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* TheComicallySerious: Pretty much all of the time.
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* AssassinOutclassin: Takes He takes out a Snake killer who came after him in his quarters.
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!!Heradao
[[folder:The Free Heradao Governing Council]]
The leaders of a rebel group on the planet Heradao.
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* MinorMajorCharacter: They are in charge of the first known Syndic resistance group to launch a successful rebellion after enduring centuries of tyranny, but Geary never bothers to personally talk to them due to having too much going on at the time.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: They have not been mentioned since ''Relentless'', and it is unclear if the Syndicate Worlds ever reconquered Heradao or left them alone while focusing on other, more important rebel systems.
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[[folder:The Free Heradao Governing Council]]
The leaders of a rebel group on the planet Heradao.
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* MinorMajorCharacter: They are in charge of the first known Syndic resistance group to launch a successful rebellion after enduring centuries of tyranny, but Geary never bothers to personally talk to them due to having too much going on at the time.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: They have not been mentioned since ''Relentless'', and it is unclear if the Syndicate Worlds ever reconquered Heradao or left them alone while focusing on other, more important rebel systems.
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* FourStarBadass: Respected and formidable for his command skills.
* FrontlineGeneral: Fights with his men.
* TheMenFirst: A rare Syndicate leader to think this way, which didn't to his career much good.
* FrontlineGeneral: Fights with his men.
* TheMenFirst: A rare Syndicate leader to think this way, which didn't to his career much good.
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* TheDreaded: Drakon is a legendarily effective soldier, and the prospect of facing him in combat prompts a group of soldiers to desert in ''Corsair''.
* AFatherToHisMen: Drakon is willing to share the burden of combat with his men and avoid wasting their lives. This didn't sit well with his aggressive and cold-hearted superiors before he rebelled, but it did wonders for his reputation with the common soldiers.
* FourStarBadass:Respected and formidable for his He is a combat-tested general whose command skills.
post is typically near the danger zone.
*FrontlineGeneral: Fights with his men.
* TheMenFirst: A rare Syndicate leaderIGaveMyWord: If he promises to think this way, which didn't to his career much good.spare someone's life, then he will keep that deal.
* TheDreaded: Drakon is a legendarily effective soldier, and the prospect of facing him in combat prompts a group of soldiers to desert in ''Corsair''.
* AFatherToHisMen: Drakon is willing to share the burden of combat with his men and avoid wasting their lives. This didn't sit well with his aggressive and cold-hearted superiors before he rebelled, but it did wonders for his reputation with the common soldiers.
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* ActionPolitician: Midway's President, she isn't afraid to fight with the Fleet.
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* ActionPolitician: She is Midway's President, President and a naval veteran who accompanies her Fleet on several dangerous missions.
* CharacterDevelopment: Iceni starts out as a veteran CorruptPolitician (albeit one who didn’t ' abandon her people during an alien invasion) who seizes power for pragmatic reasons. Once sheisn't afraid to fight has that power, she is deeply rattled she might disagree more with certain tyrannical and immoral actions that she previously thought, then eventually strives to do the Fleet.right thing.
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Iceni is humbled and fettered when she realizes that the public loves her and will do anything for her due to her initially pragmatic reforms. She is also deeply unnerved to realize that her complaints about an annoying political candidate caused her overzealous aide to kill the man.
* EntertaininglyWrong: Iceni frequently speculates (incorrectly) about Geary's motives and assumes he's running the Alliance now.
* GreenEyedMonster: Iceni, who gets really mad when [[spoiler: Malin]] tells her about how Morgan slept with Drakon, and then quickly turns around and wonders whether she was actually taking the news ''personally''.
* CharacterDevelopment: Iceni starts out as a veteran CorruptPolitician (albeit one who didn’t ' abandon her people during an alien invasion) who seizes power for pragmatic reasons. Once she
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Iceni is humbled and fettered when she realizes that the public loves her and will do anything for her due to her initially pragmatic reforms. She is also deeply unnerved to realize that her complaints about an annoying political candidate caused her overzealous aide to kill the man.
* EntertaininglyWrong: Iceni frequently speculates (incorrectly) about Geary's motives and assumes he's running the Alliance now.
* GreenEyedMonster: Iceni, who gets really mad when [[spoiler: Malin]] tells her about how Morgan slept with Drakon, and then quickly turns around and wonders whether she was actually taking the news ''personally''.
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!!Batara
[[folder: Naxos and Araya]]
A pair of Syndicate refugee leaders who appear in ''Beyond the Frontier''.
* AHouseDivided: They fell victim to this. They were part of the rebel forces who drove out the Syndicate government of Batara, but didn't have enough common goals with their new leaders, and were kicked off the planet.
* AlmightyJanitor: Naxos has spent his entire career as a line worker, albeit one who advanced just enough that people around him follow his lead.
* BenevolentBoss: Araya describes herself as having tried to listen to the input of her workers, [[TookALevelInCynic although she displays concern about whether or not she'd ever stopped doing so and not even noticed]].
* CoolOldGuy: Naxos. Even the Syndic-wary Alliance soldiers who spend enough time around him start calling him by his first name.
* EnsignNewbie: Araya is described as being too young to have fully been beaten into submission by life under the Syndicate system.
* TheExile: When they're introduced, although Geary sends them back to Batara and ensures a change in government (as well as putting a stop to the threat their more trigger-happy rival neighboring system poses to the Alliance system of Adrianna).
* LaResistance: They helped rise up against the old Syndicate government [[FullCircleRevolution before being exiled by the power-hungry new government]].
* LargeAndInCharge: Naxos is described as a man of heavy build, and even Araya shows him some deference.
* NoodleIncident: Araya was blackballed by a CEO to never receive any future promotions while stuck at the lowest level possible above worker but it's never explained why (although standing up to SexualExtortion or displaying some sign of humanity in front of a GeneralRipper are likely options).
* TheParanoiac: An Alliance officials describes Araya as "looking at me like she expects me to cut her throat during the next sleep period." This is entirely justified, considering what kind of place the Syndicate Worlds was.
* RedOniBlueOni: Have a bit of this, with Naxos being more thoughtful and deliberate than Araya, who is easily frustrated by the circumstances they're in.
* ReluctantRuler: Ruler is a strong word, but Naxos is described as being a bit surprised by the deference he gets from his fellow refugees and uncomfortable with it at first, although he quickly gets better.
