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Characters
Characters the author created in his editions, and characters of films, series, games and books named in them.
Agency characters
5 entriesFigures the author created in his editions.
BraveheartBraveheart is the lone hiker of The Finger and the Moon, the short story that opens Issue.4 of the Agency editorial. She is sitting on a rock at the top of the Andes, observing the moon, when the old monk Shifu arrives. Their conversation ends with his lesson about not mistaking the finger for the moon.- LeafcutterLeafcutter is an ant, one of the two characters of The Nature's Masterpiece, the short story the author wrote for Issue.12. The story introduces him as a "Tiny Art Critique": he travels on the head of the turtle Mr. Godspeed, speaks in capital letters and believes he has found nature's true and only masterpiece in a flower.
- Mr. GodspeedMr. Godspeed is a turtle, one of the two characters of The Nature's Masterpiece, the short story the author wrote for Issue.12. The story introduces him as a "Chill Nomad Philosopher": he carries the ant Leafcutter on his head through the Amazon rainforest, at his own speed, and teaches him to look past the surface of a flower.
ShifuShifu is the old Buddhist monk of two short stories published in the Agency editorial. In The Finger and the Moon, in Issue.4, he meets the hiker Braveheart at the top of the Andes. In The Way, in Issue.8, he gives water and advice to Valor, a lost wanderer. The editions later return to his lessons to talk about leadership and courage.
WinstonWinston is the farmer of A Life in Tranquility, a short piece of fiction in Issue.6 of the Agency editorial. He plants corn, lives without screens and has time, because his life follows the slow cycle of his crops. The edition sets him against the reader, whose life runs at the pace of the information consumed.
Characters of other works
31 entriesCharacters of films, series, games and books named in the editions.
- BatmanBatman is the DC Comics superhero who protects Gotham City, with Robin as his young partner. The Agency editorial names him in two editions: in the short story of Issue.12, as a comparison for the pair Mr. Godspeed and Leafcutter, and in Issue.25, as a humorous example of what being super at something can cost.
- BlancheflorBlancheflor is the mother of Tristan in the medieval romance of Tristan and Isolde. Issue.13 of the Agency editorial names a chapter after her and opens its retelling with her: a beautiful princess from a foreign land who learns that her husband Rivalen has been killed in battle and dies in childbirth.
- Carmela SopranoCarmela Soprano is a character of the television series The Sopranos, the wife of the mob boss Tony Soprano, played by Edie Falco. In the Agency editorial she is named once, in Issue.16, as the role that identifies Edie Falco in a list of tributes the cast paid to James Gandolfini.
Christopher MoltisantiChristopher Moltisanti is a character of the television series The Sopranos, a young member of Tony Soprano's crime family, played by Michael Imperioli. In the Agency editorial he is named once, in Issue.16, in the credit of the actor's tribute to James Gandolfini.- Darth VaderDarth Vader is a character of the Star Wars films, the masked villain who serves the Dark Side of the Force. In the Agency editorial he appears once, in Issue.16, where an imagined voice bursts in to declare him its hero, and the edition answers that each of us is entitled to our own heroes and villains.
- Don DraperDon Draper is the advertising man at the centre of the TV series Mad Men. In the Agency editorial he appears once, in the introduction of Issue.13, where the author quotes one of his lines to show the commercial view of the feeling the edition investigates under its own invented word, Aûsu.
- Doom MarineThe Doom Marine is the protagonist of the Doom video game franchise, a soldier who fights demons. The Agency editorial names him once, in Creative.3, the interview with Higor Gomes: the interviewer jokes that Higor is the Doom Marine and asks what is so therapeutic about slaying monsters.
- Geralt of RiviaGeralt of Rivia is the monster hunter at the centre of The Witcher, the books by Andrzej Sapkowski and the video games made from them. In the Agency editorial he appears once, in Issue.9, where the author says he slayed monsters from European folklore with a silver sword as Geralt.
- GroguGrogu is a character of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian, a small child of the same species as Yoda. In the Agency editorial he appears once, in Issue.25, as the example of a cute mythological creature, in the edition's playful answer to a quotation of Carl Sagan.
Han SoloHan Solo is the smuggler and pilot of the Star Wars films, always seen with his co-pilot Chewbacca. In the Agency editorial he appears once, in the short story of Issue.12, as one of the famous pairs the forest animals use to describe the turtle Mr. Godspeed and the ant Leafcutter.- Harry PotterHarry Potter is the title character of the seven fantasy novels by J. K. Rowling, a young wizard who studies at the Hogwarts school. In the Agency editorial the name appears in Creative.6, where the interviewee Suelen Viana says she has read Harry Potter many times.
- IsoldeIsolde is the heroine of the medieval romance of Tristan and Isolde. In the retelling of Issue.13 she is the bride from Ireland promised to King Mark of Cornwall in a political marriage arranged by her mother, and she falls in love with Tristan, the knight sent to fetch her, when both drink a love potion by mistake.
