Mowgli

Mowgli
Biographical information
Real name	Mowgli
Aliases	Vincent Jagatbehari Mr. Vipinbehari Little Brother (by Bagheera) Little Frog (by Bagheera and Baloo)
Status	Alive
Species	Human (Fable)
Gender	Male
Occupation	Tourist
Affiliation	Fabletown Tourists
Homeland	The Indu
Appearances
First issue	Fables #39 — "Meanwhile"
Last issue	Fables #82 — "Home From The Jungle, Part Five Of Five"
Original source	Mowgli from The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book

“	I am Mowgli of the Seeonee wolf pack.	„
	~ Mowgli to a wolf pack in Fables #48 — Wolves, Part 1"

Mowgli is a citizen of Fabletown and one of the Tourists. He debuts in Fables #39 — "Meanwhile."

History

Origins

Mowgli was from The Indu, the Homelands version of India. For the first dozen years of his life, he was fully enculturated into the Seeonee wolf pack; Bagheera killed a fat bull to bribe them into accepting Mowgli and kept them from handing him over to Shere Khan.

Exodus

When the Adversary attacked, Mowgli fled to Fabletown along with his friends Bagheera and Baloo as well as his enemy Shere Khan.

Fabletown

At some point, Mowgli became one of the Tourists. From that point on, he spent 20 years wandering the world between visits back to Fabletown.

After the revolution on The Farm, Mowgli found out that Bagheera had been imprisoned for his involvement. To free his friend, Mowgli agreed to track down Bigby Wolf.

Mowgli with a wolf pack

Mowgli was able to track Bigby to where he was hiding in Alaska. When Bigby heard that he could be with his family, he agreed to come with Mowgli back to Fabletown. Prince Charming kept his word and freed Bagheera.

Personality

Calm and even-tempered, Mowgli carries himself with an easy confidence. He'll use diplomacy as much as he can in most situations.

Despite his apparent ease in most situations, he's only truly happy when away from civilization, when he can shed his clothes and run free.

Physical appearance

Mowgli is a young Indian man with shoulder-length black hair.

Powers and abilities

Powers

• Immortality: Like all Fables, Mowgli is extremely long-lived, and is difficult to kill, allegedly based on the popularity of their tales.
• Zoolingualism: Being raised by wolves, Mowgli can speak their language

Abilities

• Athleticism: Mowgli is extremely athletic, and is experienced at surviving in harsh environments.
• Zoology: Mowgli has a vast knowledge of nature and animals.
• Bilingual: Mowgli can speak English and Russian.
• Espionage: Mowgli's training as a Tourist has trained him in tracking people and combat.

Original source

Mowgli first appeared in Rudyard Kipling's short story "In the Rukh" and became the principal character in The Jungle Book (where the short story was collected) and The Second Jungle Book. Mowgli is a child raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. His mortal enemy is Shere Khan, who keeps trying to eat Mowgli.