# Shorty — The Virginian character guide

> Shorty in The Virginian by Owen Wister.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the excellent Shorty, Poor Shorty, the docile Shorty, the ruffled Shorty, poor stupid Shorty, So Shorty, poor Shorty

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-steve-treats

## Who they are

A hapless cowboy who becomes entangled with Trampas and meets a tragic end.

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