Arthur Lester

Artist credit: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/tayaart/658601382195167232

### Relations

John Doe (The Entity) - Friend and Passenger in Arthur's bodyParker - Friend and Business Partner (deceased)
 Faroe - Daughter (deceased)
Bella - Wife and Mother of Faroe (deceased)
Daniel - Father-in-Law (Alive)

## Meta Information

### Status

Alive

Arthur Lester is the main character of Malevolent, alongside John. He is a private investigator who received a book with a strange sigil on it. Opening that book caused him and John to be bound together. Arthur now shares his body with John in increasing increments as they try to solve the mystery of what happened to the pair of them.

## Personality

Arthur is quick witted, although early on this is overshadowed by panic and confusion. He is a natural investigator and goes out of his way to discover things that may help to unravel the mystery of his binding to John. This has lead him to have better investigative skills than the average person. He has also told John that despite their initial interactions, he is not a pushover, which becomes increasingly apparent as he becomes more accustomed to his circumstances and more comfortable in making decisions.

Arthur has a lot of self-loathing, and tends to express this with self-sacrificial and even suicidal thoughts, tendencies, and actions. However he also takes out his guilt on others, sometimes unknowingly.

## Description

Arthur is not described very often, but he is said to have "The cold, calculated demeanor of someone not to fuck with". It is uncertain whether or not this was an exaggeration or act of flattery on John's part, as upon seeing Arthur's face for the first time, Yellow does not repeat this description.

Arthur is blind due to his bond with John, who narrates what Arthur would usually be able to see and guides his actions. As the story has developed, John has gained control of Arthur's left hand to the elbow and his left foot.

Following his time in The Dreamlands, the tip of his left pinky finger has been substituted with wood, with dark oak-colored roots visibly embedded beneath his skin, spreading out from where the wood connects. While Arthur's skin color is ambiguous, John states that the wood in their finger is darker than the flesh of their hand.

His clothes change frequently through the progression of the story, but he seems to have begun by wearing a suit. He is noted to "feel more professional" while wearing a tie when offered one.

He is typically clean shaven, though the events of the story often prevent him from maintaining such an appearance. He is frequently noted as having a beard, when unable to shave for more than a couple weeks. As of Season Four, Arthur is described as having a mustache.

## Injuries

Over the course of the series Arthur has sustained many injuries. These injuries consist of but are not limited to: A car accident in which he lost consciousness, A stab wound to the abdomen serious enough to put Arthur into a coma for approximately a month, Two gunshot wounds to the abdomen and one to the chest, Shotgun wound to shoulder, Attack by burrowing and blood sucking creatures, Loss of first joint of left pinky finger that was replaced by a dark wood, Sandstorm damage to right eye and face, Electric shock and burns, Fractured tibia, unspecified fracture, and compound fracture to right femur, Life threatening laceration of the throat, Monster bite and knocked unconscious, Torn right ear resulting in a piece missing, Stabbed in left shoulder by splintered wood, Stab wound to abdomen from behind that was nearly fatal, Stabbed twice in the back of the neck with lacerations,Starvation, Poisoning, Choked, Burns, Punched, Serious Falls.

## History

Originally from England, Arthur and his parents emigrated to the United States. At some point in his childhood, Arthur’s parents killed themselves. After his parents died, a family friend suggested he find a creative outlet, which spawned his love of music and poetry. At the time, Arthur believed that his parents’ deaths would be the hardest thing he would ever have to endure.

In adulthood, Arthur pursued music as a career and became a composer. He wrote a few songs that made it onto the radio. It was during this point in his life that he entered into a relationship with Bella. They lived in Boston.

Bella died in childbirth, and Faroe drowned in the bathtub while Arthur was supposed to be watching her. He'd been distracted with the piano at the time and afterwards fell into a depression and stopped playing. It's unclear at what point he settled in Arkham, Massachusetts.

He was partnered with Parker when working as a Private Investigator at 13 Mosby Avenue before the series began. Together they were working on the case of the missing child Emily MacFarland that lead them to 58 Pelican Lane.

He holds a deep animosity towards "cults" and organized religion that seems to stem from an event that occurred prior to the beginning of the series.

## Known Abilities

* As of Part Five, Arthur is able to see the last moments of someone's life before they died by touching their corpse.
* Arthur can play the piano which calms him.

## Trivia

* He is implied to be claustrophobic.
* Arthur drinks his coffee black.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Part One
2. ↑ Part Two
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Part Seven
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Part Thirteen
5. ↑ Part Fourteen
6. ↑ Part Twenty Mentioned by John in reference to the Stranger's attire
7. ↑ Part Fifteen
8. ↑ Part Twenty Nine
9. ↑ Part Four
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Part Five
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Part 34
12. ↑ Part Twelve
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Part Fifteen
14. ↑ Part Fifteen
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 Part Twenty
16. ↑ Part Twenty Two
17. ↑ Part Twenty Three
18. ↑ Part Twenty Four
19. ↑ Part Twenty Seven
20. ↑ Part Twenty Eight
21. ↑ Part Nineteen
22. ↑ Part Twenty One
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Part Twenty Nine
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Part Six
25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Part Twelve
26. ↑ Part Two
27. ↑ Part Four
28. ↑ 28.0 28.1 Part Eight
29. ↑ Part Nine
30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Part Eleven
31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 Part Sixteen
32. ↑ Part Eighteen
33. ↑ Part Twenty Four
34. ↑ Part Three
35. ↑ Part Seventeen
36. ↑ Part Twenty Three
37. ↑ Part Twenty Eight
38. ↑ Part Thirty Seven
39. ↑ Part Thirty Eight
40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Part 30
41. ↑ Part Seventeen
42. ↑ Peter "Parker" Yang
43. ↑ Part Twenty Seven