This is a list of fictional hackers n 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
- Lonnie Machin (Moneyspider): an anarchist vigilante, featured in Anarky and various Batman-related comics, published by DC Comics
- Tim Drake (Robin): the third Robin of the Batman Family, published by DC Comics
- Barbara Gordon (Oracle): a major character in various Batman-related comics and Birds of Prey
- Noah Kuttler (The Calculator): brilliant hacker villain in DC Comics
- Wendy Harris (Proxy)
The Hacker Files
- Jack Marshall (Hacker) – protagonist of The Hacker Files series
- Barbara Gordon (Oracle)
- Master Blaster
- Cowboy
- Sue Denim
- Phreaky Phreddy
- Spider
Ghost Rider 2099
- Artificial Kidz:
- Kenshiro "Zero" Cochrane (Ghost Rider)
- Warewolf
- Phrack
- 2600
- Jimmy Alhazared (Doctor Neon)
Literature
Anonymous by Jhala Vs Jhali
- Jhala (Strength)
- Jhali (Weekness)
- Anonymous
The Blue Nowhere (Jeffery Deaver novel)
- Wyatt Gillette (Valleyman)
- Phate (Jon Patrick Holloway)
The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny
- Merlin of Amber aka Merle Corey, the protagonist of the second series
- Rinaldo aka Lucas "Luke" Reynard, his best friend
Cryptonomicon
- Randy Waterhouse
Discworld
- The Smoking GNU (Mad Al, Sane Alex and Undecided Adrian) – (clacks hackers)
- Ponder Stibbons (clacks hacker, through Hex)
Drawing Blood
- Zach Bosch
Genius series (Catherine Jinks novels)
- Cadel English
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo/Millennium series
- Lisbeth Salander (Wasp) – protagonist
- Other hackers appearing occasionally, known by nickname only:
- Plague (Swedish)
- Trinity (British)
- Bob the Dog (British)
- Bilbo (American in Texas)
Hex
- Raven – Hex, Hex: Shadows, Hex: Ghosts
Holo.Wars: The Black Hats
- Steve Cylander
- F8th
- Hauk
- Dark0
Jurassic Park
Kidd series (John Sandford novels)
- Kidd
- Bobby
Little Brother (Cory Doctorow novel)
- W1n5t0n
- M1K3Y
Neuromancer
Oryx and Crake
- Crake
The Shockwave Rider
- Nick Haflinger
Snow Crash
- 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
Splinter Cell series
- Anna Grimsdóttír (Grim)
- Marcus Greenhorn
Tori Swyft thriller series (John M Green novels)
- FIGJAM Thatcher in The Trusted and The Tao Deception
- Red Scorpion in The Tao Deception
Film
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
- Woodstock
Antitrust
- Milo Hoffman
Assassins
- Elektra
Bait
- Bristol
Blackhat
- Nicholas Hathaway
- Sadak
The Core
- Taz Finch ("Ratt")
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
- Lee Sampson
Cube 2: Hypercube
- Alex Trusk
Die Hard
- Theo
Enemy of the State
- Edward Lyle (Brill)
Furious 7
Ghost in the Machine
- Karl Hochman
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
GoldenEye
- Boris Grishenko
Gone in 60 Seconds
- Toby
Hackers
- 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")
Independence Day
- David Levinson (Alien OS hacker)
The Italian Job
- Lyle ("The Real Napster")
Johnny Mnemonic
- Jones (The Dolphin)
- Strike
Jumpin' Jack Flash
- Jack
- Terry Doolittle
The Lawnmower Man
- Jobe Smith
Live Free or Die Hard
- Matthew Farrell
- Thomas Gabriel
- Freddie ("Warlock")
The Losers
- Jake Jensen
The Matrix
Mission: Impossible
- Luther Stickell
National Treasure
- Riley Poole
The Net
- Angela Bennett ("Angel")
- Jack Devlin
Ocean's 8
- Nine Ball
Ocean's 13
Office Space
- Michael Bolton
- Samir Nagheenanajad
- Peter Gibbons
Serenity
Sneakers
- Martin Bishop
- Erwin Emery (Whistler)
- Darryl Roskow (Mother)
Superman III
Swordfish
- Stanley Jobson
- Axel Torvalds
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Trackers (Patrick Carman novel)
- Shantorian
Tron
- Kevin Flynn
WarGames
