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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Clara was told stories of a MagicalLand by her mother, but not that it's real, much less that [[spoiler: her [[spoiler:her mother ''created it and its people'' and was its original ruler]]. In fact, [[spoiler: Marie [[spoiler:Marie and her husband did intend to reveal all one day but her deathly illness prevented it]].
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* NostalgicMusicBox: Clara finds one in [[spoiler:that it's what the egg-shaped box she ''finally'' manages to open actually is]]. The nostalgia comes from [[spoiler:it being Marie's final gift to her, serving as a reminder to her daughter that everything she needs is inside]] ''and'' [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the song it plays being meaningful to her father/Marie's husband]].
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* SuccessionCrisis: With TheHighQueen of the Four Realms dead, Mother Ginger has turned against the other regents in hope of becoming the new queen. Only the ''true'' inheritor of the throne can save the day. [[spoiler: In the end, Clara decides that she will return to London while the four regents -- Mother Ginger (who is innocent), Phillip (who replaces Sugar Plum), Shiver, and Hawthorne -- will rule together and equally.]]
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* SuccessionCrisis: With TheHighQueen of the Four Realms dead, Mother Ginger has turned against the other regents in hope of becoming the new queen. Only the ''true'' inheritor of the throne can save the day. [[spoiler: In [[spoiler:In the end, Clara decides that she will return to London while the four regents -- Mother Ginger (who is innocent), Phillip (who replaces Sugar Plum), Shiver, and Hawthorne -- will rule together and equally.]]
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* NiceMice: Subverted with Mother Ginger's furry minions, who in the end [[spoiler: turn out to be a ''double'' subversion, just like their mistress]].
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* NiceMice: Subverted with Mother Ginger's furry minions, who in the end [[spoiler: turn [[spoiler:turn out to be a ''double'' subversion, just like their mistress]].
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* CassandraTruth: [[spoiler:Nobody believed her]] until it was too late to stop [[spoiler:the Sugar Plum Fairy from taking control of the Engine and creating her army]].
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* CassandraTruth: [[spoiler:Nobody Nobody believed her]] her until it was too late to stop [[spoiler:the Sugar Plum Fairy from taking control of the Engine and creating her army]].
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* OneDimensionalThinking: An egregious version. [[spoiler:The villainous Sugar Plum Fairy is not restrained whatsoever, absolutely knows what's going to happen when the machine fires, and could literally take two steps in any direction OR take flight, but instead of moving out of the path of the machine, doomed Sugar Plum]] just '''stands there and screams'''. TooDumbToLive indeed.
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* OneDimensionalThinking: An egregious version. [[spoiler:The villainous The Sugar Plum Fairy is not restrained whatsoever, absolutely knows what's going to happen when the machine fires, and could literally take two steps in any direction OR take flight, but instead of moving out of the path of the machine, doomed Sugar Plum]] Plum just '''stands there and screams'''. TooDumbToLive indeed.
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* {{Foil}}: Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy. [[spoiler:Both are consumed with grief over the loss of Marie, and each are her "creations" in different ways. But where Clara learns to not close herself off and try to understand other people's feelings, Sugar wants to conquer the Four Realms in what amounts to a giant tantrum.]]
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* {{Foil}}: Clara and To the Sugar Plum Fairy. [[spoiler:Both are consumed with grief over the loss of Marie, and each are her "creations" in different ways. But where Clara learns to not close herself off and try to understand other people's feelings, Sugar wants to conquer the Four Realms in what amounts to a giant tantrum.]]
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* {{Foil}}: Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy.To Clara. [[spoiler:Both are consumed with grief over the loss of Marie, and each are her "creations" in different ways. But where Clara learns to not close herself off and try to understand other people's feelings, Sugar wants to conquer the Four Realms in what amounts to a giant tantrum.]]
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* AlasPoorVillain: In the end, Sugar Plum [[spoiler:(the actual BigBad)]] was turned back into a lifeless porcelain doll as punishment for the crimes of attempted takeover of the Four Realms and treason against Clara and the other regents. Despite this, Clara briefly mourns for the loss of [[spoiler:villainous Sugar Plum]], who wasn't only one of mother's favorite toys, but also a friend who felt hurt by her mother's supposed abandonment.
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* AlasPoorVillain: In the end, Sugar Plum [[spoiler:(the actual BigBad)]] was turned back into a lifeless porcelain doll as punishment for the crimes of attempted takeover of the Four Realms and treason against Clara and the other regents. Despite this, Clara briefly mourns for the loss of [[spoiler:villainous Sugar Plum]], Plum, who wasn't only one of mother's favorite toys, but also a friend who felt hurt by her mother's supposed abandonment.
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* WalkingSpoilerWalkingSpoiler: Much like Sugar Plum, it's very hard to discuss her without revealing the twist at the climax.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Played straight with the ''actual'' villain -- The Sugar Plum Fairy!]]
* AlasPoorVillain: In the end, [[spoiler:the actual BigBad Sugar Plum]] was turned back into a lifeless porcelain doll as punishment for the crimes of attempted takeover of the Four Realms and treason against Clara and the other regents. Despite this, Clara briefly mourns for the loss of [[spoiler:villainous Sugar Plum]], who wasn't only one of mother's favorite toys, but also a friend who felt hurt by her mother's supposed abandonment.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted, verging on BeautyIsBad, in the case of the ''actual'' villain Sugar Plum, who brags to Clara that she is far more beautiful -- nay, perfect -- than she is, while Mother Ginger is a good, brave woman framed.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Sugar Plum. She acts all jittery and sweet and her hair is made out of cotton candy, but deep down, her heart is purely sour.]]
* EvilAllAlong: At the end of Act Two, [[spoiler:Sugar Plum (as well as the deleted character Dew Drop)]], are revealed to be this, having [[spoiler:framed Mother Ginger and her minions for all of the destruction that's happened so far. Sugar Plum intends to become queen.]]
