FiveThomas
FiveThomas is a fictional multimedia franchise created to explore multiplicity and identity through a unified character named Thomas who exists in five distinct versions. The concept originated in a 2010 novella and has since expanded into graphic novels and an interactive web game. The project employs cross-media storytelling to examine how a single core identity can diverge across different circumstances.
Across the works, the five Thomases are differentiated by color-coded motifs and distinct social roles, ranging
Reception to FiveThomas has been mixed to positive. Critics have praised its inventive use of multiplicity
See also: doppelgänger, multiplicity, transmedia storytelling, unreliable narration.