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| User: | hatter_madigan (258052) Through the Looking Glass
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| Name: | Hatter Madigan | |||||||||
| E-mail: | cbeautifuldeath@yahoo.com | |||||||||
| Bio: | The Wonderland of Alyss' memory is a place ruled by imagination and is the source of all imagination for all other worlds. Wonderland features a class system similar to that seen in England during the 1600s, though on a far more minimalist scale. The government is a queendom with an advising Parliament dominated by a playing card hierarchy having 'Hearts' as the ruling class at the top of the proverbial stack (e.g. the queen is a Heart and the parliament is composed of reigning members of the Spades, Clubs, and Diamonds). Females would appear to be the dominant sex in Wonderland as it is a queendom, a country predominantly ruled by a queen rather than a king, whereas the ruling families are matriarchies. It is a world still recovering from a bloody civil war which ended twelve years prior to the beginning of the story. Enough time has passed for those in the middle echelons of government to forget the day-to-day horrors of war and focus once more on the petty intrigues of a land at peace. The civil war itself, a war between 'White' and 'Black' imagination, has left its imprint on the world and on the common folk who remember all too well the damage and terror of the war fought in their streets and homes. Still, it is a peaceful time and it has been for the twelve years since the civil war ended under the reign of Queen Genevieve Heart. At the center of Wonderland is the Heart Crystal, the source of all imaginative power. Alyss is the princess of Wonderland, a country on a planet at the center of the universe that is the source of all imagination. Ideas, and even life-forms, may be absorbed into the Heart Crystal, whereupon they will manifest in some form variant of the original on a planet or other celestial body. Inventions such as the lamp are attributed to this process, being described as having been invented on Earth as a result of their union with the Crystal. There is White Imagination and Black Imagination. White imagination can be used as a weapon but is largely a benevolent force. Each potential Queen must face the Looking Glass Maze, where full use of her Imagination is gained. The Queen is said to have the strongest, most powerful imagination in all of Wonderland. As a warrior this is her greatest weapon. Black Imagination gives life and physical form to the darker aspects of one's psyche and those who practice it are inherently corrupt and evil. Hatter M serves as a guide and fierce combat partner for the potential queens. Without his training Genevieve never would have survived the maze and won her crown. Redd was the daughter of Queen Theodora and King Tyman of Wonderland. Whilst being highly intelligent and gifted with a powerful Imagination (in the Wonderland of the story, Imagination has magical powers), Redd was utterly unruly and arrogant as a teenager and exhibited behavior consistent with Oppositional defiant disorder. She was also addicted to artificial crystal, a drug common in Wonderland. Worried that Redd would make a tyrannical monarch, Theodora and Tyman removed her from succession and named Redd's sister, Genevieve, heir to the throne. Genevieve appears to be based on the White Queen. Being removed from succession took a heavy toll on the highly narcissistic Redd who already suffered from anger management issues and violent mood swings. In a fit of madness, she murdered her mother in her sleep before Theodora could announce her decision to the general public. Redd assumed the throne and her father, Tyman went mad. Regarding her father with contempt, Redd let him live. However her sister, Genevieve, aware that Redd had killed their mother, defeated her sister and banished her to the Chessboard Desert. Alyss is the seven year old Princess of Wonderland and lives in the Royal Palace in Wondertropolis, the capital city of Wonderland. She possesses an exceptionally powerful imagination but is somewhat rebellious and easily bored. It is her 7th birthday and she is quite excited but missing her father, Nolan, who has gone to the independent country of Boarderland to ask its king for military support. The king refuses and Nolan is forced to return home however on the way back to Wonderland, he and his forces are beset by the minions of Redd Heart, Alyss's evil and vicious aunt. In the midst of the battle, Nolan and all of his men are killed. Oblivious to this, Alyss has fun in the palace grounds, playing tricks on her tutor, Bibwit Harte with her childhood friend, Dodge Anders whom she seems to have developed a mutual crush on. During the day, Alyss finds a stray cat which she takes in. In the evening, during Alyss's birthday celebrations the palace comes under attack by Redd and her forces. Alyss's cat reveals itself to be The Cat, Redd's top assassin, a monstrous shapeshifting feline hybrid. In