Characters that appear in the "Swindle" series.
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Main Group
Group as a whole
Griffin Bing
The main protagonist of the series. He is the leader of the gang, and The Man With The PlanBen Slovak
The best friend of Griffin, and his loyal companion in his last plans.Savannah Drysdale
The Animal Lover of the group, and is the basis for most of the plots in the series.Antonia "Pitch" Benson
The team member who handles the gymnastics and maneuvering in the plans.Melissa Dukakis
The team member who deals with electronics and hacking.Logan Kellerman
The team member who is a master actor and is used mostly for diversion and undercover missions.Luthor
The animal of the group. He is a former guard dog who was tamed by Savannah and is now a companion to the team. Other Recurring Characters
Darren Vader
The main antogonist of the series. He is The Bully and a constant threat in almost all of the books.S. Wendell Palomino
The main antagonist of the 1st and 5th books. He swindled Griffin our of paging Griffin a large sum of money for a rare Babe Ruth care, and has become a recurring villain since.Mr. Bing
A genius inventor and the father of Griffin. Most of his inventions end up becoming handy later.Cleopatra
A capuchin monkey who is a member of the Drysdale home and the best friend of Luthor.Ferret Face
A doctor's recommended animal for Ben to keep his narcolepsy under control. He is also one of the escaped animals from "All About Animals".Estelle Slovak
The mother of Ben. She tends to be very fussy over him, and tends to be a bit strict. She is also suspicious of Griffin ever since the baseball card heist.Rick Drysdale
The father of Savannah.Daria Vader
The mother of Darren and the parent lawyer for Mr. Bings's inventions.Officer Vizzini
The head police officer in Cedarville, and a constant force standing in the way of Griffin’s plans. Swindle
Tom Dufferin
The main bodyguard at Mr. Palomino's museum, and an Unwitting Pawn in Griffin's scheme.- Older Sidekick: Dufferin is 20-30 years older than his boss.
Nurse Savage
The main nurse at Cedarville Elementary who tends to Ben's allergy appointments. They are actually for his narcolepsy.Mr. Martinez
The teacher in Griffin and his classmates' sixth grade class.Eli Mulroney
A neighbor who lives across the street from Mr. Palomino. He keeps watch from the front porch mainly for curiosity. Because of this, Griffin tasks Logan to befriend him and distract him on heist night.- Nature Lover: After working in a coal mine for decades, Mulrooney loves to sit outside and take in the sky and fresh air, only going back inside for long enough to sleep, use the bathroom, or microwave meals.
Lamar Fontaine
A delivery man who is supposed to get the Babe Ruth card from the Palomino house to deliver to a sports bid. He unknowingly gets sucks into Griffin’s baseball heist. Zoobreak
Mr. Nastase
The owner of "All Aboard Animals", a steamboat that has been converted into a filthy floating zoo, and the main antagonist of the book.Klaus Anthony
The sole security guard of "All Aboard Animals", who works under Mr. Nastase.Kathleen Alford
The head scientist of the Long Island Zoo. Savannah wants to send the All Aboard Animals to her so she can bring them in.Hoo
A horned owl at "All Aboard Animals". Framed
Dr. Egan
The new principal at Cedarville Middle School. He is also highly suspicious of Griffin Bing.Celia White
A reporter in Cedarville who constantly writes articles about the Swindle Six that make them seem like criminals.Sheldon Brickhaus
A student at JFK Academy who befriends Griffin.Tony Bartholomew
A Cedarville Middle School student who wants a Super Bowl Ring.Lindsey Egan
The daughter of Dr. Egan. She becomes an Unwitting Pawn in a scheme.Arthur
A pack rat that is the real culprit to the theft of the Super Bowl Ring. Showoff
Emma Hightower
A dog show contestant who brings her poodle, Jasmine, as a performer in the dog show in hopes to win big. Griffin also becomes infatuated with her.Mercedes Devlin
A long-running contestant in plenty of dog shows. She wants her Yorkshire terrier, Xerxes, to win big. This is why she is the Big Bad of the book.Dmitri Trebezhov
A former dog show trainer, who retired out of exhaustion and outrage over the greed of the dog grooming world. He briefly comes out of retirement to train Luthor in order to get the money to clear his name.Mrs. Hightower
The mother of Emma.Charles Mannering-Smythe
The head of the Global Kennel Society dog show, the biggest dog show in the country, possibly even the world.Electra's Owner
The owner of the campus beagle that was set to win the Global Kennel dog show four times in a row, which would have made him millions. But due to Electra's injury, he sues the Drysdale's for $7.8 million. Hideout
Malachi Moore
A scientist at a research facility across from Camp Ebony. This is actually a cover for his identity, and he is really a hired goon from Mr. Palomino sent to Camp Ebony to catch Luthor.Mary Catherine Klinger
A camper at Camp Ta-Da!. She is a rival to Logan, becoming team captain and not wanting him to upstage her.Athena Sizemore
Another fellow camper at Camp Ta-Da!. She is second-in-command with Mary Catherine, but she turns out to be a lot nicer than her.Mickey Bonaventura
A resident who lives near Camp Ta-Da! and is a suspect.Dominic Hiller
A hired goon from Mr. Palomino to catch Luthor. He seems to have more loyalty than any of his other workers.Louie "Spiky Hair"
Another hired goon, but is younger and has spiky hair, hence his nickname. Jackpot
Victor Phoenix
A new student who moves to Cedarville Middle School and thinks that Griffin is a bully.Mike
A convenience store owner of the lottery ticket that is worth tens of millions.Tobias Fielder
A hoarder who is a typical library book thief and the actual winner of the Giga-Millions lottery ticket. Unleashed
Ezekiel Hartman
A new resident of Cedarville who keeps himself shut in his house and blocks the shortcut that the Swindle Six use to get to school early. Jingle
