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List of fictional hackers

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This is a list of fictional hackers in comics, films, video games, and other media.

Hollywood films of the 1980s and 1990s typically portrayed hackers as "unintentional criminals" who end up becoming heroes, even as they were hunted by law enforcement.[1]

Comics and sequential art

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  • Jack Marshall (Hacker) – protagonist of The Hacker Files series
  • Barbara Gordon (Oracle)
  • Master Blaster
  • Cowboy
  • Sue Denim
  • Phreaky Phreddy
  • Spider
  • Artificial Kidz:
    • Kenshiro "Zero" Cochrane (Ghost Rider)
    • Warewolf
    • Phrack
    • 2600
  • Jimmy Alhazared (Doctor Neon)

Literature

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Anonymous by Jhala vs. Jhali

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  • Jhala (Strength)
  • Jhali (Weekness)
  • Anonymous

The Blue Nowhere (Jeffery Deaver novel)

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  • Wyatt Gillette (Valleyman)
  • Phate (Jon Patrick Holloway)
  • Merlin of Amber aka Merle Corey, the protagonist of the second series
  • Rinaldo aka Lucas "Luke" Reynard, his best friend
  • Randy Waterhouse
  • The Smoking GNU (Mad Al, Sane Alex and Undecided Adrian) – (clacks hackers)
  • Ponder Stibbons (clacks hacker, through Hex)

Genius series (Catherine Jinks novels)

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  • Cadel English
  • Lisbeth Salander (Wasp) – protagonist
  • Other hackers appearing occasionally, known by nickname only:
    • Plague (Swedish)
    • Trinity (British)
    • Bob the Dog (British)
    • Bilbo (American in Texas)

Holo.Wars: The Black Hats

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  • Steve Cylander
  • F8th
  • Hauk
  • Dark0

Kidd series (John Sandford novels)

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  • Kidd
  • Bobby
  • W1n5t0n
  • M1K3Y
  • Crake
  • Nick Haflinger
  • Da5id Meier
  • Hiro Protagonist
  • In the context of the plot, Enki is considered to be "the original hacker", capable of modifying the behavior of society
  • Jaunita gains some of the skills attributed to Enki
  • Anna Grimsdóttír (Grim)
  • Marcus Greenhorn

Tori Swyft thriller series (John M. Green novels)

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  • FIGJAM Thatcher in The Trusted and The Tao Deception
  • Red Scorpion in The Tao Deception

Film

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  • Woodstock
  • Elektra
  • Bristol
  • Nicholas Hathaway
  • Sadak
  • Lee Sampson
  • Alex Trusk
  • Theo
  • Boris Grishenko
  • Toby
  • Kate Libby ("Acid Burn")[1]
  • Ramόn Sánchez ("Phantom Phreak")
  • Paul Cook ("Lord Nikon")
  • Eugene Belford ("The Plague")
  • Dade Murphy ("Zero Cool" a.k.a. "Crash Override")[1]
  • Joey Pardella
  • Emmanuel Goldstein ("Cereal Killer")
  • David Levinson (Alien OS hacker)
  • Lyle ("The Real Napster")
  • Jones (The Dolphin)
  • Strike
  • Jack
  • Terry Doolittle
  • Jobe Smith
  • Matthew Farrell
  • Thomas Gabriel
  • Freddie ("Warlock")
  • Jake Jensen
  • Riley Poole
  • Nine Ball
  • Livingston Dell
  • Virgil Malloy
  • Martin Bishop
  • Erwin Emery (Whistler)
  • Darryl Roskow (Mother)

Trackers (Patrick Carman novel)

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  • Shantorian
  • David Lightman
  • King Candy (Turbo)
  • Agent Toby Lee Shavers

Television

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  • Akira Shirase

Bloody Monday

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  • Takagi Fujimaru (Falcon)
  • Yutaka ("Pantsu") Itazu
  • Juiz

The Flash (2014)

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  • Aoi (Laughing Man)
  • Penny

Johnny Chase (T-Mobile commercials)

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  • Johnny Chase
  • Wade
  • Roland Travis
  • Margaret "Sosh" Perkins
  • Jargon
  • Alec Hardison
  • Colin Mason ('Chaos')
  • Kayo Ramos
  • Kate – (Episode: "Ugly Duckling")
  • Elliot Alderson: Sam Sepiol
  • Darlene Alderson: Dolores Haze
  • Shama Biswas: Trenton
  • Sunil Markesh: Mobley
  • Leslie Romero
  • Cisco
  • Bentley Raccoon
  • Mouse
  • Lucas Wolenczak ("Frankenstein")
  • Mark ("Wolfman")
  • Martin Clemens ("Mycroft")
  • Terry McDaniels (S1:E3 Trapdoors)
  • Lain Iwakura
  • Kevin ("Trek") Sanders
  • Justin Taylor ("Gimpy")
  • Michael Lee

Video games

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  • Crypto
  • Bishop
  • Black Lotus
  • Frank Pritchard
  • Middy
  • 707
  • Vanderwood
  • Unknown/Saeran/Ray
  • Brian Spencer
  • Bitwise (Bit)
  • Kaguya (From the DLC Labyrinths)
  • Coel (From the DLC Labyrinths)
  • D3F4ULT (From the DLC Labyrinths)
  • CSEC (Hacking Group inside game.)
  • The Kaguya Trials (DLC Hacker Group in the game)
  • Striker (Rival on the DLC Labyrinths)
  • Naix (Main Game Rival)
  • Bronya Zaychik
  • Kinzie Kensington
  • The Hacker
  • Dexter Witer
  • Spy
  • Aiden Pearce (The Vigilante/The Fox)
  • JB Marcowicz (Defalt)
  • Raymond Kenney (T-Bone)
  • Damien Brenks
  • Clara Lille (BadBoy17)
  • Johnacious Mailkmon
  • Delford Wade (Iraq)
  • Marcus Holloway (Retr0)
  • Josh Sauchak (Hawt Sauce)
  • Reginald (Wr3nch)
  • Horatio Carlin
  • DedSec – hacker group within the game

Many more can be added.

Role-playing games

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  • Altiera 'Alt' Cunningham
  • Rache Bartmoss
  • Spider Murphy

Multi-media franchises

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  • Kazari Uiharu, aka The Goalkeeper

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jecan, Vlad (2011). "Hacking Hollywood: discussing hackers' reactions to three popular films". Journal of Media Research. 4 (2): 95–113 – via EBSCOHost.