the ensuing battle, Dodge's father, Justice Anders is killed by The Cat and Alyss's mother, Queen Genevieve is decapitated by Redd. Alyss escapes with the help of Hatter Madigan, the head of the Millinery (Wonderland's elite security force). Hatter jumps into a portal between worlds called the Pool of Tears along with Alyss unfortunately they let go of each-other and arrive in separate places on Earth. Hatter lands in Paris and Alyss in London. Lost and alone, Alyss, after spending some time with street orphans, finds herself adopted by the Liddell family, whereby she is given the name 'Odd Alice' for her tales about Wonderland and the way she insists her name be spelled. When Carroll (Dodgson) plagiarizes her stories for his own imagination rather than write them verbatim, she shuns her imagination and resolves to believe Wonderland false and lost to her forever. Having sworn to Queen Genevieve that he would protect Alyss until she was old enough to reclaim the throne Hatter Madigan learns to navigate the Pool of Tears, using it as a portal to search for Alyss. Through his travels he becomes a bit of a mystery to the people of Earth, who catch glimpses of him and begin to create legends based on their impressions. He is an expert blades man and his hat can flatten and split into S-shaped blades. The top hat is his weapon of choice and he is strangely fond of it. Of all hats actually. Hatter states once that you can trust a hatmaker more then any other. Hatter M is outfitted in a wide array of bladed weapons. On each wrist he wears a bracelet, when open these bracelets are short swords. His belt looks innocent enough but if you press the button in the center of the buckle it will spring to life, spinning deadly blades appearing from it. He wears a backpack over his long Millinery coat. The backpack is said to open like a Swiss Army knife, filled with all sorts of weapons. His clothing is made of the finest materials known to Wonderland. The long coat, which splays out like a cape when in action, is tailored to his lean form and rests at the top of his knee high boots. Hatter looks the part of a young, refined gentleman of Victorian London. All Millinery are born with a vein that is shaped into an H on their neck just below the ear lobe. This mark is also bore on their Millinery coats. Madigan is very serious and quiet. His blood dictates that his life is lived in service to the Queen. Hatter is the most loyal and dedicated of the Millinery. His fighting style is described as a ‘dance’. Elegant, fluid and fast. Alyss Heart (aka Alice Liddell): The Princess of Wonderland forced to flee to the real world when her Aunt Redd takes over Wonderland, slaughtering those who stand in her path. Lost and alone, Alyss is eventually forced to adjust and adapt to the world around her, a change catalyzed by the final betrayal which was Dodgson (Carroll's) book. She shuns her imagination, finally to the point of believing Wonderland to be nothing but a dream. However, on her wedding day, she's found by Hatter Madigan who informs Dodge Anders. He saves her from an attack by the Cat and returns with her to Wonderland, where she meets with the remaining Alyssians with the purpose of defeating her aunt, Queen Redd once and for all, and bring peace to the Queendom of Wonderland, once again. After facing the dangers of the Looking-Glass Maze, she defeats her aunt and becomes Queen of Wonderland. Hatter Madigan: He is the Queen's bodyguard, and is forced to flee to the real world along with Alyss. Unfortunately, their escape goes awry and Hatter ends up in Paris (while Alyss emerges in England) with no clue as to the fate of the young girl he has been charged to protect. He spends the next thirteen years searching for her. He is an expert bladesman, and his hat can flatten and split into S-shaped blades. After finding Alyss, he returns to Wonderland to help her defeating Redd. Redd Heart: As Genevieve's sister, she was raised and educated within Heart Palace. Being her tutor, Bibwit Harte has always viewed her fall into the diabolical as a failure in her education (and consequently his fault). The civil war fought within Wonderland was fought with Genevieve and Redd on opposing sides of the battle and ended with Redd's exile to the Chessboard Desert. She is a user of Black Imagination, a negative form of magic, and responsible for the murder of Alyss' parents. Since that time, Redd has crowned herself Queen and rules over Wonderland promoting evil and Black Imagination. After a fierce battle with her niece, she jumps into the Heart Crystal, disappearing, leaving Alyss and the rest of her friends to wonder whether she is alive or dead. Dodge Anders: Son of Sir Justice Anders, Captain of the palace guard, and a soldier in training. He is three years Alyss' senior and both her best friend and someone who cares about her much more than he should. Like most citizens of Wonderland, Dodge believes Alyss dead and plots revenge against both Redd and The Cat, Redd's foremost assassin, for the death of his