Rats are no strangers to rejection, but Remy, a rat who longs to be a great chef, has more than the usual obstacles to overcome.

Linguini, a timid and well-meaning young man, is the new garbage boy at Gasteau's. After going through a series of ill-fated jobs, Linguini is desperate to hold onto this one, which he sees as his last hope.

Colette is the only female cook in Chef Skinner's kitchen. She is a capable cook, hard working and very tough to enter the masculine world of haute cuisine.

He is head chef of the famous restaurant Gusteau's. He was sous-chef under Gusteau but became the head chef after Gusteau's death.

Ego is an imperious and acerbic food critic, whose reviews can make or break a restaurant. He adamantly rejects Gusteau's belief that anyone can cook, and was a firm critic of the idealist chef.

He is a brown (probably like his mother's fur color), overweight rat, and is slightly larger than his younger brother.

He is the renowned and extremely talented chef who wrote the bestseller "Anyone Can Cook" and founded the restaurant Gusteau's which merited five stars.