She was an already established lieutenant of the Zootopia Police Department, with the goal of assisting Nick in clearing his name after being framed for a crime he did not commit.
[4] Since she was a child, she has dreamed of becoming Zootopia's first police rabbit, and although she finally succeeds, on her first day she is assigned to take care of the parking meters.
While she is working, she runs into Nick Wilde, a fox who wanted to buy his son a large ice pop but had no money, so Judy offers to pay for it.
Subsequently, she is caught up in a manhunt to catch Duke Weaselton, but although she succeeds, the ruckus she caused enrages Chief Bogo.
Investigating, Judy decides to ask Nick for help, who introduces her to his friend Flash from the traffic department to find the limo where Mr. Otterton was last seen.
Mr. Big, grateful for saving his daughter, gives her the address of the limo driver, Manchas, who tells them that Otterton went wild and fled after attacking him.
Finally, they end up discovering that the mastermind behind the plot was Bellwether, who they manage to set up to record her confession, bringing her to justice.
[11] In the Shanghai Disneyland attraction Zootopia: Hot Pursuit, she and her newly appointed partner Nick are in charge of solving the Gazelle kidnapping case.
[14][15] In The Daily Telegraph, Rosa Prince singled out Judy Hopps as a welcome change for Disney animated feature film heroines.
He was a wanted fox on a mission to clear his name after being framed for a crime he did not commit, with Judy Hopps, a lieutenant of the Zootopia Police Department, assisting him in achieving this goal.
[3] Nick also was every bit as sarcastic and cynical, but with a strong dislike towards the city of Zootopia, which was more of a dystopian society, with direct abuse and cruelty against predators.
In production, the filmmakers felt the tale of optimistic Judy Hopps, an ambitious bunny that wants to achieve her dreams in what she believes to be a wondrous city, would make for a more compelling story with the message of preconceived notions.
Mr. Big, grateful for saving his daughter, gives Judy the address of the limo driver, Manchas, who tells them that Otterton went wild and fled after attacking him.
Finally, they end up discovering that the mastermind behind the plot was Bellwether, who they manage to set up to record her confession, bringing her to justice.
[19] In the Shanghai Disneyland attraction Zootopia: Hot Pursuit, being a rookie police officer, he and his new partner Judy are in charge of solving the Gazelle kidnapping case.
In Zootopia+, he has a major role in the episode "So You Think You Can Prance", where Clawhauser convinces him to participate in the titular talent show, where they both end up dancing together.
[22] In the Shanghai Disneyland attraction Zootopia: Hot Pursuit, Chief Bogo organizes an emergency briefing where he announces that Gazelle has been kidnapped.
[15] Officer Benjamin Clawhauser is an obese cheetah who works as a dispatcher and desk sergeant for the Zootopia Police Department's 1st Precinct.
In the end, once Judy and Nick manage to reveal the source of those status changes, Clawhauser happily returns to his post, while his fellow cops welcome him with a box of donuts.
In Zootopia+, he has a major role in the episode "So You Think You Can Prance", where he convinces Chief Bogo to participate in the titular talent show to impress Gazelle, where they both end up dancing together.
[22] In the Shanghai Disneyland attraction Zootopia: Hot Pursuit, Clawhauser appears greeting visitors behind his reception desk.
Due to the discrimination that small animals tend to have (often herself being treated with disrespect by Mayor Lionheart), she supports Judy's incorporation into the Zootopia Police Department, and is happy to announce that she is offering to solve the case of Mr. Otterton's disappearance, later helping her with it by showing her the security cameras of the city's traffic.
After being lengthily chased by Judy, Nick and their allies, she is defeated once again after becoming stuck in a sign of a Big Donut catering truck similar to Duke Weaselton in the original film.
Following Bellwether's arrest after she is exposed as the mastermind behind the epidemic, a news report details that the still-incarcerated Lionheart has denied any knowledge of the plot and claimed that he was trying to save the city, justifying his own crime as a "wrong thing for the right reason".
In Zootopia+, he is the main focus of the episode "The Godfather of the Bride", where he tells the story of his life, how he came to Zootopia, and how over time he became the powerful man he is now.
She befriends Judy after she saves her from a runaway donut sign in Little Rodentia, thanks to which she prevents her and Nick from being frozen by their father, whom she scolds for trying to freeze others on the day of her wedding.
In Zootopia+, he has a major role in the episode "Dinner Rush", where he has a date with Priscilla, and the slowness of both sloths gets the waitress, Sam, out of her nerves.