List of sci-fi characters, sorted by date - newest first (all time)

Rey is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, played by Daisy Ridley. She is a scavenger on the desert planet Jakku who discovers that she is very Force-sensitive. Ridley said: "She's completely self-sufficient and does...

Finn is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe played by John Boyega. He is a redeemed First Order stormtrooper. Boyega said that he learned he obtained the part "over a nice breakfast in Mayfair" where J. J. Abrams told...

Armin Arlert (Armin Arlelt in the english dub) is a fictional character in the Attack on Titan franchise. He is Eren Yeager's childhood friend who joins him in the Scouts. He has an inferiority complex, believing he barely passed...

Mikasa Ackerman is a fictional character in the Attack on Titan franchise. She is Eren Yeager's adopted sister. She is a quiet and withdrawn girl and maintains a stoic expression, except when Eren is in danger. When Mikasa's paren...

Thane Krios is a fictional character first seen in Mass Effect 2. He is 39-year-old drell assassin who is dying of a disease known as Kepral's Syndrome, exclusive to drell. He is encountered on the asari-dominated world of Ilium...

Eren Yeager (エレン・イェーガー Eren Yēgā), spelled Eren Jaeger in the Funimation dub, is a fictional character appearing as the protagonist from the manga series Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama. Eren is a teenager who swears revenge on...

Tali'Zorah is a fictional character of the quarian alien race in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who serves as a party member (or "squadmate") in all three games in the original Mass Effect trilogy, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 and...

Dr. Liara T'Soni is a fictional character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who serves as a main party member (or "squadmate") in Mass Effect and Mass Effect 3. Liara is voiced by Ali Hillis in the video games and voiced by Jami...

Garrus Vakarian is a fictional character in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, who acts as a party member (or "squadmate") in each of the first three games of the series, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3. Garrus is a tur...

Lieutenant Commander Shepard is the player character in BioWare's Mass Effect game trilogy: Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3. A veteran soldier of the Systems Alliance Navy military and N7-graduate of the Interplaneta...

Gunnery Chief Ashley Madeline Williams is a fictional character from the Mass Effect trilogy. She is a human Alliance Marine who enlisted straight out of high school. She is 25 years old in the first game. Williams is a competent...

L Lawliet (Japanese: エル・ローライト Eru Rōraito), exclusively known by the mononym L, is a fictional character in the manga series Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. He is an eccentric genius and international privat...

Light Yagami (Japanese: 夜神 月 Yagami Raito) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the manga series Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. He is a bored young genius who finds the Death Note dropped by the...

Ryuk (Japanese: リューク Ryūku) is a fictional character in the manga series Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. He is a bored Shinigami that drops a Death Note, a notebook that allows you to kill anyone simply by k...

Lucy (ルーシー Rūshi) is a fictional character in the Elfen Lied manga and anime series. She is a diclonius girl, a mutant human sub-species. She is assumed to be fifteen but never explicitly stated (eighteen in the anime), and the ce...

Padmé Amidala (born Padmé Naberrie) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, appearing in the prequel trilogy portrayed by actress Natalie Portman. She served as the Princess of Theed and later Queen of Naboo. After her...

Jar Jar Binks is a fictional character from the Star Wars saga created by George Lucas. A major character in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, he also has a smaller role in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, and a...

Darth Maul is a fictional character in the science fiction franchise Star Wars. Trained as Darth Sidious's first apprentice, he serves as a Sith Lord and a master of wielding a double-bladed lightsaber. He is one of the antagonist...

Qui-Gon Jinn is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, portrayed by Liam Neeson in the 1999 film Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace...

Cloud Strife (Japanese: クラウド・ストライフ Kuraudo Sutoraifu) is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Square's (now Square Enix's) role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII and several of its sequels and spin-offs. He was ori...

Tifa Lockhart (Japanese: ティファ・ロックハート Tifa Rokkuhāto) is a fictional character in Square's (now Square Enix) role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII. Created and designed by Tetsuya Nomura, she has since appeared in the fighting...

Sephiroth (Japanese: セフィロス Sefirosu) is a fictional character in the role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII developed by Square (now Square Enix), where he is the main antagonist. Character designer Tetsuya Nomura conceived and...

Grand Admiral Thrawn (full name: Mitth'raw'nuruodo) is a fictional character and a major antagonist in the Star Wars universe. He first appeared in Timothy Zhan's Thrawn trilogy — Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising and The Last...

Vegeta (Japanese: ベジータ Bejīta) is a fictional character in the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. Vegeta first appears as a major antagonist in chapter #204 Goodbye Son Goku (さようなら孫悟空 Sayōnara Son Gokū), published...

Son Goku (Japanese: 孫 悟空) is a fictional superhero and the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball manga series created by Akira Toriyama. He is based on Sun Wukong, a main character in the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West...

Sheev Palpatine (also known as Senator Palpatine, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Emperor Palpatine, Darth Sidious, or simply The Emperor) is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Star Wars universe, primarily portray...

Yoda is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas, first appearing in the 1981 film The Empire Strikes Back. In the original films, he trains Luke Skywalker to fight against the wild Galactic Empire...

Boba Fett is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. A recurring antagonist in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, he is a bounty hunter hired by Darth Vader. He also made a cameo appearance in the digitally r...

Obi-Wan Kenobi (later known as Ben Kenobi) is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, played by Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor. In the original trilogy, he is a mentor to the protagonist Luke Skywalker to whom he teaches...

Han Solo is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed in films by Harrison Ford. In the original film trilogy, Han and his co-pilot, Chewbacca, become involved in the Rebel Alliance which opposes the Galactic Emp...

Darth Vader, also known as Anakin Skywalker, is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. Vader appears in the original trilogy as a pivotal figure, and his past as Anakin Skywalker is central to the prequel trilogy. The ch...

C-3PO is a humanoid robot character from the Star Wars universe who appears in the original Star Wars films, the prequel trilogy and the sequel trilogy. He was also a major character in the ABC television show Droids, and appears...

Luke Skywalker is a fictional character appearing as the central protagonist of the original film trilogy and as a minor character in the prequel trilogy of the Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. The character, portrayed...

Chewbacca, nicknamed "Chewie", is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He is a Wookiee, a tall, hirsute biped and intelligent species from the planet Kashyyyk. Chewbacca is the loyal friend and associate of Han Solo,...

Princess Leia Organa is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed in films by Carrie Fisher. Introduced in the 1977 film Star Wars, Leia is princess of the planet Alderaan, a member of the Imperial Senate and an...

R2-D2 is a robot character in the Star Wars universe created by George Lucas. An astromech droid (referred to in the novel as a 'thermocapsulary dehousing assister'), R2-D2 is a major character in all Star Wars films, and is also...