| The Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-Come | |||
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| Naming | |||
| Others | The Ghost of Christmas Future | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Species | Spirit | ||
| Gender | Unknown | ||
| Biology | |||
| Body type | Humanoid | ||
| Sentience | Unknown | ||
| Sapience | Sapient | ||
| Behind the scenes | |||
| Universe | A Christmas Carol | ||
| Created by | Charles Dickens | ||
The Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-Come is the fourth and final spirit which visited Ebenezer Scrooge in the night before Christmas, seven years after the death of Jacob Marley.
Overview[]
This Ghost appears as a hooded figure, cloaked in a black garment. All that Scrooge can see of the Ghost is its hand, which it uses to point towards things that it wants Scrooge to see. Unlike the other spirits, this one is completely silent and doesn't teach Scrooge anything directly, instead showing images and forcing Scrooge to come upon conclusions on his own.
In most of the variations of the story, the spirit of the Christmas future is portrayed very similar to the Grim Reaper, which is somewhat appropriate, considering that he shows what the next Christmas would be like should Scrooge not change his ways, and it includes Scrooge's own death as well as Tiny Tim's. As Scrooge realizes that he can change that future, he begs the spirit to take him back and give him another chance and then promptly wakes up on Christmas morning. According to the narration, Scrooge did indeed change his ways and prevented that future from happening.
Gallery[]
Appearances[]
- A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens (1843)
Notes[]
- Although he appears similar to Death, he was an anti-hero to the story, as he was just warning Scrooge about his future.