20 Questions - Game 26

[Hamish]

Is she a romantic interest for (one of) the main character of the comic?

[Jamiet99uk]

Is she a romantic interest for (one of) the main character of the comic?

Yes.

[Jamiet99uk]

1. Not alive in the current millennium
2. Not male
3. Not alive before 1820
4. Not English
5. Not an entertainer
6. Not royal.
7. Not known for academic or scientific achievements.
8. Not a sportswoman.
9. Not a politician.
10. Is a fictional character.
11. Appears in multiple fictional works.
12. Comic book character.
13. Romantic interest for another comic book character.

9 Questions left.

NOT:

Miss Marple (Damo)
Robert the Bruce

[Jamiet99uk]

Edit: 7 questions left.

[Hamish]

I'm going to guess Mary Jane Watson.

[Szpoti]

Note: My answers to questions #1 and #3 are on the basis that fictional characters are not "alive" at all in our real world. They do not, with particular reference to the answer to #3, give an indication as to the time period in which this fictional character's activities are presented as taking place.

We should differentiate between two types of fictional characters. Those whose existence, albeit fictional, is embedded in the context of our conceptual world and reality, and those who come from a parallel mental space (in the meaning given by literary studies, Fauconnier inter alia) which constitutes an alternative fictional reality. An example of the first type would be Sherlock Holmes - fictional, yet 'seeded' in Victorian England, therefore, 'giv[ing] an indication as to the period in which this fictional character's activities are presented as taking place'. An example of the latter would be the reality of Herbert's Dune with its native and detached timeline.

This distinction, I dare to claim, carries significant weight in relation to the answers to #1 and #3. Both answers, even though negative, that the character is related to the true timeline of our reality. Otherwise, the questions should have been answered along the lines of irrelevance.

[Jamiet99uk]

I'm going to guess Mary Jane Watson.

Not her.

[Jamiet99uk]

Note: My answers to questions #1 and #3 are on the basis that fictional characters are not "alive" at all in our real world. They do not, with particular reference to the answer to #3, give an indication as to the time period in which this fictional character's activities are presented as taking place.

We should differentiate between two types of fictional characters. Those whose existence, albeit fictional, is embedded in the context of our conceptual world and reality, and those who come from a parallel mental space (in the meaning given by literary studies, Fauconnier inter alia) which constitutes an alternative fictional reality. An example of the first type would be Sherlock Holmes - fictional, yet 'seeded' in Victorian England, therefore, 'giv[ing] an indication as to the period in which this fictional character's activities are presented as taking place'. An example of the latter would be the reality of Herbert's Dune with its native and detached timeline.

This distinction, I dare to claim, carries significant weight in relation to the answers to #1 and #3. Both answers, even though negative, that the character is related to the true timeline of our reality. Otherwise, the questions should have been answered along the lines of irrelevance.

A fascinating discussion point, but I think that I would take the view that Sherlock Holmes is not alive, and never was alive.

[Jamiet99uk]

1. Not alive in the current millennium
2. Not male
3. Not alive before 1820
4. Not English
5. Not an entertainer
6. Not royal.
7. Not known for academic or scientific achievements.
8. Not a sportswoman.
9. Not a politician.
10. Is a fictional character.
11. Appears in multiple fictional works.
12. Comic book character.
13. Romantic interest for another comic book character.

7 Questions left.

NOT:

Miss Marple (Damo)
Mary Jane (Hamish)
Robert the Bruce

[SenatorNyxen]

Does she have superpowers?

[Jamiet99uk]

Does she have superpowers?

Whoops. Damo asked this, and I answered it, but I didn't put it on the list or strike off a question.

So the answer is that she's a normal human with no superpowers*

*except, to my knowledge, in one instance.

[Saw725]

Is she Lois Lane?

[Jamiet99uk]

1. Not alive in the current millennium
2. Not male
3. Not alive before 1820
4. Not English
5. Not an entertainer
6. Not royal.
7. Not known for academic or scientific achievements.
8. Not a sportswoman.
9. Not a politician.
10. Is a fictional character.
11. Appears in multiple fictional works.
12. Comic book character.
13. Romantic interest for another comic book character.
14. Is a human woman with no special powers*

7 Questions left.

NOT:

Miss Marple (Damo)
Mary Jane (Hamish)
Robert the Bruce

*except in one canon instance that I am aware of

[Jamiet99uk]

Is she Lois Lane?

BINGO

You are the winner.

It was LOIS LANE.

[Jamiet99uk]

Note when I referred to one canon instance of Lois Lane having superpowers, there is an episode of the TV series "Smallville" where Lois Lane is possessed by the Goddess, Isis, and gains superpowers as a result of this, on a temporary basis.

[Saw725]

I thought about asking if she was fictional yesterday, but I wasn't sure if it would be necessary, since this is the first fictionao character chosen since I started following this series.

[damo666]

Good q eh?