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Name: Ash
LJ: rl_snoopy06
E-Mail: ajs258@nau.edu
IM: N/A
Character Name: Willy Wonka
Series:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (movie)
Timeline: When he introduces himself to the golden ticket winners.
Canon Resource Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Wonka , http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0003684/bio
Character Background: Where shall we start with Mr. Wonka…ah yes, his childhood. As a child, Willy and his father never had that typical ‘father-son’ relationship. Wilbur Wonka was a dentist and treated Willy more like a patient than his own child. Dr. Wonka even had his son outfitted in the latest headgear and braces, which looked more like a ‘medieval torture device’. He would also never display any sort of affection toward the boy and almost took pleasure in tormenting him when candy or other sugary sweets were concerned. He would allow Willy to dress up for Halloween and go trick-or-treating with his friends every year, but upon his arrival home with all of his candy, Dr. Wonka would lecture his son about the harm each and every candy could cause to his teeth and health. He would then toss all of the candy into the fire, much to Willy’s dismay. One year, however, one chocolate remained unharmed from the fire, and Willy took it upon himself to try it while his father was out of the room.
From that moment on, Willy thought only about chocolate and other candy confections. He used his allowance to buy any and every piece of candy he could get his hands on, writing notes about the flavor and physical aspects of each sweet. Willy knew he had something to live for at that point and knew what he wanted to become. He approached his father one evening (of course Dr. Wonka was still in his dentist’s coat) and told him that he aspired to be a chocolatier. He sternly replied, “No son of mine is going to be a chocolatier.” Willy, of course, became angry and told him that he would run away and travel the world, working with candy. His father replied that he wouldn’t be there if his son decided to leave. With that, he stormed out (as much as a preteen could) and left his father standing in the hall. When he arrived home from an evening at the museum, his father had literally up and moved their house. Of course, Willy stood there in the middle of the street with the D8 face, very much surprised and upset his father had followed through on his earlier proclamation. So, it’s safe to say that because of this abandonment, Wonka will be plagued by ‘daddy’ issues and will despise the concept of ‘parents’ and ‘family’ from this moment forward.
By his early 20s, Wonka had educated himself quite thoroughly about any and all candy and opened his own factory, the largest the world had ever seen. Unlike other candy makers, Wonka was quite innovative when it came to technology, of the machines used to create the sugary goodies and the confections themselves. He invented ice cream that would never melt and chocolate eggs that would hatch into bite size birds that would chirp and flap their wings. However, other candy makers who had become jealous of Wonka’s chocolatey prowess and success, including Mr. Slugworth, began sending spies into Wonka’s factory to steal his recipes. After some time, Wonka discovered that his recipes were in fact being leaked out and fired all of his workers, not knowing who was responsible. Once again feeling betrayed by those around him, he closed down his factory ‘forever’.
After some time, Wonka traveled to a place called Loompa Land in search of new exotic flavors for his candy. He was able to do just that, but he also encountered a new race; the Oompa Loompas. The Loompas worshipped the cacao bean, and Wonka very much wanted to take some back to his factory, along with other ingredients (plants and animals alike) that he could use for his latest sweet concoctions. So! He met with the chief of the Loompa tribe, and they came to an agreement. Wonka could have all the cacao beans he wanted in exchange for taking the Oompa Loompas with him back to his factory. Over the next some odd years (probably 10 or so), the only social interactions that took place for Wonka were between him and the Oompa Loompas that worked in his factory, very much amplifying his social ineptness and awkwardness.
One day while he was having his semi-annual hair cut, Wonka discovered a single grey hair. He then realized that he wasn’t going to be around forever and that he needed someone to take over his factory in the future. It was then he had a revelation and decided to have a contest to find his heir. He specifically wanted a child so he could mould him/her in the ways of chocolate making and running his factory the way he had done so for years. Cue the search for the five Golden Tickets placed in the wrappers of different Wonka Bars. Those who had found the Golden Tickets were invited to attend a tour of Wonka’s factory and were promised a lifetime of chocolate and other candy. Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee, Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, and Charlie Bucket, along with their chosen guardians, arrived to the factory that fateful morning and were greeted by none other than Mr. Wonka himself (after a song and dance number by electronic puppets that accidentally caught fire…). Actually, it wasn’t so much a greeting but an awkward exchange of Wonka quoting, “Good morning starshine; the earth says hello!” with that characteristic creepy toothy grin of his.
