Dream Persona's Personalised Pages[]
Dream Persona / 'Real Life' Character
I have taken the time to create a Dream Persona page for each of the characters in Danger Island.[1] I did this because they are separate and distinct characters (in appearance and character traits) from the 'real world' characters they are based on.
It is important to disambiguate between the characters in Danger Island and their real world counterparts primarily due to their names: some have kept the same name, whereas others have not. Whilst changes to character and/or role are easy to identify when watching the show, (see Crackers) in terms of this wiki, the changing or not of names makes it harder to isolate the dream persona's arc, jokes and character traits from those of the original characters. Secondly, the addition of all this new information to their already dense master wikis risks cluttering them.
As it happens, the majority of the characters have had name changes. Most notably Krieger, (as Crackers) but also Ray, Cyril, Lana and Charlotte have all* had their names changed, whereas Archer, Pam and Malory's names have remained the same. As the latter 3 are all main characters, but are in the minority in terms of keeping their names, I felt they needed to be distinguished somehow, and so "XXXX (Danger Island)" seemed an appropriate way to form a new page for these dream personae.
*Figgis is Fuchs, Ray is Reynaud, Krieger is Crackers, Cheryl is Charlotte and Lana is Lanaluakalani. These are the easiest to separate out from their master wikis (and so start new pages for), but the same rule didn't apply for the others.
The solution was to create a new page for all their dream personas, which, for ease of reference, links back to the master wikis for each character in their opening line. eg. Archer is the dream persona of Sterling; Fuchs of Cyril; Reynaud of Ray etc. This way of separation honours the continuity and discontinuity between 'real world' characters and 'dream world' personas. [The list originated and can still be found on the Strange Pilot page, as that is when they first appear].
When referring to the dream personas I have adopted the convention of using italics (with links attached) and when referring to characters in the 'real world', normal text (with links also attached). eg. Archer's dream persona is Archer; Cheryl's is Charlotte Stratton nee Vandertunt, Krieger's is Crackers etc. [This convention has been dropped for convenience; the renaming has worked sufficiently well].
There are multiple redirects (listed below the main page url) as well, so people shouldn't have any trouble finding one that works for them. eg. Lana's dream persona Lanaluakalani redirects to Princess Lanaluakalani (Danger Island) , as well as Princess Lanaluakalani. I will update if any more are added.
Adam Reed stated in this interview (June 14 2018) that they are the result of "trying to crystallize and amplify" them and that "it's all about how Archer is perceiving them".[2]
Dream Persona Links and Redirects[]
Format
Character / (Role)
- Main page
- Redirects
Cheryl (New York Socialite / Vagrant)
Sterling (Pilot)
Pam (Co-Pilot)
Krieger (Sidekick/ Macaw)
Malory (Hotel and Airline Owner)
- Malory Archer (Danger Island)
- Malory (Danger Island)
- Madam Malory
Ray (Police Chief)
Lana (Princess)
Cyril (Bread Fruit Farmer / 'German Spy' / Idol Seeker)
References[]
- ↑ This is my way of contributing to the lasting legacy of the show and the improving the quality of this wiki.
- ↑ Adam Reed Interview - June 14th 2018 avclub.com