father as well as Alyss. He continues to fight alongside the small resistance force long after Redd has taken power. When Alyss plans to defeat Redd, he goes with her and with the rest of the Alyssians, with the purpose of killing The Cat, but he accidentally lets him escape. Bibwit Harte: The royal tutor to the Heart family, teaching them everything they have to know to be a good monarch. His name is an anagram of White Rabbit. After Alyss and Hatter disappear, he seems to work for Redd, but he secretly helps the Alyssians in their battle against Redd. When Alyss returns to Wonderland he decides to join the Alyssians openly. The Cat: Redd's assassin, loosely based on the Cheshire Cat from Carroll's original books. He kills Sir Justice Anders and attempts to pursue Alyss and Hatter when they escape from Wonderland. Unable to do so, he conceals his failure from Redd. He ordinarily resembles a muscular, bipedal feline equipped with mêlée weapons, but can take the form of a kitten as a sort of Trojan horse, and possesses nine lives. Over the course of the book, he loses all but one of these, variously to Genevieve, Redd, or Dodge. At the last minute, he follows Redd into the Heart Crystal. General Doppelgänger: The commander of the Royal Army, made up of equal parts General Doppel and General Gänger. When split he is referred to as 'they', rather than 'he', and each is able to act independently of the other. General Doppelgänger can also split into multiple Generals, of which each acts on his own free will. He is based on Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Homburg Molly: She is a "halfer" (Half civilian and half Millinery) who helps Alyss and the rest of Alyssians to find The Looking-Glass Maze, and eventually fights along their side in the battle of Mount Isolation. She eventually becomes Alyss's personal bodyguard when she becomes Queen of Wonderland. Walrus-Butler: He is Queen Genevieve's butler; after her death, he becomes Queen Redd's butler. He is based on the Walrus from Through the Looking Glass. He is extremely cowardly because he fears Redd and her power, but is not as cowardly as Jack of Diamonds. After Redd's defeat and the ending of the battle he helps Alyss, Dodge and the others by taking care of their wounds. Jack of Diamonds: A pompous, cowardly, self-serving figure, the Jack of Diamonds is intended to become Alyss's fiancé when they are both still children. Following the coup, however, Jack takes advantage of the new order in Wonderland under Queen Redd. He plays both sides of the conflict, acting as a member of the Alyssians while at the same time delivering information to Redd about their activities. Jack often knows much more than he is telling, but decides not to reveal everything he knows, as that would ruin the lucrative business of playing a double agent. During the final battle with Queen Redd, his betrayals are discovered by Dodge, and he is subsequently taken prisoner by Alyss in the aftermath. He is most likely based on the Knave of Hearts. Queen Genevieve Heart: Queen of Wonderland, mother of Alyss, and wife of King Nolan Heart. She is the ruler of Wonderland prior to Redd's coup. Killed by Redd on Alyss's seventh birthday. She appears to be based on the White Queen. King Nolan Heart: King of Wonderland, father of Alyss, and husband of Queen Genevieve Heart. Killed by Redd on Alyss's seventh birthday. King Arch: Ruler of Boarderland. Boarderland is a kingdom (a country ruled by a man) to which King Nolan is sent to attempt to gain as an ally against Redd. A deeply sexist and misogynistic individual, King Arch's views on women and Wonderland's status as a queendom (a nation ruled by a woman) makes him reluctant to ally with Wonderland for fear it would have a negative influence on the female population of Boarderland. Sir Justice Anders: Captain of the Palace Guard and father of Dodge Anders. Killed by the Cat on Alyss's seventh birthday. Blue Caterpillar: Based on The Caterpillar from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Blue Caterpillar is the head of six oracle-like caterpillars (of which the remaining five are colored red, yellow, orange, green, and purple) who live in the Mushroom Valley and act as guardians to the sacred Heart Crystal. Never seen without his hookah pipe, Blue gives Queen Genevieve a warning of Redd's coup, and later tells Alyss how to find the Looking Glass Maze. The Liddells: Alyss's adopted family. Reverend (Dean of Christ Church) and Mrs. Liddell of Oxford and their three daughters: Edith, Lorina, and Rhoda. Also, notable in the household is the children's governess, Miss Prickett. None of the Liddels believe that Alyss tells truth when referring to Wonderland. Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson: The mathematics lecturer of Christ Church and author of Alice's Adventures Underground under the name Lewis Carroll which, in The Looking Glass Wars, he wrote based upon Alyss's recounting of her life in Wonderland. | |||||||||
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