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List of National Basketball Association annual scoring leaders
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Michael Jordan won a record ten scoring titles in his career.
In basketball, points are accumulated through free throws or field goals.[1] The National Basketball Association's (NBA) scoring title is awarded to the player with the highest points per game average in a given season. The scoring title was originally determined by total points scored through the 1968–69 season, after which points per game was used to determine the leader instead.[2] Players who earned scoring titles before the 1979–80 season did not record any three point field goals because the three-point line had just been implemented in the NBA at the start of that season.[3][4] To qualify for the scoring title, the player must appear in at least 70 games (out of 82) or have at least 1,400 points. These have been the entry criteria since the 1974–75 season.[5]
Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time records for total points scored (4,029) and points per game (50.4) in a season; both records were achieved in the 1961–62 season.[6] He also holds the rookie records for points per game when he averaged 37.6 points in the 1959–60 season.[6] Among active players, Kevin Durant has the highest point total (2,593) and the highest scoring average (32.0) in a season; both were achieved in the 2013–14 season.
Michael Jordan has won the most scoring titles, with ten.[7] Jordan and Chamberlain are the only players to have won seven consecutive scoring titles (this was also Chamberlain's career total).[7] George Gervin, Allen Iverson and Durant have won four scoring titles in their career,[8] and George Mikan, Neil Johnston and Bob McAdoo have achieved it three times. Paul Arizin, Bob Pettit, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, and Russell Westbrook have each won the scoring title twice. Since the 1946–47 season, five players have won both the scoring title and the NBA championship in the same season: Fulks in 1947 with the Philadelphia Warriors, Mikan from 1949 to 1950 with the Minneapolis Lakers, Abdul-Jabbar (then Lew Alcindor)[g] in 1971 with the Milwaukee Bucks, Jordan from 1991 to 1993 and from 1996 to 1998 with the Chicago Bulls, and O'Neal in 2000 with the Los Angeles Lakers.[2][9] Since the introduction of the three-point field goal, O'Neal is the only scoring leader to have made no three-pointers in his winning season.
At 21 years and 197 days, Durant is the youngest scoring leader in NBA history,[10] averaging 30.1 points in the 2009–10 season. Russell Westbrook led the league with an average of 31.6 points in the 2016–17 season, when he also became the second NBA player to average a triple-double in a season. The most recent champion is James Harden.
Contents
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1 Key
2 Scoring leaders
2.1 Multiple-time leaders
3 See also
4 Notes
5 References
Key[edit]
^ Denotes player who is still active in the NBA
* Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Denotes player who won the MVP award that year
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player had been the scoring leader up to and including that season
G Guard F Forward C Center
Scoring leaders[edit]
Joe Fulks won the first scoring title in 1947.
Wilt Chamberlain won seven consecutive scoring titles from 1960 to 1966.
Jerry West won the scoring title in 1970, averaging 31.2 points per game.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won scoring titles in 1971 and 1972.
Allen Iverson won scoring titles in 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2005.
Kobe Bryant won scoring titles in 2006 and 2007.
LeBron James won the scoring title in 2008.
Kevin Durant became the youngest scoring champion in 2010. He won another three in 2011, 2012 and 2014.
Russell Westbrook won in 2015, following teammate Durant's win a year earlier, and again in 2017.
Stephen Curry won the scoring title in 2016.
Season
Player
Age[a]
Pos[b]
Team
Games
played
Field goals
made
3-point
field goals
made
Free throws
made
Total
points
Points per
game
Ref
1946–47
Fulks, JoeJoe Fulks*
25 F/C Philadelphia Warriors 60 475 — 439 1,389 23.2 [11][12]
1947–48
Zaslofsky, MaxMax Zaslofsky[c]
22 G/F Chicago Stags 48 373 — 261 1,007 21.0 [14][15]
1948–49
Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan*
24 C Minneapolis Lakers 60 583 — 532 1,698 28.3 [16][17]
1949–50
Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan* (2)
25 C Minneapolis Lakers 68 649 — 567 1,865 27.4 [17][18]
1950–51
Mikan, GeorgeGeorge Mikan* (3)
26 C Minneapolis Lakers 68 678 — 576 1,932 28.4 [17][19]
1951–52
Arizin, PaulPaul Arizin*
23 F/G Philadelphia Warriors 66 548 — 578 1,674 25.4 [20][21]
1952–53
Johnston, NeilNeil Johnston*
23 C Philadelphia Warriors 70 504 — 556 1,564 22.3 [22][23]
1953–54
Johnston, NeilNeil Johnston* (2)
24 C Philadelphia Warriors 72 591 — 577 1,759 24.5 [23][24]
1954–55
Johnston, NeilNeil Johnston* (3)
25 C Philadelphia Warriors 72 521 — 589 1,631 22.7 [23][25]
1955–56
Pettit, BobBob Pettit*
23 F/C St. Louis Hawks 72 646 — 557 1,849 25.7 [26][27]
1956–57
Arizin, PaulPaul Arizin* (2)
28 F/G Philadelphia Warriors 71 613 — 591 1,817 25.6 [21][28]
1957–58
Yardley, GeorgeGeorge Yardley*
29 F/G Detroit Pistons 72 673 — 655 2,001 27.8 [29][30]
1958–59
Pettit, BobBob Pettit* (2)
26 F/C St. Louis Hawks 72 719 — 667 2,105 29.2 [27][31]
1959–60
Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain*[d]
23 C Philadelphia Warriors 72 1,065 — 577 2,707 37.6 [32][33]
1960–61
Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* (2)
24 C Philadelphia Warriors 79 1,251 — 531 3,033 38.4 [33][34]
1961–62
Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* (3)[e]
25 C Philadelphia Warriors 80 1,597 — 835 4,029 50.4 [33][35]
1962–63
Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* (4)
26 C San Francisco Warriors 80 1,463 — 660 3,586 44.8 [33][36]
1963–64
Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* (5)
27 C San Francisco Warriors 80 1,204 — 540 2,948 36.9 [33][37]
1964–65
Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* (6)
28 C San Francisco Warriors
Philadelphia 76ers 73 1,063 — 408 2,534 34.7 [33][38]
1965–66
Chamberlain, WiltWilt Chamberlain* (7)
29 C Philadelphia 76ers 79 1,074 — 501 2,649 33.5 [33][39]
1966–67
Barry, RickRick Barry*
22 F San Francisco Warriors 78 1,011 — 753 2,775 35.6 [40][41]
1967–68
Bing, DaveDave Bing*[f]
