This is a list of characters in the game of Cluedo (UK) / Clue (US).
Victim The victim of Cluedo/Clue is Dr. Black (UK) / Mr. Boddy (US), the wealthy owner of Tudor Mansion (formerly known as Tudor Close/Tudor Hall (UK) and Boddy Mansion/Boddy Manor (US)). He is the unseen host who is murdered, which inspires the quest to discover who murdered him, what room in his mansion the crime occurred, and with what weapon. Dr. Black was listed in the original patent filing as one of the ten characters created for the game, in which one character was drawn from the suspect cards to be the new victim before the start of a game. Mr. Boddy's name is a pun on the fact that the character is a dead body. In the 2002 US edition, Mr. John Boddy was orphaned at a young age and raised by his uncle, Sir Hugh Black, and is also known by locals as Dr. Black. He is an eminent anthropologist and the heir of the late Sir Hugh's estate, which he is set to fully inherit on the day of his thirtieth birthday. Before then, Boddy discovered a series of secret allowances bequeathed to some of his uncle's former associates. Vowing to investigate these financial dealings, he invites his uncle's associates to Tudor Mansion for a weekend visit. However, Mr. Boddy is murdered by one of them. In the 2023 edition of the game, the two names are combined into the character Boden "Boddy" Black Jr, a man who inherited his significant wealth. At the time of his murder in the game's updated story, he has used connections to government officials in Hue County, the game's setting, to push through permitting and construction on Boden Black Hotel, a luxury hotel that the public opposes. In the film, Mr. Boddy is primarily portrayed by Lee Ving while Tim Curry portrays him in one of the film's three endings. He blackmailed the six guests of Hill House and his butler Wadsworth's wife until he is murdered in the hall with the candlestick. In the first ending, he was murdered by his maid Yvette on Miss Scarlet's orders. In the second ending, he was murdered by Mrs. Peacock. In the third ending, Boddy is seemingly murdered by Professor Plum, but Wadsworth reveals himself as the real Mr. Boddy while the person Plum killed was his butler. Boddy plans to continue blackmailing the guests before he is shot by Mr. Green.
Suspects
The original board game suspects in rolling order:
Miss Scarlett
Scarlett or Miss Scarlet (the second "t" was dropped in North American versions after 1963 and added back in 2016) is a stereotypical femme fatale, typically portrayed as young, cunning, and attractive. She rolls first in the game. In Clue Master Detective, Miss Scarlet is depicted as an Asian woman nicknamed the "Mercenary of Macau" who is a fortune hunter. In the film, she is portrayed by Lesley Ann Warren and is depicted as a sassy Washington D.C. madam who runs an underground brothel. In the first of three endings, she orders her former call girl and Mr. Boddy's maid, Yvette, to murder her employer and the cook before murdering her in turn, along with a cop she was bribing and a passing motorist and singing telegram girl. Nonetheless, Scarlet is eventually exposed, subdued, and arrested. In the third ending, she only murders the cop before being exposed and arrested. In the 1990s ITV game show Cluedo, Vivienne Scarlet is the stepdaughter of Mrs. Peacock. In the 1996 musical, Miss Scarlet used to work as a lounge singer in Las Vegas. In the 2002 edition, Miss Scarlet was failed actress named Josephine Scarlet and estranged daughter of Patricia Peacock who took an interest in rich old men. In the 2023 edition, she is a Black British gossip columnist and socialite who writes under the pen name "Cyan".
Colonel Mustard Mustard or Colonel Mustard is a stock military officer who rolls second. He is usually portrayed as a dignified, dapper, and dangerous military man. Originally known as Colonel Yellow, his name was changed before the game's first edition was published. In Clue Master Detective, his full name is Algernon Mustard and is known to sleep with a revolver under his pillow. In the film, he is portrayed by Martin Mull and is depicted as a war profiteer who sold stolen air force radios on the black market and was later involved in a top-secret fusion bomb project. In the third ending, he kills a passing motorist after recognizing him as his driver from World War II before he is exposed and arrested. In the 1990s ITV game show Cluedo, Colonel Mike Mustard is an ex-officer of the Special Air Service and a regular visitor of Arlington Grange who is in a love triangle with Mrs. Peacock and her step-daughter Miss Scarlett. In the 2002 US edition, he is Michael Mustard, a former officer of the Royal Hampshire Regiment, where he first met Sir Hugh. He is nostalgic for his war days and has convinced a publisher that his military exploits would make for a good book. In the 2016 edition, Colonel Mustard is a successful and popular officer. However, behind his medals of honor are rumors of treason and war profiteering, which he has been paying someone to hide for far too long. Believing Mr. Boddy is blackmailing him, Mustard eagerly comes to Tudor Mansion in search of evidence. In the 2023 edition, Colonel Mustard is a decorated war hero who would sway the public opinion in Mr. Boddy's favor as long as nobody finds out about how he wasn't in the battle he earned his most prestigious medal in.
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