Balto that he has a message for his mother, then howled like a wolf.
This made Balto angry, but he refused to fight. Steele and his dogs may laugh and kick snow at him, and he ran away. Balto left town and headed to his home, a wrecked old boat. On the way, he saw a pack of wolves, reminding him of his wolf heritage. The wolves will howl at him in greeting, but Balto refused to howl back and went back to the boat, his ears drooping.
Balto is then visited by Muk and Luk, two polar bears, who shall annoy Boris, who then pretended to challenge the pair to a race in an attempt to get rid of them.
Later Balto is sitting on his boat staring off into space, Boris asked him "And just what is so interesting?" which Balto responded "Jenna." Boris told him that he's in love with her and told him to tell Jenna how he felt until Balto denied it saying "Nah, she's not my type." "And why not?" responded Boris. Balto stayed quiet, "This wolf business again?" said Boris.
He questioned Balto, asking him what's the matter with being half and half, before admitting that he wishes he was half eagle, bewildered. Balto asked why and Boris said that he would have "a bit of profile for one thing", "and nobody eats you for another".
A bit later, Balto visited Jenna, who is waiting outside the hospital. Balto tried to ask her out on a date, chasing sticks by moonlight, Jenna ignored him, staring upset, into the hospital window, Balto asked her what is wrong, "Rosy's in there," she responded.
Balto asked why she's in the hospital, Jenna said that Rosy felt warm and has a terrible cold, "Balto, what's wrong with her?" she asked nervously, Balto said that he doesn't know, but he knew how to find out, he led Jenna into the boiler room, and showed her the way through the ventilation system to a small space under the building, and using colored broken bottles and light from the vent to project a image of the Northern Lights on the wall, Jenna gazed at the lights, and said "It's beautiful." "Yeah, beautiful," Balto responded, but instead looking at her, Jenna turned to him, and they shall touch noses, but they are interrupted by the sound of footsteps on the vent that they can turn and look, and after listening, they may discover that Rosy has Diphtheria, a deadly disease, which the doctor exclaimed that he is out of anti-toxin.
Jenna, ran away crying, Balto followed her and said that he's sorry for taking her to see what was wrong with Rosy, Jenna, however, said that she's glad that he did.
Suddenly, Steele waltzed in with a string of stolen sausages. He offered them flirtatiously to Jenna right in front of Balto, which angered him. Jenna, seeing this, tricked him into burning himself on the boiler.
Steele yelped, and Balto and Jenna shall take off, when two men with a lamp can come to see what all the noise was and Balto ended up getting framed for Steele's crimes. Meanwhile most of the children of Nome have become sick and the hospital is out of antitoxin, the people of Nome, in several attempts to send it in alternate ways, must select the fastest dogs in town to run a sled team, 674 miles to get more antitoxin. A race is being held to decide the dogs to be on the sled team.
Balto wished to run the race, but Boris, discouraged him. Balto entered the race and won, coming in first place. Even though he came in first place, Steele ignored the fact that Balto won and when Balto pointed out that "I was the fastest dog", Steele quickly revolted and said, "You were the fastest what?" Still picking at him for being part wolf.
While Jenna tried to stick up for him and told Steele to worry more about the medicine instead of worrying about him being in the team, Steele stomped on Balto's paw and the judges can declare that he may turn on them because he is part wolf, Jenna tried to apologize but angrily Balto walked away.
Steele led the team out of Nome. After getting the antitoxin, Steele's team got lost in a blizzard on the way back, as the children of Nome, get sicker.
After hearing the news of the lost team, and the thought of Nome, losing its children, Balto decided that he must go after Steele and his team and see what has become of them and the medicine, or die trying, and left Nome with Boris, and Muk and Luk tag along as well.
Back in Nome, waiting outside the hospital, Jenna stumbled on Balto's scent, and decided to follow him.
Balto and his friends are moving along the trail. Balto is marking their path by clawing the bark off trees leaving a trail. Balto sensed that they're being watched, and decided the only thing to do is to keep moving, which he does, except his friends, Boris, Muk, and Luk. Muk and Luk stayed, having a snowball fight. Boris is all ready to put a end to the snowball fight, when he backed into a wall of fur, which he wasn't expecting. He turned around to see a grizzly bear.
