History Literature / TheMindsOfBillyMilligan

* '''[[EscapeArtist Tommy]]''': A teen with [[TechnoWizard a gift for machines and technology]], Tommy is allowed to use his criminal talents (such as picking locks, dismantling doorknobs, and shedding straitjackets) to insure that the others will never be held against their will.
* '''[[ShrinkingViolet Danny]]''': A fearful little boy who DoesNotLikeMen after being BuriedAlive by Billy's step-father. One of his few pleasures is his talent for drawing and painting.

* '''[[CheerfulChild Christene]]''': A sweet, pretty, assertive little girl. As a young child, Billy consciously created her as an ImaginaryFriend, only to have her take on a life of her own during his abuse. As she was the first personality to be created, the others have forbidden that Christene should ever be made Undesirable. Instead, they take pains to protect her and to insure her behavior is safe and appropriate.

* '''Philip:''' A small-time thug with a strong Brooklyn accent, he had a talent for coming up with criminal schemes, which he and Kevin would then carry out.
* '''Kevin:''' Another small-time criminal, though less intelligent and motivated than Philip.

* '''Arthur''': An aloof intellectual who studies science and medicine, he controls who gets to "take the spot" (i.e., which personality gets to assume consciousness).

* '''[[TheFundamentalist Samuel]]''': The only religious personality, he identified strongly with Billy's Jewish biological father, who committed suicide when Billy was young. Banished due to his judgemental self-righteousness, he is allowed to assume consciousness on Yom Kippur, so that he can fast and atone on the off-chance that the body has a soul.
* '''Mark:''' Referred to by the others as "the workhorse," Mark handled monotonous labour for hours without complaint, but otherwise had no initiative of his own, listlessly awaiting further instructions. Arthur deemed Mark's willingness to accept and follow orders a risk to the group.

** Ragen, the hot-headed PapaWolf (Id)

* IJustWantToBeLoved: Adalana [[spoiler: uses this as an excuse for raping three women]]

** Adalana [[spoiler: and all of her damn raping]]

A screenplay titled ''A Crowded Room,'' based on ''The Minds of Billy Milligan,'' has been in the works since the 1990s, with such names as Creator/JamesCameron, Creator/JoelSchumacher, and Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio attached, but has remained in DevelopmentHell for various reasons, including the aforementioned Son of Sam laws. In 2022 it was announced that ''[[Series/TheCrowdedRoom]]'' had been adapted into an [[{{Anthology}} anthology series]], with the first season slated to star Creator/TomHolland in the role of a fictionalized version of Milligan.

A screenplay titled ''A Crowded Room,'' based on ''The Minds of Billy Milligan,'' has been in the works since the 1990s, with such names as Creator/JamesCameron, Creator/JoelSchumacher, and Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio attached, but has remained in DevelopmentHell for various reasons, including the aforementioned Son of Sam laws. In 2022 it was announced that ''[[Series/The Crowded Room]]'' had been adapted into an [[{{Anthology}} anthology series]], with the first season slated to star Creator/TomHolland in the role of a fictionalized version of Milligan.

A screenplay titled ''A Crowded Room,'' based on ''The Minds of Billy Milligan,'' has been in the works since the 1990s, with such names as Creator/JamesCameron, Creator/JoelSchumacher, and Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio attached, but has remained in DevelopmentHell for various reasons, including the aforementioned Son of Sam laws. In 2022 it was announced that ''The Crowded Room'' had been adapted into an [[{{Anthology}} anthology series]], with the first season slated to star Creator/TomHolland in the role of a fictionalized version of Milligan.

* TheMeanBrit: Arthur has a tendency to be this, due to the necessity of remaining in absolutely control of a chaotic situation. He doesn't give second chances, which is why there are more Undesirables than active personalities.

* '''[[TheMeanBrit Arthur]]''': An aloof intellectual who studies science and medicine, he controls who gets to "take the spot" (i.e., which personality gets to assume consciousness).

A screenplay titled ''A Crowded Room,'' based on ''The Minds of Billy Milligan,'' has been in the works since the 1990s, with such names as Creator/JamesCameron, Creator/JoelSchumacher, and Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio attached, but has remained in DevelopmentHell for various reasons, including the aforementioned Son of Sam laws.

* '''[[CheerfulChild Christene]]''': A sweet, pretty, assertive little girl. As a young child, Billy consciously created her as an imaginary friend, only to have her take on a life of her own during his abuse. As she was the first personality to be created, the others have forbidden that Christene should ever be made Undesirable. Instead, they take pains to protect her and to insure her behavior is safe and appropriate.

A screenplay titled ''A Crowded Room,'' based on ''The Minds of Billy Milligan,'' has been in the works since the 1990s, with such names as Creator/JamesCameron, Creator/JoelSchumacher, and Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio attached, but has remained in DevelopmentHell due to rights issues.

To control the chaos, three of the dominant personalities--[[FreudianTrio Arthur, Ragen, and Allen]]--took over the major tasks, assigning each of the other personalities goals and duties based on their individual talents. Personalities who did not contribute or who were seen as threats to the stability of the whole were declared "undesirable" and banished from holding the consciousness.

Abused since [[RapeAsBackstory childhood]] by a sadistic stepfather, Billy Milligan [[HappyPlace "went to sleep"]] and created twenty-three other personalities to cope with the abuse. Many of the personalities expressed extraordinary talents for languages, medicine, or painting, while others were petty criminals and thieves whose crimes got the others into constant brushes with the law. Still others were children incapable of dealing with adult life.