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Characterization labels used: reluctant hero, morally grey, corrupted protagonist, aging protagonist, outsider protagonist, intelligent everyman, bookish scientist, loyal retinue, investigator, fanatical official, declining competence, complicated antihero

Relationships labels used: mentor-protege, retinue loyalty, outsider-insider, rivalry, old allies, power imbalance, trust issues, investigator-client

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Hereticus

Dan Abnett · 2002 · Eisenhorn

An imperial inquisitor on the run faces the consequences of forbidden choices as betrayal, Chaos, and duty close in.

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Characterization labels: inquisitor · radical · puritan · antihero · haunted protagonist · morally gray protagonist · loyal retinue · doomed companions · daemonhost

Relationships labels: mentor-protege · ally suspicion · betrayal · friendship · romantic tension · team loyalty · power struggle · dependence · chosen family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1430

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宝石の国 2 [Hōseki no Kuni 2]

Haruko Ichikawa, 市川春子 · 2014 · 宝石の国 [Hōseki no Kuni]

A gem-bodied outcast dives into the sea for answers, uncovering buried world secrets and a widening conflict.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: outcast protagonist · reluctant hero · fragile protagonist · persistent protagonist · emotionally burdened characters · immortal beings · distinctive side cast · suspicious authority figure · moodily stoic characters

Relationships labels: mentor-student · rival groups · protective friendship · caretaking · power imbalance · betrayal · dependence

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1435

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The Boys, Volume 9: The Big Ride

Garth Ennis · 2011 · The Boys (Trade Paperbacks)

A flashback-heavy installment uncovers the hidden origins of The Boys and the supers, while tensions race toward war.

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Characterization labels: antihero · corrupt superhumans · psycho villain · bully · naive protagonist · sympathetic outsider · conflicted leader · reckless violence · manipulative · morally gray

Relationships labels: mentor-mentee · team tension · romantic strain · secret identity · betrayal · rival teams · power imbalance · trust issues · workplace hierarchy · found family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1440

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Eisenhorn: The Omnibus

Dan Abnett · 2022

An Imperial Inquisitor hunts heresy and conspiracies across the far future while his methods push him toward darkness.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: Antihero · Inquisitor · Detective · Psychic · Savant · Retinue leader · Morally grey · Puritan · Radical · Rationalizing · Austere · Compelling protagonist · Character growth · Character study · Crew dynamics · Powerful authority · Believable character

Relationships labels: Retinue · Crew dynamics · Mentor-ally · Loyalty · Betrayal · Friendship · Power imbalance · Rivalry · Institutional mistrust · Cat-and-mouse · Complex bonds

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1484

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The Last Day

Andrew Hunter Murray · 2020

In a near-future Britain, a scientist is dragged into a government secret after Earth’s rotation stops and chaos spreads.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: scientist protagonist · female lead · tough heroine · intelligent heroine · isolated protagonist · jaded protagonist · bitter protagonist · determined investigator · curious protagonist · flawed protagonist · strong female lead · government agents · dying mentor · secondary characters · antagonists · authoritarian leadership

Relationships labels: mentor protege · estranged mentor · ex husband · sister-in-law · romantic subplots · forced romance · government control · betrayal · allies · family estrangement · power imbalance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1527

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The Dregs of Empire

Christopher Ruocchio · 2023 · The Sun Eater

A Sun Eater side story follows Lorian Aristedes on a brutal prison planet after book 5, forcing survival and escape.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: frail protagonist · physically weak · strategist · tactician · clever underdog · loyal retainer · morally complex · intellectual · resilient · beloved side character · unreliable narrator · outcast

Relationships labels: mentor relationship · loyalty · betrayal · friendship · master-servant dynamic · power imbalance · factional conflict · companionship · strained bond

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1539

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Eternity's Wheel

Michael Reaves, Mallory Reaves · 2015 · InterWorld

Joey Harker must rally alternate versions of himself to stop a multiverse-ending force before everything resets.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: reluctant hero · teen protagonist · young leader · alternate selves · recruiter · team leader · traumatized hero · flawed hero · traitor turned ally · supportive mentor · powerful protagonist · self-sacrifice

Relationships labels: mentor-protege · romantic tension · found family · team loyalty · rival factions · betrayal · soul bond · family ties · self-relationship · redemption

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1561

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The Death of Captain America, Vol. 2: The Burden of Dreams

Ed Brubaker · 2008 · Captain America (2004) (Collected Editions)

A wounded legacy hero steps into Captain America’s role while a conspiracy unravels into government chaos and violence.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: reluctant hero · legacy successor · former sidekick · brainwashed assassin · covert operative · morally gray hero · capable but insecure · self-doubting · determined · resourceful · protector · manipulative villain · corrupt official · supporting heroine · strong female character · antiheroic

Relationships labels: mentor legacy · sidekick successor · romantic tension · partnership · teamwork · rescue mission · betrayal · mind control relationship · friendship · rivalry · shared grief · professional alliance

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1562

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Before the Incal

Alejandro Jodorowsky, Zoran Janjetov · 2013 · The Incal Saga

A young private detective’s early life in a corrupt dystopian megacity leads toward the events of The Incal.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young protagonist · reluctant hero · antihero · private detective · cynical protagonist · proactive protagonist · broken hero · strong-willed character · morally complex characters · strong female characters

Relationships labels: romance · friendship · mentor-protégé · family backstory · parent-child · allies · rival factions · power imbalance · institutional oppression

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Distance: 0.1586

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The Dig

Michael Siemsen · 2015 · Matt Turner

A psychometric young man is drawn to a Kenyan dig where an impossible artifact reveals a buried history.

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Characterization labels: reluctant hero · young male protagonist · stubborn protagonist · socially awkward protagonist · gifted outsider · traumatized protagonist · corrupt antagonist · prickly ally · museum assistant · detective father

Relationships labels: mentor exploitation · father-son conflict · slow-burn romance · love interest · allyship · workplace manipulation · power imbalance · trust issues · family exploitation · partnership

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1627

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The Department of Truth, Vol 2: The City Upon a Hill

James Tynion IV · 2021 · The Department of Truth

A rookie agent enters a secret war where belief can make conspiracies real, and the truth may be the danger.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: reluctant protagonist · new recruit · mentor figure · grizzled veteran · moral uncertainty · monologuing character · investigative agent · conspiracy believer · obsessive hunter

Relationships labels: mentor-student · father-son · organizational loyalty · rival factions · good vs evil ambiguity · guidance relationship · family obsession · institutional betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1660

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The Lost Steersman

Rosemary Kirstein · 2003 · The Steerswoman

A truth-seeking steerswoman chases a dangerous mystery into an archive town and an ever stranger, alien world.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: curious protagonist · logical thinker · field scientist · cartographer · archivist · isolated protagonist · competent heroine · morally serious · traumatized character · mysterious outsider · newcomer character · endearing side character

Relationships labels: friendship · mentor-mentee · companion bond · strained alliance · mistrust · separation · order hierarchy · power imbalance · betrayal

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1665

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