Otis Césaire

"I think I'm higher on the food chain."

- Animan

 Cessaire is a zookeeper at Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes and Alya's father. In "Animan", as a result of Lê Chiến Kim's mockery, he is infected with an akuma by Hawk Moth and becomes Animan, a shape-shifting supervillain.

Appearance
Otis is a plump man with a light brown skin tone. He has short brown hair with a full beard and sideburns.

He rests glasses with large frames on his forehead, but never wears them. He appears to be wearing a Hawaiian shirt that is pale yellow with pale pink palm designs. On his left wrist he wears a bracelet that features the tooth of an unknown animal. He also wears pale green jeans and brown work shoes.

As Animan, he can transform into any animal he chooses, but will retain purple glowing eyes and an akumatized bracelet on his wrist. The most common form he takes is that of a black panther.

Personality
Otis is very serious about his job as a zookeeper, and he feels that the animals there deserve respect. He doesn't like it when someone insults him and/or the animals.

As Animan, he supports the animals, setting them free. He goes for revenge against Kim for making fun of him and the zoo's new panther. Cleverly, Animan choses he animals he shape-shifts into to help him succeed, whether to get Kim or defeat Ladybug and Cat Noir.

As a villain
As Animan he has the ability to shape-shift into any animal he desires, even those that are extinct. In addition to shape-shifting, he has the ability to clearly communicate with other animals. However, transforming too often between forms wears him out.

Trivia

 * Along with Wang Cheng and Lila Rossi, Otis is one of three characters who gets akumatized but does not appear in the theme song. However, he does make an appearance in the theme song animatic.
 * His name is never mentioned in "Animan".
 * There is speculation he may be Alya's father, due to his appearance in the promo for A Special Christmas, where he can be seen with Alya and two young girls, who are presumably Alya's sisters, sitting on a couch with said sisters.

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