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'''Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden''' was a male human who was born the son of '''Malcolm Dresden''' and '''Margaret LeFay'''. His mother died in childbirth, so Malcolm took care of him while traveling across the country trying to make a career as a stage magician. When Dresden was six, his father died of a brain aneurysm. Dresden, orphaned, became a ward of the state. He first manifested his powers at age ten, during a running long jump at school Olympics in the spring. Desperate to win, he magically pushed himself about ten feet farther than he would have jumped on his own. Though he landed badly and sprained his wrist, he won a blue ribbon that he keeps to this day. He was adopted by Justin DuMorne, a wizard and former Warden of the White Council, who took him as his apprentice. At thirteen, Dresden was given his first shielding lesson by DuMorne, who used baseballs as projectiles. When Dresden was sixteen, DuMorne tried to enthrall both him and his girlfriend, fellow adoptee Elaine Mallory, succeeding with Elaine, but not with Dresden. He faced and beat He Who Walks Behind, an Outsider summoned by DuMorne to kill Dresden; afterwards, he decided to go back and rescue Elaine. Dresden made a bargain with the Leanansidhe in which he received power enough to defeat Justin DuMorne, a debt he would owe his godmother for years to come. Dresden faced DuMorne in a duel to the death and won. He stole Bob, the air spirit of knowledge, and left, thinking Elaine died in the fire. When Dresden was sixteen, DuMorne tried to enthrall both him and his girlfriend, fellow adoptee Elaine Mallory, succeeding with Elaine, but not with Dresden. He faced and managed the defeat He Who Walks Behind who was one of the Outsiders that had been summoned by DuMorne to kill Dresden. Afterwards, he decided to go back and rescue Elaine leading to Dresden making a bargain with the Leanansidhe in which he received power enough to defeat Justin DuMorne, a debt he would owe his godmother for years to come. Dresden faced DuMorne in a duel to the death and won. He stole [[Bob (The Dresden Files)|Bob]] who was the the air spirit of knowledge, and left, thinking Elaine had died in the fire. | '''Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden''' was a male human who was born the son of '''Malcolm Dresden''' and '''Margaret LeFay'''. His mother died in childbirth, so Malcolm took care of him while traveling across the country trying to make a career as a stage magician. When Dresden was six, his father died of a brain aneurysm. Dresden, orphaned, became a ward of the state. He first manifested his powers at age ten, during a running long jump at school Olympics in the spring. Desperate to win, he magically pushed himself about ten feet farther than he would have jumped on his own. Though he landed badly and sprained his wrist, he won a blue ribbon that he keeps to this day. He was adopted by Justin DuMorne, a wizard and former Warden of the White Council, who took him as his apprentice. At thirteen, Dresden was given his first shielding lesson by DuMorne, who used baseballs as projectiles. When Dresden was sixteen, DuMorne tried to enthrall both him and his girlfriend, fellow adoptee Elaine Mallory, succeeding with Elaine, but not with Dresden. He faced and beat He Who Walks Behind, an Outsider summoned by DuMorne to kill Dresden; afterwards, he decided to go back and rescue Elaine. Dresden made a bargain with the Leanansidhe in which he received power enough to defeat Justin DuMorne, a debt he would owe his godmother for years to come. Dresden faced DuMorne in a duel to the death and won. He stole Bob, the air spirit of knowledge, and left, thinking Elaine died in the fire. When Dresden was sixteen, DuMorne tried to enthrall both him and his girlfriend, fellow adoptee Elaine Mallory, succeeding with Elaine, but not with Dresden. He faced and managed the defeat He Who Walks Behind who was one of the Outsiders that had been summoned by DuMorne to kill Dresden. Afterwards, he decided to go back and rescue Elaine leading to Dresden making a bargain with the Leanansidhe in which he received power enough to defeat Justin DuMorne, a debt he would owe his godmother for years to come. Dresden faced DuMorne in a duel to the death and won. He stole [[Bob (The Dresden Files)|Bob]] who was the the air spirit of knowledge, and left, thinking Elaine had died in the fire. | ||
