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Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs (also known as the Wizard of Oz and, during his reign, as the Oz, the Great and Terrible) is a fictional character of importance in the Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum.〔Jack Snow, ''Who's Who in Oz'', Chicago, Reilly & Lee, 1954; New York, Peter Bedrick Books, 1988; pp. 238-9. ISBN 0-87226-188-3〕 The character was further popularized by MGM's classic 1939 musical movie, which his full name is not mentioned. Unlike Walt Disney's live action CGI fantasy film ''Oz the Great and Powerful'' (2013), the Emerald City and Yellow Brick Road did not exist prior to Oscar's arrival in Baum's classic children's novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1900). ==The Classic Oz Books== In ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', the Wizard is the reclusive yet dominant ruler of the undiscovered Land of Oz. As the most mysterious, wisest, and powerful figure in all the land, he is worshipped and feared by the majority of the Ozites. Despite the novel being named after him, he does not make an actual appearance until halfway in the story's development. Believing him to be a great force who can cure the root of their problems and fulfill their incompleteness, the book's protagonist Dorothy Gale and her pet dog Toto, want to be sent back home to Kansas after being brought to the land by a cyclone. Their three companions, the Scarecrow needs a brain, the Tin Woodman desires a heart, and the Cowardly Lion seeks courage. Together they travel to the Emerald City, where the Wizard resides to ask him for his help. When the group of companions arrive after having many adventures, Oz is very reluctant to meet them, as he has never allowed anyone an audience in all the decades he has ruled. However, when he learns that Dorothy killed the Wicked Witch of the East upon her arrival, and even wears her charmed Silver Shoes, he becomes intrigued by the girl's story and agrees to speak to her and her company. However, he will only see them individually, one at a time, on separate days. In each of these occasions, the Wizard appears to be a talented shapeshifter, taking on several intimidating forms. Upon entering his chambers, the Wizard appears to Dorothy as a giant green head, floating above an imperial throne: the Scarecrow sees Oz as a lovely enchantress baring wings: the Tin Woodman believes Oz to be a huge beast with horns: and finally, the Cowardly Lion views Oz as a levitating ball of fire. Despite these different embodiments, the Wizard promises to grant their request, only on the condition that they prove themselves worthy of his assistance. He orders them to successfully eliminate the Wicked Witch of the West who controls Oz's western quadrant called Winkie Country. Dorothy and her friends face many obstacles on their mission, (such as being attacked by the Wicked Witch's Winged Monkeys) but eventually complete the task of defeating the witch and setting the native Winkies free from her bondage. When they return to the Emerald City, they are nearly devastated to discover that Oz is actually none of the things they saw, but rather a mortal humbug and conman from Omaha, Nebraska. The following is an excerpt from the fifteenth chapter of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', titled ''The Discovery of Oz the Great and Terrible'', in which Dorothy and her friends confront Oz in his true form: ..."''They all saw, standing in just the spot the green screen was hidden, a little old man, with a bald head and a wrinkled face, who seemed to be as much surprised as they were. The Tin Woodman, raising his axe, rushed toward the little man and cried out, "Who are you?" "I am Oz, the Great and Terrible," said the little man, in a trembling voice.''" He confesses and explains in this confrontation that he has been using a lot of elaborate tricks and props to create illusions to make himself seem genuinely great and powerful: ..."''I thought Oz was a giant Head," said Dorothy. "And I thought Oz was a lovely Lady," said the Scarecrow. "And I thought Oz was a terrible Beast," said the Tin Woodman. "And I thought Oz was a Ball of Fire," exclaimed the Cowardly Lion. "No, you are all wrong," said the little man meekly. "I have been making believe." "Making believe!" cried Dorothy. "Are you not a Great Wizard?''" Working as a phony magician for a traveling Circus Company in America, he wrote OZ (the initials of his first two forenames, Oscar being his first, and Zoroaster