In many instances during the tour, Wonka interacts with and reacts to the children and parents in very…interesting (eccentric) ways. When hugged by Violet at the beginning of the tour, Wonka recoils in horror, clearly repulsed by such physical contact. Another instance in which he shows discomfort is when Mike’s father retrieves his son’s shrunken form from the television, Mike coming within inches of Wonka’s face. He pulls back with a worried look on his face and then exhales like he has just avoided death. His social awkwardness also shines through in how he responds to four of the parents after their children have suffered some sort of candy related calamity. Never does he consider the feelings of the parents, but only what will happen to his candy and/or his property. The daddy issues surface throughout the tour with Wonka having flashbacks of his traumatic childhood and not being able to say the word ‘parent(s)’. However, Wonka is really only ‘normal’ when interacting with Charlie. More than likely because Charlie understands him and understands why Wonka does what he does. Aaaand also because Charlie is not a spoiled little brat like the others. Har har har.
Abilites/Special Powers: Unless you consider being a socially inept candy making genius a power, then Wonka has no abilities or special powers.
Third-Person Sample: Rap! Rap! Rap! Torn from his thoughts and writing by the knocking, Willy Wonka looked up at the door to his office and happily replied, “Yes? Do come in!” With a wide smile on his face, he turned his chair to the door as one of his Oompa Loompa workers entered, a look of worry in his eyes. Wonka’s smile shrunk slightly at seeing the Loompa’s expression. “What seems to be the problem, Joe?” he asked, that happy tone still present. Joe responded in Loompa sign language, and Wonka’s smile slowly disappeared completely, his amethyst eyes widening. Apparently something had gone wrong during the production stage of one of his latest candies in the inventing room. The Loompa, Joe, was quite vague with the explanation, so he figured it best to head down there himself to sort out the problem.
“Well, we’ve gotta fix the problem then!” He turned back to the set of notes on his desk and finished the thought that had been interrupted. The happy-go-lucky smile once again reappeared as he glanced over his notes, proud that he had thought up another wonderful sugary confection. He stowed the fountain pen in the top drawer of the desk and rose to his feet. “Let’s not waste any time now! Luckily we can use the elevator to get there in no time,” he said as he retrieved his cane that had been leaning up against the desk.
Joe exited the room, closely followed by Wonka as they both made their way down the hall to the elevator dock. Coming to a stop in front of the glass elevator, Wonka lifted his hand holding the cane and pressed the ‘open’ button with his gloved index finger. They both entered, and the glass doors closed behind them as he pressed the button under the caption that read “Inventing Room”. He looked down at the Loompa and laughed, “Haha, I always love when the elevator goes ‘Whoosh!’ and-.” His arm movements imitating the elevator and words were cut short by the elevator doing just that, slamming him against the side of the glass box.
“I really do need to be more careful when riding this thing,” he said with a slight smile that turned into a grimace as he picked up his hat and returned it to its natural place. The Loompa looked up at him and chuckled as they sped off toward their destination.
First-Person Sample: [A slender figure dressed in black trousers, a dark plum overcoat, and top hat makes his way over to the device.]
H-hello? Doris? [He picks it up and viewers come face to face with one of pale complexion with striking amethyst colored eyes and caramel colored jaw length hair. And of course we can’t forget the top hat.]
I don’t remember this room being in my factory...[He looks around and then calls for one of his workers and frowns when he receives no response.]
Now those children and their p-[struggles with the word repeatedly]…the other people are alone in my factory. [His expression goes blank as he experiences a flashback.]
. . .
[He comes back to the present, a pained smile visible.] Heh heh, that was weird. So where am I? [Looking over the communication device.] And what’s this little techno doodad?
