About Inception Characters
Welcome to the comprehensive Inception characters list and database. Here you’ll find detailed profiles of all major and supporting characters in the Inception series. Each profile covers abilities, personality traits, backstories, and relationships.
What You'll Discover
- Complete character bios and personality types
- Unique abilities, roles, and gameplay traits
- Lore connections, occupations, and recurring appearances
Character Roles in Inception
Inception features a wide variety of characters with distinct roles and responsibilities:
- Point Man/Research Specialist characters
- Extraction Specialist/Team Leader characters
- Projection/Memory characters
- Business Magnate/Father Figure characters
- Client/Employer characters
- Cobb's Children characters
Below you’ll find the complete list of Inception characters, organized for easy browsing and discovery.
Arthur
Meticulous researcher and Cobb's right-hand man, responsible for gathering intelligence and planning missions.
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You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
Dom Cobb
Skilled thief who specializes in entering people's dreams to steal their secrets, haunted by guilt over his wife's death.
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An idea is like a virus. Resilient. Highly contagious. And even the smallest seed of an idea can grow to define or destroy you.
Dom Cobb
Skilled thief who specializes in entering people's dreams to steal their secrets, haunted by guilt o...
Mal Cobb
Dom's deceased wife who appears as a dangerous projection in his dreams, representing his guilt and unresolved grief.
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You promised! You said we'd be together!
Maurice Fischer
Robert's dying father and powerful business magte whose empire is the target of the mission.
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I was disappointed that you tried.
Mr. Saito
Powerful businessman who hires Cobb's team to perform inception on his rival Robert Fischer.
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Inception. Is it possible?
Philippa and James Cobb
Dom Cobb's young children whom he desperately wants to return to after being exiled.
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Daddy! Daddy!
Robert Fischer Jr.
Heir to a business empire, target of the inception mission to dissolve his father's company.
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I know what this is. You're trying to get me to break up my father's empire.
Subconscious Projections
Manifestations of the dreamer's subconscious that attack foreign presences in dreams.
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They're projections of my subconscious.