Ikeda makes the list for one of my favorite side characters of the past five years at the least, I loved what he brought to the story. As the writer you spent a great deal more time with each of your characters, so you may not even view him as a side character :) That has happened to me in several stories that I've written. As a reader, I develop attachments to the characters involved, and many times that's proportional to how much they're with me through the story. But really, all of your characters were very well done.
Beta reader...that's a type of informal editor, correct? Looking for spelling and grammar errors and possible plot holes etc.?
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Wow, I'm very flattered! You bring up a good point, each reader relates to the characters in a different way. I had certain actors in mind of each of the characters while I was doing my last rewrite. My goal is to have the trilogy made into a Netflix original series. Yes, you're spot on about Beta Readers. I had a team of 8-10 for the original novel before it went to the editor. I got some really useful feedback from some of them.