* SinsOfOurFathers: Feel a little of this upon being informed by Geary that, contrary to what they'd grown up hearing, it was the Syndicate Worlds who started the war.
* SophisticatedAsHell: Araya has a moment of this, according to one of the Alliance officers accompanying Geary's mission after finding out that their former government has allied with a more militaristic, authoritarian neighboring system.
--> '''Colonel Kim''': The refugee leader Araya is certain from the transmissions we're been picking up that what she calls the "damned cowardly greedy revolution-betraying traitors-to-the-people" who've been running Batara have sold out to Tiyannak.
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!! Others
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[[folder: Naxos and Araya]]
A pair of Syndicate refugee leaders who appear in ''Beyond the Frontier''.
* AHouseDivided: They fell victim to this. They were part of the rebel forces who drove out the Syndicate government of Batara, but didn't have enough common goals with their new leaders, and were kicked off the planet.
* AlmightyJanitor: Naxos has spent his entire career as a line worker, albeit one who advanced just enough that people around him follow his lead.
* BenevolentBoss: Araya describes herself as having tried to listen to the input of her workers, [[TookALevelInCynic although she displays concern about whether or not she'd ever stopped doing so and not even noticed]].
* CoolOldGuy: Naxos. Even the Syndic-wary Alliance soldiers who spend enough time around him start calling him by his first name.
* EnsignNewbie: Araya is described as being too young to have fully been beaten into submission by life under the Syndicate system.
* TheExile: When they're introduced, although Geary sends them back to Batara and ensures a change in government (as well as putting a stop to the threat their more trigger-happy rival neighboring system poses to the Alliance system of Adrianna).
* LaResistance: They helped rise up against the old Syndicate government [[FullCircleRevolution before being exiled by the new one]].
* LargeAndInCharge: Naxos is described as a man of heavy build, and even Araya shows him some deference.
* NoodleIncident: Araya was blackballed by a CEO to never receive any future promotions while stuck at the lowest level possible above worker but it's never explained why (although standing up to SexualExtortion or displaying some sign of humanity in front of a GeneralRipper are likely options).
* TheParanoiac: Araya is described as "looking at me like she expects me to cut her throat during the next sleep period." This is entirely justified, considering what kind of place the Syndicate Worlds was.
* RedOniBlueOni: Have a bit of this, with Naxos being more thoughtful and deliberate than Araya, who is easily frustrated by the circumstances they're in.
* ReluctantRuler: Ruler is a strong word, but Naxos is described as being a bit surprised by the deference he gets from his fellow refugees and uncomfortable with it at first, although he quickly gets better.
* SinsOfOurFathers: Feel a little of this upon being informed by Geary that, contrary to what they'd grown up hearing, it was the Syndicate Worlds who started the war.
* SophisticatedAsHell: Araya has a moment of this, according to one of the Alliance officers accompanying Geary's mission after finding out that their former government has allied with a more militaristic, authoritarian neighboring system.
--> '''Colonel Kim''': The refugee leader Araya is certain from the transmissions we're been picking up that what she calls the "damned cowardly greedy revolution-betraying traitors-to-the-people" who've been running Batara have sold out to Tiyannak.
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A pair of Syndicate refugee leaders who appear in ''Beyond the Frontier''.
* AHouseDivided: They fell victim to this. They were part of the rebel forces who drove out the Syndicate government of Batara, but didn't have enough common goals with their new leaders, and were kicked off the planet.
* AlmightyJanitor: Naxos has spent his entire career as a line worker, albeit one who advanced just enough that people around him follow his lead.
* BenevolentBoss: Araya describes herself as having tried to listen to the input of her workers, [[TookALevelInCynic although she displays concern about whether or not she'd ever stopped doing so and not even noticed]].
* CoolOldGuy: Naxos. Even the Syndic-wary Alliance soldiers who spend enough time around him start calling him by his first name.
* EnsignNewbie: Araya is described as being too young to have fully been beaten into submission by life under the Syndicate system.
* TheExile: When they're introduced, although Geary sends them back to Batara and ensures a change in government (as well as putting a stop to the threat their more trigger-happy rival neighboring system poses to the Alliance system of Adrianna).
* LaResistance: They helped rise up against the old Syndicate government [[FullCircleRevolution before being exiled by the new one]].
* LargeAndInCharge: Naxos is described as a man of heavy build, and even Araya shows him some deference.
* NoodleIncident: Araya was blackballed by a CEO to never receive any future promotions while stuck at the lowest level possible above worker but it's never explained why (although standing up to SexualExtortion or displaying some sign of humanity in front of a GeneralRipper are likely options).
* TheParanoiac: Araya is described as "looking at me like she expects me to cut her throat during the next sleep period." This is entirely justified, considering what kind of place the Syndicate Worlds was.
* RedOniBlueOni: Have a bit of this, with Naxos being more thoughtful and deliberate than Araya, who is easily frustrated by the circumstances they're in.
* ReluctantRuler: Ruler is a strong word, but Naxos is described as being a bit surprised by the deference he gets from his fellow refugees and uncomfortable with it at first, although he quickly gets better.
* SinsOfOurFathers: Feel a little of this upon being informed by Geary that, contrary to what they'd grown up hearing, it was the Syndicate Worlds who started the war.
* SophisticatedAsHell: Araya has a moment of this, according to one of the Alliance officers accompanying Geary's mission after finding out that their former government has allied with a more militaristic, authoritarian neighboring system.
--> '''Colonel Kim''': The refugee leader Araya is certain from the transmissions we're been picking up that what she calls the "damned cowardly greedy revolution-betraying traitors-to-the-people" who've been running Batara have sold out to Tiyannak.
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A pair of Syndicate refugee leaders who appear in ''Beyond the Frontier''.
* AHouseDivided: They fell victim to this. They were part of the rebel forces who drove out the Syndicate government of Batara, but didn't have enough common goals with their new leaders, and were kicked off the planet.
* AlmightyJanitor: Naxos has spent his entire career as a line worker, albeit one who advanced just enough that people around him follow his lead.
* BenevolentBoss: Araya describes herself as having tried to listen to the input of her workers, [[TookALevelInCynic although she displays concern about whether or not she'd ever stopped doing so and not even noticed]].
* CoolOldGuy: Naxos. Even the Syndic-wary Alliance soldiers who spend enough time around him start calling him by his first name.
* EnsignNewbie: Araya is described as being too young to have fully been beaten into submission by life under the Syndicate system.