* AlasPoorVillain: In the end, [[spoiler:the actual BigBad Sugar Plum]] was turned back into a lifeless porcelain doll as punishment for the crimes of attempted takeover of the Four Realms and treason against Clara and the other regents. Despite this, Clara briefly mourns for the loss of [[spoiler:villainous Sugar Plum]], who wasn't only one of mother's favorite toys, but also a friend who felt hurt by her mother's supposed abandonment.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted, verging on BeautyIsBad, in the case of the ''actual'' villain Sugar Plum, who brags to Clara that she is far more beautiful -- nay, perfect -- than she is, while Mother Ginger is a good, brave woman framed.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Sugar Plum. She acts all jittery and sweet and her hair is made out of cotton candy, but deep down, her heart is purely sour.]]
* EvilAllAlong: At the end of Act Two, [[spoiler:Sugar Plum (as well as the deleted character Dew Drop)]], are revealed to be this, having [[spoiler:framed Mother Ginger and her minions for all of the destruction that's happened so far. Sugar Plum intends to become queen.]]
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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Played straight with [[spoiler:She's one of the ''actual'' villain -- The Sugar Plum Fairy!]]
allies in the original story, but in the film, she's the BigBad.]]
* AlasPoorVillain: In the end,[[spoiler:the Sugar Plum [[spoiler:(the actual BigBad Sugar Plum]] BigBad)]] was turned back into a lifeless porcelain doll as punishment for the crimes of attempted takeover of the Four Realms and treason against Clara and the other regents. Despite this, Clara briefly mourns for the loss of [[spoiler:villainous Sugar Plum]], who wasn't only one of mother's favorite toys, but also a friend who felt hurt by her mother's supposed abandonment.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted, verging on BeautyIsBad,in the case of as she's the ''actual'' villain Sugar Plum, villain, who brags to Clara that she is far more beautiful -- nay, perfect -- than she is, while Mother Ginger is a good, brave woman framed.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing:[[spoiler:Sugar Plum. She [[spoiler:She acts all jittery and sweet and her hair is made out of cotton candy, but deep down, her heart is purely sour.]]
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* AlasPoorVillain: In the end,
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted, verging on BeautyIsBad,
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* ProtagonistTitle: The titular Nutcracker.
* RaceLift: Is of African ethnicity here.
* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: This version of the character is not Drosselmeyer's nephew.
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* AlsoStarring: AdaptationalJobChange: In the original story he was a Judge who tinkered with clockwork on the side although he held the post of Royal Inventor in the past, here he's still an inventor with no other profession given.
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: His connection to the Nutcracker and his backstory is completely omitted.
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* GadgeteerGenius: As shown by his impressive workshop of mechanical devices
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Is implied to have visited the Four Realms in the past.
* MysteriousPast: Unlike the original tale we only get hints of his backstory.
* GadgeteerGenius: As shown by his impressive workshop of mechanical devices
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Is implied to have visited the Four Realms in the past.
* MysteriousPast: Unlike the original tale we only get hints of his backstory.
* NoFullNameGiven: Like most adaptations he's only referred to by his last name with his full name Elias Christian Drosselmeyer not being mentioned.
* RaceLift: Is portrayed by a African-American actor.
* RaceLift: Is portrayed by a African-American actor.
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* ItsAllAboutMe: A much more sympathetic example than most but Clara has difficulty seeing beyond her own grief about her mother's passing and doesn't quite see how much her father is suffering. She grows out of this by the end.
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* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: About midway through the film, Clara is treated to a ballet recreation of her mother's origins regarding her discovery of the Four Realms courtesy of each of the rulers, which is obviously meant to be a showcase of ballet dancer Misty Copeland's talents.
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!!Princess Clara Stahlbaum
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MackenzieFoy
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* ActionGirl
* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: About midway through the film, Clara is treated to a ballet recreation of her mother's origins regarding her discovery of the Four Realms courtesy of each of the rulers, which is obviously meant to be a showcase of ballet dancer Misty Copeland's talents.
* CoolKey: The key that's coveted by Clara. Beyond opening that box and revealing "Everything that you need", it's capable of [[spoiler:activating The Engine, the machine her mother created from which the very existence of the Four Realms came. It can produce living toy soldiers, an army of which could decide the fate of the war depending upon who controls it]], which is why others covet it as well.
* DecompositeCharacter: Her and Marie. Marie was the main character's name in the original novella, whereas Clara is her name in the ballet. Marie's brother and sister in the novella are transferred to Clara in this movie. They both share a godfather (Drosselmeyer) and in this version [[spoiler:become queen at the end of their respective stories, though in Clara's case, it's because she inherited the title from her mother instead of the land bestowing it upon her like they did Marie]].
* DidIMentionItsChristmas: Christmas Eve only affects the story in that Clara receives the box as her recently deceased mother's final present to her, and from there is led to the key at Drosselmeyer's party that evening.
* FatalFlaw: Clara's is her self-pity. She is only concerned with how much ''she'' misses her late mother, dismissing her father's feelings for wanting to keep up public appearances. In her quest, Clara is quick to run into danger for the mysterious key to learn its significance to Marie, putting her companions at risk.
* {{Foil}}: Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy. [[spoiler:Both are consumed with grief over the loss of Marie, and each are her "creations" in different ways. But where Clara learns to not close herself off and try to understand other people's feelings, Sugar wants to conquer the Four Realms in what amounts to a giant tantrum.]]
* GadgeteerGenius: Wants to become this.
