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This idea for writing these Biographies came from ShenziViquela as she did The Lion King Biographies. So please read if you want to know more about our favorite American/Russian Hero! The Balto 2 and Balto 3 Biographies will be posted soon!

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Balto - voiced by Kevin Bacon, is a young adult male wolf dog, was a mix of Siberian Husky and Arctic Wolf in the film Balto. He is much despised by almost everyone in town because of his wolf heritage. All he wants is to fit in, but he is not accepted by the dogs of the town, as well as humans, who hate and fear him. The only ones who accept him for who he really is are Muk and Luk, Boris, Jenna, and Rosy. Balto loves dogsled racing, leading to a frequent opinion in fan fiction that his father was a sled dog, possibly a lead dog. When a diphtheria epidemic hits Nome and the sled team gets lost while bringing in the only available antitoxin, he goes out to find them and help get the medicine through.

Boris, voiced by Bob Hoskins, is a somewhat grumpy Russian snow goose. He is typically somewhat of a coward, but when it is necessary he can display great courage. His main contribution, though, is his insight. He seems to consider himself Balto's caretaker, telling him that, "I'm sticking here until I'm sure you can stand on own four feet." However, when Balto must continue on alone to search for the missing sled team, Boris encourages him: "A dog cannot make this journey alone. But maybe a wolf can." Frequently bothered by the affectionate Muk and Luk, who call him "Uncle Boris."

Jenna, voiced by Bridget Fonda, is a purebred young, female Siberian husky. Jenna is perhaps the only dog in Nome who gives any thought to Balto (except for Steele, who seems to spend much of his time seeking out and bullying him). She is the only dog in Steele's lustful interests, seeming from the start to show more interest in Balto. She helps Balto on his journey by following him into the wilderness to tell him that Eagle Pass is blocked, and ultimately intervenes at the crucial moment during a fight with a bear. The end of the movie leaves little doubt that the two of them are very much in love. She was even ready to sacrifice her life to defend Balto from a bear.

Rosy, voiced by Juliette Brewer, is Jenna's owner. In a town that hates and fears Balto, Rosy is possibly the only human in Nome to see anything in him other than a mangy stray half-breed. Rosy is a cheerful and kindhearted child, and when she comes down with diphtheria, Balto is quick to do everything in his power to help save her and the other children.

Steele, voiced by Jim Cummings, is the lead dog of Nome's championship sled dog team and Balto's enemy. He is pompous, rude, and willing to do anything to achieve his goals. He often picks on Balto about being a wolf dog and frequently shows affection to Jenna. Because of Steele's large size, he is mostly likely to be an Alaskan Malamute. He is a handsome dog and many of the female dogs in Nome liked him until the end of the movie when they all found out his true nature and turned their backs on him.

Muk and Luk, both voiced by Phil Collins, are a pair of polar bears who are outcasts similar to Balto, who is their friend, and Boris, who they call "Uncle Boris" and treat as a cherished relative, although Boris doesn't really like it. Muk and Luk are afraid of water and believe that they cannot swim, but over the course of the movie discover that they can swim when it counts. Luk only makes vocal sounds but does not "talk"; his sounds are translated by Muk and can later also be understood by Boris.

Nikki, Kaltag, and Star Nikki, voiced by Jack Angel, Kaltag, voiced by Danny Mann and Star, voiced by Robbie Rist, are a trio of dogs in Steele's team. They are initially his followers, although they do not approve of Steele's bullying ways. A running gag throughout the film has Nikki and Kaltag heaping praises on their leader (either Steele or, later, Balto) but when Star joins in with a foolishly obvious comment ("That's good!" or "You won!") Kaltag promptly hits him. In the end, when the three of them (and the whole town) are praising Balto, Star's comment is "They should make a statue of him!" This time, Kaltag (after appearing as though he's about to hit Star) simply smiles and tells him: "You said it!"

Dixie, voiced by Sandra Dickinson, is a female dog and one of Jenna's friends. She has a huge crush on Steele, shown when trying to impress him with her new collar. When she and the other dogs discovered Steele's true nature, they turn their backs on him.

Sylvie, voiced by Sandra Dickinson, is a female Afghan Hound is also one of Jenna's friends. She admires Steele, until she, along with all the other dogs, found out about who he really was.

Oh okay, I'll edit that and fix the other's too. I usually only put the characters who had a large role, you know, the Main characters. Doc, Morse, and Rosy's parents didn't play such a big role and barely participate in the film. Yes they are important but their biographies are nothing more then, (Rosy's mother and father who struggle and pray for their daughter to live through the diptheria) , (The doctor of Nome, Alaska who tries his best to help all those infected with diptheria), and Morse doesn't have a bio. And the American/Russian hero is Balto, the debate on whether or not Alaska belonged to Russia at the time and the topic about him being only an American hero is to strong to state which one is the true one. So I put a slash in between it, just because people might start debating again. But thanks for the help, I'll edit my spelling

There's already a topic like this...posted by Copperfur called "Balto 1 Offical Characters!" You could probably add more infromation to that topic, but you probably shouldn't have made a new one