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'''Maturin''' is the '''Turtle'''Ā and one of the twelve Guardians of the [[Beam]]s that hold up [[the Dark Tower]]. Ā It guards one end of the Beam that is guarded on the other end by [[Shardik]].
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{{It Character|name = Maturin the Turtle|image = Maturin the Turtle.jpg|born = Billions of years ago|age = 20 Billion years old|died = Possibly prior to 1985|status = Deceased|alias = The Turtle<br>The Guardian|title = The Guardian|job = Member of 12 of the Guardians of the Beam<br>Interdimensional entity<br>God-like force of nature|home = The Macroverse |loyalty = the Guardians of the Beams}}'''Maturin''' was '''The Turtle'''Ā and one of the twelve Guardians of the [[Beam|Beams]] that held up [[The Dark Tower]]. Ā Maturin guarded one end of the Beam that was guarded on the other end by [[Shardik]].
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==Biography==
  
==Biography==
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[[File:Discworld-atuin-from-film.jpg|thumb]]
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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 was kind, wise, loving, gentle, compassionate, benevolent, and had a very grandfather-like demeanor when he spoke to humans. Maturin was said to be constantly withdrawn into his shell, sleeping and rarely ever coming out for anything.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. Because of that, [[It (creature)|It]]Ā (a creature that existed in the void within the [[Macroverse]] and was an adversary of Maturin, described by the latter as his "brother") considered the Turtle to be old, lazy, and stupid. However, given his vast amount of wisdom, power, and the aid, Maturin provided to those in need of it, It's perceptions of him seemed to be false.
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In ''It'', Maturin seemed to serve largely as a spectator to the events that unfolded in the battle between It and the [[Losers' Club]]. Maturin only involved himself and advised the young [[Bill Denbrough]] during the [[Ritual of ChĆ¼d]] in 1958, while [[Gan]] provided the Losers with most of their strength.
   
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===In the Novel===
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Described as being a Turtle of massive size with an ancient appearence, Maturin existed long before the creation of the mainstream universe in Stephen King's novels. Ā By nature, Maturin is kind and benevolent, having a very grandfather-like demeanor when speaking to humans. Ā Maturin is said to be constantly withdrawn into his shell, sleeping and rarely ever coming out for anything. One of the occassions he 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. Because of this, [[It (creature)|It]]Ā (a creature that existed in the void within the Macroverse and was an adversary of Maturin) considered the turtle to be old, lazy, and stupid. Ā However, given his vast amount of wisdom, power, and the aid he has provided to those in need of it, It's perceptions of the turtle seem to be false.
  
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In ''[[It]]'', Maturin seems to serve largely as a spectator to the events that unfold in the battle between It and the Loser's Club. Ā Maturin only involves himself to advise the young [[Bill Denbrough]] during the [[Ritual of ChĆ¼d]] in 1958 while [[Gan]] provided the Losers with most of their strength.
  
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In the novel
  
   
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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. Ā And when the ritual starts again in 1985 Bill was able to see that It did not lie.
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When the Losers faced It once again as adults 27 years later, It told Bill that Maturin was dead: he had choked to death on a galaxy or two. When the Ritual of Chud started again in 1985, Bill was able to see that It did not lie.
   
 
==Allusions==
  
==Allusions==
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The name Maturin itself is a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Maturin Stephen Maturin], a naturalist from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey%E2%80%93Maturin_series Aubreyā€“Maturin series] of novels, written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_O%27Brian Patrick O'Brian], who discovers a new species of tortoise which is subsequently named for him.
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The name Maturin itself was a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Maturin Stephen Maturin], a naturalist from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey%E2%80%93Maturin_series Aubreyā€“Maturin series] of novels, that were written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_O%27Brian Patrick O'Brian].Ā Ā MaturinĀ discovered a new species of tortoise which he subsequently named ''Testudo aubreii'' after his friend Jack Aubrey.
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==Gallery==
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==Appearances==
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== Appearances ==
 
* ''[[It]]''
  
* ''[[It]]''
 
* ''[[The Waste Lands]]''
  
* ''[[The Waste Lands]]''
 
* ''[[Song of Susannah]]''
  
* ''[[Song of Susannah]]''
 
* ''[[The Dark Tower (novel)|The Dark Tower]]''
  
* ''[[The Dark Tower (novel)|The Dark Tower]]''
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* [[11/22/63]] (Mentioned)
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* [[It: Chapter Two (2019 film)]]Ā (Mentioned)
 
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[[Category:Guardians of the Beams]]
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Revision as of 01:46, 29 September 2019

Template:It CharacterMaturin was The Turtle and one of the twelve Guardians of the Beams that held up The Dark Tower.  Maturin guarded one end of the Beam that was guarded on the other end by Shardik.

Biography

File:Discworld-atuin-from-film.jpg

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 was kind, wise, loving, gentle, compassionate, benevolent, and had a very grandfather-like demeanor when he spoke to humans. Maturin was 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. Because of that, It (a creature that existed in the void within the Macroverse and was an adversary of Maturin, described by the latter as his "brother") considered the Turtle to be old, lazy, and stupid. However, given his vast amount of wisdom, power, and the aid, Maturin provided to those in need of it, It's perceptions of him seemed to be false.

File:Paul-kidby-great-atuin-ii.jpg

In It, Maturin seemed to serve largely as a spectator to the events that unfolded in the battle between It and the Losers' Club. Maturin only involved himself and advised the young Bill Denbrough during the Ritual of ChĆ¼d in 1958, while Gan provided the Losers with most of their strength.

In the Novel

When the Losers faced It once again as adults 27 years later, It told Bill that Maturin was dead: he had choked to death on a galaxy or two. When the Ritual of Chud started again in 1985, Bill was able to see that It did not lie.

Allusions

The name Maturin itself was a reference to Stephen Maturin, a naturalist from the Aubreyā€“Maturin series of novels, that were written by Patrick O'Brian.  Maturin discovered a new species of tortoise which he subsequently named Testudo aubreii after his friend Jack Aubrey.

Gallery

Appearances

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