About The Three-Body Problem Characters
Welcome to the comprehensive The Three-Body Problem characters list and database. Here you’ll find detailed profiles of all major and supporting characters in the The Three-Body Problem 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 The Three-Body Problem
The Three-Body Problem features a wide variety of characters with distinct roles and responsibilities:
- Aerospace Engineer / Swordholder characters
- Sociologist / Wallfacer characters
- Detective / Pragmatist characters
- PIA Chief / Strategist characters
- Nanomaterials Scientist characters
- Astrophysicist / Strategist characters
Below you’ll find the complete list of The Three-Body Problem characters, organized for easy browsing and discovery.
Cheng Xin
An aerospace engineer whose compassion shapes human history, from the Staircase Program to the end of the universe.
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I choose love, even if it destroys us.
Luo Ji
A theorist chosen for the Wallfacer Project, whose deterrence concept reframes survival at interstellar scales.
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Notable Items
Deterrence is a language that must be understood.
Shi Qiang (Da Shi)
A seasoned detective whose streetwise pragmatism and human sigl‑reading prove vital amid existential puzzles.
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People are the hardest sigls to read—and the most important.
Thomas Wade
A ruthless pragmatist who believes that to lose your humanity is to lose much, but to lose your beast ture is to lose everything.
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Advance! Advance at any cost!
Wang Miao
A researcher drawn into a reality‑bending investigation linking scientific anomalies to a cosmic game.
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If reality bends, measure it twice.
Ye Wenjie
A physicist shaped by tumultuous history whose decisions at the Red Coast Base set humanity on a centuries‑spanning course.
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History writes the equations we live by.