List of fictional hackers
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This is a list of fictional hackers in comics, films, video games, and other media.
Hollywood films of the 1980s and 1990s typically portrayed hackers as "unintentional criminals" who end up becoming heroes, even as they were hunted by law enforcement.[1]
Comics and sequential art
[edit]- Lonnie Machin (Moneyspider): an anarchist vigilante, featured in Anarky and various Batman-related comics, published by DC Comics
- Tim Drake (Robin): the third Robin of the Batman Family, published by DC Comics
- Barbara Gordon (Oracle): a major character in various Batman-related comics and Birds of Prey
- Noah Kuttler (The Calculator): brilliant hacker villain in DC Comics
- Wendy Harris (Proxy)
- Jack Marshall (Hacker) – protagonist of The Hacker Files series
- Barbara Gordon (Oracle)
- Master Blaster
- Cowboy
- Sue Denim
- Phreaky Phreddy
- Spider
- Artificial Kidz:
- Kenshiro "Zero" Cochrane (Ghost Rider)
- Warewolf
- Phrack
- 2600
- Jimmy Alhazared (Doctor Neon)
Literature
[edit]Anonymous by Jhala vs. Jhali
[edit]- Jhala (Strength)
- Jhali (Weekness)
- Anonymous
The Blue Nowhere (Jeffery Deaver novel)
[edit]- Wyatt Gillette (Valleyman)
- Phate (Jon Patrick Holloway)
- Merlin of Amber aka Merle Corey, the protagonist of the second series
- Rinaldo aka Lucas "Luke" Reynard, his best friend
- Randy Waterhouse
- The Smoking GNU (Mad Al, Sane Alex and Undecided Adrian) – (clacks hackers)
- Ponder Stibbons (clacks hacker, through Hex)
Genius series (Catherine Jinks novels)
[edit]- Cadel English
- Lisbeth Salander (Wasp) – protagonist
- Other hackers appearing occasionally, known by nickname only:
- Plague (Swedish)
- Trinity (British)
- Bob the Dog (British)
- Bilbo (American in Texas)
- Raven – Hex, Hex: Shadows, Hex: Ghosts
Holo.Wars: The Black Hats
[edit]- Steve Cylander
- F8th
- Hauk
- Dark0
Kidd series (John Sandford novels)
[edit]- Kidd
- Bobby
Little Brother (Cory Doctorow novel)
[edit]- W1n5t0n
- M1K3Y
- Crake
- Nick Haflinger
- Da5id Meier
- Hiro Protagonist
- In the context of the plot, Enki is considered to be "the original hacker", capable of modifying the behavior of society
- Jaunita gains some of the skills attributed to Enki
Splinter Cell series
[edit]- Anna Grimsdóttír (Grim)
- Marcus Greenhorn
Tori Swyft thriller series (John M. Green novels)
[edit]- FIGJAM Thatcher in The Trusted and The Tao Deception
- Red Scorpion in The Tao Deception
Film
[edit]- Woodstock
- Elektra
- Bristol
- Nicholas Hathaway
- Sadak
- Taz Finch ("Ratt")
- Lee Sampson
- Alex Trusk
- Theo
- Boris Grishenko
- Toby
- Kate Libby ("Acid Burn")[1]
- Ramόn Sánchez ("Phantom Phreak")
- Paul Cook ("Lord Nikon")
- Eugene Belford ("The Plague")
- Dade Murphy ("Zero Cool" a.k.a. "Crash Override")[1]
- Joey Pardella
- Emmanuel Goldstein ("Cereal Killer")
- David Levinson (Alien OS hacker)
- Lyle ("The Real Napster")
- Jones (The Dolphin)
- Strike
- Jack
- Terry Doolittle
- Jobe Smith
- Matthew Farrell
- Thomas Gabriel
- Freddie ("Warlock")
- Jake Jensen
- Riley Poole
- Angela Bennett ("Angel")