The bear attacked them and got them trapped under a bunch of branches, Balto heard the fighting and came running back, and hurled himself on the bear, but he is quickly thrown off and pinned down, as the bear began to crush him. Jenna appeared and jumped on the bear, making it let go of Balto.
The bear stood up and stepped backwards, nearly crushing Muk, Luk, and Boris trapped. Jenna then wrestled with the bear, but she is, like Balto, thrown off. The bear then turned back to Balto, whom it followed down to a frozen lake, where Balto stood to face the bear, but the ice cracked, taking both the bear and Balto under.
Jenna began to panic when Balto doesn't come back up, Muk and Luk must jump into the water, and find Balto, bringing him back to the surface, gasping and choking, Jenna, greeted Balto with enthusiasm, Balto decided to keep going, but Jenna is hurt from the fight with the bear, so Balto told Muk and Luk and Boris to take her back to Nome, which they do, but before leaving, Jenna gave Balto her bandana, which he happily excepted, Jenna and Balto shall say their goodbyes and Balto headed off on his mission.
Balto traveled through blizzard and snow, and after many days of traveling, he finally found the lost team, but they are in poor condition, stranded at the bottom of a cliff, and their musher out cold, all the dogs are overjoyed to see Balto, except Steele, too prideful to admit his failure, Balto tried to help but Steele, despite the other dogs, doesn't want him to, he attacked Balto in an effort to kill him, but Balto dodged skillfully to one side, and after Steele grabbed hold of the bandana, it unraveled, causing Steele to fall down a cliff.
Thinking that Steele is dead, Balto led the sled team away as their new lead dog, but Steele is not dead, as a way of getting back, he messed up all of Balto's marks, causing the sled team to go the wrong direction, Balto and the team can end up sliding down a cliff that led to a sheer drop into a gorge, Balto caught hold of a branch, but not before the antitoxin box began to fall off the edge, and in a desperate effort, Balto jumped forward and caught it, but the ice under him gave way, dropping him into the gorge with the box of antitoxin.
All the sled dogs must think that Balto is dead and look unable to go anywhere without a leader. At the bottom of the cliff, Balto awoke to find himself still alive, but assuming that he has failed and covered his face, then laid motionless, but not before seeing a great white wolf, standing in front of him.
Balto watched as the he began to howl, but looked away. It's then that he noticed the unharmed crate of antitoxin, laying in a snow drift and he looked up to see the ridge where he fell. It is then he heard Boris' words earlier that a dog cannot make the journey alone but maybe a wolf can.
Realizing the half wolf heritage in him, he turned around and gased at the wolf's paw print, he put his paw on the wolf's track, and grew amazed to see that his paw print and the wolf's are identical, then filled with new found determination, he let out a long howl, the wolf appeared and and joined him.
Balto took the antitoxin and carried it up the cliff, the dogs will continue to run till a unlucky sneeze by Star, set off an avalanche, the team only managed to escape by ducking into a cave.
Balto led them through the cave, then noticed that the roof of the cave is covered in stalactites, he warned the other dogs to be quiet, but the sled hit a bump, and made a loud noise triggering a fall of stalactites, they will manage to avoid the stalactites, and get out of the cave alive.
Back in Nome, Jenna waited at Rosy's bedside, just then Balto came into view with the antitoxin, Jenna barked with joy and all the humans shall race out to see what's going on when Balto ran into town with the rest of the team. With many congratulations, Balto is hailed a hero and Jenna became his mate and in eight years, Balto finally disappeared into the afterlife.
Balto II: Wolf Quest[]
In the second film, Balto is Jenna's mate/Husband. The film is beginning with Balto having a terrible nightmare that he seemed to have been having for days. He dreamed that he is running across a great frozen lake with a raven following him and he saw a wall of ice appearing in front of him.
He turned around and runs back, but is stopped dead by a pack of wolves. When Boris splashed him with water, he woke up coughing and sputtering, then Boris complained that the dream kept him from sleeping peacefully. Balto insisted that it's just a dream, but Boris kept telling him it meant something if he has it over and over again.
