Mulgarath is a male ogre who tried to take over the world but was opposed by the Grace children.
In the film, he is portrayed by Nick Nolte and in the television series, he is portrayed by Christian Slater.
Biography[]
Book Series[]
At August the 13th, 1927, Arthur Spiderwick encountered Mulgarath at the Junkyard. The Ogre didn't tell Arthur his name, even though he got interested in the Field Guide of the Invisible World Arthur was working on. Arthur decided to sever contact with the Ogre as he did not trust him.
Mulgarath at some point after that started to gather the Goblins around him and breed Drakes. The Goblins followed him because they were afraid of him. Mulgarath decided that a Goblin called Wormrat should be his second-in-command. He tricked the Dwarves in the Old Quarry and said that they would be able to remake the world in gold and silver and iron if they made weapons to his army.
The Ogre soon discovered that the three children who had moved into the old Spiderwick Estate along with their mother was aware of the Invisible World, and therefore he sent his Goblins to abduct Simon and bring him to the left Goblin Camp. Simon's siblings went after him, and after outsmarting a River Troll, releasing a foul-mouthed Hob from his cage and bringing home a wounded Gryphon, the children where able to get Simon back home.
A few weeks later, Mallory was kidnapped by Dwarves. Mulgarath was at the Waterhouse School, disguised as a copy of a blonde girl and later Jared, searching for the Field Guide in Mallory's sports bag during a fencing match. Jared discovered it and followed "Not-Jared" out in the corridor, confronting him with a knife. When the vice principal showed up, Mulgarath changed into a little boy, who ran away. Apparently, when Mallory was packing up her things after the match, "some kid said that you [Simon and Jared] were in trouble". That kid was Mulgarath in disguise.
Later, Mulgarath and his army (including a involuntarily Hogsqueal) destroyed the Spiderwick Estate in the search for the Field Guide. They ruined all rooms completely, killed Simon's pets and eventually found the Guide. They left, with Hogsqueal left behind on the roof with a hungry, half-tamed Byron chasing him. At a later point, the Ogre demanded his Goblins to kill all of the Dwarves in the Old Quarry right after they had handed over the ordered weapons. Firstly, he didn't need them anymore. Secondly, the Dwarves had their own dream of a mechanical world of gold and metal, but Mulgarath wanted a world of "flesh and blood and bone". The slaughter was witnessed by the terrified Grace children, whom had just escaped the Quarry. After that they arived in Mulgarath's castle to stop Mulgarath and his army. In the end Hogsqeal eats Mulgarath when he turns into a swallow.
Film[]
Mulgarath is a shapeshifting ogre who seeks to use the secrets contained in Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide for evil purposes. He disguises himself as the Grace children's father, Richard, and attempts to obtain the Field Guide. Mulgarath is ultimately defeated by Jared and his allies, including being eaten by Hogsqueal.
TV Series[]
Mulgarath is the primary antagonist of the series who assumes the form of "Dr Brauer" to infiltrate the Grace family's lives. He orchestrates various schemes to obtain Spiderwick's Field Guide and harness its power for his own sinister purposes. Mulgarath infects Henson's water supply with a sleeping spell and plans to breed dragons to feed Henson's inhabitants to them. He impersonates various characters to manipulate Jared into releasing the dragon page and ultimately meets his demise at the hands of the Grace family and their allies.
Personality[]
Mulgarath, like all members of his race, is a violent, cruel and sadistic ogre. However, he has also proven to be quite intelligent, manipulative and cunning since he was able, through his intelligence and powers, to manipulate even humans.
Appearance[]
Mulgarath is a huge and plump ogre, with dark green skin, yellow eyes, sharp teeth with long canines, one longer than the other, and long, wavy dark green hair. He has multiple long horns that resemble a crown made of branches.
Powers and Abilities[]
Mulgarath is an extremely powerful ogre, his main power is the ability to change shape, which he uses to transform into anything or being he wants, whether animal or human. Being an ogre he is extremely strong physically as well as being very resistant to physical damage.
According to Hogsqeal, Mulgarath is weakest in his human form but his two most used forms are that of a large black crow and a giant green snake.
Appearances[]
Books[]
- The Seeing Stone (first mentioned)
- Lucinda's Secret (First mentioned)
- The Ironwood Tree (First appearance)
- The Wrath of Mulgarath
- Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Although Mulgarath serves as the main antagonist, the bigger conflict in the series is in fact, Jared's very own inner demons; he struggled to adjust to his parent's divorce and their subsequent move more than his siblings. It is when he finally come to terms with it that Jared finally able to find the inner peace he sought and importantly, expose Mulgarath when the latter impersonates Richard.