24 G Detroit Pistons 79 835 — 472 2,142 27.1 [44][45]
1968–69
Hayes, ElvinElvin Hayes*[g]
23 F/C San Diego Rockets 82 930 — 467 2,327 28.4 [46][47]
1969–70
West, JerryJerry West*[h]
31 G Los Angeles Lakers 74 831 — 647 2,309 31.2 [49][50]
1970–71
Alcindor, LewLew Alcindor*[i]
23 C Milwaukee Bucks 82 1,063 — 470 2,596 31.7 [52][53]
1971–72
Abdul-Jabbar, KareemKareem Abdul-Jabbar* (2)
24 C Milwaukee Bucks 81 1,159 — 504 2,822 34.8 [53][54]
1972–73
Archibald, Nate "Tiny"Nate "Tiny" Archibald*
24 G Kansas City-Omaha Kings 80 1,028 — 663 2,719 34.0 [55][56]
1973–74
McAdoo, BobBob McAdoo*
22 C/F Buffalo Braves 74 901 — 459 2,261 30.6 [57][58]
1974–75
McAdoo, BobBob McAdoo* (2)
23 C/F Buffalo Braves 82 1,095 — 641 2,831 34.5 [58][59]
1975–76
McAdoo, BobBob McAdoo* (3)
24 C/F Buffalo Braves 78 934 — 559 2,427 31.1 [58][60]
1976–77
Maravich, PetePete Maravich*
29 G New Orleans Jazz 73 886 — 501 2,273 31.1 [61][62]
1977–78
Gervin, GeorgeGeorge Gervin*[j]
25 G/F San Antonio Spurs 82 864 — 504 2,232 27.2 [68][69]
1978–79
Gervin, GeorgeGeorge Gervin* (2)
26 G/F San Antonio Spurs 80 947 — 471 2,365 29.6 [69][70]
1979–80
Gervin, GeorgeGeorge Gervin* (3)
27 G/F San Antonio Spurs 78 1,024 32 505 2,585 33.1 [69][71]
1980–81
Dantley, AdrianAdrian Dantley*
24 F/G Utah Jazz 80 909 2 632 2,452 30.7 [72][73]
1981–82
Gervin, GeorgeGeorge Gervin* (4)
29 G/F San Antonio Spurs 79 993 10 555 2,551 32.3 [69][74]
1982–83
English, AlexAlex English*
29 F Denver Nuggets 82 959 2 406 2,326 28.4 [75][76]
1983–84
Dantley, AdrianAdrian Dantley* (2)
27 F/G Utah Jazz 79 802 1 813 2,418 30.6 [73][77]
1984–85
King, BernardBernard King*[k]
28 F New York Knicks 55 691 1 426 1,809 32.9 [79][80]
1985–86
Wilkins, DominiqueDominique Wilkins*[l]
26 F Atlanta Hawks 78 888 13 577 2,366 30.3 [82][83]
1986–87
Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan*
23 G Chicago Bulls 82 1,098 12 833 3,041 37.1 [84][85]
1987–88
Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (2)
24 G Chicago Bulls 82 1,069 7 723 2,868 35.0 [85][86]
1988–89
Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (3)
25 G Chicago Bulls 81 966 27 674 2,633 32.5 [85][87]
1989–90
Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (4)
26 G Chicago Bulls 82 1,034 92 593 2,753 33.6 [85][88]
1990–91
Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (5)
27 G Chicago Bulls 82 990 29 571 2,580 31.5 [85][89]
1991–92
Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (6)
28 G Chicago Bulls 80 943 27 491 2,404 30.1 [85][90]
1992–93
Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (7)
29 G Chicago Bulls 78 992 81 476 2,541 32.6 [85][91]
1993–94
Robinson, DavidDavid Robinson*[m]
28 C San Antonio Spurs 80 840 10 693 2,383 29.8 [93][94]
1994–95
O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal*
22 C Orlando Magic 79 930 0 455 2,315 29.3 [95][96]
1995–96
Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (8)
32 G Chicago Bulls 82 916 111 548 2,491 30.4 [85][97]
1996–97
Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (9)
33 G Chicago Bulls 82 920 111 480 2,431 29.6 [85][98]
1997–98
Jordan, MichaelMichael Jordan* (10) [n]
34 G Chicago Bulls 82 881 30 565 2,357 28.7 [85][101]
1998–99[o]
Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson*[p]
23 G Philadelphia 76ers 48 435 58 356 1,284 26.8 [104][105]
1999–00
O'Neal, ShaquilleShaquille O'Neal* (2)
27 C Los Angeles Lakers 79 956 0 432 2,344 29.7 [96][106]
2000–01
Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson* (2)[q]
25 G Philadelphia 76ers 71 762 98 585 2,207 31.1 [105][108]
2001–02
Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson* (3)[r]
26 G Philadelphia 76ers 60 665 78 475 1,883 31.4 [105][110]
2002–03
McGrady, TracyTracy McGrady*[s]
23 G/F Orlando Magic 75 829 173 576 2,407 32.1 [112][113]
2003–04
McGrady, TracyTracy McGrady* (2)[t]
24 G/F Orlando Magic 67 653 174 398 1,878 28.0 [113]
2004–05
Iverson, AllenAllen Iverson* (4)
29 G Philadelphia 76ers 75 771 104 656 2,302 30.7 [105]
2005–06
Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant
27 G Los Angeles Lakers 80 978 180 696 2,832 35.4 [115]
2006–07
Bryant, KobeKobe Bryant (2)
28 G Los Angeles Lakers 77 813 137 667 2,430 31.6 [115]
2007–08
James, LeBronLeBron James^[u]
23 F Cleveland Cavaliers 75 794 113 549 2,250 30.0 [117]
2008–09
Wade, DwyaneDwyane Wade^
27 G Miami Heat 79 854 88 590 2,386 30.2 [118]
2009–10
Durant, KevinKevin Durant^[v]
21 F Oklahoma City Thunder 82 794 128 756 2,472 30.1 [120]
2010–11
Durant, KevinKevin Durant^ (2)
22 F Oklahoma City Thunder 78 711 145 594 2,161 27.7 [120]
2011–12[w]
Durant, KevinKevin Durant^ (3)[x]
23 F Oklahoma City Thunder 66 643 133 431 1,850 28.0 [120]
2012–13
Anthony, CarmeloCarmelo Anthony^[y]
28 F New York Knicks 67 669 157 425 1,920 28.7 [124]
2013–14
Durant, KevinKevin Durant^ (4)
25 F Oklahoma City Thunder 81 849 192 703 2,593 32.0 [120]
2014–15
Westbrook, RussellRussell Westbrook^[z]
26 G Oklahoma City Thunder 67 627 86 546 1,886 28.1 [126]
2015–16
Curry, StephenStephen Curry^[aa]
28 G Golden State Warriors 79 805 402 363 2,375 30.1 [128]
2016–17
Westbrook, RussellRussell Westbrook^ (2)
28 G Oklahoma City Thunder 81 824 200 710 2,558 31.6 [126]
2017–18
James Harden[ab]
28 G Houston Rockets 72 651 265 624 2,191 30.4 [130]
Multiple-time leaders[edit]
Ranking
Player
Team
Times leader
Years
1 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 10 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
2 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia Warriors/San Francisco Warriors (5) / Philadelphia 76ers (2) 7 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966
3 Kevin Durant
George Gervin
Allen Iverson Oklahoma City Thunder
San Antonio Spurs
Philadelphia 76ers 4 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
1978, 1979, 1980, 1982
1999, 2001, 2002, 2005
6 Neil Johnston
Bob McAdoo
George Mikan Philadelphia Warriors
Buffalo Braves
Minneapolis Lakers 3 1953, 1954, 1955
1974, 1975, 1976
1949, 1950, 1951
9 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Paul Arizin
Kobe Bryant
Adrian Dantley
Tracy McGrady
Shaquille O'Neal
Bob Pettit
Russell Westbrook Milwaukee Bucks
Philadelphia Warriors
Los Angeles Lakers
Utah Jazz
Orlando Magic
Orlando Magic (1) / Los Angeles Lakers (1)
St. Louis Hawks
Oklahoma City Thunder 2 1971, 1972
1952, 1957
2006, 2007
1981, 1984
2003, 2004
1995, 2000
1956, 1959
2015, 2017
See also[edit]
List of National Basketball Association career scoring leaders
Notes[edit]
Jump up ^ At the start of February 1st of that season.