Balto got up and walked over to Nome. On the way, he observed a large totem pole with the Raven, like in his dream on it as well as a Wolverine, Grizzly bear, Red fox and Gray wolf. Boris said that he thought that the Raven on the Totem pole has something to do with the Raven in his dreams, but Balto said that it doesn't and that the humans can carve totem poles to tell stories, but Boris kept on saying that it meant something to which Balto responded, "Look, all I know is that the Totem pole marks the quickest route to Jenna's." When they shall enter Nome, they are waylaid by a little dog who spun in circles, making Boris dizzy and yelling, "The stork has landed 1."
After hearing this, Balto became alarmed and raced to the shed where Jenna is nursing her five newborn pups, all of which are red like her except one, Aleu, who is light brown. Balto entered nervously and looked down at his children then said in a warm tone of voice, "They’re so beautiful," to which Jenna agreed.
Later, Balto is turning in his sleep as he is dreaming again. This time, he is running across the ice with the Raven close behind. As he ran, he turned to see Jenna standing by the shed calling out to him, but a light is so bright that he can't see her face.
He got confused and turned and started running toward her, but before he can get there, he awakes to find himself in his own abandoned pirate ship.
He heard Jenna calling and looked over the side of the boat where Jenna is waiting on the beach with the pups, "Good morning sleepyhead," she said. "Did you forget about watching the pups today while my girl and I go on a picnic?", Balto said that he would never have to forget and jumped down to say hello to the pups, who will greet him with joy.
As the pups shall go off to play with Boris, Jenna reminded Balto that the pups are going to be adopted the next day. Balto felt disappointed and wished that they didn't need to be adopted.
Nevertheless, when adoption day came, Aleu isn't adopted due to her wolf-like appearance. Balto and Jenna must refuse the truth that their daughter will never be adopted, but they can believe that someday a human will take her, though they may know in their hearts that it isn't true.
Almost a year later as Aleu grew up into a young adult, they can keep her hope's up by telling her that she is going to be adopted, but when she is playing with Muk & Luk, she rolled down a hill and almost got shot by a hunter and to her surprise, Balto saved her from any harm by wrestling the gun out of the hunter's hands.
Aleu asked him why he attacked the human and Balto told her that the hunter had tried to kill her because she resembled a wolf perfectly. Aleu felt shocked at discovering that she is part wolf and ran away. Balto suspected that she will get over it, but Aleu isn't so sure.
Then Balto has another dream where he is running with a herd of Caribou, running across the ocean on an ice bridge and hears the voice of his mother telling him about the Totem animals. He is woken up the next morning by Muk and Luk, who are looking for Aleu, but she is nowhere to be found. Balto went to see if she is with Jenna, but he discovered that she isn't. To this, he picked up her trail on the beach and followed it into the wilderness, after which he is shortly followed by a Raven who led him to cross a log.
On that log, he met a Fox which his mother described as, "The Cunning Trickster". The Fox tricked him into falling in the river by telling him that she will help him find Aleu. Balto swam, but is pulled by the current.
Later, he is found unconscious by Boris, Muk, and Luk. After waking up, Balto found Aleu's scent and followed it, but is waylaid by a trio of Wolverines who can mock him and make fun of him.
They shall insist that Balto is scared of them and Balto admitted that he is scared, but not of them. He told them that he is afraid for Aleu then the Wolverines will tell him to stop following the Raven before mysteriously disappearing.
Balto continued to follow the Raven and came across Aleu just in time to save her from a bear. After that, Aleu refused to come back to Nome, due to an encounter with her spirit guide Muru, a kindly field mouse telling her that she has to find who she is.
Balto encouraged her to come home, only to be further refused. Seeing that his daughter will not come home, he insisted that he's coming with her to which she happily agreed. Balto then smelled salt water, telling his daughter that they are near the ocean and they must decide to see it.
When they can reach it, they are ambushed by four wolves who shall try to kill them, but the wolf's pack arrived and stopped them. The pack is led by an elderly wolf named Nava. His pack is faithful to him, but his leadership is challenged by a wolf named Niju, one of the wolves that ambushed Aleu and Balto.