* TheExile: When they're introduced, although Geary sends them back to Batara and ensures a change in government (as well as putting a stop to the threat their more trigger-happy rival neighboring system poses to the Alliance system of Adrianna).
* LaResistance: They helped rise up against the old Syndicate government [[FullCircleRevolution before being exiled by the new one]].
* LargeAndInCharge: Naxos is described as a man of heavy build, and even Araya shows him some deference.
* NoodleIncident: Araya was blackballed by a CEO to never receive any future promotions while stuck at the lowest level possible above worker but it's never explained why (although standing up to SexualExtortion or displaying some sign of humanity in front of a GeneralRipper are likely options).
* TheParanoiac: Araya is described as "looking at me like she expects me to cut her throat during the next sleep period." This is entirely justified, considering what kind of place the Syndicate Worlds was.
* RedOniBlueOni: Have a bit of this, with Naxos being more thoughtful and deliberate than Araya, who is easily frustrated by the circumstances they're in.
* ReluctantRuler: Ruler is a strong word, but Naxos is described as being a bit surprised by the deference he gets from his fellow refugees and uncomfortable with it at first, although he quickly gets better.
* SinsOfOurFathers: Feel a little of this upon being informed by Geary that, contrary to what they'd grown up hearing, it was the Syndicate Worlds who started the war.
* SophisticatedAsHell: Araya has a moment of this, according to one of the Alliance officers accompanying Geary's mission after finding out that their former government has allied with a more militaristic, authoritarian neighboring system.
--> '''Colonel Kim''': The refugee leader Araya is certain from the transmissions we're been picking up that what she calls the "damned cowardly greedy revolution-betraying traitors-to-the-people" who've been running Batara have sold out to Tiyannak.
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The half-dozen people running Kahiki, a sparsely populated planet devoted to scientific research. They overthrow their Internal Security minders due to fear about sharing the fate of Kane.
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* HufflepuffHouse: Kahiki is the only star system in the newly formed Phoenix Stars to have their revolt take place entirely off-screen, none of the Kahiki rebels are named, and the ambassador they send to meet with the other star systems only has three lines. Their scientific research is discussed in some plot-relevant ways, though.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: Drakon recognizes one of them as the former executive officer of CEO Santori, the planet's garrison commander (who apparently died in the revolt) and notes that during their previous meeting, she seemed to be "unhappy but professional, trying to keep things running despite Santori's lack of leadership."
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!!Midway
[[folder: General Artur Drakon]]
Head of Midway's Ground Forces. One of the leaders of their revolution.
* FourStarBadass: Respected and formidable for his command skills.
* FrontlineGeneral: Fights with his men.
* TheMenFirst: A rare Syndicate leader to think this way, which didn't to his career much good.
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[[folder: President Gwen Iceni]]
The President of Midway, and Drakon's (initially) tenuous ally.
* ActionPolitician: Midway's President, she isn't afraid to fight with the Fleet.
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[[folder: Colonel Bran Malin]]
* ChessmasterSidekick: Drakon is the better battlefield Commander, but Malin is the one who implements a lot of long term and social strategies.
* ColonelBadass: One of his functions with as a bodyguard and assassin and he has some wicked skills.
* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler: He's Morgan's son]].
* TheMole: Subverted, he gives information about Drakon to Iceni behind Drakon's back, but is actually doing it for the benefit of bringing them closer together.
* RedOniBlueOni: He is the blue to Morgan's red, being a practical, reserved man who is more cautious and less prone to unnecessarily violent actions.
* TheSpymaster: Maintains an intelligence network on Midway, although his specialty is ferreting out Snake spies, which he did a good job at sen while under 24-7 surveillance.
* TheStoic: A man of strong emotions, but whose very good at camouflaging them.
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[[folder: Roh Morgan]]
* DarkActionGirl: One of the toughest fighters in the series, but not ''quite'' a good guy.
* HumanPopsicle: Long before the main series, she spent about two decades frozen in survival sleep, inside of a hollowed-out asteroid, as part of a failed mission to infiltrate Enigma space.
* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Tries this on occasion.
* PsychoSupporter: A bit unstable, to say the least, but fiercely protective of Drakon.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Malin's blue, being a borderline psychotic whose always on the attack, and has somewhat reckless ambitions, but is by no means useless towards the others.
* SuicideMission: Volunteered for one against the Enigmas once but managed to survive it.
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[[folder: Kommodor Asima Marphissa]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Very good at what she does.
* TheIdealist: Believes that Midway has the potential to accomplish real, and meaningful change. Her attitude rubs off on the others.
* RankUp: From an executive officer of a ship, to the head of the flotilla.
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[[folder: Colonel Donal Hideki Rogero]]
A commander under Drakon who fell in love with an Alliance officer.
* FrontlineGeneral: Just like his boss.
* SeductionProofMarriage: Well they aren't married yet, but he has one with Bradamont.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Bradamont, an offer from an enemy government.
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[[folder: Colonel Connor Gaiene]]
A world-weary Brigade Commander under Drakon.
* BloodKnight: As much as he hates the consequences war, it makes him feel alive.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a drunken letch, but Drakon doesn't keep him around out of pity, as his combat skills prove.
* DeathSeeker: He wants to die, to an extent.
* DrowningMySorrows: Often, to the point where he might be TheAlcoholic.
* TheLostLenore: Greatly misses his wife, another soldier who died saving his life.
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[[folder: Captain Bradamont]]
An Alliance liaison officer who has a history with Rogero.
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Has a hard time adjusting to realities of how life in the Syndicate World really was and keeps expecting a particularly grim anecdote to have been a joke or incomplete.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Back in Alliance space, for falling in love with a Syndic.
* HonestAdvisor: To Marphissa.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Downplayed, but she has a lot in common with Jaylen Cressida, which Geary and Desjani note in her first appearance.
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[[folder: Leytenant Kontos]]
* RankUp: A very junior officer who becomes a warship commander after impressing Iceni during his recruitment.
* HeroWorshipper: To Iceni.
* TheSmartGuy: A genius level commander who excels in outside the box tactics.
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[[folder: Colonel Kai]]
A brigade Commander.
* TheStoic: His most notable trait his his lack of emotion.
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[[folder: Mehmet Togo]]
Iceni's aide.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: He has unnoticed feelings for Iceni, and is a GreenEyedMonster towards Drakon.
