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18 hours ago · This stock character is based on Harpagon in The Miser and on Ebenezer Scrooge, main character from A Christmas Carol. An old, miserly and wealthy boss who refuses to spend money and prefers to hoard it. "Miser" characters range from excessively thrifty, but otherwise benign types, to avaricious, cold-hearted types who are willing to harm others.