# Angelina — The Stainless Steel Rat character guide > Angelina in The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Angelina - Engela's, Angelica, Angel, Poor Angelina, Angela, Angelilith **First appearance:** 0002-i ## Snapshot A brilliant, beautiful criminal whose cold precision and hidden past make her the most dangerous mind Jim has ever tried to outthink. ## Who they are Angelina moves through the underworld with an assassin's calm and a planner's patience, and she is always several moves ahead of everyone around her. The photograph she carries hints at a past she has deliberately buried, and the gap between her present beauty and whatever shaped her mind is the source of her ruthlessness. She is the one adversary Jim cannot simply outrun or outfox, because she understands him almost as well as he understands himself. ## Relationships ### [Count Cassitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/count_cassitor) _romantic_ Angelina and Count Cassitor are locked in a passionate, manipulative romance filled with seduction and betrayal. ### [Pepe Nero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/pepe_nero) _psychological_ Angelina exerts a powerful psychological hold over Pepe Nero, using him as a devoted but conflicted pawn. ### [Dr. Vulff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/dr_vulff) _professional_ Angelina employs Dr. Vulff as a scientist and ally, relying on his expertise for her schemes. ### [Slippery Jim diGriz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/slippery_jim_digriz) _romantic_ Angelina and Slippery Jim diGriz share a deep, adventurous romantic partnership built on mutual respect and love. ### [Harold Peters Inskipp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/harold_peters_inskiipp) _professional_ Angelina interacts with Harold Peters Inskipp as a fellow operative or superior in the Special Corps. ### [Grav Bent Diebstall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/grav_bent_diebstall) _rivalry_ Angelina and Grav Bent Diebstall are adversaries, competing for power or resources. ### [Kurt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/kurt) _rivalry_ Angelina and Kurt are enemies, with Kurt often acting as an obstacle or threat to her plans. ### [Freibur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/freibur) _friendship_ Angelina and Freibur share a bond of camaraderie, possibly as fellow criminals or allies. ### [King Villelm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/king_villelm) _social_ Angelina and King Villelm are acquaintances, interacting in high-society or political circles. ### [Count Cassitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/count_cassitor) _romantic_ Angelina and Count Cassitor are locked in a passionate, manipulative romance filled with seduction and betrayal. ### [Pepe Nero](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/pepe_nero) _psychological_ Angelina exerts a powerful psychological hold over Pepe Nero, using him as a devoted but conflicted pawn. ### [Slippery Jim diGriz](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/slippery_jim_digriz) _romantic_ Angelina and Slippery Jim diGriz share a deep, adventurous romantic partnership built on mutual respect and love. ## In the story ### [The Stainless Steel Rat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/the-stainless-steel-rat) Mentioned as a criminal associate of Jim's, though not directly appearing in this chapter. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/v) Identified as Pepe Nero's female assistant in the theft. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/vi) Pepe's partner in crime, mentioned as having a slight accent and no known background. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/vii) Faints when confronted, then escapes through a small door; revealed by Pepe to be the true mastermind of the battleship theft. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/viii) Recounted as having escaped by capturing a cruiser and vanishing; Jim is obsessed with pursuing her. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/ix) Jim's target; he deduces she fled to Freibur after her escape. ### [The Trap Springs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/x) Disguised as a tramp; recognizes Jim despite his disguise, lures him into a trap, and shoots him. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/xi) Referred to as the shooter who attempted to kill Jim; her failure to confirm his death allows his escape. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/xii) The target of Jim's search; believed to be on Freibur, her unpredictable and power-driven nature frustrates Jim. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/xiii) Subject of diGriz's obsession; he analyzes her psychotic patterns and later fantasizes about both killing and partnering with her. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/xiv) Jim analyzes her murderously amoral nature and deduces her plan to instigate a violent revolution on Freibur by grooming a noble as a front man. ### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/xv) Implied to be the small masked figure directing the prison break; Jim suspects her identity. ### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/xvi) Implied to have orchestrated the Count's wife's death; Jim detects her influence but she remains unseen. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/xvii) Knocks out Count Cassitor, proposes partnership to Jim, and reveals her traumatic past through a locket photo. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/xviii) Known Jim's true identity for a while; confronts him about his past and their similarities; receives a threatening phone call and momentarily points a gun at Jim. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/chapters/xix) Angelina has been captured and taken offplanet; Jim is told she may be treated by psych boys rather than executed. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/angelina - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters