Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-11058666-20150826195114/@comment-6175354-20150831160538

DavidTennantismyAngel wrote: Yes, Rumple and Belle are different people, but Belle is a core part of who he is. His love for her shows that he has the capacity to care for other people and have a certain tenderness. I would have to disagree. Belle is not a core part of Rumplestiltskin, nor is she the thing he loved most. The only person Rumple ever truly loved was his son, Baelfire. His regression started when Neal resurrected him, and was completed when Neal died. When Gold sacrificed himself to kill Pan, the story came full circle.There was nowhere else to go from that point on.