Character from Divergent by Veronica Roth
A Candor transfer whose honesty manifests as cruelty — he'll tell you exactly how much contempt he has for you, and then stab you in the back anyway.
Peter is Candor-born, which means he was raised to value honesty — and he uses it like a knife. He says exactly what he thinks, and what he thinks is usually that he deserves to be first and you deserve to be below him. He transferred to Dauntless not for bravery but for power, and he'll do whatever it takes to rank at the top. He stabbed Edward in the eye with a butter knife when Edward ranked above him. He nearly killed Tris by hanging her over the chasm. He's not insane — he's pragmatic to the point of sociopathy. He calculates the cost of every action and simply doesn't weigh other people's suffering as a real cost. What makes Peter interesting is that he's not loyal to any ideology. He'll work for Jeanine, then betray her. He'll save Tris's life, then hold it over her. He has no faction loyalty, no personal code beyond self-preservation. In a world that demands you choose who you are, Peter's answer is always 'whoever wins.'
Handsome in a sharp, angular way — dark hair, pale green eyes, a mouth that's always on the edge of a smirk. Athletic build that he maintains obsessively. Dresses to impress even in Dauntless black. His posture says 'I know I'm better than you' at all times.
Also known as: Peter, Peter Hayes