Twenty questions, round 322

[Spartaculous]

First introduced in an English-language work?

No.

First introduced in a play, poem, or song?

Yes.

[DreamTrawler]

First introduced in a play in an Indo-European language?

[FlaviusAetius]

First introduced in a play in an Indo-European language?

If yes;
Has this play recieved a movie adaptation in the 2000s?

[FlaviusAetius]

First introduced in a play in an Indo-European language?

If yes;
Has this play recieved a movie adaptation in the 2000s?

2000s = 2000-2024

[Spartaculous]

First introduced in a play in an Indo-European language?

Yes.

If yes;
Has this play recieved a movie adaptation in the 2000s?

2000s = 2000-2024

Yes.

[DreamTrawler]

Was the play this character is from originally written in a Romance language?

If yes - Godot?

[FlaviusAetius]

Is this person male?

[Hominidae]

Has an "o" in their full first name?

Pass. This is a pass on principle unless I get clarification (you can reask, if desired, after clarification). Given that we have a fictional character, I can think of many ways in which answering this question would be difficult. Some characters may be known by multiple names (for example, Gandalf/Mithrandir/Tharkûn/Olórin), or some characters may be nameless (to continue the theme from the previous round, I will cite the "whiskey priest" from The Power and the Glory).

My pass her should not necessarily be taken to imply that we are in one of these situations; it is possible that I picked someone like Harry Potter and there's no issue here.

There was a direction I was headed here, but that direction ended up clearly not being anything. Sorry for asking a silly question.

[Hominidae]

First introduced 1944 or later?

[Jamiet99uk]

Has an "o" in their full first name?

Pass. This is a pass on principle unless I get clarification (you can reask, if desired, after clarification). Given that we have a fictional character, I can think of many ways in which answering this question would be difficult. Some characters may be known by multiple names (for example, Gandalf/Mithrandir/Tharkûn/Olórin), or some characters may be nameless (to continue the theme from the previous round, I will cite the "whiskey priest" from The Power and the Glory).

My pass her should not necessarily be taken to imply that we are in one of these situations; it is possible that I picked someone like Harry Potter and there's no issue here.

Minor objection:

Harry Potter's full name is "Harry James Potter". His full first name is "Harry". This is not controversial or likely to be misunderstood. "Harry" does not contain the letter "o".

If you had picked Harry Potter you would be obliged to answer "no" to the question above.

[Spartaculous]

Was the play this character is from originally written in a Romance language?

Yes.

[Spartaculous]

Is this person male?

Yes.

[Spartaculous]

Has an "o" in their full first name?

Pass. This is a pass on principle unless I get clarification (you can reask, if desired, after clarification). Given that we have a fictional character, I can think of many ways in which answering this question would be difficult. Some characters may be known by multiple names (for example, Gandalf/Mithrandir/Tharkûn/Olórin), or some characters may be nameless (to continue the theme from the previous round, I will cite the "whiskey priest" from The Power and the Glory).

My pass her should not necessarily be taken to imply that we are in one of these situations; it is possible that I picked someone like Harry Potter and there's no issue here.

There was a direction I was headed here, but that direction ended up clearly not being anything. Sorry for asking a silly question.

No worries! I just wasn't sure how to handle the edge cases highlighted here.

[Spartaculous]

First introduced 1944 or later?

Yes.

[Jamiet99uk]

Was the play this character is from originally written in a Romance language?

If yes - Godot?

^ QM - did you see this guess? ^

[Spartaculous]

Has an "o" in their full first name?

Pass. This is a pass on principle unless I get clarification (you can reask, if desired, after clarification). Given that we have a fictional character, I can think of many ways in which answering this question would be difficult. Some characters may be known by multiple names (for example, Gandalf/Mithrandir/Tharkûn/Olórin), or some characters may be nameless (to continue the theme from the previous round, I will cite the "whiskey priest" from The Power and the Glory).

My pass her should not necessarily be taken to imply that we are in one of these situations; it is possible that I picked someone like Harry Potter and there's no issue here.

Minor objection:

Harry Potter's full name is "Harry James Potter". His full first name is "Harry". This is not controversial or likely to be misunderstood. "Harry" does not contain the letter "o".

If you had picked Harry Potter you would be obliged to answer "no" to the question above.

I think that my point here is that the point of the game is to ask yes/no questions, not yes/no/pass questions. If it seems like there is a relatively high chance of a "pass" answer, then I would like to know from the questioner how I should handle these edge cases before answering. (If Hominidae, or anyone else, indicated that nameless characters should receive answers of "no", and that characters with multiple names should receive answers based on their most commonly used name, then I would have answered it.)

In this case, of course, there was ambiguity, over whether the sole name given to the character in question was his "first" name or not.

[Spartaculous]

If yes - Godot?

Very good! It is Godot. You did well at reading me as QM.

You all asked me questions about when/where the character was first "introduced". I was looking forward to passing questions about the first "appearance" of the character.

[Spartaculous]

Was the play this character is from originally written in a Romance language?

If yes - Godot?

^ QM - did you see this guess? ^

Yes, I did; I just felt like waiting for a bit.

[cdngooner]

CONTROVERSY!!!

Godot is not really a character. He never appears in any work. He is mentioned by characters, but his very existence is never confirmed.

[damo666]

CONTROVERSY!!!

Godot is not really a character. He never appears in any work. He is mentioned by characters, but his very existence is never confirmed.

I was waiting for this ....