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That guy in the red circle. I know him, but don't know his English name. But i know that's a rival of Mickey Mouse. But i was recently reading a comic about Mickey Mouse going into space with 4 VIP people for a holiday on the first space hotel in the world. But during their time, they see strange things and a lot of mysterious sightings are noticed. They think it's an alien, but things change when it's a familiar person to Mickey...

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Okay, introduction aside, let's talk about the rival in the picture. I've been reading this comic a lot and this rival seems to have no role in the comic. He's only being mentioned by the boss, which is the pig with the mustache. In the picture, Mickey asks who else is aboard next to him, the VIP's, the boss and the designer. His answer is translated to English, but it goes further on the picture which isn't fully captured. The answer:

"The cook, two clerks and a technician. A lot of people for who i would stick my hand in the fire." (literal translation, the meaning can be different than it needs to be)

The 'cook' is the rival we use as topic for this thread. In another comic, (not in this pocket from 2010 but one from 1999 or below) i've been reading an adventure about Mickey's nephews saving Mickey out of a comic world with the creator of the comic. Yes, with that i meant a comic world in a comic world. Weird, huh? But that's not the thing. The thing is that the artist that appeared in the comic explains the police officer and Mickey's nephews how a comic is made. First, they make a scenario. Then, they draw the scenario. Then they color the comic and do the text. Etc. But apparently, back to the first comic, the creator there made a mistake in his/her scenario or something and Mickey's rival appeared without a role. How and why is he there?

What is your theory?

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I only know of 2 rivals of Mickey`s - Petey, who goes as far back as the black-and-white cartoons (although in some recent shows he`s depicted as Goofy`s obnoxious neighbor), and Mortimer Mouse (who`s recently been introduced in House of Mouse). 

It looks like Petey, but... kind of not? It's weird.

What kind of animal is the rival you're thinking of? Honestly it looks like more than one character to me, because it's too big for anyone but Pete, but it looks like they have a hat similar to Donald Duck or Goofy. Neither of those two would be rivals of Mickey's, but friends.


Theory? I stink at these, and I'm about to show it: I figure he was added simply as a cameo or easter egg sort of thing. Just kind of sneaking him in there for a fun surprise to the more observant readers. That's just me though, since I've never read these before.

Eirinn : Well, i said this character was the cook of the hotel. And that hat is part of his job.

plasticinsanity :  Petey! That was his name! I forgot the name a while. Also, Mickey has a few more rivals than those, but i can't name them correctly.

MarioLucarioFan64 : I thought it was him, but I couldn't figure out until now that he's being viewed from a side-angle lol

Hm... That character does kind of look like Petey, but I guess I'll have to tinker with your image later (just the colors and stuff) to be sure. lol