Jump up ^ The player's primary position is listed first.
Jump up ^ In the 1947–48 season, Joe Fulks averaged the most points (22.1) but had only played in 43 games and totaled 949 points, the second-highest total.[12][13]
Jump up ^ Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time rookie record for points per game.[6]
Jump up ^ Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time record for total points scored and points per game in a single season.[6]
Jump up ^ In the 1967–68 season, Oscar Robertson averaged the most points (29.2) but had only played in 65 games and totaled 1,896 points, the sixth-highest total.[42][43]
Jump up ^ Elvin Hayes is the last rookie to lead the league in scoring average.
Jump up ^ In the 1969–70 season, rookie Lew Alcindor had the highest point total (2,361) but was second in scoring average (28.8).[48]
Jump up ^ Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.[51]
Jump up ^ In the 1977–78 season, George Gervin defeated David Thompson for the scoring title in the closest scoring duel ever (27.21 to 27.15) where Thompson scored 73 on the last day of the season and Gervin answered with 63 (Gervin also broke Thompson's record of 32 points set earlier on the same day in the first quarter by scoring a record 33 points in the second quarter).[63][64][65][66] Both Thompson's and Gervin's games were losses.[67]
Jump up ^ In the 1984–85 season, rookie Michael Jordan had the highest point total (2,313) but was third in scoring average (28.2). Bernard King tied for the twelfth-highest point total (1,809) but had the highest scoring average (32.9).[78]
Jump up ^ In the 1985–86 season Alex English had the highest point total (2,414) but was third in scoring average (29.8).[81]
Jump up ^ In the 1993–94 season, David Robinson scored 71 points in the final game of the season to edge Shaquille O'Neal (29.3) for the scoring title.[92]
Jump up ^ In the 1997–98 season, Michael Jordan defeated Shaquille O'Neal for the scoring title in the third-closest race ever (28.7 to 28.3).[99] Jordan, at 35 years and 60 days old, is the oldest scoring leader in NBA history.[100]
Jump up ^ The 1998–99 season was shortened to 50 games due to the league's lockout.[102] The qualification of this season's scoring title is to appear in at least 43 games (out of 50) or to have at least 854 points.[5]
Jump up ^ In the lockout-shortened 1998–99 season, Shaquille O'Neal had the highest point total (1,289) but was second in scoring average (26.3).[103]
Jump up ^ In the 2000–01 season, Jerry Stackhouse had the highest point total (2,380) but was second in scoring average (29.8).[107]
Jump up ^ In the 2001–02 season, Paul Pierce had the highest point total (2,144) but was third in scoring average (26.1).[109]
Jump up ^ In the 2002–03 season, Kobe Bryant had the highest point total (2,461) but was second in scoring average (30.0).[111]
Jump up ^ In the 2003–04 season, Kevin Garnett had the highest point total (1,987) but was third in scoring average (24.2).[114]
Jump up ^ In the 2007–08 season, Kobe Bryant had the highest point total (2,323) but was second in scoring average (28.3).[116]
Jump up ^ In the 2009–10 season, Kevin Durant defeated LeBron James for the scoring title (30.1 to 29.7).[119] Durant, at 21 years and 197 days old, is also the youngest scoring leader in NBA history.[10]
Jump up ^ The 2011–12 season was shortened to 66 games due to the league's lockout.[121] The qualification of this season's scoring title is to appear in at least 56 games (out of 66) or to have at least 1127 points.[5]
Jump up ^ In the 2011–12 season, Kevin Durant defeated Kobe Bryant for the scoring title in the second-closest scoring race ever (28.03 to 27.86).[99][122] Bryant, who needed to score 38 points in the final game to win, decided to sit out.[122]
Jump up ^ In the 2012–13 season, Kevin Durant had the highest point total (2,280) but was second in scoring average (28.1).[123]
Jump up ^ In the 2014–15 season, James Harden had the highest point total (2,217) but was second in scoring average (27.4).[125]
Jump up ^ In the 2015–16 season, James Harden had the highest point total (2,376) but was second in scoring average (29.0).[127]
Jump up ^ In the 2017–18 season, LeBron James had the highest point total (2,251) but was third in scoring average (27.5).[129]
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This article lists character information from the book The Neverending Story and the film adaptations of the same name.
Contents
1 Bastian Balthazar Bux
2 Atreyu
2.1 Atreyu in popular culture
3 Carl Conrad Coreander
4 The Childlike Empress
5 Engywook and Urgl
6 Falkor the Luckdragon
7 Gmork
8 Grograman
9 Morla
10 The Old Man of Wandering Mountain
11 Pyornkrachzark
12 Gluckuk
13 Whooshwoozool
14 Blubb
15 The Southern Oracle
16 Xayide
17 Ygramul
18 Other characters
18.1 Bastian's Dad
18.2 Bark Troll
18.3 Cairon
18.4 Dame Eyola
18.5 The Four Heroes
18.6 Ilwan
18.7 Nimbly
18.8 Querquobad
18.9 Shadow Goblin
18.9.1 Vermin
18.10 Shexper
18.11 Smerg
18.12 Tri-Face
18.13 Yikka
18.14 Yor
19 Fantasian creatures
20 References
Bastian Balthazar Bux[edit]
Bastian Balthazar Bux
First appearance
The Neverending Story
Created by
Michael Ende
Portrayed by
Barret Oliver (1st film)
Jonathan Brandis (2nd film)
Jason James Richter (3rd film)
Christopher Bell
Mark Rendall
Information
Species
Human
Gender
Male
Bastian Balthazar Bux is a shy and bookish boy around 12 years old who is neglected by his father, who is still mourning the sudden death of his wife (she died of an unspecified illness). He is a dreamer, who is shunned by other children due to his immense imagination. During a visit to an antique bookstore, he steals a curious-looking book titled The Neverending Story, and upon reading it he finds himself literally drawn into the story.
Halfway through the book, Bastian becomes a character in The Neverending Story, in a world called Fantastica ("Fantasia" in the films, which is closer to the German original "Phantásien"). He is bestowed the magical amulet AURYN, which allows his wishes to be granted. As the story progresses, Bastian slowly loses his memories of the real world as his wishes carry him throughout Fantastica and change him into a completely different person. Deluded by the witch Xayide, Bastian moves to the Ivory Tower and tries to have himself proclaimed Emperor. The ceremony is interrupted by Atreyu, who is nearly killed by Bastian.
