
He would also reunite with a young doe he knew as a fawn, Marena, who believed in his idealistic view of Man and became his mate. He would return to the forest as an adult, reuniting with Bambi, Faline, and his mother. This caused the young fawn to perceive Man as "all powerful, and very kind and merciful". In actuality, Gobo had not died, but had been taken home by Man, who fed him well and raised him. The other deer assumed he died as the place where his body had been was now empty, with Man’s footprints and dog pawprints surrounding it.

Bambi tried to encourage him to get up and run, but he simply didn't have the strength to. That winter, when Man attacked the forest, he was too weak to flee, causing him to be abandoned. He met his cousin, Bambi, on the meadow when he was a fawn. He was one of a pair of twins along with his sister, Faline. He was presumably born on April 4 in an unknown year. After his return to the forest, he is described as being plump and healthy, and also had a dark strip of horsehair around his neck from the halter he wore. Despite this arrogance, he still had a soft spot for his mother, Ena, whom he was very affectionate and loving with.Īs a fawn, he was said to have been weak and small. He also grew to be very stubborn, determined that he was absolutely right about all things and refusing to heed advice from the likes of the Great Prince of the Forest or Bambi. As a stag, Gobo was boastful and arrogant, believing himself to better than other forest creatures due to his relationship with Man. While he was very weak physically, it could be said that he had a strong heart and was of a kind disposition.īy the time he had reached adulthood, however, this had all changed. During his childhood, Gobo was a meek, kind, and friendly young fellow.
