I (the Aviator)
Lonely aviator who meets the Little Prince
An aviator who crash-lands in the Sahara Desert, the narrator of the story who meets the Prince and forms a friendship. Plays the role of delivering a message to adults who have forgotten their childlike hearts.
Quotes
- What is essential is invisible to the eye.
- Grown-ups were all children once.
- Your rose is very important to you. Because you spent time caring for it.
- What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well.
- The Little Prince is always by your side.
Trivia
- The story is modeled after the author's airplane crash accident in the Libyan Desert.
- 47 illustrations by the author himself are included.
- In Japan, after several booms, many translated editions exist.
- The Prince's star in the story is called Asteroid B612.
- 'I' is a former pilot and the story's narrator.
Alternate names
Pilot
Pilot
Narrator
Protagonist (viewpoint character)
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Male
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- A young man wearing a flight suit and goggles. In the story, his depiction is mostly modest, with few details of his face drawn, but he has a calm and sincere atmosphere.
- Iconic items
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- Flight Cap
- Goggles
- Flight Suit
- Repair Tools
- Airplane
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Thoughtful
- Detailed personality
- Unable to fit into the adult world, harbors feelings of loneliness and anxiety, but through exchanges with the Prince, regains childlike heart and sincerity. Rational with keen powers of observation, engages in many philosophical dialogues.
- Keywords
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- Loneliness
- Friendship
- Contemplation
- Curiosity
- Sincerity
- Motto
- What is essential is invisible to the eye.
- Talents
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- Piloting Skills
- Observation
- Philosophical Insight
- Skills
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- Airplane Repair
- Storytelling
- Communication
- Motivation
- Escaping from the desert where he crash-landed and deepening friendship with the Prince. Being an adult with a child's heart.
- Habits
- Sometimes becomes absorbed in repairing the airplane, and occasionally handles the Prince's stories carelessly.
- Hobbies
- Flying, Drawing (childhood), Listening to stories
- Favorite places
- Sky, Desert
- Disliked situations
- Loneliness, Not being understood
History
- Backstory
- As a child, enjoyed drawing but stopped because not understood by adults. Grew up to become an aviator. During a mission, the airplane malfunctioned and crash-landed in the Sahara Desert. There, meets a little prince and reexamines self and the world through dialogue and friendship.
- Debut date
- April 6, 1943
- Work title
- The Little Prince
- Media type
- Novel
Crash-landing in the Sahara Desert
- Significant event
- Crash-landing in the Sahara Desert
- Description
- Due to airplane malfunction, experiences extreme loneliness but survives.
Encounter with the Prince and establishment of friendship
- Significant event
- Encounter with the Prince and establishment of friendship
- Description
- Meets the Prince in the desert and shares each other's loneliness and troubles.
Airplane Repair
- Significant event
- Airplane Repair
- Description
- While spending time with the Prince, pondering loneliness and contradictions of adults, repairs his own airplane.
Relationships
The Little Prince
Friend
From the encounter in the desert, nurtures friendship and discusses each other's way of life and values.
Media appearances
The Little Prince
Novel / Protagonist
First edition 1943
The Little Prince Petit Prince
Anime / Protagonist
1978 TV series
Little Prince: The Little Prince and I
Movie / Protagonist
2015 theatrical anime
Voice cast and creators
Tomokazu Sugita
- Voice actor
- Tomokazu Sugita
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Drama CD edition (2009)
Hiroaki Hirata
- Voice actor
- Hiroaki Hirata
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Planetarium edition (2006)
Masaaki Yajima
- Voice actor
- Masaaki Yajima
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- The Little Prince Petit Prince Narrator (1978)
Masatane Tsukayama
- Voice actor
- Masatane Tsukayama
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Yuki Saito's The Little Prince Pilot (1990)
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Creator name
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Role
- Original author
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Creator name
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Role
- Illustrator
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