Niju is trying to encourage the pack to steal food from other animal clans in the forest, but Nava said that they should not. It is this way that Aleu and Balto will find out that the pack is starving, due to the Caribou leaving and crossing the ice over to Russia where the wolves cannot follow just like in Balto's dream.
Aleu said that they should have to help them, believing that they are meant to and that all this was meant to be, but Balto said no and told Aleu that despite his dreams, the whole ordeal has gone too far and that they will leave in the morning.
When morning came, Balto decided that Aleu was right, and that he should want to help them, because he is the only one that can lead them to find the Caribou, he decided this just in time to stop Niju from leading the pack into stealing, Niju insisted on fighting, but is stopped when the pack saw an ice bridge forming over the ocean, at first they are confused, but Aleu explained that last winter, the Caribou crossed an ice bridge to land in Russia, and now that bridge is forming again, and that if the pack is to survive. They must cross the ice bridge and get to Russia where the Caribou are.
The pack saw that she is right and decided to let Balto lead them across to which he agrees. The pack began to cross, but Niju, being afraid of change refused to go as the pack is crossing. The section of ice Nava is on broke off and began to float away.
Aleu seeing that Nava is in trouble took a leap and managed to hold on to the edge of the ice.
Nava tried to help Aleu, but is not strong enough, the piece of ice that Aleu is holding on to is heading toward the shore, Aleu scrambled madly but she can't get up and she is smashed against another piece of ice by the shore, forcing her underwater, for a few intense seconds she got stuck underwater, but eventually resurfaced and climbed onto the ice where Nava is, but the problem remained.
Aleu and Nava are trapped on the piece of ice that is headed back to the shore. Aleu could want to make the swim, but Nava is too old for anything physically strenuous. With a swim that far, he'd never make it. Aleu called out to Balto telling him to lead the pack on and that she will find a way to get her and Nava back to the pack.
Balto led the pack on, leaving Aleu alone with Nava. Just then, Niju appeared, intending to kill Nava and Aleu and had become the new pack leader. He easily knocked Nava down, but Aleu attacked and wrestled Niju to the ground in defense of Nava.
Niju quickly threw her off and pinned her down, but Balto appeared and yelled, "Niju! Leave her be!" Niju released her. Aleu told Balto that he should not have to be there, and should have to be leading the pack across, Balto said that he will, as soon as he took care of Niju, but the ice that the pack is on is floating away to the other side, and they will never make it across without a leader.
Balto told Niju that if he wanted to be a leader, this is his chance. But Niju's stubborn nature got the better of him. He refused to go and he is so busy talking that he doesn't see the patch of cracked ice. When he stepped on it, he fell through and surfaced on the shore.
Balto knew that Nava won't be able to swim to the pack, so he decided to do it, but Aleu said that he shouldn't have to. She told her father that he does not belong there. With Jenna and Boris.
Aleu realized that this is where she truly belonged in the world, a proud and noble leader of her own wolf pack. Balto sadly agreed and said an emotional goodbye to his daughter, who turned and swam to the pack, becoming their new leader. Balto watched as Aleu and the other wolves can make their way to the other side and disappear on the horizon.
Balto knew that Aleu is leaving, perhaps forever, but he also knew that she has finally found somewhere she belonged in the world. Though he will miss her, he knew that she will be happy with her new life. He turned and walked onto the shore, where Nava is waiting for him.
Nava told Balto, "She will be a great leader. And now it is time for you to go home." then bid Balto a noble goodbye and left to find Niju. As Nava ran off, Balto turned to see Aniu, a great white wolf that appeared from nowhere.
Aniu revealed herself to be Balto's mother and has also revealed that the Raven has been guiding the quest the whole time. She let out a howl and disappeared in a cloud of white fog, leaving Balto on his own. Balto bid his mother a goodbye as well and made his way back to Nome.
Balto III: Wings of Change[]
Balto is seen on a mountain top along with Jenna waiting for a bi-plane which Balto is intrigued by. As the plane flew over him is amazed and wished that he could have to fly like a plane. One of Balto's sons, Kodi, lived a career of being part of the mail dog sled team with Mr. Simpson, who's in charge of delivering the US mail to Nome.