- Jack DawsonJack Dawson is the protagonist of the film Titanic (1997), directed by James Cameron and played by Leonardo DiCaprio. In the Agency editorial he appears once, in Writing.1, The Titanic Theory, which recalls his cry at the bow of the ship to ask writers whether they are the kings of their own worlds.
- Jack TorranceJack Torrance is the protagonist of The Shining, the novel by Stephen King that Stanley Kubrick filmed in 1980. In the Agency editorial he appears in Issue.23, which quotes the sentence he types in the film, about all work and no play, to defend play and leisure in adult life.
Jennifer MelfiDr. Jennifer Melfi is a character of the television series The Sopranos, the psychiatrist who treats the mob boss Tony Soprano, played by Lorraine Bracco. Issue.16 of the Agency editorial names her twice: in the credit of the actress's tribute to James Gandolfini and as the doctor who helps Tony in the therapy sessions around which, the edition says, his character develops.
King MarkKing Mark of Cornwall is the king of the medieval romance of Tristan and Isolde. In the retelling of Issue.13 he adopts his orphaned nephew Tristan and trains him in chivalry, sends him to Ireland to fetch Isolde, his promised bride, and becomes the one whose trust the two lovers betray.
KratosKratos is the protagonist of the God of War video game series. In the Agency editorial he appears once, in Issue.9, where the author lists the lives he lived inside games: slaying giants and meeting gods in ancient Greece in the skin of Kratos.- Luke SkywalkerLuke Skywalker is a character of the Star Wars films, the young hero of the original trilogy. In the Agency editorial he appears once, in Issue.16, in a hypothesis: if someone claims that he is the true villain of Star Wars, the edition says, that opinion shall be respected.
- Meadow SopranoMeadow Soprano is a character of the television series The Sopranos, the daughter of Tony Soprano, played by Jamie-Lynn Sigler. In the Agency editorial she is named once, in Issue.16, in the credit of the tribute that the actress paid to James Gandolfini.
Miles MoralesMiles Morales is a Marvel Comics character, a teenager who takes on the identity of Spider-Man. The Agency editorial names him once, in Design.2, where a Miles Morales skin on Fortnite is given as an example of an intangible product, the kind that is made for a user and not for a consumer.
MorpheusMorpheus is a character of the film The Matrix, the one who offers Neo the choice between a red pill and a blue pill. The Agency editorial recalls that scene twice, in Issue.1 and in Issue.20, both times to ask the reader about truth and the comfort of ignoring it.- NeoNeo is the protagonist of the film The Matrix, the one who receives from Morpheus the choice between a red pill and a blue pill. The Agency editorial recalls that scene in Issue.1 and in Issue.20, and both times it puts the reader in Neo's place, in front of the choice between truth and ignorance.
Peggy OlsonPeggy Olson is a character of the TV series Mad Men, set in a New York advertising agency in the 1960s. The Agency editorial names her once, in Design.3, in the caption of an image that shows her coordinating a meeting. The image comes right before the section on Creative Directors.
ReinhardtReinhardt, a character of the video game Overwatch, is the protagonist of The Return of Reinhardt, a short tale about leadership that opens the argument of Issue.14 of the Agency editorial. He is a soldier knocked down by a grenade in a trench who gets up, takes a deflector shield and holds his ground while a song plays in his mind and his platoon forms around him.- Rick DeckardRick Deckard is the protagonist of the film Blade Runner, a detective and android hunter played by Harrison Ford. The Agency editorial names him once, in Issue.9, in the cinema recommendation of the section Pandora's Box, where the reader is invited to meet the character and the film.
- Silvio DanteSilvio Dante is a character of the television series The Sopranos, the adviser of the mob boss Tony Soprano, played by the musician Steven Van Zandt. In the Agency editorial he is named once, in Issue.16, in the credit of what the actor said when James Gandolfini died.
Tony SopranoTony Soprano is the mob boss at the centre of the TV series The Sopranos, created by David Chase and played by James Gandolfini. Issue.16 of the Agency editorial, dedicated to the actor, has a section with the character's name: it presents Tony as the anti-hero who goes to therapy and as the legacy Gandolfini left.
TristanTristan is the knight of the medieval romance of Tristan and Isolde. Issue.13 of the Agency editorial retells the legend: the son of Blancheflor, orphaned at birth and raised by his uncle King Mark, is sent to Ireland to fetch Isolde, the king's promised bride, and falls in love with her after both drink a love potion by mistake.- Tyler DurdenTyler Durden is a character of Fight Club, the novel by Chuck Palahniuk that became a film in 1999. In the Agency editorial he appears once, in Issue.25, which says he said it first and quotes his line about possessions, right after describing how interfaces turned against the people who use them.
- Uncle BenUncle Ben is a character of Spider-Man, the uncle who raises Peter Parker. In the Agency editorial his line about great power and great responsibility appears twice: Issue.2 quotes it as a warning before sharing a message, and Issue.25 shows it on the card that points to another article.
- YodaYoda is a character of the Star Wars films, an old Jedi master who trains others in the Force. In the Agency editorial, Writing.2 offers one of his sentences as an example of an aphorism, and the Portuguese edition of Design.0 credits him in the caption of an image at the opening of the article.