Short Fiction · Character
Six
A numbered character.
minor
Also known as Number Six
First appearance: conditionally human
Six shows up with force in Check and Checkmate. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A Primary Stand-in who trades cloaks with the President to confuse potential assassins.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Expanded cast and entities
- Protagonist
- Noble and analyst group
- Royal and recurring identities
- Core family and narrator
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Lieutenant Laskell reaches an emotional and psychological peak of…
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