That soon became questioned when the bi-plane landed and Balto met its pilot, Duke, who is proposing on delivering the mail in his plane instead of the dogs, claiming that his plane is more reliable and efficiant than the dog sled team. Kodi and the other sled dogs, who were there, and just about every other dog in Nome, are stressed to hear this, so the team asked Balto to lead them in a race organized to decide who will be delivering the mail to Nome, the dogs or Duke.
The dogs can enlist Balto on being their team leader because they shall know all about his fame for saving Nome from the Dysphoria can scare back in 1922. Instead of being honored to be their leader, Balto is stressed. He's seen what the bi-plane is capable of and he thought that there might be no chance in beating it, and neither does Boris, who had no surprise there.
Balto went and seeked Jenna for advice. He's not afraid of losing the race, but he is afraid of losing his image and his respect. If they do lose, he doesn't want his son, Kodi, to see him as a failure. Kodi knew Balto as the greatest American dog hero in recorded history, and Balto doesn't want to disappoint his son who wanted to be just like him.
Jenna sang to Balto and told him that he doesn't have to be Kodi's hero, he just has to be there for him. Ever since he was a pup, he was never good at keeping up with his brothers and sisters when they were running on the beach.
Balto was always there to give him the motivation he needed to succeed and be fast. If it wasn't for Balto's encouragement, Kodi never would have gained the confidence to become a mail dog. Balto's stress finally melted away when he realized that he never had to be a hero, just a good leader.
On the night before the race, Balto walked over towards the bi-plane to check it out, and Duke suddenly arrived. Balto tried hiding from him under the wing, but Duke saw his reflection in the window. At first, Balto is shy, but Duke presented him with jerky and showed him that he liked him. Duke told Balto how amazing it is to fly "soaring high above the clouds", and the two will become friends.
On the day of the race, the dogs shall start gearing up to beat the bi-plane. A guy fired a starting pistol and everyone started running fast. The dog team got a head start because Duke's engine took a minute to get going.
As Balto raced and guided the team on their relay from Nome to White Mountain, they will notice that the plane has already beaten them and they were only halfway there. The team thought that it's all over, but thanks to Balto's "never quit without a reason" attitude, the team sped up.
Just as the team got the mail from White Mountain and made it halfway back to Nome, a snow storm helped to pick up. With Balto's help, though, the team perserved through the storm, which is kind of like how Balto did in the first adventure, and beat the plane to Nome, saving the dog's jobs. While the dogs will celebrate on the beach, Balto is still unsure about the fate of the mail dogs.
He believed that the day of the deliveries by plane is coming. Kodi refused to believe him and joined the rest of the dogs. Yet, what Balto's real concern is, what could have to be taking the bi-plane so long to return.
Relationships[]
(If certain characters aren't here, that meant that they haven't had any thoughts about them nor interacted with them. Feel free to summarize their perspective. (Fanfictions NOT included))
BorisBoris is Balto's father-figure. Sometimes he'll convince him to go into town, he also lliked playing with him. but Boris was there for him. When Steele bullied him, he told him that he's not apart of this. Later, when he had a crush on Jenna, he wanted to ask her but he was nervous of the possible results but Boris gave him motivation and hope that his "half-and-half" can presumably attract her as he wished that he was half eagle. Boris would want to watch him enter the race and cheer for him, when Balto was looking for Steele, Boris would have to assest him in his dangerous adventure but if he was in danger Balto would have to protect Boris from danger even if it meant putting his life in the line. When Boris told Muk & Luk to go home and be careful, he