- David Lightman
Wreck-It Ralph
- King Candy (Turbo)
XXX: State of the Union
- Agent Toby Lee Shavers
Television
24
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Alias
Arrow
Batman Beyond
Battle Programmer Shirase
- Akira Shirase
Birds of Prey
Blake's 7
Bloody Monday
- Takagi Fujimaru (Falcon)
Bones
Breaking In
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Chuck
Code Lyoko
Continuum
- Alec Sadler
Covert Affairs
- Auggie Anderson
Cowboy Bebop
- Ed (Radical Edward) – short for Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV
Criminal Minds
Hacker handle: The Black Queen
CSI: Cyber
- Brody Nelson
- Raven Ramirez
- Daniel Krumitz ("Krummy")
Dark Angel
- Logan Cale (Eyes Only)
Doctor Who
- The Doctor
- Adam Mitchell
- Clara Oswald / Oswin Oswald
- Mickey Smith
- Bob Salmon – Doctor Who Past Doctor Adventures novel Blue Box by Kate Orman
- Sarah Swan ("Fionnula") – Doctor Who Past Doctor Adventures novel Blue Box by Kate Orman
Earth: Final Conflict
Eden of the East
- Yutaka ("Pantsu") Itazu
- Juiz
Eureka (American TV series)
The Flash (2014)
General Hospital
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
- Aoi (Laughing Man)
Inspector Gadget
- Penny Brown
Johnny Chase (T-Mobile commercials)
Kim Possible
- Wade
Level 9
- Roland Travis
- Margaret "Sosh" Perkins
- Jargon
Leverage
- Alec Hardison
- Colin Mason ('Chaos')
Lone Wolf McQuade
- Kayo Ramos
MacGyver
- Kate – (Episode: "Ugly Duckling")
Max Headroom
Mr. Robot
- Elliot Alderson: Sam Sepiol
- Darlene Alderson: Dolores Haze
- Shama Biswas: Trenton
- Sunil Markesh: Mobley
- Leslie Romero
- Cisco
NCIS
Nikita
Person of Interest
The Raccoons
- Bentley Raccoon
ReBoot
- Mouse
Scandal
seaQuest DSV
- Lucas Wolenczak ("Frankenstein")
- Mark ("Wolfman")
- Martin Clemens ("Mycroft")
Simon & Simon
- Terry McDaniels (S1:E3 Trapdoors)
Serial Experiments Lain
- Lain Iwakura
Smallville
Spider-Man: The Animated Series
Team Knight Rider
- Kevin ("Trek") Sanders
Torchwood
Undergrads
- Justin Taylor ("Gimpy")
Veronica Mars
Warehouse 13
Witch Hunter Robin
- Michael Lee
The X-Files
- Invisigoth ("Ester Nairn")
- The Lone Gunmen (also featured in The Lone Gunmen)
Z Nation
- Citizen Z
- Kaya in da Skya
Video games
Apex Legends
- Crypto
Assassin's Creed: Unity
- Bishop
Command & Conquer: Generals
- Black Lotus
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
- Chihiro Fujisaki
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
- Frank Pritchard
The Longest Journey
Mega Man X
- Middy
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Slug
Mystic Messenger
- 707
- Vanderwood
- Unknown/Saeran/Ray
Hacker Evolution
- Brian Spencer
Hacknet
- 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)
Honkai Impact 3rd and Honkai: Star Rail
- Bronya Zaychik
Overwatch
Persona 5
Saints Row: The Third
- Kinzie Kensington
Sly Cooper
System Shock
- The Hacker
- Dexter Witer
Team Fortress 2
- Spy
Vampire: The Masquerade
- Mitnick – Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, based on real-life hacker Kevin Mitnick
- Dev/Null – Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption
Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs 2
- 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
Cyberpunk 2020
- Altiera 'Alt' Cunningham
- Rache Bartmoss
- Spider Murphy
Shadowrun
- Fastjack
- Netcat
Multi-media franchises
A Certain Magical Index
- Kazari Uiharu, aka The Goalkeeper
Cult of the Dead Cow
- Demonseed Elite – CULT OF THE DEAD COW's ezine (and many others) / Mage: The Ascension
Ghost in the Shell
- Project 2501, aka The Puppet Master
References
- ^ 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.
This page was last edited on 7 April 2024, at 14:12