List of The Invisibles characters
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The Invisibles is a comic book created by Grant Morrison for the Vertigo imprint of DC Comics. This page is a list of all characters in the series. Please see The Invisibles for the main article.
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[edit] The Invisibles
"The Invisibles" is a short term for "members of The Invisible College". The college exists in a "healthy" universe where creativity and personal expression flourish; our universe is created by the overlap between this universe and an "unhealthy" one. The Invisibles themselves are fighting to stop the oppression and horror brought about by the creatures of the "unhealthy" universe and those who align themselves with them. They usually take on codenames that replace their real names, thus allowing them to drop out of society and turn "invisible". Arrayed in "cells" of five, the first volume of the series concentrates on Jack Frost, King Mob II, Ragged Robin, Boy and Lord Fanny with Jack Frost as the principale viewpoint character. Later, this configuration changes with team members leaving temporarily or permanently and others filling in for them.
[edit] Main Cast
- Jack Frost
- King Mob II
- Ragged Robin
- Boy
- Lord Fanny
[edit] Others
- Mr. Six
- Jolly Roger
- Jim Crow
- Mason Lang
- Takashi
- Helga
- Elfayed
- Reynard
- Jack Flint
- George Harper
- Oscar
- Coyote
- Christine Sherman
- Purves
- Shanjeet
- King Mob I
- Queen Mab
- Edith Manning
- Tom O'Bedlam
- Billy Chang
- Papa Skat
- The Marquis de Sade
- Percy Shelley
- Lord Byron
[edit] The Outer Church
The Outer Church exists in the "unhealthy" universe, where conformity and hierarchy consume individuality and free will. They wish to enslave humanity and rob them of everything that cannot be measured, weighed and counted. The Outer Church's representatives on Earth are politicians, policemen, royalty and other representatives of control and order. They run the secret conspiracies that attempt to keep all of humanity docile and malleable.
- King Archon/Abbadon/Rex Mundi
- King-of-All-Tears
- King-in-Chains
- Sir Miles Delacourt
- Mister Quimper
- Colonel Friday
- Orlando
- Miss Dwyer
- Mr. Gelt
- Brodie
- The Moonchild
- Queen Elizabeth II
[edit] Division X
Division X are a small band of police officers who investigate bizarre and inexplicable crimes and phenomena. Although out of commission when The Invisibles starts, they are brought back together at the end of volume one and soon find themselves on the trail of The Outer Church. Division X itself is based on the TV show Department S, and each of the officers resembles a famous TV detective character, as seen below. An explanation for this is given in volume 3.
- Patrick Crowley (based on George Cowley from The Professionals)
- Jack Flint (based on Jack Regan from The Sweeney)
- George Harper (based on George Carter from The Sweeney - he is seen shooting someone who looks just like Ray Doyle from The Professionals although this person's identity is unknown)
- Jon Six (based on Jason King from Department S and Jason King - his name may also be based on that of Number Six, the protagonist of the television series The Prisoner)
[edit] Allegiances Unknown
There are several characters in The Invisibles who take no side in the struggle between the Invisibles and the Outer Church because they are above petty human concepts of good and evil. They play both sides to achieve their own goals.
- The Blind Chessman
- The Harlequinade/The King In Yellow
- John-A-Dreams
