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.
- Like King Julian who hates it when Mort tries to touch his feet, Steve hates it when Peter tries to hold or touching his hands.
- Here are Steve's contact list on his HOHO: Lapland Hair, Santa Claus, Peter and The S1.
- It appears that Steve goes to Lapland, Finland for his hair treatment and possibly clothes shopping as well or Lapland Hair could be a hair products.
- Even though the whole North Pole Headquarters and the S1 is voiced by computer woman's voice; Steve is the only Claus who has the woman's computer voice in his bedroom possibly a reference of him not being married
- woman's computer voice can be heard only in both Steve's room and the S1's garage it could be a reference of Steve not being married.
- On the back of Steve's flashcards it shows the contents of each card: 1. What a surprise! 2. Humbled, moved ect. 3. New era. 4. Take over Easter
- Steve's appearance is similar to British celebrity Paul Hollywood.
- during reading the job section from the newspaper, Steve was either going to apply at the British railways or working at FedEx.
- Steve's bedroom is a mix of a rich kid's room and some Asian Feng Shui
- At the age of eight Steve wanted a pool table delivered to him by his father Santa Claus but never did due Steve not write a letter to him.
- During the black out after turning on his HOHO's light, Steve's makes an expression that is a reference to the popular Will Smith's "WTF" face.
- Steve shares a similar personality with Lighting McQueen from Pixar Cars first film.
- It is revealed during the rescue of Santa Claus, Steve has hacked on to the military's data to be put on the HOHO'S.
- In all of the HOHOs, tablets and the S1 are voiced by Steve. But mostly for the GPS navigation system.
- Steve loves to drink espresso or espresso shots.
- Steve's Santa Claus suit resemblance more of a business suit.
- The way Steve looks and behaves may be a reference Nickelodeon's The Fairly Odd Parents skinny version of Santa Claus and his buisness attire.
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