| + | Dresden was then found by the White Council and was put on trial for breaking the First [[Laws of Magic (The Dresden Files)|Law of Magic]]. He was let off the death penalty due to the killing being ruled as an act of self-defence, and instead was put under the '''Doom of Damocles'''. Such a decision was made due to the influence of some of the Council members with the most notable being Ebenezar McCoy. It was then that he was taken on as McCoy's apprentice where he eventually came to learn that his mentor served as the personal enforcer of the Council and charged with enacting their orders including those of a darker nature. In addition, McCoy was under orders to kill Dresden if he showed any signs of rebelliousness. Thus, Dresden came to live with McCoy on his farm in Hog Hollow, Missouri where he spent his days in hard work on the farm during the day, and studying in the evening. Although McCoy trained him about magic, his moral teachings and general support in a stable and peaceful homelife were even more important, and crucial for shaping his life. At one point, Dresden was cleaning a fish when his knife slipped and cut his right forearm leaving a scar on it. For several years, he spent his time under McCoy's tutelage in order to 'get his head together'. In that time, Dresden attained membership to the Council, though he did not trust them. He then spent some years traveling across America, much like he did with his father, before settling down in Chicago. After moving to Chicago, he came to work at a many different jobs among them including being a dance partner with a senior-citizen organization thus leading to him learning ballroom dancing. He then joined Nicholas Christian at Ragged Angel Investigations, where he spent 3 years gaining his licence as a private investigator. After this, he opened his own business that he came to operate over the course of the next 2 years. | ||
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As one of the most powerful younger wizards of the White Council, Dresden has a large repertoire of magical powers. | As one of the most powerful younger wizards of the White Council, Dresden has a large repertoire of magical powers. | ||
| − | Dresden's skill with battle magic has increased steadily and quickly. His shields are the most striking example, initially unable to deal with sufficiently strong attacks, and not warding away heat, such that his hand was almost burned off. Now, thanks to practice and improved foci, they can deal with significant attacks without a problem. While the head of the Wardens has sufficient focus to wield fire magic with a pinpoint laser-like effect that can cut a person in two, | + | Dresden's skill with battle magic has increased steadily and quickly. His shields are the most striking example, initially unable to deal with sufficiently strong attacks, and not warding away heat, such that his hand was almost burned off. Now, thanks to practice and improved foci, they can deal with significant attacks without a problem. While the head of the Wardens has sufficient focus to wield fire magic with a pinpoint laser-like effect that can cut a person in two. |
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| + | Over time, he developed a much better control of magic, starting to cast illusions, veils, and Luccio's cutting fire beam, raising and lowering shields with great speed, and fine uses of soulfire, affecting huge areas with spells, mentally summoning of extremely powerful entities without a circle, and using the fire and ice exchange trick in combat multiple times. | ||
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| + | Harry would later gain the power of the '''Winter Knight's Mantle''' which was a position of incredible power and gave him access to the abilities of the Winter Sidhe. This provided him substantially increased stamina, speed, and strength in both the physical and magical sense, improved ability with "ice magic" which he either lacked or was reluctant to use prior to his appointment, and gives him greater protection from physical attacks. | ||
He often made use of Bob due to him being a '''spirit of intellect''' that was he equivalent of a magical encyclopaedia. The spirit provided magical knowledge, analysis, experience and note-taking where he had to reside in a centuries old skull enchanted to protect him from the debilitating effects of sunlight where he had been passed down from wizard to wizard. | He often made use of Bob due to him being a '''spirit of intellect''' that was he equivalent of a magical encyclopaedia. The spirit provided magical knowledge, analysis, experience and note-taking where he had to reside in a centuries old skull enchanted to protect him from the debilitating effects of sunlight where he had been passed down from wizard to wizard. | ||
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Harry Dresden is a male character who features in The Dresden Files.