LJ: rl_snoopy06
E-Mail: ajs258@nau.edu
IM: N/A
Character Name: Willy Wonka
Series:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (movie)
Timeline: When he introduces himself to the golden ticket winners.
Canon Resource Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willy_Wonka , http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0003684/bio
Character Background: Where shall we start with Mr. Wonka…ah yes, his childhood. As a child, Willy and his father never had that typical ‘father-son’ relationship. Wilbur Wonka was a dentist and treated Willy more like a patient than his own child. Dr. Wonka even had his son outfitted in the latest headgear and braces, which looked more like a ‘medieval torture device’. He would also never display any sort of affection toward the boy and almost took pleasure in tormenting him when candy or other sugary sweets were concerned. He would allow Willy to dress up for Halloween and go trick-or-treating with his friends every year, but upon his arrival home with all of his candy, Dr. Wonka would lecture his son about the harm each and every candy could cause to his teeth and health. He would then toss all of the candy into the fire, much to Willy’s dismay. One year, however, one chocolate remained unharmed from the fire, and Willy took it upon himself to try it while his father was out of the room.
From that moment on, Willy thought only about chocolate and other candy confections. He used his allowance to buy any and every piece of candy he could get his hands on, writing notes about the flavor and physical aspects of each sweet. Willy knew he had something to live for at that point and knew what he wanted to become. He approached his father one evening (of course Dr. Wonka was still in his dentist’s coat) and told him that he aspired to be a chocolatier. He sternly replied, “No son of mine is going to be a chocolatier.” Willy, of course, became angry and told him that he would run away and travel the world, working with candy. His father replied that he wouldn’t be there if his son decided to leave. With that, he stormed out (as much as a preteen could) and left his father standing in the hall. When he arrived home from an evening at the museum, his father had literally up and moved their house. Of course, Willy stood there in the middle of the street with the D8 face, very much surprised and upset his father had followed through on his earlier proclamation. So, it’s safe to say that because of this abandonment, Wonka will be plagued by ‘daddy’ issues and will despise the concept of ‘parents’ and ‘family’ from this moment forward.
By his early 20s, Wonka had educated himself quite thoroughly about any and all candy and opened his own factory, the largest the world had ever seen. Unlike other candy makers, Wonka was quite innovative when it came to technology, of the machines used to create the sugary goodies and the confections themselves. He invented ice cream that would never melt and chocolate eggs that would hatch into bite size birds that would chirp and flap their wings. However, other candy makers who had become jealous of Wonka’s chocolatey prowess and success, including Mr. Slugworth, began sending spies into Wonka’s factory to steal his recipes. After some time, Wonka discovered that his recipes were in fact being leaked out and fired all of his workers, not knowing who was responsible. Once again feeling betrayed by those around him, he closed down his factory ‘forever’.
After some time, Wonka traveled to a place called Loompa Land in search of new exotic flavors for his candy. He was able to do just that, but he also encountered a new race; the Oompa Loompas. The Loompas worshipped the cacao bean, and Wonka very much wanted to take some back to his factory, along with other ingredients (plants and animals alike) that he could use for his latest sweet concoctions. So! He met with the chief of the Loompa tribe, and they came to an agreement. Wonka could have all the cacao beans he wanted in exchange for taking the Oompa Loompas with him back to his factory. Over the next some odd years (probably 10 or so), the only social interactions that took place for Wonka were between him and the Oompa Loompas that worked in his factory, very much amplifying his social ineptness and awkwardness.
One day while he was having his semi-annual hair cut, Wonka discovered a single grey hair. He then realized that he wasn’t going to be around forever and that he needed someone to take over his factory in the future. It was then he had a revelation and decided to have a contest to find his heir. He specifically wanted a child so he could mould him/her in the ways of chocolate making and running his factory the way he had done so for years. Cue the search for the five Golden Tickets placed in the wrappers of different Wonka Bars. Those who had found the Golden Tickets were invited to attend a tour of Wonka’s factory and were promised a lifetime of chocolate and other candy. Violet Beauregarde, Mike Teavee, Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, and Charlie Bucket, along with their chosen guardians, arrived to the factory that fateful morning and were greeted by none other than Mr. Wonka himself (after a song and dance number by electronic puppets that accidentally caught fire…). Actually, it wasn’t so much a greeting but an awkward exchange of Wonka quoting, “Good morning starshine; the earth says hello!” with that characteristic creepy toothy grin of his.
