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"Well, clearly I'm not going to be a real boy ever again, all right? I'm a fucking, I'm a puppet! I'm a puppet! That's what I am, I'm a puppet! I'm not a real boy. I tried to be a real boy. I'm not a real boy anymore. I'm a puppet, cricket! I'm a FUCKING PUPPET!" ― Pinocchio to Cricket
Pinocchio is a player character in Neverafter. He is played by Lou Wilson.
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Description[]
"The other hand on the glass is one of wood, which then connects to the body of a little marionette puppet boy wearing a tidy little orange shirt, green shorts, with painted on eyes and a little mouth. Only the difference is, on his face, where there would be normally a little wooden nose, instead there is a splintered kind of gap where his nose has been removed. Touching glasses..." - Lou Wilson
Appearance[]
Pinocchio is a small, stringless marionette of a young boy, clad in a tiny orange shirt, green shorts, and a little hat. His eyes and mouth are painted on. Oddly, where a wooden nose once may have been, there is only a splintered hole. He has a comically high-pitched voice.
Personality[]
Pinocchio is rather sneaky and devious, and swears often, despite technically being a young child. His playfulness is often seen in his actions, but he becomes more serious when interacting with The Stepmother.
Background[]
Pinocchio was originally a wooden puppet given life by a kind fairy, gifted with becoming a real boy after saving his father from a giant dogfish. The Wicked Fairy came to his village, Amanti, and offered the children a chance to play with a glowing ball, if they truthfully answered her questions. One by one, the children told her the names of their fathers when prompted, followed by a scream from the distance each time. When Pinocchio's turn was called, he lied to her that his father's name was Daniel, after which no scream came but instead Pinocchio's body was stolen from him. He was turned into a puppet again and woke up to The Stepmother in his father's house.
Later, the Stepmother married his ailing father, and promised Pinocchio she would look after him, both as a parent and as a patron, granting him magic abilities to aid him in the Times of Shadow.
Relationships[]
Lord Bandlebridge[]
While traveling with the Chandling Caravan, Pinocchio and Pib attempt to scam Bandlebridge by convincing him that Pinocchio is a cursed prince. They try to extort him for 40 gold pieces to lift the curse, promising 40 platinum pieces and a chance at marrying Pinocchio's "beautiful sister" in return, with an escape plan to instead just push him down and run away. Along their way, Pinocchio offends Bandlebridge by asking for nicer sheets, but Bandlebridge acquiesces, as he doesn't want to upset a magical being. Later, Bandlebridge realizes their deception after Pinocchio refers to himself as the Prince of Shoeberg. Bandlebridge begins to berate them, at which Timothy steps in with Silvery Barbs and his pointy broom to protect Pinocchio. After Timothy and Cole have finished intimidating Bandlebridge, Pinocchio tries to follow him into his shoe carriage. Bandlebridge invites him in after some conflict with the guards, at which Timothy and Ylfa have to pull Pinocchio away.
Prince Gerard of Greenleigh[]
Prince Gerard and Princess Rosamund become interested in Pinocchio upon hearing that he is also a royal and are quick to believe and put stake in Pinocchio's lies. This further emboldens Pinocchio to the point where he claims to be the Prince of Shoeberg.
Geppetto[]
Geppetto crafted Pinocchio in the original tale out of the wish for a son. The wish was granted by the Fairy with the Turquoise Hair, and later Pinocchio became a real boy as he rescued his father from a giant dogfish. Pinocchio shows love for his father, especially in the time of Shadows as he suffers from a serious illness. This prompted marriage with the Stepmother to Pinocchio's father and created the pact between her and Pinocchio, promising to take care of the ill man.
Puss in Boots[]
PiB and Pinocchio are close friends who scam people to finance their travels and basic needs.
Princess Rosamund du Prix[]
Princess Rosamund du Prix and Pinocchio meet while traveling separately with the Chandling Caravan. Soon after, The Stepmother appears to order Pinocchio to keep an eye on Rosamund, as she is being hunted by powerful forces. Specifically, he is to keep her safe and to stay hidden, as the Stepmother tells him he could not survive what comes for her.
The Stepmother[]
Pinocchio clearly has a familial relationship with The Stepmother, as he calls her "Mom." He also reports to her and lets her tell him what to do. At the end of The Times of Shadow, the Stepmother asks Pinocchio to keep an eye on Rosamund, as she is being "hunted". Specifically, he is to keep her both safe and hidden, as The Stepmother tells him he could not survive what comes for her.
Pinocchio has admitted to the other intrepid heroes that The Stepmother scares him - she shows frustration and anger in response to Pinocchio attempting to lie to her, and has possibly revealed one or more ulterior motives unknown to him. Her magic manifests through Pinocchio as though she is a literal puppeteer - magic strings leading from his hooks to her shadowy form, or projecting her voice through him.
Pinocchio is the first person to learn the Stepmother's real name, and when he shouts it to her during the final battle in the Canonade, she screams in fury at the reveal.
Mother Timothy Goose[]
When Timothy proclaims that he's tried all types of hats and none of them suit him, Pinocchio lets him try his hat on, but it still doesn't work, and Pinocchio says, "It certainly is a child's hat on a full grown man." He tells Bandlebridge that Pinocchio is incredible. When Bandlebridge starts to insult Pinocchio, Timothy uses Silvery Barbs on him, because he hates hearing adults yelling at children, insisting that while some children are scary and seem like they might have a dark future, this child is, "beautiful and good." When Pinocchio tries to enter Bandlebridge's wagon again, Ylfa and Timothy have to pull him away.
Ylfa Snorgelsson[]
When Ylfa first meets Pinocchio, she tries to talk to him because she sees that he is also a child, and her mother once told her she needs to make more age appropriate friends. However, she later begins to suspect that he's not a real child, as he didn't recognize either Bridge or Gin Rummy when she mentioned them to him; two games she used to play with her grandmother, which clearly had more to do with Ylfa being a child than her Grandma being a Grandma. When Pinocchio tries to enter Bandlebridge's wagon after the "Prince of Shoeberg" incident, Ylfa and Timothy have to pull him away.
The Story of Pinocchio (Reclaimed)[]
Pinocchio lives very similarly to his previous story without the pressure of needing to change into a real boy since that can only happen under the condition of being perfect. He is still carved from wood, and still makes similar mistakes, but there aren't such severe punishments as what he had to endure before. He is instead able to learn from his mistakes.
On his 21st birthday, he makes bubblegum and whiskey cocktails for himself, his father, and his mother figure, Turquina. As he takes a sip, he becomes a real boy. More than that, he retains his powers as a warlock. Cricket appears, telling him, "Hey, I'll tell you what that cocktail doesn't have in it." They both laugh, "Water." Gepetto tells Pinocchio that, no matter what he is made of, Pinocchio is always his son. Pinocchio, now with a much deeper voice, replies, "You're always my father."
He and Cricket then go off on as many adventures as they can, Cricket much less of a tight ass. One of those adventures involves going to Toy Island and ensuring the people there stop turning children into donkeys.
Trivia[]
- Pinocchio is a warforged reskin, and, therefore, has warforged stats.
- In the Adventuring Party episode for The Times of Shadow, Lou implies that Pinocchio had broken off his own nose so that he could lie without being caught.
- During The Ending of All Things (Part 2), Pinnochio creates some book constructs to protect the party, including Flat William. The minis for "Flat William" and "Book Construct" sold during the Dimension 20 Neverafter auction for $1002 and $901 respectively.
- His minis were sold during the Dimension 20 Neverafter auction for $1,961 ("Once"), $3,001 ("Twice"), and $3205 ("Thrice").