BASTIAN BALTHAZAR BUX

'Bastian Balthazar Bux' is the protagonist of Michael Ende's novel ''Die Unendliche Geschichte'' (English title ''The Neverending Story'') and the subsequent motion pictures, television series and animated series based on the novel. Bastian is a shy, bookish boy who is mourning the recent death of his mother. During a visit to an antique bookstore, he steals a curious-looking novel titled ''The Neverending Story'', and upon reading it he finds himself literally drawn into the story.
Halfway through the book Bastian becomes a character in ''The Neverending Story'', in a land called Fantastica ("Fantasia" in the movies). When he uses the magical locket called Auryn, he loses his memory as a child of the real world and nearly forgets everything about his life outside the story.

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Actors who have portrayed Bastian Balthazar Bux

Other Media

References

Actors who have portrayed Bastian Balthazar Bux

1984: Barret Oliver in the first motion picture ''The Neverending Story.''
1990: Jonathan Brandis in the second motion picture ''.
1994: Jason James Richter in the third motion picture ''The Neverending Story III''.
1996: Christopher Bell provided the voice of the character in the ''The Neverending Story'' television animated series.
2001: Mark Rendall in ''Tales from the Neverending Story'' (the HBO mini-series).

Other Media

Bastian Balthazar Bux appeared in the ''Robot Chicken'' episode "Dragon Nuts" voiced by Seth Green.

References

1. The Neverending Story
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3. The Neverending Story III
4. The Neverending Story
5. Tales from the Neverending Story