List of Monsters, Inc. characters

James Patrick "Sulley" Sullivan (voiced by John Goodman in the film series, the Disney+ series, ''Lego The Incredibles'', and ''Disney Dreamlight Valley'', Brian Cummings in the ''Monsters, Inc.'' video game, Joel McCrary in ''Disney Infinity'' and ''Disney Infinity 3.0'', and Christopher Swindle in ''Kingdom Hearts III'' and ''Disney Speedstorm'') is a furry, cyan-and-purple-spotted monster with a humanoid bear face, short devilish horns, dark blue eyebrows, and a cat-like nose. He has muscular limbs, a reptilian tail, dorsal spikes, and feline fangs. He excels at scaring children but is genial and sweet-natured.

''Monsters University'' depicts a younger Sulley as a gifted but arrogant student, whose father Bill had made a name for himself as a scarer. While attempting to capture a school pet, he meets Mike Wazowski. What begins as a rivalry between the two monsters becomes a friendship that endures after they are both expelled from the school.

In ''Monsters, Inc.'', he is named the best scarer at the company, and following the events of the film, the leads the company's restructuring of utilizing laughs instead of screams to harvest energy. By the end of the film, he and Wazowski are named the company's joint chief executive officers.

In ''Monsters at Work'', he retains the title. Provided by Wikipedia