* AssassinOutclassin: Takes out a Snake killer who came after him in his quarters.
* TheComicallySerious: Pretty much all of the time.
* HiddenDepths: Practices the IllegalReligion of praying to his ancestors.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Ultimately proves to be this, even mores than Morgan.
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[[folder: Kaptain Diaz]]
The commander of Marphissa's flagship.
* {{Forgiveness}}: He lost his sister to the Alliance in the war, but has learned to let go of that anger (at least as far as the Alliance is concerned, the Syndicate government is another story).
* RankUp: Was initially the HyperCompetentSidekick to the flagship commander until that guy made one mistake too many.
* UndyingLoyalty: A reliable guy determined to serve Midway the best he can.
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[[folder: Celia Gozen]]
A Syndicate Soldier who defects to Midway and becomes one of Drakon's new aides.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Joins Drakon after her unit is used as CannonFodder.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Got away with mouthing off to superiors for a while because her uncle was the Brigade Commander.
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[[folder: Mack]]
A transport Captain captured by Midway who later joins them.
* AscendedExtra: Gets a couple POV scenes in the final book.
* BenevolentBoss: One of his crew assures him he'd never have suffered an UnfriendlyFire death, high praise in the Syndicate Worlds.
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[[folder: Freya Mercia]]
A liberated POW and the new Captain of the Battleship.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Several superiors who were planning on reporting her to the Snakes for one reason or another died in mysterious accidents before they could do so.
* OldSoldier: She's a hardened, long-serving sailor.
* PassedOverPromotion: Has more age and experience than Marphissa, who is her overall commander. Mercia doesn't mind though, and appreciates Marphissa's talent.
* YouAreInCommandNow: During the Battle of Varandal when a Snake executed her commander she shot the Snake, took command of the bridge and fought until the ship was too damaged to do more.
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[[folder: Akiri]]
A supporter of Drakon and Iceni's coup who they quickly came to view as an annoyance.
* KickedUpstairs: He's promoted to a staff role by Iceni, supposedly as a reward for his help, but actually because she quickly decides that he'd be useless if left in a Naval position.
* PetTheDog: He did have friends in the Reserve Flotilla and shows sadness at hearing how it was essentially wiped out by the Alliance fleet.
* SacrificialLamb: He is killed shortly after the revolt by a Snake assassin, who is then killed [[AssassinOutclassin while going after Marphissa]].
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[[folder: Czilla]]One of the officers aboard Marphissa's flagship.
* BridgeBunny: Her role consists mainly of status reports to Marphissa and Diaz, as well as giving advice.
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[[folder: Capek, Dinapoli and Keesler]]
A trio of lingering soldiers rescued from a planet the Enigma's had just overtaken.
* NoManLeftBehind: Among the first humans ever rescued from Enigma Space, and the first who hadn’t been Enigma prisoners, at great risk to Marphissa and her crew.
* ShellshockedVeteran: Kessler.
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[[folder: Sergeant Broom]]
The "Code monkey" for Drakon's forces.
* TheCracker: A bold and highly able hacker.
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[[folder: Beltsios]]
A code monkey aboard the battle cruiser ''Midway''.
* TheCracker: He's capable of hacking into enemy systems during battle.
[[/folder]][[folder: Combat Systems Worker Fifth Class Devon Dupree]]
A soldier stationed at Ulindi.
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* AlliterativeName: ''D''evon ''D''upree.
* OldSoldier: Drakon specifically describes him as an "old soldier" and, while mutinying, he kills two snake agents who thought he was too old to be a threat to them.
* PropagandaHero: Ten years before the Battle of Ulindi, Dupree's unit managed to HoldTheLine against heavy Alliance forces for six hours. They were interviewed extensively by news crews and promised early discharge from the armed forces as a reward. [[TheCakeIsALie as soon as the news crews left, their discharges were canceled, and they were sent back to the front lines.]]
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!!Moorea
[[folder: Granile Immallye]]
A rival warlord who has a past with Iceni.
* TheChessmaster: Convinced the Syndics to set her up as a fake independent warlord in order to overthrow them and become one for real.
* YouKilledMyFather: Resents Iceni for contributing to her father's court-martial and death, but is willing to bury the hatchet to cooperate with her, recognizing that they make better allies than enemies and were both used by the Syndics.[[/folder]]
!!Kane
[[folder: Rhian Wake]]
A citizen of Kane who revolts against the Syndicate Worlds, and becomes the system's provisional president by the events of ''Corsair'' after more than half the population is killed by an orbital bombardment in ''Literature/TheLostStars''
* ActionPolitician: She keeps a rifle in a sling over her back and won't back down before an invasion force.
* BadassCape: Wake wears a red hood and cape in all of her appearances.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Declares that she'll fight to the end with her whole planet rather than surrender, something that seems to be the feeling of the populace at large. While she does expect help from Midway, she knows there is no certainty of it.
* AFatherToHisMen: Well, mother anyway. She evacuates the civilians of the planet to bomb shelters as soon as the Syndics arrive and tells Colonel Orlando and his men to fight well, but not throw their lives away.
* LaResistance: It's unclear if she was part of this ''before'' the previous free to attack Kane killed half the population in an orbital bombardment, but she certainly is now.
* YouKilledMyFather: When the head of an invasion force offers to spare her family if she immediately surrenders, Wake replies that the orbital bombardment already killed her family.
* YoungAndInCharge: Looks to be somewhere in her thirties.
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[[folder: Colonel Mako Orlando]]
The head of Kane's ground forces.
* BaldOfAuthority: He's bald and commands Kane's army for President Wake.
* ColonelBadass: Takes to the field with his men and has a strong air of competent authority.
* TakeNoPrisoners: In ''Outlands'', Mako won't even ''consider'' sparing the lives of any prisoners from the Syndic invasion force until learning that their families were being held hostage.
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[[folder: Greene]]
One of Wake's advisors at Kane.
* TheSmartGuy: He is introduced giving a thoughtful, pragmatic assessment of why Midway should help them, factoring in {{Realpolitik}}.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Stephani Ivaskova]]
A leader of the Workers committee that rebels on Kane, who briefly encounters Iceni.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Its unclear if she survived Hua Boucher's bombardment of the planet.
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!!Ulindi
[[folder: CEO Jason Boyens]]
An officer form the Reserve Flotilla who works with and against Midway at differing times.
* AFatherToHisMen: Downplayed, he cares about them, but rarely enough to risk himself.