Eventually, Bastian realizes that he is beginning to lose himself, and starts a desperate last-ditch quest for his one true desire. In the end he forgets even his name, but with the help of Falkor and Atreyu, who promise to finish the stories he started, he manages to return to the human world with the capability of loving, which was his deepest (and thereto unknown) desire, and bringing to his father the Water of Life, curing him of his melancholy. Bastian and Coreander exchange tales of their adventures in Fantastica, and Coreander reveals that a person can return to Fantastica as many times as they can think of new names for the benevolent Childlike Empress, and predicts Bastian will show others the way to Fantastica.
He has been portrayed by five different actors:
1984: Barret Oliver in The NeverEnding Story.
1990: Jonathan Brandis in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter.(J. Michael Haney, Jr. as Young Bastian)
1994: Jason James Richter in The NeverEnding Story III.
1996: Christopher Bell provided the voice of the character in The Neverending Story animated series.
2001: Mark Rendall in Tales from the Neverending Story
Atreyu[edit]
Atreyu
First appearance
The Neverending Story
Created by
Michael Ende
Portrayed by
Noah Hathaway (1st film)
Kenny Morrison (2nd film)
Dominic Zamprogna (Animated series)
Tyler Hynes (TV series)
Information
Species
Greenskin warrior
Gender
Male
Atreyu (German: Atréju) is the protagonist of the mysterious book that Bastian reads. To the readership, Atreyu is a metafictional character, existing fictionally and within the reality of the book itself. He is described as having green skin and blue hair.
He is a young warrior from the Grassy Plains (in German, "The Grassy Sea"). His parents were killed by a Purple Buffalo soon after he was born, and his entire village raised him; wherefore his name means "son of all" in his native language. He is summoned by the Childlike Empress to save the land of Fantasia by finding a cure for her illness, and given AURYN, an amulet that makes whoever wears it the Childlike Empress' herald. During the quest to find a cure, he meets Falkor the luckdragon, who becomes his steed after the death of his horse 'Artax'. Bastian, reading Atreyu's story in the real world, experiences everything Atreyu does; this proves Fantasia's solution and the Empress' cure, in bringing Bastian to Fantastica to give the Empress a new name.
Atreyu features largely in the second half of the novel, as Bastian travels Fantasia far and wide as its savior. They quickly become friends, but as Bastian continues to use AURYN, he becomes arrogant and gradually loses his memory. When Bastian has lost even his name, Atreyu and Falkor offer favorable testimony to the powers in AURYN, who allow Bastian's return to the human world. With their friendship restored, Atreyu promises to finish the stories Bastian has begun in Fantastica.
In the 1984 film version, the character of Atreyu is played by Noah Hathaway. His skin is not olive green as described in the book; though it was attempted to do this through makeup, it never made it to the final production.[1] As such, his people were called the 'Plains People' instead of Greenskins.
The character also makes a return appearance in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, played by Kenny Morrison. In the 1995 animated show, Atreyu and his people are, as in the original novel, green-skinned; but this version of Atreyu has a younger sister named Saiya, and his outward appearance has been patterned after Noah Hathaway from the first movie.
In the 2001 Hallmark Channel mini-series, Tales from the Neverending Story, he is portrayed by Tyler Hynes and the character's people are called the Woodland People. He is shown to have a romantic relationship with a young aviatrix called "Fly Girl", and to be something of a village innocent.
Atreyu in popular culture[edit]
The American metalcore band, Atreyu, took its name from this character from The Neverending Story.
Atreyu and Artax inspired Listener's song "Failing is Not Just for Failures".
In Comedy Central's Workaholics season 5 episode 10 (Trivia Pursuits), Adam and Blake argue over who gets to be Atreyu when deciding on their costumes for an upcoming 1980s trivia contest against three Asian men who are also street racers.
Carl Conrad Coreander[edit]
Carl Conrad Coreander
First appearance
The Neverending Story
Created by
Michael Ende
Portrayed by
Thomas Hill
John Dunn-Hill
Freddie Jones
Information
Species
Human
Gender
Male
Occupation
Book shop owner
Carl Conrad Coreander (Karl Konrad Koreander in German) is a cantankerous bookseller, and the name of his bookstore makes for the first words in the novel, the heading of the prologue being "skooB dlO srednaeroC darnoC lraC", the store name when viewed through the window from the inside outwards. Bastian finds the Neverending Story in his store. While Coreander is distracted by a telephone call, Bastian steals it and takes it to school with him.
In the end, the novel makes it clear that Mr. Coreander is one of the few humans who has been to Fantastica and returned. He and Bastian come to a better understanding and share telling the stories of their adventures to one another. Both he and Bastian share the oddity of triple letter initials, an insight into their mutual connection to Fantastica.
Coreander is portrayed by Thomas Hill in the first film, and was the only actor who reprised his role in the second film; however, in the third film, he is played by Freddie Jones. In the television series, Tales from the Neverending Story, he functions in a double role as a wizard in Fantasia wherein he is called "the Curiosity".
The Childlike Empress[edit]
Childlike Empress
First appearance
The Neverending Story
Created by
Michael Ende
Portrayed by
Tami Stronach
Alexandra Johnes
Julie Cox
Audrey Gardiner
Lisa Yamanaka
Information
Aliases
Moon Child, Golden-Eyed Commander of Wishes
Species
Fantastican
Gender
Female
Occupation
Goddess of Fantasy
The Childlike Empress (Die Kindliche Kaiserin in German) is the mysterious and benevolent monarch of Fantastica, who resides in the capital called Ivory Tower in the heart of the realm. Although she is nominally the ruler of Fantastica, she rarely interacts with the outside world. Should she die, Fantastica and all Fantasticans would cease to exist.
The amulet known as the 'AURYN' is her emblem, and those who wear it are her representatives. As explained by Morla the Aged One, her lifetime is not measured in years or in time ("she is much older than the oldest inhabitants of Fantastica, or rather, she is ageless"), but by names, which only the imagination of a human child can give her. When she begins to need a new name, she begins to fade away, causing the Nothing to appear in Fantastica. She sends Atreyu on the Great Quest, which brings Bastian Balthazar Bux to Fantastica, and Bastian gives her the name of 'Moon Child' (Mondenkind in German), which restores Fantastica and begins the second half of the novel.
Her description is that of an indescribably beautiful young girl, appearing no older than ten, yet much older than the oldest Fantasticans. Her hair is snow-white, as is her gown, and her eyes are the color of gold, earning her the title "Golden-Eyed Commander of Wishes" (Goldäugige Gebieterin der Wünsche in German).
The role was portrayed by Tami Stronach in Wolfgang Petersen's 1984 adaptation, by Alexandra Johnes in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990) and by Julie Cox (apparently as an adolescent) in The NeverEnding Story III (1994). In the films, her hair is dark, rather than white, and in the first film, she is dressed like a bride.
In the 2001 television series Tales from the Neverending Story, the Empress, again depicted with dark hair, was played by Audrey Gardiner.
The Empress was also featured in an cartoon Neverending Story television series (episodes of which were edited into a film), in which she had golden hair and wore a green gown. Her voice was provided by Lisa Yamanaka.
