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| “ | Magic always leads to trouble! | ” |
—- Wise Old Elf, on multiple occasions | ||
"Wise Old" Elf is a major character in Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom who leads the Elves in any way he can. He resides in the Great Elf Tree along with most of the other elves.
He is a trusted colleague of the king and he typically deals with all the catastrophic happenings that befall the Little Kingdom. He is a jack-of-all-trades kind of guy.
Personality[]
When he was a young elf, he loved magic and enjoyed using it when he was briefly given the ability to do so. However, after the incident of the monkey kittens, he changed his mind and he now prefers to do things 'the elf way'..[1] His dislike of magic can cause difficulty when he must interact with magic users, such as his rival Nanny Plum.
His knowledge is greatest on practical topics such as athletics, rather than about more "intellectual" subjects[2], but all the elves respect him immensely no matter what he does.
Appearance[]
Physical Appearance[]
He is quite tall, with his most notable feature being his long, white beard.
Clothes[]
He wears a navy blue shirt, trousers and shoes. His hat is also navy blue and is a bit worn (most likely due to his old age), and has a red leaf sticking out.
Abilities[]
- The Wise Old Elf is very practical, and usually comes up with ideas and solutions for crises in the kingdom. He knows how to determine whether it will snow.
- He is good at explaining and fixing things.
- He teaches at the Elf School
- He has numerous jobs including plumbing, teaching, wand doctor, entertaining and even the part-time librarian in the Elf Tree. He can manage all of his jobs and seems to enjoy them.
- The Wise Old Elf does everything "the elf way"
Trivia[]
- He is known to like tropical islands and holidays.[3]
- He has an older twin brother (older by 3 minutes) named the Wiser Older Elf, who is an Arctic Elf living in the North Pole and working for Father Christmas.[4]
- He attended college with Granny and Granpapa Thistle.[1]
- His age is unknown. When Queen Marigold showed off her 200 year old clown toy, she said it was made by the Wise Old Elf[5]. However, he later states that the Elf Plane was “built to last 1,000 flights”, implying he built it himself; if he did, then he would need to be more than 1000 years old.[4]
- When everyone was taking their romantic partner’s hand at the dance party in The Fruit Harvest, he took the hand of Mrs Fig.
- He is called 'Smarty Pants' by Zyros.
- Whenever he takes off his clothes he says, "Haven't you seen an Elf in his underpants before?"
- The Wise Old Elf is voiced by the late David Graham, who also voiced Grandpa Pig, Mr. Zebra and Father Christmas from Peppa Pig.
- The Wise Old Elf and King Thistle have a running gag in the series when Nanny Plum announces that someone with a special job is here, the latter always says that it's just the Wise Old Elf and the former will say that he isn't just the Wise Old Elf, but also someone with a special job and shows a certificate.
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