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3[[folder:Richard Tyler]]
4!!Richard Tyler
5[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/richard_tyler_the_pagemaster.jpg]]
6
7->'''Played by:''' Creator/MacaulayCulkin
8
9A young boy who has a severe phobia of everything and lives a life based on the statistics of accident occurrences. Sent out to the hardware store by his concerned father, Richard gets caught in a storm and takes shelter in a library. Knocking himself out by slipping on a wet floor, he becomes an animated character and ventures on a journey through the library's fiction section to find the exit.
10----
11* BadassBookworm: Becomes this over the course of the film.
12* {{Bookworm}}: But only of fact-based books, at first.
13* CallingCard: His library card.
14* CowardlyLion: Easily frightened and cautious about everything, who overcomes his fears to become a better person.
15* EverythingTryingToKillYou: He believes everything is trying to hurt him in some shape or form. Ironically, this becomes quite real in the animated world. Of course, when ''lightning itself'' is chasing him, you realize it's a CassandraTruth as some [[DragonsAreDemonic kind of entity]] is [[EnemyWithin after him]].
16* FalseCrucible: It turns out everything that Richard went through was [[spoiler:just a test by the Pagemaster. Needless to say, Richard [[WhatTheHellHero does not take it very well]]]].
17* GenreBlindness: Downplayed. He clearly has read little-to-no literature in his life, though he is familiar with characters like John Silver and Mother Goose.
18* HypocriticalHumor: When his father falls from the treehouse after Richard drops a bucket of nails on his head, Richard tells his father he cannot argue with statistics. Now who was it who dropped the bucket in the first place?
19* KidHero: A contemporary take on the standard fantasy hero.
20* KnightInShiningArmor: To battle the dragon.
21* LeeroyJenkins: Richard's short fight with the dragon goes from bravery to recklessness when it's not a battle he can hope to win. Instead of falling back to lure the beast away from the books, [[DoNotTauntCthulhu he keeps on attacking]] and gets swallowed alive.
22* LogicalFallacies: Richard follows his life based on the statistics of how many accidents can occur in just about every scenario. As the main page points out, "8% of all household accidents involve ladders. Another 3% involve trees. We're looking at 11% probability here." First, Richard is ignoring some overlap between the 8% and the 3%. Secondly, he's assuming that an accident will happen, in which case the probability that it involves ladders is 8%, but that doesn't tell us anything about the chances that this specific ladder-climbing event will lead to an accident. What he needs is a statistic in the form of "X% of the time somebody climbs a ladder, they have an accident" rather than "X% of all accidents involve ladders."
23* LovableNerd: A very nervous but charming nerdy kid through and through.
24* LudicrousPrecision: See LogicalFallacies above. In this case, of course, his precision is far more ludicrous than is average for this trope.
25* NerdGlasses: Round, brown spectacles.
26* PrimalFear: Once he gets over his LogicalFallacies, his is dragons and heights. [[{{Kaiju}} Enormous unkillable dragons]], even more so. Richard through CharacterDevelopment goes from a cowardly introvert to a brave boy who will face his crippling fears to defend his friends, even though he hates every second of it.
27* TrappedInAnotherWorld: After he slips, falls and gets knocked out.
28* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of his journey, Richard gains enough bravery and confidence to eventually [[spoiler:go up against a ''100 foot-tall dragon'' to protect his new friends]].
29* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: His flaw is that he's afraid of pretty much everything. He gets better.
30[[/folder]]
31
32[[folder:The Pagemaster]]
33!!The Pagemaster
34[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pagemaster.png]]
35
36->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChristopherLloyd
37
38[[SecondaryCharacterTitle The title character]] and guardian of literature and reading. He sends Richard on his journey to find the exit, hoping he will overcome his fears. Possibly related to, or is, Mr. Dewey.
39----
40* BadassBookworm: His clothes, his staff and even his beard all seem to be made out of pages.
41* DeusExMachina:
42** He saves Richard from the dragon that terrorises his dreams, and tried to absorb him, after falling unconscious in the library. Brought to the world of fiction, he implores the boy to face his fears.
43** Defied with his SecretTestOfCharacter. At the end he admits that he could have ended the story immediately, but then Richard wouldn't have learned a thing.
44* GuileHero: It's revealed that he deliberately sent Richard on his dangerous journey so he could conquer his phobias.
45* LargeHam: Considering who voices him this is hardly surprising.
46* MagicStaff: Shaped in the form of a scroll.
