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From: (Anonymous)

ayrt

Hm, I'm having trouble seeing similarities between them other than being male and having messy hair? What am I missing?

From: (Anonymous)

Bulky guys that do things in a rough/clumsy way that kinda sticks out whenever they go someplace fancy, comfier in the underworld, not well-off, west country accents, family history angst, outdoorsy, both inclined to spend a lot of time alone. When with other characters, those other characters make them more presentable. I do think they have quite different personalities; Hagrid's written to be a (kindly) dumbass while Strike's written as v. smart, and Hagrid's more emotional. Strike's much colder. I don't think either of them would be pleased at the comparison. :P (I also feel like I read something at some point talking about how Strike came to be, and Hagrid was mentioned, but can't find it anywhere, so who knows!) But yeah, I don't think one could be mistaken for the other, but I think Hagrid was involved somewhere in the creative process.

From: (Anonymous)

Iiiinteresting. I think we might have different impressions of Strike, as I don't think of him as particularly rough or outdoorsy. It might be due to how in the first few books there's more of a focus on his relationship with Charlotte and how he feels out of place when he's with her, whereas in the most recent books there's more time spent on him fitting in comfortably in more formal settings. Goes to show that there is some character development. Food for thought!

From: (Anonymous)

I guess I think of anyone who could be in the army as quite outdoorsy (or at least, willing to sleep outdoors). I guess most of that happens offscreen and before the story starts, though. (And maybe rough-around-the-edges is closer than rough per se). And yeah, I've only read the first few so it might be that he changed!