asked him to follow them since they can seem to need his help more. Boris told Balto to safe, Once Bato came back with the medicine, he'll be happily reunited with him. When Balto had his off-spring, he can be worried about Aleu, due to her taking more features from him, Boris was worried with as well, when no one wanted Aleu, Boris would have to help Balto take care of her with him even if she also got her life taken away from a Hunter. Soon, when Boris found him in the forest, he wanted him to tell Jenna that he'll come back with their daughter. After the event, Balto would have to be told by him that he liked a female goose but he was afraid to tell her that he is afraid fly, Balto tried to tell him to overcome his fear, but always never seemed to work. Later, when he shall realize that Duke was lost, he remembered that Boris was in the plane also, so he also heads there to help him. Jenna
When Balto first saw Jenna, he started to have a crush on her, Balto would have to befriend Jenna as he'll try to help her in anyway possible but he had doubts about them ever being together due to his wolf-side as he has feelings for Jenna, but she might change about it. As Balto saw Jenna looking through a window he wanted to ask her out, but when he saw her upset, he can decide to helped Jenna to find out what was wrong with Rosy. He asked her to follow him and took her to the boiling room and under the hospital and once they're under there, he showed her a trick with the broken bottles and impressed her. When Jenna found out what was wrong with Rosy, she got sadden, but she thanked Balto for knowing the answer to her problem. As Balto can help her, Jenna would have to trick Steele, and, also stand up for Balto whenever Steele tried to threaten him. But their feelings would have to grow closer as Balto would want to risk his own live to save Rosy, which would have to lead to Jenna risking her life to save Balto from a bear as she can see that Balto cared about Rosy which would have to give Jenna a reason why she'll care about Balto. When he was rescued under the ice, he told Boris to take her home and Jenna was worried about him go alone, but Balto assumed that he'll be fine. When Jenna gave Balto his scarf, she nuzzled Balto's neck and fur and they both locked eyes for a moment and nuzzled with each other but they would have to be interrupted when Luk was crying. Balto promised Jenna that he'll come back, later, Balto lost hope in saving Rosy and failed Jenna, but he'll be encouraged by a white wolf. Once Balto made it back, he was happy to see Rosy well and happy to see Jenna! After the events, they would have to get married and have puppies. They can be happy with each other for making their own off-springs and they would have to take their turn taking care of them, Balto would want to take them far away so they can run. Jenna would want to tell him that she wanted the pups to have owners in a young age as how her mom did. He would have to be sadden to let them go as same with Jenna. They both would want to feel worried if one of their pups ran away, Balto promised Jenna that he'll bring their pup back. When Balto discovered something, he would want to share it with Jenna as they would have to both be surprised to find a flying object made out of metal. Later, Balto would have to tell Jenna his problems to keep Kodi's job and he trusted to tell his problems to her as Jenna would want to always support him no matter what. He then told her that he's going to try to save Duke, when he came back he'll be again be reunited with Jenna. RosyWhen they first met with Jenna, Rosy never was hostile to Balto. She'll even offer Balto to join their team, but her dad doesn't share the same feelings about Balto. But when Rosy got sick, Balto would want to try anything to save her life if that means putting his life on the line. When Balto fell from the cliff, he saved himself from being buried under the snow and then Balto lost all hope in saving Rosy and failed Jenna, but he'll be encouraged by a white wolf to use his wolf-side and after all the journey, Balto made it back with the medicine, he'll be happy and to see Rosy well and happy to see Jenna!
