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* MeaningfulName: Twofold;
** Lyfrassir is an anglicised spelling of Lífþrasir, one of the two humans (along with their partner, Líf) who survives Ragnarok in Norse mythology, which they are hinted to also do [[spoiler:as they resolve to leave before Yog-Sothoth arrives]].
** Edda is taken from two major works of literature that are the most detailed and reliable account of Norse mythology to survive to the modern day, the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda.
** Lyfrassir is an anglicised spelling of Lífþrasir, one of the two humans (along with their partner, Líf) who survives Ragnarok in Norse mythology, which they are hinted to also do [[spoiler:as they resolve to leave before Yog-Sothoth arrives]].
** Edda is taken from two major works of literature that are the most detailed and reliable account of Norse mythology to survive to the modern day, the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda.
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Carmilla's first Mechanism (that he knows of) and also the crew's first mate (self-proclaimed captain.) He and his mechanical heart don't offer much in the way of say, friendliness or leadership skills, but he ''is'' the chief storyteller.
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Carmilla's first Mechanism (that he knows of) and also the crew's first mate (self-proclaimed captain.) He and his mechanical heart don't offer much in the way of say, friendliness or leadership skills, but he ''is'' the chief storyteller. Played by Creator/JonathanSims.
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* FromNobodyToNightmare: From "Billy Vangelis's boy" to an immortal killer of thousands.
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* CrosscastRole: Tim portrays Loki in ''The Bifrost Incident''.
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* CrosscastRole: Tim portrays Loki in ''The Bifrost Incident''.Incident'', Isis in ''Iphis'', and Arachne in ''Twisted Threads''.
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!The Mechanisms:
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* AxCrazy: Most of the crew, but Jonny especially.
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* AxCrazy: Most of the crew, but Jonny especially.BloodKnight
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* EncyclopaedicKnowledge: Quite literally, Ivy's brain functions more like a record of everything she's experienced and learned than a normal brain.
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* LeaderWannabe
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!Characters from Once Upon a Time (In Space):
[[folder:King Cole]]
*CyberneticsEatYourSoul
-->But the technology that had extended his life throughout the millennia had warped his mind, as it had withered his body.
*FaceHeelTurn
-->Long ago he was a good king, a wise king, it was even said of him that he was merry.
*TheVillainSucksSong: Sung by Jonny, as the narrator.
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!Characters from The Bifrost Incident:
[[folder:Lyfrassir Edda]]
Inspector 2nd class Lyfrassir Edda, New Midgard Transport Police. Assigned to sift through the black box of the Ratatosk Express.
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* CaptainsLog
* MusicalNumberAnnoyance
-->'''Lyfrassir:''' SHUT UP! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis SHUT! UP! No. Singing.]] I am ''sick'' of your singing.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: It's left unclear whether they survived the events of Terminus.]]
!Characters from Once Upon a Time (In Space):
[[folder:King Cole]]
*CyberneticsEatYourSoul
-->But the technology that had extended his life throughout the millennia had warped his mind, as it had withered his body.
*FaceHeelTurn
-->Long ago he was a good king, a wise king, it was even said of him that he was merry.
*TheVillainSucksSong: Sung by Jonny, as the narrator.
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!Characters from The Bifrost Incident:
[[folder:Lyfrassir Edda]]
Inspector 2nd class Lyfrassir Edda, New Midgard Transport Police. Assigned to sift through the black box of the Ratatosk Express.
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* CaptainsLog
* MusicalNumberAnnoyance
-->'''Lyfrassir:''' SHUT UP! [[PunctuatedForEmphasis SHUT! UP! No. Singing.]] I am ''sick'' of your singing.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler: It's left unclear whether they survived the events of Terminus.]]
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[[folder:Jonny D'Ville]]
Carmilla's first Mechanism (that he knows of) and also the crew's first mate (self-proclaimed captain.) He and his mechanical heart don't offer much in the way of say, friendliness or leadership skills, but he ''is'' the chief storyteller.
[[folder:Jonny D'Ville]]
Carmilla's first Mechanism (that he knows of) and also the crew's first mate (self-proclaimed captain.) He and his mechanical heart don't offer much in the way of say, friendliness or leadership skills, but he ''is'' the chief storyteller.
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: [[ImpliedTrope Implied]], but it's also possibly a result of their immortality.