* TheCavalry: Arrives at Midway to assist against the Syndicate flotillas attacking it in parallel to the Battle of Iwa along with a few warships he convinced into defecting to the Phoenix Stars.
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: Although he isn't happy about it, he helps the Syndicate Worlds until he defects to avoid YouHaveFailedMe, although he becomes a useful ally in his own right.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: Sent to Midway for protesting a hostile takeover of his start-up company.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Dingane Paige]]
A survivor of the purges on Ulindi and prominent member of its new government.
* TheCreon: Seems happy to take orders/advice from Boyens after he's sent to Ulindi.
* HumbleHero: Outright admits feeling unqualified next to all of the more outspoken dissidents on Ulindi who were killed.
* NervousWreck: Described as a bit on edge all of the time.
[[/folder]]
!!Taroa
[[folder: Kamara]]
A former subordinate of Drakon's, and a prominent figure in the Rebellion of the neighboring system of Taroa, which becomes allies with Midway.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Serves as one to the political side of Taroa's new government. Drakon predicts she'll go far.
* TakeNoPrisoners: She will take ''some'' prisoners but has designated the members of several units which committed war crimes as "kill only" throughout the campaign.
* TooGoodToBeTrue: Seems vaguely suspicious that Drakon and Midway's unconditional, unrequested, game-changing help might be an attempt to take over Taroa.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Mentasa]]
A survivor of Kontos's original crew who later helps establish peaceful relations with his own homeward of Taroa.
* OldSoldier: Especially in comparison to his superior, Kontos.
[[/folder]]
!!Kahiki
!! Others
[[folder: The Senior [=CEOs=] of Atalia]]
The leaders of a Syndicate Worlds border system.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Constantly ravaged on the frontlines of the war, and fed up with the Syndicate government, as soon as the Alliance fleet is posing a threat to them (and the loyalist elements in the system have died attacking them) they promptly announce their surrender to the Alliance government, the first time such an event has happened.
* TheLoad: The Alliance government views them as not having enough resources (and too much bad blood) to be worth absorbing them into the Alliance after their surrender and drags its feet about giving them serious aid or diplomatic status.
* NoNameGiven: None of them are ever named.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Executive Destina Aragon]]
A Syndicate defector who allies with Michael Geary during the events of the ''Corsair'' comic series.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Already filled with doubts about the Syndicate Worlds' leadership, she and her soldiers revolt upon finding out that they were about to [[SuicideMission be sent]] against [[BadassArmy General Drakon and his rebellious ground force troops in Midway]].
* FieryRedhead: She is a fierce and sharp-tongued combat veteran with bright red hair.
* FireForgedFriends: With Michael and his people.
* FrontlineGeneral: An effective commando leader.
* ScarsAreForever: She has a large X-shaped scar on one cheek.
* WorkingClassHero: She and her brother rose up from workers to reach Executive Status.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Sub-Executive Alark Harbin]]
Aragon's second in command, and fellow defector.
* BeneathNotice: He and his whole family have spent years working on this to avoid falling victim to Syndicate purges.
* BigDamnHeroes: Takes out an ISS soldier about to shoot Aragon in the back.
* TheCynic: Downplayed, but he's described as being a bit fatalistic after so many years of having nearly all of his men killed while the [=CEOs=] responsible got promoted.
* TheCreon: States that he prefers to be second in command when Aragon jokes that [[YouAreInCommandNow he would have been left in charge]] if he hadn't saved her.
* FacialHorror: Has a metal plate over the left side of his face as the result of battle injuries that he wasn't authorized to have fixed, due to the belief that he'd get killed soon enough anyway.
* NumberTwo: To Aragon.
* RedOniBlueOni: He's the blue to Nedele's red, being a silent, supportive figure who approves of mediation and is willing to make an effort to work things out with the Alliance soldiers.
* UndyingLoyalty: Towards Aragon. He appreciates her leadership and saves her life even when he could have let her die and then taken over the unit himself.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Sub-Executive Kat Nedele]]
Aragon's other aide.
* TheDogBitesBack: Has clearly experienced resentment and/or suffering at the hands of the Snakes and relishes any chance to kill them.
* FieryRedhead: Repeatedly advocates shooting one of the Alliance soldiers as an example to the other, and clashes with them in the corridors sometimes. She also enjoys fighting [[StateSec the Snakes]].
* RedOniBlueOni: She's the red to Harbin's blue, being a brave and competent soldier, but one who hasn't yet shaken off the ruthless Syndicate mentality.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Works very tensely with the Alliance POWS.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Naxos and Araya]]
A pair of Syndicate refugee leaders who appear in ''Beyond the Frontier''.
* AHouseDivided: They fell victim to this. They were part of the rebel forces who drove out the Syndicate government of Batara, but didn't have enough common goals with their new leaders, and were kicked off the planet.
* AlmightyJanitor: Naxos has spent his entire career as a line worker, albeit one who advanced just enough that people around him follow his lead.
* BenevolentBoss: Araya describes herself as having tried to listen to the input of her workers, [[TookALevelInCynic although she displays concern about whether or not she'd ever stopped doing so and not even noticed]].
* CoolOldGuy: Naxos. Even the Syndic-wary Alliance soldiers who spend enough time around him start calling him by his first name.
* EnsignNewbie: Araya is described as being too young to have fully been beaten into submission by life under the Syndicate system.
* TheExile: When they're introduced, although Geary sends them back to Batara and ensures a change in government (as well as putting a stop to the threat their more trigger-happy rival neighboring system poses to the Alliance system of Adrianna).
* LaResistance: They helped rise up against the old Syndicate government [[FullCircleRevolution before being exiled by the new one]].
* LargeAndInCharge: Naxos is described as a man of heavy build, and even Araya shows him some deference.
* NoodleIncident: Araya was blackballed by a CEO to never receive any future promotions while stuck at the lowest level possible above worker but it's never explained why (although standing up to SexualExtortion or displaying some sign of humanity in front of a GeneralRipper are likely options).
* TheParanoiac: Araya is described as "looking at me like she expects me to cut her throat during the next sleep period." This is entirely justified, considering what kind of place the Syndicate Worlds was.
* RedOniBlueOni: Have a bit of this, with Naxos being more thoughtful and deliberate than Araya, who is easily frustrated by the circumstances they're in.
* ReluctantRuler: Ruler is a strong word, but Naxos is described as being a bit surprised by the deference he gets from his fellow refugees and uncomfortable with it at first, although he quickly gets better.
