# We — Character guide

> Key figures in We by Yevgeny Zamyatin.

- [D-503](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/we_se/characters/d-503.md): The narrator and Builder of the Integral, a loyal citizen who begins to question the One State.
- [I-330](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/we_se/characters/i-330.md): A mysterious and seductive woman who introduces D-503 to the world beyond the Green Wall.
- [O-90](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/we_se/characters/o-90.md): D-503's gentle, lawful partner who longs for a child and represents traditional love.
- [R-13](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/we_se/characters/r-13.md): A poet and friend of D-503, who writes propaganda verses for the One State.
- [U-](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/we_se/characters/u-.md): The matronly guardian assigned to D-503's building, who spies on his activities.
- [The Benefactor](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/we_se/characters/the-benefactor.md): The unseen, god-like ruler of the One State, whose decrees are absolute.
- [S-4711](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/we_se/characters/s-4711.md): A cold, efficient doctor at the Medical Bureau who examines D-503.
- [Plappa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/we_se/characters/plappa.md): A Mephi rebel encountered beyond the Green Wall, associated with the ancient house.
- [The Second Builder](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/we_se/characters/the-second-builder.md): A high-ranking official overseeing the construction of the Integral.

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