Engywook and Urgl[edit]
Engywook and Urgl
First appearance
The Neverending Story
Created by
Michael Ende
Portrayed by
Engywook:
Sydney Bromley (1st film)
Tony Robinson (3rd film)
Wayne Robson (cartoon)
Urgl:
Patricia Hayes (1st film)
Moya Brady (3rd film)
Barbara Byrne (cartoon)
Information
Species
Fantasian Gnomes
Occupation
Engywook: Researcher of the Southern Oracle
Urgl: Housewife
Engywook (Engywuck in German) and his wife Urgl, called in German the "Zweisiedler" (neologism from "Einsiedler" hermit; roughly "doublitarian") are a quarrelsome pair of gnomes who live close to the Southern Oracle. Engywook is a research scientist who has studied the Southern Oracle and her three gates for most of his life, but has never entered any. His wife Urgl often gets in his way while brewing potions in a large cauldron for healing wounded people. Engywook can observe the Riddle Gate, also known as the Sphinxes, from his telescope on a hilltop overlooking the first gate. In the book, Urgl removes poison from Atreyu and Engywook instructs him about the three gates that lead to the Southern Oracle. This scene is portrayed in the 1984 film. Engywook is played by Sydney Bromley and Urgl is played by Patricia Hayes.
In the third film of the series, Engywook (played by Tony Robinson) and Urgl (played by Moya Brady) have moved to a forest and still argue continuously. The house is stepped on by Bastian during his return trip to Fantasia, although it is then completely destroyed by the Nasties. The two go with Bastian, Falkor, and Bark Troll to find the Empress for help, but are stranded on Earth and arrive in Alaska, where they mail themselves to the others and return home, their house rebuilt.
Falkor the Luckdragon[edit]
Falkor
"Side view Falkor", an original prop used by Bavaria Film Studios
First appearance
The Neverending Story
Created by
Michael Ende
Portrayed by
Alan Oppenheimer (1st film)
Donald Arthur (2nd film)
William Hootkins (3rd film)
Howard Jerome (cartoon)
Information
Species
Luckdragon
Gender
Male
Falkor (Fuchur in German) is a companion of Atreyu and Bastian. He is the only luckdragon to appear, although five others are mentioned in passing. He helps Atreyu find a cure for the Empress after escaping the web of Ygramul the Many.
The original name "Fuchur" is derived from Japanese "Fukuryuu" (福竜 or 福龍, "lucky dragon").[citation needed] It was changed in the English translation because the pronunciation of the original name is similar to that of the agentive form of an English expletive. Personality wise, Falkor is optimistic, friendly, dignified, helpful and wise, trying to help Bastian remember to "never give up and good luck will find you."
Falkor has an elongated body with rudimentary paws and pink scales and hairs that appear white in dull light. His head is described less precisely, though his eyes are given the colour of rubies. In the illustrations of the German novel, he appears much like an oriental dragon or his appearance is of a dog (Goldendoodle); whereas a cover for the book by Dan Craig illustrated Falkor as lion-like; and in the 1984 film adaptation of the novel, as well as its sequels, Falkor has canine features upon a white furred body and is pleased by affectionate scratchings behind his ear. Luckdragons possess neither an immense physical strength, nor great magical talents, though they can exhale fire, which is blue, as when Falkor fights Ygramul. Their only distinctive ability that sets them apart is incredible luck in everything they do, as shown when Falkor locates and rescues his companion after being lost in a violent, blinding storm. When in flight, a luckdragon is in constant motion. Luckdragons never stop drawing air and heat through their scales, which makes eating unnecessary and makes submersion in water deadly to them. Luckdragons are capable of sleeping while flying, and prefer to occupy as much open space as possible.
In the first film, Falkor is voiced by Alan Oppenheimer. In the second film, Falkor is voiced by an uncredited Donald Arthur. In the third film, Falkor is performed by Gord Robertson and voiced by William Hootkins.
Bavaria Film Studios retains a "side view Falkor" which tourists can climb and ride. The prop is the last remaining version of Falkor from the original film and was used for blue-screen side angle shots.
Gmork[edit]
Gmork
Gmork, as he appears in the 1984 motion picture.
First appearance
The Neverending Story
Created by
Michael Ende
Portrayed by
Alan Oppenheimer (uncredited)
Edward Yankie (TV)
Don Francks (cartoon)
Information
Species
Wolf
Gmork is one of the main villains of the story. He is the servant of the power behind the Nothing. His appearance in the book is that of a large, wolf-like creature with night-black fur and capable of human speech; but the film gives him blue-black fur and luminous green cat-like eyes, as well as more fangs than an ordinary wolf would have. In Latin Spanish dubbing, Gmork is alternatively (and erroneously) known as "La Nada", "The Nothing".
Gmork's primary mission in the Neverending Story is to kill the young warrior Atreyu. He, and other dual-natured creatures like him, are able to travel between worlds, changing into a Fantastican or a human depending upon the world, in appearance only. Atreyu finally meets Gmork in Spook City, where he is chained, and Atreyu employs the name 'Nobody' to hide his identity in shame of his failure to complete his quest. Gmork confesses that he has been hunting a boy sent on a quest by the Childlike Empress to find her a new name, but lost him early on. He then met the Princess of Darkness, Gaya, who upon hearing of his mission to help the Nothing, chained Gmork with an unbreakable chain (reminiscent of Fenrir in Nordic mythology) and leapt into the Nothing, leaving him to starve. Gmork explains to Atreyu the nature of the Nothing, and that a Fantastican who enters it, must become a 'lie' in the human world. Eventually, Gmork reveals the name of the boy he is pursuing, and Atreyu reveals his identity, which causes Gmork to laugh until he finally succumbs to starvation. As Atreyu approaches the dead wolf, the carcass grabs Atreyu in its jaws, which, ironically, prevents Atreyu from succumbing to the overpowering urge exerted by the Nothing to throw himself into it. He is freed from Gmork's grip by Falkor, who escapes with him to the Ivory Tower.
In the film, Gmork almost manages to kill Atreyu in the Swamps of Sadness, but Atreyu is saved by Falkor. Their meeting in Spook City occurs in the film as well, where Gmork attacks Atreyu, impaling himself on an improvised stone knife held by the young warrior.
Grograman[edit]
Grograman
First appearance
The Neverending Story
Created by
Michael Ende
Portrayed by
Gary Crawford (cartoon)
Information
Aliases
The Many Colored Death
Species
Lion
Occupation
Guardian of the Desert of Colors
Grograman, known as The Many Colored Death (Graógramán, der Bunte Tod in German), is the guardian of Goab, the Desert of Colors, which exists in a symbiosis with Perilin the Night Forest. He appears in the form of a huge lion, who changes colors to suit the color of sand under his feet and changes all life around him into sand. Grograman turns into an obsidian statue at night to allow the growth of Perilin.
Grograman is the first creature Bastian meets upon his arrival in Fantastica (if the Childlike Empress is to be excluded). Bastian is protected from the effect of Grograman's death aura by AURYN and is thus the first living being ever to make friends with him. Grograman is the first one who teaches Bastian something of the nature of Fantastica and he gives Bastian his magic (and seemingly intelligent) sword Sikanda. One night, Bastian is called away. He promises to return, but is ultimately unable to keep his promise (the story states, however, that one day someone would fulfill the promise in Bastian's name).