In many instances during the tour, Wonka interacts with and reacts to the children and parents in very…interesting (eccentric) ways. When hugged by Violet at the beginning of the tour, Wonka recoils in horror, clearly repulsed by such physical contact. Another instance in which he shows discomfort is when Mike’s father retrieves his son’s shrunken form from the television, Mike coming within inches of Wonka’s face. He pulls back with a worried look on his face and then exhales like he has just avoided death. His social awkwardness also shines through in how he responds to four of the parents after their children have suffered some sort of candy related calamity. Never does he consider the feelings of the parents, but only what will happen to his candy and/or his property. The daddy issues surface throughout the tour with Wonka having flashbacks of his traumatic childhood and not being able to say the word ‘parent(s)’. However, Wonka is really only ‘normal’ when interacting with Charlie. More than likely because Charlie understands him and understands why Wonka does what he does. Aaaand also because Charlie is not a spoiled little brat like the others. Har har har.
Abilites/Special Powers: Unless you consider being a socially inept candy making genius a power, then Wonka has no abilities or special powers.
Third-Person Sample: Rap! Rap! Rap! Torn from his thoughts and writing by the knocking, Willy Wonka looked up at the door to his office and happily replied, “Yes? Do come in!” With a wide smile on his face, he turned his chair to the door as one of his Oompa Loompa workers entered, a look of worry in his eyes. Wonka’s smile shrunk slightly at seeing the Loompa’s expression. “What seems to be the problem, Joe?” he asked, that happy tone still present. Joe responded in Loompa sign language, and Wonka’s smile slowly disappeared completely, his amethyst eyes widening. Apparently something had gone wrong during the production stage of one of his latest candies in the inventing room. The Loompa, Joe, was quite vague with the explanation, so he figured it best to head down there himself to sort out the problem.
“Well, we’ve gotta fix the problem then!” He turned back to the set of notes on his desk and finished the thought that had been interrupted. The happy-go-lucky smile once again reappeared as he glanced over his notes, proud that he had thought up another wonderful sugary confection. He stowed the fountain pen in the top drawer of the desk and rose to his feet. “Let’s not waste any time now! Luckily we can use the elevator to get there in no time,” he said as he retrieved his cane that had been leaning up against the desk.
Joe exited the room, closely followed by Wonka as they both made their way down the hall to the elevator dock. Coming to a stop in front of the glass elevator, Wonka lifted his hand holding the cane and pressed the ‘open’ button with his gloved index finger. They both entered, and the glass doors closed behind them as he pressed the button under the caption that read “Inventing Room”. He looked down at the Loompa and laughed, “Haha, I always love when the elevator goes ‘Whoosh!’ and-.” His arm movements imitating the elevator and words were cut short by the elevator doing just that, slamming him against the side of the glass box.
“I really do need to be more careful when riding this thing,” he said with a slight smile that turned into a grimace as he picked up his hat and returned it to its natural place. The Loompa looked up at him and chuckled as they sped off toward their destination.
First-Person Sample: [A slender figure dressed in black trousers, a dark plum overcoat, and top hat makes his way over to the device.]
H-hello? Doris? [He picks it up and viewers come face to face with one of pale complexion with striking amethyst colored eyes and caramel colored jaw length hair. And of course we can’t forget the top hat.]
I don’t remember this room being in my factory...[He looks around and then calls for one of his workers and frowns when he receives no response.]
Now those children and their p-[struggles with the word repeatedly]…the other people are alone in my factory. [His expression goes blank as he experiences a flashback.]
. . .
[He comes back to the present, a pained smile visible.] Heh heh, that was weird. So where am I? [Looking over the communication device.] And what’s this little techno doodad?