Stromboli

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Pinocchio film (1940)
The Adventures of Pinocchio
created by author
Carlo Collodi (1883)

Stromboli is a fictional character and a villain from the world of Pinocchio. He is a very large gypsy showman with a black beard who talks with an Italian accent.

Charm and flattery are the facade for this heartless showman who burns his puppets for firewood when they've grown too old to perform. Money is the puppeteer's sole passion, and his marionettes are only a means to an end. As soon as Stromboli realizes Pinocchio's carnival potential -- a puppet who can sing and dance without strings -- he'll stop at nothing. Only kidnapping can ensure this "little wooden gold mine" keeps performing for him, whether Pinocchio likes it or not.

There have been numerous adaptations of the character ranging from Walt Disney's Stromboli, who is a much more sinister a villain, to that of the original character written by Italian author Carlo Collodi. In the book "the Showman," as he is called, kindly sets Pinocchio free and even gives him five gold pieces to bring home for Geppetto. Bill Tytla's forceful animation of Stromboli is widely regarded as one of the pinnacles of animation acting, although the famed comedian W.C. Fields was reported to have criticized Stromboli's performance, saying, "He moves too much."

SUMMARY

ARCH RIVAL :	Pinocchio?
STRENGTHS :	Large and menacing, Stromboli is not a guy to be crossed, especially if your only around 4ft tall and made of wood! Stromboli seems fairly well financed, his marionette show brings him a fair pay packet of gold coins. Uses cheap labor in the form of live puppets from time to time.
WEAKNESSES :	Has the most terrible of tempers and can explodes at any given moment! Doesn't have much patience for puppets!
WEAPONS :	An Axe - good for cutting firewood, but also for chopping up old puppets too! His food knife.
QUOTE :	"And when you are growing too old, you will make good firewood!"