# Hugo — The Prince and the Pauper character guide

> Hugo in The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0013-x-the-prince-in-the-toils

## Who they are

A young ruffian in Canty's crew who smells fraud in the strange boy and turns every game into a trap.

## Relationships

### [Edward VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_and_the_pauper_se/characters/edward_vi)

_rivalry_

Hugo is a cruel thief and accomplice of John Canty who torments Edward during his time among the poor.

### [Edward VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_and_the_pauper_se/characters/edward_vi)

_rivalry_

Hugo is a cruel thief and accomplice of John Canty who torments Edward during his time among the poor.

## In the story

### [Foo-Foo the First](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_and_the_pauper_se/chapters/xvii-foo-foo-the-first)

Lures the king into the trap and mocks him; later converses with John Canty.

### [The Prince with the Tramps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_and_the_pauper_se/chapters/xviii-the-prince-with-the-tramps)

A member of the vagabond troop who tries to force Edward to beg and later attempts a begging scheme.

### [XIX: The Prince with the Peasants](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_and_the_pauper_se/chapters/xix-the-prince-with-the-peasants)

Arrives with John Canty at the farmhouse, prompting the king's escape.

### [Hendon to the Rescue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_and_the_pauper_se/chapters/xxi-hendon-to-the-rescue)

Accompanies John Canty in recapturing the king.

### [XXII: A Victim of Treachery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_and_the_pauper_se/chapters/xxii-a-victim-of-treachery)

Hugo plots revenge against the king, attempts to create a false sore on his leg, and later frames him for stealing a package from a woman.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_and_the_pauper_se/characters/hugo
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_and_the_pauper_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_and_the_pauper_se/characters