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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!
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Disembodied wrote: Sat Jan 28, 2023 1:04 pm
… so ffutures blunders into the snare with the eight-legs from Metebelis III, and is tangled up tight in the next question!
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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.
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James Moriarty from T.N.G.
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cbr wrote: Sat Jan 28, 2023 8:28 pm
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.
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Deadpool, in either the movies or the comics. Breaking the "fourth wall" is a good indicator of literary self realization.
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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!
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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.
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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 ?
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spud42 wrote: Fri Feb 03, 2023 12:57 pm
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!
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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...
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Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is fatally poisoned by Alia Atreides, near the end of Dune.
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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...
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Disembodied has the first candidate.
a bit more info please cbr . whom did Adira poison ?
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More low hanging fruit - Lex Luthor has killed Clark Kent / Superman with Kryptonite in at least one "non-canon" comic

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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.......
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