The rat who dreams of becoming a chef in Ratatouille is Remy.
Remy is a young rat with an unusually refined sense of smell and taste. Unlike the rest of his colony, which sees humans and kitchens mainly as dangers, he studies flavors and admires the late chef Auguste Gusteau. His ambition drives the film’s central conflict: a rat wants to create food in a world that considers rats pests.
After becoming separated from his colony in Paris, Remy reaches Gusteau’s restaurant. He secretly fixes a soup prepared by Alfredo Linguini, beginning their unusual partnership. Remy later controls Linguini’s movements by pulling his hair while hidden beneath the chef’s toque.
A common mix-up is confusing Remy with Émile or Django. Émile is Remy’s brother, while Django is their father and the colony’s leader. The name also resembles Rémy, a French given name, but the character’s canonical English name is Remy.