Mochi (2024)

Mochi is a minor character in Disney's 2014 animated feature film, Big Hero 6. He is the pet Japanese bobtail cat of Aunt Cass, Hiro, and Tadashi.

  • 1 Background
    • 1.1 Development
  • 2 Personality
  • 3 Appearances
    • 3.1 Big Hero 6
    • 3.2 Big Hero 6: The Series
  • 4 Disney Parks
  • 5 Gallery
  • 6 Trivia
  • 7 References
  • 8 External Links

Background[]

Development[]

Mochi originated from the film's storyboards by story artist Kendelle Hoyer who felt that Hiro and Tadashi's family needed a pet. Eventually, Mochi was finally moved into the film.[1]

Mochi was originally going to have rocket boosters that were made by Hiro. Although Paul Briggs and screenwriter Robert L. Barid absolutely adored the idea, there was no way that it could be put into the movie in a way that would make sense in context with the movie. However, the idea was later recycled when Hiro and Tadashi were in San Fransokyo Tech in the background as someone's science experiment. When seeing some advertising for the movie in Japan and seeing the Japanese audience fall in love with the concept, Briggs said, "You guys do realize that Rocket Cat hasn't been in the movie for a year now?" as the idea was removed early on in production.[2]

Personality[]

Mochi is typically lazy and calm but also has a playful and sometimes mischievous side to him, particularly when Cass isn't home. Additionally, he hates being taken to the vet, and simply hearing the mention of it causes him to run away and hide. Mochi also hisses at few people he dislikes such as Alistair Krei. He gets easily scared by sudden actions and likes to sleep in Hiro's bed.

Appearances[]

Big Hero 6[]

Mochi first appears in Lucky Cat Cafe after Aunt Cass returns from picking up her nephews Hiro and Tadashi Hamada. Cass, suffering from stress eating, calls to Mochi, who follows her into the kitchen.

After Hiro returns home from following the trails of his Microbots, Mochi appears, purring and rubbing against Hiro's leg when he tries to hide Baymax. After Hiro throws him up the stairs, it is quite possible that Baymax caught Mochi while calling him a "hairy baby." When Hiro arrives, Mochi dashes downstairs. When Baymax sneaks down again, Mochi and Aunt Cass are watching television. He is also shown in the end credits.

Big Hero 6: The Series[]

Mochi appears in the follow-up series as a recurring character. He is often seen around the Lucky Cat Café sleeping or being petted by Baymax. In "Mr. Sparkles Loses His Sparkle", Mochi becomes an online celebrity when Honey Lemon posts a video of him slow clapping. He becomes so popular that Mr. Sparkles, host of Maximum Insane obstacle Challenge, loses his fame. Consumed by jealousy, he kidnaps and threatens to send Mochi into space unless Go Go competes in a game. Even though beaten, Mr. Sparkles still launches Mochi in a rocket but is rescued by Hiro's new robotic invention, Skymax.

Disney Parks[]

A purring figure of Mochi can be seen sleeping on the roof of The Happy Ride with Baymax at Tokyo Disneyland near a set of themed vending machines. He also makes his first appearance in a parade in Disney's Harmony in Color! Parade as a figure, held by Baymax.

Gallery[]

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The Disney Wiki has a collection of images and media related to Mochi.

Trivia[]

  • A painting of Mochi wearing a Stitch costume can be seen behind Hiro when he is talking to his aunt.
  • Japanese bobtail cats (especially calicoes) are considered lucky blessings in Japanese culture, and Cass's shop, the Lucky Cat Cafe has beckoning cats as the main theme.
  • Mochi's name comes from a type of Japanese rice cake, which is usually made in a special mochitsuki ceremony, and is usually served around the Japanese New Year.
  • Mochi is a male cat, but has a calico fur pattern, which is found almost exclusively in female cats due to the calico gene being found on the X chromosome. However, male calico cats do exist, but are extremely rare (about 1 in 3000 cats is born a male calico).
  • He can briefly be seen playing with a laser-pointer and sleeping on one of the microbot bins during Hiro's hard work montage.
  • Baymax's infamous line while petting Mochi, "Hairy baby...hairy baby," became a popular Internet meme during the film's release.
  • The bell on Mochi's collar is silver in the movie, but gold in the tv series.

References[]

External Links[]

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Media
Films and Television: Big Hero 6 (video/soundtrack) • Big Hero 6: The SeriesBig Chibi 6: The ShortsBaymax!

