Gaston, the favorite hunter of a certain provincial French village in the 18th century, has ventured into the Central African rainforest in pursuit of more dangerous game than what he knows back home. Does he come out triumphant? Well, in my mind, there’s the version of the story Gaston would tell his adoring fans at the tavern, and then there’s what really happened.

If you’ve ever seen Disney’s Tarzan, you might recall Mrs. Potts and Chip from Beauty and the Beast appearing in one scene as one of those “Easter Eggs” the Disney animators like to put in their movies. It made me wonder if those two films could in fact be in the same universe, and if their characters ever intersected more than once. As you might have guessed, the leopard here is in fact one of Sabor’s 18th century ancestors.

Come to think of it, Gaston and Clayton are so similar in personality that it makes you wonder if they’re related, or if Gaston’s stories of his adventures ever made it somehow to a young Clayton and inspired him…