# Leopards — Short Fiction character guide

> Leopards in Short Fiction by Frederik Pohl.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Leopards, The Leopards

**First appearance:** 0000-asteroid-of-the-damned

## Who they are

A group of leopards with a minor appearance.

## In the story

### [I: Foraminifera 9](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/i-foraminifera-9)

A gang of young men in orange jackets who first encounter Foraminifera 9 and attempt to rob him.

### [II: Shield 8805](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/ii-shield-8805)

Juvenile gang; five members are knocked out by a 'zip' weapon, then revived.

### [IV: Sandy Van Pelt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/iv-sandy-van-pelt)

A gang that Walter Hutner worked with; some members are in a basement with Hutner during the fight.

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