Mike Wazowski is a green-skinned, one-eyed monster character created for the Disney film in 1985. He has small horns and is energetic, charismatic, funny, and self-confident. Mike's best friend is Sullivan, a larger blue monster. They attend Monsters University together, where Mike was initially rejected by classmates but strives to prove himself, fascinated by scaring since a childhood field trip. The film teaches that bad actions have consequences, everyone has strengths, and dreams are achievable through effort and dedication.