* GratuitousPrincess: The film adds a 'princess' subplot not originally in the ''Nutcracker'' story. [[spoiler:Clara is the princess of the Four Realms because her mother was its queen before she divided her power between the regents and left for good. The evil Sugar Plum regards herself as the ''true'' princess and wants to destroy Clara as part of taking over as queen. In the end, Sugar Plum is turned back into a doll, Phillip is installed as her replacement as regent, and Clara chooses not to become queen.]]
* GuileHero: Clara defeats the BigBad by [[spoiler:reprogramming the machine so it will fire on the position of the person activating it. She tries reasoning with Sugar Plum, but if that fails - and it does - she knows Sugar Plum will press the button and defeat herself]].
* TheHerosJourney: Clara undertaking this to save the Four Realms is the core of the story.
* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: In the late going, Clara realizes that [[spoiler:"Everything you need is inside" has a double meaning. The egg is actually a music box with a mirror, literally showing her that everything she needs (courage, skill, etc.) is inside HER]]. She later applies this to [[spoiler:the remaining regents, explaining how they can rule the Four Realms on their own while she returns to the outside world]].
* JumpScare: When the Matryoshka clown appears in front of Clara's face out of nowhere.
* LamarckWasRight: Turns out Clara inherited her mother's [[spoiler:gift for mechanical engineering (as well as the throne of the Four Realms)]].
* LastSecondChance: At the climax, Clara tries one last time to reason with [[spoiler:the villainous Sugar Plum]]. It doesn't work, but Clara planned for that, [[spoiler:rigging The Engine to turn Sugar Plum back into a toy if she activated it again]].
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Clara was told stories of a MagicalLand by her mother, but not that it's real, much less that [[spoiler: her mother ''created it and its people'' and was its original ruler]]. In fact, [[spoiler: Marie and her husband did intend to reveal all one day but her deathly illness prevented it]].
* MissingMom: Clara's mother, Marie, passed away from a terminal illness before the action begins.
* NostalgicMusicBox: Clara finds one in [[spoiler:that it's what the egg-shaped box she ''finally'' manages to open actually is]]. The nostalgia comes from [[spoiler:it being Marie's final gift to her, serving as a reminder to her daughter that everything she needs is inside]] ''and'' [[spoiler: the song it plays being meaningful to her father/Marie's husband]].
* PreMortemOneLiner: Before the Engine fires upon [[spoiler:the Sugar Plum Fairy]], Clara says in a MeaningfulEcho, "You were right, [[spoiler:Sugar Plum]]: I am ''every inch'' my mother's daughter."
* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Clara isn't especially tomboyish, but she prefers studying science to attending parties, and isn't good at hair or fashion. Additionally, [[spoiler:the hyper-feminine Sugar Plum is the selfish bad guy and the tough, pants-wearing Mother Ginger is secretly good.]]
* RubeGoldbergDevice: Clara is working on one of these as the film opens, establishing her GadgeteerGenius bonafides. Amusingly, [[ShoutOut she's playing a game of Mouse Trap]]
* SecondaryCharacterTitle: Clara is very much the protagonist, so the title counts as this.
* SecretLegacy: Clara has this. [[spoiler: She's the princess of the Four Realms, being the daughter of their ''creator'' Marie.]]
* SequelHook: In the denouement, [[spoiler:Clara leaves the regents in charge but promises to visit the Four Realms again]].
* SugarApocalypse: The Fourth Realm underwent this, and Clara must now stop it from happening to the other three. Bonus points for being [[spoiler:a Sugar Plum Fairy Apocalypse]].
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy to Louise's girly girl.
* YourMagicsNoGoodHere: The novelization says Marie's inventions such as the machine that brings toys to life wouldn't work on Earth and that The Realms' citizens would probably turn back into toys. At the end of the novelization, Clara intends to work on a way for them to be able to visit.
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!!Captain Philip Hoffman
->'''Played by:''' Jayden Fowora-Knight
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* MythologyGag: Phillip's last name (Hoffman) is a reference to the author of ''The Nutcracker and the Mouse King''.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: The Nutcracker's name is Phillip Hoffman in this version.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted. Unlike in the novella and ballet, there is no romance between Clara and Phillip.
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!!Sugar Plum Fairy
->'''Played by:''' Creator/KeiraKnightley
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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Played straight with the ''actual'' villain -- The Sugar Plum Fairy!]]
* AlasPoorVillain: In the end, [[spoiler:the actual BigBad Sugar Plum]] was turned back into a lifeless porcelain doll as punishment for the crimes of attempted takeover of the Four Realms and treason against Clara and the other regents. Despite this, Clara briefly mourns for the loss of [[spoiler:villainous Sugar Plum]], who wasn't only one of mother's favorite toys, but also a friend who felt hurt by her mother's supposed abandonment.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted, verging on BeautyIsBad, in the case of the ''actual'' villain Sugar Plum, who brags to Clara that she is far more beautiful -- nay, perfect -- than she is, while Mother Ginger is a good, brave woman framed.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Sugar Plum. She acts all jittery and sweet and her hair is made out of cotton candy, but deep down, her heart is purely sour.]]
* EvilAllAlong: At the end of Act Two, [[spoiler:Sugar Plum (as well as the deleted character Dew Drop)]], are revealed to be this, having [[spoiler:framed Mother Ginger and her minions for all of the destruction that's happened so far. Sugar Plum intends to become queen.]]
* FairySexy: She's played by Keira Knightley.
* {{Foil}}: Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy. [[spoiler:Both are consumed with grief over the loss of Marie, and each are her "creations" in different ways. But where Clara learns to not close herself off and try to understand other people's feelings, Sugar wants to conquer the Four Realms in what amounts to a giant tantrum.]]
* FrenchJerk: [[spoiler:The Sugar Plum Fairy is an evil person who wants world domination. When Mother Ginger tries to reason with Sugar Plum, she rejects Ginger and tries to turn her into a toy anyways. Plus she betrays Clara and says that Marie "abandoned" her, which is a straight-up lie.]]
* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: The Sugar Plum Fairy's beautiful gown is purple.
* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler:Sugar Plum was unable to accept that Marie loved her family, and especially daughter Clara, more than her world and especially her first creation, so Sugar decided she would conquer all the realms and have revenge upon Clara in the bargain.]]
* ITasteDelicious: Sugar Plum occasionally munches on her own cotton candy hair!
* OneDimensionalThinking: An egregious version. [[spoiler:The villainous Sugar Plum Fairy is not restrained whatsoever, absolutely knows what's going to happen when the machine fires, and could literally take two steps in any direction OR take flight, but instead of moving out of the path of the machine, doomed Sugar Plum]] just '''stands there and screams'''. TooDumbToLive indeed.
* TheReveal: It's the top of the third act, the battle against Mother Ginger is about to commence, and then [[spoiler:Clara learns too late that Sugar Plum is the ''real'' threat]].
* RewatchBonus: [[spoiler:Everything learned about Sugar Plum is cast in a new light now that the viewers know her true intentions from the start.]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Mother Ginger's tomboy.
* WalkingSpoiler
* WingedHumanoid: Although she keeps her fairy wings retracted most of the time.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Variation -- Sugar Plum's pink hair is actually cotton candy! It helps her look that PrincessesPreferPink though she's specifically a regent.
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!!Mother Ginger
->'''Played by:''' Creator/HelenMirren
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* ActionGirl
* AdaptationalVillainy: Mother Ginger is a cheery woman with many children in the ballet, while here she's a tyrant and the main villain. She's a sort of CompositeCharacter, with the role of the Mouse Queen of the novella merged in hers, and on top of that [[spoiler:it's subverted as she's GoodAllAlong]].
* AlsoStarring: Helen Mirren gets the ''With'' credit.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: The intact three realms and their people are amazingly lovely, especially compared to the AmusementParkOfDoom that is the Fourth Realm, ruled over by the now-broken traitor Mother Ginger.
* BrokenPedestal: Mother Ginger was once a good regent, but then came the destruction of the Fourth Realm, all because she [[spoiler:was framed by Sugar Plum, who in turn becomes a serious case of this for Clara and everyone else while Mother Ginger gets her pedestal rebuilt]].
* CassandraTruth: [[spoiler:Nobody believed her]] until it was too late to stop [[spoiler:the Sugar Plum Fairy from taking control of the Engine and creating her army]].
* TheCavalry: [[spoiler:In the climax, Clara gets extra help fighting the BigBad when Mother Ginger]] enters the fray.
* CircusOfFear: The skirt of Mother Ginger's HumongousMecha doubles as a circus tent full of her minions.
* CompositeCharacter: Mother Ginger is her ballet counterpart combined with the Mouse Queen of the novella. The mice, who together form the Mouse King, are among her many minions (and in a way are a "composite character" of their own).
* GiantWoman: Mother Ginger's mechanical is a puppet-like one.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: The MagicalLand was once ruled by TheHighQueen, [[spoiler:Marie, Clara's mum]], but after her death Mother Ginger decided she wanted to take the crown. The result of this was the Land of Amusements' destruction, but she's still out there. [[spoiler:Then it's revealed it was Sugar Plum Fairy who wanted to conquer all the realms. Mother Ginger was framed.]]
* HumongousMecha: A giant replica of Mother Ginger, whose skirt conceals a CircusOfFear, must be braved by our heroes.
* OneBadMother: Mother Ginger's name and role fit the bill. [[spoiler: However, she turns out to be a subvertion, as she really was GoodAllAlong.]]
* SheCleansUpNicely: [[spoiler:Her face still looks cracked, but Mother Ginger looks absolutely beautiful when she's all dressed up for Clara's coronation.]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy to Sugar Plum's girly girl.
* WalkingSpoiler
* WhipItGood: Mother Ginger is quite skilled at using a whip in battle.
* ZergRush: Mother Ginger's giant mecha is taken down by the tin soldiers all climbing the skirts.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Drosselmeyer]]
!!Drosselmeyer
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MorganFreeman
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/drosselmeyer.jpg]]
----
* AlsoStarring: Morgan Freeman gets the ''And'' credit.
* EyepatchOfPower: As in most adaptations, Drosselmeyer has an eyepatch.
* GadgeteerGenius
* MythologyGag: Drosselmeyer is often, if not traditionally, associated with owls in stagings of the ballet. Here, he has one as a pet.
* TheOwlKnowingOne: Wise old Drosselmeyer has an owl as a pet for this reason and MythologyGag.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hawthorne]]
!!Hawthorne
->'''Played by:''' Creator/EugenioDerbez
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hawthrone.jpg]]
----
* CanonForeigner: Hawthorne is the only one of the four regents who doesn't have a corresponding character in the ballet.
* IveHeardOfThatWhatIsIt: When Clara explains that the reason she was in the kingdom was because she was looking for her Christmas present, Hawthorne exclaims, "I love Christmas!" Then he asks, "What's Christmas?"
* PlantPerson: Has authority over the Land of Flowers.
* ThemeNaming: Hawthorne (referring to a type of flowering tree/shrub) is the Regent of the Land of Flowers.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Shiver]]
!!Shiver
->'''Played by:''' Creator/RichardEGrant
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shiver.jpg]]
----
* CastingGag: In the [[Film/TheNutcrackerIn3D last adaptation]] of ''The Nutcracker'', Creator/RichardEGrant played the heroine's father. Here he's been cast as Shiver, Regent of the Land of Snowflakes.
* GenderFlip: Shiver is a gender-flipped equivalent to the Snow Queen of the ballet, though it should be noted that some productions do add a Snow King ''alongside'' her.
* AnIcePerson: The Regent of the Land of Snowflakes.