In the animated series, Grograman burns down Perilin to protect Fantastica from being overrun by its roots and branches. He is later captured by Xayide and freed by Bastian.
Morla[edit]
Morla
First appearance
The Neverending Story
Created by
Michael Ende
Portrayed by
Robert Jadah (film)
Pam Hyatt (cartoon)
Information
Aliases
The Ancient One
Species
Giant Turtle
Morla, known as The Ancient One (Die Uralte Morla in German), is a giant turtle who, because of his size, is mistaken for a mountain. Morla lives in the Swamps of Sadness, which might be either the cause or the result of his melancholy mindset: as the oldest living Fantastican (after the Childlike Empress and the Old Man of Wandering Mountain, who are both ageless), they have grown indifferent to the fate of Fantastica and their own survival. Reluctantly, they inform Atreyu that the Empress needs a new name and they point Atreyu to the Southern Oracle. Morla speaks in the 'royal we' or nosism.
In the film, Morla has an allergy to youth (Atreyu) and sneezes violently in his presence. This version also knows nothing about the illness of the Empress, but sends Atreyu directly to the Southern Oracle.
The Old Man of Wandering Mountain[edit]
The Old Man of Wandering Mountain
First appearance
The Neverending Story
Created by
Michael Ende
Portrayed by
Freddier Jones
Information
Occupation
Chronicler
The Old Man of Wandering Mountain (Der Alte vom Wandernden Berge in German) is an elderly chronicler whose chronicle contains all events in Fantastica. He lives alone in an egg-shaped home on top of the Wandering Mountain, which can be found only by chance or fate.
The Old Man appears in the story when the Childlike Empress is forced to use drastic measures to make Bastian fulfill his part in the story. As she approaches his mountain, the Old Man tries to dissuade her from entering to the point of insulting her. On her request, the Old Man reads from his chronicle (starting with Bastian entering the book shop). As he reads, all events happen again and as they happen again, he writes them down again beginning a vicious circle of eternal repetition which finally drives Bastian into calling out the Empress' new name.
The Old Man does not ultimately appear in the first film and his appearance in the third film differs drastically from the book. He possesses the Great Book which can seemingly write the future on its own accord. He dwells in a hidden crystal cave where he can see outside events using a "magic mirror". He is visited by the Childlike Empress and her guard Big Head, who remain with him until the end of the Nastie Crisis. In this film, he grovels before the Empress and sees it as an honor that the monarch would visit him.
Pyornkrachzark[edit]
Pyornkrachzark
First appearance
The Neverending Story
Created by
Michael Ende
Portrayed by
Alan Oppenheimer (1st film, uncredited)
Unknown (2nd film)
Gary Martin (3rd film)
Harvey Atkin (cartoon)
Information
Aliases
Rockbiter
Species
Rockbiter
Occupation
Messenger
Pyornkrachzark (Pjörnrachzarck) is a Rockbiter (in German Felsenbeißer) riding a stone vehicle. He is a large creature made completely of stone. The Rockbiter species are named due to their diet of rocks and earth-based materials. The Rockbiter seen in the film particularly has a liking for limestone.
In the novel, the Rockbiter only appears early in the novel among the messengers sent to see the Childlike Empress at the Ivory Tower during the "Nothing" crisis; whereas in the film he ultimately reappears, encountered by Atreyu. He has lost faith in himself after failing to save his travelling companions from the Nothing, and advises Atreyu to flee. During the end of the film, he and his two traveling companions wave at Bastian as he flies by on Falkor.
In the second and third films, Rock Biter's wife appears in the third film and his son appears in the second and third. Rock Biter Junior is the same size as a human, and is rather gluttonous and playful. He is sent to Earth during a wish overload caused by Bastian, Falkor, Bark Troll, Engywook, and Urgl; whereupon he is saved from falling to his death by Falkor and they are reunited with Bastian. Rock Biter and his wife nearly split due to the absence of their son and the further effects of the Nasties, who are in possession of the book and AURYN; but the family are reunited at the end of the film. Rock Biter also sings a rather corrupt version of Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf.
Gluckuk[edit]
Gluckuk (Ückück in German) is a tiny man (Winzling) riding a racing snail. He was sent by his race to see the Childlike Empress at the Ivory Tower during the "Nothing" crisis.
In the film, he is ultimately called Teeny Weeny and portrayed by Deep Roy.
Whooshwoozool[edit]
Whooshwoozool (Wúschwusul) is a Nighthob (Nachtalb) who rides on a bat. He was sent by his race to see the Childlike Empress at the Ivory Tower during the "Nothing" crisis.
Blubb[edit]
Blubb is a will-o'-the-wisp. He was sent by his race to see the Childlike Empress at the Ivory Tower during the "Nothing" crisis.
Blubb is ultimately not in the film version.
The Southern Oracle[edit]
Southern Oracle
First appearance
The Neverending Story
Created by
Michael Ende
Portrayed by
Ellen Ray Hennessy (cartoon)
Information
Aliases
Uyulala; The Voice of Still
Occupation
Oracle
The Southern Oracle, also named Uyulala (Uyulála in German), is a mysterious and all-knowing oracle guarded by three magical gates. She is depicted as a disembodied, continuous female voice who speaks in - and can only understand - rhymed speech and otherwise sings ceaselessly to maintain her existence.
The ancient, giant turtle Morla tells Atreyu that Uyulala is the only one who knows who can give the Childlike Empress a new name and prevent her from dying; and with the help of Ygramul's poison, Atreyu transports himself near the oracle instantly. There he learns from the gnome Engywook, that to speak with Uyulala he must pass through the three gates:
The first gate is the Great Riddle Gate, which consists of two Sphinxes who face one another. Those caught between their gaze are frozen on the spot and doomed to remain until they solve every riddle in the world or until they die.
The second gate is the Magic Mirror Gate, which is a large, circular, moon-like mirror, which reflects the absolute truest nature of the observer. This often frightens people into retreat or hysteria; but the observer, to pass this gate, must walk through its reflection.
The third gate is the No-Key Gate, which is a keyless door and physically indestructible, but responsive to a person's will. Only by losing the desire to enter may one get it to open.
Once past, Atreyu learns the reason why the Childlike Empress is ill and what he must find in order to restore her health. Uyulala is then quiet and the Southern Oracle with its three gates is silently destroyed by the Nothing. Passing through the first two gates causes Atreyu to first lose all fear (the Great Riddle Gate), and then all memory of himself (the Magic Mirror Gate). This allows him to open the No-Key Gate, whereat Bastian's voice keeps the now empty-minded Atreyu from wandering.
The film version of the Southern Oracle shares the generalities; but the first gate judges whether the person attempting to pass through it "feels his own worth"; if the person is doubtful of its ability to pass through safely, the two Sphinxes incinerate the visitor. The second gate is a mirror much like the book's description, located in a snowy wilderness; and there is ultimately no third gate (which, as the third gate would have stood for the precise contrary of "felling one's own worth", somewhat turns the message to the contrary). The Oracle itself is ultimately two blue glowing Sphinxes exactly like the yellow sphinxes at the first gate, and also speaks in prose. As with the book, the Oracle crumbles and dies after revealing the cure for the Childlike Empress' condition.