47* PetTheDog: Sends Richard back to his own world after Richard successfully overcomes his fears.
48* PhysicalGod: He's implied to be something like this in his world, judging by how the three books react to him.
49* RobeAndWizardHat: Stylised to resemble wrapped up paper.
50* SecretTestOfCharacter: His method to help Richard overcome his fears.
51* WhatTheHellHero: Richard gives him a grand chewing-out after realizing his entire ordeal was just the Pagemaster's test.
52* WizardClassic: He ticks all the boxes: old, bearded wizard with a big hat and staff and wiser than anyone.
53[[/folder]]
54
55[[folder:Mr. Dewey]]
56!!Mr. Dewey
57[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pagemaster_dewey.png]]
58
59->'''Played by:''' Creator/ChristopherLloyd
60
61A friendly but mysterious librarian who gives Richard his library card. It appears he does not get many visitors to the library and is quite enthusiastic at getting people to check out the books.
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63* AmbiguousSituation: The final scenes, along with Christopher Lloyd playing both characters, strongly imply he and the Pagemaster are one and the same, but it is not explicitly said or shown.
64* {{Bookworm}}: This is clear based on his enthusiasm to give Richard a book.
65* FriendToAllChildren: Judging by his little act on Richard, he puts a lot of work in getting children interested in reading.
66* InformedAbility: "I have a talent at guessing what people need." He is wrong... at least the first time.
67* MagicalLibrary: In his eyes, the library is a magical place. It may or may not actually be magical, even though it seems Richard's adventures were AllJustADream.
68* LargeHam: What else would you expect from Christopher Lloyd?
69* LoonyLibrarian: The "loony" part of his character is provided by LargeHam Creator/ChristopherLloyd, who ultimately reappears as a benevolent wizard in the animated universe into which Richard is whisked.
70* MeaningfulName: He's named after the ''Dewey'' Decimal System which is used to organize books in libraries.
71* ScaryLibrarian: Subverted. He can look a bit off his rocker, but he only wants people to check out books.
72* SecretKeeper: Seems to know what happened to Richard, and might actually be the Pagemaster. It's possible that he knows of the events that happen, thus why he allows Richard to take Horror, Adventure and Fantasy.
73* SpookySilentLibrary: No one seems to come to the library anymore.
74[[/folder]]
75
76[[folder:Adventure]]
77!!Adventure
78[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pagemaster_adventure_0.png]]
79
80->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/PatrickStewart (English), Creator/BernardPierreDonnadieu (European French)
81
82A talking book who is an adventurous, daring pirate. He meets Richard after he crashes a book cart into his shelf, Adventure spotting his library card and accompanies Richard to find the exit so he can be checked out.
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84* AffectionateNickname: Calls Richard "Matey."
85* AnimateInanimateObject: He's a talking book with arms and legs.
86* BadassBoast: [[WroteTheBook "I wrote the book on sailing. In fact, I am the book on sailing!"]]
87* BoisterousWeakling: He claims to be a great fighters and swordsman, but he never has the chance to back his words, and considering he is not more than a book with proportional limbs, he gets mistreated a lot during the movie.
88* ButtMonkey: Let's see--he is smashed by a book cart, falls off the top of a book shelf to the floor, drenched by a wave, looted by fellow pirates, tossed into a treasure chest during his only chance at a swordfight, enchanted to wear a dress and wig, and fried by a dragon.
89* EarnYourHappyEnding: Follows Richard in the hopes of being checked out as a library book.
90* EyepatchOfPower: Wears an eyepatch, although he still has both eyes intact. He wears it because [[RuleOfCool it makes him look good]].
91* ForcefulKiss: Pulls this on Fantasy in a romantic moment and gets smacked for it (after some appreciation, though).
92* GenreSavvy: In the adventure section and horror section. Not so much in the fantasy section.
93* HandicappedBadass: Has a hook and a peg leg, but is still pretty awesome.
94* HookHand: He is a pirate after all.
95* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: While he often argues with Fantasy and mocks Horror, he is a good man at heart and ultimately feels guilty for mistreating the latter.
96* LargeHam: Well, he is a pirate and voiced by Creator/PatrickStewart after all, though it can be a surprise to those used to him as the staid [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Captain Picard]].
97* MasterSwordsman: Claims to be, but doesn't get much chance to show off his skills since he is the ButtMonkey of the film.
98* OwMyBodyPart: "Oooh! Me binding!"