* DyingAlone
--> [[spoiler:We've lived so long together, perhaps it is only fitting we die alone.]]
* DyingMomentOfAwesome
* SpacePirates: Pillaging, plundering, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking shanties]]... in space.
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[[folder:Jonny D'Ville]]
Carmilla's first Mechanism (that he knows of) and also the crew's first mate (self-proclaimed captain.) He and his mechanical heart don't offer much in the way of say, friendliness or leadership skills, but he ''is'' the chief storyteller.
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* AxCrazy: Most of the crew, but Jonny especially.
* DyingAlone
--> [[spoiler:We've lived so long together, perhaps it is only fitting we die alone.]]
* DyingMomentOfAwesome
* SpacePirates: Pillaging, plundering, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking shanties]]... in space.
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[[folder:Jonny D'Ville]]
Carmilla's first Mechanism (that he knows of) and also the crew's first mate (self-proclaimed captain.) He and his mechanical heart don't offer much in the way of say, friendliness or leadership skills, but he ''is'' the chief storyteller.
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* AxCrazy: Most of the crew, but Jonny especially.
* DieLaughing
--> [[spoiler:Witnesses will say that they have never before seen someone so viciously excited to die.]]
--> [[spoiler:Witnesses will say that they have never before seen someone so viciously excited to die.]]
* NaturalEndOfTime: [[spoiler: Ashes dies at the very end of time]]
* BookBurning: [[spoiler: Dies after the library she tried to retire to burns in a pointless war.]]
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'''Jonny:''' [[EveryoneHasStandards Ew]].''[[EveryoneHasStandards Ew]]''.
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* JustAMachine
--> [[spoiler:It was never real to begin with. And, when all its friends are finally gone, it will decide to stop pretending.]]
--> [[spoiler:It was never real to begin with. And, when all its friends are finally gone, it will decide to stop pretending.]]
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* DetonationMoon: Tim blows up the moon in Gunpowder Tim vs. The Moon Kaiser
* TheLastDance: [[spoiler: When he feels his death coming, he commandeers the ''largest gunship existence will ever see.'']]
* TheLastDance: [[spoiler: When he feels his death coming, he commandeers the ''largest gunship existence will ever see.'']]
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* DevouredByTheHorde: [[spoiler:By the Octokittens, in 11.7 seconds.]]
* DevouredByTheHorde: [[spoiler:By the Octokittens, in 11.7 seconds.]]
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[[folder:The Aurora]]
The sentient ship that is crewed by The Mechanisms. Possibly a moon, and organic, and Dr. Carmilla's daughter.
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* LivingShip
* TheseusShipParadox: [[spoiler: In ''Out'', after countless modifications and repairs, Nastya considers the Aurora dead.]]
[[folder:The Aurora]]
The sentient ship that is crewed by The Mechanisms. Possibly a moon, and organic, and Dr. Carmilla's daughter.
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* LivingShip
* TheseusShipParadox: [[spoiler: In ''Out'', after countless modifications and repairs, Nastya considers the Aurora dead.]]
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[[folder:General]]
The [[spoiler:[[NotSoInvincibleAfterAll not quite]]]] immortal crew of space pirates of the starship Aurora.
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[[folder:Jonny D'Ville]]
Carmilla's first Mechanism (that he knows of) and also the crew's first mate (self-proclaimed captain.) He and his mechanical heart don't offer much in the way of say, friendliness or leadership skills, but he ''is'' the chief storyteller.
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* CrosscastRole: Jonny portrays Ulysses, whose gender remains unknown.
* DudeShesLikeInAComa: [[DefiedTrope Defied]] by Jonny in ''Once Upon a Time (In space)'', during the song ''Sleeping Beauty'':
--> '''Jonny:''' I'm not going to kiss a sleeping stranger, Nastya - that's really fucking creepy.
* SelfMadeOrphan: Jonny killed his father.
* ThrownOutTheAirlock: Jonny's tossed Carmilla out the airlock multiple times.
* UnreliableNarrator: His description of his backstory may not be entirely accurate
-->'''Jonny:''' I was born a few hundred years ago on New Texas. Don’t bother looking for it, I made it up. I think. It’s the story, though, and that’s what matters.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Until he was mechanised.
