Archetype
The explorer
The seeker who ventures into the unknown, new worlds, frontiers, or ideas, driven by curiosity or restlessness.
The explorer in fiction: 5 works
The Time Traveller is the archetypal explorer venturing alone into an unknown epoch.
A mixed crew's expedition to survey the enigmatic Ringworld drives the plot.
Cooper is the seeker who ventures beyond the solar system to save the species.
An expedition of scientists ventures into the anomalous, uncharted Area X.
A team of scientists ventures into the uncharted, mutating anomaly.