I'm starting to be a really big fan of The Wizard of Oz, especially the Scarecrow. I like intelligent characters ^^ and he's the smartest of the group, plus he's a scarecrow, so X3!
I'm starting to think about my AU of the Wizard of Oz and I've already started making designs for the quartet (Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion ^^)
(Press Show More to learn more about my version of The Scarecrow of Oz)
CHARACTER:
First Name : Scarecrow
Name : None
Gender : It/She He/Him
Place of birth : Winkies Land (West)
Race : Living object (Wicked Spell)
Age : 17 years
Height : 1 m 75
Weight : 5 kg (he’s really light)
Eyes : Blues
Hairs : Straws
Skin : Beige
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RELATIONSHIPS:
Creator: Elphaba Thropp (Wicked Witch of the West)
Scarecrow is a living scarecrow created by the Witch of the West, who had simply tested a spell, which will bring Scarecrow to life. Elphaba honestly thinks he is her biggest failure. Scarecrow asks too many questions, doesn't respond to all of her commands, and is very clumsy, which doesn't make him very effective.
The inhabitants of the West have no particular hatred against Scarecrow, considering that he is ultimately in the same misery as them, at the mercy of the Wicked Witch. Especially knowing how mean she is to him.
When Dorothy arrives in Oz, accidentally killing Nessarose (Elphaba's sister), the Witch of the West absolutely wants to recover the silver slippers, so she can bring her sister back to life. She orders Scarecrow to get the shoes, and he's not against it. As long as it’s just stealing them. Elphaba leaves him on the road, near where Dorothy will soon arrive, the objective being that he gains her trust to steal the shoes.
But, he and Dorothy discover to their horror that she cannot take the shoes off. The Witch's plan then changes: Dorothy must die! The Witch can't kill her with a spell, because that would destroy the shoes, so it's up to Scarecrow to do what's necessary.
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Facts about Scarecrow:
Nothing can kill him or hurt him, except fire
Elphaba tended to punish him by burning him (he still has some burn marks)
He suffers from pyrophobia (fear of fire)
“Stupid” was one of the nicknames Elphaba and Nessarose gave him
Scarecrow is made entirely of magic (technically, if he learned, he could master magic)
He can sleep, if he feels safe enough to do so
Elphaba and Nessarose named him “It”, and the Winkies “She”
In his eyes, he is a boy, and he has been misgendered too often for him to be lenient on this point
He was the most angry with the Wizard of Oz when the group discovered he was a humbug
Glinda took him under her wing after the death of the Witch of the West
His life will always come after that of others
He mourned the death of Elphaba
He suffers from a huge lack of self-confidence (mainly due to psychological abuse from Elphaba)
He learned to read, count and write by himself (thanks to books and video cassettes)
His first outfit was very different, much more torn and worn. It's Glinda who gives him new clothes.
