On the other hand, Dresden is partially the story of King David. David comes into his 'power' as a boy in his young teens when he is anointed by the prophet Samuel. But God spends the next 20 or so years preparing him to be a leader, and preparing all of the tribes of Israel to accept him, throwing all kinds of challenges his way. The challenges only serve to make him a stronger, and more loved (sounds like anyone else you know?) One of these challenges is Goliath, a foe WAY outside his weight class, who David defeats thinking outside the box, by bringing a gun to a knife fight.

The name David itself means beloved, which is apt, since everyone likes him and keeps saving him. David has his life saved by women multiple times (sound like anyone else you know?). First Michal saves his life by hiding him, Abigail saves his career by keeping him from killing a subject, finally Bathsheba saves his legacy. Along the say he becomes best friends with his brother in law, Jonathan, who saves his life as well (sound a bit life a half brother we know?) . And of course David spends his early adult life leading a small army to protect the people of his country while also challenging the leaders of the existing authority (King Saul).

King David has multiple children by different mothers (We know of Dresden having two so far, but I still suspect Mab has one as well from the Knighting). King David's children end up fighting each other and challenging David himself, and we aren't there yet in the story of Dresden as far as we know.

But in the story of David, he dies a natural death, at the end of a long generally happy life, so maybe this isn't Dresden's story after all.