Jenner

Jenner
Background information
Feature films	The Secret of NIMH The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (mentioned)
Voice	Paul Shenar Kelsey Grammer Kevin Conroy
Inspiration	The character of the same name from the book "Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH"
Character information
Personality	brutal, bloodthirsty, power hungry, self assured, vicious
Appearance	Slender rat, grey fur, thick black eyebrows, goatee, green demonic eyes, red tunic, pink-purple-and black cloak, square gold pendant, barefoot
Occupation	Rat of the Thornbush
Goal	To kill Nicodemus (succeeded); also to get the amulet he gave to Mrs. Brisby and become the leader of the rats (failed)
Home	The Rose Bush
Minions	Sullivan (formerly). The Council Rats
Enemies	Mrs. Brisby, Justin, the rats, Sullivan, Nicodemus, Mr. Ages, Jeremy, Auntie Shrew, Martin Brisby, Teresa Brisby, Cynthia Brisby, Jonathan Brisby
Likes	power, lust, possibly Elizabeth Brisby (perhaps some hidden dark lust)
Dislikes	Nicodemus, any of the rats listening to Mrs. Brisby's "lies" (which weren't lies)
Weapons	sword
Fate	Sullivan throws a knife at him in the back and he falls to his death into the mud. (But then revives after Brisby uses the Stone; unknown what happened to him after.)
Quote	"He wanted to destroy everything. I've learned this much: take what you can when you can!" "No taste for blood, eh? They've taken the animal out of you."

Jenner is the primary antagonist of The Secret of NIMH. He betrayed his own kind because instead of leaving to live a better life in Thorn Valley, he'd rather remain in the rose bush. He has a reluctant sidekick named Sullivan. His goal is to kill Nicodemus and to take away the amulet he gave to Mrs. Brisby. He is voiced by Paul Shenar, who helped Don Bluth alternate the character into making Jenner from a dull character to a sharp villain.

He is first seen arguing with the rats of NIMH about either they should stay in the rose bush or to leave to live in Thorn Valley. When he met Mrs. Brisby, he found "opportunity" in the idea to help move the Brisby home. He "apologized" for the behavior and agreed to help. Politely, she thanks him, but is uneasy in his presence. While Mrs. Brisby and Nicodemus are leaving for their boat ride, Jenner plans to sabotage the operation by cutting the ropes that will support the Brisby home, hoping to crush Nicodemus. The plan was a success. He soon made a speech that one day they'll fulfill Nicodemus' wish and tell them to come and return to the rose bush. But Mrs. Brisby arrived just in time to warn the rats that NIMH are coming. At first, Jenner tries to convince the rats that she was lying, but than he attacked her. Just than, Justin stand in front of him to defend her. When Jenner saw the amulet, he cut Justin's arm and tries to take it from her, nearly strangling her to death. Justin charges in towards him and saves her and than fights back, using the sword that Sullivan, who soon got slain by Jenner, tossed to him. The fight lasted a long time until Justin managed to defeat him by stabbing him in the gut. Refusing to lose, Jenner climbed onto the rock and was about to kill Justin. The dying Sullivan throws the dagger into Jenner's back, in which where he fell and became fatally wounded.

Jenner's defeat

Trivia

• He and Dragon are the only antagonists of the movie

• Jenner is not to be confused with the Balto character of the same name as the spelling is different. Jenna the dog is spelt J-E-N-N-A but Jenner the rat is spelt J-E-N-N-E-R

• Jenner shares a similarity to Niju as they both want to stay in their original location (Jenner, The rose bush and Niju the arctic) Unlike Jenner however Niju didn't go as far as to kill Nava the current leader.
• Jenner is also similar to Scar as they have a different fur colour to the rest of their kind. Whilst the other lions have yelllow fur Scar's is brown and whilst the other rats have brown fur Jenner's is grey. It is also the same fur colour as Martin Brisby