Line #5 Characters/TheRook


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2	[[folder:The Checquy ]]
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4	!!Myfanwy Thomas
5	!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/EmmaGreenwell\
6	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/505473.jpg]]
7	[[caption-width-right:210:Myfanwy Thomas, The Titular Rook ]]
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10	A young woman with superhuman abilities who has had her memory stolen and is trying to figure out who betrayed her. She has the power to control and warp the bodies of others with her mind. One of the two Rooks in the Checquy.
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12	* AdaptationalSexuality: Myfanwy was a virgin in the novels but here she has a sexual relationship with all the bodies of Gestalt including the Eliza one. We know she also has had a relationship with another man before.
13	* BewareTheNiceOnes: The Vultures think she is weak; she kills twelve of them at once. Later she is attacked in a bank by two capable fighters and they also learn this is a bad idea.
14	* BodyHorror: Her ability to manipulate others' bodies allows her to kill in quite a gruesome way, which her new personality is less reluctant to use to defend herself with than her first one.
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16	!!Gestalt
17	!!!'''Played by:''' Jon Fletcher ("Alex" and "Teddy"), Ronan Raftery ("Robert") and Catherine Steadman ("Eliza")
18	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1w6qbh7j5ltx_1562697621043.png]]
19	[[caption-width-right:350: Gestalt, A Rook]]
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21	One person in four bodies, termed "Alex", "Teddy", "Robert" and "Eliza". Similar to the children of ''Literature/TheMidwichCuckoos'', they are blond and share a hive mind. Although some think of them as siblings, they are really one consciousness operating four bodies that were born as quadruplets. Gestalt is the other of the two Rooks in the Checquy.
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23	* AdaptationalHeroism:
24	** [[spoiler:In the books, Gestalt was TheMole. The mole's identity has been changed in the show so that book readers won't already know it]].
25	** They also don't [[spoiler:try to produce more bodies for themself by having two of their bodies commit BrotherSisterIncest]].
26	* AlwaysIdenticalTwins / SameSexTriplets: Averted. Only two of Gestalt's bodies are identical and the other two are fraternal, a combination which is more common for triplets and quadruplets in RealLife than all of them being identical.
27	* FemmeFataleSpy: Maybe "Them Fatale"? Eliza, the female body of Gestalt, seduces a member of the Ludat while their other bodies copy his phone. When the task is complete they break off the seduction and leave.
28	* HiveMind: Gestalt is quadruplets (identical twin boys, another boy, and a girl) who have one overall mind running all the bodies.
29	* MeaningfulName: 'Gestalt': two or more parts that are so integrated that we perceive them as one object.
30	* PromotedToLoveInterest: Myfanwy was a virgin in the novels but here she has a sexual relationship with all the bodies of Gestalt. They are also so in love with her it affects their ability to stay compartmentalized.
31
32	!!Linda Farrier
33	!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/JoelyRichardson\
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35	[[quoteright:173:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/unknown_1_82.jpeg]]
36	[[caption-width-right:173:Linda Farrier, The King]]
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38	The King in the Checquy, she leads the organization with equal parts caring and an iron fist. Has a soft spot for Myfanwy.
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40	* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: We don't see Linda's powers until late in the first season. She can MakeSomeNoise sending out sound waves for at least a mile radius around her. In the novels, she could Dreamwalk.
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42	!!Conrad Grantchester
43	!!!'''Played by:''' Adrian Lester\
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45	[[quoteright:173:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/unknown_2_90.jpeg]]
46	[[caption-width-right:173:Conrad Grantchester, The Queen]]
47
48	The seemingly mysterious Queen and second-in-command in the Checquy, a graduate of Oxford with powerful connections. He controls chemical compounds in the air which can become a deadly toxin or knockout-gas. Is secretly having an affair.
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50	* AdaptationalSuperpowerChange: In the novel, Conrad can produce different vapours, here he seems to be able to change the chemicals in the air around him.
51	* NumberTwo: His position as "Queen" means he answers to Linda and leads the Checquy.
52	* ScaryBlackMan
53
54	!!Danielle Wulff
55	!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/ShelleyConn\
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57	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/512838.jpg]]
58	[[caption-width-right:210:Danielle Wulff, A Chevalier]]
59
60	A Chevalier (French for Knight) in the Checquy, she is their PR expert, who is called in when they need a major cover story. She has a whole team who works with comms and PR for the department. Friendly with Conrad.
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63	!!Ingrid Woodhouse
64	!!!'''Played by:''' Ruth Madeley\
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66	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ecwkh29w4ae94rj_1.jpg]]
67	[[caption-width-right:350:Ingrid Woodehouse, A Pawn]]
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69	A Pawn in the Checquy, she is a right hand to Myfanwy and works for the Rooks.
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71	* DisabledInTheAdaptation: Since she is played by Ruth Madely, who was born with spina bifida, Ingrid is in a wheelchair in this adaptation. Her efficiency, red hair and insight are unchanged.
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74	[[folder: The BVA ]]
75
76	!!Monica Reed
77	!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/OliviaMunn\
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79	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1260c0e0_612f_11eb_bf7d_a716dcf6252e.jpg]]
80	[[caption-width-right:350:Monica Reed, BVA Agent]]
81
82	An agent from the American BVA, a Checquy sister agency, she's searching for another BVA agent that may or may not have gone rogue.
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85	* SuperStrength: She can break locks with her bare hands and throw grown men out of her way.
86
87	!!Marcus Kevlar
88	!!!'''Played by:''' Creator/LukeRoberts\
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90	[[quoteright:210:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/5814809ddf4abd247b20f0c6a65bea69.png]]
91	[[caption-width-right:210:Marcus Kevlar, A BVA agent]]
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93	An agent from the American BVA, a Checquy equivalent, he went dark and has been working undercover for two years.
94
95	* SuperSenses: Monica says he can see for miles and separate whispers in a crowd.

Context Characters / TheRook