In Tales from the Neverending Story, a hero must pass through the Riddle Gate, which tests his confidence in himself. He must then answer a riddle and pass through a mirror that displays the necessary thing he needs. In the case of Atreyu, he lands in a library owned by the wizard nicknamed "the Curiosity", who teaches him to read. Thereafter he passes through a glass door on which the name Uyulala is inscribed, to find the Oracle much as she is described in the book.
In The Neverending Story cartoon series, the Southern Oracle is depicted as two sphinxes facing each other and are voiced by Ellen Ray Hennessy.
Xayide[edit]
Xayide
First appearance
The Neverending Story
Created by
Michael Ende
Portrayed by
Clarissa Burt (film)
Victoria Sanchez (TV series)
Janet Laine-Green (cartoon)
Information
Aliases
Mistress of Horok Castle
Species
Fantastican
Gender
Female
Occupation
Sorceress
Xayide (Xayíde in German) is one of the main villains of the story. She is an evil sorceress who appears later in the book after Bastian enters the world of Fantastica. Xayide lives in a castle shaped like a hand, called “Horok, the Seeing Hand”, because its multitude of windows appear like human eyes. Xayide's most striking physical feature are her heterochromatic red and green eyes. She has the ability to control anything empty, and thus she employs as guards empty suits of plate armour.
She presents to Bastian a warm and worshipping exterior, in hope to herself replace the Childlike Empress as ruler of Fantastica. Realizing she cannot defeat Bastian by force, she persuades him to invade the Ivory Tower. After losing Bastian, she is crushed to death by her iron minions who resist her waning magic. The book's chapters follow an alphabetical order pattern of the first word; thus her name serves well for the difficult "X" word in Chapter 24, where she meets her demise.
Xayide is portrayed by actress and model Clarissa Burt in The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter, which is loosely based upon the second half of the novel. In the adaption, she is the personified avatar of an entity similar to the Nothing, called 'the Emptiness', which is born of the dying imagination of the collective human species. In both media she gives Bastian the belt Ghemmal, which turns its wearer invisible and was intended to spy on Atreyu. She meets her end in the film when Bastian uses his last wish to give her a sense of compassion, whereupon she destroys herself to amend the damage done by her.
In the miniseries Tales from the Neverending Story, Xayide is portrayed as the Childlike Empress' sister and the ruler of a 'Dark City'.
Ygramul[edit]
Ygramul
First appearance
The Neverending Story
Created by
Michael Ende
Portrayed by
Marilyn Lightstone (cartoon)
Information
Aliases
The Many
Species
Insect Hive
Ygramul, or The Many (Ygramul, die Viele in German), is a creature that lives in the land of Dead Mountains.
Ygramul is portrayed as a shapeshifter, who often takes form of a giant spider and builds webs to catch its prey. The creature is actually composed of many little hornet-like insects who share a single hive mind. Ygramul's poison is deadly and kills within one hour, but grants the victim the ability to teleport to any location within the land of Fantastica before succumbing to its effects.
In the book, this poison is the means by which Atreyu travels to the home of Engywook and Urgl, near the Southern Oracle. At this point in the story Falkor the luckdragon is introduced; he is caught in Ygramul's web, and also uses the power of Ygramul's poison to follow Atreyu. The lingering effects of the poison are nursed out of the two by Urgl, while Engywook, a scholar of the Southern Oracle, instructs Atreyu on the challenges he is to encounter within the Oracle's demesne.
In The Neverending Story cartoon series, Ygramul is shown in her spider form. In "To Save Falkor," Bastian encountered Ygramul in the Dead Mountains while looking for a cure for Falkor's illness.
Other characters[edit]
Bastian's Dad[edit]
Bastian's Dad (portrayed by Gerald McRaney in the first film, John Wesley Shipp in the second film, Kevin McNulty in the third film) is described to have grown distant from his son after the death of his wife, although this changes when he and Bastian are reunited at the end of the book. In the second film, Bastian's father is given the first name Barney Bux and follows Bastian's journey by reading the book and reunited with his son at the conclusion of the film. In the third film, he appears to have no memories of reading the book. He marries a woman named Jane and thus gains a new family, along with a daughter named Nicole who plays a main role in the third film.
Bark Troll[edit]
Bark Troll is a supporting character and friend of Bastian who appears in The Neverending Story cartoon, and the third film which is based on the characters as they appeared in the animated series. He is loosely based on three characters of a species called bark trolls, that appeared briefly to advise Atreyu about the Nothing.
Cairon[edit]
Cairon (Caíron in German) is a herald of the Childlike Empress and in-between bearer of AURYN who passed it to Atreyu. In the book, he appears as a black elderly centaur with his lower half with the striped pattern of a zebra. In the first film, he ultimately appears as a humanoid Merman (performed by Moses Gunn). By his name and status of a centaur and physician, Cairon is an allusion to the mythological Greek Chiron.
Dame Eyola[edit]
Dame Eyola (Dame Aiuóla) is a plant taking the form of a motherly woman who lives in the House of Change, who cares for Bastian.
The Four Heroes[edit]
The Four Heroes are swordsmen who appear in the second half of the novel, said to be the bravest and strongest warriors in all of Fantastica, who participate in a tournament in the Silver City of Amarganth. One is identified as Hero Hynreck (or Huunreck), who is infatuated with Princess Oglamar; the other three, Hykrion, Hysbald and Hydorn, accompany Bastian on his journey and swear allegiance to him. They are often portrayed as cheerful beings, but when Bastian decides to make himself an emperor, they get drunk and become useless. They survive the battle against Atreyu's rebellion but lose track of Bastian, and go their separate ways to look for him.
The Four Heroes ultimately do not appear together in the film or television adaptations of the book. However, Hykrion and Hynreck appeared separately in episodes of the Tales from The Neverending Story television series; "Home Sweet Home" & "The Gift of the Name", and "The Luck Stops Here".
Although unconfirmed, there is a scene in the first film which serves as an indirect "reference" to the Four Swordsmen, namely an unnamed knight who (unsuccessfully) tries to pass through the ′′′Sphinx Gate′′′. Michael Ende and Wolfgang Peterson collaborated on the script for the first film, which incorporated new scenes by Ende to help reinforce the essence of the story on screen. Ende claimed that Peterson later secretly rewrote the screenplay, but it is possible that this is one of Ende's additions.
Ilwan[edit]
Ilwan (Illuán) is a blue genie with a bird's beak in place of his nose and mouth. Ilwan was only featured in the novel where he became one of Bastian's closest servants, but was killed during the battle for the Ivory Tower.
Nimbly[edit]
Nimbly is a bird-like creature unique to the second film and does not exist as a character in the book. He is Xayide's spy, who encourages Bastian to use up his memories wishing, but later has a change of heart. In the book, there is a species called Nimblies, who are rabbit-like creatures with feathers instead of fur.
Querquobad[edit]
Querquobad, the Silver Sage (Quérquobad der Silbergreis) is the ruler of the silver ship city of Amarganth, which was built by the Acharis and swims on a lake made by their tears.
Shadow Goblin[edit]
Shadow Goblin is a character in the animated series who is the master thief of Fantasia. The Shadow Goblin wants nothing more than to become the richest creature in Fantasia.
