Questions tagged [character-identification]
Questions asking for help identifying a character in a TV series/episode, comic-book issue/story arc, movie, book, or other story.
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Who are all these superheros in Avengers: Endgame poster?
Recently I got my hands on IGN's Avengers: Endgame poster:
I can identify majority of them but not all. Who are all these 13 superheroes?
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Identify Request : A Girl Falls Down (a Well?) And Wakes Up In Alternate Dimension (maybe dead?)?
So I am usually good about movies but my daughter presented me with this info and it is so familiar but I can't place the movie (or possibly part of a TV show). Can you help?
Girl falls down (...
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Which HP Lovecraft story features a private detective?
I wonder if you can help me out? I'm trying to recall, does any HP Lovecraft story actually feature a private detective/private eye (male or female) as the main protagonist? The answer should be ...
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Who are all of the characters in this paranormal genre poster?
Who are all of the characters identified in the poster by Josan Gonzalez and Laurie Greasley?
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Who is who on this Doctor Who Christmas Card?
When clearing out my desk I found this old Doctor Who Christmas card from my girlfriend.
I recognise some of the newer Doctor Who characters but others have completely baffled me.
Can anyone help me ...
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Burger King toy of Bald Guy with blue markings on his forehead
My niece was given this toy at Burger King, but we don't know him. A Google Image search just gave "figurine" as a result.
Can you help us give Bald Guy™ a name?
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Who are these very unusual superheroes on this 2nd hand T-shirt?
I saw this T-shirt in a small shop of 2nd hand stuff in Taipei. There are all kinds of T-shirts cycling around Asia with creative/weird pictures and misspelled words, but this one looks really ...
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Who is this sexual fantasy of Wolverine?
I stumbled upon a YouTube video about weird marvel sexual encounters:
Where he shows a panel where Emma Frost discovers Wolverine sexual fantasies:
Correct me if I ...
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Is there any other footage (or pictures) of Henry Victor as the Saxon Warrior in 'The Mummy'?
In the classic horror-fantasy film The Mummy (1932), it is well known that there were several filmed scenes of the different eras where the princess Ankh-es-en-amon reincarnated but for reasons of ...
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Which universe is Commander Landry from?
In three early episodes of Star Trek Discovery's first season (Context is for Kings, The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry, and What's Past is Prologue), viewers are briefly introduced to ...
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Are these figurines from any recognisable franchise?
As a kid in the eighties, I used to play with these plastic space soldiers, lovingly painted by my grandfather.
I just rediscovered them and immediately wondered if they're from an actual franchise, ...
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Name of the green character on this marvel t shirt
I cannot remember the name of the green character on this Marvel t shirt. I can't find her anywhere.
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Which Native American character threw a speeding bison onto its back in an old X-Men comic?
I saw this a long time ago, and just remembered it recently. The character in question was a native American; he runs up to a speeding bison, grabs it by the horns (literally) and throws it to the ...
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What are these cat like fantastic beasts from The Crimes of Grindelwald trailer?
In the Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - Official Comic-Con Trailer we see these creatures:
Does anyone know what these are?
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Unidentified lake creature in the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD game
The Lake Challenge game in Disc 2 of the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire DVD features an unidentified lake creature- a blue humanoid with huge jaws that attacks the player. It is distinct from the ...
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What was the name of the magical robot from Dr. Strange?
When my father was a teenager in the 60’s, he and his friends loved Dr. Strange more than any other comics. Then one day, Dr. Strange was attacked by some kind of magically powered robot. Issue after ...
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What animals are all these Sonic characters?
Sonic is a Hedgehog. His full name confirms it and he also looks like real hedgehog; only his spikes/quills are blue.
Shadow and Silver also look like hedgehog because of their nose and spikes/quills....
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Can we identify all the characters in this “Ultimate Space Battle” poster?
Disclosure: I am the creator of this poster.
Click for higher resolution image
Can we identify which properties they come from and who they are?
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Did George Orwell know Ronald Syme (and/or was his character Syme in 1984 in some way based on him)?
This is a question I have for those trained in the classics and have read the novel, 1984.
One of the minor characters in the novel is a man called Syme, who works on Newspeak. He waxes eloquently ...
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In the Justice League episode “A Knight of Shadows”, who was Mordred thinking about?
In the episode A Knight of Shadows from the Justice League (2001) animated series, the Justice League and Etrigan were trying to find Morgaine Le Fay, to prevent her from finding a powerful magical ...
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Who are these Multiverse Flashes?
The Flash #52 (2018) opens with the panel below (minor spoilers for the Flash War arc). This "council of Flashes" seems to feature the Flashes of different universes.
And a different angle right ...
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Who is this character in the video for “The Saga Begins” by Weird Al Yankovic?
In the video for the Weird Al Yankovic song "The Saga Begins" (1999), Weird Al is playing at a Mos Eisley-type cantina, where several aliens can be seen dancing alongside the regular Star Wars ...
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What type of stormtrooper is this one wearing a cape?
In this image taken from the Databank page for Tuanul we can see a stormtrooper with a cape in the background.
Do we know what type of stormtrooper this is?
It would not appear to be a snowtrooper ...
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What is the name of this Dragon Ball character?
I bought this toy for my son.
Came along with a character named Cell.
Who would this character be?
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Cartoon/puppet stuffed rabbit & umbrella crow
I've a vague memory of a cartoon, possibly shown on ITV (UK) or RTE (Ireland) circa 1985. The animation/puppetry was quite basic, but it was kind of creepy, even though it was a kids program. It ...
