Dr. Finkelstein

Dr. Finkelstein is a resident of Halloween Town, based on Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas. Portrayed as a mad scientist, Dr. Finkelstein performs experiments in his laboratory mainly trying to create life. He created Sally, a living doll who became his assistant. Confined to a wheelchair, Finkelstein has trouble getting around. He wears a helmet which can access his brain which he scratches thoughtfully at times. He can be grouchy at times, and is initally too busy in his experiments to develop a friendship with - although Jack Skellington seems to have succeeded. At times he can be kind, but this is rarely seen.

Role in The Nightmare Before Christmas

In Tim Burton's classic film, Dr. Finklestein is the same character portrayed in the Kingdom Hearts series. As the creator of Sally, the doctor is exasperated and extremely irritated as Sally continously spikes his food and puts him to sleep while she ventures out. He usually tracks her down and returns her to the laboratory, locking her in her room. After Jack returns from Christmas Town, Dr. Finklestein helps him perform some experiments to explain the meaning of Christmas. When Jack decides to run Christmas, he asks Dr. Finklestein to create reindeer for a sleigh. He does, creating skeletal versions. Finklestein spends the remainder of the film building a new assistant, who becomes a female version of him.

Kingdom Hearts

Dr. Finklestein has a minor role in Kingdom Hearts. He is helping Jack create a heart, but it is stolen by Lock, Shock and Barrel. The heart is retrieved by Jack, Sora, Donald and Goofy.

Kingdom Hearts II

Finklestein returns. He is busy constructing a robotic creature with the help of Lock, Shock and Barrel but their mischeivous ways are annoying him. He finishes his experiment but it runs out on its own, and is dismantled in a battle against Sora and his friends in Christmas Town.