Elliot Burch
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| Name: | Elliot Burch |
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| Fandom: | Beauty and the Beast (TV) |
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Elliot Burch is a Beauty and the Beast (TV) character. He was Catherine Chandler's suitor in the world Above.
Pairings
- Elliot/Catherine
- Elliot/Vincent (rare)
Some Fiction
- Jericho by Laura J. Valentine ("Vincent and Elliot Burch discover common aspects to their lives, aside from the now-departed Catherine.") (a very rare example of slash in this fandom) (in Dyad #20)
- A Different Corner by Laura J. Valentine ("Vincent goes to visit Elliot, and gets more than he bargained for. Originally written & posted in late 1999.") (an abridged version of Jericho)
Meta
- You Are a Mirror to Me, Elliot Burch, essay by Davie Roewade (from The Spiral Staircase #3, 1991)
- The Man Who Never Was by Amber James (1993)
Portrayed in Fan Art
A much-used photo reference: [1].
Unknown Date
artist is Jamie Murray (unknown date)
from Dreams of the Heart, Kathy Fidge
1989
from Mask: Tales from the Underground #1, artist is Janet Meehan
1990
from A Different Dream #1, Chris Schachter
from Wishes and Dreams #2, artist is Dragon
from Within the Crystal Rose #2, artist is J. Ley
from Wildheart (1990), artist is Beth Blighton
artist is J. Ley, from The Shadow Knight #3
artist is Sharon Reynolds, from In a Moonless Sky
artist is Barbara Gipson, from The Memory Flame #1 (1990)
artist is Sue Krinard, from She Walks in Beauty #1 (1990)
artist is Phyllis Berwick, from The Memory Flame #2, portrays Diana Bennett, Vincent Wells, and Elliot (1990)
artist is Phyllis Berwick, from Definitions of Love #3, portrays Elliot and Jamie (1990)
1991
from Reflection's #3, artist is Joan Ahlstrom
from Daydreams and Fantasies #2, artist is Maggie Wade
from Daydreams and Fantasies #2, artist is Jackie Skalski
from She Walks in Beauty #2, artist is Catherine Marsden
from Beginngins, the artist is J.A. Clarke
from The Spiral Staircase #4, artist Pam Tuck portrays Elliot and Vincent Wells
artist is Barbara Gudlauski, portrays Lena and Elliott (1991)
artist is Victoria Monteleone, from Renascence #1, portrays Diana Bennett and Elliot Burch (1991)
artist is Sandra Parker, from The Spiral Staircase #3 and #9
1992
from To Dream Again, artist is Kerin Rose Houseburg
from The Spiral Staircase #7, artist is Mary Page
from Mask: Tales from the Underground #4, artist is Janet Meehan, portrays Elliot and Vincent
from Mask: Tales from the Underground #4, artist is Janet Meehan, portrays Gabriel and Elliot
from Flame and Shadow #4, Sharon Reynolds: Joe Maxwell and Elliot Burch
from Flame and Shadow #4, Jacqueline Kapke: Joe Maxwell and Elliot Burch
1993
from Celebration of Love, artist is Nora Leverson (1993)
1995
from The Spiral Staircase #9, artist is Sandra Parker
from The Crystal Rose Newsletter #4, artist is not credited
1995
from The Spiral Staircase #10, artist is Marguerita J. Kray (1995)
from Mask: Tales from the Underground #8, artist is Janet Meehan
2014
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Convention Appearances
Fan Comments
Catherine’s would-be suitors were more abundant – including lovestruck tunnel-dweller Michael, psychotic ex Steven Bass, and even Joe Maxwell – but less interesting on the whole than Vincent’s, except for the One Rival to Rule them All: Elliot Burch (Edward Albert Jr.). Burch was a capitalist with a heart (a rarer beast in reality than a poetry-loving lion-man who lives in the subway) who perhaps appealed to the socialite Catherine once was, and with whom she would be able to live a normal life. A self-made millionaire from humble origins, Elliot has wealth, status, and typically handsome looks – all of which make him the antithesis to Vincent and his foil in the World Above, especially when considering that they are, in effect, the princes of their respective realms.
Although Vincent is the titular Beast, it’s interesting that he remains a rather static character (having arrived fully formed in the pilot as the Perfect Man) whilst Elliot is the one who actually undergoes a transformation of sorts. He starts out as a relatively one-note charming sleaze with whom Catherine falls in love before learning about his dodgy business dealings, but there’s a spark of something decent in him that flourishes thanks to her influence. He grows and changes into a more sympathetic and well-rounded character because Catherine inspires him to be a better man – narratively speaking, Elliot is the modernised version of the fairy tale’s Beast, and it is he – not Vincent – who is transformed by Beauty’s love.[1]