Character Relationship Map: Missing Link

Characters

• Sir Lionel Frost (played by Hugh Jackman) — protagonist

  Charismatic but arrogant explorer seeking mythical creatures for recognition.

• Adelina Fortnight (played by Zoe Saldaña) — protagonist

  Adventurous explorer and former partner who joins Sir Lionel's expedition.

• Lord Piggot-Dunceby (played by Stephen Fry) — supporting

  Pompous aristocrat who funds and oversees Sir Lionel's expedition.

• Willard Stenk (played by Timothy Olyphant) — supporting

  Ruthless mercenary hired by Lord Piggot-Dunceby to eliminate threats.

• Mr. Collick (played by Matt Lucas) — supporting

  Expedition financier who doubts Sir Lionel's claims.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Sir Lionel Frost → Mr. Collick (Professional Opponent) — Collick represents institutional skepticism toward Lionel's investigations.

  Mr. Collick is an expedition financier who doubts Lionel's claims, and he later accompanies Piggot-Dunceby to confront the group.

• Sir Lionel Frost → Adelina Fortnight (Romantic Former Lover) — Their unresolved romantic history gradually becomes mutual emotional acceptance.

  The plot identifies Adelina as Lionel's old lover, and they later express mutual acceptance of their feelings.

• Lord Piggot-Dunceby → Willard Stenk (Professional Employer) — Piggot-Dunceby employs Stenk as an assassin and pursuer.

  Piggot-Dunceby hires the bounty hunter Willard Stenk to track Lionel and kill him.

Story Dynamics

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

• Lord Piggot-Dunceby → Adelina Fortnight (Conflict Ideological Opponent) — Their opposing values become visible during the final bridge confrontation.

  Piggot-Dunceby's pro-imperialist conservative Society opposes the expedition's defense of the Sasquatch and its challenge to accepted views.

• Lord Piggot-Dunceby → Mr. Collick (Alliance Expedition Associate) — Collick supports Piggot-Dunceby's pursuit during the final confrontation.

  Piggot-Dunceby and his assistant Mr. Collick wait together at the center of the ice bridge.

• Adelina Fortnight → Willard Stenk (Conflict Adversary) — She actively resists Stenk while protecting the expedition.

  Adelina is involved in the shootout at her mansion and in later escapes from Stenk's pursuit.

• Sir Lionel Frost → Lord Piggot-Dunceby (Conflict Rival) — Their rivalry centers on recognition, ideology, and control of the Society.

  Sir Lionel seeks acceptance into the Society of Great Men, which is led by his rival, Lord Piggot-Dunceby.

• Willard Stenk → Sir Lionel Frost (Conflict Assassin) — Stenk is Lionel's persistent physical threat throughout the expedition.

  Stenk repeatedly ambushes Lionel and later tries to finish him while they hang from the broken ice bridge.

Story Analysis

An arrogant investigator learns that recognition matters less than loyalty, empathy, and accepting unconventional companions.

Plot Progression

1. The Proof Of Existence — Lionel seeks recognition from the Society of Great Men and receives a letter about a Sasquatch. His investigation leads him into the Pacific Northwest, where the creature requests help finding the Yet...
2. The Map And The Pursuer — Lionel needs Adelina's Himalayan map, but their painful history causes conflict at her mansion. Stenk's arrival turns the dispute into a dangerous chase.
3. Escape Across Waters — Adelina joins the expedition, and the group travels by train and boat. Stenk repeatedly attacks them, but the travelers manage to evade and restrain him.
4. Rejection In Shangri-La — The travelers reach the Himalayan valley and encounter the Yetis. Instead of welcoming the Sasquatch, the Yetis reject him and imprison the group.
5. The Breaking Ice — The group escapes and faces Piggot-Dunceby, Collick, and Stenk on an ice bridge. The bridge collapses, the pursuers are defeated, and Lionel returns to begin a new investigation.