- Jack Devlin
- Nine Ball
- Livingston Dell
- Virgil Malloy
- Michael Bolton
- Samir Nagheenanajad
- Peter Gibbons
- Martin Bishop
- Erwin Emery (Whistler)
- Darryl Roskow (Mother)
- Stanley Jobson
- Axel Torvalds
Trackers (Patrick Carman novel)
[edit]- Shantorian
- David Lightman
- King Candy (Turbo)
- Agent Toby Lee Shavers
Television
[edit]- Akira Shirase
Bloody Monday
[edit]- Takagi Fujimaru (Falcon)
- Ed (Radical Edward) – short for Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV
- Penelope Garcia – Hacker handle: The Black Queen
- Brody Nelson
- Raven Ramirez
- Daniel Krumitz ("Krummy")
- Logan Cale (Eyes Only)
- The Doctor
- Adam Mitchell
- Clara Oswald / Oswin Oswald
- Mickey Smith
- Bob Salmon – Doctor Who Past Doctor Adventures novel Blue Box by Kate Orman
- Sarah Swan ("Fionnula") – Doctor Who Past Doctor Adventures novel Blue Box by Kate Orman
- Yutaka ("Pantsu") Itazu
- Juiz
- Aoi (Laughing Man)
- Penny
- Johnny Chase
- Wade
- Roland Travis
- Margaret "Sosh" Perkins
- Jargon
- Alec Hardison
- Colin Mason ('Chaos')
- Kayo Ramos
- Kate – (Episode: "Ugly Duckling")
- Elliot Alderson: Sam Sepiol
- Darlene Alderson: Dolores Haze
- Shama Biswas: Trenton
- Sunil Markesh: Mobley
- Leslie Romero
- Cisco
- Bentley Raccoon
- Mouse
- Lucas Wolenczak ("Frankenstein")
- Mark ("Wolfman")
- Martin Clemens ("Mycroft")
- Terry McDaniels (S1:E3 Trapdoors)
- Lain Iwakura
- Kevin ("Trek") Sanders
- Justin Taylor ("Gimpy")
- Michael Lee
- Invisigoth ("Ester Nairn")
- The Lone Gunmen (also featured in The Lone Gunmen)
Video games
[edit]- Crypto
- Bishop
- Black Lotus
- Frank Pritchard
- Middy
- 707
- Vanderwood
- Unknown/Saeran/Ray
- Brian Spencer
- Bitwise (Bit)
- Kaguya (From the DLC Labyrinths)
- Coel (From the DLC Labyrinths)
- D3F4ULT (From the DLC Labyrinths)
- CSEC (Hacking Group inside game.)
- The Kaguya Trials (DLC Hacker Group in the game)
- Striker (Rival on the DLC Labyrinths)
- Naix (Main Game Rival)
- Bronya Zaychik
- Kinzie Kensington
- The Hacker
- Dexter Witer
- Spy
- Mitnick – Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, based on real-life hacker Kevin Mitnick
- Dev/Null – Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption
Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs 2
[edit]- Aiden Pearce (The Vigilante/The Fox)
- JB Marcowicz (Defalt)
- Raymond Kenney (T-Bone)
- Damien Brenks
- Clara Lille (BadBoy17)
- Johnacious Mailkmon
- Delford Wade (Iraq)
- Marcus Holloway (Retr0)
- Josh Sauchak (Hawt Sauce)
- Reginald (Wr3nch)
- Horatio Carlin
- DedSec – hacker group within the game
Many more can be added.
Role-playing games
[edit]- Altiera 'Alt' Cunningham
- Rache Bartmoss
- Spider Murphy
- Fastjack
- Netcat
Multi-media franchises
[edit]- Kazari Uiharu, aka The Goalkeeper
- Demonseed Elite – Cult of the Dead Cow's ezine (and many others) / Mage: The Ascension
- Project 2501, aka The Puppet Master
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Jecan, Vlad (2011). "Hacking Hollywood: discussing hackers' reactions to three popular films". Journal of Media Research. 4 (2): 95–113 – via EBSCOHost.