👥Characters
View All →Luo Ji
Wallfacer
Founder of cosmic sociology, executor of the Wallfacer Project. From a cynical scholar to the Swordholder bearing humanity's fate.
Ye Wenjie
Astrophysicist
The first contact with Trisolaran civilization. After losing faith in humanity during a special era, she sent the message that changed everything.
Shi Qiang
Detective
Counter-terrorism police officer. With extraordinary insight and decisive action, he turns the tide at critical moments.
Cheng Xin
Swordholder
The final Swordholder. Making choices in the name of love, she pushed humanity toward the end of its fate.
🔬Key Concepts
View All →Dark Forest
The universe is a dark forest. Every civilization is a hunter with a gun. Any civilization that reveals its location will be swiftly eliminated.
Wallfacer Project
Exploiting Trisolarans' transparent thinking, Wallfacers devise plans against the invasion, with true intentions known only to themselves.
Dual Vector Foil
A dimensional attack weapon used by advanced civilizations, capable of flattening 3D space into 2D.
Dimensional Reduction
The ultimate strike that destroys lower civilizations by reducing spatial dimensions. One of the cruelest weapons in cosmic warfare.
The Droplet
A probe sent by Trisolaris made of strong interaction material. Perfectly smooth surface. Humanity's most feared weapon.
Curvature Propulsion
Technology achieving faster-than-light travel by warping spacetime. The key breakthrough for interstellar travel.
📅Timeline
Ye Wenjie works at Red Coast Base
Trisolaran civilization discovered
Wallfacer Project initiated
Doom Battle - Droplet attack
Deterrence Era begins
Dual Vector Foil attack
Solar system 2D-ization complete
Zero-Homers broadcast