<s>
This	O
page	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
characters	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
,	O
by	O
Douglas	O
Adams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
's	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
Bang	O
since	O
the	O
Big	B-Application
One	I-Application
"	O
by	O
Eccentrica	O
Gallumbits	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
"	O
one	O
hoopy	O
frood	O
"	O
by	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guide	B-Application
states	O
that	O
"	O
many	O
had	O
speculated	O
that	O
if	O
we	O
knew	O
exactly	O
why	O
the	O
bowl	O
of	O
petunias	O
had	O
thought	O
that	O
,	O
we	O
should	O
know	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
than	O
we	O
do	O
now	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
their	O
names	O
were	O
written	O
to	O
suggest	O
,	O
every	O
Allitnil	O
is	O
an	O
anti-clone	O
of	O
a	O
Lintilla	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
cloning	B-Application
company	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
billions	O
of	O
cloned	O
Lintillas	O
flooding	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
malfunctioning	O
cloning	B-Application
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaphod	O
was	O
let	O
on	O
board	O
by	O
the	O
Number	O
One	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
cynical	O
about	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
's	O
editors	O
becoming	O
soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ford	O
visits	O
the	O
Old	O
Pink	O
Dog	O
Bar	O
in	O
Han	O
Dold	O
City	O
,	O
orders	O
a	O
round	O
for	O
everyone	O
and	O
then	O
tries	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
American	O
Express	O
card	O
to	O
pay	O
for	O
it	O
,	O
fails	O
,	O
is	O
threatened	O
by	O
a	O
disembodied	O
hand	O
and	O
so	O
offers	O
a	O
Guide	B-Application
write-up	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
he	O
is	O
portrayed	O
by	O
actor	O
David	O
Prowse	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Darth	O
Vader	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
man	O
of	O
few	O
words	O
who	O
can	O
lift	O
Ford	O
Prefect	O
clean	O
off	O
the	O
floor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
part	O
#223219B	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
small	O
,	O
round	O
,	O
melon-sized	O
,	O
flying	O
security	O
robot	O
which	O
Ford	O
Prefect	O
enslaves	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
his	O
escape	O
from	O
the	O
newly	O
re-organized	O
Guide	B-Application
offices	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ford	O
uses	O
Colin	O
's	O
cheerfulness	O
to	O
break	O
into	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
's	O
corporate	O
accounting	O
software	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
plant	O
a	O
Trojan	O
Horse	O
module	O
that	O
will	O
automatically	O
pay	O
anything	O
billed	O
to	O
his	O
InfiniDim	O
Enterprises	O
credit	O
card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	O
also	O
saves	O
Ford	O
's	O
life	O
when	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
's	O
new	O
security	O
force	O
,	O
the	O
Vogons	O
,	O
fire	O
at	O
him	O
with	O
a	O
rocket	O
launcher	O
after	O
Ford	O
feels	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
jump	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Colin	O
was	O
last	O
seen	O
being	O
sent	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
possible	O
incineration	O
)	O
to	O
look	O
after	O
the	O
delivery	O
of	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
Mark	O
II	O
to	O
Arthur	O
Dent	O
in	O
the	O
Vogon	O
postal	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
guide	B-Application
is	O
more	O
complete	O
than	O
The	O
Guide	B-Application
itself	O
,	O
which	O
ignores	O
the	O
time	O
travel	O
tense	O
topic	O
–	O
other	O
than	O
pointing	O
out	O
that	O
the	O
term	O
'	O
future	O
perfect	O
 '	O
has	O
been	O
abandoned	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
discovered	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	O
that	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
a	O
pan-dimensional	O
,	O
hyper-intelligent	O
species	O
of	O
beings	O
(	O
whose	O
three-dimensional	O
protrusions	O
into	O
our	O
universe	O
are	O
ordinary	O
white	O
mice	O
)	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
Answer	O
to	O
The	O
Ultimate	O
Question	O
of	O
Life	O
,	O
the	O
Universe	O
,	O
and	O
Everything	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
