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| “ | Mebh! (Mebh: Robyn!) Something’s happened to me. (Mebh: Yeah, I can see that. I thought I’d fixed the bite. I thought you’d be fine. Oh, Mammy’s gonna kill me.) Well, my father will kill me. [Wolves sniff her wolf butt] (Mebh: Hey! Calm down and give her room! [Wolves leaves] Anyway, sin é. That’s it. Now, I see you like this. It’s flipping great! I thought we were the last ones.) It’s great? I’m a Wolfwalker! (Mebh: I know! Mammy said this would be bad, like, never to bite anyone, but I love it! Is maith sin!) [Mebh ruffles her fur] It is bad. I’ll get killed like this. What about my body? (Mebh: It’s asleep. Nice and cozy. Look, you’re a wolf when you sleep, a girl when you’re awake. No big deal!) But the soldiers, and… and my father…(Mebh: Don’t worry about that. Learn how to be a wolf first. Come on. Why do you want to be a human? Being a wolf is way better. I’ll show you.) | „ |
| ~ Robyn after becoming a Wolfwalker. |
| “ | (Bill: Robyn, what are you doing, girl?) The Lord Protector will have us in chains. He’s wrong, Father. All this is wrong. Don’t you see that? (Bill: Robyn, step aside. We must do what we’re told.) Why, Father? Why? (Bill: I’m afraid. I’m afraid.) Father? (Bill: I won’t be here to protect you forever. I’m so afraid that one day you will end up in a cage.) But I already am in a cage. [Free Moll out of her cage] I'm sorry father. | „ |
| ~ Robyn fixes her mistakes by freeing Moll from her cage after finally standing up to her father. |
Robyn Goodfellowe is the main protagonist of the irish/british animated movie Wolfwalkers. She is a young apprentice hunter of her own in the 17th century, Robyn once ventured into the woods of Kilkenny and crossed paths with a young girl named Mebh, a member of mysterious humans known as Wolfwalkers who have the power to transforms into a wolf in the sleep. Following this encounter, Robyn accidentally became a Wolfwalker and discovered, helped by her new friend, an entirely different existence, an existence threatened by humanity.
She is voiced by Honor Kneafsey.
Physical Appearance
As a human, Robyn is a young girl of twelve years sporting blonde hair and blue eyes.
As a wolf, Robyn has dark gray fur and is slightly smaller than an adult wolf. She keeps her blue eyes.
Personality
Rebel by nature, Robyn has always want to be a hunter despite her overly protective father wanted her to be only a maid, like all the little girls of this era. Yet Robyn stuck to her choice but had to hide it from his father, knowing he would never understand.
With her rebellious nature, Robyn is also very fiery, determined, sometimes fearful, kind and funny. At first she was afraid of wolves, saw them only as dangerous wild beasts and would not hesitate to shoot them if the opportunity presented itself but after her first meeting with Mebh, Robyn gradually let go of her fear and finished by becoming a friend of the wolves. On becoming a Wolfwalker, she was mostly afraid of being hunted by her father because of what she had become until with Mebh's help she quickly got used to her wolf form, tasting the pleasure of her new abilities and quickly integrated among the wolves, developing a new love for the wilderness in the process.
She has a very deep bond with Mebh. Initially the two girls only bickered after getting to know each other, Mebh nicknamed Robyn "Townie" for coming from town and Robyn was easily exasperated by Mebh's rowdy personality but they then got to know each other better, especially after Robyn became a Wolfwalker. Their friendship took a bad turn, however, when Robyn tried to dissuade Mebh from saving her mother to leave the forest with the pack, making Mebh feel betrayed. After freeing Moll and reuniting her with her daughter, Robyn sadly apologized to Mebh and seemed accepted if Mebh would never forgive her. In the end, Mebh forgave her, reestablishing their friendship and towards the end, the two seemed to have developed an even stronger sibling relationship.
After her reconciliation with Mebh, Robyn completely left behind her old life for her new life as a Wolfwalker and was ready to give her life to protect wolves and Wolfwalkers from human threat.
