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 is the shirtless man getting thrown out of a female officer's quarters in Star Trek Beyond (2016) and is it Kirk?
At the beginning of the movie when Kirk is doing his Captain's log voice over, he speaks about how 3 years in deep space cohabiting with the opposite sex has caused some "effects on interpersonal ...
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Identify The Masters
I got this T-Shirt a while back, as a gift. It is, of course, an hommage to the famous Beatles album, but with iconic masters. But, being the nerd I am, I am slightly embarrassed to admit that I only ...
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Name of a scientist in Doom Patrol who gives people superpowers for the right price
This character appeared in the first season of Doom Patrol- a scientist who hid somewhere in South America (it may have been implied he was a Nazi war criminal), and people (including the man who ...
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Has there been any information released about Albrecht's Character in Diablo?
Albrecht is one of the main characters in the Diablo Series, but only because he was Diablo's First Vessel in the games. Outside of this, there is really only mentions of him, and unfortunately, this ...
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Demonic looking samurai action figure from Bandai made of sticky rubber that wore white armor from the 90s
I had this action figure in the 90s which I believed was manufactured by Bandai.
It was a rubber samurai figure (it looked kind of evil, perhaps an oni in samurai attire) that wore a white armor.
You ...
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Whose symbol is on this Marvel belt?
I was gifted this magnificent belt that features the logo of several Marvel characters, specifically members of the Avengers. From top to bottom: Nick Fury/S.H.I.E.L.D., Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, unknown, ...
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Old Cyberpunk MacroMind animation
When I was a kid in the mid 80's to early 90's, I somehow got some short (less than 1 minute), 1-bit animations on my Macintosh computer. These may have been samples that came with the VideoWorks or ...
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What is this creature biting on the Cerritos?
In a brief shot on the opening of the show Lower Decks, a huge insectoid life form is seen biting down on a warp nacelle of the USS Cerritos and being carried along with it- is this alien based on ...
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Who is “Nine Lives Man”? (Push Comic) bronze sculpture
On the platform of Liujia train station in Hsinchu county Taiwan there is what looks like a bronze sculpture of someone riding or flying a stylized retro or steampunk rocket motorcycle with a small ...
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Identify all horror movies in this image?
I saw this image on the interwebs, with the caption that there are 40 movies referenced in it. Unfortunately I am so old and incompetent, I was only able to identify Casper the Ghost. Please identify ...
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Who are these The Original Series characters in this image?
Who are the characters in this Star Trek: The Original Series image?
Click image to enlarge
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Who was the old guy with the last part of the device in the penultimate episode of Agents of Shield?
When the Agents of Shield assembled for the last time in the other timeline, who was the old guy who said the bus was late that brought the tuning fork? Seems like lots of the things that happened in ...
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Who is this blue headed droid in “A New Hope”?
Who is this blue-headed droid on Tatooine? It can be seen in A New Hope next to the protocol droid CZ-1.
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Which of these is the real O.G. Kovacs, and how did he get back into the sleeve?
In Altered Carbon, the first episode opens with Kovacs in what is in this question called his “birth sleeve”, and IMDb lists as “O.G. Kovacs”, played by Byron Mann. O.G. meaning “original”, if I am ...
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Was there an evil version of Dark Hawk? Not one from the future, but a bad guy with a whole other amulet?
The Marvel 90s character Dark Hawk was pretty "Spider-man-esque" in terms of story; a high school kid, Chris Powell, gets super powers by accident, in the form of an alien amulet which ...
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Who said “You are nothing but a boy, trying to prove himself a man” in the MCU?
At 0:14 in the video below, there's a voice saying:
You are nothing but a boy, trying to prove himself a man.
I want to know who said this and in which context?
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Which character is this (red suit, white hood and cape, villainy-looking)?
I came across this guy while watching one of these nonsensical videos on YouTube with my nephew.
I tried to find some clues and browsed through Marvel and DC lists, but cannot seem to find him.
Any ...
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Mecha anime where a boy got jealous over a girl he likes for kissing an old man
I'm trying to find a somewhat old mecha anime that I used to watch at Hero TV channel. It's been driving me crazy over the past few years.
All I can remember in a specific episode, is that there was ...
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Is there an image or video of Star Wars character Domine (or Demine) Lithe?
I have watched The Rise of Skywalker more than a few times, plus some behind-the-scenes videos, trying to spot character Domine (or Demine) Lithe, a pilot of the Resistance during the First Order–...
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Horus Heresy demon-hybrid character, possibly a traitor
I have been listening to the Horus Heresy audio books, which is great until you try looking up characters online who have strange-sounding names.
The character I am trying to identify is from the ...
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Who is Tak Kovacs’ partner in S01E01?
In the first opening scene of S01E01 of Altered Carbon, Tak Kovacs in his birth sleeve is with a white woman in some sort of bedroom or hotel. They are attacked by CTAC and she appears to be real ...
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What is this creature/character and what are its powers?
In Legends of Tomorrow season 5 episode 5 titled 'The Mortal Khanbat', Constantine calls a mysterious creature to heal him from lung cancer. What is this creature (character) and what are the powers ...
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Who is the invisible princess on “Star Trek: Discovery”?
In the "previously" clips for Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 13, there is apparently a princess who can turn herself invisible. She says "I ran away because I wasn't ready." in the clip. Tilly ...
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Green Lantern who can make constructs almost instantly
I'm looking for a member of the Green Lantern Corps, somewhere during the Blackest Night run. I've looked through all the members listed here, but no luck.
He was not widely used, but he was ...
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Who was Edmund Cleary Cass?
In Daredevil season 3, episode 11, Karen Page & Matt Murdock have to hide out inside a crypt within a Catholic Church. The plaque on the casket they hide inside says:
Edmond Cleary Cass
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Who's in the portrait next to Karen Page?
