Pinocchio (Fables)

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caption=Pinocchio
From "Fables" #52, Art by Mark Buckingham
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character_name=Pinocchio
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publisher=Vertigo Comics
debut="Fables" #1
creators=Bill Willingham
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alliances=Fabletown
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powers=Multiple protection spells are in place on him|

Pinocchio is a character in the comic book series "Fables." The wooden boy magically brought to life in the story by Carlo Collodi, he was among those Fables who fled to the mundane world and formed a community in New York City.Citation | last = Irvine | first = Alex | author-link = Alexander C. Irvine | contribution = Fables | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The Vertigo Encyclopedia | pages = 72-81 | publisher = Dorling Kindersley | place = New York | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4122-5 | oclc = 213309015]

Personality

Pinocchio is perpetually angry, due to the fact that he is over three hundred years old, but hasn't hit puberty. He blames the Blue Fairy for his situation, seeing as how she turned him into a permanent real "boy"; despite his dislike of the annual Remembrance Day celebration, he regularly attended during his time in Fabletown in the hope that she would show up so that he can finally give her a piece of his mind.

Character history

Pinocchio and Geppetto

During the attack on Fabletown by the wooden solders, he found out his father Geppetto was still alive, and apparently a captive of the Adversary. He would have returned to the Homelands to find his father, but was beheaded in the Battle of Fabletown, reverting immediately to his original wooden form. He was later carried back to the Homelands by Boy Blue and restored to life by Geppetto, who turned out to be the Adversary himself. As Boy Blue escaped Geppetto's clutches, he offered Pinocchio a chance to return to Fabletown. Pinocchio, very confused, opted to stay with his father, possibly because of the loyalty geas Gepetto had placed on him.

The Spell

The spell that turned Pinocchio human for the second time included the bonds of loyalty that were added to the enchantment after his original transformation failed to cure his wayward nature. As such, despite any misgivings that he might have, Pinocchio is now unable to act contrary to his father's wishes.

The Imperial Conference

Pinocchio attended the Imperial conference with his father, as he could provide many details of Fabletown, having been a recent resident. Appalled by the apocalyptic suggestions made by the Snow Queen for dealing with the mundane world, Pinocchio, after discussion with Sir Rodney Greenwood, found himself in the position of having to make a counter-proposal. He spoke quite eloquently, describing the likely response from the mundane world, suggesting that the Fables living there would reveal themselves to the mundane authorities and would rally the technologically advanced mundane armies against them, leading to the fall of the Empire in a relatively short timeframe. As such, it was decided that the assault could not proceed as planned.

War and Pieces

Pinocchio later escaped from the Imperial homeworld and made it to Fabletown where he negotiated a deal to end the war with the Empire. The terms of the deal were that Pinocchio would reveal the location of a hidden gate to the Fables and in exchange Geppetto would not be killed in the war. Instead, Geppetto would be invited to sign the Fabletown Compact and all past deeds would be forgiven because of the amnesty that it gave. Pinocchio was able to seemingly go against Geppetto's wishes and ally with his enemies because it was in Geppetto's best interest that the war was ended and he should not be the Adversary.

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