* SinsOfOurFathers: Feel a little of this upon being informed by Geary that, contrary to what they'd grown up hearing, it was the Syndicate Worlds who started the war.
* SophisticatedAsHell: Araya has a moment of this, according to one of the Alliance officers accompanying Geary's mission after finding out that their former government has allied with a more militaristic, authoritarian neighboring system.
--> '''Colonel Kim''': The refugee leader Araya is certain from the transmissions we're been picking up that what she calls the "damned cowardly greedy revolution-betraying traitors-to-the-people" who've been running Batara have sold out to Tiyannak.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Sub-CEO Pers Garadun]]
A liberated Syndicate POW and acquaintance of Rogero.
* GoalInLife: Once he wanted to explore the frontiers of space, before finding out about the Enigma Race. After hearing about what Geary has found, this interest is revived.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He was fully prepared to blow up an Alliance Hypernet Gate to avenge Kalixa. Naturally, he is left shaken to find out that this was part of the Enigma Race's BatmanGambit and that ''they'' destroyed Kalixa.
* PutOnABus: He leaves to rejoin his family in Syndicate space rather than go back to Midway, but promises to try and defect with them someday.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: General Artur Drakon]]
Head of Midway's Ground Forces. One of the leaders of their revolution.
* FourStarBadass: Respected and formidable for his command skills.
* FrontlineGeneral: Fights with his men.
* TheMenFirst: A rare Syndicate leader to think this way, which didn't to his career much good.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: President Gwen Iceni]]
The President of Midway, and Drakon's (initially) tenuous ally.
* ActionPolitician: Midway's President, she isn't afraid to fight with the Fleet.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Colonel Bran Malin]]
* ChessmasterSidekick: Drakon is the better battlefield Commander, but Malin is the one who implements a lot of long term and social strategies.
* ColonelBadass: One of his functions with as a bodyguard and assassin and he has some wicked skills.
* LongLostRelative: [[spoiler: He's Morgan's son]].
* TheMole: Subverted, he gives information about Drakon to Iceni behind Drakon's back, but is actually doing it for the benefit of bringing them closer together.
* RedOniBlueOni: He is the blue to Morgan's red, being a practical, reserved man who is more cautious and less prone to unnecessarily violent actions.
* TheSpymaster: Maintains an intelligence network on Midway, although his specialty is ferreting out Snake spies, which he did a good job at sen while under 24-7 surveillance.
* TheStoic: A man of strong emotions, but whose very good at camouflaging them.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Roh Morgan]]
* DarkActionGirl: One of the toughest fighters in the series, but not ''quite'' a good guy.
* HumanPopsicle: Long before the main series, she spent about two decades frozen in survival sleep, inside of a hollowed-out asteroid, as part of a failed mission to infiltrate Enigma space.
* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Tries this on occasion.
* PsychoSupporter: A bit unstable, to say the least, but fiercely protective of Drakon.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Malin's blue, being a borderline psychotic whose always on the attack, and has somewhat reckless ambitions, but is by no means useless towards the others.
* SuicideMission: Volunteered for one against the Enigmas once but managed to survive it.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Kommodor Asima Marphissa]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Very good at what she does.
* TheIdealist: Believes that Midway has the potential to accomplish real, and meaningful change. Her attitude rubs off on the others.
* RankUp: From an executive officer of a ship, to the head of the flotilla.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Colonel Donal Hideki Rogero]]
A commander under Drakon who fell in love with an Alliance officer.
* FrontlineGeneral: Just like his boss.
* SeductionProofMarriage: Well they aren't married yet, but he has one with Bradamont.
* StarCrossedLovers: With Bradamont, an offer from an enemy government.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Colonel Connor Gaiene]]
A world-weary Brigade Commander under Drakon.
* BloodKnight: As much as he hates the consequences war, it makes him feel alive.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He's a drunken letch, but Drakon doesn't keep him around out of pity, as his combat skills prove.
* DeathSeeker: He wants to die, to an extent.
* DrowningMySorrows: Often, to the point where he might be TheAlcoholic.
* TheLostLenore: Greatly misses his wife, another soldier who died saving his life.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Captain Bradamont]]
An Alliance liaison officer who has a history with Rogero.
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: Has a hard time adjusting to realities of how life in the Syndicate World really was and keeps expecting a particularly grim anecdote to have been a joke or incomplete.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: Back in Alliance space, for falling in love with a Syndic.
* HonestAdvisor: To Marphissa.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Downplayed, but she has a lot in common with Jaylen Cressida, which Geary and Desjani note in her first appearance.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Leytenant Kontos]]
* RankUp: A very junior officer who becomes a warship commander after impressing Iceni during his recruitment.
* HeroWorshipper: To Iceni.
* TheSmartGuy: A genius level commander who excels in outside the box tactics.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Colonel Kai]]
A brigade Commander.
* TheStoic: His most notable trait his his lack of emotion.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Mehmet Togo]]
Iceni's aide.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: He has unnoticed feelings for Iceni, and is a GreenEyedMonster towards Drakon.
* AssassinOutclassin: Takes out a Snake killer who came after him in his quarters.
* TheComicallySerious: Pretty much all of the time.
* HiddenDepths: Practices the IllegalReligion of praying to his ancestors.
* TokenEvilTeammate: Ultimately proves to be this, even mores than Morgan.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Kaptain Diaz]]
The commander of Marphissa's flagship.
* {{Forgiveness}}: He lost his sister to the Alliance in the war, but has learned to let go of that anger (at least as far as the Alliance is concerned, the Syndicate government is another story).
* RankUp: Was initially the HyperCompetentSidekick to the flagship commander until that guy made one mistake too many.
* UndyingLoyalty: A reliable guy determined to serve Midway the best he can.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Celia Gozen]]
A Syndicate Soldier who defects to Midway and becomes one of Drakon's new aides.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Joins Drakon after her unit is used as CannonFodder.
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: Got away with mouthing off to superiors for a while because her uncle was the Brigade Commander.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Mack]]
A transport Captain captured by Midway who later joins them.
* AscendedExtra: Gets a couple POV scenes in the final book.
* BenevolentBoss: One of his crew assures him he'd never have suffered an UnfriendlyFire death, high praise in the Syndicate Worlds.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Freya Mercia]]
A liberated POW and the new Captain of the Battleship.
