Unlike most other versions, he is not anti-heroic as while he did start out as one, he sheds it and has far much less negtive trats (and a less sadistic side) than most other versions as he doesn't flat out abuse Odie for example, thus making him the unlikely lazy hero. Since Nermal doesn't have a role other than a cameo to drive up the wall in the story, the running gag of him hating Nermal and mailing him to places don't happen.While he did help Otto out of pragmatic reasons, later on it was out of genuine care to reunite him with Ethel after first attempt failed. Though he did steal milk for Jinx he was blackmailed and subverted it when he brought her in to Marge Malone. He saved his own father Vic from Jinx out of flat out genuine reasons after realizing he didn't abandon him also shedding his hatred for him. He allows Vic to live with Odie, and Jon Arbuckle. He sheds some of his corruptions in the film though not all of them allowing him to be an outlier to his corruption plagued versions. He still has his jerkish, selfish, lazy, mischievous and arrogant traits like his other versions, but these qualities aren't too severe like his other versions as they are way less hurting for the following reasons. While he still mistreats Odie in some way, he only makes simple jerkish and rude comments to him with his worst act towards him merely only giving him lettuce from a burger they stole together while he took the rest of it for himself, not like flat out abuse the dog like his Original Comic Strip, The Garfield Show, and the Live Action versions have where they use physical force to kick or push him around a lot repeatedly. He told Odie to brought and ordered food & items behind Jon's back though one instance at the end was out of selfless reasons to save Vic from Jinx, so it's a minor prevention. He can be rather bumbling throughout the film but not excessively so, thus making it another minor prevention. "I hate Mondays!"