History Characters / TheDresdenFilesOrdinaryPeopleAndBadassNormals

* AbusiveParents: She's not one herself (see below under ParentsAsPeople), but from what she says in ''Proven Guilty'' when she's talking to Harry about when she gained her magic, her ''own'' parents were pretty dickish to her even before she gained her magic.

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[[caption-width-right:200:The matriarch of the Carpenter family.]]

Michael and Charity's fourth child.

* DamselInDistress: Abducted by the crazed Father Roarke during the short story "The Warrior". Harry has to save her from the threat of explosives turning her into mulch, and does so with his usual diffuculty.

Michael and Charity's youngest child.

Harry's deceased father. Formerly a stage magician, he died when Harry was around six years old. Officially, he died because of a brain aneurism; some have hinted otherwise. His ghost made a brief, cryptic appearance in ''Dead Beat''.

The second oldest of Michael and Charity's children, now a member of the Chicago Alliance.

* InfantImmortality: Applies to him; he's one of the two Talbots to survive the story.

* InfantImmortality: Applies to her; she's one of the two Talbots to survive the story.

* InfantImmortality: Applies in her case, if only just.

* InfantImmortality: Sustained in her case; Dresden is able to rescue her.

'''WARNING!''' Due to the books relying heavily on mystery and surprise, the pages would be virtually unreadable with excessive spoiler tags. Therefore, all spoilers except for the most recent novel (''Literature/PeaceTalks'') are '''UNMARKED'''. Tread carefully.

* MeaningfulName: Her nickname refers to the figure from Greek mythology who was taken away to the underworld.

* AdultFear: She gets pinned down with one hand by her daughter's kidnapper, while he chokes out Molly with the other hand via SuperStrength. A helpless Charity is near tears being ForcedToWatch, and its heartbreaking. Fortunately, Harry had a plan.

* BikerBabe:
** Presumably; Michael mentions she used to work on motorcycles, so it's not a stretch to imagine she rode them, too.
** He mentions this when referring to how she can forge armor so take it with a grain of salt

* GoodIsNotNice: Her earlier actions towards Harry were always curt and colored by her intense dislike of him. Even when she helps him with his injuries, she can be sadistic.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Nasty as hell to Harry for getting her husband involved in ANYTHING regardless of how noble the cause, Harry's efforts to help Michael, Michael's own willingness or anything really but cares for her family. She drops the Jerk part after ''Proven Guilty'', now sees Harry as family and calls him as such in ''Small Favor'' when they are waiting to see if Michael is going to survive the wounds he received fighting next to Harry.
* LaserGuidedKarma: After years of serving the Lord with no monetary reward for their work, [[spoiler:they get one-fifth of the diamonds stolen from Hades' vault, between one to two million dollars. Charity insists to Michael (who is still hesitant to take the money) that it's a divine gift. After all, they have children to put through college, and grandchildren will be coming soon]].

* RescueRomance: She met Michael when he saved her from a firebreathing dragon.

* StatuesqueStunner: She normally dresses in loose conservative clothing, but Harry sees her in her underwear once, and comments that she won the genetic lottery.
* TookALevelInKindness: Due to her dislike for all things magical and how Harry could often come back with Michael injured, Charity was almost always a {{Jerkass}} towards Harry until ''Proven Guilty'' in stark contrast to [[AllLovingHero Michael]]. After he helped her save Molly and she came to the realization about her projecting said dislike towards him, she becomes far nicer towards him.

* AdorablyPrecociousChild: [[OneSteveLimit Decrees that Harry Dresden is now to be known as "Bill" because they already have a Harry (her younger brother) at the Carpenter house.]]

* BigBrotherMentor: Maggie Dresden sees him as one. He taught her about Creeps.

For Harry himself, see his entry under [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesHarrysHousehold Harry and Harry's Household]].

[[folder: Maggie Dresden]]
!!Margaret "Maggie" Angelica Dresden
For Maggie, see her entry under [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesHarrysHousehold Harry and Harry's Household]].
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[[WMG: Murphy Family]]

[[header: Martineaux family]]

[[header: Talbot family]]

* ImpossibleThief: They're incredibly talented, and managed to steal the Shroud of Turin itself from the Church. [[spoiler:Granted, it turned out to be a copy, but it was still very well protected.]]