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Several superiors who were planning on reporting her to the Snakes for one reason or another died in mysterious accidents before they could do so.
* OldSoldier: She's a hardened, long-serving sailor.
* PassedOverPromotion: Has more age and experience than Marphissa, who is her overall commander. Mercia doesn't mind though, and appreciates Marphissa's talent.
* YouAreInCommandNow: During the Battle of Varandal when a Snake executed her commander she shot the Snake, took command of the bridge and fought until the ship was too damaged to do more.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Akiri]]
A supporter of Drakon and Iceni's coup who they quickly came to view as an annoyance.
* KickedUpstairs: He's promoted to a staff role by Iceni, supposedly as a reward for his help, but actually because she quickly decides that he'd be useless if left in a Naval position.
* PetTheDog: He did have friends in the Reserve Flotilla and shows sadness at hearing how it was essentially wiped out by the Alliance fleet.
* SacrificialLamb: He is killed shortly after the revolt by a Snake assassin, who is then killed [[AssassinOutclassin while going after Marphissa]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Czilla]]One of the officers aboard Marphissa's flagship.
* BridgeBunny: Her role consists mainly of status reports to Marphissa and Diaz, as well as giving advice.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Capek, Dinapoli and Keesler]]
A trio of lingering soldiers rescued from a planet the Enigma's had just overtaken.
* NoManLeftBehind: Among the first humans ever rescued from Enigma Space, and the first who hadn’t been Enigma prisoners, at great risk to Marphissa and her crew.
* ShellshockedVeteran: Kessler.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Sergeant Broom]]
The "Code monkey" for Drakon's forces.
* TheCracker: A bold and highly able hacker.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Beltsios]]
A code monkey aboard the battle cruiser ''Midway''.
* TheCracker: He's capable of hacking into enemy systems during battle.
[[/folder]][[folder: Combat Systems Worker Fifth Class Devon Dupree]]
A soldier stationed at Ulindi.
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* AlliterativeName: ''D''evon ''D''upree.
* OldSoldier: Drakon specifically describes him as an "old soldier" and, while mutinying, he kills two snake agents who thought he was too old to be a threat to them.
* PropagandaHero: Ten years before the Battle of Ulindi, Dupree's unit managed to HoldTheLine against heavy Alliance forces for six hours. They were interviewed extensively by news crews and promised early discharge from the armed forces as a reward. [[TheCakeIsALie as soon as the news crews left, their discharges were canceled, and they were sent back to the front lines.]]
[[/folder]]
!!Moorea
[[folder: Granile Immallye]]
A rival warlord who has a past with Iceni.
* TheChessmaster: Convinced the Syndics to set her up as a fake independent warlord in order to overthrow them and become one for real.
* YouKilledMyFather: Resents Iceni for contributing to her father's court-martial and death, but is willing to bury the hatchet to cooperate with her, recognizing that they make better allies than enemies and were both used by the Syndics.[[/folder]]
!!Kane
[[folder: Rhian Wake]]
A citizen of Kane who revolts against the Syndicate Worlds, and becomes the system's provisional president by the events of ''Corsair'' after more than half the population is killed by an orbital bombardment in ''Literature/TheLostStars''
* ActionPolitician: She keeps a rifle in a sling over her back and won't back down before an invasion force.
* BadassCape: Wake wears a red hood and cape in all of her appearances.
* DefiantToTheEnd: Declares that she'll fight to the end with her whole planet rather than surrender, something that seems to be the feeling of the populace at large. While she does expect help from Midway, she knows there is no certainty of it.
* AFatherToHisMen: Well, mother anyway. She evacuates the civilians of the planet to bomb shelters as soon as the Syndics arrive and tells Colonel Orlando and his men to fight well, but not throw their lives away.
* LaResistance: It's unclear if she was part of this ''before'' the previous free to attack Kane killed half the population in an orbital bombardment, but she certainly is now.
* YouKilledMyFather: When the head of an invasion force offers to spare her family if she immediately surrenders, Wake replies that the orbital bombardment already killed her family.
* YoungAndInCharge: Looks to be somewhere in her thirties.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Colonel Mako Orlando]]
The head of Kane's ground forces.
* BaldOfAuthority: He's bald and commands Kane's army for President Wake.
* ColonelBadass: Takes to the field with his men and has a strong air of competent authority.
* TakeNoPrisoners: In ''Outlands'', Mako won't even ''consider'' sparing the lives of any prisoners from the Syndic invasion force until learning that their families were being held hostage.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Greene]]
One of Wake's advisors at Kane.
* TheSmartGuy: He is introduced giving a thoughtful, pragmatic assessment of why Midway should help them, factoring in {{Realpolitik}}.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Stephani Ivaskova]]
A leader of the Workers committee that rebels on Kane, who briefly encounters Iceni.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Its unclear if she survived Hua Boucher's bombardment of the planet.
[[/folder]]
!!Ulindi
[[folder: CEO Jason Boyens]]
An officer form the Reserve Flotilla who works with and against Midway at differing times.
* AFatherToHisMen: Downplayed, he cares about them, but rarely enough to risk himself.
* TheCavalry: Arrives at Midway to assist against the Syndicate flotillas attacking it in parallel to the Battle of Iwa along with a few warships he convinced into defecting to the Phoenix Stars.
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: Although he isn't happy about it, he helps the Syndicate Worlds until he defects to avoid YouHaveFailedMe, although he becomes a useful ally in his own right.
* ReassignedToAntarctica: Sent to Midway for protesting a hostile takeover of his start-up company.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Dingane Paige]]
A survivor of the purges on Ulindi and prominent member of its new government.
* TheCreon: Seems happy to take orders/advice from Boyens after he's sent to Ulindi.
* HumbleHero: Outright admits feeling unqualified next to all of the more outspoken dissidents on Ulindi who were killed.
* NervousWreck: Described as a bit on edge all of the time.
[[/folder]]
!!Taroa
[[folder: Kamara]]
A former subordinate of Drakon's, and a prominent figure in the Rebellion of the neighboring system of Taroa, which becomes allies with Midway.
* HypercompetentSidekick: Serves as one to the political side of Taroa's new government. Drakon predicts she'll go far.
* TakeNoPrisoners: She will take ''some'' prisoners but has designated the members of several units which committed war crimes as "kill only" throughout the campaign.
