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* [[Down the Rabbit Hole]] |
* [[Down the Rabbit Hole]] |
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* [[Hair of Gold]]: In most adaptations. |
* [[Hair of Gold]]: In most adaptations. |
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* [[Memetic Outfit]]: Mostly thanks to Disney. |
* [[Memetic Outfit]]: Mostly thanks to Disney. |
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* [[Strange Girl]]: Alice spends a lot of time talking to herself in both books, including giving herself advice, has an extended monologue to a cat, pretends to be many people at once, and once 'frightened her nurse by saying 'Let's pretend you're a pork bone and I'm a hungry hyena!' She's probably considered a bit odd in the 'real world,' but once she gets to Wonderland she becomes the [[Only Sane Man]]. |
* [[Strange Girl]]: Alice spends a lot of time talking to herself in both books, including giving herself advice, has an extended monologue to a cat, pretends to be many people at once, and once 'frightened her nurse by saying 'Let's pretend you're a pork bone and I'm a hungry hyena!' She's probably considered a bit odd in the 'real world,' but once she gets to Wonderland she becomes the [[Only Sane Man]]. |
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* [[True-Blue Femininity]]: Her dress is almost always shown as blue. |
* [[True-Blue Femininity]]: Her dress is almost always shown as blue (although it's brown in the abridged 1890 version . |
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* [[Xenafication]]: Is often subject to it. |
* [[Xenafication]]: Is often subject to it. |
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== Dinah == |
=== Dinah === |
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* [[Cute Kitten]] |
* [[Cute Kitten]] |
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== Adventures in Wonderland == |
== Adventures in Wonderland == |
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== The White Rabbit == |
=== The White Rabbit === |
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[[File:Alice par John Tenniel 02.svg|thumb|200px]] |
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* [[Everythings Better With Bunnies]] |
* [[Everythings Better With Bunnies]] |
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* [[Follow the White Rabbit]]: The [[Trope Namer]]. |
* [[Follow the White Rabbit]]: The [[Trope Namer]]. |
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* [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal]] |
* [[Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal]] |
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* [[Only Sane Man]]: Possibly. But that's not saying much. |
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Possibly. But that's not saying much. |
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== The Mouse == |
=== The Mouse === |
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* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: He is very afraid of cats. |
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: He is very afraid of cats. |
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== The Dodo == |
=== The Dodo === |
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* [[Author Avatar]]: To Dodgson. |
* [[Author Avatar]]: To Dodgson. |
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* [[Composite Character]]: With Pat in the Disney version. |
* [[Composite Character]]: With Pat in the Disney version. |
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== Bill the lizard, Pat == |
=== Bill the lizard, Pat === |
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[[File:De Alice's Abenteuer im Wunderland Carroll pic 13.jpg|thumb|200px]] |
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* [[The Chew Toy]]: Poor Bill. |
* [[The Chew Toy]]: Poor Bill. |
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== The Caterpillar == |
=== The Caterpillar === |
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[[File:Alice par John Tenniel 15.png|thumb|200px]] |
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Who are you?" |
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Who are you?" |
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* [[Smoking Is Cool]] |
* [[Smoking Is Cool]] |
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== The Duchess == |
=== The Duchess === |
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[[File:Alice par John Tenniel 21.png|thumb|200px]] |
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* [[Gonk]] |
* [[Gonk]] |
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* [[Mood Swinger]] |
* [[Mood Swinger]] |
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== The Cheshire Cat == |
=== The Cheshire Cat === |
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[[File:John Tenniel - Illustration from The Nursery Alice (1890) - c03757 06 (cropped).jpg|thumb|200px]] |
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* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: The [[Trope Namer]] |
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: The [[Trope Namer]] |
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* [[Reality Warper]] |
* [[Reality Warper]] |
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* [[Trickster Archetype]]: In the Disney film; and what is more, many other versions of this character follow it as well, having the cat get Alice in trouble, but never being truly mean-spirited, just mysterious. |
* [[Trickster Archetype]]: In the Disney film; and what is more, many other versions of this character follow it as well, having the cat get Alice in trouble, but never being truly mean-spirited, just mysterious. |
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== The Hatter == |
=== The Hatter === |
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[[File:MadlHatterByTenniel.svg|thumb|200px]] |
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* [[Expy]]: He and the Hare appear in ''Through The Looking Glass'' as the White King's messengers, Hatta and Haigha. |
* [[Expy]]: He and the Hare appear in ''Through The Looking Glass'' as the White King's messengers, Hatta and Haigha. |
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* [[The Mad Hatter]]: Trope Namer. |
* [[The Mad Hatter]]: Trope Namer. |
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* [[Nice Hat]]: His iconic and impressive top hat. He's probably borrowing it from his inventory, as it has a price tag of "10/6", representing a price of ten shillings and sixpence. That's about $100 today when adjusted for inflation, so it likely is a pretty nice hat. |
* [[Nice Hat]]: His iconic and impressive top hat. He's probably borrowing it from his inventory, as it has a price tag of "10/6", representing a price of ten shillings and sixpence. That's about $100 today when adjusted for inflation, so it likely is a pretty nice hat. |
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== The March Hare == |
=== The March Hare === |
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[[File:March-hare.jpg|thumb|200px]] |
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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With The Hatter. |
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With The Hatter. |
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== The Dormouse == |
=== The Dormouse === |
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* [[Composite Character]]: With the Mouse in the two Disney films. Though the only trait from the Mouse he gets is his fear of cats. |
