Nikabrik
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'''First Appearance:''' ''Prince Caspian'', Ch. 5 (1951) | '''First Appearance:''' ''Prince Caspian'', Ch. 5 (1951) | ||
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===~ Prince Caspian ~ (1951)=== | ===~ Prince Caspian ~ (1951)=== | ||
[[File:3786.jpg|left]]Nikabrik lives in hiding with the other Old Narnians during [[Miraz]]'s reign. When [[Caspian]], the rightful king of Narnia, is knocked unconscious outside his home, Nikabrik is forced to help take care of the wounded prince. Nikabrik is distrustful of all humans, and when he learns that [[Caspian]] is not only a Telmarine but also the nephew of King [[Miraz]], he tries to kill [[Caspian]] on the spot (but is prevented by [[Trumpkin]] and [[Trufflehunter]]). Once they have convinced Nikabrik that Caspian is on their side, he accompanies [[Trumpkin]] and [[Trufflehunter]] as they take [[Caspian]] to meet other Old Narnians in hiding. Nikabrik makes it clear that he believes in anything or anyone that will rid Narnia of the Telmarines: [[Aslan]] OR the [[White Witch]]. After the Narnians suffer many defeats at Aslan's How and Susan's Horn appears to have failed, Nikabrik concocts his own plan. Nikabrik invites two of his "friends" — a Hag and a Wer-Wolf — to the council, and suggests that they use black sorcery, calling up the [[White Witch]] to defeat [[Miraz]]. When the Wer-Wolf mentions preparing the blue fire, a fight breaks out between Nikabrik's group and [[Caspian]], [[Doctor Cornelius]], and [[Trufflehunter]]. At that moment, [[Peter Pevensie|Peter]], [[Edmund Pevensie|Edmund]], and [[Trumpkin]], who had been listening outside the door, rush in to help. During the fighting in the dark, Nikabrik is killed, though no one knows who killed him. [[Caspian]] says, "I am sorry for Nikabrik, though he hated me from the first moment he saw me. He had gone sour inside from long suffering and hating. If we had won quickly he might have become a good Dwarf in the days of peace." | [[File:3786.jpg|left]]Nikabrik lives in hiding with the other Old Narnians during [[Miraz]]'s reign. When [[Caspian]], the rightful king of Narnia, is knocked unconscious outside his home, Nikabrik is forced to help take care of the wounded prince. Nikabrik is distrustful of all humans, and when he learns that [[Caspian]] is not only a Telmarine but also the nephew of King [[Miraz]], he tries to kill [[Caspian]] on the spot (but is prevented by [[Trumpkin]] and [[Trufflehunter]]). Once they have convinced Nikabrik that Caspian is on their side, he accompanies [[Trumpkin]] and [[Trufflehunter]] as they take [[Caspian]] to meet other Old Narnians in hiding. Nikabrik makes it clear that he believes in anything or anyone that will rid Narnia of the Telmarines: [[Aslan]] OR the [[White Witch]]. After the Narnians suffer many defeats at Aslan's How and Susan's Horn appears to have failed, Nikabrik concocts his own plan. Nikabrik invites two of his "friends" — a Hag and a Wer-Wolf — to the council, and suggests that they use black sorcery, calling up the [[White Witch]] to defeat [[Miraz]]. When the Wer-Wolf mentions preparing the blue fire, a fight breaks out between Nikabrik's group and [[Caspian]], [[Doctor Cornelius]], and [[Trufflehunter]]. At that moment, [[Peter Pevensie|Peter]], [[Edmund Pevensie|Edmund]], and [[Trumpkin]], who had been listening outside the door, rush in to help. During the fighting in the dark, Nikabrik is killed, though no one knows who killed him. [[Caspian]] says, "I am sorry for Nikabrik, though he hated me from the first moment he saw me. He had gone sour inside from long suffering and hating. If we had won quickly he might have become a good Dwarf in the days of peace." | ||
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| + | ==About Nikabrik== | ||
| + | Having lived in hiding for all of his life, Nikabrik is exceedingly bitter about the wrongs done to the Old Narnians. His prideful anger makes him willing to enlist the help of anyone or anything that will liberate Narnia from [[Miraz]]'s rule. He justifies the cruelty of the [[White Witch]] by answering sulkily that she did not mistreat the Dwarfs. Nikabrik's misguided and fanatical devotion leads him to believe he can combat one evil by harnessing and using another. Unlike Trumpkin, whose practicality only causes him to disbelieve the stories about [[Aslan]], Nikabrik illustrates the dangers of the philosophy that "the end justifies the means." | ||
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*[[File:WDNikabrik.jpg|left]]Warwick Davis: Disney/Walden ''Prince Caspian'', 2008 | *[[File:WDNikabrik.jpg|left]]Warwick Davis: Disney/Walden ''Prince Caspian'', 2008 | ||
Born: 3 February 1970 | Born: 3 February 1970 | ||
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| - | *[[File:BBCNikabrik.jpg|left]]George Claydon: BBC TV series, | + | *[[File:BBCNikabrik.jpg|left]]George Claydon: BBC TV series, 1988 – 1990 |
