James Donovan Halliday

James Donovan Halliday aka Anorak appeared in the 2011 book and the 2018 movie called Ready Player One. He is the main character and tech industry businessman in the backstory of Ready Player One. He was the creator of OASIS, a massive online simulation used by billions of people in the story's dystopian future setting.

When the story begins, the late Halliday has just willed a major prize to whosoever finds a unique, hidden easter eggin his VR realm, the OASIS. The terms of the will would give the finder his multi-billion-dollar fortune, along with administrative control over the OASIS itself. Halliday's famous OASIS avatar is a tall wizard in black robes and was described to be a more handsome version of Halliday himself. His sleeves on his robes are embroidered with a large calligraphic letter "A". Anorak also appeared to be larger than the other avatars in the game at times.