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Slowy (慢羊羊, Màn Yángyáng) is a character in Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf. He is the chief of Goats’ Village.
Appearance[]
Slowy is an elderly goat who wears glasses and has a white mustache and wacky hair. He also carries a wooden walking stick, due to having a hard time walking.
In newer seasons he is shown with a dark green shading.
Personality[]
Slowy is an adult goat that serves as a village elder of sorts. His name is a pun on “slow and steady,” implying that while slow (he is characterized as being slower than even snails), he also harbors steady wisdom. He functions as the only adult figure in the story, and not only serving as the head of the Goats’ Village but also as the schoolmaster. He often uses trickery to teach his students valuable lessons about life, and often sends them on assignments.
Outside of the schoolyard, he is shown as a goat of many pursuits, creating wacky inventions and performing questionable experiments with humorous results. In addition, when he thinks too hard, his head will begin to grow leaves.
He is a nice man, very old and smart.
Etymology[]
Màn (慢) means “slow,” while Yáng (羊) means “goat” or “sheep.” Together, Màn Yángyáng can mean “Slow Goat Goat.”
The name is also a pun on the Chinese phrase mànyángyáng (慢洋洋), which describes a slow, unhurried, and relaxed manner.
Trivia[]
- The director Zhang Heng revealed in a 2013 interview that Slowy’s unique design of grass growing on his head when he thinks is a playful reference to a Cantonese saying: ngaan5 daai6 mou5 san4, bei6 daai6 kap1 can4, tau4 daai6 mou5 nou5, nou5 daai6 saang1 cou2 (眼大冇神,鼻大吸尘,头大冇脑,脑大生草, “Eyes big but no spirit, big nose collects dust, big head but no brain, big brain grows grass”). This saying humorously suggests that having large eyes or a big nose doesn’t always indicate positive traits, and that intelligence isn’t necessarily linked to the size of one’s head. The design with Slowy’s head sprouting grass reflects this lighthearted and sarcastic commentary.[1]
- His theme color is green.
- His goat breed is called a Rove. A Rove is a goat breed that is primarily characterized by its long, twisted horns. Some Roves have white long hair just like Slowy.
- His wacky hair is shown to be based on a mad scientist.
- He is believed to be over 90 years old, possibly over 200.