-->'''Jonny:''' I’m told I had a good heart, but the Doc dealt with that after the whole patricide thing.
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[[folder:Ashes O'Reilly]]
Former mobster, enthusiastic arsonist and the crew's Quartermaster. Ashes and their mechanical lungs provide the band with bass guitar and occasional vocals.
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* CrosscastRole: Ashes portrays Sigyn in ''The Bifrost Incident''.
* {{Pyromaniac}}
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[[folder:Ivy Alexandria]]
Ship's Archivist and Navigator whose positronic brain provides her with an impressive memory of facts and statistics at the expense of most of her memory of her life before joining the Aurora. She could be described as a one person woodwind section, having been spotted playing the recorder, oboe, flute, euphonium and the penny whistle at various shows.
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* BrainTransplant: She had her brain replaced with a mechanical one.
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[[folder:Drumbot Brian]]
Despite his designation as Drumbot, Brian is more frequently seen playing the banjo and the accordion. A scientist who was launched into space and left to die, his entire body save his heart was replaced by Carmilla. One could describe him as the moral centre of the crew, but that would be foolish.
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* FullConversionCyborg: All except his heart.
* HurlItIntoTheSun: [[spoiler:How he ends up at the end of ''High Noon Over Camelot''.]]
-->'''Brian:''' Quit your whining, remember that time you left me inside a sun for almost a century?\\
'''Jonny:''' I was busy.
* MoralityDial: He has a morality core that switches his morality between, roughly, "Means Justify Ends," wherein Brian will not commit deeds he believes morally wrong, and "Ends Justify Means", where he will happily commit all kinds of atrocities as long as he believes it’s for the greater good. The rest of the crew prefer the second one.
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[[folder:Anastasia "Nastya" Nikolaevna Romanova]]
Princess from the Empire of [[StealthPun Cyberia]]. Ship's engineer who largely favours machines over people, Nastya is most often seen playing the viola and violin.
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* {{Robosexual}}: She's in a relationship with the Aurora, the ship.
-->'''Jonny:''' Fuck the ship!\\
'''Nastya:''' I ''do''.\\
'''Jonny:''' [[EveryoneHasStandards Ew]].
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[[folder:The Toy Soldier]]
The Toy Soldier was never really mortal like the others, instead being a collectors item from a set of Toy Xs, but that didn't stop the Doc from fixing it up and installing it in the crew. Nobody really understands it or what it does, but it still happily provides mandolin, glockenspiel and vocals where required.
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* BeautifulSingingVoice: The Toy Soldier has the voice of an angel, [[OrganTheft literally]].
* CrosscastRole: The Toy Soldier portrays Orpheus in ''Ulysses Dies at Dawn''.
* OrganTheft: It stole the vocal cords of a singer it fell in love with.
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[[folder:Gunpowder Tim]]
The first Mechanism created by the crew in the absence of their Captain. He is a veteran of the war against the Moon Kaiser and is largely responsible for the destruction of the moon 3,000 years in the [[TimeTravelTenseTrouble future ago]]. Assuming the role of gunner after the crew kindly replaced his eyes, he is well known for playing the guitar and singing some things. Though he is rumoured to be handy with a violin too.
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* CrosscastRole: Tim portrays Loki in ''The Bifrost Incident''.
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[[folder:Marius von Raum]]
Ship's medic (not that they need one) and psychiatrist (not that they ''want'' one). He was found by the crew having already been mechanised by a mysterious stranger...
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[[folder:Raphaella la Cognizi]]
Science officer who may or may not have cheated her way onto the ship after becoming a little ''too'' interested. Also she has wings. Brings gorgeous piano and vocals to the table.
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* WingedHumanoid: Mechanical wings, although implied to have once been organic, by the nature of the Mechanisms.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:General]]
The [[spoiler:[[NotSoInvincibleAfterAll not quite]]]] immortal crew of space pirates of the starship Aurora.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Jonny D'Ville]]
Carmilla's first Mechanism (that he knows of) and also the crew's first mate (self-proclaimed captain.) He and his mechanical heart don't offer much in the way of say, friendliness or leadership skills, but he ''is'' the chief storyteller.
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* CrosscastRole: Jonny portrays Ulysses, whose gender remains unknown.