Power and Abilities
| “ | You don’t need your eyes to see. And you can hear every little thing that moves. And your paws can hear through the earth. And you have four legs now, so you can run really fast and jump so high! | „ |
| ~ Mebh describing Robyn's new faculties. |
- Tranfsomation : Being a Wolfwalker after Mebh bites her, Robyn can squeeze her soul out of her body and transform her into a wolf while she sleeps. If she is injured in her wolf form, her human shell will suffer the same injury.
- Wolf's Vision and Smell : Robyn can see scent both by smell and sight.
- Hearing : Robyn can hear noises and vibrations as well low as growling.
- Enhanced Physiology : As a wolf, Robyn is easily stronger than her human counterpart and can run faster and higher. She also has sharp claws and fangs.
- Magic : Robyn can use Wolfwalker magic to heal wounds and command some form of nature. If she bites someone, she will turn them into Wolfwalkers.
History
Shortly after moving to Kilkenny from England, Robyn practiced her crossbow with Merlin, her companion hawk until her father, Bill Goodfellowe the hunter, arrived and reminded his daughter that Lord Protector forbade the children to go in woods, and imposing other constraints that Robyn hates. Stubbornly, Robyn goes anyway into the forest with Merlin, discreetly observes her father set up traps for wolves and sharpens her skills as an apprentice hunter.
When the shepherds sound the alarm because of the wolf attack, Robyn sees a perfect opportunity and goes there. There, she tries to kill her first wolf but due to the agitation of the sheep and then being pushed around by one of them, Robyn accidentally shoots Merlin, injuring him in the wing. She tries to save him, only for a strange wild girl named Mebh to take the injured bird with her and send wolves to stop Robyn from going any further. Bill disembarks and repels the wolves while preventing his daughter from going to save Merlin whom he considers lost. Robyn is then scolded by Sean Og Woodcutter for being in the forest and provoking the Wolfwalkers, which Bill doesn't believe in any way. Sean continues to bawl until saying of the degradation on Oliver Cromwell alias Lord Protector who ironically arrives behind him and has him locked up for his words. Cromwell then orders two soldiers to bring Robyn back to town.
On the way back, Robyn learns from a captive Sean that Wolfwalkers are people who can talk to wolves and possess healing powers. Intrigued by this story, Robyn creates a diversion to return to the forest by opening the cage of Sean and his sheep.
Advancing cautiously through hostile terrain, Robyn happily finds a fully recovered Merlin. Her joy quickly gives way to fear as she sees a young brown wolf approaching her. Before she can shoot, Merlin strangely protects the wolf and steals the arrow. Now disarmed, Robyn fearfully steps back and takes a trap, leaving her hanging in the air by the ankle. Instead of attacking, the wolf comically attempts to free the human by cutting the rope but Robyn misinterprets her attentions and attacks her, resulting in the wolf accidentally biting her arm while severing the rope. Horrified by her injury and having a strange sight of the wolf passing to the girl she saw instead, Robyn becomes more stressed and frightened when the wolf gets too close. Again instead of being hostile, the wolf licks Robyn's bite and then leaves with Merlin. Still in shock, Robyn runs after them, wanting to get Merlin back.
After having lost their tracks and blocked by a dead end of lianas, Robyn finds a falcon feather encrusted in the lianas which start to clear the way in contact with a form of magic coming out of Robyn. On the other side, she continues to advance despite the vegetation being against her and spots the two animals entering behind a waterfall. Robyn enters and then sees drawings painted on the walls of a cave. Arrived to the end where there is a sort of Hall with a sleeping woman, a sleeping Mebh and the wolf calling his fellows while humans sleep. Robyn narrowly avoids being noticed by the arriving Wolves and then sees the Wolf merged with Mebh, showing that they were the same person from the start. Mebh already knows Robyn is there and urges her to get out before the wolves surround the town girl. Robyn begs for her life, only for Mebh to confirm she is a Wolfwalker and only want a thank you for saving Robyn's life. Robyn doesn't see it that way because the Wolfwalker just bit her and attacked her but the red-haired girl claims to have just wanted to bring her down to the ground while Robyn kicked her for no reason, while stating that neither Robyn or any other town dweller has anything to do with ''her'' woods and calling Robyn ''Towney''. Mebh then begins to examine Robyn from all over, much to her discomfort and magically healing her bite before it's too late according to her. With the healing complete, Robyn realizes that Mebh also healed Merlin, which the Wolfwalker acknowledges annoyingly while demanding that she go. When Robyn doesn't leave after asking a prying question about the sleeping woman, Mebh warns her without really thinking it that she will send the wolves to eat her if she doesn't leave right away. Scared, Robyn flees towards the exit of the cave while Mebh beckons the wolves to pursue her for fake.
