Guess Person Game

You got her, James. 

An explanation of a few hints: "Petra" is the female version of "Peter", who of course was the rock on which the church was built; on Kelly the Green Party was built. The character from the novella is Michael Kohlhaas, an historical figure who rebelled when two of his horses were confiscated; his name is proverbial in German for people who rebel because of a righteous cause. Heinrich von Kleist wrote a drama about him. Kleist and his wife committed suicide by shooting together, a situation quite similar to the deaths of Petra Kelly and Gert Bastian, Kelly's life partner, though the exact circumstances of her death are not clear; it may as well be that Bastian murdered her and committed suicide afterwards.


Edited by BaldFriede - May 29 2012 at 12:33

You forgot one important thing, Friede: The Greek word πέτρα (petra) means "stone". So it’s actually a pun in the Bible.

Male, fictional, deceased

They died in the fiction.

Much like Gregor Samsa dies in Metamorphosis.

Sometimes.  Mostly not.

I don't know of any films or movies featuring him.

Not media, as such.  It's difficult to explain without giving a huge clue away.

Not comics.

I shall say this though: since the Internet has become what it has, this "person" has become a bit more well known.

Having said that, I hadn't heard of him before.  Hopefully that won't make it too difficult.

I shall also add another clue: this fictional person was first mentioned in a 1951 short-story published in Collier's written by a Science Fiction author.

So yes, you could say he was in a story but he's far more known in other media, such as the Internet.


Edited by VanderGraafKommandöh - May 30 2012 at 10:01

And I thought about George Kilroy but he doesn’t fit either. Isaac Asimov?

I think James will understand that I asked about the author and not the character. I will rephrase it, though: Was the story written by Isaac Asimov?

i think I’ve found him: Rudolph Fentz?

EDIT: Yes, that was the Kilroy I meant, but he didn’t fit for several reasons.


Edited by refugee - May 31 2012 at 11:04