Darry Curtis

Darry Curtis
Background information
Movies	The Outsiders (1983)
TV Series	The Outsiders (1990)
Books	The Outsiders
Portrayed by	Patrick Swayze (films) Boyd Kestner (TV series)
Character information
Full name	Darrel Shaynne Curtis, Jr.
Other names	Darry Superman (by Steve Randle)
Personality	Rough (sometimes), bold, supportive (later), intelligent, athletic, protective, heroic, distant (formerly), stubborn, forgiving, brotherly, understanding (later)
Appearance	Muscular, tall, blue-green eyes, dark brown, twenty-years-old
Occupation	Student (formerly) Roofer Unknown second job
Alignment	Good
Affiliations	Greasers
Goal	To make sure his brothers are not put in the foster system. (succeeded). Support his brothers. (succeeded)
Home	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Relationships
Siblings	Sodapop Curtis (younger brother) Ponyboy Curtis (younger brother)
Relatives	Mr. Curtis † (father) Mrs. Curtis (mother)
Allies	Ponyboy Curtis, Sodapop Curtis, Dallas Winston, Johnny Cade, Steve Randle, Two-Bit Matthews, Scout Jenkins, Tim Shepard, Curly Shepard, Paul Holden (formerly)
Enemies	Socs, Paul Holden

Darrel "Darry" Curtis is one of the main protagonists of the 1967 novel The Outsiders written by S.E. Hinton. He is the eldest brother of Sodapop and Ponyboy Curtis who gained custody of his brothers after their parents were killed in an autowreck.