Aaron Oliver

Aaron on Grace Zhu's special edition dust cover

**Aaron Oliver** is the secondary protagonist of the **Monsters** series.

## Appearance

Aaron is described as being quite good looking, enough so that heads turn his way to take in his beauty. He has blonde hair, which can go from being a cold, dull colour, to a fiery sort of golden. He has the same grey eyes as his father, Edmund.

## Family Status

Both sides of his family, the Olivers and the Nightingales hate him for supposedly turning in his mother for harbouring a member of the Graves Family, who is suspected to have been Maureen Hunt. It was in fact his father who turned in his mother, then causing her to be executed. His father shunned him and lied to the rest of the families that Aaron had turned her in because Aaron did not turn his mother in when he initially found out.

* Aaron does not tell the truth of his father and what he did because of his loyalty to his family.

### Bedroom

His bedroom, located near the Oliver Family archives and servants quarters, is not the lavish life that the rest of his family lives.

> *'A thin-mattressed bed stood against the wall; the iron frame reminded (Joan) of school camps. In the corner, there was a small wardrobe; a latticed window showed a dismal view of a dirty brick wall and a bit of sky. Joan was struck by how mean and puntitive the space was. This was a mansion with views of the most beautiful gardens in the country.'*
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## Biography

### **Only a Monster**

Aaron first appears when Nick and Joan get caught by the Oliver’s family.

* Aaron is the primary person who guides Joan in the Monster world.

### Never a Hero

Aaron first appears as an officer for the Monster Court, in charge of the search for Joan because of his unique ability to differentiate between families. Later, when captured by Joan's allies during a rescue, he joins Joan's side once more at her admissions that she had known him in the timeline previous to the current one.

## Trivia

* Aaron is presumed to previously have the ability to take life from other monsters, as his mother was a Nightingale
	+ This ability most likely faded when he was very young, as he took place in the affirmation trial when he was only 9, instead of the usual 12
* Aaron is one of the rare members of the Oliver family to have the ability to differentiate between monster families on sight
* It is unknown whether or not they were close, but Aaron's mother, Marguerite, was executed by the Oliver's
	+ This made him illegitimate as the heir to the Oliver family
	+ It is assumed that Marguerite had at least some closeness with Aaron, because she showed him her safe house, and he is uncomfortable talking about her with others despite having what seems like enough memories to
* Aaron is referred to as Edmund's "youngest son," which creates the assumption he has at least 1 older brother and possible other siblings
	+ One of these siblings may be another blonde haired boy by the name of Geoffrey, who is seen at the gala at Whitehall Palace, and who Aaron refers to as "a new heir"