Second Wallbreaker
Names: Second Wallbreakerthe WallbreakerTyler's Wallbreaker
First appears in Book 2: The Dark Forest, chapter 2 (Year 3, Crisis Era)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 2: The Dark Forest
- Ch 2Nameless man lying in a basement, who reviewed his life and aimed a gun at his own temple before a sophon text stopped him.
- Ch 2Convinced by proofs like his dead goldfish and the encryption password, he accepts that he is truly in real-time contact with Trisolaris and vows to carry out Evans's order.
- Ch 2The Second Wallbreaker keeps goldfish for companionship and looks forward to long-term Trisolaran presence on Earth.
- Ch 2He tells the Trisolarans that the greatest obstacle to human flight is disputes over who goes and who stays, a trap no human can escape.
Connections
- ally ofOur Lordserves it as a devoted ETO member
- member ofEarth-Trisolaris Organization
- related toFrederick TylerWallbreaker of Tyler
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 2Second Wallbreaker stopped from suicide
As the man prepares to shoot himself in a basement, a sophon text tells him not to, saying he is needed.
- Book 2 · Ch 2Second Wallbreaker contacted by Trisolaris
Trisolaris proves its identity with the dead goldfish and the Evans letter password. It explains its fear of humans and asks ETO to carry out Evans's secret order without revealing ETO's role.
- Book 2 · Ch 2Wallbreaker and the sophon
The sophon tells the Wallbreaker the Trisolarans will stop humanity's flight and asks for ETO help; he insists human disputes over who goes will prevent escape.