Rosy's ParentsUnlike Rosy, her parents were hostile to Balto, due to his wolf appearance. They would have to also get more hostile if Balto got close to Rosy. They seemed to be hostile towards him because of it, yet, it's unknown what they will think about Jenna being into him, but since Balto ended up saving Rosy's life, her parents would want to have a change of heart on Balto and now let them get close to Rosy. Steele
Balto and Steele are rivals. Balto has hatred for Steele because he mocked him for his wolf appearance and also been threatened by him because of jealousy. When Balto saw him trying to take Jenna away from him he tried to get him away, but when Jenna was flirting with him, he thought that Jenna was into him until Jenna will reveal his attention as he was glad to see her not into him. When he tried to enter the sled dogs, he'll be deeply rejected by Steele and be disqualified, When he found out that Steele was lost, he tries to save him even after all what he did to him, but Balto would have to help Steele to bring them back home, but Steele would have to deeply rejected his help and wouldn't have to even care if he caused Balto to get lost. Star, Nikki and KaltagAlthough they hardly interacted with him without Steele, they would have to mock Balto because they either don't want to have troubles with Steele. Unlike Steele, Star has sympathy for Balto, while Kaltag would want to warn Balto about Steele and Nikki would have to berate Steele behind his back. They would want to happily let Balto be their sled-dog member and appreciate his bravery and heroic actions. Muk & LukUnlike Boris, Balto treated them nicely and doesn't talk to them in a rude manner. He doesn't mind nor isn't annoyed if they hang out with him, but if they are in danger, he would have to try to protect them. After the bear, Balto can be happy for them for learning to swim and save his life along the way, but when he tried to find Steele alone, he will witness Luk crying because of it, but once Bato came back with the medicine, he'll be happily reunited with them. Even when Aleu wasn't adoptive, they would want to play with her and also protect her from a Hunter, later Boris later to find him with Balto, but he asked to go back since it's his problem to get Aleu. When Balto overheard Muk & Luk's claim, he then remembered that the plane hit in to forest was Duke and Boris so he headed there with them to rescue both of them, after all the various obstacles, they can finally reach them and Balto asked them to head home and he'll bring Duke back. AniuBalto was only with her when he was a pup, until he accidentally got lost. He knew nothing about her except her white fur and warm voice. His pupsBalto was happy with Jenna making their own and caring about his pups along with Jenna, he would have to also let Jenna take a break so he can take care of pups. One day, Jenna told Balto that she wanted to give the pups owners before they're full grown, Balto didn't want that, but he had to agree on it for the better of their future as they would want to have a hard time finding owners when they're full grown. He'll be sad to give them away with Jenna. AleuAleu is Balto's daughter and he was worried about Aleu's wolf-side, as he was also assuming that no one would have to want her because of that. Balto became worried more as a Hunter almost ended up shooting her. He had to tell her the truth about why she was going to get shot and would want to cause her to run away. He would have to try to bring her back home, but he would have to end up facing various things till he finds her. Aleu would want to stay with the pack to guide them and Balto was sadden about leaving her again as he felt alone with his wolf-side again. Aleu insured him that she'll always be with him, even if she's not there. This would have to be the last time he will see her. NijuUnlike Nava, Niju was more hostile towards them and even doubting that Balto is worthy to lead the pack but after all that, Balto isn't scared of him and would even fight him, but he still will offer him to lead, but Niju was afraid of going and so he ran away from the scene. Nuk, Yak, and SumacHe hated them for attacking them & also siding with Niju, but he will gladly be their new leader until he gave the position to his daughter. Unlike Niju, Nava was more welcoming them, but Nava knew that Balto was the choosing leader to lead the pack, but Balto would have to be surprised to hear this, but he isn't accepting it as he can mainly lead sled-dogs than wolves, but he would want to stand on his side if Niju gained a lot of the pack members on his side. KodiKodi is Balto's son and he would have to support Kodi in anyway, he cared about his son's future and would have to try to save it. He knew that Kodi meant a lot to him as Kodi knew that he once saved the town, Balto would not want to try to disappoint him. When he was young, he taught him how to run properly till Kodi managed to outrun him, but they would have a drama after they won the race as Balto was worried about Duke and believing that they would've lost but this would want to cause Kodi to have a bit of hatred towards his father. When Balto can ask Kodi and his team for help, they shall reject him and he realized how his job is turning him, Kodi would have to later change his mind when his mother convinced him why he should want to rescue him. Then Balto would've been saved by Kodi and would have to be proud of him for doing so. Dusty, Ralph and KirbyEven when they hardly interacted, Balto respects them. He would have to help them keep their jobs, but they would want to change their perspective when they would have to revise to help Balto save Duke, Balto was seeeing how their jobs are turning them but they'll change their minds in the end. StellaHe can see how much she meant to Boris and tried not to interfere their relationship. After Stella told Balto that she's worried about him getting lot, Balto would have to be with her and save his father-figure. DukeDuke is the only adult human that hasn't been hostile to Balto! Balto was curious about the plane he discovered and he would come across him along the way. Duke would have to give Balto a brief note about the plane and how it worked. As Balto was racing Duke got lost and would want to crash to the forest. Balto didn't wanted him to die, but he couldn't have anyone side with him to go (except Jenna). Balto would want to find Duke and he'll try to save him, but he would've failed without help. Balto then saved Duke's life (with the help of Kodi, Dusty, Ralph and Kirby). |
Trivia[]
- The real-life Balto was a purebred Siberian Husky, who was raised in a shelter that being trained to be a sled dog ( [1] ) Not an outcast half-wolf street dog as he is portrayed in the films. Still, he was considered the hero of the 1925 serum run to Nome (that was not performed by a single musher with seven dogs, but by a relay of multiple musher, with more than 150 dogs) because of his owner, though he lacked the strength to be useful to the run, but when the run fell short of dogs with still enough energy to pull the sled, he had to use Balto that, against every odds, proved to be, instead, strong enough to help and take the anitoxin in the last relay before Nome.
