Zachary Jones

Zachary Jones is the main character of Pedestal. Due to the fact that he remains unnamed until the final chapters of Pedestal, he is more commonly referred to as Namnar, short for "nameless narrator".

Pokemon
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Nick Sayre
Nick was Zachary’s best friend and mentor figure. He guided Zachary through most of the Sinnoh gym circuit. Zachary idolized Nick from the very beginning, and considered Nick the only person to have ever met the pedestal Zachary placed him on. Once Nick defects from society, Zachary is incapable of letting go of Nick, though he fears others learning about his relationship with Nick. He strongly blames himself for Nick turning out the way he did. He often denies the scale of Nick’s crimes and tries to explain his actions as grieving his younger brother, Matthew. It’s only until his confrontation with Nick at Stark Mountain that he truly stops considering Nick his best friend and fully acknowledges the degree of Nick’s crimes.

Cossette Beaumanoir
Zachary first met Cossette when she was a young girl, and only met her again after Nick defected from society. Cossette idolizes Zachary, and later develops a crush on him. Cossette’s relationship with Zachary mirrors Zachary’s relationship with Nick. Zachary frequently tries to protect Cossette by stopping her eager attempts to help him or battle him.

Vaikuntha
It is stated that Vaikuntha would probably be Zachary’s best friend, if Zachary didn’t fear having the kind of closeness he had with Nick with another person.

Trivia

 * Zachary was confirmed by the author to be pansexual, although not stated.
 * His middle name is Chance.
 * His surname is a reference to America's name from Hetalia.