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Cyberman
Cyberman: fictional cyborg species from Doctor Who, first seen in The Tenth Planet (1966), created by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis; Mondasian origin, emotionless, seeks conversion of all organic life, with later Cybus parallel-universe and parallel-evolution versions.
Cylons
Cylons are the fictional artificial race of Battlestar Galactica: robot servants of a reptilian empire in the 1978 series, and human-created synthetic life forms with thirteen humanoid models, resurrection, and monotheism in the 2003 re-imagining.
D'Angelo Barksdale
D'Angelo Barksdale is a fictional mid-level drug dealer in HBO's The Wire, played by Lawrence Gilliard Jr.; nephew of kingpin Avon Barksdale, acquitted of murder in the series' opening episode, later imprisoned, and killed in season two's "All Prologue."
D'Vana Tendi
D'Vana Tendi is the Orion Starfleet science officer, voiced by Noël Wells, in Star Trek: Lower Decks; a former Syndicate pirate called the Mistress of the Winter Constellations aboard the U.S.S. Cerritos.
Dale Cooper
Dale Cooper is the fictional FBI Special Agent and protagonist of Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost and played by Kyle MacLachlan from 1990, known for intuitive, dream-based detection, coffee, cherry pie, and his split into Dougie, Mr. C, and Richard in The Return (2017).
Dale Horvath
Dale Horvath is The Walking Dead character, an RV-owning elderly widower and moral compass of the Atlanta survivors, created by Robert Kirkman and played on TV by Jeffrey DeMunn, who dies in season 2's "Judge, Jury, Executioner".
Damon Salvatore
Damon Salvatore is the vampire antihero of L.J. Smith's The Vampire Diaries novels and the 2009–2017 CW series, played by Ian Somerhalder; he begins as the villainous brother of Stefan and ends the series human.
Dana Scully
Dana Katherine Scully is the fictional FBI agent and medical doctor, played by Gillian Anderson, who serves as the scientific skeptic to Fox Mulder on The X-Files (1993-2002, revived 2016); known for the Scully Effect on women in STEM.
Daniel Jackson (Stargate)
Daniel Jackson is the fictional archaeologist and linguist of the Stargate franchise, played by James Spader in the 1994 film and Michael Shanks in Stargate SG-1; he opens the Stargate, joins SG-1, and ascends in "Meridian."
Danny Pink
Danny Pink (Rupert Henry Pink) is a Doctor Who character played by Samuel Anderson in Series 8 (2014): a Coal Hill maths teacher, ex-army sergeant, Clara Oswald's boyfriend, killed in Dark Water and revived as a Cyberman in Death in Heaven.
Daredevil collected editions
Daredevil collected editions: Marvel's omnibus, Masterworks, Epic Collection, Essentials, Ultimate, and Premier Collection formats reprinting Daredevil since 1964, with coverage gaps and how collectors combine formats.
Daria Morgendorffer
Daria Morgendorffer is the protagonist of the animated sitcom Daria, created by Glenn Eichler and Susie Lewis. Voiced by Tracy Grandstaff, she is a sardonic misanthrope.
Daryl Dixon
Daryl Dixon is a fictional survivor in AMC's The Walking Dead, played by Norman Reedus. Created for TV by Frank Darabont after Reedus auditioned for Merle, absent from the comics, and lead of the Daryl Dixon spin-off ending in 2027.
Data (Star Trek)
Data (Star Trek): Soong-type android with a positronic brain, created by Dr. Noonian Soong, activated 2335 at Omicron Theta; portrayed by Brent Spiner in TNG and films; sought humanity, won personhood in "The Measure of a Man," died in Nemesis, returned in Picard.
David Rossi
David Stephen Rossi, BAU senior profiler on Criminal Minds (2007– ), played by Joe Mantegna, introduced to replace Jason Gideon; named for the real LAPD sergeant of the Simpson trial.
