List of fictional anarchists
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This is a list of fictional anarchists, the source material in which they are found, and their creator(s).
An anarchist is a person who rejects of any form of compulsory government (cf. "state") and supports its elimination. Anarchism can be summarised as the belief that all forms of rulership are undesirable and should be abolished. However, a fictional anarchist is subject to the personal interpretation and opinion of Anarchism by the creator, and as such may imbue negative anarchist stereotypes. Their inclusion may be controversial, but are necessary for purposes of objectivity. Characters who display behavior popularly considered "anarchic", but are not specifically categorized as anarchists by source material, are not included.
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[edit] Comics
- Anarky, a DC Comics anti-villain created by Alan Grant and Norm Breyfogle.[1]
- Barney Duck, a character in the webcomic No Parking, by J. Sheehan.[2]
- Green Arrow, a DC Comics superhero created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp.[3]
- Jack Frost, King Mob, Boy, Lord Fanny, Ragged Robin, and various other characters in The Invisibles, by Grant Morrison.[4]
- Mike, a character in the original version of the webcomic, Felney, by Michael Martin. [5]
- Noam Ellison, a character in the webcomic, The Man Who Hates Fun, by John Thornton.[6]
- Norman Gates, a character in the webcomic, Poisoned Minds, by Alan Foreman. [7]
- Tank Girl, lead heroine of Tank Girl, created by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin.[8]
- V and Evey Hammond, two central characters in V for Vendetta, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd.[9]
[edit] Literature
- Professor Bernardo de la Paz, in The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert A. Heinlein.
- Edward Tolby, Silvia Tolby, and Robert Penn, three members of a fictional Anarchist League, in The Last of the Masters, by Philip K. Dick.[10]
- Freddie "Stubby" Lynch, the lead character of the short story, The Anarchist: His Dog, by Susan Glaspell.[11]
- Hagbard Celine, in The Illuminatus! Trilogy, by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.
- Kaw-Djer, a character in Jules Verne's The Survivors of the 'Jonathan' possibly based on Peter Kropotkin
- Leo Gold, and various characters in the short story, At the Anarchists' Convention, by John Sayles.[12]
- Lucian Gregory, and various characters in, The Man Who Was Thursday, by G. K. Chesterton.
- The mechanic, Simon, and Mafile, three characters in the short story, An Anarchist, by Joseph Conrad.[13]
- Ossipon and Michaelis, two anarchists from Joseph Conrad's novel, The Secret Agent
- Shevek, in Ursula K. Le Guin's, The Dispossessed
- Paula Mendoza in Cecelia Holland's novel, Floating Worlds
- Zomaz, of Zomaz, the Anarchist Wizard, a "picture book" styled website, created by the Braindead Nation Collective.[14]
[edit] Television/film
- Rick (Rik Mayall), a main character in the television series, The Young Ones.[15]
- Dennis (Michael Palin), a minor character in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.[16]
- Sang-Gu (Kim In-Kwon), Seregay (Jang Dong-gun), Lee Geun (Jeong Jun-ho), Han Myung-Gon (Kim Sang-Joong), and Dol-Suk (Lee Bum-Soo) in the Korean film, Anarchists[17]
- Pilar (Ana Belén), Floren (Victoria Abril), and various characters in the Spanish film, Libertarias.[18]
- Puck (Devon Gummersall), and various characters in The Anarchist Cookbook.[19]
- Yorgi (Marton Csokas), the lead antagonist of xXx, as well as the members of the fictional organization, Anarchy 99.[20]
[edit] Theatre/Drama
- Carrac, a character in the play, Paul Kauvar; or, Anarchy, by Steele MacKaye.[21]
- Tom Collins, a character in the American Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical, Rent, by Jonathan Larson.[22]
[edit] See Also
[edit] Footnotes and citations
- ^ Alan Grant explains in an interview, Batman: Alan Grant & Norm Breyfogle Speak Out, that Anarky was originally created as an Anarchist. In a second interview, Holy Penis Collapsor Batman! DC Publishes The First Zonpower Comic Book!?!?!, he explains that he later redesigned the character to express another philosophy, Neo Tech. However, it's unknown if this change in philosophies was meant to be permanent or temporary. Ohdannyboy.blogspot.com Accessed February 11, 2007; gocomics.com. Accessed February 18, 1998
- ^ The character, Barney Duck, self identifies as an anarchist within the text of the 10th comic, and is described as one within the character descriptions. He describes his activities as "playing pranks, getting people to think and question themselves," and that he "[doesn't] do anything destructive."[1] Later comics make references to V for Vendetta [2], the circle-a[3], abolishing congress [4], and the 135th episode provides an explicitly pro-anarchist argument[5]. Bymagic.com. Accessed January 27, 2006.
