Military Consul
First appears in Book 1: The Three-Body Problem, chapter 33 (33)
Appearances
B1
B2
B3
What you know
Book 1: The Three-Body Problem
- Ch 33Recognized the mirror's danger and warned of a zero-dimensional proton becoming a black hole.
- Ch 33Initially skeptical of Project Sophon, he apologizes after hearing its potential.
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 33Emergency meeting at the Pendulum Monument
The princeps stops the pendulum, announces Earth's response, and explains the fleet faces death against accelerating human technology. He unveils plans to stifle Earth's science, including Project Sophon.
- Book 1 · Ch 33Second unfolding and the mirror attack
The second attempt produces a three-dimensional proton containing intelligence. It forms a giant parabolic mirror that burns the capital until the space defense corps destroys it.
- Book 1 · Ch 33Four sophons completed and briefed
Sophons Two to Four are built and linked. At the Pendulum Monument, the science consul explains Sophon One and Two will go to Earth to sabotage its accelerator physics.