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SaruKuroi (talk) 21:15, 27 March 2012 (UTC)

March 20th: we met as a group, discussed possible ideas to use and made a facebook group to discuss ideas and dictate who does what.

March 27th: Our group, The Lucky Rabbits, have decided to edit the "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" Wikipedia page. We have met in our tutorial on Tuesday March 27, and have discussed what sections we will add and edit. We will be editing some of the history of Oswald, Oswald's appearance, and possibly adding information on his upcoming role in the video game titled Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. We discussed everyones topics they should cover and who is going to do what. Finished the cover page and will work on finishing the references and making more additions and edits.

March 28th-29th: Our group has finished editing our paragraphs and are moving them onto the main Wikipedia page.

Addition to Main Description of Oswald
Lucky rabbit,

That lucky Oswald Rabbit!

Nicest rabbit,

That you ever knew!

Lucky habit,

That lucky Oswald habit!

If you get it,

You'll be lucky, too!

—The Walter Lantz Oswald theme

Creation Under Disney (created)
In 1927, due to cost and technical restrictions, Disney and his chief animator Ub Iwerks decided to end their work on the Alice Comedies series in search of new creative opportunities. Coincidentally, Universal studios wanted to get into the cartoon business and needed a cartoon character of their own. So Disney's distributor Charles Mintz told Disney and Iwerks to create a new character they could sell to Universal. Wanting to make cartoons with an all animated look, Disney signed a contract with Universal Studios leading to the creation of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Universals first cartoon series.

The first Oswald cartoon, Poor Papa, was rejected by the Universal studio heads due to poor production quality and the sloppiness and age of Oswald. Disney, together with Iwerks, decided to create a second cartoon titled Trolly Troubles featuring a much younger, neater Oswald. The short officially launched the series and proved to be Disney's greatest success yet. Poor Papa was finally released a year later. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit became Disney's first major hit in 1927, rivaling other popular cartoon characters like Felix the Cat and Coco the Clown.

But in the spring of 1928, Disney travelled to New York City in hopes of negotiating a more profitable contract with his distributor Charles Mintz. But instead, Mintz reminded Disney that as distributor he owned the copyrights to the Oswald character. He revealed to have signed Disney's current employees to a new contract behind his back and demanded Disney either take a 20% budget cut or leave the company. Disney decided to quit his job. But on his long train ride home,came up with an idea to create another character. He and Iwerks would go on to develop a new cartoon in secret of the public which later be known as Plane Crazy, the first Mickey Mouse Cartoon.

Oswalds Role In Epic Mickey: The Power of Two (created)
Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is a video game coming out October 1st 2012. It will be the second game in the "Epic Mickey" series and for the first time, Oswald The Lucky Rabbit will made a playable character in the game. Mickey Mouse will make his return to the alternate world of cartoon wasteland, a place inhabited with 80 years of forgotten Disney characters and Disney theme park attractions. The two team up with Mickey wielding a magical paint brush with the power of paint and paint thinner while Oswald holds a powerful remote control which can command electricity. The once popular but forgotten Disney character will be rejuvenated and brought back to life in the fall of 2012.

Under previous "Epic Mickey" game developer Warren Specter, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two will follow the previous game mechanics as well as adding a musical element. The characters of the game advance through levels expressing themselves through all original music and lyrics. Each character will have a specific song that they sing and based on the choices one makes throughout the game, the music will change. To create these musical scores, Disney has asked Emmy award-winning composer James Dooley and noted lyricist Mike Himelstein to help bring this gaming experience to a different level.

Unlike the previous game, Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two will feature full voiced cut scenes introducing Frank Welker as Oswald's first voice actor. Disney has also introduced authentic Disney Character Voices which provide direction from the various characters to the players. The game will contain many new innovative ideas from Disney while supporting a variety of gaming innovations such as PlayStation Move and bring a Disney experience to life.

Oswald's Characteristics (created)
After signing a deal with Universal studios Carl Laemmle, Oswald started to look less and less like the original character. Laemmie handed the cartoon to Walter Lantz whos known for Woody Woodpecker made many series involving Oswald but he started to look less and less like the Ub’s rabbit. His change in appearance included losing the long tube-sock ears, wearing a shirt, shoes and white gloves. His signature black fur changed as well from black to white. Luckily as 2005 came, so did Robert Iger who vowed to bring back the traditional Oswald character, pleasing many life long Disney fans.

During his days under Disney, Oswald was the one of the first cartoon characters that had personality. Not only were gags used, but his humor differed in terms of what he used to make people laugh. He presented physical humor, used situations to his advantage, and frustration comedy best shown in the cartoon The Mechanical Cow. He would make use of animal limbs to solve problems and even use his own limbs as props and gags. He could be squished as if he was made of rubber and could turn anything into tool. His distinct personality was inspired by Douglas Fairbanks for his courageous and adventurous attitude as seen in the cartoon short Oh, What a Knight.

Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Merchandise (edited)
Shortly after the rabbit starred in a series of twenty-six black and white animated silent shorts between 1927 and 1928, he became the first Disney character to successfully sell merchandise: a chocolate-covered marshmallow candy bar, a stencil set, and a pin-backed button. Unfortunately Disney lost the rights to Oswald shortly after that and the production of merchandise was put to a halt. But not long before Disney regained the rights to Oswald, Universal started marketing the character actively overseas. Disney slowly reintroduced him with merchandise such as shirts, figurines and a DVD of his original cartoons. In 2004 and 2005, Oswald products became popular in Japan, and were primarily made available as prizes in UFO catchers. Typically manufactured by Taito and/or Medicom, these products included puppets, inflatable dolls, keyrings, and watches. They were generally based on a navy-blue version of the original Disney/Iwerks character. Oswald made his first Disneyland appearance at Tokyo Disneyland on March 31, 2010 as an Easter float. At the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, a poster of Oswald can be seen at the Town Square Theater where Mickey Mouse is available for meet and greets. Also inside Mickey's meeting area, a doodle of Oswald and Mickey can be seen. Clothing products are also available at Disneyland Paris in Walt Disney Studios Park.

Epic Mickey: The Graphic Novel (created)
Disney Epic Mickey: The Graphic Novel is included in the Epic Mickey: Tales of Wasteland digicomics. It's a 64 page-long graphic retelling of Epic Mickey. Oswald plays a similar role like in the game and is thus one of the main characters. However, it's not exact. Some events of the game are arranged in a different order and are either expanded upon or cut down.

There is a graphic novel collection of Epic Mickey that unites all of the Disney: Epic Mickey comics together for the first time. In the deluxe 160-page volume, readers can see the world of the best-selling Nintendo Wii game Epic Mickey brought to life by legendary comic writer Peter David, with stunning art by Fabio Celoni and Paolo Mottura. Included in this collection of graphic novels are both the story of the game, with introductions to the magical world of Wasteland and its inhabitants, including Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Gus the Gremlin, and the animatronic Donald, Daisy, and Goofy. Available in softcover and hardcover editions.

Oswald's Career in Comics (edited)
Oswald also made an appearance in modern comics not related to Epic Mickey. The Norwegian comic "En magisk jul!" marks the first Oswald and Ortensia appearance in modern Disney comics outside of the Epic Mickey universe. Written by David Gerstein and the art by Mark Kausler. It is based and takes place in the times of the classic Oswald shorts from 1927/1928.