Fantastic Beasts: Eddie Redmayne AKA Newt Scamander Was The ONLY Choice For Lead, Says JK Rowling". Koimoi. 2020-06-07 . Retrieved 2022-05-02.

Pink Means Feminine: Down to her lingerie and nightdress, she's almost always wearing pink or a peachy blush. She is also the most overtly feminine character in the film.

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Everyone Loves Blondes: Jacob is not the first man whose head is turned by Queenie's beauty and overall niceness. Harry Potter: 10 Chocolate Frog Cards You Never Knew Existed". ScreenRant. 2020-12-29 . Retrieved 2022-04-23. Killer Yo-Yo: With the exception of his obvious Magic Wand, he tends toward using his Swooping Evil in combat. Apparently due to having much greater experience on the field of battle and being well-educated either due to Dumbledore taking it into himself to complete his training or the expulsion was revoked by Albus's insistence, Newt has considerably greater knowledge of magic with more skills than Harry ever displayed and relies more on finesse and technical magic rather than Harry's preference for powerful and practical but simple spells. Newt, Theseus, Jacob, Lally, Bunty and Dumbledore reach Bhutan where the election for the new supreme mugwump is held. Grindelwald manipulates the election and deceitfully wins. But with Credence's help, Newt exposes that the Qilin which chose Grindelwald was already dead, reanimated through necromancy. [29] Newt releases the remaining alive Qilin, which chooses Vicência Santos as the new Supreme Mugwump. Enraged and defeated, Grindelwald flees, but not before his and Dumbledore's blood pact is broken in a chain of spells. [29] Dumbledore sincerely thanks Newt for all his help; Aberforth accepts a dying Credence and takes him home. As Queenie regrets joining Grindelwald and renounces the dark side, she and Jacob marry. Newt attends the wedding as Jacob's best man. Newt is gladdened and rendered speechless to see his love-interest Tina there as well. The two reunite and attend the wedding together. [30] Later life [ edit ]

Breaking the Fellowship: By the end of The Crimes of Grindelwald, the close-knit group that formed in New York is broken, with Queenie's defection to Grindelwald. In 1926, [13] Newt Scamander makes a brief stop over in New York with the motive of releasing Frank the Thunderbird into its habitat. Newt carries with him a magically expanded suitcase in which he carries several magical beasts from his voyage around the world. [14] In a chain of chaotic events, Newt's suitcase is accidentally switched with the suitcase of Muggle (or No-maj) aspiring baker Jacob Kowalski; Jacob opens the suitcase and accidentally lets out the magical beasts. Newt teams up with Jacob, American ex- auror Porpentina "Tina" Goldstein, and Tina's Legilimens sister Queenie, to round up all the escaped creatures. Newt faces complications from MACUSA (Magical Congress of the United States of America) but nonetheless succeeds in rounding up all the escaped creatures with Jacob, Tina and Queenie's help. When Queenie learns of Newt's past through her Legillimency, she advises him to move on, describing Leta Lestrange as a "taker". [15] As depicted in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Newt Scamander visits Hogwarts in 1993 or 1994 for some unknown reason, thus appearing on the Marauder's Map. [35] Newt writes A Children's Anthology of Monsters, an edition for younger readers. As of 2017, Newt Scamander is still "alive and well". [31] Reception [ edit ] Recognition Failure: When Newt's last name is mentioned during the international wizards meeting at MACUSA, a few people mistake him for his older brother, who is a renowned Auror.Heyman, David (2016-11-12). "Fantastic Beasts: 'Eddie Redmayne was our first and only choice. He looks as if he lives in 1926' ". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2016-11-13 . Retrieved 2023-03-02. The Greatest Story Never Told: To the Wizarding World, Newt is merely a famous author and the expert on magical creatures, which is true. But he was also a great asset to Albus Dumbledore in taking down Grindelwald... and the world never knew until now, as for unknown reasons the Ministry has had all the information classified save for their first encounter in New York. Defrosting Ice Queen: She's constantly irritated with Newt for bringing his magical creatures to New York and for his opinions on No-Maj interactions. She warms up to him, especially after escaping execution at the hands of MACUSA and seeing how much he dearly loves the creatures and doesn't want them hurt. The Empath: She's a natural Legilimens, so reading minds and getting a feel for people's thoughts and memories comes naturally to her. Face–Heel Turn: After being convinced that Grindelwald will make her dream of marrying Jacob come true, she joins his side, eventually abandoning her lover and sister.

Experienced Protagonist: In contrast to Harry, Newt is already an adult wizard adept at magic and an expert in the care of magical creatures. All of the Other Reindeer: His interest and expertise in Magizoology makes him an odd-ball by wizarding standards. It got him expelled from Hogwarts, and makes him regarded as weird by the other wizards later.Newt is not afraid to show weakness, vulnerability or emotions. He attempts to avoid violence when possible, such as when he consoles the violently disturbed obscurial Credence Barebone by his kind, understanding and sympathetic nature. [1] Newt is praised by his former headmaster Albus Dumbledore for always doing the right thing without seeking power or glory. [48]

Curb-Stomp Battle: Demonstrating exactly why he is famous for being a favorite student of Albus Dumbledore and the best magizoologist of his time, thus far Newt has been able to defeat anyone who tries to mess with him in this manner, apart from of course Grindelwald himself. In the first film, he defeats 3 executioners without his wand in a matter of moments and when he has gotten his hands on a wand, he wins another three-on-one fight with MACUSA Aurors near-instantly. In the second film, he nonchalantly takes down Stebbins with a single wind spell. Selective Obliviousness: His Hagrid-like love of magical creatures leads him to repeatedly declare that the creatures in his suitcase aren't dangerous. The first half of the movie is spent rounding up said creatures as they cause destruction and mayhem across New York City. Yes, said escaped creatures are found away from any humans and they mostly destroy property (which can be easily be repaired by magic) than human life, but this doesn't change the fact that they very much can be dangerous under the right circumstances. Indeed when Newt shows them off to Jacob, they act quite docile. His book is very explicit which creatures are too dangerous or impossible to be tamed. When shreds of Credence's Obscurus form fled the scene, Graves went on a rant in which Newt deduced who he really was. With the help of the Swooping Evil and Tina, Newt captured Graves and revealed that he was none other than famous Dark wizard and international criminal, Gellert Grindelwald, using Human Transfiguration to assume the identity of MACUSA's employee. [30] While being apprehended by Aurors, Grindelwald met Newt's gaze and mysteriously asked him: "Will we die, just a little?".

He was never judgemental

Hidden by Newt's awkwardness and meek attitude is that of a man who used to be the protégé of Albus Dumbledore and has been around since World War I, where he had to deal with dragons, and has traveled around the world and dealt with some of the most dangerous beasts in the world, meaning he has had plenty of dangerous experiences and thus isn't particularly fazed by outcomes that may strike fear into others. Love Makes You Stupid: Leta was the one who endangered human life with a beast at Hogwarts, not Newt. He just took the blame because he was in love with her. He seems to have realized how stupid this was as it left him very bitter in adult life. Kogge, Michael (18 November 2016). Character Guide (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them). Scholastic. pp.15–17. ISBN 9781338135237. Newt is not very well liked, adores magical creatures, and hates violence; his acclaimed "war hero" brother is named after Theseus, whose most well-known act is killing the Minotaur, a dangerous being that's partially human like the two Obscurials that Newt would have tried to save. At the end of the second film, Queenie abandons him to join Grindelwald's cause. Though, by the end of the third he convinces her to return to his side, and they are preparing for their marriage in the ending.