The Dresden Files/Characters/Harry's Household: Difference between revisions

 

* [[Ambiguous Disorder]]: In-universe, Murphy mentions most muggles he interacts with wouldn't have a hard time thinking this even if it's not the case. Dresden is a self-declared wizard who never looks people in the eyes, has a [[Man Child]] personality, a near-pathological [[For the Funnyz|need to snark]], bad personal hygiene, and [[Nerves of Steel]] that means he responds little to things normal people would lose their wits over. From Harry's POV he has logical reasons for most of these (avoid soulgazes, no electricity in his apartment, [[Seen It All]] when it comes to supernatural horror, etc), but that doesn't make him seem any less weird to the muggles he must uphold [[The Masquerade]] to.

* {{spoiler|[[Back From the Dead]]}}.

* [[Bad Dreams]]

** {{spoiler|Not anymore, thanks to Lasciel.}}

* [[Badass]]: Of all shapes and sizes

** [[Badass Bookworm]] /GeniusBruiser: Depending on where you place his six foot eight, but skinny, person.

** [[Heartbroken Badass]]:

* [[Fatal Flaw]]: His [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl|old-fashioned chivalry]]. He is a sucker for a [[Damsel in Distress]].

** As of later books he seems to be getting over this, at least in the [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]] sense.

* [[For the Funnyz]]: Could be the poster boy for this.

* [[Full Contact Magic]]: He's no [[Squishy Wizard]], except in a [[Puny Earthlings]] sense. For all the [[Playing With Fire|chucking fire around]], he's quite likely to slug someone. Or shoot them.

* [[Freak Out]]: Undergoes a subtle and prolonged one in ''Changes''. We'll see if he gets better or not.

* [[Good Is Not Nice]]: Boy howdy.

* [[Healing Factor]]: A very, very slow one- improved bodily regeneration is the reason wizards live so long, and it means he can eventually recover from what should be permanent injuries.

** Now enhanced as of ''Changes'', one of the many benefits of {{spoiler|becoming the Winter Knight}}

* [[He Who Fights Monsters]]: In '''Ghost Story'', Harry comes to realize that the lines he crossed in ''Changes'' made him into the very things he was fighting. And then later in the book, realizes that this conclusion was an overreaction to one bad decision and that he's still fundamentally a good guy.

* [[Hot Blooded]]: He's snarky enough that it isn't immediately apparent, but just watch him react to challenges and/or slurs.

* {{spoiler|[[Hot Dad]]}}: Revealed in ''Changes''.

* [[Houseboat Hero]]: At the end of ''Changes''. Briefly.

** According to ''Welcome to the Jungle'', he's ''six-foot-nine'', actually. '''Everyone''' supplies the "tiny girl" part. Except maybe Gard.

* [[Hurting Hero]]

{{quote| '''Lara Raith''': "You wear your pain as armor."}}

* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: He considers it "the prerogative of wizards to be grumpy."

* [[Kill It With Fire]]: Harry can bring a ''lot'' of power to bear with fire magic, and it's his usual go-to for combat evocation. {{spoiler|This served as a plot-point-by-omission when he ''doesn't'' try to [[Kill It With Fire]] during most of Small Favor and also served as character-development-by-omission in Dead Beat.}}

* [[Kindhearted Cat Lover]]: Harry's landlady considers him this. It's one of the reasons she hasn't thrown him out after missing rent checks and "[[Zombie Apocalypse|wild late-night parties]]."

* [[Loophole Abuse]]: He points out that the Law of Magic against {{spoiler|necromancy only applies to ''[[Raising the Steaks|human]]'' [[Tyrannosaurus Rex|dead]].}}

* [[Male Gaze]]: Harry ''notices'' women who look good. This is one of his big character flaws and blind spots.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Malcolm Dresden was a stage magician, and thus named his son after three of the greatest stage magicians in history. And [[Fridge Brilliance|considering how many seemingly-impossible situations he's escaped from....]] Out-of-universe, his last name was also chosen in reference to the firebombings of the German city Dresden in [[World War II]], mostly because Harry has a similar effect on nearby buildings.