Davros
Davros is the fictional Chief Scientist of the Kaleds in Doctor Who, creator of the Daleks, first seen in Genesis of the Daleks (1975); played by Michael Wisher, David Gooderson, Terry Molloy, and Julian Bleach, and redesigned as able-bodied in 2023.
Dawn Summers
Dawn Summers is a fictional character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy's younger sister, created by Joss Whedon and played by Michelle Trachtenberg (2000–2003). Introduced in season 5 as a retcon, she is revealed to be the mystical Key made human by monks to hide her from the hellgod Glory.
Days Gone Bye (The Walking Dead)
Days Gone Bye is the 2010 pilot of AMC's The Walking Dead, written and directed by Frank Darabont, adapting Robert Kirkman's comic opening; it drew 5.3 million viewers, AMC's largest original-series premiere, and was Darabont's only directing credit on the show.
Dean Winchester
Dean Winchester is a fictional hunter and co-protagonist of Supernatural (2005-2020), played by Jensen Ackles. Born 1979, in Lawrence, Kansas, he is Sam Winchester's older brother, drives a 1967 Chevrolet Impala, and dies in the series finale.
Death Race (franchise)
Death Race franchise: dystopian racing media starting with Death Race 2000 (1975, Roger Corman/Paul Bartel), Exidy's controversial 1976 arcade game, Paul W.S. Anderson's 2008 remake with Jason Statham, and the prequels, Death Race 2050, and comic Death Race 2020.
Deathbird
Deathbird (Cal'syee Neramani) is a Marvel Comics Shi'ar royal, exiled for murdering her mother and sister, recurring X-Men and Captain Marvel foe, throne usurper, Kree viceroy, and Horseman of Apocalypse, debuting in Ms. Marvel #9 (1977).
Deathclaw
Deathclaw: the giant reptilian bipedal apex predator of the Fallout games, engineered pre-war by the US government from chameleon stock, with variants from hairy to intelligent, and a live-action debut in Fallout season 2.
Debbie Fiderer
Deborah "Debbie" Fiderer, formerly DeLaGuardia, is the fictional executive secretary to President Bartlet on NBC's The West Wing, played by Lily Tomlin from 2002 to 2006; she was hired after being fired for recommending Charlie Young.
Debbie Grayson
Debbie Grayson (Deborah Grayson) is Invincible's mother and Omni-Man's wife in Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker's Image Comics series, a powerless human real estate agent; first seen in 2002, she is voiced by Sandra Oh in the expanded TV adaptation.
Debra Morgan
Debra Morgan (Deb), fictional Miami Metro PD detective in Showtime's Dexter (2006-2013), played by Jennifer Carpenter; Dexter Morgan's adoptive sister who discovers his secret, kills LaGuerta, and dies in the series finale.
Demerzel
Demerzel (Eto Demerzel) is a Foundation universe character: in Asimov's novels the First Minister to Cleon I and secret identity of robot R. Daneel Olivaw; in Apple TV+'s Foundation, Laura Birn's android majordomo of the Genetic Dynasty, last surviving robot, reprogrammed by Cleon I.
Dennis "Cutty" Wise
Dennis "Cutty" Wise, a fictional character on HBO's The Wire portrayed by Chad L. Coleman, is a released Barksdale Organization soldier who opens a boxing gym for West Baltimore youth; named by David Simon after the real Baltimore crime figure Dennis Wise.
Derek Shepherd
Derek Shepherd, nicknamed McDreamy, is the fictional neurosurgeon played by Patrick Dempsey on Grey's Anatomy from the 2005 pilot, Meredith Grey's love interest, killed in a 2015 season 11 truck crash and later revived in dream sequences.
Desmond Hart
Desmond Hart is a fictional soldier in HBO's Dune: Prophecy (2024), played by Travis Fimmel; an original character not from Frank Herbert's novels, he survives a sandworm attack on Arrakis, gains burning powers, and is revealed as the son of Tula Harkonnen and Orry Atreides.
Desmond Hume
Desmond David Hume is a fictional character on the American series Lost, played by Henry Ian Cusick, who becomes the show's chief vehicle for time travel.