is	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
a	O
small	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
,	O
after	O
seven	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
million	O
years	O
of	O
calculation	O
,	O
the	O
answer	O
finally	O
turns	O
out	O
to	O
be	O
42	O
,	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
admonishes	O
Loonquawl	O
and	O
Phouchg	O
(	O
the	O
receivers	O
of	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Answer	O
)	O
that	O
"[she]	O
checked	O
it	O
very	O
thoroughly	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
quite	O
definitely	O
is	O
the	O
answer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
does	O
not	O
know	O
the	O
ultimate	O
question	O
to	O
Life	O
,	O
the	O
Universe	O
and	O
Everything	O
,	O
but	O
offers	O
to	O
design	O
an	O
even	O
more	O
powerful	O
computer	O
,	O
Earth	O
,	O
to	O
calculate	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
radio	O
,	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
was	O
voiced	O
by	O
Geoffrey	O
McGivern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
feature	O
film	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
's	O
voice	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
actress	O
Helen	O
Mirren	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
,	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
was	O
shaped	O
like	O
a	O
massive	O
black	O
metal	O
trapezoid	O
with	O
a	O
yellow	O
rectangular	O
display	O
that	O
blinked	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
in	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
speaking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
particular	O
version	O
of	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
likes	O
to	O
watch	O
television	O
in	O
her	O
spare	O
time	O
and	O
late	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
seen	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
logo	O
above	O
her	O
eye	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
reference	O
to	O
Adams	O
being	O
a	O
fan	O
and	O
advocate	O
of	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Macintosh	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
revealed	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
intervening	O
time	O
,	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
was	O
commissioned	O
by	O
an	O
intergalactic	O
consortium	O
of	O
angry	O
housewives	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
Point	O
of	O
View	O
Gun	O
,	O
a	O
weapon	O
that	O
causes	O
any	O
man	O
it	O
is	O
used	O
on	O
to	O
see	O
things	O
from	O
the	O
firer	O
's	O
point-of-view	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
firer	O
's	O
gender	O
(	O
due	O
to	O
it	O
being	O
originally	O
used	O
by	O
those	O
housewives	O
having	O
got	O
fed	O
up	O
with	O
ending	O
arguments	O
with	O
their	O
husbands	O
with	O
the	O
phrase	O
"	O
You	O
just	O
do	O
n't	O
get	O
it	O
,	O
do	O
you	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
IBM	O
's	O
chess-playing	O
computer	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
was	O
named	O
in	O
honour	O
of	O
this	O
fictional	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
can	O
be	O
seen	O
inscribed	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
in	O
the	O
NORAD	O
VI	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
1992	O
computer	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Journeyman	I-Application
Project	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Disaster	O
Area	O
's	O
earnings	O
require	O
hypermathematics	O
,	O
their	O
chief	O
research	O
accountant	O
was	O
named	O
Professor	O
of	O
Neomathematics	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Maximegalon	O
and	O
in	O
his	O
Special	O
Theories	O
of	O
Tax	O
Returns	O
he	O
proves	O
that	O
space-time	B-Protocol
is	O
"	O
not	O
merely	O
curved	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
,	O
in	O
fact	O
,	O
totally	O
bent.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guide	B-Application
shows	O
a	O
graphic	O
indicating	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
earnings	O
ends	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
accountant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ford	O
and	O
Arthur	O
(	O
who	O
is	O
now	O
far	O
more	O
open-minded	O
after	O
years	O
spent	O
traversing	O
the	O
galaxy	O
)	O
seriously	O
consider	O
the	O
Cows	O
 '	O
offering	O
themselves	O
as	O
a	O
meal	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
be	O