** Later takes advantage of this {{spoiler|in ''White Night'' to sneak into Thomas' apartment.}}

* [[Moment of Weakness]]: Harry is forced to admit to Lash's growing influence when such a moment causes pointless collateral damage in ''White Night.''

** ''Proven Guilty'' has another such moment. Yes, it's awesome that he {{spoiler|kills a [[Alien (Film)|xenomorph]]}} with [[Hellfire]], but immediately after, he finds that the girl he was rescuing from it had {{spoiler|bled to death, and he might have saved her life if}} he hadn't been focused so much on, and having so much fun with, obliterating the monster.

* [[Nay Theist]]

{{quote| "The Almighty and I don't exactly see eye-to-eye."}}

* [[The Nicknamer]]: It even becomes significant in-story on occasion; {{spoiler|his naming of Ivy and Lash gave them identities separate from the Archive and Lasciel, respectively, and naming Bob allowed him to develop a different personality as well.}}

** And when he calls {{spoiler|Uriel "Uri", it ticks off an archangel who can probably destroy ''all the planets''. That last sylable is a VERY important part of his name - it's the "God" part of "Light of God". On the other hand, he has no problem with Mr. Sunshine.}}

** Inarguable after Changes, though other people still did the prep work.

* [[One of Us]]: Tends to quote [[Star Wars]] and [[Lord of the Rings]]. A lot. Plays [[Dungeons and Dragons|D&D]].

* [[Ring of Power]]: Starts off with one that builds up force each time he moves his arm, capable of knocking a big man off his feet and flipping a car. He eventually upgrades to modified ones, one on each finger, capable of delivering impacts common with high speed car crashes and could possibly flip 24 cars when fully charged .

* [[Sad Clown]]

* [[Sensor Character]]: Harry can sense the presence of magic in others. He can even tell how skilled a user the other person is from minimal contact.

* [[Significant Birth Date]]: Halloween. Since this is also when dark power is at its strongest, his birthdays tend to ''really'' suck.

 

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: And we love him for it.

* [[Everyone Has Standards]]: Bob is generally cheerfully amoral. But even ''he'' thinks Kemmler was a [[Complete Monster]].

* {{spoiler|[[Evil Me Scares Me]]: Necro-Bob is seriously, seriously powerful.}}

* [[Servile Snarker]]: He's bound to serve Harry. That doesn't mean he has to be polite about it.

* [[The Smart Guy]]: Rounding out the team.

 

== '''Mister''' ==

* [[Even the Dog Is Ashamed]]: Mouse has been known to sigh at Harry's density when it comes to the fair sex, and at one point [[Large Ham|plays up]] an injury to make the person whose fault it was feel guilty.

** Also when Harry is giving the guitar a bad name.

* [[Fluffy the Terrible]]: Mouse has a bark that crosses dimensional borders, shrugs off bullet wounds and being hit by a speeding van, and is a credible physical threat to a high-ranking fae. Luckily, he's also loyal, compassionate, and possibly more intelligent than his owner.

* [[Gentle Giant]]: Well, usually. {{spoiler|Cassius}} pushed him too far, though.

** As revealed in Changes, {{spoiler|his pedigree may be even more purely spirit than that; one of the characters refers to him as a Foo dog himself. Ancient Mai also calls him a foo dog, and the Eebs refer to him as an "ice demon" from "the land of dreams" - aka Tibet.}}

** In ''Ghost Story'', {{spoiler|Uriel}} himself refers to Mouse as "little brother."

* [[Heroic Dog]]: On several occasions, Mouse saves Harry's life. {{spoiler|Also Maggie's protector as of Ghost Story.}}

* [[Large Ham]]: ''Turn Coat'' - the bullet wound scene.

* [[Mighty Roar]]: Mouse doesn't bark often, but when he needs to sound an alarm, he can ''[[Not Hyperbole|literally]]'' be heard for a mile.

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: It hasn't been made clear just ''how'' smart he is, but it's a lot smarter than any dog has a right to be.