Great Animal

The Great Animal is a hybrid animal from the 1994 animated film The Swan Princess. He is Rothbart's animal form. Rothbart transforms into this form twice in the film; once in the beginning, and at the climax. The Great Animal himself is a hybrid with the head of a wolf, the body of a bat, the talons of an eagle and the tail of a lizard.

Role in The Swan Princess
When Odette and William leave Uberta's castle, Rothbart appears and shape-shifts into the Great Animal. He kidnaps Odette and fatally injures William. The Great Animal does not appear again until near the end of the film when furious Derek confronts Rothbart, ordering Rothbart to revive Odette. Rothbart transforms into the Great Animal. A battle ensues with Rothbart overpowering Derek and nearly killing him. Odette's animal friends return Derek's longbow to him, and Bromley, who has escaped the dungeon, provides Derek with a single arrow. Derek catches and fires the arrow into Rothbart's heart, killing him.