Eto Demerzel

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Eto Demerzel is a central character in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation universe, secretly the humanoid robot R. Daneel Olivaw who manipulates galactic politics and history behind the scenes.

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Eto Demerzel canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in the Foundation series
fictional character
pseudonym
robot
affiliation Galactic Empire
alsoKnownAs R. Daneel Olivaw
appearsAs human male
appearsIn Forward the Foundation
Foundation and Earth
Foundation series
linked to: Foundation

Prelude to Foundation
associatedWith Galactic psychohistory project
Seldon Project
linked to: Seldon Plan
basedOn R. Daneel Olivaw
controls Imperial policy
createdBy Isaac Asimov
era Galactic Empire era
firstAppearance Prelude to Foundation
follows Three Laws of Robotics
Zeroth Law of Robotics
gender male
goal minimizing human suffering
preservation of humanity
hasLifespan several millennia
hasPersonalityTrait calculating
protective
secretive
homeworld Aurora
influences formation of the Foundation
rise of psychohistory
literaryUniverse Foundation universe
Robot–Empire–Foundation universe
notableFor guiding the development of psychohistory
influencing the Seldon Plan
manipulating galactic politics
occupation First Minister of the Galactic Empire
operatesFrom Trantor
positionHeld First Minister to Emperor Cleon I
First Minister to Emperor Cleon II
protects Hari Seldon
secretIdentityOf R. Daneel Olivaw
species robot
usesAlias Eto Demerzel
usesMethod long-term social engineering
political manipulation
worksWith Hari Seldon

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Prelude to Foundation mainCharacter Eto Demerzel
Emperor Cleon I employer Eto Demerzel
Emperor Cleon I advisor Eto Demerzel
Eto Demerzel usesAlias Eto Demerzel
Cleon I notableAdvisor Eto Demerzel
Chetter Hummin usesAliasOf Eto Demerzel