Technician Versus Performer: The performer to Colette's technician.The ratatouille he creates at the end of the field completely delights the dour Anton Ego and has him relinquish his criticism of Guesteau's old saying, "Anyone can cook." His first-ever dish is a soup that instantly gains the praise of a food critic. Supreme Chef: His talents don't have much opportunity to shine in his rat clan, but once he makes his way to Gusteau's, Rémy proves that he is a master in the kitchen.However, Rémy cannot talk to humans, so anytime he's with one, he's rendered as speechless as any other rat. The Speechless: Around the rats, he can talk, and hes got a lot to say.When Linguini admits that he can't cook, Rémy doesn't assuade him otherwise-just shakes his head, "No, you really can't." Silent Snarker: When he's around the humans and can't talk.Rémy wants to cook good food with great flavor, while Emile is willing to just eat whatever's lying around. Rémy wants to do his own thing, but Emile follows what their dad wants them to do. Ridiculously Cute Critter: Particularly if you're a rat person.
Puppy-Dog Eyes: Pulls a mild version of these on Linguini when he is about to drop the jar holding him into a river.Picky Eater: Due to his strongly keen senses of smell and taste, Rémy prefers the far more flavorsome and delectable haute cuisine over the decaying discarded food his family consumes.Only Known by Their Nickname: Since he's presumably unable to write like a human, Linguini never learns his actual name, merely calling him "Little Chef.".The Nose Knows: He has an excellent sense of smell, and it's useful for both cooking and sniffing out poison.Non-Human Sidekick: Inverted he's the hero of the movie and Linguini is his sidekick.Halfway through, Linguini, whose temper has cooled down by this point, comes in to try and apologize for his earlier outrage, which quickly causes Rémy to deeply regret letting his anger get the better of him, doubly so when Linguini sees the other rats and breaks off their partnership for good. My God, What Have I Done?: After he and Linguini come to blows midway through the movie and he gets temporarily sidelined, Rémy brings his clan to the restaurant's kitchen to raid the food stores as payback.He starts off being a bit cocky, selfish and drags his brother around rather thoughtlessly but he quickly grows out of it once he finds himself alone. Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Being criticized time and again by his father (and others) for his passion for cooking, along with having nothing but trash to eat, has made him somewhat bitter at the story's beginning.Interspecies Friendship: Remy, a rat, befriends Linguini, a human.Justified in that Linguini can't understand anything Rémy says, so Rémy can't correct him. In-Series Nickname: Linguini always refers to him as "Little Chef".While he gets along with his clan just fine, humans are either terrified or disgusted by him and don't want him anywhere near a kitchen, so he has to use Linguini as a puppet. Hero with Bad Publicity: Rémy wants to become a chef, but this is made difficult by the fact he's a rat.Head Pet: Not really a pet, but he is Linguini's Non-Human Sidekick and is kept under his hat for the most of the film, as pulling on Linguini's hair allows him to control his movements.Emile teases him for walking like a human. Four Legs Good, Two Legs Better: He walks on his hind legs to keep his forepaws clean for eating and cooking.Expressive Ears: With his ears, you can tell if he's sad, disappointed, or happy.Deadpan Snarker: Makes quips from his family to Linguini.He responds that he doesn't want to get his paws dirty. Civilized Animal: Lampshaded when Emile asks him why he walks on his hind legs.Blessed with Suck: What good is being a great chef with refined tastes if A) your Extreme Omnivore family thinks you're just being unnecessarily picky and B) you're more likely to be slaughtered than be allowed into a proper kitchen?.
He saves him from a rat trap set by Skinner, only to get caught in it himself. I pretend you exist so I have someone to talk to! You only tell me stuff I already know! I know who I am! Why do I need you to tell me? Why do I need to pretend?
I pretend to be a rat for my father, I pretend to be a human through Linguini.