| “ | And I am Puppetino, the World's Greatest Puppet Master! | „ |
| ~ Puppetino |
Puppetino is the secondary antagonist of the 1987 animated fantasy film Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night, which serves as "thinly-veiled" sequel to the 1940 Disney classic animated film Pinocchio.
He is an evil puppeteer who is the top henchman of the Emperor of the Night, the ruler of the secret and dark Empire of the Night, a dimension full of nightmares and illusions. In order to follow his master's bidding, Puppetino collects as much innocent kids into his traveling carnival to surrender them to the Emperor until he comes across with Pinocchio.
He was voiced by the late William Windom.
His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?[]
- He took the freedom of innocent people by turning them into puppets.
- He sadistically tortured Pinocchio while turning him back into a puppet, he also implied he did this to his other puppets too.
- When Pinocchio managed to escape from the Carnival, Puppetino announced a reward for his capture to Scalawag and Igor.
- He trapped J. Willickers in a jar and sent him into the ocean so he couldn't interfere with the Emperor's plans.
- He tried to escape for his life while leaving the Emperor of the Night, implied,to die in the fire.
What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?[]
- His crimes and actions are implied to be ordered or traced back to the Emperor of the Night and the Emperor's magical powers, arguably making him fail the Heinous Standards. Despite this, Puppetino clearly does have moral agency and actively chooses to serve the Empire of the Night, making this a minor prevention.
- He showed some honor to the Emperor when he served him, as he treated the latter with enough honor, and even his attempt to escape from the Emperor's ship was justified by the fact that it was a threat not only to his life, but to others as well. Also, it is unknown if the Emperor could die, as he later calmly exited his ship into the real world, feeling no problem with it.
- However, given the context of the scene of Puppetino's attempted escape from the Emperor's ship, where he looks at the Emperor with his eyes as he runs away, clearly expressing horror, this is a very minor prevention.
- This also goes for his death. While it does evoke a bit sympathy for his fate, due to the fact that the Emperor punished him for only trying to save his life for a legitimate reason by turning him into a lifeless puppet and leaving him to burn, however, considering that it's karma for how much of a psychopath he was for turning a bunch of innocents into puppets without remorse, it's pretty very minor prevention.
External Links[]
- Puppetino on the Villains Wiki