99* {{Pirate}}: A very traditional role. Aside from being a talking book.
100* PortalBook: Contains a number of pirate-related weaponry within his pages.
101* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Adventure is the Manly Man to Horror's Sensitive Guy.
102* ShipTease: With Fantasy. They spend a good deal of the film bantering before he pulls a surprise kiss on her near the end. She initially seems to like it, but ultimately doesn't take too kindly to that.
103* TalkLikeAPirate: You'd better believe it, mateys.
104* UngratefulBastard: Being the [[SmallNameBigEgo prideful braggard]] that he is, he certainly shows no gratitude when Horror and Fantasy help him and Richard fend off the pirates, especially since he spent the entire fight trapped in a chest right when he saw a good opportunity to have a good battle.
105-->'''Adventure:''' I coulda taken the lot of 'em with one hand tied behind me back! ''(storms off)''
106-->'''Richard:''' It's just his way of saying thanks.
107-->'''Horror:''' ''(grabs a sword and puts on a bandana)'' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint You're welcome!]]
108* UnusualEuphemism: To Fantasy: "How'd you like to curl up with a good book?"
109[[/folder]]
110
111[[folder:Fantasy]]
112!!Fantasy
113[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pagemaster_fantasy_5.png]]
114
115->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WhoopiGoldberg
116
117A sassy book from the fantasy section. Mis-shelved, Fantasy meets Richard by chance and agrees to guide him through the library in exchange for checking her out.
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119* AnimateInanimateObject: A talking book with a fairy motif.
120* DeadpanSnarker: Has her moments.
121-->'''Fantasy:''' (regarding Adventure) You know that short story?
122-->'''Richard:''' Yeah, he's Adventure.
123-->'''Fantasy:''' Honey, that's what they all say.
124-->'''Adventure:''' I heard that! I'll have you know I'm a classic!
125-->'''Fantasy:''' Mmm-hmmm... a classic ''misprint''!
126* FairyCompanion: Accompanies Richard on his journey.
127* FairyGodmother: Acts as one to Richard and claims to grant wishes.
128* FishOutOfWater: She was mis-shelved and is [[GenreBlindness clueless to the horror genre]].
129* MagicCarpet: Has Horror rip out one of her pages (fittingly, one about the ''Literature/ArabianNights'') and transforms it into a flying carpet.
130* MagicWand: She seems to have a bit of a faulty one but gets stronger when in the fantasy section.
131* PortalBook: Able to pull fantasy-related objects from her pages like a flying carpet.
132* SassyBlackWoman: She is technically lavender, but is voiced by Whoopi Goldberg.
133* ShipTease: With Adventure, though she doesn't seem to want it.
134* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The only woman in Richard's group.
135* VerbalTic: "Mmm-hmmm."
136[[/folder]]
137
138[[folder:Horror]]
139!!Horror
140[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pagemaster_horror_5.png]]
141
142->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FrankWelker
143
144The third of Richard's book companions. Horror is a misshaped book who Richard meets in the horror section, and they quickly bond due to their timid nature, but both learn to become braver over time.
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146* AllThereInTheManual: WordOfGod states that Horror was created with a misshapen spine, and his parents were an encyclopedia and a paperback book. As a result, Horror feels he has been mis-shelved in life and wants to gain a happy ending.
147* AnimateInanimateObject: A talking book.
148* ChekhovsGunman: Horror discovers he can float after the group is separated by Moby Dick.
149* CompositeCharacter: His character design evokes both the [[Literature/{{Frankenstein}} Frankenstein's monster and Igor]], with a bit of [[Literature/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Quasimodo]] thrown in.
150* CowardlyLion / LovableCoward: Similar to Richard, he is easily frightened despite coming from the horror section of the library, but becomes braver over time.
151* CuteMonster: In the eyes of Fantasy.
152* DynamicEntry: Swings into battle like Literature/{{Tarzan}} and knocks out several pirates upon landing.
153* EarnYourHappyEnding: All he wants is to be checked out and be happy.
154* FallingIntoHisArms: A subverted version. Horror is knocked out of a bell tower and lands in Richard's arms.
155* FriendToAllLivingThings: Horror is the most gentle of characters compared to the hot-headed Adventure and Fantasy, and wouldn't hurt a fly.
156* TheGrotesque: Horror is described as a "hunchbook" and is based on Quasimodo. He has a misshapen spine and torn features. Also has elements of Igor, referring to Richard as his "master".
157* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Too friendly and kind for the horror section, Horror just wants to have friends and a better existence.
158* TheKlutz: A bit clumsy and accident prone at times. He accidentally knocks Fantasy's wand out of her hand and it is eaten by the dragon, causing it to gain extra firepower and fry the flying carpet they are on.
159* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: The relationship between Horror and Adventure. Adventure is mostly mean and insulting towards Horror, and angrily chews out Horror when he comments that he could be like him (but mostly because his pride was damaged because Fantasy and Horror rescued Richard from the pirates). The two get along better after Adventure mistakes Horror for being dead.
160* TechnicallyASmile: Gives a lopsided smile upon meeting Richard.
161-->'''Fantasy:''' Look, he's smiling.
162-->''(Horror gives a weird smile)''
163-->'''Richard:''' That's a smile?
164[[/folder]]
165
166[[folder:Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]
167!!Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
168[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pagemaster_jekyll_hyde.png]]
169
170->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/LeonardNimoy
171
172The first literary character met in the film. A gentlemanly MadScientist, Dr. Jekyll creates a potion to [[EnemyWithin split apart his dark side]], only to transform into the AxCrazy Mr. Hyde.
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174* AdaptationalVillainy: While he's nice enough in the movie, if a bit stuffy, the PC game's version of Dr. Jekyll has him [[TheJekyllIsAJerk collaborating with Hyde to rule the world]].
175* AmbitionIsEvil: Wants to help mankind, but ends up becoming a full-on psychopath.
176* AxCrazy: Mr. Hyde immediately starts laughing like a lunatic and attacks Richard and his friends with a cane.
177* BigBad: While not in the film, Hyde becomes the Big Bad in the PC game.
178* BodyHorror: Like in the book he was from, Jekyll completely changes when he becomes Hyde. We get a brief glimpse of this when he grabs Richard and his hand begins to get hairier.
179* CaneFu: After transforming, Mr. Hyde uses Dr. Jekyll's cane to attack Richard and the others.
180* DisneyVillainDeath: Overlaps with HesJustHiding. We never find out Hyde's ultimate fate after falling through the hole in his floor, but he appears at the film's end, revealed to be part of the Pagemaster's SecretTestOfCharacter.
181* EvilLaugh: Mr. Hyde does these a lot.
182* EvilSoundsDeep: Mr. Hyde's voice is more deep and guttural than Jekyll's.
183* FallingChandelierOfDoom: Horror drops a chandelier on Mr. Hyde. It misses but causes Hyde to fall through a hole in the floor and dangle from a chain. Fantasy breaks the chain like a blowtorch, and we hear Mr. Hyde fall to his apparent doom. He survives and transforms back into Dr. Jekyll at the end of the film.
184* GargleBlaster: The Hyde potion, once spilt, eats through the wooden floor like acid in a second.
185* HarbingerOfImpendingDoom: Dr. Jekyll informs Richard that he is in grave danger for entering his house. He seems to be cryptic here on purpose, since the danger he is referring to is himself.
186-->'''Dr. Jekyll:''' My boy, I derive no pleasure in telling you, that you are in extreme danger.
187-->'''Richard:''' Danger!
188-->'''Dr. Jekyll:''' Even as we speak. In this very room waiting to strike are the forces of evil. Every man is possessed of both good and evil. But enough of that, [[MoodDissonance anyone care for a drink?]]
189* JekyllAndHyde: The Doctor is gentlemanly and helpful to Richard, but Hyde is a violent monster who tries to kill him.
190* LargeHam: Mr. Hyde unlike the more calm and affable Jekyll.
191-->'''Mr. Hyde:''' My name is...Mr. HYYYYYYYDE !!
192* MadScientist: As in the novel, Dr. Jekyll is an ambitious scientist hoping to help mankind and rid himself of his own darkness. However, he makes a formula which instead backfires and turns him into Mr. Hyde.
193* NightmareFace: Mr. Hyde's is one to remember.
194* PainfulTransformation: The transformation is brief but pretty terrifying. Dr. Jekyll screams in agony as his body reacts to his potion, then he undergoes some body horror before becoming Mr. Hyde.
195* RedEyesTakeWarning
196* SlasherSmile: Again, Hyde.
197* StarterVillain: His Hyde persona serves as the first obstacle faced in the film by Richard and his book companions and is taken out easily by Fantasy.
198* SuperpoweredEvilSide: He just needs to drink the potion in order to become this.
