Big Brother is the omnipresent and omniscient leader of Oceania, a totalitarian society where the government controls every aspect of citizens' lives.

Mustapha Mond is the Controller of the World State, a society where citizens are conditioned from birth to accept their assigned roles and suppress individuality.

Fred Waterford is the Commander of Gilead, a patriarchal society where women are forced into reproductive servitude.

Beatty is the fire chief who leads the dystopian society's efforts to suppress literature and critical thinking.

President Snow is the ruthless dictator of Panem, a nation divided into districts forced to compete in the annual Hunger Games.

Napoleon is the cunning and manipulative pig who seizes power and establishes a totalitarian regime on the farm.

The Giver is the elderly man responsible for passing down memories of the past to a select few individuals in a society where history has been erased.

Miss Emily is the strict and enigmatic headmistress of Hailsham School, where clones are raised in isolation and unaware of their true purpose.

The Man is the protagonist and father figure who guides his son through a dangerous and desolate world after a global catastrophe.

The Prophet is the enigmatic and magnetic leader of the Traveling Symphony, who inspires hope and unity among the survivors of a global pandemic.

Crake is the brilliant but troubled scientist who creates genetically engineered creatures and leads the corporation that dominates the dystopian world.

Connor Lassiter is the charismatic and determined leader of the group of teenagers known as the AWOLs, who are fighting to stop the government's practice of unwinding, where teenagers are harvested for their organs.

Jeanine Matthews is the ruthless and power-hungry leader of Erudite, a faction that values intelligence and knowledge above all else.

Raven Wood is the enigmatic and charismatic leader of the resistance movement known as the Wild Cards, who are fighting to overthrow the government's oppressive regime.

Hollis is the Mayor of the Silo, a subterranean community where the inhabitants live in ignorance of the outside world.