Peter Pan characters

Peter Pan

Also known as Peter, the boy who wouldn't grow up, the boy

The eternal boy and leader of the Lost Boys who lives in Neverland. He is mischievous, brave, and possesses the ability to fly.

As drawn: A boy of about twelve, wiry and barefoot, with tousled auburn hair, bright mischievous eyes and a wide grin showing a complete set of small white first teeth. He is clad in skeleton leaves and the juices that ooze out of trees, belted at the waist. Boyish proportions, never adult.

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Wendy Darling

Also known as Wendy, the eldest Darling girl

A young girl from London who becomes a mother figure to the Lost Boys during her adventures in Neverland. She is kind, imaginative, and nurturing.

As drawn: A girl of about twelve, slight and self-possessed, with long wavy chestnut-brown hair tied back from her face with a blue ribbon, clear hazel eyes and a serious, kindly expression. She wears a plain ankle-length white nightgown with a blue sash, or a simple blue day dress with a white pinafore. Child proportions and a child's face throughout.

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John Darling

Also known as the eldest Darling boy

Wendy's brother, an adventurous and somewhat serious boy who accompanies her to Neverland. He often tries to maintain a sense of logic and decorum.

As drawn: A boy of about nine, lanky and solemn, with neatly side-parted dark brown hair and round wire spectacles. He wears an Eton collar, a short jacket and knee-length breeches, and carries a tall black hat he is very proud of. Unmistakably a child, several heads shorter than any adult.

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Michael Darling

Also known as the middle Darling boy

The youngest Darling sibling, characterized by his innocence and tendency to carry a teddy bear. He is easily delighted by the wonders of Neverland.

As drawn: The youngest Darling, a small round-cheeked boy of about four with soft fair curls and wide trusting eyes. He wears striped flannel pyjamas and clutches a worn brown teddy bear under one arm. Toddler proportions: large head, short limbs.

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Captain James Hook

Also known as Hook, the pirate, the Captain

The primary antagonist and a fearsome pirate captain who seeks to defeat Peter Pan. He is obsessed with etiquette and deeply fears the crocodile.

As drawn: A tall, cadaverous pirate captain in his fifties with long black ringlets, a sallow face, deep-set forget-me-not blue eyes and an elaborate seventeenth-century crimson coat with lace at the cuffs. An iron hook replaces his right hand. Adult, saturnine, immaculately dressed.

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Tinker Bell

Also known as the fairy, Tink

A tiny, temperamental fairy who is fiercely loyal to Peter Pan. She communicates through a jingling sound and can experience intense bouts of jealousy.

As drawn: A tiny fairy no bigger than a closed fist, drawn as a darting point of golden light with a small figure at its centre: a slender young fairy with hair caught up in a knot, dressed in a single skeleton leaf. She trails sparks and is never shown at human scale.

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Tiger Lily

Also known as the Indian princess

A brave and spirited princess of the Native American tribe in Neverland. She is a skilled warrior and a close ally to Peter Pan.

As drawn: A young Indigenous princess of about sixteen, upright and composed, with long straight black hair in two braids, warm brown skin and steady dark eyes. She wears a fringed and beaded buckskin dress and a single feather. Drawn with dignity and realistic proportions, never as a caricature.

Mrs. Darling

Also known as the mother

The mother of Wendy, John, and Michael. She is a lovely lady with a romantic mind and a sweet mocking mouth.

As drawn: A lovely young mother with dark hair dressed softly back, a romantic cast to her face, warm brown eyes and a sweet mocking mouth that keeps one kiss at the right-hand corner, perfectly conspicuous and never given away. She wears soft high-waisted Edwardian gowns in lilac and cream.

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George Darling

Also known as Mr. Darling, the father

The father of the Darling children. He is a man who knows about stocks and shares and has a passion for being exactly like his neighbours.

As drawn: A dapper City gentleman in his forties, upright and a little vain, with dark hair oiled flat, a neat moustache and anxious eyes. He wears a stiff white collar, a dark three-piece suit and a watch chain, and is rarely without a pencil and a sheet of figures.

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Nana

Also known as the nursemaid, the dog

A prim Newfoundland dog who serves as the Darlings' nurse. She is thorough, protective, and believes in old-fashioned remedies.

As drawn: A large, prim black-and-white Newfoundland dog with a heavy shaggy coat, a broad gentle head and grave dark eyes. She wears a nurse's frilled white collar and carries things carefully in her mouth. Drawn as a real dog, never anthropomorphised on two legs.

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Liza

Also known as the baby, the youngest Darling child

The only other servant in the Darling household, a midget who wears a long skirt and maid's cap.

As drawn: A very small young housemaid, barely taller than the children, with hair pinned under a white maid's cap and a long black skirt down to her boots. She has a pale pointed face and a look of being permanently on an errand.

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