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There are many minor characters in the 5-part fictional "trilogy" The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams. In fact, defining a major character is rather difficult. If the major characters are those the plot focuses on, they are Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox, Marvin and Trillian, with Random Dent and Fenchurch possibly. If they are defined as characters appearing in all the books, they are only Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent. In any case, a relatively good definition of major characters are those in the series with major plot significance not appearing on this list.

Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.

1 Agrajag

Agrajag is a piteous creature that is continuously reincarnated and subsequently killed unknowingly by Arthur Dent each time. Agrajag first appears in the series as a falling bowl of petunias. In another incarnation, he was a prehistoric rabbit who was killed by Arthur for breakfast.

Eventually, Agrajag becomes aware of his many past incarnations and wishes to take revenge on Arthur Dent. He diverts Arthur to the Cathedral of Hate for revenge, but mistakenly does so before the death of one of his incarnations has actually happened. Agrajag tries to kill Arthur anyway, and again dies.

Some readers believe Agrajag's character represents the futility of life or the mess that the Universe is in. Series author Douglas Adams had his own ideas about what the character represents, which he may share with us in a way. In the 2004 BBC Radio series for the last three books of Adams' series, Douglas Adams plays Agrajag, having recorded the part for an audiobook version of Life, The Universe and Everything. Producer Dirk Maggs added a suitable voice treatment and Simon Jones as Arthur Dent recorded his lines opposite the pre-recorded Adams.

Adams was thus able to "come back from the dead" to participate in the new series—an irony which his books and the existence of Agrajag himself certainly show that Adams would enjoy.

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Life, the Universe, and Everything
Mostly HarmlessMostly Harmless ( 1992, BooksEnthsiast.com) is a novel by Douglas Adams, the fifth book of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. The title comes from a joke early in the series, when Arthur Dent discovers that the entry for Earth in The Hitchhiker's G

2 Colin

Colin is a small melon-sized flying security robot which Ford Prefect enslaves to aid in his escape from the newly re-organized Guide offices in Mostly HarmlessMostly Harmless ( 1992, BooksEnthsiast.com) is a novel by Douglas Adams, the fifth book of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. The title comes from a joke early in the series, when Arthur Dent discovers that the entry for Earth in The Hitchhiker's G. Ford captures Colin by trapping the robot with his towelA towel is a piece of absorbent fabric whose chief use is for drying objects, by drawing (usually water) from the object, into the fabric, through direct contact, with either a blotting or rubbing motion. Types of towels A bath towel is used for drying on and re-wiring the robot's pleasure circuits.

Ford uses Colin's cheerfulness to break into the Guide's corporate accounting software in order to write a piece of software that will automatically pay his expense account. Colin also saves Ford's life when the Guide's new security force, Vogons, blow up one of Ford's irreplaceable shoes with a rocket launcher.

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Mostly Harmless

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