Sarah (played by Karen Gillan) is a protagonist in Dual.
Sarah is a depressed alcoholic in a strained relationship who learns that she is terminally ill and creates a clone to spare others from losing her. After unexpectedly recovering, she fights to reclaim her life, trains with Trent for a legally mandated duel, and struggles against the clone, Peter, and her mother, who prefer the replacement. Trent (played by Aaron Paul) is a protagonist in Dual.
Trent is Sarah's combat trainer. After Sarah is ordered to participate in a publicized duel to the death against her clone, he teaches her how clone duels work and helps her build the physical strength and emotional tolerance needed to face the violence. His training supports Sarah's year-long preparation for the confrontation. Peter (played by Beulah Koale) appears in Dual.
Peter is Sarah's boyfriend in a lacklustre relationship. When Sarah recovers from her terminal diagnosis, he is found with her clone and rejects Sarah's demand that the replacement be decommissioned. He openly prefers the clone, yet Sarah later meets him to make clear that she intends to kill her double without apology. Tom's Children (played by Remu Valisaari) appears in Dual.
Sarah's Mother (played by Maija Paunio) appears in Dual.
Sarah's Mother is emotionally disconnected from Sarah but becomes close to the clone without Sarah's permission. She sides with the replacement when Sarah seeks to restore her former life, and later continues exerting control over the new Sarah, using the threat of exposing her identity whenever she refuses to comply. Tom's Wife (played by Elsa Saisio) appears in Dual.
Dual (2022) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Sarah
(played by Karen Gillan) — protagonist
Sarah is a depressed alcoholic in a strained relationship who learns that she is terminally ill and creates a clone to spare others from losing her. After unexpectedly recovering, she fights to reclai...
Trent
(played by Aaron Paul) — protagonist
Trent is Sarah's combat trainer. After Sarah is ordered to participate in a publicized duel to the death against her clone, he teaches her how clone duels work and helps her build the physical strengt...
Peter
(played by Beulah Koale) — supporting
Peter is Sarah's boyfriend in a lacklustre relationship. When Sarah recovers from her terminal diagnosis, he is found with her clone and rejects Sarah's demand that the replacement be decommissioned....
Tom's Children
(played by Remu Valisaari) — minor
Sarah's Mother
(played by Maija Paunio) — supporting
Sarah's Mother is emotionally disconnected from Sarah but becomes close to the clone without Sarah's permission. She sides with the replacement when Sarah seeks to restore her former life, and later c...
Tom's Wife
(played by Elsa Saisio) — minor
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Sarah's Mother → Sarah
(mother)
Tom's Wife → Tom's Children
(wife)
Sarah → Trent
(Professional Combat Trainer)
Sarah takes combat classes with Trent to prepare for the legally required duel.
Sarah → Peter
(Romantic Boyfriend)
The plot describes Peter as Sarah's boyfriend in a lacklustre relationship.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Peter → Sarah's Mother
(Alliance Shared Preference)
Peter and Sarah's mother are together when Sarah arrives, and both prefer the clone to Sarah.
Story Analysis
A woman who survives her terminal illness must confront the replacement created to inherit her life, while identity and freedom become inseparable.
