Merchant
A person who pursues efficiency by selling hydration pills
A merchant who sells special pills for hydration to save time. A character symbolizing the adult figure obsessed with efficiency.
Quotes
- If you want to save time, use hydration pills
- People should only seek what they truly need
Trivia
- The pills sold by the merchant are meant to save time spent drinking water
- A character symbolizing efficiency-obsessed adults
- Appears in one panel in the original work, with its symbolism highly regarded
Alternate names
Merchant
Profile
- Species
- Human
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- No detailed description; appears as a merchant in the story. One can infer the image of an efficient, business-minded adult.
- Iconic items
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- Hydration pills
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Efficient
- Detailed personality
- A pragmatic personality that prioritizes saving time above all else, achieving efficiency by selling pills for hydration.
- Keywords
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- Efficiency-oriented
- Pragmatic
- Business-minded
- Rational
- Adult worldview
- Talents
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- Business acumen
- Logical thinking
- Persuasiveness
- Skills
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- Sales
- Negotiation skills
- Sales strategy
- Motivation
- To enable people to save the time spent drinking water.
- Favorite foods
- Water
History
- Backstory
- Lives on a small asteroid and appears as a representative example of an adult trying to save time. Has developed and sells hydration pills for the sake of efficiency.
- Debut date
- circa 1943
- Work title
- The Little Prince
- Media type
- Manga
First appearance
- Significant event
- First appearance
- Description
- Appears as a merchant selling hydration pills on one of the asteroids visited by the Prince.
Symbol of efficiency pursuit
- Significant event
- Symbol of efficiency pursuit
- Description
- The merchant's pills, aimed at saving time, symbolize the adults' efficiency obsession in the story.
Media appearances
The Little Prince
Manga / Supporting
1943 original publication
Voice cast and creators
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Creator name
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Role
- Original author