* [[Composite Character]]: With the Mouse in the two Disney films. Though the only trait from the Mouse he gets is his fear of cats. |
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* [[Sleepyhead]] |
* [[Sleepyhead]] |
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== The Queen of Hearts == |
=== The Queen of Hearts === |
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* [[Composite Character]]: With the Red Queen, notably in the [[Tim Burton]] film. |
* [[Composite Character]]: With the Red Queen, notably in the [[Tim Burton]] film. |
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* [[God Save Us From the Queen]]: "Off with their heads!" |
* [[God Save Us From the Queen]]: "Off with their heads!" |
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== The King of Hearts == |
=== The King of Hearts === |
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* [[Henpecked Husband]] |
* [[Henpecked Husband]] |
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== The Knave of Hearts == |
=== The Knave of Hearts === |
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== Gryphon == |
=== Gryphon === |
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== The Mock Turtle == |
=== The Mock Turtle === |
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[[File:Mock Turtle detail.png|thumb|200px]] |
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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With the Gryphon, it seems. They went to school together and are still friends. |
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: With the Gryphon, it seems. They went to school together and are still friends. |
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* [[Hurricane of Puns]]:He seems to like them. |
* [[Hurricane of Puns]]:He seems to like them. |
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== Through the looking-glass == |
== Through the looking-glass == |
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== The Flowers == |
=== The Flowers === |
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* [[Alpha Bitch |
* [[Alpha Bitch]]es: They're really quite rude to Alice. |
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** One of them is more so in the 1985 TV movie, while the rest is more good-natured. |
** One of them is more so in the 1985 TV movie, while the rest is more good-natured. |
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* [[Beauty Is Bad]] |
* [[Beauty Is Bad]] |
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* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]] |
* [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]] |
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== The Jabberwock == |
=== The Jabberwock === |
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* [[Ascended Extra]]: He started off as a character within a poem, but in most adaptations he becomes an actual character. |
* [[Ascended Extra]]: He started off as a character within a poem, but in most adaptations he becomes an actual character. |
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** [[Breakout Villain]] |
** [[Breakout Villain]] |
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* [[Our Dragons Are Different]] |
* [[Our Dragons Are Different]] |
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== The Red Queen == |
=== The Red Queen === |
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* [[Composite Character]]: With the Queen of Hearts. But she has no interest in chopping off heads despite what you might have heard. |
* [[Composite Character]]: With the Queen of Hearts. But she has no interest in chopping off heads despite what you might have heard. |
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* [[The High Queen]] |
* [[The High Queen]] |
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== The White Queen == |
=== The White Queen === |
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* [[Airplane Arms]]: [[Older Than Radio|Before there were airplanes.]] |
* [[Airplane Arms]]: [[Older Than Radio|Before there were airplanes.]] |
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{{Quote|...in another moment the White Queen came running wildly through the wood, with both arms stretched out wide, as if she were flying....}} |
{{Quote|...in another moment the White Queen came running wildly through the wood, with both arms stretched out wide, as if she were flying....}} |
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: In-universe, SHE'S considered a bit strange. |
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: In-universe, SHE'S considered a bit strange. |
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* [[Cool Old Lady]] |
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* [[The Cuckoolander Was Right]]: Alice didn't know that her seemingly nonsensical shouts during their boating trip was actually real rowing jargon. |
* [[The Cuckoolander Was Right]]: Alice didn't know that her seemingly nonsensical shouts during their boating trip was actually real rowing jargon. |
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== The Red King == |
=== The Red King === |
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* [[All Just a Dream]] and [[Schrödinger's Butterfly]]: The more obvious example provides the page quote. |
* [[All Just a Dream]] and [[Schrödinger's Butterfly]]: The more obvious example provides the page quote. |
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* [[Flat Character]]: Movie. He's got a voice actor, but most people assume he's the wizard, who's credited two seconds later. |
* [[Flat Character]]: Movie. He's got a voice actor, but most people assume he's the wizard, who's credited two seconds later. |
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* [[Heavy Sleeper]] |
* [[Heavy Sleeper]] |
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== The White King == |
=== The White King === |
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== The Gnat == |
=== The Gnat === |
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* [[Remember the New Guy?]]: Refers to Alice as an "old friend" despite never appearing before. |
* [[Remember the New Guy?]]: Refers to Alice as an "old friend" despite never appearing before. |
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== Tweedledum and Tweedledee == |
=== Tweedledum and Tweedledee === |
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* [[Theme Twin Naming]] |
* [[Theme Twin Naming]] |
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== The White Knight == |
=== The White Knight === |
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* [[Author Avatar]]: To Dodgson. |
* [[Author Avatar]]: To Dodgson. |
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== Humpty Dumpty == |
=== Humpty Dumpty === |
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== Disney film only == |
== Disney film only == |
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== The Doorknob == |
=== The Doorknob === |
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* [[Canon Foreigner]] |
* [[Canon Foreigner]] |
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* [[Deadpan Snarker]] |
* [[Deadpan Snarker]] |
Latest revision as of 17:20, 27 October 2023
![]() | Some or all of these characters need descriptions. A list of tropes is not a description. Please provide at least a few words telling how these characters differ from other characters with the same tropelists. |
Overall
Alice
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Alice_drink_me.jpg/200px-Alice_drink_me.jpg)
- Down the Rabbit Hole
- Hair of Gold: In most adaptations.
