Griffin

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Griffin is the invisible, increasingly unhinged scientist at the center of H. G. Wells’s classic science fiction novel "The Invisible Man."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf antagonist
fictional character
protagonist
scientist
adaptedIn film adaptations of The Invisible Man
radio adaptations of The Invisible Man
television adaptations of The Invisible Man
appearsIn The Invisible Man NERFINISHED
appearsInGenre science fiction
conflictWith Kemp NERFINISHED
creator H. G. Wells NERFINISHED
disguiseMethod bandages
dark glasses
heavy clothing
fictionalUniverse The Invisible Man universe NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork optics
physics
firstAppearance The Invisible Man NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceDate 1897
gender male
hasCharacteristic increasingly unhinged
invisible
ruthless
secretive
hidesIn Iping NERFINISHED
inspiredBy contemporary scientific ideas about optics
killedBy mob
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod Victorian literature
mentalState megalomania
paranoia
moralAlignment villainous
narrativeTheme dangers of unchecked scientific experimentation
isolation caused by otherness
nationality English
notableAbility remaining unseen to the naked eye
notableWork invisibility formula
occupation scientist
performsExperimentOn himself
plans reign of terror
resultOfExperiment permanent invisibility
settingOfActivities England NERFINISHED
species human
storyRole central character of The Invisible Man
weakness visibility in rain
visibility in snow
visibility when covered with substances

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Dr. Jack Griffin basedOn Griffin