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Dustfinger
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| Dustfinger | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Also known as |
Fire-Dancer |
| Occupation |
Fire-Eater |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender |
Male |
| Hair colour |
Ginger (Novels) Blonde (Film) |
| Eye colour |
Blue |
| Family Information | |
| Family members |
Roxane (Wife) Brianna (Daughter) Rosanna (Daughter - Deceased) |
| Affiliations | |
| Title(s) |
Fire-Dancer |
| Loyalties |
The Motley Folk/The Strolling Players The Folcharts |
| Behind the Scenes | |
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| Appearances | |
Dustfinger is a fire-eater from the Inkworld. He is one of Fenoglio's characters who was to be killed by one of Capricorn 's men if he was not brought out of Inkheart by Mo. He has the constant companion of Gwin, his tame marten (ferret in film) with horns, who is usually found perched on his shoulder.
In the film version of Inkheart, Dustfinger was portraid by Paul Bettany.
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Appearances
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Throughout the first and second novels, Dustfinger has three scars on his cheek which Basta gave him when he realised Roxane was in love with him, which are little more than thin lines by the time he appears, though he loses them by the time he appears in Inkdeath . He has ginger hair that reaches just above his shoulders (blond in the film).
Inkheart (Film)Edit
Inkheart (Novel)Edit
InkspellEdit
InkdeathEdit
RelationshipsEdit
Mo FolchartEdit
Resa FolchartEdit
Meggie FolchartEdit
CapricornEdit
The Black PrinceEdit
Both being orphaned at a young age, the Black Prince and Dustfinger became close friends after the Motley Folk took them in. After Dustfinger dies, the Prince shaves his head, showing that he is a close friend. Although both he and Dustfinger get along, their animal companions do not. Even though his bear accepts Dustfinger, he cannot stand Gwin or Jink, and vice versa, but they put up with each other for their master's sakes.
When he returns to the Inkworld in Inkspell , Dustfinger feels that he's missed the Prince almost as much as Roxane, and he is greeted as a long lost friend (as he was). It is in Inkdeath that their bond starts to wane, as he had become bonded with Mo, so his friendship with the Prince is put to the side while he completes the task that Death has given them.
FaridEdit
After he was read out of his book, Farid became attached to Dustfinger through his horned marten, Gwin. It is only through his training that Dustfinger becomes attached to him. At first, Farid is more of a hindeance than anything else, then a student, but afterr a year of travelling with each other between Inkheart and Inkspell, Dustfinger views him akin to a son, for whom he would do anything for, even die, as he did in Inkspell.
After returning in Inkdeath, even though his wife and daughter may hate him, he still sees Farid as this son figure and is kept close in his heart.
RoxaneEdit
Dustfinger's wife. Roxane and Dustfinger had been married for several years before he was taken into this world and they had two daughters. The first time he saw her, he thought he had "never seen a more beautiful woman before", and throughout Inkheart, he is trying to get back to her and their children, even when he knows that he will probably die, as it had been written in Fenoglio's book.
When he first returns, Roxane is with her son Jehan, and greets him emotionlessly, though she does eventually show how much she has missed him. When he dies before her eyes, she becomes distraught and takes his body somewhere it cannot decay (the Hollow Trees) and does not allow anyone or anything, except Gwin, visit him with her.
When Death gives Dustfinger a second chance, Roxane becomes his main priority bar Mo. Through his 'new eyes' he realises how important it is to be with his family, and once his task had been completed, he remains with her on her farm.
