# Gobo — Bambi character guide > Gobo in Bambi by Felix Salten. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** poor Gobo, the silly little Gobo **First appearance:** 0000-i ## Snapshot Bambi's timid cousin, lost in the snow and given up for dead, who returns from a long captivity with Him — boastful, fearless, and dangerously unafraid. ## Who they are Gobo is Faline's brother and Bambi's childhood companion, the frail one who once had to be coaxed through every thicket. When he reappears, he is proud of knowing more than the whole forest and strolls into open clearings without a moment's caution, certain that his protector will keep him safe. His return unsettles Bambi and Faline, who sense that the confidence he has brought back is not the same thing as wisdom. ## Relationships ### [Bambi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/bambi) _friendship_ Bambi and Gobo are close childhood friends, though Gobo's later experiences create distance. ### [Faline](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/faline) _friendship_ Faline and Gobo are childhood friends, with Faline showing affection and concern for Gobo. ### [Ena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/ena) _family_ Ena is Gobo's mother, deeply protective and worried about his safety after he leaves. ### [Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/mother) _social_ Gobo interacts with Bambi's mother as a neighbor and fellow deer in the forest. ### [old Nettla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/old_nettla) _social_ Gobo interacts with old Nettla as a fellow deer in the forest, though not closely. ### [Ena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/ena) _family_ Ena is Gobo's mother, deeply protective and worried about his safety after he leaves. ### [Faline](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/faline) _friendship_ Faline and Gobo are childhood friends, with Faline showing affection and concern for Gobo. ### [Bambi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/bambi) _friendship_ Bambi and Gobo are close childhood friends, though Gobo's later experiences create distance. ### [Bambi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/bambi) _friendship_ Bambi and Gobo are close childhood friends, though Gobo's later experiences create distance. ### [Faline](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/faline) _friendship_ Faline and Gobo are childhood friends, with Faline showing affection and concern for Gobo. ### [Ena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/ena) _family_ Ena is Gobo's mother, deeply protective and worried about his safety after he leaves. ### [Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/mother) _social_ Gobo interacts with Bambi's mother as a neighbor and fellow deer in the forest. ## In the story ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/iv) Joins the discussion about danger and is timidly awed by the fathers. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/v) Found with Faline, also lost and calling for his mother. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/vi) Gobo listens to Bambi's story about the old Prince and admits he would have been terribly frightened. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/vii) Appears briefly with Faline, then flees with the others. ### [The Harsh Turn of Seasons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/ix) Gobo is mentioned as having cut his legs on the snow crust, highlighting his vulnerability. ### [The Great Terror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/x) Found helpless in the snow, unable to stand, tells Bambi to leave him. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/xi) Bambi remembers Gobo fondly, thinking of him as good and lovable, and mourns his death. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/xv) Returns from living with humans, displaying a lack of caution and a boastful attitude; reunites with his mother, Aunt Ena. ### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/xvi) Returns and tells the other animals about his time with humans, praising their kindness and describing the comforts of captivity. ### [Marena's Return](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/xvii) Basks in his mother's praise but is troubled by the old Prince calling him a 'poor thing'; seeks validation from Marena. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/xviii) Bambi avoids him, feeling ashamed and afraid for him without understanding why; the stag's words about Gobo weigh on Bambi. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/xix) Gobo displays arrogance and a false sense of security from his past captivity, leading to his fatal decision to go onto the meadow. ### [Bambi's Solitude and the Old Stag's Rescue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/chapters/xx) Bambi and the old stag discuss Gobo, referencing his captivity and his belief that 'He' is all-powerful and all-good. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters/gobo - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/bambi_se/characters