History Characters / TheDarkTowerOtherCharacters

* HeroicLineage: Steven was the twenty-ninth generation descendant of [[Myth/KingArthur Arthur Eld]], through his ancestor Emmanuelle Deschain, passing the legendary [[CoolGuns sandalwood guns]] forged from {{Excalibur}} itself down to Roland after his death.

* CoolSword: {{Excalibur}}, of course, which this version of Arthur carried out of a Kashamin Pyramid where it had been entombed. The blade of the sword was later melted down and made into the legendary [[CoolGuns sandalwood guns]] that were passed down through the line of Deschain, eventually being inherited by Roland himself.

* ShoutOut: The name Maturin is a reference to Stephen Maturin, a fictional naturalist from the Aubrey–Maturin series of novels, written by Patrick O'Brian. The character also bears a resemblance to Akupāra (or the World Turtle) from Hindu myth.

* ShoutOut: The name Shardik is a reference to [[Literature/{{Shardik}} the 1974 fantasy novel]] by Creator/RichardAdams in which a hunter pursues a giant bear with seemingly god-like power.

* DevilButNoGod: Played with, as Gan is markedly less directly influential than the devil like figure in the series, the Crimson King, but Gan is still implied to subtly intervene through 'ka', which is said to be his will. Some other Stephen King novels like ''Literature/{{It}}'' also strongly imply that there is a mysterious "Other" empowering agents, and guiding them subtly as tools to combat evil like the title character, but confirmation is never ''quite'' given that Gan is this same entity.

* EldritchAbomination: Just like creatures like Maerlyn and the Crimson Queen, Gan is also an entity of the outer dark and PrimordialChaos known as the Prim, but seemingly a vastly more powerful one. He seems like a (thankfully) far more benevolent and intelligent counterpart of [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Azathoth]].

* GreaterScopeParagon: Of the ''Literature/TheDarkTower'' franchise, and therefore Stephen King's metaverse as a whole.

* TheGoodKing: Like his [[Myth/KingArthur mythological Keystone World analogue]], Arthur Eld is seen to be the ultimate Good King. A strong, brave and wise warrior who lead his people to victory against the the forces of evil and chaos and ushered in a legendary GoldenAge of peace and prosperity.

** In ''Literature/TheWasteLands'', Calvin sells Jake a vintage copy of ''Charlie the Choo-Choo'' as well as a book of riddles, foreshadowing his and the the ka-tet's later showdown with Blaine the Mono at the end of that book.

* AscendedExtra: He appears in one scene of the book (about two or three pages long) but has a larger role in the SchrodingersCanon prequel comics, where [[TakingTheBullet h is injured jumping between Stephen and a grenade]] and is later forced to write a letter allowing a spy passage through the gates after [[IHaveYourWife his pregnant wife is held hostage]], after which Farson's men hang him. In the books themselves it's unclear if he shared this fate, died in one of the many conflicts following Hax's execution or abandoned the Gunslingers journey as Roland mentions some did in the second book.

* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: The people of Gilead adored Gabrielle for her beauty and grace and the fact that she produced a strong, prodigy gunslinger as an heir to Steven Deschain, their leader. After her death, they wished to see Roland hung for 'murdering' his mother.

* AmbiguousDisorder: He seems to suffer from some kind of compulsive hoarding disorder, as displayed in his extreme reluctance to let go of ''anything'' that belongs to him, not only his books but also the vacant lot which the ka-tet nearly have the strong-arm him out of, even though ownership of the lot has put him in the sights of the Sombra Corporation.

* HornyDevils: Mia was originally a succubus that was born in the primordial chaos of the Prim and wandered Mid-World, having sex with men and then killing them.

* TurtlePower: A benevolent, god-like entity that helps to guard the multiverse, created our universe and has the shape of a giant turtle.

* {{Jerkass}}: Because of her insane jealousy towards Susan, she seems to enjoy making the poor girl's life as hellish as possible, forcing her into becoming the gilly of DirtyOldMan, Hart Thorin, and then laughing cruelly at her when Susan is understandably upset following Thorin's constant wandering hands and sexual abuses. Her sole motivation for the arrangement (other than jealously) seems to be [[OnlyInItForTheMoney money and riches]], which she then [[TheScrooge greedily withholds from Susan herself]]. It's later implied that Cordelia was even complicit in the murder of [[SiblingMurder her own brother]] and Susan's beloved father. Then finally, following her SanitySlippage, she takes this trope UpToEleven by teaming up with Rhea to spread MaliciousSlander about Susan and is actually the one to ''[[MoralEventHorizon light the fire that burns Susan alive]]!''

Cort was one of Gilead's two instructors in the "Way of the Gun", along with Abel Vannay. While Vannay taught philosophy and dealt with the mental training of the apprentice gunslingers, Cort taught them how to fight and took care of their physical training. It was against Cort that the apprentice gunslingers took their final test, if they beat him in combat they were awarded their guns, but if they lost they were sent West in disgrace.

!!Aileen Riter

The tutor at Gilead.

* DueToTheDead: According to the comics, he is preparing court's body for the funeral when he is murdered.