Candlewick

Candlewick is Pinocchio's best friend and sidekick, and a protagonist in "Pinocchio and Friends". He and Pinocchio are portrayed sometimes, in a similar fashion like Bert and Ernie, with Candlewick being the silly and Pinocchio being the responsible. But both of them are stupid.

Role in The Adventures of Pinocchio:

Candlewick appears for the first time, during a school session, as a background character. When he sees Pinocchio, Candlewick begins to insult and tease him, until Billy and his group show up and tease him back. After mocking Pinocchio, he is attacked and beaten up by Pinocchio, but Geppetto stops Pinocchio from doing it, saving Candlewick's life. From that point forward, Candlewick and Pinocchio become close friends. Afterwards, Candlewick meets Pinocchio by the bridge and tells him about the "Land of Toys". Later, he and Pinocchio are picked up by the Coachman and taken to the "Land of Toys", where the boys have fun for two weeks. One morning, Candlewick finds himself and Pinocchio turning into donkeys and the boys try to seek help from the Coachman, only to discover that the Coachman was using the "Land of Toys" as a bait to lure boys into selling them. All of a sudden, the two boys turn into donkeys and then sold into a marketplace. After this, Candlewick is never mentioned or seen again.

In Pinocchio and Friends:

It's implied that Candlewick turned back into a boy after doing hard and honest work. Candlewick later reunites with Pinocchio and the two plan to defeat the Coachman, who threatens to demolish Geppetto's house and build a toy factory in its place. After the Coachman's defeat, Candlewick falls for a girl named Jenny and later gets schooled by his pal, Pinocchio. He runs away and finds himself in the modern city of Tremorton, only to find a robot copy of the girl, leaving him heartbroken. He is relieved however, by his friend Pinocchio, revealing that there is a normal Jenny and a robot Jenny. Later, Jenny and Pinocchio are captured by the Coachman ("Welcome Back" Pinocchio in disguise) and it's up to Candlewick to save them. After freeing his buddies, Candlewick and his pals are going through many adventures and then defeat the evil scientist Dr. Vrakator and his minions. With the defeat of Vrakator, Candlewick and Jenny get married and start a family, but Candlewick is still the adventure boy he once was.

Trivia:
 * Candlewick has a distant relative from Greece named Andronikos who is an old veteran of the Greek Revolution


 * His personality is reminiscent of Sokka from Avatar: The Last Airbender, the original Candlewick from the book of Carlo Collodi, Lampwick from Disney's Pinocchio and Lupin III from the movie The Castle of Cagliostro
 * Candlewick has a former girlfriend named Giulietta (or Nicoletta) who was a childhood friend of his until he met Jenny. This is a possible reference to Ataru Moroboshi from Urusei Yatsura, where he had Shinobu until he met Lum.