# Valiant — The Pilgrim’s Progress character guide

> Valiant in The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Master Valiant, Valiant, Mr. Valiant

**First appearance:** 0005-the-second-part

## Snapshot

A young pilgrim of stout spirit who joins Christiana's company, refusing to turn his face from any danger on the road.

## Who they are

Valiant-for-the-truth arrives among Christiana's companions as a youth whose courage is already legendary, a man no threat could make face about. He carries a sword and a readiness for conflict that sets him apart from the more hesitant travelers, and his boldness both inspires and tests the group. In the middle stretch of the journey he becomes a picture of active faith, proving that the pilgrimage demands not only endurance but the will to fight for the truth one professes.

## Relationships

### [Christian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pilgrim_s_progress_se/characters/christian)

_friendship_

Valiant is a courageous fellow pilgrim who joins Christian's company and fights alongside him against spiritual foes.

### [Christian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pilgrim_s_progress_se/characters/christian)

_friendship_

Valiant is a courageous fellow pilgrim who joins Christian's company and fights alongside him against spiritual foes.

### [Christian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pilgrim_s_progress_se/characters/christian)

_friendship_

Valiant is a courageous fellow pilgrim who joins Christian's company and fights alongside him against spiritual foes.

## In the story

### [The Author’s Way of Sending Forth His Second Part of the Pilgrim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_pilgrim_s_progress_se/chapters/the-author-s-way-of-sending-forth-his-second-part-of-the-pilgrim)

Master Valiant-for-the-truth, a young man of great courage who helped put down Doubting Castle and slay Despair.

## Links

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