# Sir Percy Blakeney — The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel character guide

> Sir Percy Blakeney in The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Sir Percy, Percy Blakeney, Blakeney, Percy

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Snapshot

The languid English aristocrat whose foppish drawl conceals the daring mind behind the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel — and the nerve to drive his enemies home himself.

## Who they are

Sir Percy moves through danger with an impudence that unnerves even Chauvelin, turning capture into a carriage ride and a threat into a courtesy. His weapon is not the sword alone but the assumption that no one will believe the drawling fool before them capable of anything. He carries the League's rescues on his shoulders while keeping his own identity a rumor, and his calm in the face of the guillotine is the novel's central provocation. Every early chapter asks the same question: how long can such a mask hold?

## Relationships

### [Citizen Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/citizen_chauvelin)

_rivalry_

Chauvelin is obsessed with unmasking Sir Percy as the Scarlet Pimpernel, their cat-and-mouse game driving the central conflict.

### [Sir Andrew Ffoulkes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/sir_andrew_ffoulkes)

_friendship_

Sir Andrew Ffoulkes is a devoted friend and fellow member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, aiding Percy in his rescues.

### [Sir Andrew Ffoulkes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/sir_andrew_ffoulkes)

_friendship_

Sir Andrew Ffoulkes is a devoted friend and fellow member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, aiding Percy in his rescues.

### [Citizen Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/citizen_chauvelin)

_rivalry_

Chauvelin is obsessed with unmasking Sir Percy as the Scarlet Pimpernel, their cat-and-mouse game driving the central conflict.

### [Citizen Chauvelin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/citizen_chauvelin)

_rivalry_

Chauvelin is obsessed with unmasking Sir Percy as the Scarlet Pimpernel, their cat-and-mouse game driving the central conflict.

### [Sir Andrew Ffoulkes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/characters/sir_andrew_ffoulkes)

_friendship_

Sir Andrew Ffoulkes is a devoted friend and fellow member of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, aiding Percy in his rescues.

## In the story

### [Sir Percy Explains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/sir-percy-explains)

The protagonist who explains his secret identity and the reasoning behind his actions as the Scarlet Pimpernel.

### [The Old Scarecrow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/the-old-scarecrow)

The alter ego of the Scarlet Pimpernel, whose aristocratic demeanor conceals his heroic actions.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/iii)

Plans to break into Hériot's rooms to steal incriminating letters.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/iv)

Leads the break-in to Hériot's rooms, picks locks, finds the letters, and later subdues Hériot.

### [A Fine Bit of Work](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/a-fine-bit-of-work)

Implied to be the Scarlet Pimpernel, though his identity remains hidden; his calm demeanor contrasts with the danger of the rescue.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/i)

The Englishman and leader of the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, who has just rescued Pierre and now orchestrates Père Lenègre's escape.

### [Out of the Jaws of Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/out-of-the-jaws-of-death)

Referred to as 'Blakeney' by a fellow rescuer; reveals he is returning to the Abbaye to save more prisoners.

### [The Traitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/the-traitor)

Blakeney operates under disguise, countering Chauvelin's moves and protecting the innocent.

### [The Cabaret de la Liberté](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/the-cabaret-de-la-libert)

Mentioned as the elusive Scarlet Pimpernel, the target of Chauvelin's schemes.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/vii)

Revealed as the Scarlet Pimpernel; disguised as Rateau; explains his plan to return to the Cabaret de la Liberté.

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/vi)

Masterminds the escape, drives the chaise, and tricks Chauvelin with blank papers.

### [A Battle of Wits](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_league_of_the_scarlet_pimpernel_se/chapters/a-battle-of-wits)

The alter ego of the Scarlet Pimpernel, maintaining his facade of a foppish aristocrat while secretly orchestrating the rescue efforts.

## Links

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