interrupted	O
by	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
Norse	O
thunder	O
god	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
and	O
his	O
subsequent	O
duel	O
with	O
Bowerick	O
Wowbagger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
lightning	O
display	O
accompanying	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
's	O
arrival	O
kills	O
and	O
chars	O
several	O
Major	O
Cows	O
(	O
while	O
their	O
still-living	O
herdmates	O
curse	O
their	O
fellows	O
 '	O
luck	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Ford	O
and	O
Arthur	O
take	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
sample	O
the	O
cooked	O
meat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
a	O
Major	O
Cow	O
is	O
shown	O
offering	O
itself	O
to	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
at	O
the	O
thunder	O
god	O
's	O
victory	O
party	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Triple-Breasted	O
Whore	O
of	O
Eroticon	O
Six	O
"	O
,	O
Eccentrica	O
Gallumbits	O
,	O
the	O
author	O
of	O
The	O
Big	B-Application
Bang	I-Application
Theory	O
–	O
A	O
Personal	O
View	O
,	O
is	O
mentioned	O
in	O
all	O
six	O
of	O
the	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
is	O
first	O
mentioned	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
when	O
Arthur	O
looks	O
up	O
Earth	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
guide	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Elders	O
of	O
Krikkit	O
were	O
,	O
in	O
,	O
under	O
influence	O
of	O
the	O
remains	O
of	O
the	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
Hactar	O
,	O
which	O
æons	O
previously	O
had	O
been	O
blown	O
to	O
dust	O
,	O
but	O
retained	O
a	O
measure	O
of	O
consciousness	O
,	O
and	O
determined	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
entire	O
universe	O
using	O
the	O
supernova	B-Application
bomb	O
they	O
had	O
built	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frankie	O
and	O
Benjy	O
are	O
,	O
after	O
all	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
pan-dimensional	O
race	O
that	O
created	O
the	O
Earth	O
as	O
a	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
successor	O
to	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
find	O
out	O
the	O
question	O
to	O
which	O
the	O
answer	O
was	O
42	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
in	O
fact	O
the	O
manifestations	O
of	O
Lunkwill	O
and	O
Fook	O
,	O
the	O
pan-dimensional	O
beings	O
who	O
designed	O
and	O
built	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
,	O
and	O
were	O
killed	O
by	O
Arthur	O
Dent	O
when	O
they	O
attempted	O
to	O
remove	O
his	O
brain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frat	O
Gadz	O
wrote	O
the	O
handbook	O
titled	O
Heavily	O
Modified	O
Face	O
Flannels	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
described	O
by	O
The	O
Guide	B-Application
as	O
"	O
an	O
altogether	O
terser	O
work	O
for	O
masochists	O
"	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Son	O
of	O
Yesügei	O
,	O
Genghis	B-Application
Khan	I-Application
is	O
both	O
a	O
distant	O
ancestor	O
of	O
Mr	O
Prosser	O
and	O
was	O
called	O
"	O
a	O
wanker	O
,	O
a	O
tosspot	O
,	O
a	O
very	O
tiny	O
piece	O
of	O
turd	O
"	O
by	O
Wowbagger	O
,	O
the	O
Infinitely	O
Prolonged	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Private	O
Life	O
of	O
Genghis	B-Application
Khan	I-Application
"	O
,	O
originally	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
sketch	O
written	O
by	O
Adams	O
and	O
Graham	O
Chapman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
Well	O
That	O
About	O
Wraps	O
it	O
Up	O
for	O
God	O
)	O
,	O
God	O
also	O
makes	O
a	O
disappearance	O
in	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
's	O
entry	O
for	O
the	O
Babel	O
Fish	O
(	O
"	O
I	O
refuse	O
to	O
prove	O
that	O
I	O
exist	O
,	O
"	O
says	O
God	O
,	O
"	O
for	O
proof	O
denies	O
faith	O
,	O
and	O
without	O
faith	O
I	O
am	O
nothing	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Majikthise	O
worries	O
about	O
philosophers	O
sitting	O
up	O
half	O
the	O
night	O
arguing	O
that	O
there	O
may	O
(	O
or	O
may	O
not	O
)	O
be	O
a	O
God	O
if	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
can	O
give	O
His	O
phone	O
number	O
the	O
next	O
morning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
six	O
other	O
characters	O
have	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
a	O
god	O
:	O
Almighty	O
Bob	O
,	O
the	O
Great	O
Green	O
Arkleseizure	O
,	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
,	O
