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=== Sylvester Shyster ===
'''Sylvester Shyster''' is a crooked lawyer and evil criminal mastermind who generally teams up with [[Pete (Disney)|Pete]]. The character has been described by some as a [[weasel]] or a rat (the latter being Gottfredson's own interpretation), but his ears suggest that he is rather an [[Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[Canidae|canine]].

He first appeared in the comic strip adventure "Mickey Mouse in Death Valley", the first real Mickey Mouse continuity, which was partially written by Walt Disney and drawn by Win Smith and other artists, before being taken over by [[Floyd Gottfredson]] (plot and art). In this story, Sylvester Shyster was a crooked lawyer who attempted, with the help of his henchman Pete, to deprive [[Minnie Mouse]] of her inheritance.

Shyster and Pete have been causing trouble for Mickey and his friends since then. Shyster is generally depicted as the duo's brain, with Pete acting as the brawn. After Shyster's first appearance, Gottfredson made no further references to his profession as a lawyer, apart from his name. Later creators occasionally referenced Shyster's role as a lawyer, with one story ("Trial and Error," 2007) forcing Shyster to defend Mickey himself in an overseas courtroom. After 1934, Shyster disappeared for a time, leaving Pete as Mickey's main recurring antagonists. He made comebacks in 1942, 1950 and again in various 1960s Italian-created stories. More recently, publisher [[Egmont (media group)|Egmont Creative A/S]] (in Denmark) revived Shyster as a regular character, a capacity in which he continues today.

Although Sylvester Shyster has not made an animated appearance in any Disney production, he appears briefly in the episode "Who Ate Wally's Waffles?" of the series ''[[Paradise PD]]'' at the entrance of [[Walt Disney World|Disney World]], being to date the only appearance in animation of the character.<ref>{{cite episode |title=Who Ate Wally's Waffles? |series=[[Paradise PD]] |network=[[Netflix]] |season=2 |number=4 }} ‒ Minute 20:10; Sylvester Shyster, Horace Horsecollar, Pete and Clarabelle Cow make an appearance as [[Walt Disney World|Disney World]] employees.</ref>