Twenty Questions - CLXXXVI

[JustAGuyNamedWill]

Has an e/E in their full first name?

[DarthPorg36]

Clarification (not a new question):

Would a video game character count as "animated" ?

I would say so, but there could be arguments made against. It's not a video game character anyway - but yeah I'd say video game characters count as animated.

[DarthPorg36]

Has an e/E in their full first name?

No, no e in their full first name

[DarthPorg36]

Q 1, 2, 3, 4 - Fictional character
Q 5, 7 - Appeared after the fall of the Soviet Union
Q 6 - Created in a country that was never at war with the Soviet Union
Q 8 - Character's first appearance was not primarily represented through drawn, painted, or animated appearance.
Q 9 - Character is a human
Q 10 - Character from Science Fiction or Fantasy genre
Q 11 - Character created by someone born 1971 or later
Q 12 - Character not first introduced by means of film
Q 13 - Character not in a book that is in a series [there was a later prequel, however]
Q 14 - Character does not have an e in their full first name

Not: Eragon [Hominidae], Murtaugh [dargorygel], Ed Mercer [damo666]

Free hint: This character first appears in a book that was published 2010 or later, and is easily the author's most well-known book

[han-shahanshah]

Hero or protagonist of the works they are portrayed in?

[DarthPorg36]

Hero or protagonist of the works they are portrayed in?

yes

[Spartaculous]

Was the book in which this character first appeared nominated for (or won!) a Hugo Award, Nebula Award, or World Fantasy Award?

[Jamiet99uk]

Is the character female?

[Jamiet99uk]

Free hint: This character first appears in a book that was published 2010 or later, and is easily the author's most well-known book

This rules out the work of a few people I was starting to think of, such as Emily St. John Mandel (whose last two or three books all achieved considerable acclaim).

[DarthPorg36]

Was the book in which this character first appeared nominated for (or won!) a Hugo Award, Nebula Award, or World Fantasy Award?

Yes, I believe so. The book won an award at the Hugo Awards, but I do not know if that is a Hugo Award per se?

[DarthPorg36]

Is the character female?

No

[DarthPorg36]

Given the fact you have three guesses to go, and given where you are I will give another hint.

This book was made into a movie that also did quite well, with some very notable actors playing the various roles

[Spartaculous]

Guess: Watney from The Martian.

[DarthPorg36]

Guess: Watney from The Martian.

Mark Watney is correct!

Congrats Spartaculous! One of my favorite characters in one of my favorite books of all time. The movie is pretty good too! I recommend both.

[Hominidae]

Well done, Spartaculous and good round, DarthPorg!

[Spartaculous]

Guess: Watney from The Martian.

Mark Watney is correct!

Congrats Spartaculous! One of my favorite characters in one of my favorite books of all time. The movie is pretty good too! I recommend both.

Thanks for the game DarthPorg!

[damo666]

Was the book in which this character first appeared nominated for (or won!) a Hugo Award, Nebula Award, or World Fantasy Award?

Yes, I believe so. The book won an award at the Hugo Awards, but I do not know if that is a Hugo Award per se?

Which award?

[Spartaculous]

Was the book in which this character first appeared nominated for (or won!) a Hugo Award, Nebula Award, or World Fantasy Award?

Yes, I believe so. The book won an award at the Hugo Awards, but I do not know if that is a Hugo Award per se?

Which award?

The author, Andy Weir, won the "Astounding Award for Best New Writer". It looks like it is not technically a "Hugo Award", but it is presented at the Hugo Awards ceremony; DarthPorg's comment that "the book won an award at the Hugo Awards" seems appropriate.

[damo666]

Yes, I believe so. The book won an award at the Hugo Awards, but I do not know if that is a Hugo Award per se?

Which award?

The author, Andy Weir, won the "Astounding Award for Best New Writer". It looks like it is not technically a "Hugo Award", but it is presented at the Hugo Awards ceremony; DarthPorg's comment that "the book won an award at the Hugo Awards" seems appropriate.

Ok thanks