Personally, I agree with many before me who've said that Jacob Brent was
the best Mistoffelees. I myself roleplay Mistoffelees from time to time
on a MUD, and strive to make the character as much like the one
portrayed by Brent as I can.

Mistoffelees, as they said, is small, and black from ears to tail...
save for, of course, the clean white ruffles of fur on his chest. He
-is- shy, but a magician knows how to put that aside! He's young, young
enough that when he accomplishes something great he feels overly proud
of himself, though being completely uncertain until he actually
succeeds. (Notice how often he looks to Tugger for support?) He's also
incredibly intelligent, but doesn't seem to have a very high opinion of
himself. He looks terribly suprised at how much praise Tugger has to
offer.

I believe that yes, he and Rum Tum Tugger are best friends... his line,
"The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore." is a joke, not serious, which
is likely why Tugger doesn't swat him. ;) Also, as Sara pointed out,
it could have been a jab in retaliation for the ball that nearly clocked
him. ^^ And how could you not think Tugger admired him? The entire
time he sings Mistoffelees' song, his voice is filled with
admiration(and even pride, perhaps?). I also believe that Mistoffelees
and Munkustrap are friends, but they are not as close as Misto and
Tugger are.

As for romance... who knows? Those kittens had to come from somewhere
before the hat. ;) However, I don't believe he shows a partiality to
any one female among the Jellicles. He does dance with Victoria, but
also with Cassandra, and if you want to say that dancing with a Jellicle
means that one is attracted to them, then he could very well be
attracted to Munkustrap, Rum Tum Tugger, or several other Jellicles,
female or male, just as much. Not that I'm saying he is attracted to the
guys, just that who he dances with is not sufficient indication.
::chuckles::

I believe that he's very affectionate, but also doesn't get to express
that affection very much, because not many of the Jellicles really care
for him until -after- the Ball. Tugger does, but the whole implication
of Misto's song is that the Jellicles wouldn't have asked him without
Tugger's reccomendation. The way he hurls himself at Old Deuteronomy
implies that he's very loving and not afraid to show it... and it's also
a sign of his youth. An older cat would have been more restrained and
observant of decorum.

He is highly graceful, as seen in his dancing and also by the line "He
can walk on the narrowest rail." Mistoffelees is a cat who will never
be seen falling, tripping, or losing control on a waxed floor. Banana
peels wouldn't phaze him. ^_~

His powers are amazing, but he is unsure of them. When conjuring Old
Deuteronomy from the clutches of Macavity, he is very tense, constantly
looking back at Tugger as if to say, "Are you sure you know what I'm
doing?" And yes, I meant it to read like that, because that's exactly
the look he gets.

All in all, Mistoffelees is one of the best-rounded characters, in
addition to being the friendliest and cutest( I like pale guys, sue me.
:p ), and holds the place in my heart as the Number One Jellicle! With,
naturally, Brent being the Number One Performer. ^^


--Rhysa