Bastian — The NeverEnding Story Character Profile

About Bastian

Young reader who discovers the magical book and influences Fantasia.

Bastian — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Imagination, Wish granting, Storytelling, Courage

• Strength: 4/10
• Intelligence: 8/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 8/10
• Influence: 9/10

Affiliations

• Fantastica

Quick Facts about Bastian

Occupation

schoolchild

Hair Color

Dark brown hair

Bastian's Known Relations

• Q58345896 — Father
• Bastian's mother — Mother
• Falkor — Significant person
• Atreyu — Significant person
• Q58210746 — Significant person
• Atreyu — Enemy

Bastian appears in 3 titles

• The NeverEnding Story (1984)
• The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter (1990) — character page
• The NeverEnding Story III (1994) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Barret Oliver

Appears in

The NeverEnding Story (1984)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (2)

• Bastian — father — Bastian's Father (Gerald McRaney)
• Bastian — Narrative Protagonist And Reader — Atreyu (Noah Hathaway)

  Atreyu's journey is intrinsically linked to Bastian, who reads and influences the story.

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• Night Hob (Tilo Prückner)
• Engywook (Sydney Bromley)
• Teeny Weeny (Deep Roy)
• Giant Mushroom Creature (uncredited) (Brian Wheeler)
• Fairy (uncredited) (Silvia Seidel)
• Carl Conrad Koreander - the Librarian (Thomas Hill)
• 3rd Bully (Nicholas Gilbert)
• 2nd Bully (Darryl Cooksey)
• 1st Bully (Chris Eastman)