| “ | She's right, Clemente! You totally blew it. And now I reap the rewards of your mistake! You see, when Marlene's Jeep Grand Cherokee ran me over, I was struck by a love so powerful, it transcended the barriers of conventional speech. Now I speak human, and she speaks villager! | „ |
| ~ The Nitwit shutting down Clemente's argument when he discovers that the former is now dating Marlene. |
| “ | Marlene, ever since we met last night, I wanted to say would you marry me? | „ |
| ~ The Nitwit proposing to Marlene. |
The Nitwit is a minor character of the 2025 fantasy action-adventure film A Minecraft Movie, the film adaptation of Mojang's Minecraft video games franchise.
He is a villager from the Midport Village that stumbled his way into Earth through the portal and ends up meeting Vice Principal Marlene after he is accidentally hit by her car. The next day, he proposes to her at Chuglass High School in from of Marlene's ex-husband, Clemente Gunchie. He used to speak in grunts, only showing to be able to speak in fluent English in the end-credits scene.
He is portrayed by Bret McKenzie in motion-capture and voiced by both Samuel Åberg (speaking in Villager) and Matt Berry. (speaking in Human)
Why He Isn't Heroic Nor Villainous?[]
Appearance[]
The Nitwit looks just like his video game counterpart, though is given an upgraded, realistic design to match the rest of the Overworld mobs seen in the movie.
Biography[]
After the Mitfits have stumbled through the portal into the Overworld, the Nitwit snuck past them into the portal and ended up on Earth in the mines, encountering Dennis when the wolf was spiriting back through the portal. He mindlessly wandered until night fell, where he was then seen on a highway and struck by a car when he attempted to cross. The driver, Marlene checked to see if the Nitwit was okay where he then emerged unscathed and has a conversation with her. As an apology, Marlene takes the Nitwit out to dinner at a fancy restaurant she was going to. The two there start to share a romantic bond with each other.
The next day at Chuglass High School, Marlene is seen feeding the Nitwit some bread when the two are then visited by Marlene's ex-husband and a school teacher, Clemente Gunchie. Challenged by him, the Nitwit starts talking in fluent English which he had quickly learned last night on his date and berates Clemente for giving up his chances on his relationship with Marlene. He is also revealed to have taught Marlene to speak in the villagers' language and proposes to her, to which she then accepts.
Trivia[]
- Prior to Matt Berry portraying the Nitwit, he was originally contended for the role of Steve in the movie, before being replaced by Jack Black late in development.
- When the Nitwit was at the restaurant with Marlene, Marlene assumes to the waiter that the Nitwit is Swedish, referencing the fact that Minecraft was created in Sweden.
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