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|image = NIMH0931.png
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|films = ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]''
  
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''[[The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue]]''
  
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|voice = [[Wil Wheaton]]<br> [[Phillip Van Dyke]]<br> [[Eric Idle]]<br> [[Phillip Glasser]]
  
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|personality = sarcastic, smart-mouthed, spoiled, bratty, loud-mouthed
  
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|appearance = young gray mouse, blue shirt, no pants, slightly fat and muscular in the arms, brown (sometimes red) eyes (in the original film), green eyes, barefoot
  
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|occupation = eldest son of Mrs. Brisby
  
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|alliance = good (sometimes neutral), bad (temporarily in the sequel)
  
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|home = the garden patch by the stone; New York City
  
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|friends = [[Jeremy]], [[Justin]], [[Mr. Ages]]
  
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|enemies = [[Auntie Shrew]] (formerly), [[Timothy Brisby]] (in the sequel), [[Dragon]], [[Jenner]]
  
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|family = [[Jonathan Brisby]] (father, desceased), [[Mrs. Brisby]] (mother), [[Teresa Brisby]] (older sister), [[Cynthia Brisby]] (younger sister), [[Timothy Brisby]] (younger brother), [[Jenny McBride]] (sister-in-law)
  
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|dislikes = Auntie Shrew's insults, the house sinking, getting in trouble with his mother
  
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|quote = "Why is [[Auntie Shrew|she]] always coming around pokin' her nose where she's not wanted?"
  
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|image = img-000219.png
  
 
|name = Martin Brisby
  
|name = Martin Brisby
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|films = ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]''<br>''[[The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue]]''
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|animator = Gary Goldman<br>Heidi Guedel<br>Troy Salib
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|voice = [[Wil Wheaton]] (original)<br>[[Phillip Van Dyke]] (teenager)<br>[[Eric Idle]] (evil)<br>[[Phillip Glasser]] (young adult)
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|personality = Sarcastic, smart-mouthed (formerly), mischievous, rude (formerly), brotherly, stubborn, caring, brave, boisterous, spunky, clever, spoiled, bad (formerly), shrewd, friendly, polite, good, aggressive, bratty (formerly), tough, independent, noisy, boorish (formerly), rowdy, immature (formerly), selfish (formerly), playful, loud-mouthed (formerly)<br>'''In The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue:''' TBA
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|appearance = Chubby young gray mouse, blue shirt, no pants, slightly fat and muscular in the arms, brown (sometimes red) eyes (in the original film), green eyes, barefoot
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|occupation = Eldest son of Mrs. Brisby
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|alliance =
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|home = The garden patch by the stone; New York City
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|friends = [[Jeremy]], [[Justin]], [[Mr. Ages]]
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|minions = [[Dr. Valentine]] (formerly), N.I.M.H. doctors (formerly), [[Muriel & Floyd]] (formerly), Rat Soldiers (formerly)
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|enemies = [[Auntie Shrew]] (formerly), [[Jeremy]] (formerly), [[Timothy Brisby]] (in the sequel), [[Dragon]], [[Jenner]]
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|family = [[Auntie Shrew]] (great-aunt), [[Jonathan Brisby]] (father; deceased), [[Mrs. Brisby]] (mother), [[Teresa Brisby]] (older sister), [[Cynthia Brisby]] (younger sister), [[Timothy Brisby]] (younger brother), [[Jenny McBride]] (sister-in-law)
 
|likes = Being brave
  
|likes = Being brave
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|dislikes = Auntie Shrew, the house sinking, getting in trouble with his mother
 
|weapons = Stick, sling-shot
  
|weapons = Stick, sling-shot
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|quote = "Why is [[Auntie Shrew|she]] always coming around pokin' her nose where she's not wanted?"<br>"You're right. He's a loony." <br> I’m not afraid of the dark I’m not afraid of the farmer I’m not even scared of [[Dragon]] I’m not even afraid of [[The Great Owl]]
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|fate = He is unhappy to hear Auntie Shrew coming at the end saying to himself, "Oh, no."
  