* BoringButPractical: [[spoiler:In Hades' vault, she goes right for the fountain of diamonds, filling her sack from the spout. She chose them over the gold and other treasures because they had the highest value for their weight and would be easy to move once they got back home. Anna's practicality ends up ensuring that the heroes involved in the caper come away with a monetary profit]].

* {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler: Her main reason for joining Nicodemus' group in ''Literature/SkinGame'' is for a chance to avenge her friends that died in ''Literature/DeathMasks''.]]
* {{Safecracking}}: We see her do this on one of Marcone's models in ''Literature/SkinGame''. Compounding the challenge is that the plans she was given were wrong and she had to figure out how to break into the vault on the fly. [[spoiler: The explosives in the wall don't help]]

* ObviouslyEvil: Their van has inverted crosses, flaming skulls, and goat's-head pentacles. Additionally, they wear black robes, [[Literature/HarryPotter Dark Marks, and Slytherin scarves]]

!Genosa's studio

!Hospital staff and [=EMTs=]

!Occult proprietors and their staff

!Paparazzi, photographers, and reporters

* TheJudge: Her job.

* NamesTheSame: Shares his names with side character Lt. Prescott "Scotty" Tremainie from ''Literatue/HonorHarrington''.

* BadassDriver: Having his ''hand ripped off '''while driving''''' doesn't impede his driving skills.

* YourCheatingHeart: She cheated on her boyfriend Ken with Nelson.

* YourCheatingHeart: Cheated on Molly with Rosie.

* {{Safecracking}}: We see her do this on one of Marcone's models in ''Literature/SkinGame''. Compounding the challenge is that the plans she was given were wrong and she had to figure out how to break into the vault on the fly.

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: They were all ripped to pieces.

* GunsAreWorthless: Sandbourne's gun skills (he was a competitive pistol marksman) were useless against Watson.

* MrFixit: He can repair almost any damage to a car. At one point he fixes up a hearse that's been damaged by a bomb going off inside it.

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Harry and Joan don't tell him Trixie and the other exes were the ones involved in ruining him.

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[[caption-width-right:84:Daughter of Chicago's only private wizard investigator]]

The daughter of Harry and Susan. She was conceived during ''Death Masks''. The LivingMacGuffin of ''Changes.'' She was kidnapped by Arianna to be used in a sacrificial ritual, but saved by Harry. After living with the Carpenters for a time (due to her father believed to be dead) she and Harry meet at last and form an instant bond.