Quotes
| “ | Robyn: Don’t kill me. Mebh: Ha! I do what I like. Come here. Robyn: You’re… You’re a...a… Mebh: A Wolfwalker. So what? You should thank me. Robyn: Why? Mebh: I saved your life. Robyn: Saved me? You bit me! Mebh: Well, you kicked me in the gob enough times. Robyn: Well, you were attacking me. Mebh: I was trying to get you out of that trap. And anyway, you came into my woods. Robyn: Your woods? They’re our woods. Your wolves are attacking the woodcutters and the sheep. Mebh: They should be staying closer to the town and so should you, townie.Now give us a look at you. [Mebh pulls her cheeks to see her teeth] Are you seeing things? Robyn: Ugh! Get off me! Mebh: How’s your smell? [Mebh sniffs her underarms] Robyn: Ugh! Stop it! Mebh: Smells like townie. Any extra fur? [Mebh nibbles her hair] Robyn: Ugh! That’s mine! Get away! [Pushes Mebh back from her hair and Mebh takes her bitten arm] Mebh: Now, stop moving and let me fix it before it’s too late. Robyn: Hey, get off me! [Withdraws his arm from Mebh] Mebh: Will you stop? [Mebh takes her arm again]Let me fix it! Robyn: Ugh! Fine. |
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| ~ The first real rowdy encounter between Robyn and Mebh. |
| “ | Mebh: Well, fixed now. Never happened. Off you go. Robyn: You did heal Merlyn. Mebh: Yeah. I fixed you and your bird and saved your life. You’re welcome, townie. Bye! Robyn: No, wait. Who’s that? Is she your… your mother? Mebh: Ugh. You better go or the wolves will eat you. Robyn: What? But I don’t… Mebh: Oh, no. Too late. They’re gonna eat you! Robyn: No! |
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| ~ Robyn after healing and before Mebh throws wolves after her for fake. |
| “ | Is that your mummy back in the cave? (Mebh: Of course! Sure don’t I look like her?) And are any of the other wolves, uh, people too? (Mebh: No. Jeepers! Are you mad? How big do you think my family is?) I’m not supposed to be out here. Listen, I’ve got to get back. (Mebh: Great, I’m mad to get rid of you.) | „ |
| ~ Robyn to Mebh. |
| “ | Mebh, I’m so sorry. I was only trying to keep you safe. Trying to help. I didn’t know what to do. I was… I’m sorry, Mebh. [Mebh exhale and hug her in forgiveness] (Mebh: Aw, come here to me, townie.) I’m not a townie anymore, Mebh. (Mebh: Thanks for helping Mammy.) | „ |
| ~ Robyn offers her sincere apologies to Mebh for what she do to her, restoring their friendship. |
| “ | I’ll hold them off. | „ |
| ~ Robyn going to fight against the soldiers and Lord Protector while Mebh heals Moll. |
| “ | We can drive them back. We are wolves! They have guns. A cannon. But don’t be afraid. They’re in our forest. Let’s go! | „ |
| ~ Robyn leads the wolves into the battle while Mebh tries to heal Moll. |
| “ | Mebh: Come on! Robyn: Race you! |
„ |
| ~ Mebh and Robyn at the end of Wolfwalkers, as they happily explore their new home. |
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Trivia
- Although she is considered an apprentice hunter, this is not really true as she has take the title on her own.
- One of the items Mebh takes out of Robyn's pockets is the Eye of Crom from Secret of Krells, another film by Tomm Moore.
- The legendary figure she was based off was Robin Goodfellow.