In the movie, the small fighters are actually indeed drones controlled by the pilots at Ender’s side. However, as Colonel Graff reveals, “We lost a thousand men on the transporters you abandoned!”,
the Transports do indeed have personnel onboard if only in minimal amounts.
Why does Ender hurt the kid on the launch trip?
A kid behind Ender begins hitting him in the head with the buckle from his seat. Ender quickly realizes that
Graff had deliberately provoked this child’s anger and that he will have no help from anyone
. He times the boy’s movements and grabs his arm hard the next time he attempts to strike.
What upsets Ender so much when he breaks the boy’s arm on the ship?
What upsets Ender so much when he breaks the boy’s arm on the ship?
He thinks that he’s just like Peter because he intentionally hurt someone else
. Who is Dap? The person in charge of the Launchies (new recruits).
Are all simulations in Ender’s Game real?
Near the end of Ender’s Game, we learn that the final Simulation and Graduation Test was not a simulation but a real battle in which Ender committed Genocide. In the books from my understanding
all the simulations, not just the final one, were real missions
, and this is revealed to Ender after the final simulation.
Did Ender find a home for the Queen?
Before their demise, the Hive Queens hacked the Mind Game in Battle School in an attempt to communicate with Ender Wiggin. Although they failed to talk to him, the interaction led
Ender to discover a Hive Queen cocoon on a planet they had colonized, named Shakespeare by the humans.
What is the name of the ship in Ender’s Game?
Starfighter.
The International Fleet starfighter
was the primary warship for attack and defense in the Third Formic War.
What was the purpose of the third invasion in Ender’s Game?
The Third Invasion (0 BX), later known as the War of Xenocide or the Formic Xenocide, was the third and final major conflict of the Formic Wars. Instead of the Formics attacking Earth, as in the first two invasions, the Third Invasion
saw the International Fleet attacking the Formic homeworlds
.
Is there an Ender’s Game 2?
Ender in Exile, which is both sequel of Ender’s Game and a prequel to Speaker for the Dead was released in November 2008
. It involves Ender’s journey to the first human colony on a former Formic world.
Why do Ender’s parents have a third?
Why do Ender’s parents have a Third?
The government gave the Wiggins direct instructions to have a Third
. The government wanted the Wiggins to have a child that was half Peter and half Valentine.
Is alai a girl in Ender’s Game?
Alai (pronounced ah-lie) is a Muslim of North African descent
. In Battle School, he was an exceptional student, adroit in the battle room, and was one of the first children to befriend Ender, with the word “salaam” and a kiss on the cheek. They became the best of friends.
What is the Giant’s Drink in Ender’s Game?
The Giant’s Drink was
used as a psycho-analysis tool
, and it often had damaging effects on the students. It was common for a student to have suicidal thoughts if they dwelt on the seemingly impossible game; however, Pinual was the only student to kill himself after trying to beat the level.
How did Ender get his nickname What does it mean?
How did Ender get his nickname? What does it mean? Valentine gave him his nickname. It means
“finisher” or “the last one” since he was the last child.
What is Ender’s weakness?
Ender has strengths and weaknesses. One of his strengths are that he is very smart, but that can be a weakness because it makes him isolated also. Another one of his strengths are that he is very strong, but his weakness is that
he can’t control his strength
.
Who is the leader of Salamander Army?
Salamander Army was a Battle School Army most notably commanded by
Bonito de Madrid
.
Why is Mazer Rackham chosen to be Ender’s teacher how is he still alive?
They had kept Mazer Rackham alive via a relativity maneuver, making him only age eight years while the earth passed fifty years. He was kept alive
to teach the upcoming commander all he (Mazer Rackham) new about the buggers and some of his own strategies
.
How did Ender defeat the buggers?
Ender wins the battle by
destroying the planet that the enemy lived on
, and the room explodes in cheers. Rackham tells him that he has actually been the fleet commander of the Third Invasion and that he just destroyed the buggers completely.
What happens in the end of Ender’s Game?
Through all four endings,
Ender defeats or overcomes his old enemies
: he defeats the adults by escaping to a new world, defeats the other kids by reconnecting with his sister, overcomes the buggers by realizing they’re not enemies (which is a kind of defeat), and he defeats his brother by finally making peace with him.
Is Ender a hero or villain?
Ender is hailed as a hero
, but he is stricken with guilt for having unknowingly committed genocide. Valentine informs him that in the wake of the war, he would never be allowed to return to Earth due to her actions to protect him from Peter, who was becoming a major political force on Earth.
How old is Petra in Ender’s Game?
Petra, at
19
, might be considered a little young – but nothing scandalous. She was, after all, out of school, financially stable, and very mature for her age. Graff’s age has been bugging me since I read First Meeting’s in the Enderverse.
What is Ender’s real name?
Canon Appearances
Andrew Thomas Wiggin
, commonly known by his nickname Ender Wiggin, was a Battle School Student, the commander of Dragon Army, and later a Speaker for the Dead. He is the main protagonist of the Ender Quintet, and was first introduced in Ender’s Game.
How many sequels does Ender’s Game have?
There are
2 major series
of the Ender’s Game series: the Ender series and the Shadow series.
How old is Ender at the end of the book?
To say that Ender grows up over the course of the book is an understatement — the character starts the story at age 6 and ends it at
13
.
Why does Ender want to finish the game?
Why does Ender want to finish the game?
He wants to live like the other kids and fit in
. What changes Ender’s perception of his first meeting with the Salamander Army? He hears him cry all at one time, sending his army against Ender.
What does Ender find in the castle tower What does he learn from the thing that he finds?
What does he learn about the buggers? Ender finds
the Giant’s corpse, the playground, the castle tower, and the mirror
, just as it was in the fantasy game. Ender learns the buggers found his mind and knew his darkest dreams. Ender knows the buggers were trying to give him a message.
What does Ender learn about buggers and the third invasion?
command is, Graff tells Ender all he knows about the buggers. Ender learns that
they communicate instantaneously
, and that from them humans learned how to do the same. They have the ansible, a device that allows ships to talk to each other from across the galaxy.
How many toons does Ender’s army have?
Ender’s army works unlike any other army. Each of his
five toons
can work independently and they can even split into ten half-toons of four people, achieving unprecedented independence and flexibility.