- Balto was black, but later turned dark brown when he moved to the states with his owner who had white socks. In the first movie, he is grey-brown like an actual wolf.
- Also, he was neutered in real life, so even if mating was allowed between dogs and wolves, it wouldn't have been possible for 6 puppies to be born.
- Balto, Jenna, Boris, Muk & Luk are the only characters that have appeared in all 3 movies.
- Balto had an alternate design [2] during the making, but it was changed by unknown reasons.
- In the third film when Balto told Kodi that the bi-plane's day was coming, that foreshadowed the fact that deliveries had begun by plane since all 3 of the films take place in Nome, Alaska during the date of the diphtheria scare, which is the 1920s.
- Balto had an alternate design during the making of the first movie, but it was changed for unknown reasons, although another character has his old design.
- Unlike the film, in the novel, Balto actually beat Steele in the fight for medicine box scene, forcing Steele to feel fear and fall from a cliff.
- Balto's backstory was changed because of different crews, who worked on the original film and the sequel. Simon Wells, the director of the original film, stated Balto's father as a wolf and Balto's mother as a working sled dog, while Balto was found as an outcast pup by Boris in Nome and adopted, meaning that Balto most likely was born in Nome. In the sequel the crew was different, and they had no information about the characters, so Balto's backstory was changed — an unknown male stray dog mated with Aniu, the white wolf spirit, and then she birthed Balto and raised him alone and by herself until Balto accidentally got lost and has been found and adopted by Boris and brought to Nome.
- Many fans believed that Balto was separated from his mother by humans, and that his mother either was killed or just died. That's not true. Dev Ross, the scriptwriter of Wolf Quest, confirmed that Balto just accidentally got lost, although she doesn't remember what nature forces became the reason to this. Plus, Aniu became the white wolf after her death, and Balto already remembered her as white, meaning that Aniu already was a totem spirit very long time, making Balto half-spirit.
- In Dev Ross's intention, when Aniu was a living regular grey wolf, she had a pack and pups and loved them, so her great love for her family made her a totem spirit once she died and joint in with the Great Spirit. That means, before becoming a white wolf deity Aniu had a wolf mate. Hence Balto actually had pure wolf half-siblings that lived in the long past. While in his own wolfdog litter Balto is the only pup, since he mentions only himself and Aniu in his memories.
- In the third film when Balto told Kodi that the bi-plane's day is coming, that foreshadowed the fact that deliveries had begun by plane since all 3 of the films take place in Nome, Alaska during the date of the diphtheria can scare from the 1920s.
- According to interview with Simon Wells, Balto's voice actor was Kevin Anderson, and he voiced during all animation and production. However, when the movie was already finished, bosses of Universal insisted to air Kevin Bacon to voice Balto, because they wanted "the actor with bigger name", so Bacon made recordings for a couple of days. The same happened with Brendan Fraser, who voiced Steele, and unnamed actress, who voiced Jenna — both Jim Cummings, Bridget Fonda and Kevin Bacon were aired, when the film was finished.
- Through the entire movie Balto's fur color changed many times from rust-brown or yellow-brown to brown-grey and dark-grey. In the official novel Balto is described as a grey wolfdog. In the sequels Balto's fur color still changes from light-grey to dark-grey and dark-brown.
- Balto along with Jenna are the only characters that had their own Plushes
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References[]
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balto Real life Balto
- ↑ https://www.animationsource.org/balto/en/custom/&id_film=10&nump=5261 Concept Art