Sir Percy Hits Back · Character
Sir Percy Blakeney
The most exquisite dandy of his age, now squatting in filth and rags in a half-ruined attic, plotting rescues under the nose of the Terror.
major
Also known as Blakeney, Sir Percy, Sir Blakeney
First appearance: i
As a major figure in Sir Percy Hits Back, Sir Percy Blakeney is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The leader of the Scarlet Pimpernel, disguised as a vagabond woodcutter, plans the rescue of the Frontenac family and gives orders to his men.
Blakeney leads a league of English gentlemen who trade clean linen for grime and risk their lives to pluck the innocent from the guillotine. He jokes about garlic and dirty faces even as he plans the next rescue, and his men follow him with a boy's hero worship and a man's readiness to die. In Orange he has set his sights on a child named Fleurette, and that rescue will bring him face to face with his oldest enemy in a way no one expects.
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Character Web
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Relationship types
- Rivalry
- Romantic
- Other
Character groups
- English heroes and allies
- Major characters and historical figures
- Colombe family and associates
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Citizen Chauvelin
rivalry · negative
Chauvelin is Sir Percy's relentless nemesis, obsessed with capturing or destroying him. How this plays out →
- Fleurette
romantic · positive
- Citizen Chauvelin
rivalry · negative
Chauvelin is Sir Percy's relentless nemesis, obsessed with capturing or destroying him. How this plays out →
- Fleurette
romantic · positive
- Citizen Chauvelin
rivalry · negative
Chauvelin is Sir Percy's relentless nemesis, obsessed with capturing or destroying him. How this plays out →
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