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|fate =
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|animator = Gary Goldman<br>Heidi Guedel<br>Troy Saliba|||minions = [[Dr. Valentine]], [[Muriel & Floyd]]}}
  
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|inspirational = |alignment=Good (sometimes neutral)<br> Bad, later good (temporarily in the sequel)|age=9 (Original film)
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'''Martin Brisby''' is the strongest and the eldest child of [[Mrs. Brisby]] and a neutral character in ''[[The Secret of NIMH]] ''and'' ''the main antagonist of ''[[The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue]]''. He is a rude, unenthusiastic, male mouse. He was voiced by Wil Wheaton in the first film, Phillip Van Dyke as an adolescent in the sequel, [[Eric Idle]] as his evil self, again in the sequel, and [[Phillip Glasser]] as a reformed adult, again in the sequel.
  
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14-21 (Sequel)|gender=Male|inspiration=Skippy (Robin Hood)<br>[[Jenner]] (when he's evil)<br>Matt Ishida from Digimon Adventure}}[[File:Screen Shot 2018-10-25 at 4.47.30 pm.png|thumb|220x220px]]
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'''Martin Brisby''' is the strongest and the 2nd eldest child of [[Mrs. Brisby]]. He is a supporting character in ''[[The Secret of NIMH]]'' and the (former) secondary antagonist of ''[[The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue|Its 1998 sequel]]''. He is a tough, pessimistic male mouse and [[Joseph Valentine]]'s right-hand man (when he is brainwashed). He was voiced by Wil Wheaton in the first film, Phillip Van Dyke as an adolescent in the sequel, [[Eric Idle]] as an evil young adult, again in the sequel, and [[Phillip Glasser]] as a reformed young adult, again in the sequel.
   
 
==Personality==
  
==Personality==
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Martin Brisby is 10 years old (by human age) and is the eldest child of the Brisby family. He is rude and smart-mouthed. A running gag is when he has a toxic rivalry with [[Auntie Shrew]], because he hates it when she comes over to babysit and argues with her. But he does care for his family, especially when Mrs. Brisby scolds him for being mean to Auntie Shrew, he feels bad for what he did and apologizes.  He may somewhat have some similar traits to his father such as personality as well as physical appearance.
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Martin Brisby is 9 years old (by human age) and is the second eldest child of the Brisby family. A running gag is when he has a toxic rivalry with [[Auntie Shrew]] because he hates it when she comes over to babysit and argues with her, but he does care for his family, especially when Mrs. Brisby scolds him for being rude to Auntie Shrew, he feels bad for what he did and apologizes. He may somewhat have some similar traits to his father such as personality as well as physical appearance.
   
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==Role in Film==
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==Appearances==
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===''[[The Secret of NIMH]]''===
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Martin is the second child of the Brisby family who dislikes having Auntie Shrew over their house and is not afraid to yell back at her. He claims that he's not afraid of the dark, the farmer, Dragon (the cat), and the Great Owl.
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Martin is the second child of the Brisby family who dislikes having Auntie Shrew in their house and is not afraid to yell back at her. He claims that he's not afraid of the dark, the farmer, Dragon (the cat), and the Great Owl.
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===''[[The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue]]''===
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At the beginning of the movie, Martin is very jealous of [[Timothy Brisby]] for having been selected by Nicodemus as being the future hero when Martin feels he's much more the hero type than his brother. However, while Timmy is studying with the Rats of NIMH in [[Thorn Valley]], Martin is kidnapped by NIMH researcher [[Dr. Valentine]], who leads further experimentations on him, believing him to be a regular mouse. However, unbeknownst to him, Martin is already the son of [[Jonathan Brisby|a genetically-engineered mouse]], and the treatment he subjects him to makes him go completely mad and also evil, while also improving his intelligence to almost superhuman level. Having become a threatening mad scientist, Martin betrays and brainwashes Dr. Valentine and takes over the NIMH laboratory and tools, using them to create an army of rats and pigeons to [[Just Say Yes!|take over]] [[Thorn Valley]]. However, his plan is foiled by [[Timothy Brisby|Timothy]], Martin having turned out to be the threat [[Nicodemus]]'s prophecy was referring to. Martin is captured and brought back to Thorn Valley, where the Rats manage to heal the damage done by Valentine's experience and turn him back into his normal, non evil-self.
   
 
==Gallery==
  
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martin-fights-timmy.jpg|Martin Fights Timmy
  
martin-fights-timmy.jpg|Martin Fights Timmy
 
Full (2).jpg|Martin with Jenny
  
Full (2).jpg|Martin with Jenny
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Martin Brisby (18 Years Old).png|Martin Brisby (18 Years Old)
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Martin Brisby (18 Years Old).png|Martin Brisby (19 Years Old)
 
Martin,Teresa and Cynthia.jpg
  
Martin,Teresa and Cynthia.jpg
 
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==Trivia==
  
==Trivia==
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*Martin has grey fur, the same fur colour as [[Jenner]].
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*Martin has gray fur, the same fur color as [[Jenner]].
 
