Pazu

"If my head were any harder, you could use it as a cannonball!"

Pazu is one of the primary protagonists of Laputa: Castle in the Sky and becomes Sheeta's closest friend after she lands in the mining city he lives in. It is implied that he develops romantic feelings for her.

Biography
Pazu is an orphan who lives alone in a small cottage atop a hill in Slag Ravine. He promised his deceased father ,who had photographed Laputa previously and no one had believed him, he would find Laputa and prove him right.

Pazu discovered Sheeta slowly floating down from the sky. He took her home and cared for her until she woke. Upon hearing her story he vowed to help her. The two went through a lot. Being chased by Pirates as well as the army. Eventually both of them are caught by the army. But, Pazu was set free upon Sheeta's promise to stay with them and help them find Laputa.

Upon Pazu's return to his home he was captured by the pirates that chased them earlier. He teamed up with the pirates to help Sheeta escape the army. Once rescued they continued to work with the pirates to find Laputa. Discovering that the pirates were actually good and kind. During their travels Pazu and Sheeta grow closer.

Appearance
Pazu has brown hair and grey eyes he wear a white shirt and orange vest and yellow cap. He is very good at climbing: vines, rock, brick walls, and even smooth surfaces and usually smiles and his voice can be normal for a boys or when he's scared or in a rush a little squeaky.

Personality
Pazu is very active as he helps out in the mines near his house and is also very friendly as he serves the miners around him. His personality strongly changes after he meets Sheeta and saves her multiple times. He becomes very brave and, while he is sometimes reckless in saving Sheeta when she is in danger, according to Dola, he "...has become a man...". He's also very persistent and a true friend, as well as a clever person as shown when he comes up with a plan to defeat or kill Muska.

Behind the Voices
Pazu is voiced by Mayumi Tanaka in the Japanese Version. In the original 1988 english dub he is voiced by Barbara Goodson. In Disney’s dub, he is played by James Van Der Beek.

​Paraphernalia
Pazu uses a trumpet in the morning. And later uses flight goggles until those are destroyed by Muska.

Trivia

 * Pazu plays the trumpet
 * He has an incomplete flying machine in his house.
 * He is an natural flyer (demonstrated as he flies the glider from the Tiger Moth)..