199* TheyCallMeMrTibbs: For Jekyll's introduction.
200-->'''Fantasy:''' Excuse me, Mr., uh...
201-->'''Jekyll:''' ''Doctor.'' Dr. Jekyll.
202[[/folder]]
203
204[[folder:Captain Ahab]]
205!!Captain Ahab
206[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pagemaster_ahab.png]]
207
208->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/GeorgeHearn
209
210The second literary character in the film. Ahab, like in the book he was from, is dead-set on killing Moby Dick.
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212* AxCrazy: One reason why Adventure likes him.
213* DroppedABridgeOnHim: More like Dropped a Whale on Him. Tries to kill Moby Dick with a spear, only to have the whale leap out of the water and sink his boat.
214* FatherNeptune: Shown to be a veteran sailor and hunter.
215* GoshDangItToHeck: Subverted. His speech before attacking Moby is taken from the book.
216* IncomingHam: "Thar she blows!"
217* LargeHam: Taken from the source material.
218* RevengeBeforeReason: Wants to kill Moby as an act of revenge.
219* SpearCarrier: Little more than a OneSceneWonder, Captain Ahab sails into the ocean and tries to slay Moby Dick. It doesn't work.
220[[/folder]]
221
222[[folder:Long John Silver]]
223!!Long John Silver
224[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pagemaster_longjohnsilver.png]]
225
226->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/{{Jim Cummings|1952}}
227
228The third literary character met in the film. Like in the book, Long John has rallied a band of pirates to find Flint's trove on Literature/TreasureIsland.
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230* AffablyEvil: Quite polite towards Richard, wishing to employ him as a cabin boy, and departs from the island when Richard threatens him with a sword.
231* CoolSword: Has one as a pirate should.
232* TheDreaded: Adventure describes him as this.
233* HandicappedBadass: Needs to use a crutch in order to walk, but is very ruthless and determined.
234* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Like in the book, while he is a villain nonetheless, he is actually quite nice to Richard, reflecting how he treated Jim Hawkins in the original story. In the climax, he congratulates Richard on facing his fears.
235* LargeHam: "There she be, mateys! Treasure Island!"
236* TheMutiny: His crew try to pull this on him when they cannot find any treasure, only for Fantasy and Horror to arrive to rescue their friends.
237* PirateParrot: Accompanied by a scrawny parrot.
238* SurroundedByIdiots: He's the only pirate with a functioning brain, which would explain why he's the Captain. The rest of his crew can't even read a map or recognize an obvious clue pointing to the treasure.
239* TalkLikeAPirate: But of course.
240* WellDoneSonGuy: Gives Richard his congratulations.
241-->'''Long John''': Ah, you had pirate stuff, me lad! An' don't no one speak any different.
242[[/folder]]
243
244[[folder:The Dragon]]
245!!The Dragon
246[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/the_dragon_the_pagemaster.jpg]]
247
248->'''Vocal effects by:''' Creator/FrankWelker
249
250The first and final obstacle between Richard and the exit. An enormous enigmatic fire-breathing dragon who attacks Richard and his friends after they wake him up.
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252* AndYourLittleDogToo: The dragon deliberately goes after Richard's only friends - the books, first. This forces him to try and stand up to his fears.
253* TheAssimilator: The dragon shape-shifts into a monstrous painting abomination that absorbs Richard into the worlds of Horror, Adventure and Fantasy. Changing him into an illustration, just so it can terrorize and devour him later.
254* AttackItsWeakPoint: In a DeletedScene, Richard tries to apply knowledge [[Literature/TheHobbit he picked up from the books]] into practice by attacking the dragon's soft underbelly - only to find ''[[InvincibleVillain this beast has no weaknesses]]''; his sword just bounces off the armor-like scales. Dodging its head and legs forces him to the rear where the monster's tail snatches him up. In the film's junior novel, Richard aimed his sword toward the dragon's soft spot, under the lower part of its neck. But before he could strike, the dragon whipped its tail around and snared the boy.
255* BigBad: He is more or less this for the film; He was the thing that first brought Richard into the magic world. He is also the last and most dangerous obstacle that Richard and his friends have to face.
256* BreathWeapon: Can breathe fire. Gets a huge power boost after eating Fantasy's wand.
257* DoNotTauntCthulhu: It does not like being mocked. Adventure calling it a "dragonfly" earned him a blast of its fiery breath. Richard [[NotAfraidOfYouAnymore rebuking it]] as frightening, made it prove him [[InstantlyProvenWrong instantly wrong]], swallowing him whole.