*He is similar to [[Disney:Skippy|Skippy]] in ''Robin Hood''.
  
*He is similar to [[Disney:Skippy|Skippy]] in ''Robin Hood''.
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*Johnny Doran, Sparky Marcus, and Adam Rich were originally considered to voice Martin
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* In ''The Secret of NIHM 2: Timmy to the Rescue'', Martin is possibly living proof that the chemicals injected into test rats at NIHM, have a small percent chance of driving the subjects insane with increased tendencies of unprovoked aggression and the driven need to dominant others.
  
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*In the book Racso and the Rats of NIMH, Martin was never kidnapped by scientists nor was he brainwashed into an evil villain.
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* In ''The Secret of NIHM 2: Timmy to the Rescue'', Martin is possibly living proof that the chemicals injected into test rats at NIMH have a small percent chance of driving the subjects insane with increased tendencies of unprovoked aggression and the driven need to dominate others.
 
** If this theory is correct, then Jenner would have been the first rodent species to suffer from this side-effect.
  
** If this theory is correct, then Jenner would have been the first rodent species to suffer from this side-effect.
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Latest revision as of 22:12, 19 March 2024

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Martin Brisby is the strongest and the 2nd eldest child of Mrs. Brisby. He is a supporting character in The Secret of NIMH and the (former) secondary antagonist of Its 1998 sequel. He is a tough, pessimistic male mouse and Joseph Valentine's right-hand man (when he is brainwashed). He was voiced by Wil Wheaton in the first film, Phillip Van Dyke as an adolescent in the sequel, Eric Idle as an evil young adult, again in the sequel, and Phillip Glasser as a reformed young adult, again in the sequel.

Personality[]

Martin Brisby is 9 years old (by human age) and is the second eldest child of the Brisby family. A running gag is when he has a toxic rivalry with Auntie Shrew because he hates it when she comes over to babysit and argues with her, but he does care for his family, especially when Mrs. Brisby scolds him for being rude to Auntie Shrew, he feels bad for what he did and apologizes. He may somewhat have some similar traits to his father such as personality as well as physical appearance.

Appearances[]

The Secret of NIMH[]

Martin is the second child of the Brisby family who dislikes having Auntie Shrew in their house and is not afraid to yell back at her. He claims that he's not afraid of the dark, the farmer, Dragon (the cat), and the Great Owl.

The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue[]

At the beginning of the movie, Martin is very jealous of Timothy Brisby for having been selected by Nicodemus as being the future hero when Martin feels he's much more the hero type than his brother. However, while Timmy is studying with the Rats of NIMH in Thorn Valley, Martin is kidnapped by NIMH researcher Dr. Valentine, who leads further experimentations on him, believing him to be a regular mouse. However, unbeknownst to him, Martin is already the son of a genetically-engineered mouse, and the treatment he subjects him to makes him go completely mad and also evil, while also improving his intelligence to almost superhuman level. Having become a threatening mad scientist, Martin betrays and brainwashes Dr. Valentine and takes over the NIMH laboratory and tools, using them to create an army of rats and pigeons to take over Thorn Valley. However, his plan is foiled by Timothy, Martin having turned out to be the threat Nicodemus's prophecy was referring to. Martin is captured and brought back to Thorn Valley, where the Rats manage to heal the damage done by Valentine's experience and turn him back into his normal, non evil-self.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • Martin has gray fur, the same fur color as Jenner.
  • He is similar to Skippy in Robin Hood.
  • Johnny Doran, Sparky Marcus, and Adam Rich were originally considered to voice Martin
  • In the book Racso and the Rats of NIMH, Martin was never kidnapped by scientists nor was he brainwashed into an evil villain.
  • In The Secret of NIHM 2: Timmy to the Rescue, Martin is possibly living proof that the chemicals injected into test rats at NIMH have a small percent chance of driving the subjects insane with increased tendencies of unprovoked aggression and the driven need to dominate others.
    • If this theory is correct, then Jenner would have been the first rodent species to suffer from this side-effect.
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