Andrew "Ender" Wiggin

Ender Wiggin
Ender's Game character
Ender Wiggin, as portrayed by Asa Butterfield in the film Ender's Game.
First appearance	"Ender's Game"
Last appearance	Ender in Exile
Created by	Orson Scott Card
Portrayed by	Asa Butterfield
Information
Aliases	Speaker for the Dead Ender the Xenocide
Occupation	Soldier, Speaker for the Dead
Family	John Paul Wiggin (father) Theresa Wiggin (mother) Peter Wiggin (brother) Valentine Wiggin (sister)
Spouse(s)	Novinha Ribeira
Children	Miro Ribeira (step-son) Ela Ribeira (step-daughter) Quim Ribeira (step-son) Olhado Ribeira (step-son) Quara Ribeira (step-daughter) Grego Ribeira (step-son)

Speaker for the Dead

Andrew "Ender" Wiggin is a fictional character from Orson Scott Card's 1985 science fiction novel Ender's Game and its sequels (Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind, Ender in Exile), as well as in the first part of the spin-off series, Ender's Shadow. The book series itself is an expansion, with some changes to detail, of Card's 1977 short story "Ender's Game."

In the film adaptation of Ender's Game, Ender is portrayed by Asa Butterfield.

In the first book of the series, Ender's Game, Ender is the youngest and most intelligent of three children; his parents conceived him contrary to the state's strict two-child policy. His existence was called for by a program aiming at producing commanders for humanity's war against the Formics, or "Buggers". He attends Battle School, an Earth-orbiting space station that trains similar prodigies. He receives the same education as other children, but the military recognizes him as their best bet to be supreme commander and often manipulates its own rules to make sure Ender has not only the necessary technical skills, but also the right character for their ends. Specifically, Ender is conditioned to be entirely self-sufficient from a very young age.

As a child, Ender is bullied at school for being a "Third", in particular by a bully named Stilson. After Stilson engages him in a fight, Ender beats him up so badly that the boy is hospitalized. At home, Ender is tormented by his brother Peter, a sadist who delights in killing small animals and tormenting other children, and who resents the attention Ender gets from the military. His only refuge is with his beloved sister Valentine, his protector and only friend. When he is accepted into Battle School, he is brokenhearted at the thought of leaving her, but she assures him that they will always have a bond.