Dharma Armadillo

BACKGROUND INFORMATION FEATURE FILMS Zootopia COMICS Cinestory Comic VOICED BY Josie Trinidad CHARACTER INFORMATION SPECIES Armadillo GENDER Female APPEARANCE Blue-green eyes, red half-moon glasses, red necklace, dark blue cardigan with flower print under teal shirt, red skirt ALIGNMENT Good/Neutral Mrs. Dharma Armadillo[1] (pronounced "arma-dee-yo") is a female armadillo in Zootopia. She is the landlady of the Grand Pangolin Arms, the apartment complex which Judy Hopps moves into.Her name is never mentioned in the film, nor in the credits, where she is credited simply as "Landlady", but in The Junior Novelization, her name is revealed. She is also identified as "Dharma Armadillo" in the film's official screenplay.In earlier drafts of the film, Mrs. Armadillo was a different character, with a role as a teacher at Woodlands Elementary School. In an early version of the opening to the film, she rehearses her class for the Carrot Days Festival, and plays the piano for Judy Hopps' group - the "Melody Makers" - to sing a song. Judy objects to her verse - about wanting to grow carrots - so Mrs. Armadillo gives the class a break and talks to her.As Judy talks about her big expectations in life, Mrs. Armadillo explains that when she was young, she wanted to be a firefighter but gave up because armadillos curl up at the sign of danger. From her experience, she advises Judy to have realistic dreams. A student then comes to tell the teacher that Bobby Catmull got stuck up a tree. Everybody panics as the branch starts to break, and Mrs. Armadillo curls up in fright. Thinking fast, Judy grabs Mrs. Armadillo's laser pointer and uses it to guide Bobby down to the safety. Arriving just in time to watch the act, a tiger officer encourages Judy to become a cop.Dharma is first seen near the beginning of the film showing Judy Hopps her new apartment room.