Vermin[edit]
'Vermin is a bat-winged rat who is the Shadow Goblin's henchman. Vermin's job is to spy all over Fantasia for something worth stealing and the Shadow Goblin is the one who steals it. While Shadow Goblin wants to become rich, Vermin mostly thinks about food.
Shexper[edit]
Shexper/Shakespeare is mentioned in Chapter XVIII (18) when Hykrion, Hysbald, and Hydorn sing a song ("When that I was a little tiny boy, With Hey, Ho, the wind and the rain..."). They mention that that song was sung by one called "Shexper", which is a mispronunciation of the name "Shakespeare", which alludes to the possibility that the real Shakespeare once visited Fantasia the same way Bastian did.
Smerg[edit]
Smerg is a dragon created by Bastian for Hynreck to slay and prove his worthiness to Princess Oglamar. He had the tail of a scorpion, back legs of a grasshopper, and the wings of a bat. Smerg had the heads of a male and female instead of eyes. He is briefly featured in the second film when Bastian wishes him into existence (as in the novel), but in the film, he was ultimately meant to be a new steed to carry Bastian.
Tri-Face[edit]
Tri-Face is a three-faced scientist who is Xayide's servant in the second film. Each face represents a part his personality and spin into place depending on his mood. This character is based on a figure from the novel named Four-Quarters Troll (Vier-Vierteltroll) or Temperamentling, who becomes a member of Bastian's entourage.
A similar character Threehead is a three-headed knight, and also Xayide's servant in the animated series. Each of Threehead's personalities is represented by a different head, and pop up depending on his mood. The blue-haired head is his happiness and loyalty, the red-haired head is his sadness and fear, while the green-haired head is his anger and pure evil.
Yikka[edit]
Yikka (Jicha) is a female mule who acts as Bastian's steed during the second half of the novel. She is quite faithful to him, but under Xayide's influence Bastian allows her to leave his side to start a family with an attractive male pegasus.
Yor[edit]
Yor is the picture miner of Yor's Minroud, a mine from which he excavates dream pictures (which make up the soil of Fantastica), who helps Bastian find his lost dream.
Fantasian creatures[edit]
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The following are a list of creatures featured in the different media appearances of "The Neverending Story":
Acharis (Acharai) - The Acharis are a race of worm-like creatures so ashamed by their own ugliness that they hide underground and constantly cry. Their acidic tears eat away the soil around them, allowing them to mine Fantastican silver (the only element which is impervious to their tears), which they use to construct beautiful buildings. Bastian pities them and transforms them into the Shlamoofs (Schlamuffen): anarchist, clown-faced flying creatures who destroy all of the work they did as Acharis. They pursue Bastian and demand that he becomes their leader, but they are driven off by Atreyu and Falkor — unfortunately too late before their screaming destroys the fragile picture of his father that Bastian previously excavated from Yor's Minroud.
Four Winds Giants - Four giants who guard the winds of Fantastica. They constantly fight with each other, which causes the separation of Atreyu and Falkor in the novel. The four of them by name are: Lirr, the black North Wind, Sheerek (compare with sirocco), the sulfur-yellow South Wind, Baureo (compare with Boreas), the leaden-gray East Wind, and Mayestril (compare with mistral), the fiery-red West Wind. Uncharacteristically silenced by the power of the AURYN, it is through the Wind Giants that Atreyu learns that Fantastica has no boundary. In the film, they are ultimately replaced by the Nothing.
Greenskins (Grünhäute) - Also known as the Grass People (Grasleute), these are Atreyu's people, a folk of hunters and gatherers with a culture and lifestyle very similar to the North American Plains Indians. As their name implies, their skin is of an olive-green hue, and their hair is blueish-black. Their home is the Grassy Sea, a vast prairie in an undisclosed part of Fantastica bordered by the Silver Mountains range.
Iceheads (Eisbolde in German, a merging of the words "ice" and "kobold") - A race of creatures which reside in the Mountains of Fate, where the Childlike Empress encounters the Old Man of Wandering Mountain. They are described as giant humanoids covered in (or made of) ice who move so slowly that a single footstep takes years to complete. As a result, they are fairly isolated even from their own kind and more so from any other living creature in Fantastica.
Nighthobs (Nachtalb) - The Nighthobs are a race of nocturnal humanoids that live in the southern regions of Fantastica. They have sharp features, wild hair, and wear drab clothing. Nighthobs are known to employ large bats that they fly much like a hang glider. The most notable of the Nighthobs was Vooshvazool, who was sent on the mission to the Ivory Tower.
Rockbiters (Felsenbeißer) - The Rockbiters (or Rockchewers in the book) are large rock creatures that eat rocks and delight in different geological varieties. Rockbiters are often seen riding stone bicycles. Despite their gargantuan size and intimidating appearance, Rockbiters are generally kind and concerned with the well-being of Fantasticans smaller than themselves.
Sassafranians (Sassafranier) - A race of human-like people from the novel who are born elderly. Their physical age regresses as they advance in years, and they die when they reach infancy state.
Tinys (Winzlinge) - A race of tiny people that ride on racing snails. They are quite sophisticated, but due to their size they live in trees, erecting entire villages whose dwellings are connected by a huge number of ladders, slides and stairways.
Unlucky the Rabbit (Unlucky the Rabbit) - Large rabbits that are often victims of Rock Biter's bikes. These are original characters from the third film.
Yskálnari - A race of humanoid people living at the edge of a sea of mist, which can be navigated only by boats fashioned from special reeds, which are propelled by willpower (achieved by the Yskálnari through ritual singing). Commonly also called Mist Sailors, their name actually means The Conjoined Ones (Die Gemeinsamen). While Bastian joins them for a while during his quest for the Waters of Life, he discovers that the Yskálnari have no concept of individualism. In the animated series, the Yskálnari are depicted as identical-looking seal-like humanoids manning conventional wooden ships which can navigate the Mist Sea.
The following creatures appear in the first film in the Childlike Empress' throne room and are unnamed[2]:
Big-Headed Rock Creatures - A race of creatures made of rock that have big heads that are present when Cairon mentions the Childlike Empress' illness.
Bird Humans - A race of bird-headed humans that are present when Cairon mentions the Childlike Empress' illness.
Elephant-Headed Creature - A humanoid elephant that is present when Cairon mentions the Childlike Empress' illness.
Four-Faced People - A race of humans who have four faces. They are present when Cairon mentions the Childlike Empress' illness.
Monkey-Headed Creature - A creature with a monkey head that is present when Cairon mentions the Childlike Empress' illness.
Palm-Topped Creatures - A race of humanoids with palm tree-like growths on top of their heads that are present when Cairon mentions the Childlike Empress' illness.
Three-Headed Creature - A creature that has an unspecified head, a wolf head, and a goat head that is present when Cairon mentions the Childlike Empress' illness.
Two-Faced People - A race of humans with two faces that have two noses, two mouths, and three eyes. They are present when Cairon mentions the Childlike Empress' illness.
References[edit]
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"The NeverEnding Story" (song)
The Real Neverending Story Part 1: Auryn Quest
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