# Walter Hutner — Short Fiction character guide

> Walter Hutner in Short Fiction by Frederik Pohl.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Walter, Hutner, Walt, Wally Hutner, Wally, Walt Hutner

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

## Who they are

A minor character with multiple name variants.

## In the story

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

Narrator and protagonist; a newly appointed rookie patrolman (Shield 8805) working undercover with the Leopards.

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

A former college student and sociology major who worked with the Leopards gang; mentioned as being in a basement with some Leopards during the fight.

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