# Mr. Shuan — Kidnapped character guide

> Mr. Shuan in Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Shuan

**First appearance:** 0008-vii-i-go-to-sea-in-the-brig-covenant-of-dysart

## Who they are

Second mate of the Covenant, a violent man.

## Relationships

### [Captain Hoseason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/captain_hoseason)

_professional_

Shuan is the brutal second mate under Hoseason, complicit in the ship's crimes.

### [Alan Breck Stewart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/alan_breck_stewart)

_rivalry_

Alan kills Shuan in a sword fight after Shuan murders a cabin boy.

### [Alan Breck Stewart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/alan_breck_stewart)

_rivalry_

Alan kills Shuan in a sword fight after Shuan murders a cabin boy.

### [Captain Hoseason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/characters/captain_hoseason)

_professional_

Shuan is the brutal second mate under Hoseason, complicit in the ship's crimes.

## In the story

### [VII: I Go to Sea in the Brig Covenant of Dysart](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/chapters/vii-i-go-to-sea-in-the-brig-covenant-of-dysart)

The chief mate, described as cruel when drinking but harmless when sober; he is responsible for abusing Ransome.

### [The Roundhouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/chapters/viii-the-roundhouse)

Shuan is the murderer of Ransome, driven by drink. He appears dazed and troubled, showing signs of guilt and mental instability.

### [X: The Siege of the Roundhouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/chapters/x-the-siege-of-the-roundhouse)

Mr. Shuan attacks Alan in the roundhouse but is run through by Alan's sword and dies.

### [The Captain Knuckles Under](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/kidnapped_se/chapters/xi-the-captain-knuckles-under)

Mentioned as dead, having been killed in the previous battle.

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