Diane foxington [ THE BAD GUYS ]

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Governor Diane Foxington is one of the deuteragonists in the DreamWorks film, The Bad Guys. She is loosely based on the book series' secret agent, Ellen/Agent Fox. Diane's history, aside from her being a criminal mastermind under the alias The Crimson Paw, is mostly unknown.

Personality

Diane Foxington's personality can be described as cunning, sharp, intelligent as well as sympathetic. During her time as the Crimson Paw, Diane would often use her traits of intelligence and slyness to aid her in retreating from the authorities. She demonstrates an immense degree of cunning when confronting Mr. Wolf and The Bad Guys for the first time, calling them second-rate has-beens. This indicates a degree of arrogance alongside pride, and that she may have a side of her that sees more than meets the eye. Foxington is generally stubborn yet easy to sway. As seen by Professor Marmalade's proposition to turn The Bad Guys into The Good Guys, she has an incredible ability to listen to those around her as well as perceive the situation at hand. After being persuaded into allowing The Bad Guys to return to their lives as the newly rehabilitated and rebranded Good Guys. Diane also takes pride in her image as the Governor of California, and can't stand it when she is publicly proven wrong. This is showcased when she is angered due to the immense embarrassment Professor Marmalade's failed 'Heist for Good' brought to her credibility. Despite her cockiness, Diane can also be seen as being extremely sympathetic. This is seen when she acknowledges Wolf's struggles with leaving the criminal life. She can also see through the facade that was Mr. Wolf's charm, and whilst they were being rebranded and taught how to be good, she offered him a pep-talk. She says that despite her anger with the failed 'Heist for Good', she was rooting for him, indicating that she could relate to his situation and displayed an immense amount of optimism for him. She is also observant, as she is the only one to notice Professor Marmalade's drastic change of attitude when addressing the public after his public feud with Wolf. This makes her question if The Bad Guys were truly the culprits once The Love Crater Meteorite went missing, and goes out to break them out of jail.

appearance

Diane is a tall, beautiful and pear-shaped anthropomorphic red fox with the basic fox traits - such as pointed-ears, a pointed muzzle with black inner lip-liner and a dusty-pink nose (instead of black), paws with short black claws, and a bushy tail. Her rather thick fur is ginger-colored with fluffy-tufts located and the sides of her face, and pale-apricot patches which are lightly placed around her eyes, muzzle to her chest, insides of her ears, the front of her paws and the tip of her tail. She also has sharp black eyebrows with the left sporting two small round silver piercings, and oval-shaped eyes with noticeable green irises and small, yet fluttery-like lashes protruding from them. In terms of attire, Diane wore a set of four outfits the movie; Due to being the governor, her main attire appears to be that of elegant business attire; she wears a set of thin oval-framed glasses over her eyes, a gray business pantsuit with the jacket worn over a white dress-shirt with a silk navy-black necktie, and a pair of black high-heels. She accessorizes with both a diamond necklace and a diamond bracelet that she wore around her right wrist. During the Golden Dolphin award ceremony, Diane wears a golden necklace with a matching bracelet, which she wore around her right wrist similar to her usual bracelet. Her attire is that of a strapless, sweetheart-styled, magenta-pink ruched-dress which is presumably made out of satin/silk, alongside a pair of strapped high-heels which are the same color. She also wears a ring which she kept the Zumpango Diamond in. During the Gala for Goodness, Diane wears the same accessorized golden necklace and bracelet, but her outfit is instead a strapless, open-front, royal blue split maxi dress with attached pants, and a set of strapped sparkly-white high-heels. She also appears to carry a auburn handbag.

The Crimson Paw's appearance

Meanwhile, as The Crimson Paw, Diane wears a costume that resembles the attire of a ninja; she wears a tight-fitting black hooded stealth-suit with yellow stripes on the sides and small yellow "X" shape stitched in the middle of the hood, alongside a black neck-balaclava. She also wore a black utility belt with a thin buckle strapped around her waist and black arm-wrap bracers with matching over-the-knee boots, with her boots containing a yellow stripe above the soles. Her suit was also meant to hide all of her fox features, as her tail is completely hidden.

legacy / history

The scale of her operations as the Crimson Paw is truly a mystery and up for speculation yet she was presumably one of the greatest bandits to ever walk the face of the earth as well as terrorize the city of Los Angeles. Her history is relatively unknown relating to the movie. However, inside of the books, she is known to be an ex-member of the International League of Heroes. The Bad Guys (book) also reveals that she is fluent in fourteen languages and that her parents were killed by hunters when she was very young. Foxington also happens to be the engineer of her own technology, which hints towards her having a history relating to the creation or testing of specialised weaponry or tools used for heists which would humble the populace. She appears to be a jack of all trades and has managed to master most of her craft through lengthy training as well as familiarity with her job, although the methods in which she gained this knowledge and expertise are up for speculation. The status of her underground lair where she holds all of her secret weapons, presumed loot as well as planning centre also hint towards Diane being a hardened criminal and having a lengthy past with executing her scores mostly to perfection.