# The Fiend — Short Fiction character guide

> The Fiend in Short Fiction by Mary Shelley.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0007-transformation

## Who they are

A supernatural or demonic antagonist in a Gothic tale.

## In the story

### [Transformation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_38_se/chapters/transformation)

The monstrous dwarf with whom Guido exchanges bodies, embodying his inner ugliness.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_38_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced in note about Frankenstein's monster creation.

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