Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5679696-20130311021240/@comment-25926288-20150401022225

He doesn't have to act in that capacity to be an allusion to it. He is the husband; he is ineffectual; he has quite a diminished stature. He has the traits and even married to the person with the confirmed title.

Example: Liz, or Lizard, is based on or alluded to Bill the Lizard. Bill the Lizard was a useless person on trial or something. Liz on Wonderland was a girl, effective, and a crush on the Knave of Hearts. By that logic, she isn't close to being Bill the Lizard from the books.