Starship Troopers
Starship TroopersRobert A. Heinlein
Characters in Starship Troopers
7 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Juan "Johnny" Rico
A young man of Filipino descent who enlists in the Mobile Infantry and rises through its ranks during a war against an alien insectoid species.
Supporting characters
Jean V. Dubois
Fleet Sergeant Ho
Sergeant Zim
Career Sergeant Zim, the demanding but fair drill instructor who trains Rico's recruit class at Camp Arthur Currie.
Carmen Ibanez
A childhood friend of Rico's who enlists in the Federal Service and becomes a Fleet starship pilot.
Lieutenant Rasczak
Rico's platoon commander in the Mobile Infantry, who leads Rasczak's Roughnecks and embodies the novel's ideal of the dutiful officer.
Carl (Starship Troopers)
Rico's lifelong best friend from Buenos Aires, a science-minded volunteer who serves in a technical branch of the Federal Service.