Geppetto


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"Sometimes you have to lie to protect the people you love."
 * This article is about the character, Geppetto. For Geppetto's Storybrooke counterpart, see Marco.
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- Geppetto to Pinocchio

Geppetto is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts in the first episode of the first season. He is portrayed by guest star Tony Amendola, and his Storybrooke counterpart is Marco.

Geppetto is based on a character from the children's story, Pinocchio.

Before the Curse
When Geppetto is very young, his parents, Stephen and Donna, are transformed into puppets by the carelessness of Jiminy Cricket. As penance for Jiminy's offense, he is to be Geppetto's conscience and guide him as he grows up. Many years later, Geppetto carves a puppet out of an enchanted tree he names Pinocchio and who he loves like his own son.

After a serious accident at sea with a whale, Pinocchio sacrifices himself to save his father. The next day the two were washed onto shore, and Geppetto is alive due to the life jacket. He found Pinocchio dead, but the Blue Fairy comes and turns him into a real boy.

As the dark curse was around the corner, Geppetto is visited by the Blue Fairy. She asks Geppetto to build a wardrobe from a magical tree, which can ward off the curse. Geppetto requires that one of two places in the wardrobe is to be occupied by his son.

At the war council, the Blue Fairy states that the tree can only protect one person. But because Emma's birth comes just before Geppetto has finished his work, the Blue Fairy asks Geppetto to tell Snow White the truth so she can accompany her daughter to the other world. Out of concern for his son, he does not follow her request, but instead makes Pinocchio promise he will take care of the baby before sending him into the cabinet. After Geppetto told Snow White the cabinet is finished, Prince Charming takes his infant daughter, Emma, and puts her in the closet to be transported away so she can grow up in another land and be unaffected by the dark curse. For events occurring after the casting of the dark curse, see Marco.

Trivia

 * The fact that the Blue Fairy asks Geppetto to craft the magic wardrobe suggests that he is the only (known) carpenter who is able to create things out of enchanted wood.
 * When he first meets Jiminy, he has an American accent. As he grew older, he has an Italian accent.

Appearances
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