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Phlox (Star Trek)
Phlox (Phloxx-tunnai-oortann), Denobulan chief medical officer of Enterprise NX-01 in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005), played by John Billingsley, Interspecies Medical Exchange physician with three wives, famous for Dear Doctor and Doctor's Orders.
Phoebe Halliwell
Phoebe Halliwell is a fictional character from the supernatural drama series Charmed (The WB, 1998–2006), played by Alyssa Milano, whose power of premonition grows into levitation and empathy.
Piper Chapman
Piper Chapman is a fictional character and protagonist of the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Played by Taylor Schilling, she is a white Brooklynite sentenced to prison.
Piper Halliwell
Piper Halliwell is the fictional middle Halliwell sister of Charmed (1998–2006), played by Holly Marie Combs. Her powers are Molecular Immobilization and Combustion; after Prue's death she becomes the eldest, most powerful Charmed One, running P3 and Halliwell's.
Places in Harry Potter
Places in Harry Potter: fictional locations in J.K. Rowling's wizarding world, including Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, and Little Whinging, set within real Britain and tied to real-world inspirations and tourism sites.
Plankton and Karen
Plankton and Karen (シェルドンJ.プランクトン and カレン・プランクトン) are the married villain duo of SpongeBob SquarePants: a copepod and his supercomputer wife who run the failing Chum Bucket and scheme to steal the Krabby Patty formula, created by Stephen Hillenburg, first appearing July 31, 1999.
Police of The Wire
Police of The Wire: the fictional Baltimore Police Department officers in HBO's The Wire (2002-2008), created by David Simon and Ed Burns, portrayed as a serialized procedural focusing on police violence, statistics, and institutional dysfunction.
Poussey Washington
Poussey Washington, played by Samira Wiley, is a fictional inmate in Orange Is the New Black (2013-2019); her Season 4 suffocation death under guard Bayley, echoing Eric Garner, made her a landmark Black queer TV character.
Predator (franchise)
Predator franchise: American sci-fi action-horror media franchise begun with Predator (1987), centered on the Yautja alien hunters; spans seven mainline films, Alien vs. Predator crossovers, Dark Horse then Marvel comics, and Disney-era entries Prey, Killer of Killers, and Badlands.
Prime Directive
Prime Directive (General Order 1) is Star Trek's Starfleet rule forbidding interference with other civilizations' development, especially pre-warp ones. First mentioned in "The Return of the Archons" (1967); frequently violated, studied as a colonialism critique.
Princess Bubblegum
Princess Bubblegum (Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum, PB) is the pink-gum scientist-ruler of the Candy Kingdom in Cartoon Network's Adventure Time, voiced by Hynden Walch, 827 years old, the Candy Elemental, Marceline's partner, and lead of the Bubblegum and Marceline spin-off.
Princess Celestia
Princess Celestia (Queen Celestia in early development) is the alicorn co-ruler of Equestria in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, raises the sun, mentors Twilight Sparkle, and is voiced by Nicole Oliver.
Professor (Money Heist)
The Professor (El Profesor), real name Sergio Marquina, alias Salva, is the mastermind of Money Heist (La casa de papel), played by Álvaro Morte; he planned the Royal Mint and Bank of Spain heists and now leads the franchise's expansion.
Puck (Glee)
Noah "Puck" Puckerman is the football-player bad boy of Glee (2009-2015), played by Mark Salling; a Jewish bully who joins New Directions, fathers Quinn's daughter Beth, later joins the Air Force, with 80 episodes and 57 songs.
Q (Star Trek)
Q (Star Trek): omnipotent trickster played by John de Lancie, debuted in TNG's 'Encounter at Farpoint' (1987), member of the Q Continuum, put humanity on trial, introduced the Borg in 'Q Who', and returned in Picard season 2.
Quark (Star Trek)
Quark is the Ferengi bartender of Quark's Bar on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, played by Armin Shimerman for all seven seasons (1993-1999); family Rom, Nog, Ishka; not a Starfleet main character.
Queen Chrysalis
Queen Chrysalis is the shape-shifting queen of the changelings in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, main antagonist of the season two and six finales and the IDW comics' first arc, voiced by Kathleen Barr, finally turned to stone in season nine.
Quinn Fabray
Quinn Fabray (Lucy Quinn Fabray), fictional character on Fox's musical series Glee, played by Dianna Agron: McKinley cheer captain, Celibacy Club president, teen pregnancy storyline with Puck, daughter Beth, Yale student, Faberry fan pairing.
Race (film series)
Race film series: Hindi action-thriller franchise from Tips Films, three films (2008, 2013, 2018), Abbas-Mustan directed the first two, Remo D'Souza the Salman Khan-led Race 3; 327.68 crore India net, Race 4 in development.
Rafael Barba
Rafael Barba, played by Raúl Esparza, is the assistant district attorney on Law & Order: SVU from season 14 to 19, later a defense attorney in seasons 21 to 23, with a 91% conviction rate.
Ragnar Lothbrok (Vikings)
Ragnar Lothbrok, the protagonist of Michael Hirst's History series Vikings (2013-2020), played by Travis Fimmel: a farmer-turned-king drawn from the 13th-century Icelandic sagas of the semi-legendary Viking leader.
Rainbow Dash
Rainbow Dash is the athletic sky-blue pegasus of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, bearer of the Element of Loyalty, created by Lauren Faust from G1's Firefly, defined by her Wonderbolts ambition and continued in G5 and the 2027 Forever Friendship series.
Randy Wagstaff
Randy Wagstaff, played by Maestro Harrell, is a fictional middle-school student in The Wire seasons 4-5, whose foster-care arc ends in a group home; David Simon confirmed Cheese Wagstaff is his father.
Rarity (My Little Pony)
Rarity is a female unicorn pony, one of the Mane 6 of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, bearing the Element of Generosity. Created by Lauren Faust in 2008 from G1 ponies Glory and Sparkler, she runs the Carousel Boutique and has gem-finding magic.
Raťafák Plachta
Raťafák Plachta is a tall, long-necked puppet from the Slovak children's show Slniečko, created by Peter Cigán in the 1970s, remembered in Slovakia for frightening children and abroad as a 'creepiest kids character'.
Rayna Jaymes
Rayna Jaymes is the fictional country superstar played by Connie Britton in Nashville (2012–2018), created by Callie Khouri; a two-decade queen of country music, Highway 65 founder, killed off in season 5 when Britton left.
Rebel Alliance
Rebel Alliance (Alliance to Restore the Republic) is the fictional Star Wars coalition that fought the Galactic Empire, declared in 2 BBY, triumphed at Endor, and became the New Republic.
Red John
Red John is the fictional serial killer and central antagonist of CBS's The Mentalist, who murdered Patrick Jane's family; revealed after six seasons as Sheriff Thomas McAllister, played by Xander Berkeley.
Reginald Barclay
Reginald Barclay is a fictional Star Trek Starfleet engineer played by Dwight Schultz, debuting in TNG's 'Hollow Pursuits'; the anxious, holo-addicted 'Broccoli' later led the Pathfinder Project that contacted Voyager.
Rena Ryūgū
Rena Ryūgū (竜宮レナ, legal name Reina) is the main female protagonist of Higurashi When They Cry's question arcs, known for her Omochikaeri catchphrase, Ibaraki backstory, and Tsumihoroboshi-hen school hostage arc.