Blood Meridian
Blood MeridianCormac McCarthy
Characters in Blood Meridian
9 characters, main characters first.Main characters
The Kid (Blood Meridian)
A runaway Tennessee teenager who joins the Glanton gang of scalp hunters on the US-Mexico border; referred to throughout the novel only as "the kid."
The Kid
Antagonists
John Joel Glanton
The historical leader of the scalp-hunting gang the kid rides with, based on the real-life head of the Glanton gang.
Judge Holden
An enormous, hairless, erudite member of the Glanton gang who philosophizes that war is the ultimate truth and that his will should govern all he meets.
Supporting characters
Louis Toadvine
Benjamin Tobin
David Brown
John Jackson