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All of these secondary characters were great!
1. Rue from The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
She was the person who inspired the main characters to start the rebellion, after all!
2. Samwise from Lord Of The Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
He was such a supportive friend, to say the least.
3. Matthew Cuthbert from Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
None of the Anne books would have been possible if he hadn’t stood up for Anne and asked his sister to keep her after the orphanage mistakenly sent them a girl instead of the boy they requested.
4. Tonkee from The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin
There were so many layers to her personality.
5, 6, and 7. Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which from A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle
Everyone needs some guidance when visiting strange new lands!
8. Mercutio from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
He had such a fantastic sense of humor.
9. Podrick Payne from A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
He had a wonderful character arc. I also like the fact that he was timid and shy when the audience first met him. There aren’t enough characters written like that for my tastes these days.
10. Kaede from Legend by Marie Lu
She was incredibly brave and loyal, and the main characters would not have survived without her assistance. The same could also be said for Samwise!
Aww, Rue! For some reason I just could not think of many character this week.
It was a tricky topic for sure!
Great choices! I probably wouldn’t have thought of Pod or Rue, but they’re perfect picks! ❤️
Thank you very much.
I should have put Rue on my list too! I don’t remember all of the details of THG books, but do know I found lots of the characters interesting and Rue was one of them. 🙂 Thanks for the reminder and for sharing! Appreciate you visiting my list too.
You’re welcome. Sometimes I forget details from books, too.
Great choices! I agree, without Matthew Cuthbert Anne of Green Gables wouldn’t have been nearly as enjoyable.
Glad to hear it. 🙂
LOTR’s Sam is definitely a good choice. He’s so solid and dependable!
Yes, exactly!
Ah, I very nearly picked Rue. Great choices
That’s cool, and thank you.
I love that you chose Matthew Cuthbert!
Thank you.
I love Samwise! And Rue is such a good pick too, she was great.
Absolutely. I think about them both every so often.
Rue was such a heartbreaking character, so innocent and sweet. I loved the Hunger Games series in general. So creative.
She sure was! I wish she could have been a protagonist.
Nice list! Thanks for visiting my blog this week!
You’re quite welcome.
Fabulous choices! Love Samwise!
Wasn’t he the best? 🙂
I saw someone else choose Marilla from Anne of Green Gables so I’m pleased to see Matthew!
Marilla was wonderful, too. So glad to see her represented. 🙂
I think Matthew fell in love with Anne’s spunk, and that’s why he fought Marilla so hard to keep her. He knew she would get Marilla to change her mood.
Here’s my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/ten-series-ive-caught-up-on-in-2026/
I totally agree with you there. 🙂
OOh nice picks! Lots of new to me ones here. The only one I really know is Legend but it’s been soooo long I am struggling to remember this character as well! Ah! But lovely picks all the same!
Thanks for visiting my TTT!
You’re welcome. Sometimes I forget details from books, too.
Rue, Samwise and Mercutio I agree with! The stories would not be the same without them, that is for sure.
My List:
https://thegentlechapter.blog/2026/05/19/top-ten-tuesday-favorite-secondary-minor-characters/
Glad to hear it. 🙂
I always like funny characters in Shakespeare – probably why my favourite Shakespeare play is Much Ado About Nothing.
I haven’t thought about that play in ages, but it was a good one.
Yes for Matthew! I don’t think he gets enough love. Lol. He was my favorite character.
I feel the same way about him!
Great picks, thanks for sharing your #TTT
You’re welcome!
Totally agree with numbers 1-3. Exceptional secondary characters, all!
Happy TTT (on a Wednesday)!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Thank you. Happy belated TTT to you as well.
Yesss I love that Whatsit Who and Which are here!!! Sorry for the delayed interaction, this list is amazing!
No worries. Thanks for stopping by. Weren’t those characters great? 🙂