Science Fiction Trivia

[Disembodied]

Well, that was quick … and nobody mentioned Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time, or John Wyndham's Web.

cbr's Harkonnen spider-creature is certainly sufficiently spider-like, as are the spider-aliens from A.E. Van Vogt's The Weapon Makers suggested by Commander_X … so ffutures blunders into the snare with the eight-legs from Metebelis III, and is tangled up tight in the next question!

[ffutures]

… so ffutures blunders into the snare with the eight-legs from Metebelis III, and is tangled up tight in the next question!

Knickers...

Okay, I don't think we've quite done this one before but I could be wrong. Sticking to threes for now, let's have three fictional characters in SF universes who are AWARE that they are fictional characters. Usual rules - No two from the same author or fictional universe, and please allow a little time between posting entries to give others a chance.

[cbr]

James Moriarty from T.N.G.

[ffutures]

James Moriarty from T.N.G.

That's definitely a good one - have a point, and an MBP for it not being one I'd thought of. No more Trek please, and I think nobody else related to the Sherlock Holmes fandom.

[Nite Owl]

Deadpool, in either the movies or the comics. Breaking the "fourth wall" is a good indicator of literary self realization.

[ffutures]

That's low-hanging fruit - the first one I thought of - but it definitely qualifies. That's two down, one to go, and have a meaningless bonus point for getting the entire Marvel universe out of the way with one bound!

[ffutures]

Just to clarify something, I will also accept characters who find out that they are fictional, even if they don't know it at first. My definition of fictional is fairly broad.

[spud42]

seeing as everyone is avoiding the thirde answer....

I will have a go with Heinlein's "Number of the Beast" i mean they travel to OZ as well as some of his own books. They must have told some that they were characters in books in their universe.... or maybe not ?

[ffutures]

seeing as everyone is avoiding the thirde answer....

I will have a go with Heinlein's "Number of the Beast" i mean they travel to OZ as well as some of his own books. They must have told some that they were characters in books in their universe.... or maybe not ?

That works for me - Have a poisoned chalice, and an MBP for biting the bullet and answering!

[spud42]

to drink or not to drink that is the question.......

give me 5 SCI FI characters that have been poisoned deliberately not accidentally poisoned by themself/suiside .

usual rules 1 per author/universe.
references required to prove your case...

[Disembodied]

Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is fatally poisoned by Alia Atreides, near the end of Dune.

[cbr]

The lovely Adira killed to coerce Londo Mollari, Babylon 5...
Adira was poisoned by an associate of mr. Morden, the associate was I believe richly rewarded for a short time...

[spud42]

Disembodied has the first candidate.
a bit more info please cbr . whom did Adira poison ?

[ffutures]

More low hanging fruit - Lex Luthor has killed Clark Kent / Superman with Kryptonite in at least one "non-canon" comic

https://www.cbr.com/characters-who-kill ... perman-149

[spud42]

ok cbr is #2

im debating Kryptonite, according to wikipedia " it is a green, crystalline material originating from Superman's home world of Krypton that emits a unique, poisonous radiation that can weaken and even kill Kryptonians."

In my head i thought of a poison as something put into the body either injected or injested.... Radiation works at a distance..... what we call radiation poisioning scientists call Acute radiation syndrome.

ok i will Give #3 to ffutures because i didnt specify how the poision was to be used or even gave an example to hint what i was thinking. also it is commonly called radiation poisioning.

so 2 to go.......