Books: MangaThe Art of Big Hero 6Comic Books
Video Games: Big Hero 6: Battle in the BayBig Hero 6: Bot FightDisney Infinity seriesBig Hero 6: Baymax BlastKingdom Hearts IIIDisney Crossy RoadDisney Emoji BlitzDisney Magic KingdomsDisney Heroes: Battle ModeDisney Sorcerer's Arena

Disney Parks
San Fransokyo SquareThe Happy Ride with BaymaxThe AnnexThe Magic of Disney AnimationPLAY!

Entertainment: Baymax Super Exercise Expo
Fireworks: Happily Ever AfterDisney EnchantmentIlluminate! A Nighttime CelebrationMomentousWonderful World of AnimationDisney in the StarsWondrous Journeys
Parades: Dreaming Up!Disney Harmony in Color! Parade

Characters
Original: Hiro HamadaBaymaxTadashi HamadaGo Go TomagoHoney LemonWasabiFredAunt CassRobert Callaghan/YokaiAbigail CallaghanAlistair KreiSergeant GersonMochiYamaMr. FredericksonMrs. FredericksonHeathcliffJudyThe Ringleader

The Series: Professor GranvilleObakeBaron Von SteamerKarmiHigh VoltageRichardson MoleGlobbyFelony CarlMomakaseMad JacksMini-MaxMr. SparklesWendy WowerTrevor TrengroveNoodle Burger BoyLenore ShimamotoTrinaLiv AmaraDi AmaraOrso KnoxMegan CruzChief CruzChrisAC and DCNega-GlobbyMayoiSupersonic SueHardlightRoddy Blair
Baymax!: Kiko TanakaSofiaAliMbitaYukioYachi
Deleted: The Fujitas

Episodes
Big Hero 6: The Series

Shorts: "Baymax and Fred" • "Baymax and Go Go" • "Baymax and Wasabi" • "Baymax and Hiro" • "Baymax and Mochi" • "Baymax and Honey Lemon" • "Baymax Dreams of Too Many Baymaxes" • "Baymax Dreams of Evil Sheep" • "Baymax Dreams of Bed Bugs" • "Baymax Dreams of Mochizilla" • "Baymax Dreams of Too Many Freds"
Season One: "Baymax Returns" • "Issue 188" • "Big Roommates 2" • "Fred's Bro-Tillion" • "Food Fight" • "Muirahara Woods" • "Failure Mode" • "Aunt Cass Goes Out" • "The Impatient Patient" • "Mr. Sparkles Loses His Sparkle" • "Killer App" • "Small Hiro One" • "Kentucky Kaiju" • "Rivalry Weak" • "Fan Friction" • "Mini-Max" • "Big Hero 7" • "Big Problem" • "Steamer's Revenge" • "The Bot Fighter" • "Obake Yashiki" • "Countdown to Catastrophe"
Season Two: "Internabout" • "Seventh Wheel" • "Prey Date" • "Something's Fishy" • "Nega-Globby" • "The Fate of the Roommates" • "Muira-Horror!" • "Something Fluffy" • "Supersonic Sue" • "Lie Detector" • "Write Turn Here" • "City of Monsters" • "Mini-Maximum Trouble" • "El Fuego" • "The Globby Within" • "Hardlight" • "The Present" • "Hiro the Villain" • "Portal Enemy" • "Fred the Fugitive" • "Major Blast" • "Fear Not" • "Legacies"
Season Three: "The Hyper-Potamus Pizza-Party-Torium" • "Mayor for a Day/The Dog Craze of Summer" • "Trading Chips/Mini Noodle Burger Max" • "A Friendly Face/Big Chibi 6" • "Cobra and Mongoose/Better Off Fred" • "Big Hero Battle/Go Go the Woweroo" • "The New Nega-Globby/De-Based" • "The MiSFIT/Return To Sycorax" • "A Fresh Sparkles/Noodle Burger Ploy" • "Krei-oke Night/The Mascot Upshot"

Baymax!: "Cass" • "Kiko" • "Sofia" • "Mbita" • "Yachi" • "Baymax"