* DudeShesLikeInAComa: [[DefiedTrope Defied]] by Jonny in ''Once Upon a Time (In space)'', during the song ''Sleeping Beauty'':
--> '''Jonny:''' I'm not going to kiss a sleeping stranger, Nastya - that's really fucking creepy.
* SelfMadeOrphan: Jonny killed his father.
* ThrownOutTheAirlock: Jonny's tossed Carmilla out the airlock multiple times.
* UnreliableNarrator: His description of his backstory may not be entirely accurate
-->'''Jonny:''' I was born a few hundred years ago on New Texas. Don’t bother looking for it, I made it up. I think. It’s the story, though, and that’s what matters.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Until he was mechanised.
-->'''Jonny:''' I’m told I had a good heart, but the Doc dealt with that after the whole patricide thing.
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[[folder:Ashes O'Reilly]]
Former mobster, enthusiastic arsonist and the crew's Quartermaster. Ashes and their mechanical lungs provide the band with bass guitar and occasional vocals.
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* CrosscastRole: Ashes portrays Sigyn in ''The Bifrost Incident''.
* {{Pyromaniac}}
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[[folder:Ivy Alexandria]]
Ship's Archivist and Navigator whose positronic brain provides her with an impressive memory of facts and statistics at the expense of most of her memory of her life before joining the Aurora. She could be described as a one person woodwind section, having been spotted playing the recorder, oboe, flute, euphonium and the penny whistle at various shows.
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* BrainTransplant: She had her brain replaced with a mechanical one.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Drumbot Brian]]
Despite his designation as Drumbot, Brian is more frequently seen playing the banjo and the accordion. A scientist who was launched into space and left to die, his entire body save his heart was replaced by Carmilla. One could describe him as the moral centre of the crew, but that would be foolish.
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* FullConversionCyborg: All except his heart.
* HurlItIntoTheSun: [[spoiler:How he ends up at the end of ''High Noon Over Camelot''.]]
-->'''Brian:''' Quit your whining, remember that time you left me inside a sun for almost a century?\\
'''Jonny:''' I was busy.
* MoralityDial: He has a morality core that switches his morality between, roughly, "Means Justify Ends," wherein Brian will not commit deeds he believes morally wrong, and "Ends Justify Means", where he will happily commit all kinds of atrocities as long as he believes it’s for the greater good. The rest of the crew prefer the second one.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Anastasia "Nastya" Nikolaevna Romanova]]
Princess from the Empire of [[StealthPun Cyberia]]. Ship's engineer who largely favours machines over people, Nastya is most often seen playing the viola and violin.
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* {{Robosexual}}: She's in a relationship with the Aurora, the ship.
-->'''Jonny:''' Fuck the ship!\\
'''Nastya:''' I ''do''.\\
'''Jonny:''' [[EveryoneHasStandards Ew]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:The Toy Soldier]]
The Toy Soldier was never really mortal like the others, instead being a collectors item from a set of Toy Xs, but that didn't stop the Doc from fixing it up and installing it in the crew. Nobody really understands it or what it does, but it still happily provides mandolin, glockenspiel and vocals where required.
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* BeautifulSingingVoice: The Toy Soldier has the voice of an angel, [[OrganTheft literally]].
* CrosscastRole: The Toy Soldier portrays Orpheus in ''Ulysses Dies at Dawn''.
* OrganTheft: It stole the vocal cords of a singer it fell in love with.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Gunpowder Tim]]
The first Mechanism created by the crew in the absence of their Captain. He is a veteran of the war against the Moon Kaiser and is largely responsible for the destruction of the moon 3,000 years in the [[TimeTravelTenseTrouble future ago]]. Assuming the role of gunner after the crew kindly replaced his eyes, he is well known for playing the guitar and singing some things. Though he is rumoured to be handy with a violin too.
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* CrosscastRole: Tim portrays Loki in ''The Bifrost Incident''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Marius von Raum]]
Ship's medic (not that they need one) and psychiatrist (not that they ''want'' one). He was found by the crew having already been mechanised by a mysterious stranger...
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Raphaella la Cognizi]]
Science officer who may or may not have cheated her way onto the ship after becoming a little ''too'' interested. Also she has wings. Brings gorgeous piano and vocals to the table.
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* WingedHumanoid: Mechanical wings, although implied to have once been organic, by the nature of the Mechanisms.
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