Remember what Mr. Hallorann said. It's just like pictures in a book, Danny. It isn't real.
The son of Jack Torrance and the object of the forces in the Overlook Hotel, Danny Torrance represents both the victim and the protagonist in Stephen KIng's
The Shining. Guided by his future self, Danny is shown to not only be an intelligent, curious, and brave child, but a powerful telepath, one capable of communicating with himself from a point in the future. Danny's unique power or 'Shining' makes him formidible, and with the activecell in the Overlook, it makes him dangerous.
While his father Jack becomes a victim of the machinizations of the Overlook, it's Danny's will that reinforces his father's, and ultimately, allows his father to reassume control long enough to destroy the Overlook.
Danny represents a sort of combination of horror hero and iconic innocent, and with the abilities that are suggested throughout
The Shining makes him an interesting character, especially when he's older.
The write-up is speculative on Daniel Torrance when he is older and represented as 'Tony', projecting himself back into his own past and being the guiding voice to Danny.
Daniel Torrance
F: Gd (10)
A: Gd (10)
S: Typ (6)
E: Gd (10)
R: Gd (10)
I: Rm (30)
P: Am (50)
Health: 36
Karma: 90
Popularity: 0
Resources: Typ (6)
Talents:
Psionic Combat*
Occult Lore*
Powers:
Psionic Prodigy: Daniel Torrance is a powerful psionic, capable of feats not normally seen. Daniel's abilities include:
- Telepathy: Ex (20)
- AStral Perception: Rm (30)
- Empathy: Rm (30)
- Postcognition: Rm (30)
- Incarnation Awareness: Daniel Torrance has the unique ability to communicate with himself in the past, and as such, appears as a manifested vision only younger Danny is aware of.
- Astral Project: Rm (30)
- Dream Travel: Danny can travel into his own dreams and into others (as seen in the novel) with Rm (30) ability
- Telekinesis: Danny can manifest his emotions in telekinetic force with Ex (20) ability
- Psionic Manifestation: Danny can create objects and give force to psionic manifestations with Am (50), such as making hedge creatures come to live, give form and substance to the dead, and create force to illusions.
- Precognition*: Daniel has In (40) precognitive abilities, some from conversations with his future self, others through dreams.
- Postcognition - the 'Shining': Danny can perceive the past and items with history with In (40) ability. Danny does not necessarily need to touch an item to gain said powers.
- Total Memory: Daniel has some degree of perfect recall with Gd (10) ability
Contacts:
Richard Halloran: Family Friend, fellow psionic, and mentor.
Limitations:
Age: Daniel's powers are represented here as a young adult. As a child, Daniel is considered not to have access to most of these powers, and is also considered to have the 'uncontrollable' aspect.
Note:
Daniel's psyche is statted at Amazing for several reasons. First, at age 6, Danny has Ex (20) psyche....this was untrained and prior to the events of the book. In the novel, it clearly shows that as he is older, Daniel Torrance is clearly more in control, stronger willed, and capable of hiding his presence from the Overlook.
This write-up focuses almost solely on the novel and not the movie and the mini-series. While I like both the movie and the mini, the novel is still my favorite.