Rob	O
McKenna	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
unknowingly	O
a	O
rain	O
god	O
,	O
Gaia	O
,	O
the	O
Greek	O
goddess	O
who	O
personifies	O
the	O
Earth	O
,	O
and	O
Cthulhu	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Great	O
Old	O
Ones	O
from	O
the	O
Cthulhu	O
Mythos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaia	O
,	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
Cthulhu	O
are	O
among	O
the	O
deities	O
interviewed	O
by	O
Hillman	O
Hunter	O
for	O
the	O
job	O
of	O
God	O
of	O
the	O
Earth-refugee	O
planet	O
of	O
Nano	O
,	O
with	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
being	O
selected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
rock	O
throwing	O
poets	O
can	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
graphics	O
in	O
,	O
heard	O
about	O
in	O
and	O
read	O
about	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
scripts	O
for	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
programmer	O
asks	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
if	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
"	O
a	O
greater	O
analyst	O
than	O
the	O
Googleplex	O
Starthinker	O
in	O
the	O
Seventh	O
Galaxy	O
of	O
Light	O
and	O
Ingenuity	O
which	O
can	O
calculate	O
the	O
trajectory	O
of	O
every	O
single	O
dust	O
particle	O
throughout	O
a	O
five-week	O
Aldebaran	O
sand	O
blizzard	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
great	O
computer	O
dismisses	O
because	O
he	O
has	O
already	O
"	O
contemplated	O
the	O
very	O
vectors	O
of	O
the	O
atoms	O
in	O
the	O
Big	B-Application
Bang	I-Application
itself	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
great	O
computer	O
,	O
which	O
according	O
to	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
,	O
can	O
"	O
talk	O
all	O
four	O
legs	O
off	O
an	O
Arcturian	O
Megadonkey	O
"	O
(	O
although	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
could	O
allegedly	O
persuade	O
said	O
Megadonkey	O
to	O
go	O
for	O
a	O
walk	O
afterwards	O
)	O
,	O
from	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Arthur	O
and	O
Ford	O
's	O
torture	O
by	O
Vogon	O
poetry	O
,	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
recites	O
a	O
tale	O
of	O
how	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
reading	O
by	O
Grunthos	O
of	O
his	O
poem	O
"	O
Ode	O
to	O
a	O
Small	O
Lump	O
of	O
Green	O
Putty	O
I	O
Found	O
in	O
My	O
Armpit	O
One	O
Midsummer	O
Morning	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
four	O
of	O
the	O
audience	O
died	O
of	O
internal	O
hemorrhaging	O
and	O
the	O
president	O
of	O
the	O
Mid-Galactic	O
Arts	O
Nobbling	O
Council	O
survived	O
only	O
by	O
gnawing	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
own	O
legs	O
off.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
fifth	O
novel	O
,	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
Mark	O
II	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Vogons	O
to	O
help	O
them	O
destroy	O
all	O
the	O
many	O
Earths	O
that	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
novels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
reverse	O
temporal	O
engineering	O
throughout	O
the	O
book	O
,	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
Mark	O
II	O
–	O
which	O
takes	O
on	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
a	O
bird	O
with	O
Unfiltered	O
perception	O
–	O
cajoles	O
the	O
cast	O
to	O
their	O
final	O
destination	O
at	O
Club	O
Beta	O
on	O
Earth	O
to	O
first	O
re-meet	O
Agrajag	O
and	O
then	O
be	O
destroyed	O
by	O
the	O
Vogons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hactar	O
,	O
receiving	O
no	O
other	O
guidance	O
from	O
the	O
Armourfiends	O
,	O
takes	O
the	O
request	O
literally	O
and	O
builds	O
a	O
supernova	B-Application
bomb	O
which	O
would	O
connect	O
every	O
major	O
sun	O
in	O
the	O
universe	O
through	O
hyperspace	O
,	O
thus	O
causing	O
every	O
star	O
to	O
go	O
supernova	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deciding	O
that	O
the	O
decision	O
not	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
universe	O
was	O
not	O
his	O
to	O
make	O
,	O
he	O
uses	O
his	O
influence	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
build	O
their	O
first	O
space	O
ship	O
and	O
discover	O
the	O
universe	O
;	O
he	O
then	O
manipulates	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
same	O
rage	O
which	O
the	O
Armourfiends	O
possessed	O
,	O
urging	O
that	O
they	O
destroy	O
all	O
other	O
life	O
;	O
Hactar	O
has	O
reassembled	O
the	O
supernova	B-Application