- Kid Hero
- Little Miss Snarker
- Memetic Outfit: Mostly thanks to Disney.
- Strange Girl: Alice spends a lot of time talking to herself in both books, including giving herself advice, has an extended monologue to a cat, pretends to be many people at once, and once 'frightened her nurse by saying 'Let's pretend you're a pork bone and I'm a hungry hyena!' She's probably considered a bit odd in the 'real world,' but once she gets to Wonderland she becomes the Only Sane Man.
- True-Blue Femininity: Her dress is almost always shown as blue (although it's brown in the abridged 1890 version .
- Xenafication: Is often subject to it.
Dinah
Adventures in Wonderland
The White Rabbit
- Everythings Better With Bunnies
- Follow the White Rabbit: The Trope Namer.
- Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal
- Only Sane Man: Possibly. But that's not saying much.
The Mouse
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: He is very afraid of cats.
The Dodo
- Author Avatar: To Dodgson.
- Composite Character: With Pat in the Disney version.
Bill the lizard, Pat
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/De_Alice%27s_Abenteuer_im_Wunderland_Carroll_pic_13.jpg/200px-De_Alice%27s_Abenteuer_im_Wunderland_Carroll_pic_13.jpg)
- The Chew Toy: Poor Bill.
The Caterpillar
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Alice_par_John_Tenniel_15.png/200px-Alice_par_John_Tenniel_15.png)
- Catch Phrase: "Who are you?"
- Smoking Is Cool
The Duchess
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Alice_par_John_Tenniel_21.png/200px-Alice_par_John_Tenniel_21.png)
The Cheshire Cat
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/John_Tenniel_-_Illustration_from_The_Nursery_Alice_%281890%29_-_c03757_06_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-John_Tenniel_-_Illustration_from_The_Nursery_Alice_%281890%29_-_c03757_06_%28cropped%29.jpg)
- Cheshire Cat Grin: The Trope Namer
- Reality Warper
- Trickster Archetype: In the Disney film; and what is more, many other versions of this character follow it as well, having the cat get Alice in trouble, but never being truly mean-spirited, just mysterious.
The Hatter
- Expy: He and the Hare appear in Through The Looking Glass as the White King's messengers, Hatta and Haigha.
- The Mad Hatter: Trope Namer.
- Nice Hat: His iconic and impressive top hat. He's probably borrowing it from his inventory, as it has a price tag of "10/6", representing a price of ten shillings and sixpence. That's about $100 today when adjusted for inflation, so it likely is a pretty nice hat.
The March Hare
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/March-hare.jpg/200px-March-hare.jpg)
- Heterosexual Life Partners: With The Hatter.
The Dormouse
- Composite Character: With the Mouse in the two Disney films. Though the only trait from the Mouse he gets is his fear of cats.
- Sleepyhead
The Queen of Hearts
- Composite Character: With the Red Queen, notably in the Tim Burton film.
- God Save Us From the Queen: "Off with their heads!"
The King of Hearts
Gryphon
The Mock Turtle
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Mock_Turtle_detail.png/200px-Mock_Turtle_detail.png)
- Heterosexual Life Partners: With the Gryphon, it seems. They went to school together and are still friends.
- Hurricane of Puns:He seems to like them.
Through the looking-glass
The Flowers
- Alpha Bitches: They're really quite rude to Alice.
- One of them is more so in the 1985 TV movie, while the rest is more good-natured.
- Beauty Is Bad
- Bitch in Sheep's Clothing
The Jabberwock
- Ascended Extra: He started off as a character within a poem, but in most adaptations he becomes an actual character.
- Our Dragons Are Different
The Red Queen
- Composite Character: With the Queen of Hearts. But she has no interest in chopping off heads despite what you might have heard.
- The High Queen
The White Queen
...in another moment the White Queen came running wildly through the wood, with both arms stretched out wide, as if she were flying.... |
- Cloudcuckoolander: In-universe, SHE'S considered a bit strange.
- Cool Old Lady
- The Cuckoolander Was Right: Alice didn't know that her seemingly nonsensical shouts during their boating trip was actually real rowing jargon.
The Red King
- All Just a Dream and Schrödinger's Butterfly: The more obvious example provides the page quote.
- Flat Character: Movie. He's got a voice actor, but most people assume he's the wizard, who's credited two seconds later.
- Heavy Sleeper
The White King
The Gnat
- Remember the New Guy?: Refers to Alice as an "old friend" despite never appearing before.
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
The White Knight
- Author Avatar: To Dodgson.