# Stoffler — The End of the World character guide

> Stoffler in The End of the World by Geoffrey Dennis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the German astrologer Stoffler

**First appearance:** 0001-comet

## Who they are

Astrologer who predicted a global flood in 1524.

## Relationships

### [Doctor Auriol](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_world_se/characters/doctor_auriol)

_rivalry_

Doctor Auriol and Stoffler are intellectual or theological opponents, clashing over interpretations of prophecy and the end times.

### [Jesus Christ](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_world_se/characters/jesus_christ)

_psychological_

Jesus Christ appears to Stoffler as a figure of divine judgment or obsession, driving Stoffler's apocalyptic fervor.

### [Paul of Tarsus](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_world_se/characters/paul_of_tarsus)

_psychological_

Paul of Tarsus's writings are used by Stoffler to justify his own radical apocalyptic interpretations.

### [Satan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_world_se/characters/satan)

_psychological_

Satan is perceived by Stoffler as a deceptive force that must be overcome in the end times.

### [Buddha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_world_se/characters/buddha)

_rivalry_

Buddha represents a competing religious figure whose teachings Stoffler likely rejects or contrasts with Christian prophecy.

### [Crazy Amos](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_world_se/characters/crazy_amos)

_social_

Crazy Amos is a minor acquaintance or fellow eccentric who interacts with Stoffler in the apocalyptic milieu.

### [Mother Shipton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_world_se/characters/mother_shipton)

_social_

Mother Shipton is a legendary prophetess whose predictions are compared or contrasted with Stoffler's own.

## In the story

### [Comet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_world_se/chapters/comet)

Referenced as a German astrologer who predicted the end of the world based on comets.

### [Water](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_world_se/chapters/water)

The German astrologer who foretold the Final Deluge for 1524, prompting Doctor Auriol to build an ark.

## Links

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