Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon

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fictional character protagonist

Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon is a former elite Envoy soldier turned brooding, hyper-competent investigator navigating a cyberpunk future where human consciousness can be transferred between bodies.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Takeshi Kovacs 0
Takeshi Kovacs (original body) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
adaptedAs television character ⓘ
affiliation Envoy Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn Altered Carbon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Broken Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ
Woken Furies NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInAdaptation Altered Carbon (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict PTSD from Envoy service ⓘ
disillusionment with authority ⓘ
createdBy Richard K. Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance Altered Carbon (2002 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerAffiliation Envoy Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
homeworld Harlan's World NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryGenre science fiction ⓘ
literarySubgenre cyberpunk ⓘ
noir detective fiction ⓘ
narrativeFunction first-person narrator in novels ⓘ
nationality Harlan's World NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAbility Envoy training ⓘ
adaptation to new sleeves ⓘ
combat skills ⓘ
interrogation ⓘ
tactical analysis ⓘ
occupation Envoy ⓘ
investigator ⓘ
mercenary ⓘ
personalityTrait brooding ⓘ
cynical ⓘ
hyper-competent ⓘ
morally ambiguous ⓘ
portrayedBy Anthony Mackie NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joel Kinnaman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Will Yun Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ
publisher Gollancz NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInStory investigates murder of Laurens Bancroft ⓘ
setting cyberpunk future ⓘ
species human ⓘ
technologyContext body swapping ⓘ
mind uploading ⓘ
theme corruption ⓘ
identity ⓘ
mortality ⓘ
trauma ⓘ
universe Takeshi Kovacs series NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesTechnology cortical stack ⓘ
sleeves ⓘ

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Joel Kinnaman → role → Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon ⓘ
Will Yun Lee → portrayed → Takeshi Kovacs in Altered Carbon ⓘ
this entity surface form: Takeshi Kovacs (original body)