List of Characters for the Courage project
This is a list of characters for the Courage story project that I’ve made up. They are named after famous people and authors from Encyclopedia Britannica in general.
Main characters
- Alexander Hamilton Bannister –College Student, a man would become Courage, a symbol of the lion
- Albert Thomas Bannister – Future Son, gave birth by Olivia after the end of the invasion in 1980
- Olivia Mary Haviland – Female Reporter, future wife of Alex Bannister, named for actress Olivia De Haviland (1916-2020)
Scientists
- Dr. Howard William Stein – Scientist, named after William H. Stein, leader of the Courage Institute
- Dr. Lyman Baum – Scientist,
Recurring
- James Dillion – Street gang, named from James Arness for Matt Dillion in Gunsmoke
- Amanda Russel, girlfriend of Dorthy Garland, named from actress Amanda Blake
- Dorthy Garland, girlfriend of Amanda, named after Dorothy Gale and Judy Garland
- Robert Howard Taft – US General, military commander, named after lawyer Robert Alphonso Taft (1889-1953) and US President William Howard Taft (1857-1930)
- Aryeh – Commander, leader of the Zion race, meaning lion in Hebrew
- Archangel Uriel – Archangel, healer, meaning god is my light in Hebrew
The Bannister Family
- Gordon Gilbert Bannister – Henry and Alex’s brother, doctor
- Valmore Gale Bannister – Henry and Alex’s sister
Alex’s Parents
- Henry Fleming Bannister – Alex’s father, French professor, founder of the Courage Institute, solider from World War II, who was once himself Courage, named after Henry Fleming from Stephen Crane’s novel The Red Badge of Courage
- Mary Theresa Bannister – Alex’s mother, wife of Henry Bannister, English doctor, named form Mother Teresa
Antagonists
- Dr. Frederick Allen Borman – Scientist, expelled student, responsible for the alien invasion
- Lord Gideon – Alien captain, leader of the Gideon race
Minor
- Dr. Rose Bergman – PHD, Scientist