Puzzle the Donkey

Puzzle originates within C. S. Lewis's fictional cosmology as a donkey living in Narnia who becomes central to the climax of The Last Battle (the seventh book of The Chronicles of Narnia). In the plot summarized by reference sources, the ape Shift convinces Puzzle to impersonate the true divine figure Aslan by dressing and presenting him as that deity; Shift's purpose is to deceive and manipulate the Narnian populace for his own ends. Sources note Puzzle's role is passive—he is used as an instrument in a deliberate false-worship scheme rather than acting as an independent doctrinal or supernatural agent (Wikidata; All The Tropes; Wikipedia character list).

Primary sources supplied identify Puzzle simply as a donkey and do not give a detailed physical description such as coat color or size. Descriptions in the provided summaries emphasize his ordinariness as a beast: he is an ordinary donkey who is harnessed/dressed and presented by Shift as though he were Aslan. Character reactions recorded in source summaries focus on the deception and the community's response to the masquerade rather than on distinctive physical markings of Puzzle himself (Wikidata; All The Tropes; Wikipedia).

The supplied materials do not ascribe any supernatural powers to Puzzle. Instead, sources portray him as gullible and easily manipulated: All The Tropes summarizes that "Puzzle the Donkey is gullible enough that Shift convinces him to go along with his plans," and Wikidata notes he is "presented as the deity Aslan"—indicating his role is behavioral and narrative rather than magical. His notable actions in the plot are passive participation in the impersonation (being dressed and exhibited as Aslan) and exhibiting credulity that allows Shift's scheme to proceed. There is no evidence in the provided sources of independent agency beyond that of an ordinary donkey.