Jareth

Jareth the Goblin King

IKTR: 27
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Jareth presents as being proud, arrogant and mischievous and once lead a girl named Sarah to his very own dream-like world. At the start he delights in tormenting Sarah and demonstrating his powers to her. Later on he displays other traits, including building anxiety as Sarah progresses quickly through his Labyrinth. By the end he is desperate to win, attempting to win Sarah over by insisting he will give her everything she wants in exchange for her love, fear and obedience.

He acts like a gang leader with his goblin subjects, expecting them to laugh at his jokes and quickly losing his patience with them. Despite the fact he treats his subjects poorly, they continue to serve him and obey him without question. He appears weary of their antics, and often seems more interested in following Sarah's progress in one of his crystals than interacting with them.

In the wake of Sarah's victory, Jareth is depicted as a sore loser, unable to accept his defeat at the hands of a young girl. He proved to be very domineering when given the opportunity, with his main goal following Sarah's defeat of him being able to make her forget her own dreams and bend to his will. However, due to the fact that he let her leave in the end to follow her dreams, this proves Jareth truly does love Sarah.

One thing he never tells is that he used to have a son named Myde (Demyx), who he adopted as a young hatchling when it became clear his parents had no interest in raising him. Myde's disappearance left him feeling extremely alone and he hopes that one day he will manage to find him again.