Character Relationship Map: 100 Rifles

Characters

• Lydecker (played by Jim Brown) — protagonist

  Arizona lawman pursuing Yaqui Joe. After escaping a Mexican firing squad, he allies with Sarita to rescue kidnapped children and forms a romantic bond with her. He participates in an ambush against Ge...

• Sarita (played by Raquel Welch) — protagonist

  Yaqui revolutionary seeking revenge for her father's murder. She allies with Lydecker and Joe, negotiates to rescue hostage children, and shares a romance with Lydecker. She is killed during the final...

• Yaqui Joe Herrera (played by Burt Reynolds) — supporting

  Half-Yaqui bank robber who uses stolen money to buy 100 rifles for the Yaqui people. He escapes execution with Lydecker, joins the rebel cause, and assumes leadership after Sarita falls in battle.

• General Verdugo (played by Fernando Lamas) — supporting

  Mexican general who captures the protagonists and leads military operations against the Yaqui rebels. His forces raid villages, seize children as hostages, and are eventually ambushed and defeated in...

• Sarita's Father (played by José Manuel Martín) — supporting
• Steven Grimes (played by Dan O'Herlihy) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Sarita's Father → Sarita (father)
• General Verdugo → Steven Grimes (Power Rival Authorities) — Their relationship is marked by competing authority over the region and disagreement about control of the conflict.

  Verdugo and railroad executive Steven Grimes suspect that more weapons are involved, and Verdugo makes clear that he controls Sonora, not Grimes.

• Lydecker → Sarita (Romantic Allies) — Their cooperation develops into a romance while both commit themselves to opposing Verdugo's forces.

  Lydecker and Sarita travel together, their interests begin to overlap, and the character portrait states that they form a romantic bond.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Lydecker → Steven Grimes (Conflict Adversarial Suspects) — Their opposing positions place Lydecker against Grimes's investigation into the weapons movement.

  Grimes suspects that additional weapons are involved, while Lydecker denies knowing about any rifles beyond those already found.

• Yaqui Joe Herrera → General Verdugo (Conflict Rebel Enemy) — Joe's rifle mission directly strengthens the rebellion that Verdugo attempts to suppress.

  Joe uses the stolen money to obtain rifles for the Yaqui people, and he later joins the armed resistance against Verdugo's forces.

• Sarita → General Verdugo (Conflict Revenge Driven Enemy) — Verdugo represents the military power responsible for the oppression Sarita fights against, making their conflict both political and personal.

  Sarita seeks revenge for her father's murder, while Verdugo leads the forces attacking the Yaqui resistance and uses children as leverage.

• Lydecker → General Verdugo (Conflict Enemy) — Their conflict grows from Lydecker's involvement with the rebels into direct opposition during the final military struggle.

  General Verdugo's forces capture the protagonists and conduct military operations against the Yaqui rebels, while Lydecker joins the resistance agains...

• Yaqui Joe Herrera → Sarita (Alliance Revolutionary Partners) — Joe's rifles and Sarita's revolutionary leadership connect their personal motives to the wider Yaqui resistance.

  Yaqui Joe travels with Sarita after explaining that he stole the money to buy rifles for the Yaqui people, and both help organize resistance against V...

• Lydecker → Yaqui Joe Herrera (Conflict Reluctant Ally And Pursuer) — Lydecker initially intends to deliver Joe for the reward, yet shared danger gradually turns their pursuit into an uneasy alliance.

  Lydecker tracks Yaqui Joe Herrera because he is wanted for stealing $6,000, but later escapes execution with him and joins the effort to rescue the ch...

Story Analysis

A lawman, a revolutionary, and a rifle thief become entangled in the Yaqui resistance against military control and oppression.

Plot Progression

1. Rifles and Pursuit — Lydecker enters Mexico while pursuing Yaqui Joe for a stolen six thousand dollars. The railroad dispute and Yaqui resistance reveal a wider struggle over land and power.
2. Three Uneasy Travelers — Lydecker finds Joe and Sarita and initially insists on taking Joe back to the authorities. Their journey changes as Sarita's trauma and Joe's purpose connect the three travelers.
3. Hostages for Weapons — The rifles become central to the resistance, drawing suspicion from Verdugo and Grimes. Verdugo takes children hostage, forcing the protagonists to turn back and intervene.
4. The Train's Secret — Sarita reveals the guarded train route and its water stop. Lydecker presses her for intelligence while the survivors prepare an attack against Verdugo's military supply line.
5. Firefight and Succession — The resistance confronts Verdugo's troops in a major train firefight. Sarita falls, Joe assumes leadership, and Grimes reaches Nogales amid an unresolved aftermath.