being the first of his seven middle names) on the side of his hot air balloon for promotional purposes. One day while in his balloon, a storm approached and the strong winds whisked him far away. The balloon safely sailed into the uncharted realm of Oz, where he found himself hailed as a great sorcerer before introducing himself as a "Wizard". Since the recent and complex fall of Oz's mortal king Pastoria, and the mysterious disappearance of his infant daughter, the Princess Ozma, the Ozians had no current leadership. That's when they asked the Wizard to take the throne. Oscar immediately accepted this offer, and once he was established as the official ruler, he ordered to have a large city built and a Yellow Brick Road constructed in his honor. Since the landscaping around the city was so lush and green, the Wizard decided to name his empire the "Emerald City" and decorated it with countless emeralds. Towards the end of ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', Oscar attempts to keep his promise to Dorothy by taking her and Toto back to Kansas himself. They plan to leave Oz exactly the same way Oscar had came decades prior, in his hot air balloon. However, when Dorothy is accidentally left behind during the process she and her companions go to Oz's southern quadrant called Quadling Country to seek advice from Glinda the Good Witch as a last resort. There Glinda reveals to the girl that the Silver Shoes she wears have the ability to teleport her home. After the Wizard and Dorothy's departure, the Scarecrow is briefly enthroned to rule in the Emerald City. In the end of the second Oz book that serves as a sequel to the first story, ''The Marvelous Land of Oz'' (1904), the true heir to Oz's imperial throne, the Princess Ozma, is finally found by Glinda. Ozma is freed from the curse the Wicked Witch Mombi (the irrelevant witch of Oz's northern quadrant called Gillikin Country) had cast upon her. In ''The Marvelous Land of Oz'', it is suggested and hinted that it might have been the Wizard who overthrew Pastoria and handed over the baby princess to the old witch Mombi in order to take the throne for himself. In the third Oz book ''Ozma of Oz'' (1907), although the character did not appear, Baum described Ozma's abduction without directly including the Wizard as part of it.〔Michael O. Riley, ''Oz and Beyond: The Fantasy World of L. Frank Baum'', Lawrence, KS, University Press of Kansas, 1997; p. 140. ISBN 0-7006-0832-X.〕 The Wizard returns as a main character in the fourth Oz novel ''Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz'' (1908). When Dorothy Gale, her cousin Zeb Hugson, and their animals, Jim the horse and Eureka the kitten all fall into a huge crack in the earth after a California earthquake hits; they coincidentally encounter the Wizard who had also fallen down into the chasm when the earth opened up. Throughout the story, the Wizard acts as their guide and protector. Oz explains that his real name is Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs. To shorten this name, he used only his initials (O.Z.P.I.N.H.E.A.D.), but since they spell out the word ''pinhead,'' he shortened his name further and called himself "Oz".〔Riley, p. 148.〕 When Ozma rescues them from the underground kingdoms, he recounts his story of becoming the ruler of Oz, and Ozma explains that before the witches usurped her grandfather's throne (an occurrence happening long before the wizard arrived), the ruler of Oz had always been known as Oz or (if female) Ozma.〔Riley, pp. 145-6.〕 Ozma then permits him to live in Oz permanently and reside in the Emerald City's royal palace.〔Riley, p. 146.〕 He becomes an apprentice to Glinda (the most powerful magic-worker in Oz). Ozma decrees that, besides herself, only the Wizard and Glinda are allowed to use magic unless the other magic users have permits. Glinda eventually teaches the Wizard how to make real magic so that he is no longer a humbug, but a real, certified magician. In later books, he proves himself quite an inventor, providing devices that aid in various characters’ journeys. He introduces to Oz the use of mobile phones in ''Tik-Tok of Oz.'' Some of his most elaborate devices are the ''Ozpril'' and the ''Oztober'', balloon-powered Ozoplanes in ''Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz,'' and intelligent taxis called Scalawagons in ''The Scalawagons of Oz.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wizard of Oz (character)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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