Coraline: What if Wybie Didn't Exist?

What if… there was NO WYBIE in Coraline?! No friendly face in a too-sweet and sugary scary Other world? Also, kinda major minor thing, without Wybie, things would have worked out entirely differently for Coraline in the Other World, if she even went there at all! (Yeah!) Yet, he does NOT appear in the original book! So… why Wybie? This is how Coraline would have been completely different without Wybie!

Imagine the Laika's animated movie "Coraline" without Wybie… so sad! but, um, we… actually don’t have much to imagine here, as Wybie is NOT in the original Neil Gaiman book! Now, this is KIND OF a book vs. movie, but only focusing on Wybie. Without Wybie, everything changes. He not only moves things along, but Other Wybie acts as a relcutant helper to the Other Mother, helping along her evil plan to ensnare Coraline. Both real Wybie and Other Wybie save the day throughout the movie, AND give Coraline hints to her very real peril. I think there are many reasons why Wybie was created for the movie adaptation, and in this video, I'm going to cover all of them, so, do buckle up because we’re getting granular!

Wybie, Wyborn, Why born... without this friend, everything would be different in the Coraline movie!

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[JazzQueen]

I think Wybie is an example of how a character created for the movie can improve a story or enrich it.

[sketchbook]

I'm happy they put Wybie in the movie, he is probably the most normal person there while adults are oblivious or evil and Coraline is negative and mean. Wybie is a good contrast

[Jm-kisu]

his discarded clothes hanging in the air when coraline goes to collect the ghost's eyes is one of the most heart wrenching things

[leahvaldez]

The fact that the other Wybie literally doesn’t speak but you can SEE how much he likes her

[annabellenewberger]

fun fact they call him "wybie" because its short for "wyborn" or a coraline says "why were you born" this is because he wasn't a character in the book. he was created or "born" for the movie

[elizabethcharlton]

I didn't really have a preference between the Wybies. Other Wybie was sweet and possibly one of the only genuine people in that world, and Wybie himself genuinely reminded me of close friends at that age, slugs and all

[Spicie]

I read that Wybie was added to the movie because the production team thought it would be weird to have Coraline running around talking to herself - makes good sense.

[tayloredwards]

Could you do a video on the cats? Because he's the most mysterious character in both the movie and the book

[crokedpinky]

Every time I saw the part where Coraline says “Why were you born” to Wybie cuz of his name, my heart would crack ..

[noreiyamu]

If Wybie didn’t exist Coraline would’ve had to find out about his grandma’s sister a whole different way.

Edit: thank you for 1.2k likes! Ive never had so many

[Theravingranter]

Wybie is one of my favorite characters who really deserves more recognition and love. I've always felt that he has some level of anxiety and he suffers from something but I'm not sure what. He is always crouched and hunched over as if he's afraid of something either that or like me he has scoliosis, something Other Wybie doesn't seem to have. It hurts me that his parents named him Wyborne. His parents so obviously hate him and have deserted him, leaving him unloved and feeling, like book Coraline, alone. He has no friends of his own age and has grown up for 12 years without anyone to talk to other than his sassy and needy grandmother and of course the cat which is why he and the cat have a strange deep bond. Also I'd like to clarify it is perfectly normal for a boy to like creepy dead things like bugs and snakes and even rats, especially one who is sheltered and frightened and alone. That's my take on sweet little Wybie, hope it wasn't too long for ya. Remember folks.... Stay spooky.

[chalk]

I’m so happy we’re getting some Wybie appreciation. I love him so much and he’s such an underrated character tbh

[kyrauniversal]

Wybie is like the cat. I've noticed that particular thing. The fact that he is so close to the house, and knows so much more, means the Other Mother will never be able to replicate him without consequences. Like him being silent, compared to the cat that travels between the worlds.
Also, with how real world Wybie gestures like the cat, and how the cat said he and Other Wybie "talk in our own ways of how unlike a mother the other mother is" it's clear they have a connection between the two worlds and whenever Coraline cruelly gets defensive and in denial, the other Wybie gets hurt because Wybie kept his mouth shut. Wybie is the words. Other Wybie is the Actions.

[harajukuangel]

So we can assume that Wybies grandmother knew about the other mother, so what if the other mother was trying to get to wybie, so in order to save him his grandmother let Caroline's parents rent in the Pink palace so her target would be a different lod and not her grandson. Just a thought.

[yrah]

But hey, that’s just a theory... a fil-


Alright but seriously the thought that wybie doesn’t really exist is really interesting!

[PlatNimART]

I read the book before watching the movie as a kid, and seeing Wybie added to the movie made Middle School me go like "iT'S nOT LiKe tHe BoOk sO MoViE BAD!!!!". Not only is that wrong, but I also had a secret crush on Wybie, so that was also probably me hiding the fact that I really liked him.

[spyro]

While I do really like that thing the book says about the show going on forever and always on the theatre and I feel kinda sad they didn't put that detail in, I think overall the change of making the other world more colorful and fun at first really helps improve on the concept and wybie fits right in there.

[twistedkaijutale]

I like to think book Coraline is different from movie Coraline and she accidentally helped the other mother make her trap more desirable for children. No mouth like hallway, no knife throwing, and no being alone

[calebgoodman]

You know... I always did want to know why he was in the film. Guess now we’ll finally learn why he was born!

[brostar]

wybie was always my one of my favourite characters. beside the cat. and it really destroyed me when in the movie he had his mouth sowed shut haha