Maturin (character)

Maturin (also referred to as "The Turtle") is a fictional character created by Stephen King. He is one of the twelve Guardians of the Beams that hold up The Dark Tower, and is considered to be the natural enemy of It.

Appearances

Biography

A Turtle of massive size with an ancient appearance, Maturin existed long before the creation of the mainstream universe in Stephen King's novels. By nature, Maturin is kind, wise, loving, gentle, compassionate and benevolent, having a very grandfather-like demeanor when speaking to humans. Maturin is said to be constantly withdrawn into his shell, sleeping and rarely ever coming out for anything. One of the occasions that Maturin did come out of his shell was when he had a stomachache which caused him to vomit out the mainstream universe, after which he promptly retreated back into his shell.

Literature

In It, Maturin seems to serve largely as a spectator to the events that unfold in the battle between It and the Losers' Club. Maturin only involves himself to advise the young Bill Denbrough during the Ritual of Chüd in 1958, while Gan provided the Losers with most of their strength. When the Losers face It once again as adults, It tells Bill that the Turtle is dead, that he had choked to death on a galaxy or two. When the ritual starts again in 1985, Bill was able to see that It did not lie.

References

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