In Daredevil season 3, episode 10, the story initially takes place some time in the past where Karen Page is attending a college (university) party.
In one scene you can see her to the right of a ...
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Was This Character Anyone Significant?
Karma's Marvel Wiki has the following segment in the Trivia section:
Karma is a known lesbian. Although her sexual orientation had been mentioned before, she was never explicitly shown with another ...
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Can we identify characters from Cartoon Network?
After looking at questions like
Who are these classic DC characters?
Who are these people at Deadpool's wedding?
Who are these Bat-family members?
I have thought of asking an identification ...
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Who is the character in a suite at the DS-1 Orbital Station overbridge?
In Star Wars: A New Hope, almost at the end of the film, there is scene at the DS-1 Orbital Station overbridge where Grand Moff Tarkin orders one of his aides to fire the superlaser when ready. In ...
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Webcomic where a blond gynoid becomes a pop superstar with a cover of “Don't Hate Me 'Cause I'm Beautiful”
Tom Smith's "And They Say I've Got Talent" came up in my playlist and I was suddenly struck with misty memories of a webcomic I read at least a decade ago where, for some scheme or another, someone (...
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Where does this sailor beside Bender come from?
In school we were interpreting a painting from Slovak artist Erik Šille called Wave (Vlna). He used a lot of pop-culture references, but we didn't recognize this little sailor. Is he from a cartoon or ...
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Is Margo Madison in “For All Mankind” based on Margaret Hamilton?
I recently watched the first episode of For All Mankind. A friend of mine who recommended it said that one of the leading characters among the historical ones is Margaret Hamilton, the leading NASA ...
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What does a Tusken Raider look like under the mask?
In August 1978, American comic book artist Russ Manning in his Star Wars Lucasfilm Presentation Strip #6 details - I believe for the first time in Star Wars Universe - with the idea of what an ...
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Is the character Carrie Fisk from The Expanse inspired by Star Wars?
Persepolis Rising, the seventh book of The Expanse series, introduces and features a character named Carrie Fisk; she is the leader of the
Do we know if she, or more specifically her name, was ...
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Who/What are the characters on this AD 2222 Cyberpunk poster?
There is this new AD 2222 - Giant Cyberpunk Character Poster by Egor Klyuchnyk, the same artist who created the Universe: 113 Character Poster.
On this one poster are illustrated over 200 widely ...
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What is this huge bat-winged creature?
While watching a trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, I saw this interesting creature that I do not recognise:
What is it?
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Unknown X-Men: Something to do with Motorcycles
I remember reading this comic in the very early days of the New Mutants, likely the first year of their series and somewhere most likely in the 1-10 in the series. This mutant wasn't a X-man, I don't ...
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Was Caesar always called Caesar in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes?
Was there ever a cut of the 1972 movie Conquest of the Planet of the Apes in which Armando addressed Roddy McDowall's character as "Milo" at the beginning?
I could swear that the first time I saw ...
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Swanwick's Dragons of Babel. Who is the girl at the end?
In the End of the story chapter, Will is impatiently waiting for a girl. I really have no idea who she's supposed to be, the chapter might make more sense if there was time travel in this book, which ...
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Is this Eshonai or Dalinar on the cover of The Way of Kings?
Michael Whelan’s very nice cover for The Way of Kings depicts two characters in the Shattered Plains. One in the right foreground is wearing Shardplate with alight red cloak with a somewhat crab-like ...
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Who are the 378 mutants in this image?
Recently a new series of covers revealed the picture of "every" mutant.
I am attempting to build a comprehensive list of these mutants, who could potentially be a threat to homo-sapiens. A registry, ...
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Who is the other person on the Great Wizard's throne?
When Miss Cackle testifies before the Magic Council in S02E08, there's a witch sitting on this large wooden throne along with the Great Wizard. She also has a fancy pointy hat like the Great Wizard, ...
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Does the Great Wizard have to be a wizard?
The Great Wizard seems to be the ultimate authority among witches and wizards. He sets the Witch's Code, and seemingly serves as the head (one of the heads?) of the Magic Council. He also appears to ...
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Who are these characters/superheroes in the posters from Chris's room in Family Guy?
In Chris's room in Family Guy we see some posters of superheroes. I could identify one of them as Triton from Marvel comics
But I'm not able to recognize the three other characters (marked in red ...
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Who is the young pilot of the Jedi’s ship at the beginning of "The Phantom Menace”?
Who was the pilot who flew Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan to negotiate with the Trade Federation?
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Comic book panel with at least three trained assassins in melee trying to kill each other, quips about deadly feet
I know... that sounds terribly generic. I was reading Jab's reposting of Deathlok and it brought back memories of reading a comic book in the 90s where some assassins were trying to price themselves ...
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What Marvel character has this 'W' symbol?
My son got this shirt. It has six comics character's symbols on it; five of which I can identify:
Spider-Man Captain America Iron Man
Thor (???) Hulk
Wolverine seems like he'd fit ...
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Human-sized bipedal silhouette on the side of SpaceX Starhopper; identifiable SFF character?
update: The silhouette now has a page in Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hughmann_for_scale.svg
The images below are from a NASA Spaceflight forum post and can be seen in @...
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Who are the two extra teachers from the end of the USJ arc?
At the end of the USJ arc, S1 E13 of the Boku No Hero Academia anime, there is a splash screen of the backup that was arrived to fight the League of Villains. From right to left they are:
1 - Vlad ...
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What is this green alien supposed to be on the American covers of the “Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy”?
I have the 2017 Del Rey Books mass market edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Here is the front cover:
It features a circular green alien with two arms sticking its tongue out. Looking ...
