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|fate = He survives a bad fall by a broken leg and is seen wooing another toad during the credits
 
|fate = He survives a bad fall by a broken leg and is seen wooing another toad during the credits
 
|quote = "I CRUSH fairy prince!"
 
|quote = "I CRUSH fairy prince!"
|friends = [[Mrs. Toad]], [[Mozo Toad]], [[Gringo Toad]], [[Berkeley Beetle]], [[Ms. Fieldmouse]], [[Mr. Mole]]|minions = [[Berkeley Beetle]]}}'''Grundel''' is the secondary antagonist of the film [[Thumbelina]]. He was advertised as the main antagonist, but this was the plot to be outranked by the[[Mr. Mole| true main villain]].
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|friends = [[Mrs. Toad]], [[Mozo Toad]], [[Gringo Toad]], [[Berkeley Beetle]], [[Ms. Fieldmouse]], [[Mr. Mole]]|minions = [[Berkeley Beetle]]}}'''Grundel''' is the main, later secondary antagonist of the film [[Thumbelina]]. He was advertised as the main antagonist, but this was the plot to be outranked by the[[Mr. Mole| true main villain]].
   
 
He is the eldest of Mrs. Toad's sons who intends to marry [[Thumbelina (character)|Thumbelina]] (much to the latter's dismay). He was voiced by the late Joe Lynch in his final film after his retirement that same year and his death in 2001.
 
He is the eldest of Mrs. Toad's sons who intends to marry [[Thumbelina (character)|Thumbelina]] (much to the latter's dismay). He was voiced by the late Joe Lynch in his final film after his retirement that same year and his death in 2001.

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Grundel is the main, later secondary antagonist of the film Thumbelina. He was advertised as the main antagonist, but this was the plot to be outranked by the true main villain.

He is the eldest of Mrs. Toad's sons who intends to marry Thumbelina (much to the latter's dismay). He was voiced by the late Joe Lynch in his final film after his retirement that same year and his death in 2001.

Background

Physical Appearance

Personality

Role in Film

Thumbelina

Grundel plots to capture and marry Thumbelina and defeat his three other competitiors for her: Berkeley Beetle (whom he pulls the wings off of to make sure he helped find her), Mr. Mole, and Prince Cornelius.

In the climax, Grundel fights Cornelius with a torch. Grundel knocks him out and disarms him, but Cornelius grabs his leg and they both fall through the bottomless pit in Mr. Mole's tunnel.

In the credits, he is seen alive and married to a female toad.

Gallery

Trivia

  • Grundel was voiced by the late Joe Lynch in his final film after, his retirement that same year and his death in 2001.
  • Grundel is the eldest of Mrs. Toad's sons of the film Thumbelina.
  • His name is similar to Grendel from the Beowulf story only more into the humor and on play.
  • He is also considered someone confused and not sure if he's in love with somebody.
  • He is similar to the main villain of Better Off Dead, and is often considered a bully.
  • Grundel is the main antagonist early on, but when Mr. Mole emerges, Grundel is reduced to the secondary main antagonist since Mr. Mole had bigger plans. However, Grundel is the one who drives the plot and is probably more dangerous than Mr. Mole.
  • In one book, Grundel and Berkeley are shown to have fought Cornelius, until they give up and run away. This is different from the movie, in which the toad bashes the beetle's head in, and eventually tumbles off the tunnel bridge to his doom, taking the prince with him.