bomb	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
in	O
working	O
condition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
,	O
after	O
his	O
scheme	O
fails	O
,	O
Hactar	O
slips	O
the	O
cricket-ball-shaped	O
supernova	B-Application
bomb	O
to	O
Arthur	O
Dent	O
,	O
who	O
trips	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
bowl	O
it	O
at	O
Lord	O
's	O
Cricket	O
Ground	O
;	O
he	O
ends	O
up	O
flying	O
over	O
the	O
pitch	O
and	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
throw	O
the	O
bomb	O
aside	O
without	O
setting	O
it	O
off	O
,	O
thus	O
saving	O
the	O
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
interviews	O
various	O
gods	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
keen	O
to	O
employ	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
to	O
keep	O
the	O
society	O
he	O
has	O
created	O
on	O
the	O
planet	O
devoutly	O
controlled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
stereotype	O
Paddy	O
from	O
a	O
bygone	O
era	O
"	O
using	O
phrases	O
such	O
as	O
Bejaysus	O
and	O
invoking	O
leprechauns	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
tax	O
exiles	O
included	O
singers	O
Cat	O
Stevens	O
,	O
David	O
Bowie	O
and	O
Shirley	O
Bassey	O
;	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
rock	O
groups	O
Pink	O
Floyd	O
and	O
Bad	B-Application
Company	I-Application
;	O
and	O
actor	O
Michael	O
Caine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
B-side	O
of	O
the	O
7-inch	O
single	O
of	O
the	O
Hitchhiker	O
's	O
Guide	B-Application
TV	O
Series	O
theme	O
music	O
featured	O
a	O
performance	O
of	O
a	O
song	O
entitled	O
"	O
Only	O
The	O
End	O
of	O
the	O
World	O
Again	O
"	O
,	O
credited	O
to	O
'	O
Disaster	O
Area	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
2005	O
film	O
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
,	O
played	O
by	O
John	O
Malkovich	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hurling	O
Frootmig	O
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
founding	O
editor	O
of	O
the	O
Hitchhiker	O
's	O
Guide	B-Application
,	O
who	O
"	O
established	O
its	O
fundamental	O
principles	O
of	O
honesty	O
and	O
idealism	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
bust.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
after	O
much	O
soul-searching	O
,	O
he	O
re-established	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
with	O
its	O
"	O
principles	O
of	O
honesty	O
and	O
idealism	O
and	O
where	O
you	O
could	O
stuff	O
them	O
both	O
,	O
and	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
to	O
its	O
first	O
major	O
commercial	O
success.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Introduced	O
by	O
Prak	O
in	O
the	O
epilogue	O
to	O
,	O
he	O
finally	O
appears	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
when	O
we	O
also	O
realize	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
regular	O
visitor	O
to	O
Wonko	O
The	O
Sane	O
,	O
who	O
describes	O
angels	O
with	O
golden	O
beards	O
and	O
green	O
wings	O
,	O
Dr	O
Scholl	O
sandals	O
,	O
who	O
eat	O
nachos	O
and	O
do	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
coke	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
editor	O
of	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
,	O
who	O
never	O
actually	O
resigned	O
from	O
his	O
job	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
old	O
office	O
is	O
still	O
preserved	O
by	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
employees	O
in	O
the	O
hope	O
that	O
he	O
will	O
return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
kills	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
male	O
anti-clones	O
,	O
all	O
called	O
Allitnil	O
(	O
Lintilla	O
backwards	O
)	O
,	O
sent	O
by	O
the	O
cloning	B-Application
company	O
to	O
get	O
her	O
to	O
"	O
agree	O
to	O
cease	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
of	O
her	O
"	O
consummate	O
"	O
this	O
legal	O
agreement	O
with	O
their	O
respective	O
anti-clones	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rula	O
Lenska	O
did	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
fifth	O
radio	O
series	O
–	O
she	O
was	O
first	O
an	O
uncredited	O
"	O
Update	O
Voice	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Hitchhiker	O
's	O
Guide	B-Application
itself	O
and	O
then	O
played	O
the	O
Voice	O
of	O
the	O
Bird	O
(	O
the	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
introduced	O
in	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zaphod	O
