User blog:SilverHexxitFights/Cross-Characters: Episode 1

I recently decided to create this new series about characters seemingly appearing in multiple stories/songs/movies. I find it very interesting to see characters appearing in multiple novels.

And no, I'm not talking about things like characters re-appearing (like Robin Hood or the characters of Down the Mysterly River); I'm talking about characters being extremely similar to another.

We won't necessarily be dealing with the obvious matchups here; Katniss-Tris is not an option.

#1: The Magic Rat (Jungleland), 1975 and Wormtail (Harry Potter), 1999
This pairing is actually one of Bruce Springsteen's most famous characters, the Magic Rat, from the 1975 song Jungleland. I'll show you exactly the lyrics that include him: Just two lines, but that's enough for us. From this, we can infer: This shows some striking similarities with Wormtail, from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (also making minor appearances in The Goblet of Fire, The Order of the Phoenix, The Half-Blood Prince, and The Deathly Hallows), far beyond the choice of name. That's pretty cool, actually. I like this thing!
 * The Magic Rat drove his sleek machine over the Jersey street line;
 * In the tunnels uptown, the Rat's own dream guns him down
 * The Rat is rich (he owns a sleek machine)
 * He's no good, probably a swindler of sorts (a rat is not good; a magic rat is even worse)
 * He wants to join a gang (Jersey is known for gangs)
 * He is killed in a gang fight (the tunnels uptown are notorious gang fights)
 * He wanted to be a gangster (his dream, to be in a gang fight, killed him)
 * Both are bad characters
 * Both die in an innocent way (SPOILERS AHEAD) (Wormtail strangles himself after trying to kill his best friend's brother, the Rat dies trying to achieve his dream)
 * Both try to join a group of bad people (not necessarily bad characters)
 * Both die as good people