# Mr. Dorchin — Short Fiction character guide

> Mr. Dorchin in Short Fiction by Frederik Pohl.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dorchin

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

## Who they are

A minor character with limited appearances.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Burckhardt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/characters/mr_burckhardt)

_professional_

Mr. Burckhardt and Mr. Dorchin are colleagues or business associates, interacting regularly in a formal capacity.

### [Mr. Burckhardt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/characters/mr_burckhardt)

_professional_

Mr. Burckhardt and Mr. Dorchin are colleagues or business associates, interacting regularly in a formal capacity.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/iv)

Revealed as a key figure in the Tylerton experiment; confronts Burckhardt and escapes after the shooting.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_18_se/chapters/v)

Appears in a steel robot body and later speaks as a disembodied voice, revealing the scale of his operation.

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