Ready Player OneErnest ClineReady Player One, book 1

Characters in Ready Player One

10 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

Wade Watts / Parzival
A lonely teenage gunter obsessed with Halliday's puzzle hunt inside the OASIS.
Also in Ready Player Two

Antagonists

Nolan Sorrento
An IOI executive trying to seize control of the OASIS by any means.

Supporting characters

Samantha Cook / Art3mis
A famous gunter and blogger who becomes Wade's rival and love interest.
Aech
Wade's best friend and fellow gunter.
Also in Ready Player Two
James Halliday / Anorak
The reclusive late creator of the OASIS whose will launched the egg hunt.
Also in Ready Player Two
Wade Owen Watts
Ogden Morrow
Helen Harris
Akihide Karatsu
Toshiro Yoshiaki