Minor Characters
Miss Pumphrey
Ender’s schoolteacher immediately before he’s sent to Battle School.
Stilson
A young bully whom Ender fights, defeats, and (unknowingly) kills—proving to the International Fleet that he’s ready to be sent to Battle School.
Mick
A 13-year-old student at Battle School who talks to Ender on his first day and unwittingly inspires Ender to work hard—so that he doesn’t end up like Mick.
Rose
The lazy, undisciplined commander of the Rat Army, Rose at first teases Ender, but eventually ignores him when Ender proves that he’s far more talented than his commander.
Major Imbu
An officer at the Battle School.
Crazy Tom
A talented Battle School student who serves under Ender in the Dragon Army, and ultimately helps Ender defeat the Buggers.
Carn Carby
A Battle School student who commands the Rabbit Army, and is, Ender notes, one of the few truly decent people in Battle School.
Admiral Chamrajnagar
An important military leader, and the director of Command School (previously he had Colonel Graff’s job as director of Battle School).
Dink Meeker
A talented soldier in the Rat Army, who teaches Ender about the subtleties of combat, fights alongside Ender in his final battles with the Buggers, and suggests to Ender that the Bugger War is a vast conspiracy—a suggestion which Ender ultimately rejects.
General Shimon Levy
The “Strategos”—implied to be the leader of America.
The Polemarch
The supreme leader of Russia.
General Pace
An important American general who is involved in organizing Colonel Graff’s court-martial.
William Bee
Commander of the Griffin Army.