CHARACTERS
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BRAD REESE - CAPTAIN (29) Brad was a captain in the fire department and leaves behind a wife and two children. He is one of the oldest people on the ship and reluctantly takes on the role of Captain. He is intelligent, compassionate, selfless and brave. His decisiveness and ability to diffuse conflicts and handle different personalities make him the logical leader in the group. After losing firefighters under his watch, he is weary of endangering others, often putting himself in danger instead. He ends up being a father figure that many of the younger passengers will look up to and he quickly earns everyone's trust. He develops a close bond with Jake, especially after Jake risks his life to rescue him. There is a hint of chemistry between him and Jessie, though romance is the farthest thing on his mind after losing his family. |
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VAL SUAREZ - FIRST OFFICER (Latina, 28) Val leaves behind her two younger brothers and managed their family restaurant. She is the eldest of an extended family of cousins and relatives that lived nearby. She is level-headed and averse to taking risks. She is very protective of the crew and willing to make sacrifice the few to save the many. That stance can sometimes put her at odds with others who are passionate about each life. Val tends to play it safe and is not keen on venturing into the unknown or interacting with other lifeforms. In fact, she would be perfectly happy maintaining humanity onboard the ship in perpetuity. |
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COLE SMITH - SECURITY (African-American, 25) Cole was in the LAPD and leaves behind his pregnant girlfriend. He is traumatized from shooting a teen gang member and was on leave, when he was taken. He is very distraught by his abduction and attempts to take his own life, before becoming head of security on the ship. He's a no-nonsense kind of guy, responsible, and logical. His trauma back on earth will affect his willingness to fire a weapon for some time. |
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JESSICA SUMMERS - DOCTOR (29) Jessica was a medical student who had just started her residency. She leaves behind a fiancé. She is a true humanitarian and cares deeply about people. She isn’t always confident in her abilities and wears her heart on her sleeve. She can be hard on herself. She also seems to be developing some feelings for both Brad and Jake. She can be very emotional and struggles to set her feelings aside. On Earth, she made a mistake that nearly killed a patient, which adds to her insecurities. She is very beautiful but oblivious to it. |
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JAKE AUSTIN - PILOT (21) Jake was working on his parents’ ranch as a crop duster. He has his pilot’s license and is good with mechanics and engineering. He signed up his whole family with the GIC for evacuation, without telling them. His parents were against leaving Earth and their last encounter was an argument. He had an older brother who passed away and it seems Brad has now taken on that role in his life. Jake's family is very old fashioned and they were against space travel, though they gave him their blessing in a taped message after his abduction. He can be a bit of a hot head, but he's got a good heart. He can be self destructive at times and could be susceptible to alcoholism. |
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IVI (Interactive Virtual Intelligence) A hologram representation of the ship’s computer. Containing all the knowledge of Earth, she can run the entire ship on her own. She was programmed by the GIC, which we have learned was led by an alien race. As such, her original programming can be rather cold, like the zero-tolerance protocol that calls for capital punishment. She is able to disintegrate matter via an energy beam from the ceiling. Once Jake was granted command authorization, he disabled that program and instituted preservation of the lives onboard as her primary directive. Ivi can be very helpful, but is not forthcoming with information unless asked. She can appear both as a hologram, and as visual on screens throughout the ship. |
