Even in college, he wrote his thesis on magical spells and charms, and joined a group of other gifted magicians on Earth. Gifted with a natural talent for magic, he began studying it. However, he himself was anything but ordinary. His vanity is also a very distinct trait, as he is easily irritated if something about himself looks off.Īccording to the original novel, Howl Jenkins was born to an ordinary family in modern-day Wales. He commonly avoids getting involved in uncomfortable situations or those which require his committed participation.

Unlike these rumors, he is kind enough to let Sophie clean the castle.Īs time goes on, his actual personality comes to light, which is that of an endearing, charming and intelligent young man, who, unfortunately, has a tendency to be stubborn and dishonest, as well as to become secretive when it comes to his own life. He appears rather vain, as well as confident, and does not really seem to care about a lot of others besides himself. A rumor that has begun to spread among the residents of Market Chipping even say that he is searching for beautiful, young women whose hearts he may steal and subsequently eat, or that he will devour their souls. Howl dyes his hair with the wrong color dye.Īt the beginning of the movie, Howl is known as rather flamboyant and rumored to have a wicked personality. Two black broad wings are shown either on his back or in the place of his arms when he uses them to fly.

His body is then completely covered in black feathers, the only space not affected being the main part of his face. In times of danger, he is shown making use of his magical abilities by turning himself into a bird-like creature. Additionally, he wears a pendant around his neck. Howl barely uses the sleeves at all and instead lets the coat loosely hang on top of his shoulders. Throughout the film, he is seen wearing a plain white shirt and dark pants, with a plaid coat in red and a blue-ish shade of grey, which has yellow rims and sleeve ends. In the novel, Howl has natural brown hair Calcifer describes it as 'mud-colored.' At the beginning of the film, his hair is blonde, but because of an incident while Sophie is cleaning Howl's bathroom, he briefly comes to have orange hair, before it finally turns black. Howl is a young, handsome man with bright blue eyes and hair that reaches below his chin.

Howl's moving castle novel