* TooGoodToBeTrue: Seems vaguely suspicious that Drakon and Midway's unconditional, unrequested, game-changing help might be an attempt to take over Taroa.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Mentasa]]
A survivor of Kontos's original crew who later helps establish peaceful relations with his own homeward of Taroa.
* OldSoldier: Especially in comparison to his superior, Kontos.
[[/folder]]
!!Kahiki
!! Others
[[folder: The Senior [=CEOs=] of Atalia]]
The leaders of a Syndicate Worlds border system.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Constantly ravaged on the frontlines of the war, and fed up with the Syndicate government, as soon as the Alliance fleet is posing a threat to them (and the loyalist elements in the system have died attacking them) they promptly announce their surrender to the Alliance government, the first time such an event has happened.
* TheLoad: The Alliance government views them as not having enough resources (and too much bad blood) to be worth absorbing them into the Alliance after their surrender and drags its feet about giving them serious aid or diplomatic status.
* NoNameGiven: None of them are ever named.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Executive Destina Aragon]]
A Syndicate defector who allies with Michael Geary during the events of the ''Corsair'' comic series.
* DefectorFromDecadence: Already filled with doubts about the Syndicate Worlds' leadership, she and her soldiers revolt upon finding out that they were about to [[SuicideMission be sent]] against [[BadassArmy General Drakon and his rebellious ground force troops in Midway]].
* FieryRedhead: She is a fierce and sharp-tongued combat veteran with bright red hair.
* FireForgedFriends: With Michael and his people.
* FrontlineGeneral: An effective commando leader.
* ScarsAreForever: She has a large X-shaped scar on one cheek.
* WorkingClassHero: She and her brother rose up from workers to reach Executive Status.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Sub-Executive Alark Harbin]]
Aragon's second in command, and fellow defector.
* BeneathNotice: He and his whole family have spent years working on this to avoid falling victim to Syndicate purges.
* BigDamnHeroes: Takes out an ISS soldier about to shoot Aragon in the back.
* TheCynic: Downplayed, but he's described as being a bit fatalistic after so many years of having nearly all of his men killed while the [=CEOs=] responsible got promoted.
* TheCreon: States that he prefers to be second in command when Aragon jokes that [[YouAreInCommandNow he would have been left in charge]] if he hadn't saved her.
* FacialHorror: Has a metal plate over the left side of his face as the result of battle injuries that he wasn't authorized to have fixed, due to the belief that he'd get killed soon enough anyway.
* NumberTwo: To Aragon.
* RedOniBlueOni: He's the blue to Nedele's red, being a silent, supportive figure who approves of mediation and is willing to make an effort to work things out with the Alliance soldiers.
* UndyingLoyalty: Towards Aragon. He appreciates her leadership and saves her life even when he could have let her die and then taken over the unit himself.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Sub-Executive Kat Nedele]]
Aragon's other aide.
* TheDogBitesBack: Has clearly experienced resentment and/or suffering at the hands of the Snakes and relishes any chance to kill them.
* FieryRedhead: Repeatedly advocates shooting one of the Alliance soldiers as an example to the other, and clashes with them in the corridors sometimes. She also enjoys fighting [[StateSec the Snakes]].
* RedOniBlueOni: She's the red to Harbin's blue, being a brave and competent soldier, but one who hasn't yet shaken off the ruthless Syndicate mentality.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Works very tensely with the Alliance POWS.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Naxos and Araya]]
A pair of Syndicate refugee leaders who appear in ''Beyond the Frontier''.
* AHouseDivided: They fell victim to this. They were part of the rebel forces who drove out the Syndicate government of Batara, but didn't have enough common goals with their new leaders, and were kicked off the planet.
* AlmightyJanitor: Naxos has spent his entire career as a line worker, albeit one who advanced just enough that people around him follow his lead.
* BenevolentBoss: Araya describes herself as having tried to listen to the input of her workers, [[TookALevelInCynic although she displays concern about whether or not she'd ever stopped doing so and not even noticed]].
* CoolOldGuy: Naxos. Even the Syndic-wary Alliance soldiers who spend enough time around him start calling him by his first name.
* EnsignNewbie: Araya is described as being too young to have fully been beaten into submission by life under the Syndicate system.
* TheExile: When they're introduced, although Geary sends them back to Batara and ensures a change in government (as well as putting a stop to the threat their more trigger-happy rival neighboring system poses to the Alliance system of Adrianna).
* LaResistance: They helped rise up against the old Syndicate government [[FullCircleRevolution before being exiled by the new one]].
* LargeAndInCharge: Naxos is described as a man of heavy build, and even Araya shows him some deference.
* NoodleIncident: Araya was blackballed by a CEO to never receive any future promotions while stuck at the lowest level possible above worker but it's never explained why (although standing up to SexualExtortion or displaying some sign of humanity in front of a GeneralRipper are likely options).
* TheParanoiac: Araya is described as "looking at me like she expects me to cut her throat during the next sleep period." This is entirely justified, considering what kind of place the Syndicate Worlds was.
* RedOniBlueOni: Have a bit of this, with Naxos being more thoughtful and deliberate than Araya, who is easily frustrated by the circumstances they're in.
* ReluctantRuler: Ruler is a strong word, but Naxos is described as being a bit surprised by the deference he gets from his fellow refugees and uncomfortable with it at first, although he quickly gets better.
* SinsOfOurFathers: Feel a little of this upon being informed by Geary that, contrary to what they'd grown up hearing, it was the Syndicate Worlds who started the war.
* SophisticatedAsHell: Araya has a moment of this, according to one of the Alliance officers accompanying Geary's mission after finding out that their former government has allied with a more militaristic, authoritarian neighboring system.
--> '''Colonel Kim''': The refugee leader Araya is certain from the transmissions we're been picking up that what she calls the "damned cowardly greedy revolution-betraying traitors-to-the-people" who've been running Batara have sold out to Tiyannak.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Sub-CEO Pers Garadun]]
A liberated Syndicate POW and acquaintance of Rogero.
* GoalInLife: Once he wanted to explore the frontiers of space, before finding out about the Enigma Race. After hearing about what Geary has found, this interest is revived.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: He was fully prepared to blow up an Alliance Hypernet Gate to avenge Kalixa. Naturally, he is left shaken to find out that this was part of the Enigma Race's BatmanGambit and that ''they'' destroyed Kalixa.
* PutOnABus: He leaves to rejoin his family in Syndicate space rather than go back to Midway, but promises to try and defect with them someday.
[[/folder]]
