Pinocchio (Pinocchio Unstrung)

"Revenge comes with no strings attached."

- Attraction tagline.

Pinocchio is the titular main antagonist of the haunted maze attraction Pinocchio Unstrung at Knotts Scary Farm, the annual Halloween overlay for Knotts Berry Farm amusement park, loosely based on the 1883 book The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. He is a living marionette that seeks revenge on those he met on his adventures.

Past
Pinocchio was built by the old toy maker Geppetto, who wished he would come to life. The Blue Fairy came and granted Geppetto's wish, but Pinocchio wanted to be a real boy. The Blue Fairy instructed him that, with the aid of Jiminy Cricket, he was to carry out an adventure to prove himself worthy. Pinocchio went on an adventure (much like the one that transpired in the book), outwitting the likes of Stromboli, Monstro, and escaping Pleasure Island. After risking his safety, Pinocchio eventually returned home with Geppetto and Jiminy. However, even after all he did, the Blue Fairy saw a great darkness inside him, and denied him his wish of becoming a real boy.

Pinocchio is maddened and shocked at this, and spends the next twenty years in isolation, until he drives himself mad. He betrays Geppetto, Jiminy Cricket, and the Blue Fairy and begins a mad killing spree, killing all those he encountered on the adventure that he now sees as pointless. Jiminy escapes, but Pinocchio kills Geppetto and rips his face off, then captures the Blue Fairy, who he decides to torture for the rest of his existence. He kills Stromboli and Torchwick, and takes over Please Island, killing any humans he comes across, cutting them up, and reassembling them into puppets and marionettes. He skins his victims, and enjoys turning their skins into clothes that he wears. He controls puppets around the town, using them as minions and helpers.

Attraction
Guests enter to find Pinocchio, holding the bloody and broken Blue Fairy in a closet, where she begs for mercy. Pinocchio explains his past, and how he will seek revenge on all those who left him trapped in his wooden shell. After chasing them away, guests travel through the old workshop and find all the old puppets, including the ones Pinocchio controls, and the mangled corpse of Geppetto, face torn off. As they enter the town, guests find it overrun with living puppets, which attack and scare them. They soon find an old marionette theater, where mutilated corpses have been reconstructed into dancing marionettes, and Stromboli's corpse hangs from the ceiling with his innards hanging out.

Soon, guests arrive at Pleasure Island, overrun with deformed puppets and children who have been turned into frighteningly disfigured donkeys, which Pinocchio keeps locked in cages. Other puppets are also locked in cages, danging from the ceiling.

Upon escaping Pleasure Island, guests encounter Monstro, who eats them. As they try to escape, they come across the corpses of all the fish and people Monstro has devoured. They also come across the Blue Fairy, who Pinocchio decided to finally throw to Monstro, crying and begging for help. Pinocchio attacks the guests as they escape Monstro, coming across Jiminy Cricket, who cannot help them. As the guests prepare to escape the town, Pinocchio shows off his greatest creation: a massive, living duplicate of himself made of human bones, skin, and cloth. It wields a hammer and attacks the guests right before they escape.

Personality
Pinocchio was once mischievous, but had a strong desire to do what was right in order to achieve his dreams. However, after his wish was denied, Pinocchio became a violent and insane sadomasochist. He is driven mad with wrath and revenge, and is relentless and brutal when taking it out on humanity. He has reached the point where he gains satisfaction from pain and torture, and will simply spread chaos as much as he can.

Appearance
Pinocchio is a wooden puppet that wears brown shoes, green and gold clothes, and red ribbons. He wears a frilled collar and a sleeveless shirt, along with green leggings. He also wears a mask with an elongated nose, made of the skins of Geppetto and his other enemies.