Changes: Jareth

PERFORMER	David Bowie
DEBUT	1986

Revision as of 04:07, 9 April 2016

Jareth is the villain of Labyrinth. He is the Goblin King, ruling over the creatures that populate the Labyrinth and the Goblin City at its center. Jareth is smitten with Sarah, the film's heroine. He grants her wish to have her infant half brother Toby taken away from her, but to her horror he intends to turn the baby into a goblin. Sarah's quest to retrieve the baby from Jareth drives the film's story.

The goblins of the Labyrinth are loyal to Jareth and seem happy to serve him, but other residents of his kingdom, including Hoggle, Ludo, and Sir Didymus, are eager to help Sarah foil his plans for Toby.

Jareth has a few supernatural powers at his disposal, including the ability to alter his form to that of a white owl, the ability to speed up time, and the ability to move the stars or heavens themselves. His powers are frequently aided by crystals. Jareth has a few musical numbers in the film, including "Magic Dance," "As the World Falls Down," and "Within You."

Jareth was performed by David Bowie with Michael Moschen performing Jareth's juggling trick, and Tim Condren serving as Bowie's double.

In Other Media

Labyrinth recently saw a resurgence (2005-2006) in merchandise with a release of clothing and various other items from stores like Hot Topic. Most bear Jareth's likeness or a direct quote of his from the movie.

External Links

Jareth's Page at the Labyrinth Wiki

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-'''Jareth''' is the villain of ''[[Labyrinth]]''.  He is the Goblin King, ruling over the creatures that populate the labyrinth and the Goblin City at its center.  Jareth is smitten with [[Sarah]], the film's heroine.  He grants her wish to have her infant stepbrother [[Toby]] taken away from her, but to her horror he intends to turn the baby into a goblin.  Sarah's quest to retrieve the baby from Jareth drives the film's story.
+'''Jareth''' is the villain of ''[[Labyrinth]]''. He is the Goblin King, ruling over the creatures that populate [[the Labyrinth]] and the [[Goblin City]] at its center. Jareth is smitten with [[Sarah]], the film's heroine. He grants her wish to have her infant half brother [[Toby]] taken away from her, but to her horror he intends to turn the baby into a goblin. Sarah's quest to retrieve the baby from Jareth drives the film's story.
-The goblins of the labyrinth are loyal to Jareth and seem happy to serve him, but other residents of his kingdom, including [[Hoggle]], [[Ludo]], and [[Sir Didymus]], are eager to help Sarah foil his plans for Toby.
+The [[goblins]] of the Labyrinth are loyal to Jareth and seem happy to serve him, but other residents of his kingdom, including [[Hoggle]], [[Ludo]], and [[Sir Didymus]], are eager to help Sarah foil his plans for Toby.
-Jareth has a few supernatural powers at his disposal, including the ability to alter his form to that of a white owl, the ability to speed up time, and the ability to move the stars or heavens themselves.  Jareth has a few musical numbers in the film, including "Magic Dance", "As the World Falls Down", and "Within You".
+Jareth has a few supernatural powers at his disposal, including the ability to alter his form to that of a white owl, the ability to speed up time, and the ability to move the stars or heavens themselves. His powers are frequently aided by [[crystals]]. Jareth has a few musical numbers in the film, including "[[Magic Dance]]," "[[As the World Falls Down]]," and "[[Within You]]."
+Jareth was performed by [[David Bowie]] with [[Michael Moschen]] performing Jareth's juggling trick, and [[Tim Condren]] serving as Bowie's double.
-== Jareth Analysis and Popularity ==
+==In Other Media==
-There is much speculation as to Jareth's role in Sarah's life.  At the beginning of the film, his image appears as the lover of Sarah's absent (runaway) mother.  Jareth may or may not be a figure of Sarah's imagination.  A recent theory has surfaced that he may be the embodiment of a young woman's non-acceptance of sexuality, but this is unlikey considering the target audience of the film.
+''Labyrinth'' recently saw a resurgence ([[2005]]-[[2006]]) in merchandise with a release of clothing and various other items from stores like Hot Topic. Most bear Jareth's likeness or a direct quote of his from the movie.
+==External Links==
-A high level of tension between Sarah and Jareth is maintained throughout the film.  It is an element that is more intended for adults than children.
+#[http://labyrinth.wikia.com/wiki/Jareth_the_Goblin_King Jareth's Page at the Labyrinth Wiki]
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-Jareth is often considered the most popular character of the Labyrinth film.  He maintains a strong cult following among children who may have grown up with the film in the 1980's.  Websites and Fanfiction still center around him today.
-Labyrinth recently saw a resurgance (2005-2006) in merchandise with a release of clothing and various other items from stores like Hot Topic.  Most bear Jareth's likeness or a direct quote of his from the movie.
 [[Category:Labyrinth Characters]]