Character structure and summaries

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4.2 Global Sub-Main Layer

These characters are not the core eight, but they are major structural pillars across large parts of the saga or from their entry onward.

Character	Tier logic
Raven Reyes	Technical spine, vehicles, radio, systems, grief, invention, emotional sharpness.
Steve Harrington	Ronance anchor, signs, Hawkins thread, children, return, family, cultural heart.
Sara Lance	Avalance, defense, command, grief, adoption, city protection.
Ava Sharpe	Avalance, order, logistics, adoption, systems, leadership.
Anya	Lexa’s battle-sister, Steve/Hawkins bridge from her own axis, Raven slow-burn potential, Part 4 payoff.
Finn Hudson	Physical labor, music, warmth, Rachel, Kurt, convoy and community heart.
Rachel Berry	Music, pregnancy, Kurt, community ritual, voice, emotional performance as survival.
Henry Mills	SwanQueen family core, child perspective, school and future logic.
Theo	Vauseman family core, child logistics, motherhood, daily structure.
Castle	Caskett, parenthood, investigation, humor, family, community imagination.
Kate Beckett	Caskett, governance, council, internal management, justice, security, civic order.
Sarah Walker	Sub-main in Parts 6 to 7, strong independent arc, defense, identity, competence, emotional opening.
Cosima Niehaus	Rising sub-main in Parts 6 to 7, science, ethics, city knowledge, future questions.
Delphine Cormier	Rising sub-main in Parts 6 to 7, science, medicine, ethics, partnership with Cosima.
Bo Dennis	Rising sub-main in Parts 6 to 7, identity, belonging, moral complexity, community pressure.
Lauren Lewis	Rising sub-main in Parts 6 to 7, medicine, science, ethics, care, partnership with Bo.

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