Virgil Samms

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Virgil Samms is a central protagonist in E. E. "Doc" Smith's Lensman science fiction series, serving as the first Galactic Patrol Lensman and a key architect of interstellar law and order.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lensman
fictional character
human
protagonist
affiliation Civilization
Galactic Patrol NERFINISHED
appearsIn First Lensman NERFINISHED
Galactic Patrol NERFINISHED
Lensman series NERFINISHED
subsequent Lensman novels via references and backstory
basedOn space opera hero archetype
createdBy E. E. "Doc" Smith NERFINISHED
enemyOf Boskonian forces NERFINISHED
familyRelation ancestor of Kimball Kinnison
father of Rod Kinnison
gender male
goal to create a just interstellar legal system
to defend Civilization against Boskone
hasAbility telepathic communication via the Lens
hasAttribute courage
leadership
strong moral code
introducedIn Triplanetary (as part of the Lensman continuity) NERFINISHED
literaryGenre science fiction
literarySubgenre space opera
nationalityInFiction Tellurian (Earth) NERFINISHED
notableFor being selected by the Arisians to receive the Lens
helping establish the Galactic Patrol as a galaxy-wide police force
pioneering the use of the Lens for law enforcement
occupation Galactic Patrol officer
Lensman NERFINISHED
lawman
position first Galactic Patrol Lensman
first wearer of the Lens
founder of the Galactic Patrol
role central protagonist in the early Lensman stories
key architect of interstellar law and order
leader of Civilization in the Lensman universe
species human
universe Lensman universe NERFINISHED
weapon Lens NERFINISHED
worksFor Council of the Galactic Patrol NERFINISHED

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Lensman series notableCharacter Virgil Samms