Arthur Dent

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Arthur Dent is the bewildered everyman protagonist of Douglas Adams' comic science fiction series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," who is swept off Earth just before its destruction and thrust into absurd intergalactic adventures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fictional character
Human
Literary character
Protagonist
appearsIn Life, the Universe and Everything
Mostly Harmless
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
associatedWith The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (in-universe book)
carries Towel
characterRole Everyman
characterTrait Bewildered
Ordinary
Reluctant adventurer
closeFriend Ford Prefect
createdBy Douglas Adams
fictionalUniverse The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy universe
firstAppearance The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series, 1978)
firstAppearanceInPrint The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel, 1979)
gender Male
homePlanet Earth
language English
loveInterest Trillian
narrativeFunction Viewpoint character
nationality English
notableActivity Residence on planet Krikkit (cricket-related events)
Time travel to prehistoric Earth
notableEvent Survives destruction of Earth by Vogons
occupation Radio employee
Sandwich-maker
portrayedBy Martin Freeman
Simon Jones
rescuedBy Ford Prefect
Heart of Gold (spaceship)
surface form: Heart of Gold starship
species Human
themeAssociation Absurdity of the universe
Survival of the ordinary person in extraordinary situations
travelsWith Ford Prefect
Marvin the Paranoid Android
Trillian
Zaphod Beeblebrox
wears Dressing gown

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Don't Panic associatedWith Arthur Dent
Slartibartfast associatedWith Arthur Dent
Wonko the Sane associatedWith Arthur Dent
Zaphod Beeblebrox associatedWith Arthur Dent
subject surface form: "Don't Panic" (Hitchhiker's Guide slogan)
Ford Prefect closeFriend Arthur Dent
subject surface form: Heart of Gold
Random Dent father Arthur Dent
subject surface form: And Another Thing...
Random Dent hasParentCharacter Arthur Dent
Heart of Gold hasPassenger Arthur Dent
Fenchurch loveInterestOf Arthur Dent
And Another Thing... mainCharacter Arthur Dent
Mostly Harmless mainCharacter Arthur Dent
Tricia McMillan meetsCharacter Arthur Dent
Krikkit war opposedBy Arthur Dent
Wikkit Gate opposedBy Arthur Dent
Wikkit Key opposedBy Arthur Dent
Tricia McMillan relationshipWith Arthur Dent
Martin Freeman role Arthur Dent
this entity surface form: Arthur Dent in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film)
Ford Prefect travelsWith Arthur Dent
Trillian travelsWith Arthur Dent
The Guide usedBy Arthur Dent
Milliways visitedBy Arthur Dent