Organizations
Big Hero 6
Locations
San FransokyoLucky Cat CaféSan Fransokyo Institute of TechnologyAkuma IslandFrederickson ManorKrei Tech IndustriesNoodle BurgerObake's LairSycoraxFrederickson Candy Co.
Objects
MicrobotsMegabotBaymax's ChipHoney Lemon's Chem-PurseYokai's MaskLittle YamaSilent SparrowSkymaxesLenore Shimamoto's JournalKentucky KaijuEnergy AmplifierGo Go's Cycle
Songs
StoryImmortalsWe've Got Dance PowerNoodle SongWe're Gonna Be GoodWe Are 4 2 SingDark MatterWoweroo RapB-A-Y-M-A-XA New AngleHappy SongBa La La La La La La La LaKoo Loo LeeOne Sweet Ride
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FAQs

How to tell if mochi is done? ›

After an hour, remove your pan from the oven. Very, very carefully, remove the aluminum foil, and check the consistency of the mochi with your fingers. Steam should escape from the mochi as you remove the foil, so be careful not to burn yourself! The mochi should be sticky but firm.

Is mochi better than Anki? ›

While Anki is likely more “powerful” when you have everything set up and have other tools integrated with it, if your main priority is that you have something you want to memorize, you will probably enjoy the convenience of Mochi a lot more.

What does the mochi symbolize? ›

It was made out of red rice, and was used in religious rituals in the Shinto religion, as it was viewed as a “food of the Gods”. It's known for being a symbol of good fortune and happy marriages.

How to unstick mochi? ›

put the dry moccas in a plastic bag. and sprinkle baby powder in it. then shake well. baby powder prevents the moccas from being sticky.

What to do if your mochi is not stretchy? ›

In case you encounter mochi dough after cooking/microwaving that still very wet and not sticky, stretchy, this may be lacking glutinous rice flour to hold it together. This might be due to excess moisture from the fresh mangoes.

Is mochi supposed to be gooey? ›

On its own, mochi tastes like rice but has a sticky, stretchy, soft, and chewy texture.

Is Anki gone? ›

Anki (American company), a now-defunct American robotics and artificial intelligence startup.

Do most med students use Anki? ›

Anki is commonly used by people who want to learn languages, medical and law students, or anyone who wants to train their memory and become able to recall a large amount of information in a short period of time.

Why is Anki so expensive on IPAD? ›

The costs of building and supporting Anki are fixed, and they don't vary based on the country a person using Anki lives in. As for why the price might not be exactly the same as $25 USD, please note that Apple sets the price in each country based on the local taxes and costs of doing business there.

What is a mochi in slang? ›

“Mochi” is a type of Japanese rice cake but in South Korea people use it for things or people that is or are “fluffy, cute, adorable”. Well, technically it is used an a compliment. When you use the word “Mochi” for a person or thing you are actually trying to say that they're as fluffy, cute as a rice cake.

Who invented mochi? ›

Where did mochi originate? Mochi has been a part of Japanese culture since the Jomon period (14,000-300 BCE), when rice cultivation became widespread in Japan. However, in the Nara period (710-794 CE), mochi began to resemble the treat we know today.

Is mochi Japanese or Chinese? ›

Although mochi itself is a traditional Japanese food, Mantou finds it's roots in China. Eventually, it made its way across the East China Sea and Japan made it their own. The mochi dough in manju is often flavored while the center is traditionally a sweet bean filling.

Why did my mochi explode? ›

The time depends on the microwave you're using, the wattage, and the number of Mochi you're heating at once. Be careful not to overdo it – it will literally explode and melt. If you're worried, check every 30 seconds to make it to your preference.

Does mochi get hard? ›

Fresh mochi and homemade mochi can get hard/go bad quickly. It's best to consume it within 1-2 days if you leave it at room temperature.

How long does it take for mochi to harden? ›

Fresh mochi and homemade mochi can get hard/go bad quickly. It's best to consume it within 1-2 days if you leave it at room temperature. Otherwise, you can extend its life by storing mochi in the fridge.

Is mochi supposed to be doughy? ›

Traditionally, the process of making mochi involves pounding cooked sweet glutinous rice, called mochigome, until it has a soft, Play-Doh-like texture.

Why is my mochi still sticky? ›

Why is my mochi so sticky? There are a couple of reasons for sticky dough: Too much liquid was added to the batter. Not enough oil was added to the cooked dough.

How long should mochi sit before eating? ›

How do I eat mochi ice cream? We all have our own way of snacking on My/Mochi Ice Cream! Grab your favorite flavor out of the freezer, wait 1-2 minutes so your My/Mochi can reach its Joyfully Chill potential. Once your My/Mochi is the 'perfect' level of softness for you, time to snack!

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