* ThemeNaming: Shiver is a [[{{Pun}} cool name]] for the Regent of the Land of Snowflakes.
* WinterRoyalLady: As the Regent of the Land of Snowflakes, is a gender-flipped version.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ballerina Princess]]
!!Ballerina Princess
->'''Played by:''' Misty Copeland
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ballerinaprincess.jpg]]
----
* {{Ballet}}: This is used to present the {{Backstory}} of the MagicalLand to Clara, with Misty Copeland appearing as the lead dancer. Another such sequence is part of the CreativeClosingCredits.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Benjamin Stahlbaum]]
!!Benjamin Stahlbaum
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MatthewMacfadyen
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/benjaminstahlbaum.jpg]]
----
* FamilyMan: He seems to be an ordinary guy who loves his family.
* WidowsWeeds: Being a widow, it's no surprise he's seen wearing a black suit.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Marie Stahlbaum]]
!!Queen Marie Stahlbaum
->'''Played by:''' Anna Madeley
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/profile___marie_stahlbaum.jpg]]
----
* DeathByAdaptation: Although a minor character, she is alive and well in all other versions of the story.
* DecompositeCharacter: Her and Clara. Marie was the main character's name in the original novella, whereas Clara is her name in the ballet. Marie's brother and sister in the novella are transferred to Clara in this movie. They both share a godfather (Drosselmeyer) and in this version [[spoiler:become queen at the end of their respective stories, though in Clara's case, it's because she inherited the title from her mother instead of the land bestowing it upon her like they did Marie]].
* FamilyVersusCareer: [[spoiler:It turns out that Clara's mother had to deal with this. She had to split her time between being Queen of the Realms and raising a family in the real world.]]
* FisherKingdom: The novelization says The Realms are a mild example, having flowers spring up under her feet when she's happy and it will rain when she's sad.
* GadgeteerGenius: [[spoiler:Was this -- in a BIG way]].
* TheHighQueen: [[spoiler:Marie once ruled the land. Without her, there is now discord among the regents, with Mother Ginger pitted against the other three.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: She dies before the beginning of the movie.
* SuccessionCrisis: With TheHighQueen of the Four Realms dead, Mother Ginger has turned against the other regents in hope of becoming the new queen. Only the ''true'' inheritor of the throne can save the day. [[spoiler: In the end, Clara decides that she will return to London while the four regents -- Mother Ginger (who is innocent), Phillip (who replaces Sugar Plum), Shiver, and Hawthorne -- will rule together and equally.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sweets Cavalier]]
!!Sweets Cavalier
->'''Played by:''' Sergei Polunin
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sweetscavalier.jpg]]
----
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Louise Stahlbaum]]
!!Louise Stahlbaum
->'''Played by:''' Ellie Bamber
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/louise_stahlbaum.png]]
----
* CoolBigSis: She's Clara and Fritz's older sister and wouldn't have it any other way.
* NeatFreak
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Clara's tomboy.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Fritz Stahlbaum]]
!!Fritz Stahlbaum
->'''Played by:''' Tom Sweet
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fritz_6.jpg]]
----
* AdaptationalHeroism: Fritz does not fight with Clara over the nutcracker toy and damage it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Harlequin]]
!!Harlequin
->'''Played by:''' Jack Whitehall
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nutcracker_animationscreencapscom_3129.jpg]]
----
* ThoseTwoGuys
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Cavalier]]
!!Cavalier
->'''Played by:''' Omid Djalili
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nutcracker_animationscreencapscom_3129_6.jpg]]
----
* ThoseTwoGuys
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mouse King]]
!!Mouse King
->'''Voiced by:''' Charles Riley
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/profile___mouse_king.jpg]]
----
* AdaptationalHeroism
* CreepyGood: [[spoiler:The clowns and the mice ''look'' straight out of a horror movie, and scare Clara and Phillip quite a bit, but they're ultimately good people.]]
* MythologyGag: The Mouse King is a multi-headed mouse in the novella and ballet. In this version, it's not a single organism, but the result of ''hundreds'' of mice working together as one, closer to the traditional myth where a Rat King is a hive mind of several mice with their tails tied in a ball.
* NiceMice: Subverted with Mother Ginger's furry minions, who in the end [[spoiler: turn out to be a ''double'' subversion, just like their mistress]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jingles]]
!!Jingles
->'''Played by:''' Prince
----
* BehindTheBlack: After Phillip and Clara's first encounter, he turns to his horse Jingles, who was apparently standing there just off-screen the whole time. Yet Clara had paid no attention to Jingles up to that point, despite the fact that given the direction she approached from and the way the guard booth was facing, the horse should have been the ''first'' thing she noticed.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Clara Stahlbaum]]
!!Princess Clara Stahlbaum
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MackenzieFoy
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/clara_stahlbaum_tnatfr___without_title.jpg]]
----
* ActionGirl
* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: About midway through the film, Clara is treated to a ballet recreation of her mother's origins regarding her discovery of the Four Realms courtesy of each of the rulers, which is obviously meant to be a showcase of ballet dancer Misty Copeland's talents.
* CoolKey: The key that's coveted by Clara. Beyond opening that box and revealing "Everything that you need", it's capable of [[spoiler:activating The Engine, the machine her mother created from which the very existence of the Four Realms came. It can produce living toy soldiers, an army of which could decide the fate of the war depending upon who controls it]], which is why others covet it as well.
* DecompositeCharacter: Her and Marie. Marie was the main character's name in the original novella, whereas Clara is her name in the ballet. Marie's brother and sister in the novella are transferred to Clara in this movie. They both share a godfather (Drosselmeyer) and in this version [[spoiler:become queen at the end of their respective stories, though in Clara's case, it's because she inherited the title from her mother instead of the land bestowing it upon her like they did Marie]].
