So has anyone ever had a Green Ember character or characters remind them of characters from another franchise?
My sister and I listened to the Green Ember once, and my sister noted that Joel Clarkson's gravelly Helmer voice reminded her of Batman. I immediately agreed, and then proclaimed: "And Picket is Robin."
Heather reminds me of Millie from Outlaws Of Time another series by Nate Wilson (If you didn't notice I'm obsessed with his books)
I really want a Garten/Severus Snape thing to happen with Sween Longtreader (I can't remember who first pointed this out to me but congrats to them)!
I just wanted to point out that Joel's Helmer voice is so perfect for Helmer!
Speaking of LoTR, Garten Longtreader bears some similarity to Saruman, particularly in his "for the greater good" mentality of assisting evil.
I think Helmer is sort of like Gandalf, as they are both wise from experience, and as both tend toward grumpiness and outright harshness. Helmer's demeanor also reminds me of Aragorn in FoTR at the Prancing Pony.
Helmer honestly reminds me of Haymitch from the Hunger Games, but more kid-friendly.
A character from Ashton Burials, a series by N. D. Wilson.
Who's Rupert?
Honestly I looked at Lord Rake and silently whispered to my self. "Oh yea, that's a Rupert right there."
I think Smalls is like Aragorn from the Lord of the Rings. And Uncle Wilfred as Gandalf.