# The Martian Individual — Last and First Men character guide

> The Martian Individual in Last and First Men by Olaf Stapledon.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sexuality the Martian, Every Martian, every Martian, the Martian

**First appearance:** 0036-ii-life-on-mars

## Who they are

A representative Martian, illustrating the unique psychology and society of Mars.

## In the story

### [VIII: The Martians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/chapters/viii-the-martians)

The chapter describes the individual Martian's experience, including their instinctive nature, their lack of sexuality, and their internal conflict between private thoughts and the demands of the collective 'super-mind'.

### [III: The Martian Mind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/last_and_first_men_se/chapters/iii-the-martian-mind)

The Martian individual is described as having a complex instinctive nature, with impulses for movement, fear, and curiosity, but lacking in love and self-assertion.

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