MaddAddam was the screen name of a Grandmaster who ran a game called Extinctathon. Jimmy and Crake were avid players of the game during their teens. Crake continued playing and ultimately became a Grandmaster.
Once Crake figured out that MaddAddam was actually comprised of a group of individuals that plotted attacks against the dominating pharmaceutical and genetics companies, he hired them out to use their brainpower for his Paradice Project.
Oryx
Oryx is a mysterious, ethereal character that weaves in and out of the text. Jimmy believes that the adult Oryx is the same person as a little girl he once saw on a pornographic site. The little girl's image has haunted him over the years, so it is unclear whether Oryx is the same person as the…show more content… She moves to HelthWyzer with Jimmy's father when he is given a position there under the premise that she is a very good at her job. Later on, after the dissolution of the marriage of Jimmy's parents, she marries Jimmy's father.
Sharon
Jimmy's mother. She runs away from the OrganInc compound after going through a long period of withdrawal. She remains a source of unresolved conflict for Jimmy, who doubts her love.
Snowman
See Jimmy.
Susu
The nickname that Uncle En gives Oryx. See Oryx.
Uncle En
Uncle En is the man to whom Oryx's mother sold her daughter. He was a regular visitor to Oryx's village and others nearby. Desperate families would sell their children to him in exchange for much needed money. The children were then sent to live in large cities as flower sellers. Other children, like Oryx, took part in scams.
Uncle En disappears, and Oryx later hears that he was killed.
Uncle Pete
Uncle Pete was the boss and close friend of Crake's father. After the death of Crake's father, Uncle Pete began consoling Crake's mother. Eventually, the two moved in together. Uncle Pete served as a surrogate father figure to Crake in the sense that he was the male presence in the household.
Snowman suspects that Uncle Pete met his demise at the hands of one of Crake's experimental
