Charles Darling

Charles Darling is the former hunting mentor of Mann Co. owner Saxton Hale.

History
Formerly a hunter, Darling decided to give up a life of savagery for a more comfortable one of zoo-keeping. His and Hale's falling-out appeared to occur following Saxton's decision to abandon his training for 'her'. He is currently the owner and proprietor of Darling Zoos, with a collection of animals that includes such rare species as pygmy rabbits, quaggas, Tasmanian wolves, dodos, giraffes, and sea cows.

Trivia

 * Charles Darling first appeared in Bidwell's Big Plan.
 * He is thought to be based off of the famed evolutionist Charles Darwin.
 * He enjoys watching the animals in his zoos suffer, and in the comic A Cold Day in Hell he has animals stand on boxes and stick their head through mounting plates, so he can look at the defeated looks in their eyes, which he finds amusing.
 * He might be a related to William Darling, Esq. and Bette Mann.