noted	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
series	O
that	O
the	O
new	O
Guide	B-Application
has	O
the	O
same	O
voice	O
as	O
"	O
those	O
Lintilla	O
chicks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
Lintilla	O
was	O
reused	O
for	O
an	O
adult-oriented	O
multiple-worlds	O
talker	B-Protocol
that	O
opened	O
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lunkwill	O
and	O
Fook	O
are	O
the	O
two	O
programmers	O
chosen	O
to	O
receive	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
's	O
answer	O
to	O
the	O
great	O
question	O
of	O
Life	O
,	O
The	O
Universe	O
,	O
and	O
Everything	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
supercomputer	B-Architecture
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
is	O
being	O
programmed	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
Answer	O
to	O
the	O
Ultimate	O
Question	O
of	O
Life	O
,	O
the	O
Universe	O
and	O
Everything	O
,	O
they	O
declare	O
a	O
demarcation	O
dispute	O
since	O
the	O
search	O
for	O
ultimate	O
truth	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
inalienable	O
prerogative	O
of	O
your	O
professional	O
working	O
thinkers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
insist	O
on	O
rigidly	O
defined	O
areas	O
of	O
doubt	O
and	O
uncertainty	O
,	O
and	O
demand	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
be	O
switched	O
off	O
immediately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
disarmed	O
when	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
,	O
already	O
committed	O
to	O
its	O
seven	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
million	O
years	O
 '	O
calculation	O
,	O
suggests	O
that	O
a	O
great	O
deal	O
of	O
money	O
can	O
be	O
made	O
by	O
philosophers	O
willing	O
to	O
exploit	O
the	O
expected	O
media	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Max	O
Quordlepleen	O
is	O
an	O
entertainer	O
who	O
hosts	O
at	O
Milliways	O
,	O
the	O
Restaurant	O
at	O
the	O
End	O
of	O
the	O
Universe	O
and	O
the	O
Big	B-Application
Bang	I-Application
Burger	O
Bar	O
(	O
or	O
"	O
Big	B-Application
Bang	I-Application
Burger	O
Chef	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
radio	O
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
novel	O
,	O
Phouchg	O
and	O
Loonquawl	O
received	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
's	O
answer	O
to	O
Life	O
,	O
the	O
Universe	O
,	O
and	O
Everything	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
the	O
answer	O
,	O
seven	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
million	O
years	O
(	O
75,000	O
generations	O
)	O
after	O
Deep	B-Application
Thought	I-Application
had	O
been	O
asked	O
the	O
question	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Poodoo	O
is	O
a	O
representative	O
of	O
the	O
cloning	B-Application
company	O
responsible	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
Lintilla	O
clones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
is	O
unaware	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
a	O
direct	O
but	O
very	O
distant	O
descendant	O
of	O
Genghis	B-Application
Khan	I-Application
which	O
causes	O
him	O
to	O
have	O
occasional	O
visions	O
of	O
Mongol	O
hordes	O
and	O
a	O
preference	O
for	O
fur	O
hats	O
and	O
axes	O
above	O
the	O
door	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prosser	O
holds	O
the	O
distinction	O
of	O
having	O
the	O
very	O
first	O
line	O
of	O
dialogue	O
ever	O
in	O
the	O
Hitchhiker	O
's	O
Guide	B-Application
canon	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
character	O
(	O
not	O
counting	O
The	O
Guide	B-Application
itself	O
)	O
to	O
speak	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Poe-reminiscent	O
black	O
bird	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
manipulates	O
her	O
(	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
the	O
Grebulons	O
and	O
Ford	O
Prefect	O
)	O
,	O
so	O
she	O
is	O
indirectly	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
all	O
possible	O
Earths	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
,	O
Random	O
is	O
kept	O
in	O
a	O
dream	O
sequence	O
and	O
frozen	O
along	O
with	O
all	O
the	O
other	O
main	O
characters	O
thanks	O
to	O
her	O
telling	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
Mark	O
II	O
to	O
safeguard	O
their	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Roosta	O
Roosta	O
is	O
a	O
hitchhiker	O
and	O
researcher	O
for	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
,	O
whom	O
Ford	O
Prefect	O
knows	O
at	O
least	O
in	O
passing	O
and	O
holds	O
in	O