258* DragonsAreDemonic: The dragon takes on whatever form it wants to scare and pursue Richard. The Pagemaster's [[DeusExMachina intervention]] merely enabled it to assume physical form, and in the realm of Fantasy where [[HappilyEverAfter good endings prevail]], this fiery beast unphased by that fact ''gets even more powerful and dangerous!''
259* EnemyWithin: The dragon is supposed to be [[PrimalFear Richard's fears]] incarnate and manifested into physical form. Hence why it's [[SuperPersistentPredator pursuing him constantly]].
260* FinalBoss: The final obstacle in the film faced by Richard and his friends.
261* GiantFlyer: Flies on giant bat wings and able to keep pace with a MagicCarpet.
262* JustEatHim: Annoyed Richard repeatedly tries [[NotAfraidOfYouAnymore to stand up to it]], the dragon opts to [[NotWorthKilling swallow the boy whole and unharmed]] when Richard's bravery starts becoming reckless.
263* KillItThroughItsStomach: Averted. After Richard is eaten by this beast, he makes a beanstalk appear by opening a book entitled ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk'' that was also inside the dragon's stomach, and uses it to escape. The implacable fiery beast does not die however.
264* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Zigzagged. By going after the Books, it made Richard finally stand up to his fears. But the fiery monster is not something that can be overcome with brute force, and may have done so to flush Richard out from hiding.
265* NighInvulnerability: It is an invincible MightyGlacier behemoth where sword attacks just ''bounce off it'' and technically wasn't even defeated by Richard. Being temporarily inconvenienced by the giant beanstalk speaks volumes of how virtually untouchable it is. Shown to be as active as ever in the ending, and ''angry'' the boy escaped. Which serves as FridgeBrilliance. The fact that the dragon wasn't killed is a symbolism of Richard's general fear (mainly of risk and heights). He'll never truly be rid of his fears, but as the Pagemaster pointed out he overcame them.
266* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Your standard fire-breathing dragon...that also materializes in a melted rotunda artwork to chase Richard.
267* PrehensileTail: It is frighteningly dexterous with its long tail, using it to capture, disarm, study and then throw Richard [[JustEatHim into its open maw]].
268* {{Shapeshifting}}: From [[DeletedScene storyboards]], the enigmatic dragon was supposed to shape-shift after Richard and the books again, upon leaving the realm of Adventure. It forcibly takes over a [[MeatPuppet mere frog's body]] to transform into a rampaging monster. However, Fantasy now at full power in her native realm, easily defeats it by [[TakenForGranite turning it to stone]]. Adventure loses his sword in process. Unfortunately this causes a PlotHole when he recovers his sword from the real dragon's mouth, [[TurnsRed who has decided to get serious this time]].
269* StomachOfHolding: Richard ends up here and its belly is BiggerOnTheInside, with [[BizarreAlienBiology stomach acid bubbles producing flames]], and even containing a library of children's books.
270* ThatsNoMoon: Mistaken for [[CaveMouth a cave]] until Adventure chops one of its fangs off, awakening the dragon.
271* WhenTreesAttack: Gets temporarily paralyzed when a beanstalk grows out of its mouth, allowing Richard to escape its clutches.
272* WouldHurtAChild: More than eager to frighten and attack Richard, but curiously when the boy is at its mercy the monster [[NotWorthKilling doesn't want to]] turn him into mincemeat in its teeth, tail or claws, and gulps him down alive.
273* YourMindMakesItReal: It's a malevolent presence of unknown origin ([[DragonsAreDemonic possibly demonic]]) that undeniably hounds after Richard through his dreams, the real world, and into the worlds of Horror, Adventure and Fantasy. This monster is so bad that the Pagemaster has to pull a DeusExMachina in order to get the boy it pursues to stand up to it.
274[[/folder]]
275
276[[folder:Alan and Claire Tyler]]
277!!Alan and Claire Tyler
278
279->'''Played by:''' Creator/EdBegleyJr and Mel Harris
280
281Richard's loving, yet concerned parents.
282----
283* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Realizing they sent their son out as a major storm blew in from out of nowhere, Richard's parents frantically search all over town for him, only to their relief find he's already home.
284* SoProudOfYou: When they find their son sleeping in the newly-built treehouse they worried he'd never have the courage to climb up into.
285[[/folder]]

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