Foundation Series - Major Characters

Major Characters

  • Hari Seldon, leader of the Psychohistorical movement which creates the Foundation and the Seldon Plan; first First Speaker of the Second Foundation (traditional), First Minister of the Galactic Empire under Cleon I, after Eto Demerzel
  • R. Giskard Reventlov, the first robot able to alter human minds (of the 'diaspora' era, see I, Robot story "Liar!")
  • R. Daneel Olivaw, a humanoid robot who organizes the creation of both the Seldon Plan and Gaia and Galaxia. He also assumes the names Chetter Hummin and Eto Demerzel (First Minister)
  • The Mule (originally from Gaia), a mutant who was extremely adept at altering human's emotions.
  • Dors Venabili, Seldon's wife and protector, known as the "Tiger Woman" for her physical prowess and swiftness to action. She is eventually revealed to be a humanoid robot like Daneel
  • Yugo Amaryl, Seldon's colleague, a heatsinker from the Dahl Sector of Trantor
  • Emperor Cleon I, Entun Dynasty, Emperor during the first part of Hari Seldon's stay on Trantor
  • Salvor Hardin, first Mayor of Terminus, first Foundationer to realize the 'farce' of the Encyclopedia Galactica
  • Gaal Dornick, one of the last Psychohistorians to join the Project
  • Hober Mallow, a "Merchant Prince" during the Foundation's 'Trader' days
  • Bel Riose, General of the Galactic Empire
  • Golan Trevize, Councilman of Terminus who discovers the secret location of Earth
  • Janov Pelorat, Historian, accompanies Trevize
  • Arkady Darell, granddaughter of Bayta Darell who theorizes a location of the Second Foundation
  • Blissenobiarella (Bliss), a human element of the superorganism Gaia
  • Bayta Darell, grandmother of Arkady Darell; Bayta was instrumental in the defeat of the Mule
  • Raych Seldon, Hari Seldon's adopted son from the Dahl Sector of Trantor
  • Wanda Seldon, Raych Seldon's eldest daughter who later becomes a Psychohistorian and second First Speaker of the Second Foundation
  • Preem Palver, a very successful First Speaker of the Second Foundation
  • Ebling Mis, thought to be first person to discover the location of the Second Foundation

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