Santa, aka The Fat Bastard

[jeriendhal]

Just thinking about grayhawkfh's recent post about watching Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer on ABC last night and I have to agree with him. Santa is pretty much a jerk throughout that one. He's immediately repelled by R's nose upon meeting him, dismissive of the boy's flying talent during the reindeer games, hates listening to the elves sing, not to mention running a sweatshop with no dental health benefits. It's a wonder he's able to keep convince the poor kid to lead his sleigh during the storm (though I half suspect that it's because Rudolph is keeping true to his promise to the Island of Misfit Toys.)

I'll bet the storm was cooked up by the Winter Warlock to try and knock some humility into him. [1]

[1] Yes, I know Santa Claus is Coming to Town was produced after Rudolph. Don't interrupt while I'm spinning fanfic ideas kiddo.

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Heat Miser: "Hey, when you're hot, you're hot!"

Have to go with Frank here, Winter is probably Cold Miser's son, given the reduced powers and the canon fact that Mother Nature is his mom.