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From what Star Trek script was Sasheer Zamata's name taken from, and what was the original spelling?
In the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert video Sasheer Zamata Is A Tough Name For Certain People after about 02:00 the comedienne says:
…my name doesn’t come from any African or island culture. It’...
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Which hero has this costume (yellow lightning with blue and purple circle)?
I need to know which hero has a costume like this: yellow top with a logo of a lightning above a blue and purple circle on the chest; red pants (or underwear, I don't know exactly, I saw it from a ...
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What is this creature from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban?
In the movie, Hagrid feeds a strange, moaning creature in his hut while discussing with the trio about Buckbeak's tragic fate. When Fudge, Macnair and Dumbledore come to kill the Hippogriff, he hides ...
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Who is the mystery Star Wars character on my wall?
Here is a picture of some Star Wars characters. It looks like it's this wallpaper.
Who is the woman on the right?
If she is anyone at all, is she meant to be anyone, who is it most likely?
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What character is this drawing of in Pop's Barbershop?
In season 2 of Luke Cage, you can see a children's drawing on the wall of Pop's Barbershop.
Given that the Defenders series is chock full of easter eggs, I figured this random drawing must be ...
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Who is this white-haired woman behind the Punisher?
I was able to identify most of these Marvel heroes, but who is the woman with white hair behind The Punisher? She is circled with a light blue (red had too little contrast) freehand circle in the top ...
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Who are these characters in the second comic at the back of Thanos Quest?
Who are these Marvel characters?
My guesses are:
1st row: x
2nd row: Eternity, Infinity
3rd row: x, x, x, x
4th row: Galactus, x, x, Odin, x, x
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What is the name of this lady beside Snape?
At first I thought it was McGonagall, but I didn't really recognize this woman in the left corner. What is her name and role in the movie?
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Who are these robots?
I came across this image of "Robotic Characters From TV and Film (1927-2012)".
I recognise a few of them, but I don't think I can recognise them all.
Who are these robots?
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Who's that Pokémon?
My kids received some Pokémon themed bath bombs that contained mini Pokémon inside that become exposed when the water dissolves the rest of the bath bomb. So far, we've gotten slowpoke, lapras, ...
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Comic character from the 90s who resembled Spawn
This one has been annoying me for a while now, I just cannot recall what the name of this guy/comic was.
Was an origin story about a guy who finds a costume that looks a bit like Spawn and gives him ...
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Who is this Starfleet crewman and why is he wearing an old uniform?
In DS9 episode "Tears of the Prophets" (S06:E26), Sisko is holding a conference where he attempts to convince the Romulans to help invade Cardassia. In the background is a guy in a TNG-style Starfleet ...
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Who is the character who said he built the time axis in X-Men: The Animated Series?
In S04E11: Beyond Good and Evil Part 4 of X-Men: The Animated Series, there was a guy who said that he built the time axis. What is his name? I couldn't find any info about him.
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What Hogwarts students are twins?
We know that the Weasley twins and the Patil twins go to Hogwarts. But are there other sets of twins that are depicted?
In particular, what are the names of the twin girls wearing green dresses in ...
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Help me find a book I read! [duplicate]
I've been trying to find a book I read probably close to 20 years ago (and even then I don't think the book was new). It might have even have been a short series.
From what I can remember, it's in ...
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Who is Zelena’s father?
I’m a big fan of OUAT tv show,and it’s been like a year that i’m wondering who is Zelena’s father? Can anyone help me?
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book about a girl who moves to California and starts dating a ghost
I'm trying to identify a book about a girl who moved to California and discovered a ghost in her room. She started dating him, and brought him to life. His name Was Jesse, I think. I also remember ...
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Identify this Transformer with wings and tank treads / caterpillar tracks
Who is this?
I originally saw this in a Transformers Colouring Book1 but I cannot identify him. He apparently has caterpillar tracks on his arms, so I'm guessing he changes into a tank. And it looks ...
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Which famous people can be identified in Death Becomes Her?
In Death Becomes Her, there is a party towards the end where a number of famous celebrities can be seen. I spotted Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol, Morrison, James Dean, and there was verbal ...
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Dolphins using IBM translation machine and aliens stealing the ocean
I read a book on kindle unlimited back in 2014, at that point it was a two series set with more to come. In it, was two dolphins that were able to talk using a translation Matrix powered by IBM ...
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What happened to the Telvanni?
What happened to the Telvanni family? They don't seem to appear in games set in later timeframes, and I was wondering if they are still around somewhere.
Please note that I'm not referring here to ...
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Who are these fabric superheroes? [closed]
I’ve acquired some some superhero fabric but have trouble identifying some of them.
Batman and Hulk seem obvious, but who are the rest of them?
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Name of character in the Riftwar series
In the Riftwar series there was a Tsurani who was trapped on the side of Midkemia, and who had to adapt to life on the Midkemian side.
He became close to the pivotal characters, eventually helping to ...
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Who are these characters who have appeared for one episode each?
A few weeks ago I found the following image on reddit and saved it with means to coming back later to identify who all the characters were. I subsequently forgot about it and lost the link to the ...
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Help identifying these comics
Source: http://ohumanstar.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/OHS-fanart-by-kgschmidt.jpg
from the left:
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2) Luna? (if so from everblue)
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4)Vattu from "Vattu" by Evan Dahm
5)charlie ...
