The Uruguayan Rugby Team: A Character Study

Zerbino

• Blinded by the snow
• Doctor of the group
• Auxiliary to the Strauches
• Was kind to some, but also bullied others
• Took it upon himself to be the detective of the group
• Very pessimistic
• Very easy to tease

Inciarte

• Boils
• Goes outside to get coca cola
• Would comfort others when sad
• Very likable despite being a bit of a parasite

E. Strauch

• Opposed to eating meat
• Part of the triumvirate
• "The German"

Parrado

• Most determined to be expeditionary and get out
• Is expeditionary and succeeds in the final expedition
• Never takes advantage of others in the name of his class
• Can't stand Roy Harley

Fito Strauch

• Part of the triumvirate
• In favor of eating meat

Paez

• Fails the trial expedition; goes from a sissy lazy parasite to a hardworking respected member of the group
• Very gruff despite being in a boy's body; which would amuse the boys
• Auxiliary to the Strauches

Harley

• Fails the trial expedition, goes on a downward spiral because of it
• Fixes the radio
• In constant fear of failing his comrades
• Friends with Nicholich

Turcatti

• Is an expeditionary, but does not go on the final expedition
• Friends with Delgado

Canessa

• Expeditionary
• Uses his class to his advantage
• Doctor; knows about nutrients in the bodies and what to eat
• Has good ideas: blankets and hammocks for plane
• Performs operation on Platero allowing him to survive
• Very irritable and stubborn
• Nicknamed "Muscles"
• Is the only one with control over Vizintin

Vizintin

• Expeditionary
• Uses his class to his advantage
• Often does things with only himself in mind
• Goes back on the final expedition so Canessa and Parrado can go a bit further

Fernandez

• Part of the triumvirate
• Massages Bobby's feet
• Likes to tell stories and is very level-headed

Delgado

• Very eloquent
• Like Coche can be a parasite, but with less of the charm
• Many treated him as a scapegoat during hard times
• Friends with Turcatti

Francois

• Very lazy

Sabella

• Weaker than most and always nervous

J. Methol

• Suffered from altitude sickness
• Took playful teasing so that the others could maintain sanity
• Special skills were scraping fat off of cadavers and sharpening knives
• Made sunglasses
• Would comfort others when they were sad

Algorta

• Auxiliary to the Strauches
• Very shy, with his political affiliations (Socialist) not helping the matter
• Had really bad amnesia

Noguiera

• Left-wing student, would often get in arguments with Echavarren
• Precluded from daily work due to injury
• Prays the rosary
• Dies

Echavarren

• Right-wing dairy farmer, would often get in arguments with Noguiera
• Leg messed up, septic, really frostbitten
• Mostly precluded from daily work due to injury