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I've had enough of running away, Sophie. And now I've got something I want to protect. It's you.
―Howl[src]

Howl Jenkins Pendragon (born Howell Jenkins) is the titular deuteragonist of Howl's Moving Castle.

Background[]

Personality[]

At the beginning of the movie, he was rather vain, and did not really seem to care about a lot of others besides himself. He was still kind enough to let Sophie clean the castle, and even tried to break the curse on her. Not to mention he had taken in Markl as both his ward and apprentice. As time goes on, he becomes more gentle and caring for everyone, Sophie included.

Physical appearance[]

Howl is renowned for his stunningly handsome features, and a gaudy sense of style. At the beginning of the film, Howl had blonde hair, but because of an incident while Sophie was cleaning Howl's bathroom, Howl briefly had orange hair, before it turned black. In the book, Howl had naturally black hair.

Appearances[]

Howl's Moving Castle[]

Howl Jenkins Pendragon was born in 1873 supposedly in England, but resides in the hills of the imaginary country Ingary.


Trivia[]

  • In the book, Howl is described as having flaxen hair that changes to black and then briefly to pink, yet is implied to actually be red. He was also less calm with Sophie and would banter with her more often while also teasing his ward Michael constantly. Prior to falling in love with Sophie, he went out with Sophie's sister Lettie, unaware of the fact that the two were related. His goal in the book was to avoid being sent to find King Suliman's son, rather than going to war, and he also has a more active role in taking down the Witch of the Waste.
  • In the book sequel, he and Sophie have a son named Morgan.

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Films
Nausicaä of the Valley of the WindCastle in the SkyMy Neighbor TotoroKiki's Delivery ServicePorco RossoPom PokoWhisper of the HeartPrincess MononokeMy Neighbors the YamadasSpirited AwayThe Cat ReturnsHowl's Moving CastleTales from EarthseaPonyoThe Secret World of ArriettyFrom Up On Poppy HillThe Wind RisesThe Tale of the Princess Kaguya
Shorts
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
Characters
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Nausicaä

Castle in the Sky: PazuSheetaColonel MuskaCaptain DolaDola Gang
My Neighbor Totoro: TotoroMei KusakabeSatsuki KusakabeCatbus
Kiki's Delivery Service: KikiJijiOsonoFukuoUrsulaTombo
Porco Rosso: Porco RossoMadame GinaFio Piccolo
Princess Mononoke: SanYakulAshitakaLady EboshiKiyoJigo
Spirited Away: Chihiro OginoHakuYubabaZenibaLin
The Cat Returns: Haru YoshiokaBaron Humbert von GikkingenToto
Howl's Moving Castle: Sophie HatterHowl JenkinsMadam SulimanPrince JustinMarkl
Tales from Earthsea: ArrenTherruGed
Ponyo: PonyoSosukeFujimotoGranmamareLisaPonyo's Sisters
The Secret World of Arrietty: ArriettyShō
The Wind Rises: Jiro HorikoshiNaoko SatomiGiovanni Battista Caproni
Zen: Grogu and Dust Bunnies: Grogu

Locations
Toxic JungleBathhouse
Vehicles
MehvePorco's Plane
Songs
I'm Gonna FlyPonyo on the Cliff by the SeaTeeru no uta (Kashuu Baajon)
See Also
Ghibli ga Ippai Collection
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