* ABoyAndHisX: She and Mouse, whom Harry tasked as her protector, are virtually inseparable. They even fight monsters together.
* AmbiguousDisorder: Due to witnessing the murder of her foster family, she has something akin to PTSD, and she has issues with crowds and big open spaces which makes her "spazz out" in her own words.
* BreakTheCutie: Compare the smiling photo to the broken-down wreck she is when Harry meets her (after narrowly securing her a reprieve)
* BuffySpeak: According to her, Mouse "slayerized" a monster under her bed.
* TheCutie: Was this until Arianna kidnapped her.
* DisappearedDad: Harry, by virtue of not being told she even existed for the first five years of her life, later his supposed death, and afterwards his fear of her being in danger from both his enemies and himself. After meeting her ''Skin Game'', he resolves to be a part of her life and by ''Peace Talks'' she now lives with him.
* GenerationXerox: Maggie Dresden is every bit her father's daughter. She has a somewhat cynical view that brings some snark and a tendency to call monsters by nicknames she made up for them (as well as kicking their butts). Her shirt in ''Zoo Day'' implies she's a Franchise/StarWars fan just like him and notes that her father looks cooler wearing his duster. Unfortunately, like Harry, part of her personality is the result of some rather traumatic experiences.
* HappilyAdopted: As of ''Ghost Story'' is now living with the Carpenters with Mouse as her companion. After meeting her father, she moves in with him in-between ''Skin Game'' and ''Peace Talks'' though Maggie still loves the Carpenters very much and is always welcomed at their home.
* HalfHumanHybrid: Jim confirms at Phoenix Con 2017 the fact she is born from a mother who wasn't entirely human at the time of conception and birth have some effect on Maggie's life. [[https://youtu.be/2CUtuL8JvnM?t=37m7s Here]].
-->'''Butcher:''' You can't just not [have her mom being part vampire affect her].
* HarmfulToMinors: It's very likely she saw what the Red Court did to her first foster family - all of them, children included - in the process of kidnapping her. The short story ''Zoo Day'' somewhat confirms this.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: At [=EasterCon=] 2015, Jim announced that he was planning a series following Maggie's future adventures at an ExtranormalInstitute as she battles monsters and beings [[InvisibleToAdults visible only to children and forgotten about by adults]].
** ''Zoo Day'' confirms she's ''already'' this having "slayerized" one of these monsters and takes on a whole pack of them without her father ever knowing.
* HumanSacrifice: Arianna planned this for her, and after Arianna's plans fell through thanks to her death at Harry's hands, the Red King tried to do the same. She was saved, but it's pretty safe to say that she'll have scars for years to come.
* LittleMissBadass: In ''Zoo Day'', reveals the existance of the "Creeps", monsters that only children can see and that Maggie and Mouse beat one of them already and she takes on a whole pack of them. She ''is'' Harry Dresden's daughter.
* LittleMissSnarker: As her comments about stupid adults in the narration in ''Zoo Day'' indicate, Maggie takes after her father.
* MissingMom: Susan because it was too dangerous to keep her around while Susan was fighting the Red Court, and later dies in a HeroicSacrifice, saving little Maggie from the Red Court.
* TheNicknamer: In ''Zoo Day'', she takes to call the leader of the haunts "Space Face" and "Tear Streaks."
* {{Protectorate}}: As Michael puts it:
-->'''Michael:''' Things did not turn out well for the last monster who raised his hand against your child. Or any of his friends. Or associates. Or anyone who worked for him. Or for most of the people he knew. \\
'''Michael:''' Whether or not that was your intention, you did establish a rather effective precedental message to the various predators should they ever learn of her relationship with you.
* TomeOfEldritchLore: She has a book on Creeps, supernatural creatures only children can see and whom the children forget when the grow into teenage and adulthood. The book was written by the Carpenter children, each one passing it to the next and eventually forgetting about the book entirely, starting with Molly, all the way to Harry Carpenter, who gave it to Maggie. It details the various types of Creep they encountered and how to defeat them.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Due to what she's been through, she is rather perceptive if a bit cynical.

[[WMG: Murphy Family]]

For Karrin Murphy, Collin Murphy, and Rick Boughton, see their entries under [[Characters/TheDresdenFilesChicagoPDAndFBI Chicago Police and FBI]].

[[folder: Lisa Boughton]]
!!Lisa Murphy Boughton

Murphy's free-spirited younger sister. She married Murphy's second ex-husband, FBI Agent Rick Boughton, after he arrested her for underage drinking and public drunkenness during Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: An attitude she maintained into adulthood.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: With murphy. Lisa is the foolish one.
* GirlyGirl: In contrast to her {{Tomboy}} sister Murphy.
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Got so drunk in New Orleans that she was arrested. Of course, she wound up marrying her arresting officer, so it wasn't all bad.
* ParentalFavoritism: She benefits from it.
* SiblingYinYang: Harry astutely notes that by marrying her, Rick was essentially getting a less-successful, less-strong-willed version of Karrin.
* YoungestChildWins: Lisa gets little grief from her mother about her lifestyle choices and is happily married, whereas Murphy had to sneak out to go to prom and is twice-divorced.

[[folder: Marion Murphy]]
!!Marion Murphy

Matriarch of the Murphy clan.

* ParentalFavoritism: She goes easier on Lisa, her youngest, then she did with her older children.
* SecretKeeper: She never told her daughter Karrin that her husband Collin was part of the Black Cats, the department that handled supernatural crimes before Special Investigations was created.
* SecretSecretKeeper: Marion knows that Karrin wants to have at least one secret from her, and so doesn't let on that she knows Karrin's department, Special Investigations, handles supernatural cases.
* SupremeChef: Dresden marvels at how good her burgers are.

[[folder: Gregory Taggart]]
!!Gregory Taggart

Murphy's first husband.
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* DysfunctionalFamily: By the end, Gregory and Murphy couldn't even talk without the conversation degenerating into a fight.
* TheGhost: Never seen onscreen.
* HighSchoolSweethearts: With Murphy. It didn't last.
* PosthumousCharacter: We first learn of him when Murphy shows Dresden his obituary in ''Summer Knight''.
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