Lord Voldemort (born Tom Marvolo Riddle) is a fictional character in J. K. Rowling‘s Harry Potter series. Voldemort first appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, which was released in 1997. Voldemort appeared either in person or in flashbacks in each book and film adaptation in the series, except the third, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, where he is mentioned.
In the series, Voldemort is the archenemy of Harry Potter, who according to a prophecy has “the power to vanquish the Dark Lord“. Almost no witch or wizard dares to speak his name, instead referring to him by epithets such as “You-Know-Who”, “He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named” or “the Dark Lord”. Voldemort’s obsession with blood purity signifies his aim to rid the wizarding world of Muggle (non-magical) heritage and to conquer both worlds, Muggle and wizarding, to achieve pure-blood dominance. Through his mother’s family, he is the last descendant of wizard Salazar Slytherin,one of the four founders of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He is the leader of the Death Eaters, a group of evil wizards and witches dedicated to ridding the Wizarding World of Muggles and establishing Voldemort as its supreme ruler.
According to an interview with Rowling, “Voldemort” is pronounced with a silent ‘t’ at the end, as in the French word “mort“, meaning “death”. This was the pronunciation used by Jim Dale in the first four U.S. audiobooks; however, after the release of the film version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, in which the characters who dared refer to him by name pronounced it with the “t”, Dale altered his pronunciation to that in the films.
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The Lord Voldemort Sixth Scale Collectible Figure specially features:
- Authentic and Detailed Fully Realized Likeness of Lord Voldemort in the Movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Accurate Facial Expression with Detailed Skin Texture
- Body with Over 30 Points of Articulation
- Approximately 30cm Tall
- Each Head Sculpt is Specially Hand-Painted
- Two (2) Interchangeable Heads:
– One (1) Normal Facial Expression
– One (1) Fierce Facial Expression
- Six (6) Interchangeable Hands Including:
– One (1) Pair of Open Hands
– One (1) Pair of Hands for Holding Wand
– One (1) Pair of Hands for Different Pose
Costume:
Accessories:
- One (1) Lord Voldemort’s Wand
- One (1) The Elder Wand (Originally Dumbledore’s Wand)
- One (1) Flash for Magical Effect
- One (1) Fire Effect
- Three (3) Set of Magical Tendrils
- One (1) Figure Stand
“You’re a wizard, Harry!”
