# Ralph G. Breckenridge — Short Science Fiction character guide

> Ralph G. Breckenridge in Short Science Fiction by Isaac Asimov.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Breckenridge, Agent Breckenridge

**First appearance:** 0000-the-magnificent-possession

## Snapshot

A cold, precise agent who corrects every comfortable assumption, Breckenridge arrives insisting that robots have already invaded the United States — and that no one in the room has noticed.

## Who they are

Breckenridge is the interrogator in the room, methodical and unimpressed by credentials, pressing Lynn and Laszlo on the twenty-five-year silence in robotics conferences on both sides. Where Lynn wants reassurance, Breckenridge wants the truth, and he delivers it with a confidence that turns the atmosphere heavy. His refusal to accept the official picture forces the story's central question into the open: how would anyone know?

## In the story

### [Let’s Get Together](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_science_fiction_se/chapters/let-s-get-together)

Security agent revealed to be a humanoid; killed by Lynn after warning other humanoids.

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