Henry Stein
- This article refers to the animator from Joey Drew Studios. For other uses, see Henry (disambiguation).
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Henry Stein is a cartoon artist, as well as a former animator and the co-founder of Joey Drew Studios working under his work partner Joey Drew. He is responsible for the creation of the studio's cartoon characters, including Bendy, Boris the Wolf, and Alice Angel.
History
Early life
Henry and Joey Drew decide to open an animation studio, having great goals in mind. He starts working with Joey at the animation studio in 1929. While there, Henry created the studio's famous mascot, Bendy, as well as Boris the Wolf. He also made Alice Angel, however they only started showing her after he left.
Due to Joey's questionable work ethics, Henry decided to depart from the studio in the year 1930.
Legacy
Unaware to Henry, this action was something that infuriated Joey. Angry at Henry for abandoning their cartoon empire, Joey, somewhere around the time after installing the Ink Machine for his studio, created a inky replica of his former co-worker and trapped him in a cartoon-like dimension called the Cycle, so he could torment this version of Henry by making him fall prey to the multiple ink creatures inside in a seemingly never-ending loop.
With his ink replica appearing in these events, it is implied that the real Henry Stein might still be alive in the real world.
Characteristics
Physical appearance
Joey Drew stated that he would struggle to remember Henry's face, implying that, at least to Joey, the original Henry is visually unremarkable.
Personality
Henry, based on his ink clone incarnation, is a soft-spoken man and a punctual worker, claiming of always being on time, whenever using the punch-machines, and when Joey Drew reacts in surprise to him arriving at his apartment one hour prior to when Joey was expecting him, which incidentally caused him to jokingly remark that he's trying to impress him. His obliviousness was due to the fact that despite the fact that he joined Joey Drew Studios upon its founding date in 1929, he left the company one year later.
He does show signs of optimism and a positive attitude on rare occasions, as evidenced in his audio log, however he becomes very annoyed with Joey's 'all take and no give' attitude and how he's a 'man of ideas and only ideas'. He likes drawing characters whenever he seems to feel stressed or in doubt. Henry is also very creative, as he was the one responsible for the creation of some of the studio's most famous characters, especially Bendy.
He cares deeply for his loved ones, like his wife Linda. In fact, the whole reason he left Joey in the first place was so he could spend more time with her.
Behind the scenes
Henry Stein is the recurring protagonist of the Bendy series ever since his debut in the first chapter of Bendy and the Ink Machine, although the twist of the series' Henry being revealed to be his ink clone was not unveiled until in Bendy and the Dark Revival.
Inspirations
Henry seems to be heavily influenced of the real-life animator Ub Iwerks, with both having a similar long-time partnership with Walt Disney, being responsible for co-creating both companies' mascots, as well as leaving the studios in 1930.
Etymology
Despite being American, Henry's surname "Stein" is a common German-Jewish name; the name derived from German means "stone" or "rock". In his Bendy and the Ink Machine debut, his surname was not revealed until in the post-credit scene from the post-Chapter 5 epilogue, where his signature was seen on the animation frame of the studio's cartoon trio Bendy, Boris, and Alice.
Portrayal
Henry is voiced by the series' creator theMeatly.
In other languages
"Look pal, if you think I'm doing my job AND yours, I'm outta here!" - Wally Franks
See also
- Henry Stein (ink realm), the ink replica based on Henry Stein.