Characters of the D.I.T. Literary Universe

The D.I.T. Literary Universe (DLU) is an American media franchise and shared universe established by crossing over common plots, settings, and characters, that involves books written by D. Isaac Thomas.

## Overview

The novels, picture books, and short stories of the D.I.T. Literary Universe feature numerous central characters across its parts. Part One: Prelude to Peace introduces Wayne, Moses, Superquack, Baby Intelligence, and Sebiscuits Cardarphen. Part Two: The Downfall of Evil mostly centers on the two latters, though numerous new characters are introduced, most prominently Jesse O'Hara, Steven Thompson, Roy Walltalker, and Annie McCallin. Part Three: The Growing Universe brings back every central character of Prelude to Peace and The Downfall of Evil, aside from diverting focus on the S.M.S.B. entirely as their arc had previously been supposed to be over for good. However, they become central to Part Four: Truth Eternal, which deals with the fallout of the Band of Justice and introduces newcomers such as Lily Elazar and Gerekrigkit. Part Five: The Death of Shadows introduces Lily Clark, Poe Ledsa, and Joey and verifies that it will not be long at all before the DLU begins actively exploring the concept of the multiverse. Alternate and past versions of prominent characters will return in this part to varying degrees.

## Portal

* Characters of the D.I.T. Literary Universe: A–L
* Characters of the D.I.T. Literary Universe: M–Z

## Reception

The diverse and entirely original characters introduced in the DLU has been generally positively received, with the portrayal of the protagonists mostly positive. Chris has opined that the DLU has gifted readers with some of the most memorable champions in literary history. Meanwhile, reception of the DLU's depiction of its villains has been more mixed, with some readers considering the villains as "Achilles' heel" of the shared universe, with Prelude to Peace, The Downfall of Evil, and The Growing Universe most commonly criticized for having weak or unmemorable villains. The villains of Truth Eternal were hailed as an improvement over the villains of the previous three Parts, while villains of The Death of Shadows have also been praised.

In an analysis of the DLU's villains, Melissa Vaine opined that it was probably still fair to say that D. Isaac Thomas' track record has been less consistent with the bad guys than with the good. Some villains were more well received than others, with villains like Minister Maggot, Annabeth Black, and Emily Watson being praised for being well-rounded, having depth, and having a sharp origin behind their madness; while others like Animus the Czar, Dorphane Giles, and the Lord of the Stone were criticized for having backgrounds which were never particularly explained, leaving readers unsure of what they were doing, with motivations seeming weak at best.

## Author's comments

*"Perhaps just as much out of objectiveness as symbolism and representation (as I am not celibate), villains, including a small handful of D.I.T. villains, use their sexuality to take advantage of their male victims. [...] And then there's Dean Rattvisa, boy was she a strange case. She was only supposed to be pretty enough to get the boys on her good side quickly. And she doesn't have sleeves or cloth over her gut because it impedes her movements in battle and because she has a physical disorder from birth that makes it extremely hard for her to move with even lightweight obstacles, which has a subtly huge effect on the plot of the series overall. For instance, if she had a shirt on, it'd twist lightly around her gut or armpits and it'd make her trip and fall. But apparently it's a mainstream opinion that teens in particular think she's over-the-top attractive and that her arms and stomach are simply too sexy to conceal."*

## See also

* D.I.T. characters
* List of minor characters (Mutantry-2001)
* Species of the D.I.T. Literary Universe
* Teams and organizations of the D.I.T. Literary Universe
* Villains of the D.I.T. franchise