Steve Claus is the main antagonist in the Christmas
Steve Claus is the oldest son of Malcolm and Margaret Claus, the older brother of the main protagonist, Arthur, and the grandson of Grandsanta. He plays the role of main antagonist in the holiday film Arthur Christmas, and is voiced by Hugh Laurie.
Steve has a somewhat dysfunctional relationship with the rest of his family. Grandsanta, who is firmly rooted in the belief that things were better back in his day, constantly disparages Steve and does not approve of the way that Christmas has changed under his management, foregoing a lot of traditions in favour of efficiency. His father, the current Santa, takes a lot of credit for the smooth running of Christmas Night deliveries, when in actuality Steve is overseeing the entire operation from Mission Control with a team of several hundred Elves.
Although Steve loves his family, it's clear that the constant lack of recognition has damaged his relationship with them. He usually comes across aloof and disinterested in what they have to say, although he does become frustrated with them easily. He takes some of this frustration out on his younger brother, Arthur, often dismissing him and treating him as an annoyance.
Steve’s approach to Christmas is somewhat non-traditional, and it is suggested that he is behind the much more modern face of Christmas preparations, having developed and implemented a highly efficient system of gift delivery which he runs as a highly organised military operation.
At the beginning of the film, Steve is the head of mission control with other elves and is helping Santa [Malcolm Claus], his father to complete the Christmas operation that he is mainly the brains behind. As Malcolm is a little slow on the study of technology and modern tools used to complete the Christmas deliveries, Steve is the one who helps him through the whole night, who, surprisingly, Malcolm Claus takes most of the credit for.
As this is Malcolm Claus's seventieth christmas mission (the traditional number of missions before handing the title of Santa to the next in line), Steve is fully prepared to step into the role of Santa, and fulfil his ambition.
However, when Malcolm reveals at the last minute that he is not retiring, Steve feels slighted. Steve's determination to prove that he knows best is what places him in the role of antagonist.
Triva
- Steve is very similar to King Julian since both characters had unwillingly attracted a male character, though he is aware of this, he ignores it and doesn't return theses feelings due to many reasons.
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