Jerry Cornelius - Notable Characters

Notable Characters

• Jerry Cornelius, secret agent, superhero, adventurer, all things to all men (and women). A figure of almost complete anarchy. Typically destroys repressive authority. Later exposed as a false Harlequin, a tragic Pierrot at heart, or simply an adolescent fantasy.
• Miss Brunner, Jerry's opposite. Representing stifling authority. Also follows a more mystical path than Jerry's fatalistic realism.
• Bishop Beesley, endlessly corrupt gluttonous villain. Thirsts for power, money, pleasure.
• Una Persson, a female version of Jerry, even to the extent of being Catherine's lover. In The Condition of Muzak she is revealed to be a true Harlequin.
• Catherine Cornelius, Jerry's sister and incestuous lover. Usually dies tragically. Often pregnant by Jerry. In some stories, a masochistic figure.
• Major Nye, a retired British Army officer, participant in secret missions, and Una Persson's sometime lover.
• Colonel Pyat, a Russian emigre officer, also a sometime lover of Una Persson.
• Professor Hira, occasionally another of Jerry's lovers. Counterpart to Jerry's character, always calm and in control.
• Frank Cornelius, Jerry's scheming brother, Cain to Jerry's Abel. Usually killed by Jerry, but always returns.
• Mrs. Cornelius, fat, libidinous, foul-mouthed mother to Frank, Jerry and Catherine. The quintessential urban survivor, a modern Mother Courage.
• 'Shaky' Mo Collier, a companion on many adventures, and also supplier of many and varied drugs to almost everyone. He almost acts as Jerry's right hand man always there when needed, although somewhat unreliable in execution of tasks. (Created by M. John Harrison, rather than Moorcock.)