Character Relationship Map: War Blade

Characters

• Robert Banks (played by Joseph Millson) — protagonist

  Robert Banks is the mission leader sent to France to locate and destroy a Nazi bunker that may hold munitions, prisoners, and intelligence. He reunites with Ivy Lavigne and joins her resistance group,...

• Jean (played by Sam Newman) — supporting

  Jean is part of the group that joins Robert Banks and Ivy Lavigne on the mission to find the Nazi bunker. Jean travels with the resistance fighters despite their scarce resources and the threat of Ger...

• Lea (played by Alice Dardenne) — supporting
• Ivy Lavigne (played by Rebecca Scott) — supporting

  Ivy Lavigne is a resistance member whose husband has disappeared, and she is now leading her resistance cell. She sent word about a Nazi bunker and reunites with Robert Banks, insisting that she is in...

Story Dynamics

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

• Robert Banks → Jean (Alliance Mission Partners) — Jean travels with Banks's mission group through the search, amid scarce resources and the threat of German reinforcements.

  Jean is part of the group that joins Banks and Ivy on the mission to find the bunker.

• Jean → Ivy Lavigne (Alliance Resistance Mission Partners) — Jean accompanies Ivy's resistance group on the dangerous bunker mission; the account gives no further specific interaction between them.

  Jean joins the group that travels with Ivy and the resistance fighters to find the bunker.

• Robert Banks → Lea (Alliance Mission Partners) — Banks's mission depends in part on Lea's account of the bunker, though he and others initially fear that she may be leading them into a trap.

  Banks and the group meet the woman who escaped the bunker and use her knowledge of its layout as their best chance of finding it.

• Ivy Lavigne → Lea (Alliance Resistance Leader And Bunker Escapee) — Lea's knowledge of the bunker gives Ivy's group a possible route to its target, despite the group's concern that the escapee could be leading them into a trap.

  The group meets a frightened woman who escaped the bunker and can explain its layout; Ivy is leading the resistance cell that undertakes the mission.

• Robert Banks → Ivy Lavigne (Alliance Former Acquaintances And Mission Partners) — Their prior familiarity is present during the reunion, but their working relationship is shaped by Ivy's authority over the resistance operation and Banks's role in the mission.

  Banks reunites with Ivy, who sent word about the bunker. They join the same operation, although Ivy insists that she is in charge.

Story Analysis

A resistance operation to locate and destroy a Nazi bunker escalates into a desperate search, a discovery of gold, and an uncertain escape.

Plot Progression

1. Orders and Resistance Reunion — Banks receives orders to locate and destroy a suspected Nazi bunker, then reunites with Ivy, who leads the resistance cell. Their shared operation begins under Ivy's explicit authority.
2. The Escapee's Dangerous Account — The group meets a frightened escapee whose knowledge may guide them to the bunker. Her account of torture, forced nursing, escape, and contact with Ivy's missing husband deepens the stakes.
3. Approach Under Pressure — The fighters set out despite limited resources and distrust, discussing the risks and the possibility of rescuing Ivy's husband. They reach the bunker and begin searching its empty cells and adjoining...
4. The Bunker Turns Hostile — Gunfire and an imminent reinforcement warning force the group to hurry. Banks goes missing for a time, and Ivy is injured in an encounter with Steiner.
5. Gold and the Escape Attempt — The group finds a vast gold store but cannot remove it, so they choose to place explosives to keep it from the Germans. With Ivy needing help and the stairs unsafe, they prepare to flee by an emergenc...