Milo James Thatch is the main protagonist of Disney's 41st full-length animated feature film Atlantis: The Lost Empire and it's 2003 direct-to-video sequel Atlantis: Milo's Return.
He is voiced by Michael J. Fox in the original film and by James Arnold Taylor and David Kaufman in the sequels.
What Makes Him Pure Good?[]
The Lost Empire[]
- He respected his grandfather from a young age and continues his search for Atlantis after the latter's demise. As a result, he becomes a good linguist and historian.
- He tries to get funding for a search to Atlantis.
- He guides his crew to Atlantis and puts up with their Farnsworth's terrible food. Also, unlike the other members of his crew, he has no tendency to be rude or condescending or even mischievous. And while he does toss Farnsworth's meal into a fire, it's understandable due to how bad the food was.
- He most likely stops the crew from getting killed by Atlanteans upon their arrival, since he is able to figure out that they speak multiple languages.
- Even though he doesn't volunteer for it, he still goes ahead with the crew's request to talk to Kida and learn more about the city.
- He and Kida attempt to learn about and restore Atlantis' knowledge and power. They both learn how to restore a flying vehicle, which proves useful when Milo goes against Rourke.
- When Rourke welcomes him to the group of mercenaries, he refuses to join them, and only obliges to help them find the Heart of Atlantis when they threaten to kill Kida.
- He tries to protect Kida from the Heart of Atlantis before Rourke stopped him.
- When Rourke tries to touch the Heart of Atlantis-bound Kida, Thatch tells him not to (as revealed later, coming into contact would crystalize them).
- He convinces his friends to abandon Rourke and forgives them.
- He tries to save the King of Atlantis with one of the crystals, but the King denies the offer.
- He leads a mission to rescue Kida and teaches his friends how to pilot the flying machines.
- He personally fights Rourke toe-to-toe and helps to destroy his balloon.
- While being choked, he inadvertently crystalizes Rourke by cutting him with a piece of glass that came into contact with Kida.
- While he does push down the platform to lead Rourke, who had become crystallized, to shatter and blow up into pieces as a result, it was done as a last resort to save himself.
- He stays a little longer in the volcano to attach the safe containing the Heart of Atlantis and Kida to one of the flying machines, thus saving them both. He then uses a spear to break Kida out of the safe.
- Due to saving Kida, the Heart of Atlantis is able to activate the giant statues surrounding the city to shield the city from the volcano's explosion.
- He gives one of the crystals to Whitmore as a thank you note.
- He humbly stays in Atlantis to rebuild their civilization and its cultures.
Milo's Return[]
- After his friends come back to Atlantis and tell Milo about a mysterious creature in Norway:
- Milo finds out that the Kraken is causing numerous problems with shipments.
- He defeats the town owner who is sacrificing souls to the Kraken.
- The town becomes much less gloomy after the Kraken's defeat.
- After finding out about a Western Atlantean city, he promises the Coyote Spirit that they will not tell anyone about the city.
- He prevents the end of the world at the hands of Erik Hellstrom.
- After obtaining the spear Erik stole, Kida combines it with the Heart of Atlantis to make Atlantis rise above the ocean. Whitmore claims that the world was a much better place after this.
- Ultimately, due to his actions in both films, he restores Atlantis' culture and power to a major degree, allowing it to thrive once again.
Trivia[]
- Milo is the first Pure Good to come from a Disney animated science fiction film because Atlantis: The Lost Empire is the first overall sci-fi film in the entire Disney Animated Canon.
- He can be considered as the moral opposite of Commander Lyle Rourke, who is instead a Pure Evil.
External Links[]
- Milo Thatch on the Heroes Wiki
- Milo Thatch on the Disney Wiki
- Milo James Thatch on the Shonen Heroes Wiki