- ^ When Dennis O'Neil recreated the character in 1970, he envisioned him as "a hot-tempered anarchist to contrast with the cerebral, sedate model citizen who was the Green Lantern." BulletPoints Reviews of Green Lantern/Green Arrow v.1, Raging Bullets.com. Accessed January 18, 2007
- ^ As early as the first issue, references to anarchism, including the circle-A and Kropotkin, are made, however the members of The Invisibles are not identified within the text until the second volume. "American Death Camp" The Invisibles, volume 2 #11 December 1997 DC Comics; "The Tower" The Invisibles, volume 2 #22 February 1999 DC Comics. Within the comic The Invisibles are generally represented as an organization against all forms of oppression and for total liberation. As such, anarchism is only one facet of their larger world view.
- ^ According to About Felney, an introduction for those unfamiliar with the comic, by creator Michael Martin, the original version of the comic featured a self-insertion, Mike, designed as an anarchist. As the author no longer considers himself an anarchist, the comic has been revamped (Felney 2,) and all anarchist and socialist references have been removed. Fagshategod.co.uk. Accessed January 22, 2007
- ^ The About section detailing cast descriptions lists Noam Ellison as an Anarchist. Archived comics make references to facets of anarchist philosophy, including historical anarchists and abolishment of state institutions. It is suggested the character is named after Noam Chomsky. mwhf.comicgenesis.com. Accessed January 23, 2007
- ^ Norman Gates is consistently referred to as an anarchist within the text of the comic. He is also the future co-founder and "leader" of an anarchist society, "The Collective of Anarchist States." Poisonedminds.com. Accessed January 24, 2007
- ^ The character, Tank Girl, self-identifies as an anarchist in Tank Girl: Apocalypse #3 (January 1996), by Alan Grant and Andy Pritchett.
- ^ A FOR ALAN, Pt. 1, an interview by Heidi MacDonald, in which Alan outlines the core theme of the story being that of an ethical and political battle between Anarchy and fascism, and that V is an anarchist. In A FOR ALAN Pt. 2, Alan explains that V is neither hero nor villain, but an allegorical force for Anarchy. Evey later assumes the same role in the story. Comicon.com/thebeat/ Accessed January 24, 2007
- ^ The three characters self-identify, and are identified by other characters, as anarchists repeatedly. Anarchism is also the explicit theem of the story.
- ^ The character, Stubby, self-identifies as an anarchist within the text of the story, The Anarchist: His Dog, by Susan Glaspell. The e-text of Lifted Masks: Stories is made available online by Project Gutenberg. Gutenberg.org. Accessed February 22, 2007.
- ^ The narrator, Leo Gold, identifies himself and others as anarchists at a fictional anarchist convention within the text of the story, part of The Anarchists Convention (1979) short story anthology.
- ^ The unnamed mechanic, referred to as "Crocodile" and "Anarchisto de Barcelona" denies being an anarchist, but is labeled one by the narrator at the end of the story. However, two other characters, Simon and Mafile, are more clearly identified as anarchists within the text. The e-text of A Set of Six is available online through Project Gutenberg. Gutenberg.org. February 22, 2007
- ^ Zomaz is referred to on the website, The Chronicles of Zomaz as an Anarchist repeatedly, and makes tongue-and-cheek anarchist references within the stories of Zomaz. Deedah.org/zomaz/ February 07, 2007
- ^ The character, Rick, repeatedly identifies as an anarchist throughout the series.
- ^ The character, Dennis, identifies himself and other characters around him as anarchists within the film with the quote: "We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune."
- ^ The main characters repeatedly self-identify as anarchists throughout the script of the film.
- ^ The main characters repeatedly self-identify as anarchists throughout the script of the film.
- ^ The character Puck repeatedly identifies himself and several other characters as anarchists throughout the script of the film.
- ^ Director Rob Cohen identifies Yorgi and the members of Anarchy 99 as anarchists during a commentary track included in the DVD release of the film.
- ^ The character, Carrac, a member of the republican government of France, is referred to pejoratively as an "anarchist" constantly in the text of the story. This is in reference to his support of state terror during The French Revolution. The e-text of Paul Kauvar; or, Anarchy is available online through Project Gutenberg. Gutenberg.org. Accessed February 22, 2007
- ^ The character, Tom Collins, is identified twice within the script of the musical as an anarchist. Once by the character Mark, "Enter Tom Collins, computer genius, teacher, vagabond anarchist, who ran naked through the Parthenon," and again later by the character Angel, "And Collins will recount his exploits as an anarchist..."
