I see Peaceable, Howl, Sir Percy, Lord Peter and Thomas have all been mentioned already. So basically I just approve of this entire thread.
Oh, don't forget Sherlock Holmes. The reason I thought of him is because I just finished reading Jackaby, and the title character was basically a blend of Sherlock and The Doctor, which of course made it fun, if a bit too familiar at times.
He's not a main character, but there's a shadow of this type going on with Finnick Odair in HG -- in that Katniss initially can't see past his witty pretty-boy Capitol pet persona, to the real person underneath (he's eventually revealed to be fragile, sweet, and clever enough to have been undermining the Capitol long before Katniss caught on).
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Date: 12/14/14 09:26 pm (UTC)Oh, don't forget Sherlock Holmes. The reason I thought of him is because I just finished reading Jackaby, and the title character was basically a blend of Sherlock and The Doctor, which of course made it fun, if a bit too familiar at times.
He's not a main character, but there's a shadow of this type going on with Finnick Odair in HG -- in that Katniss initially can't see past his witty pretty-boy Capitol pet persona, to the real person underneath (he's eventually revealed to be fragile, sweet, and clever enough to have been undermining the Capitol long before Katniss caught on).