* DidIMentionItsChristmas: Christmas Eve only affects the story in that Clara receives the box as her recently deceased mother's final present to her, and from there is led to the key at Drosselmeyer's party that evening.
* FatalFlaw: Clara's is her self-pity. She is only concerned with how much ''she'' misses her late mother, dismissing her father's feelings for wanting to keep up public appearances. In her quest, Clara is quick to run into danger for the mysterious key to learn its significance to Marie, putting her companions at risk.
* {{Foil}}: Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy. [[spoiler:Both are consumed with grief over the loss of Marie, and each are her "creations" in different ways. But where Clara learns to not close herself off and try to understand other people's feelings, Sugar wants to conquer the Four Realms in what amounts to a giant tantrum.]]
* GadgeteerGenius: Wants to become this.
* GratuitousPrincess: The film adds a 'princess' subplot not originally in the ''Nutcracker'' story. [[spoiler:Clara is the princess of the Four Realms because her mother was its queen before she divided her power between the regents and left for good. The evil Sugar Plum regards herself as the ''true'' princess and wants to destroy Clara as part of taking over as queen. In the end, Sugar Plum is turned back into a doll, Phillip is installed as her replacement as regent, and Clara chooses not to become queen.]]
* GuileHero: Clara defeats the BigBad by [[spoiler:reprogramming the machine so it will fire on the position of the person activating it. She tries reasoning with Sugar Plum, but if that fails - and it does - she knows Sugar Plum will press the button and defeat herself]].
* TheHerosJourney: Clara undertaking this to save the Four Realms is the core of the story.
* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: In the late going, Clara realizes that [[spoiler:"Everything you need is inside" has a double meaning. The egg is actually a music box with a mirror, literally showing her that everything she needs (courage, skill, etc.) is inside HER]]. She later applies this to [[spoiler:the remaining regents, explaining how they can rule the Four Realms on their own while she returns to the outside world]].
* JumpScare: When the Matryoshka clown appears in front of Clara's face out of nowhere.
* LamarckWasRight: Turns out Clara inherited her mother's [[spoiler:gift for mechanical engineering (as well as the throne of the Four Realms)]].
* LastSecondChance: At the climax, Clara tries one last time to reason with [[spoiler:the villainous Sugar Plum]]. It doesn't work, but Clara planned for that, [[spoiler:rigging The Engine to turn Sugar Plum back into a toy if she activated it again]].
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Clara was told stories of a MagicalLand by her mother, but not that it's real, much less that [[spoiler: her mother ''created it and its people'' and was its original ruler]]. In fact, [[spoiler: Marie and her husband did intend to reveal all one day but her deathly illness prevented it]].
* MissingMom: Clara's mother, Marie, passed away from a terminal illness before the action begins.
* NostalgicMusicBox: Clara finds one in [[spoiler:that it's what the egg-shaped box she ''finally'' manages to open actually is]]. The nostalgia comes from [[spoiler:it being Marie's final gift to her, serving as a reminder to her daughter that everything she needs is inside]] ''and'' [[spoiler: the song it plays being meaningful to her father/Marie's husband]].
* PreMortemOneLiner: Before the Engine fires upon [[spoiler:the Sugar Plum Fairy]], Clara says in a MeaningfulEcho, "You were right, [[spoiler:Sugar Plum]]: I am ''every inch'' my mother's daughter."
* RealWomenDontWearDresses: Clara isn't especially tomboyish, but she prefers studying science to attending parties, and isn't good at hair or fashion. Additionally, [[spoiler:the hyper-feminine Sugar Plum is the selfish bad guy and the tough, pants-wearing Mother Ginger is secretly good.]]
* RubeGoldbergDevice: Clara is working on one of these as the film opens, establishing her GadgeteerGenius bonafides. Amusingly, [[ShoutOut she's playing a game of Mouse Trap]]
* SecondaryCharacterTitle: Clara is very much the protagonist, so the title counts as this.
* SecretLegacy: Clara has this. [[spoiler: She's the princess of the Four Realms, being the daughter of their ''creator'' Marie.]]
* SequelHook: In the denouement, [[spoiler:Clara leaves the regents in charge but promises to visit the Four Realms again]].
* SugarApocalypse: The Fourth Realm underwent this, and Clara must now stop it from happening to the other three. Bonus points for being [[spoiler:a Sugar Plum Fairy Apocalypse]].
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy to Louise's girly girl.
* YourMagicsNoGoodHere: The novelization says Marie's inventions such as the machine that brings toys to life wouldn't work on Earth and that The Realms' citizens would probably turn back into toys. At the end of the novelization, Clara intends to work on a way for them to be able to visit.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Philip Hoffman]]
!!Captain Philip Hoffman
->'''Played by:''' Jayden Fowora-Knight
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/philip_2.jpg]]
----
* MythologyGag: Phillip's last name (Hoffman) is a reference to the author of ''The Nutcracker and the Mouse King''.
* NamedByTheAdaptation: The Nutcracker's name is Phillip Hoffman in this version.
* PromotedToLoveInterest: Inverted. Unlike in the novella and ballet, there is no romance between Clara and Phillip.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sugar Plum Fairy]]
!!Sugar Plum Fairy
->'''Played by:''' Creator/KeiraKnightley
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sugarplumfairy.jpg]]
----
* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Played straight with the ''actual'' villain -- The Sugar Plum Fairy!]]
* AlasPoorVillain: In the end, [[spoiler:the actual BigBad Sugar Plum]] was turned back into a lifeless porcelain doll as punishment for the crimes of attempted takeover of the Four Realms and treason against Clara and the other regents. Despite this, Clara briefly mourns for the loss of [[spoiler:villainous Sugar Plum]], who wasn't only one of mother's favorite toys, but also a friend who felt hurt by her mother's supposed abandonment.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted, verging on BeautyIsBad, in the case of the ''actual'' villain Sugar Plum, who brags to Clara that she is far more beautiful -- nay, perfect -- than she is, while Mother Ginger is a good, brave woman framed.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Sugar Plum. She acts all jittery and sweet and her hair is made out of cotton candy, but deep down, her heart is purely sour.]]
* EvilAllAlong: At the end of Act Two, [[spoiler:Sugar Plum (as well as the deleted character Dew Drop)]], are revealed to be this, having [[spoiler:framed Mother Ginger and her minions for all of the destruction that's happened so far. Sugar Plum intends to become queen.]]
* FairySexy: She's played by Keira Knightley.
* {{Foil}}: Clara and the Sugar Plum Fairy. [[spoiler:Both are consumed with grief over the loss of Marie, and each are her "creations" in different ways. But where Clara learns to not close herself off and try to understand other people's feelings, Sugar wants to conquer the Four Realms in what amounts to a giant tantrum.]]
* FrenchJerk: [[spoiler:The Sugar Plum Fairy is an evil person who wants world domination. When Mother Ginger tries to reason with Sugar Plum, she rejects Ginger and tries to turn her into a toy anyways. Plus she betrays Clara and says that Marie "abandoned" her, which is a straight-up lie.]]
* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: The Sugar Plum Fairy's beautiful gown is purple.
* IfICantHaveYou: [[spoiler:Sugar Plum was unable to accept that Marie loved her family, and especially daughter Clara, more than her world and especially her first creation, so Sugar decided she would conquer all the realms and have revenge upon Clara in the bargain.]]
* ITasteDelicious: Sugar Plum occasionally munches on her own cotton candy hair!
* OneDimensionalThinking: An egregious version. [[spoiler:The villainous Sugar Plum Fairy is not restrained whatsoever, absolutely knows what's going to happen when the machine fires, and could literally take two steps in any direction OR take flight, but instead of moving out of the path of the machine, doomed Sugar Plum]] just '''stands there and screams'''. TooDumbToLive indeed.
* TheReveal: It's the top of the third act, the battle against Mother Ginger is about to commence, and then [[spoiler:Clara learns too late that Sugar Plum is the ''real'' threat]].
* RewatchBonus: [[spoiler:Everything learned about Sugar Plum is cast in a new light now that the viewers know her true intentions from the start.]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Mother Ginger's tomboy.
* WalkingSpoiler
* WingedHumanoid: Although she keeps her fairy wings retracted most of the time.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Variation -- Sugar Plum's pink hair is actually cotton candy! It helps her look that PrincessesPreferPink though she's specifically a regent.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Mother Ginger]]
!!Mother Ginger
->'''Played by:''' Creator/HelenMirren
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mother_ginger.jpg]]
----
* ActionGirl
* AdaptationalVillainy: Mother Ginger is a cheery woman with many children in the ballet, while here she's a tyrant and the main villain. She's a sort of CompositeCharacter, with the role of the Mouse Queen of the novella merged in hers, and on top of that [[spoiler:it's subverted as she's GoodAllAlong]].
* AlsoStarring: Helen Mirren gets the ''With'' credit.
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: The intact three realms and their people are amazingly lovely, especially compared to the AmusementParkOfDoom that is the Fourth Realm, ruled over by the now-broken traitor Mother Ginger.
* BrokenPedestal: Mother Ginger was once a good regent, but then came the destruction of the Fourth Realm, all because she [[spoiler:was framed by Sugar Plum, who in turn becomes a serious case of this for Clara and everyone else while Mother Ginger gets her pedestal rebuilt]].
* CassandraTruth: [[spoiler:Nobody believed her]] until it was too late to stop [[spoiler:the Sugar Plum Fairy from taking control of the Engine and creating her army]].
* TheCavalry: [[spoiler:In the climax, Clara gets extra help fighting the BigBad when Mother Ginger]] enters the fray.
* CircusOfFear: The skirt of Mother Ginger's HumongousMecha doubles as a circus tent full of her minions.
* CompositeCharacter: Mother Ginger is her ballet counterpart combined with the Mouse Queen of the novella. The mice, who together form the Mouse King, are among her many minions (and in a way are a "composite character" of their own).
* GiantWoman: Mother Ginger's mechanical is a puppet-like one.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: The MagicalLand was once ruled by TheHighQueen, [[spoiler:Marie, Clara's mum]], but after her death Mother Ginger decided she wanted to take the crown. The result of this was the Land of Amusements' destruction, but she's still out there. [[spoiler:Then it's revealed it was Sugar Plum Fairy who wanted to conquer all the realms. Mother Ginger was framed.]]
* HumongousMecha: A giant replica of Mother Ginger, whose skirt conceals a CircusOfFear, must be braved by our heroes.
* OneBadMother: Mother Ginger's name and role fit the bill. [[spoiler: However, she turns out to be a subvertion, as she really was GoodAllAlong.]]
* SheCleansUpNicely: [[spoiler:Her face still looks cracked, but Mother Ginger looks absolutely beautiful when she's all dressed up for Clara's coronation.]]
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy to Sugar Plum's girly girl.
* WalkingSpoiler
* WhipItGood: Mother Ginger is quite skilled at using a whip in battle.
* ZergRush: Mother Ginger's giant mecha is taken down by the tin soldiers all climbing the skirts.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Drosselmeyer]]
!!Drosselmeyer
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MorganFreeman
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/drosselmeyer.jpg]]
----
* AlsoStarring: Morgan Freeman gets the ''And'' credit.
* EyepatchOfPower: As in most adaptations, Drosselmeyer has an eyepatch.
* GadgeteerGenius
* MythologyGag: Drosselmeyer is often, if not traditionally, associated with owls in stagings of the ballet. Here, he has one as a pet.
