# The Stainless Steel Rat — Character guide

> Key figures in The Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison.

- [Slippery Jim diGriz](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/slippery_jim_digriz.md): Master criminal and narrator, recruited for a secret mission.
- [Angelina](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/angelina.md): Skilled and beautiful criminal who becomes Jim's partner and wife.
- [Harold Peters Inskipp](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/harold_peters_inskiipp.md): Head of the Special Corps who recruits Jim for a dangerous assignment.
- [Pepe Nero](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/pepe_nero.md): A rotund criminal and old acquaintance of Jim's.
- [President Ferraro](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/president_ferraro.md): President of a planet, involved in political intrigue.
- [Dr. Vulff](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/dr_vulff.md): A scientist and inventor whose work is central to the plot.
- [Count Cassitor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/count_cassitor.md): A nobleman and antagonist with a hidden agenda.
- [Captain Steng](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/captain_steng.md): A spaceship captain who aids or opposes Jim.
- [Kurt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/kurt.md): A minor character encountered during Jim's travels.
- [Zug](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/zug.md): A minor character with a brief role in the story.
- [King Villelm](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/king_villelm.md): A monarch whose actions affect the plot.
- [Zina](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/zina.md): A character with a small but notable part.
- [Freibur](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_stainless_steel_rat_se/characters/freibur.md): A minor character or location reference.

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