Chip is the son of Mrs. Potts and Monsieur Jean. Chip is a supporting character who is featured in Beauty and the Beast. He is played by Nathan Mack.
Due to Mack being English, Chip has a British accent like his mother in this adaptation. His role at the palace is fairly similar to the original film, barring him moving around by rolling on his saucer rather than hopping around, but he does not follow Belle back to the village when she leaves to save his father, instead participating in the battle with his castle staff against the invading villagers led by Gaston.
Background[]
Chip is one of the castle residents who lived with the Prince, who was selfish and cruel. Later, when transformed into the hideous beast by the Enchantress as punishment, Chip and all the other residents of the castle are transformed into objects.
Personality[]
Chip is adventurous and constantly curious about the world around him. Chip is a cheerful and active young boy and (like his mother and friends) is shown to have a great fear of the Beast's temper. He is also shown to be very brave and heroic shown in the first film, where he saved Belle and her father Maurice in order for them to rescue Beast from Gaston and the angry mob. He loves Belle very much and views her as his big sister and best friend. As is typical of curious boys his age, he apparently has an overactive imagination; when he comes rushing in to inform his mother that there is a girl (Belle) in the castle, she scolds him for making up such tall tales.
Role in the Film[]
When Maurice and Philippe arrive at the castle, Chip appears in the form of a teacup and approaches Maurice as he arrives in the dining room as Maurice continues to explore the castle. Chip then excitedly alerts Mrs. Potts to Belle's arrival at the castle, just as she tells him to slow down.
During a request to invite Belle to dinner, Mrs. Potts tells the Beast to be gentle along with the other objects to which she denies the Beast's request. Chip and Mrs. Potts take Belle to the dining room and then 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" focusing on the relationship between Belle and the Beast.
Later, Chip and the rest of the castle staff prepare a formal suit for the Beast just as the Beast and Belle begin a romantic relationship. Later, Chip stands next to his mother, who sings the musical number "Beauty and the Beast" just as Belle and the Beast dance together in the ballroom. Later, when Gaston sends an angry mob to kill the Beast, Chip and the other residents realize this as the castle residents form a barricade to block the entrance.
Chip joins the battle and fights Gaston and the villagers. After the battle stops, the last petal falls and Chip transforms into his inanimate form.
When the Enchantress uses her magic to restore the Enchanted Rose, Chip transforms back into his human form along with the other castle servants. Chip and the rest of the castle staff dance together during the reprise of the "Beauty and the Beast" musical number, just as he and Mrs. Potts are happily reunited with their father, Jean Potts.
Trivia[]
- In his teacup form, he has a chip on his head. As a human, this manifests as a chipped tooth.
- According to part 2 of "Lyrical Love", Chip is Mrs. Potts' twelfth child.
- Although Chip and his siblings are implied to be of British descent (due to their mother's accent and "Potts" being a British name), he speaks with an American accent in the animated film.
- Both of Chip's voice actors from the animated films have had a role in Kingdom Hearts II: Bradley Michael Pierce (his original voice actor) provided additional voices, while Haley Joel Osment (who voiced him in the sequel) is the voice of Sora.
- Because Chip was alive when the Enchantress cursed the Beast's Castle, it is likely that he did not age during that time period.
- This is further supported by the 1997 direct-to-video sequel Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, where it is revealed that the objects do not age.