Hauser

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Hauser is a central figure in the science fiction film "Total Recall," known as the enigmatic original identity of protagonist Douglas Quaid and a key player in the story’s conspiracy on Mars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
affiliation Vilos Cohaagen NERFINISHED
alignment initially aligned with Cohaagen’s regime
alternateIdentityOf Hauser NERFINISHED
appearsIn Total Recall (1990 film) NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Kuato NERFINISHED
Lori Quaid NERFINISHED
Melina NERFINISHED
Vilos Cohaagen NERFINISHED
associatedWithLocation Mars NERFINISHED
associatedWithOrganization Cohaagen’s security apparatus
characterType double-identity protagonist
cinematicUniverse Total Recall (1990 film continuity) NERFINISHED
conflict rebels on Mars
contrastWith more moral Douglas Quaid persona
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Philip K. Dick (conceptual origin via short story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale") NERFINISHED
createdFor Total Recall (1990 film adaptation) NERFINISHED
genre science fiction
hasAlias Douglas Quaid NERFINISHED
homeworld Earth NERFINISHED
inUniverseReputation trusted operative of Cohaagen
involvesTechnology memory implantation
keyThemeAssociation free will vs. control
identity
memory manipulation
languageOfWork English
medium live-action film
memoryStatus memories overwritten as Douglas Quaid
original personality suppressed
narrativeFunction drives mystery of protagonist’s true identity
narrativeTwist revelation that Quaid was originally Hauser
notableCharacteristic ruthless in original personality
occupation secret agent
originalIdentityOf Douglas Quaid NERFINISHED
partOf Total Recall franchise NERFINISHED
plotDevice amnesia
portrayedBy Arnold Schwarzenegger NERFINISHED
relationshipWithProtagonist true self of Douglas Quaid
roleInPlot central figure in Martian conspiracy
setting Mars colony
storyArc from loyal agent of Cohaagen to overwritten identity as Quaid
temporalSetting future
worksFor Vilos Cohaagen NERFINISHED

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Total Recall character Hauser
Cole Hauser familyName Hauser
Duke familyName Hauser