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Biography
Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden was a male human who was born the son of Malcolm Dresden and Margaret LeFay. His mother died in childbirth, so Malcolm took care of him while traveling across the country trying to make a career as a stage magician. When Dresden was six, his father died of a brain aneurysm. Dresden, orphaned, became a ward of the state. He first manifested his powers at age ten, during a running long jump at school Olympics in the spring. Desperate to win, he magically pushed himself about ten feet farther than he would have jumped on his own. Though he landed badly and sprained his wrist, he won a blue ribbon that he keeps to this day. He was adopted by Justin DuMorne, a wizard and former Warden of the White Council, who took him as his apprentice. At thirteen, Dresden was given his first shielding lesson by DuMorne, who used baseballs as projectiles. When Dresden was sixteen, DuMorne tried to enthrall both him and his girlfriend, fellow adoptee Elaine Mallory, succeeding with Elaine, but not with Dresden. He faced and beat He Who Walks Behind, an Outsider summoned by DuMorne to kill Dresden; afterwards, he decided to go back and rescue Elaine. Dresden made a bargain with the Leanansidhe in which he received power enough to defeat Justin DuMorne, a debt he would owe his godmother for years to come. Dresden faced DuMorne in a duel to the death and won. He stole Bob, the air spirit of knowledge, and left, thinking Elaine died in the fire. When Dresden was sixteen, DuMorne tried to enthrall both him and his girlfriend, fellow adoptee Elaine Mallory, succeeding with Elaine, but not with Dresden. He faced and managed the defeat He Who Walks Behind who was one of the Outsiders that had been summoned by DuMorne to kill Dresden. Afterwards, he decided to go back and rescue Elaine leading to Dresden making a bargain with the Leanansidhe in which he received power enough to defeat Justin DuMorne, a debt he would owe his godmother for years to come. Dresden faced DuMorne in a duel to the death and won. He stole Bob who was the the air spirit of knowledge, and left, thinking Elaine had died in the fire.
Dresden was then found by the White Council and was put on trial for breaking the First Law of Magic. He was let off the death penalty due to the killing being ruled as an act of self-defence, and instead was put under the Doom of Damocles. Such a decision was made due to the influence of some of the Council members with the most notable being Ebenezar McCoy. It was then that he was taken on as McCoy's apprentice where he eventually came to learn that his mentor served as the personal enforcer of the Council and charged with enacting their orders including those of a darker nature. In addition, McCoy was under orders to kill Dresden if he showed any signs of rebelliousness. Thus, Dresden came to live with McCoy on his farm in Hog Hollow, Missouri where he spent his days in hard work on the farm during the day, and studying in the evening. Although McCoy trained him about magic, his moral teachings and general support in a stable and peaceful homelife were even more important, and crucial for shaping his life. At one point, Dresden was cleaning a fish when his knife slipped and cut his right forearm leaving a scar on it. For several years, he spent his time under McCoy's tutelage in order to 'get his head together'. In that time, Dresden attained membership to the Council, though he did not trust them. He then spent some years traveling across America, much like he did with his father, before settling down in Chicago. After moving to Chicago, he came to work at a many different jobs among them including being a dance partner with a senior-citizen organization thus leading to him learning ballroom dancing. He then joined Nicholas Christian at Ragged Angel Investigations, where he spent 3 years gaining his licence as a private investigator. After this, he opened his own business that he came to operate over the course of the next 2 years.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
As one of the most powerful younger wizards of the White Council, Dresden has a large repertoire of magical powers.
Dresden's skill with battle magic has increased steadily and quickly. His shields are the most striking example, initially unable to deal with sufficiently strong attacks, and not warding away heat, such that his hand was almost burned off. Now, thanks to practice and improved foci, they can deal with significant attacks without a problem. While the head of the Wardens has sufficient focus to wield fire magic with a pinpoint laser-like effect that can cut a person in two.
Over time, he developed a much better control of magic, starting to cast illusions, veils, and Luccio's cutting fire beam, raising and lowering shields with great speed, and fine uses of soulfire, affecting huge areas with spells, mentally summoning of extremely powerful entities without a circle, and using the fire and ice exchange trick in combat multiple times.
Harry would later gain the power of the Winter Knight's Mantle which was a position of incredible power and gave him access to the abilities of the Winter Sidhe. This provided him substantially increased stamina, speed, and strength in both the physical and magical sense, improved ability with "ice magic" which he either lacked or was reluctant to use prior to his appointment, and gives him greater protection from physical attacks.
He often made use of Bob due to him being a spirit of intellect that was he equivalent of a magical encyclopaedia. The spirit provided magical knowledge, analysis, experience and note-taking where he had to reside in a centuries old skull enchanted to protect him from the debilitating effects of sunlight where he had been passed down from wizard to wizard.
A tool he made use of was the blasting rod that was considered the most inherently violent of wizarding tools that was used to quickly and efficiently focus one's will into a spell.
Notes
- Harry Dresden was created by Jim Butcher where he featured in the setting of The Dresden Files universe.
In other media
Television
- In The Dresden Files, Harry Dresden appeared in the setting of the 2007 live-action television series where he was portrayed by actor Paul Blackthorne.
Appearances
- The Dresden Files:
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