# Mr. Watkins — Short Fiction character guide

> Mr. Watkins in Short Fiction by Robert Sheckley.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Watkins

**First appearance:** 0000-final-examination

## Who they are

A minor character with limited but notable presence.

## Relationships

### [Captain Somers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_48_se/characters/captain_somers)

_professional_

Captain Somers and Mr. Watkins are shipmates, with Watkins often questioning Somers' orders.

### [Captain Somers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_48_se/characters/captain_somers)

_professional_

Captain Somers and Mr. Watkins are shipmates, with Watkins often questioning Somers' orders.

### [Captain Somers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_48_se/characters/captain_somers)

_professional_

Captain Somers and Mr. Watkins are shipmates, with Watkins often questioning Somers' orders.

## In the story

### [Death Wish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_48_se/chapters/death-wish)

The ship's engineer, cynically personifying the computer as having a death wish, yet deeply attached to the vessel.

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