some	O
regard	O
(	O
Ford	O
describes	O
him	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
frood	O
who	O
really	O
knows	O
where	O
his	O
towel	O
is	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
saves	O
Zaphod	O
Beeblebrox	O
from	O
a	O
horrible	O
death	O
in	O
the	O
offices	O
of	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
(	O
by	O
taking	O
him	O
into	O
the	O
artificial	O
universe	O
in	O
Zarniwoop	O
's	O
office	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
then	O
kidnapped	O
along	O
with	O
Zaphod	O
and	O
the	O
left-hand	O
tower	O
of	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
building	O
by	O
a	O
squadron	O
of	O
Frogstar	O
Fighters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
radio	O
adaptation	O
of	O
,	O
Ford	O
also	O
meets	O
Zaphod	O
in	O
the	O
accounting	O
department	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Guide	B-Application
offices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Illustrated	O
Guide	B-Application
to	O
the	O
Galaxy	O
,	O
the	O
pair	O
are	O
played	O
by	O
Douglas	O
Adams	O
and	O
Ed	O
Victor	O
(	O
his	O
literary	O
agent	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
script	O
notes	O
describe	O
how	O
the	O
pair	O
were	O
written	O
as	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
American	O
cop	O
show	O
characters	O
,	O
particularly	O
Starsky	B-Device
and	I-Device
Hutch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
figure	O
from	O
Norse	O
mythology	O
,	O
appears	O
at	O
Milliways	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
mentioned	O
in	O
,	O
,	O
and	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
major	O
character	O
in	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
fights	O
Wowbagger	O
and	O
protects	O
the	O
humans	O
from	O
Zaphod	O
's	O
dodgy	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thor	B-Algorithm
also	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
Dirk	O
Gently	O
novel	O
and	O
radio	O
series	O
The	O
Long	O
Dark	O
Tea-Time	O
of	O
the	O
Soul	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
claims	O
to	O
have	O
seen	O
angels	O
with	O
golden	O
beards	O
,	O
green	O
wings	O
and	O
Dr	O
Scholl	O
sandals	O
,	O
who	O
drive	O
little	O
scooters	O
,	O
do	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
coke	B-Application
and	O
are	O
very	O
wonderful	O
about	O
a	O
whole	O
range	O
of	O
things	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
to	O
most	O
other	O
immortals	O
,	O
Bowerick	O
Wowbagger	O
was	O
not	O
born	O
one	O
,	O
but	O
became	O
immortal	B-Application
due	O
to	O
an	O
accident	O
with	O
"	O
an	O
irrational	O
particle	O
accelerator	O
,	O
a	O
liquid	O
lunch	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
rubber	O
bands	O
"	O
,	O
an	O
event	O
which	O
no-one	O
has	O
been	O
able	O
to	O
replicate	O
without	O
ending	O
up	O
looking	O
rather	O
silly	O
or	O
dead	O
(	O
or	O
both	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowbagger	O
makes	O
a	O
return	O
in	O
in	O
his	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
Tanngrisnir	O
where	O
he	O
falls	O
in	O
love	O
with	O
Trillian	O
,	O
fights	O
with	O
Thor	B-Algorithm
(	O
during	O
which	O
he	O
loses	O
his	O
immortality	B-Application
,	O
but	O
survives	O
)	O
and	O
calls	O
Zaphod	O
"	O
a	O
fat	O
arse	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wowbagger	O
is	O
also	O
present	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Private	O
Life	O
of	O
Genghis	B-Application
Khan	I-Application
"	O
,	O
where	O
he	O
insults	O
Genghis	B-Application
Khan	I-Application
,	O
so	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
stormed	O
into	O
Europe	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
rage	O
that	O
he	O
almost	O
forgot	O
to	O
burn	O
down	O
Asia	O
before	O
he	O
left.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
,	O
he	O
finally	O
reaches	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
his	O
quest	O
by	O
insulting	O
the	O
Great	O
Prophet	O
Zarquon	O
,	O
who	O
revokes	O
Wowbagger	O
's	O
immortality	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zarniwoop	O
(	O
Vann	O
Harl	O
)	O
Zarniwoop	O
Vann	O
Harl	O
works	O
in	O
the	O
offices	O
of	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
,	O
on	O
Ursa	O
Minor	O
Beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
escaped	O
being	O
left	O
on	O
the	O
desolate	O
planet	O
and	O
is	O
masterminding	O
the	O
Guide	B-Application
's	O
new	O
all-powerful	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