* TheOwlKnowingOne: Wise old Drosselmeyer has an owl as a pet for this reason and MythologyGag.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Hawthorne]]
!!Hawthorne
->'''Played by:''' Creator/EugenioDerbez
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hawthrone.jpg]]
----
* CanonForeigner: Hawthorne is the only one of the four regents who doesn't have a corresponding character in the ballet.
* IveHeardOfThatWhatIsIt: When Clara explains that the reason she was in the kingdom was because she was looking for her Christmas present, Hawthorne exclaims, "I love Christmas!" Then he asks, "What's Christmas?"
* PlantPerson: Has authority over the Land of Flowers.
* ThemeNaming: Hawthorne (referring to a type of flowering tree/shrub) is the Regent of the Land of Flowers.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Shiver]]
!!Shiver
->'''Played by:''' Creator/RichardEGrant
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shiver.jpg]]
----
* CastingGag: In the [[Film/TheNutcrackerIn3D last adaptation]] of ''The Nutcracker'', Creator/RichardEGrant played the heroine's father. Here he's been cast as Shiver, Regent of the Land of Snowflakes.
* GenderFlip: Shiver is a gender-flipped equivalent to the Snow Queen of the ballet, though it should be noted that some productions do add a Snow King ''alongside'' her.
* AnIcePerson: The Regent of the Land of Snowflakes.
* ThemeNaming: Shiver is a [[{{Pun}} cool name]] for the Regent of the Land of Snowflakes.
* WinterRoyalLady: As the Regent of the Land of Snowflakes, is a gender-flipped version.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Ballerina Princess]]
!!Ballerina Princess
->'''Played by:''' Misty Copeland
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ballerinaprincess.jpg]]
----
* {{Ballet}}: This is used to present the {{Backstory}} of the MagicalLand to Clara, with Misty Copeland appearing as the lead dancer. Another such sequence is part of the CreativeClosingCredits.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Benjamin Stahlbaum]]
!!Benjamin Stahlbaum
->'''Played by:''' Creator/MatthewMacfadyen
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/benjaminstahlbaum.jpg]]
----
* FamilyMan: He seems to be an ordinary guy who loves his family.
* WidowsWeeds: Being a widow, it's no surprise he's seen wearing a black suit.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Marie Stahlbaum]]
!!Queen Marie Stahlbaum
->'''Played by:''' Anna Madeley
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/profile___marie_stahlbaum.jpg]]
----
* DeathByAdaptation: Although a minor character, she is alive and well in all other versions of the story.
* DecompositeCharacter: Her and Clara. Marie was the main character's name in the original novella, whereas Clara is her name in the ballet. Marie's brother and sister in the novella are transferred to Clara in this movie. They both share a godfather (Drosselmeyer) and in this version [[spoiler:become queen at the end of their respective stories, though in Clara's case, it's because she inherited the title from her mother instead of the land bestowing it upon her like they did Marie]].
* FamilyVersusCareer: [[spoiler:It turns out that Clara's mother had to deal with this. She had to split her time between being Queen of the Realms and raising a family in the real world.]]
* FisherKingdom: The novelization says The Realms are a mild example, having flowers spring up under her feet when she's happy and it will rain when she's sad.
* GadgeteerGenius: [[spoiler:Was this -- in a BIG way]].
* TheHighQueen: [[spoiler:Marie once ruled the land. Without her, there is now discord among the regents, with Mother Ginger pitted against the other three.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: She dies before the beginning of the movie.
* SuccessionCrisis: With TheHighQueen of the Four Realms dead, Mother Ginger has turned against the other regents in hope of becoming the new queen. Only the ''true'' inheritor of the throne can save the day. [[spoiler: In the end, Clara decides that she will return to London while the four regents -- Mother Ginger (who is innocent), Phillip (who replaces Sugar Plum), Shiver, and Hawthorne -- will rule together and equally.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Sweets Cavalier]]
!!Sweets Cavalier
->'''Played by:''' Sergei Polunin
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sweetscavalier.jpg]]
----
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Louise Stahlbaum]]
!!Louise Stahlbaum
->'''Played by:''' Ellie Bamber
[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/louise_stahlbaum.png]]
----
* CoolBigSis: She's Clara and Fritz's older sister and wouldn't have it any other way.
* NeatFreak
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly girl to Clara's tomboy.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Fritz Stahlbaum]]
!!Fritz Stahlbaum
->'''Played by:''' Tom Sweet
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Fritz does not fight with Clara over the nutcracker toy and damage it.
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[[folder:Harlequin]]
!!Harlequin
->'''Played by:''' Jack Whitehall
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* ThoseTwoGuys
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[[folder:Cavalier]]
!!Cavalier
->'''Played by:''' Omid Djalili
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* ThoseTwoGuys
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[[folder:Mouse King]]
!!Mouse King
->'''Voiced by:''' Charles Riley
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* AdaptationalHeroism
* CreepyGood: [[spoiler:The clowns and the mice ''look'' straight out of a horror movie, and scare Clara and Phillip quite a bit, but they're ultimately good people.]]
* MythologyGag: The Mouse King is a multi-headed mouse in the novella and ballet. In this version, it's not a single organism, but the result of ''hundreds'' of mice working together as one, closer to the traditional myth where a Rat King is a hive mind of several mice with their tails tied in a ball.
* NiceMice: Subverted with Mother Ginger's furry minions, who in the end [[spoiler: turn out to be a ''double'' subversion, just like their mistress]].
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[[folder:Jingles]]
!!Jingles
->'''Played by:''' Prince
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* BehindTheBlack: After Phillip and Clara's first encounter, he turns to his horse Jingles, who was apparently standing there just off-screen the whole time. Yet Clara had paid no attention to Jingles up to that point, despite the fact that given the direction she approached from and the way the guard booth was facing, the horse should have been the ''first'' thing she noticed.
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