Living being in The Oz Series
colonel
Also known as a big fat colonel in a bright red uniform, the big red colonel.
A big, fat colonel in a bright red uniform who commands Princess Langwidere's army; he answers her orders, seizes Dorothy, is knocked down by Tiktok but recovers to hold the girl fast.
Appears in 1 chapters, first in chapter 54, last in chapter 54.
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What the story establishes
| Affiliation | Princess Langwidere's army (as of ch. 54) |
| Appearance | Big and fat, wearing a bright red uniform. (as of ch. 54) |
| Being nature | Human military officer. |
| Conflict | Struck down by Tiktok's dinner-pail while trying to seize Dorothy, he is knocked to the floor dazed, but recovers and grabs the girl fast when Tiktok's action runs down. (as of ch. 54) |
| Current goal | To carry that girl to the North Tower and lock her up as commanded. (as of ch. 54) |
| Dialogue style | Formal and obedient, using stock deferential phrasing toward the Princess. (as of ch. 54) |
| Gender identity | man (as of ch. 54) |
| Health condition | Briefly dazed and knocked to the floor by a blow from Tiktok's dinner-pail, but recovers his feet unharmed enough to grab and hold Dorothy. (as of ch. 54) |
| Is alive | yes (as of ch. 54) |
| Motive | To obey Princess Langwidere's command to seize Dorothy and imprison her in the North Tower. (as of ch. 54) |
| Personality | Unquestioningly obedient and deferential to the Princess, ready to enforce her orders at once with stock submissive phrasing. (as of ch. 54) |
| Referential profile | masculine (as of ch. 54) |
| Sex profile | male (as of ch. 54) |
| Skills | Commands Princess Langwidere's army of ten soldiers and physically seizes and restrains a captive at his mistress's order. (as of ch. 54) |
| Social status | Colonel; commanding officer of the Princess's army. (as of ch. 54) |
| Status | temporarily dazed after being struck by Tiktok, then recovered and holding Dorothy captive (as of ch. 54) |
Relationships
- leader of → Langwidere's army ch. 54The big fat colonel in the bright red uniform commands the ten lean soldiers, leading them to seize Dorothy and calling on them for help.
- imprisoned by ← Dorothy (ended) ch. 54–55[CASCADE] Created by CAPTURES(langwidere_colonel→dorothy)
- captures → Dorothy (ended) ch. 54The colonel seizes Dorothy by the arm and, after Tiktok runs down, holds her fast so she cannot escape before she is locked in the tower.
- injures ← Tiktok (ended) ch. 54Tiktok pounds the dinner-pail against the colonel's head hard enough to knock him to the floor dazed and astonished; a stunning blow rather than a lasting wound.
From the text
a big fat colonel in a bright red uniformChapter 54