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Main Characters
Taylor Hebert
Taylor Rose Hebert (AKA Hive Queen)
Prior to meeting Hiro Hamada and the Big Hero 6, Taylor Hebert came from a parallel Earth in the midst of a multiversal crisis. At the end of her journey, she was shot in the back of the head and left for dead in the Null Space. After making a recovery and getting involved with Hiro, she joins their group in the hopes of preparing them for the worst.- 10-Minute Retirement: After spending almost a year in the hospital recovering from two bullet wounds to the head, Taylor is content to enjoy her newfound lease on life. At least up until Fred offers her to become their Mission Control. Even then, she was reluctant to return to the fold, even admitting to Hiro at the end of Arc 4 she had no intention of becoming a superhero again. It's thanks to Hiro's encouragement and the Lighter and Softer nature of his world that she can even try to be the hero she dreamed of being when she first joined the Undersiders.
- Adaptation Name Change: Rather than retake her old cape aliases, Taylor calls herself Hive Queen after making her official debut in San Fransokyo as an ally of the Big Hero 6.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: After agreeing to join the team as their Mission Control, Taylor sets things up so that the Big Hero 6 comes into conflict with an actual criminal syndicate rather than small-time crooks to help them realize how serious heroism actually is. She toughened them up alright, but it didn't happen until after the team was brutally beaten by Headhunter and the latter had Hiro at his mercy.
- Because You Were Nice to Me: This is implied to be a major reason why Taylor is so protective of Hiro. Not only is he a brimming light of sunshine whose heroics are a welcome departure from the grimdark world she was raised in, he convinces her that she is a good person despite her flaws.
- Big Damn Heroes: After Headhunter has Hiro dead to rights, Taylor blows her cover as a superhuman and viciously assaults him, swarming him with her bugs and attacking him with a crowbar until he has no choice but to flee.
- Combat Pragmatist: Her preferred method to handling opponents and situations. She will not fight fairly and will use every possible advantage she has to win a fight. This, of course, includes throwing every kind of poisonous bug at whoever needs to be dealt with.
- The Corrupter: Played with. Gogo fears Taylor will be this to Hiro as "the Gogo who would let him destroy Callaghan". Taylor also fears this when she sees how much of a good person and honest hero Hiro is, which is why she prefers to keep him Locked Out of the Loop in Arcs 6 and 7 so he'll never sink to her level.
- Easy Amnesia: Early on in the story, Taylor has trouble remembering the names of people she knew, such as Lisa and Colin, much to her dismay. As of Arc 5, however, she displays no such memory problems and can remember their names perfectly.
- Experienced Protagonist: Compared to the Big Hero 6 who have been active for at least a year when Taylor becomes their "techie", she has at least two years of experience dealing with criminals and villains. Her expertise comes in handy when she officially joins the group (albeit not as an active member), especially after the Time Skip when Plus Humans, the "parahumans" of the BH6 world start crawling out of the woodwork and they join a superhuman oversight organization.
- I Hate Past Me: More like terrified. When thinking of the possibility that an Entity found the BH6 world and is responsible for the emergence of Plus Humans, Taylor fears she may have to return to being Khepri; an idea that horrifies her to the core.
- Mission Control: Initially, Taylor takes up this role alongside Heathcliff. She uses this to her advantage in regards to her plan to "toughen" the Big Hero 6.
- My Greatest Second Chance: When she turned herself over to the PRT and rebranded as Weaver, Taylor's stint as a hero left her dissatisfied when compared to her time as the Brockton Bay warlord Skitter. As an ally of the Big Hero Six as Hive Queen, however, she enjoys herself more in no small part because of the severe lack of dire threats in the BH6 world.
- Shell-Shocked Veteran: Downplayed. Taylor is well-adjusted compared to other vets, which is remarkable given the shit she went through on Earth Bet, especially toward the end and ultimately returns to the heroic lifestyle if only to make sure the Big Hero 6 don't get themselves killed. That said, she doesn't like to talk about her past very much, and the few times that she does is when she's emotionally vulnerable and has to have a heart-to-heart talk to try and calm her down.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: After the Time Skip, Taylor becomes eerily similar to Alexandria, a rather complex and morally ambiguous hero who was part of The Illuminati willing to do anything to save the world once the Big Hero 6 become a Generation Xerox to the Triumvirate. With the exception of Gogo and Honey Lemon, who insist on being kept in the loop, Taylor tries to keep the rest of the team and especially Hiro Locked Out of the Loop in regards to certain matters, and is a Combat Pragmatist. The only thing separating her from Alexandria is having Hiro as a Morality Pet, ensuring she never sinks to Alexandria's level.
- Token Evil Teammate: Heavily downplayed in that Taylor was and is not evil. That said, the Big Hero 6 point out her method of dealing with criminals is violent and sometimes extreme.
- You Are Better Than You Think You Are: Toward the end of Arc 4, Taylor tells Hiro that she is not a good person, citing how she felt annoyance from having to save Gogo, let alone that she considered leaving her to chase after Arthur Cheng. This convinces her that she's not cut out to be a hero, but Hiro tells her otherwise, stating that "bad guys" aren't concerned with being good, and that her decision to save Gogo at all proves she's a good person. This comes up again in the tail-end of Arc 7 and the beginning of Arc 8 where the team has a heart-to-heart talk with her after blowing up at Hiro for trying to save her.
Hiro Hamada
Hiro Hamada (AKA Hero)
A young teenage inventor who lost his younger brother a year ago. After investigating the cause of his death and bringing Callaghan to justice with his brother's friends, Hiro chose to follow in Tadashi's footsteps and become Hero of the Big Hero 6. His heroic career takes an unexpected turn after saving Taylor in Null Space.- Beware the Nice Ones: While he is hesitant to follow through on some of the team's more extreme plans when offered, when push comes to shove, he will not show any mercy to people who threaten his friends, with Callaghan having nearly experienced this before in the past. When Hiro believes Prophet killed Taylor, he is pissed and goes on the warpath.
- The Heart: He's the voice of inspiration and lynchpin of the team, with many barring Taylor having stayed on because of their belief in Hiro and because they don't want to lose another Hamada.
- I Got Bigger: The Time Skip has been very gracious to Hiro, having undergone one hell of a growth spurt. In Arc 6, Taylor notes he now has a few inches on Gogo, who it should be noted is 5'4. Justified as he's eighteen by that point.
- Kid Hero: At the start of the fanfic, he's only fifteen. This is subverted when Taylor starts becoming more cognizant, with
Word of God stating Hiro is sixteen as of Arc 4 and twenty at the end of the story. - Knight in Shining Armor: This becomes his motif after the Time Skip, not unlike Gallant from Earth Bet.
- Magnetism Manipulation: His suit has powerful built-in magnets that let him throw around and pick up metal objects. While he uses this aspect of his repertoire in moderation, he shows what he can really do if he put out all the stops after he thinks Taylor died during the prison break, putting on a performance that would impress the likes of Magneto.
- The Paragon: He's this in Taylor's mind, between his continued insistence on reaching out to her, telling her she's better than what she thinks she is, and having a genuine drive to help people.
- Spiritual Successor: Considered to be as such In-Universe by Taylor. She's initially flabbergasted by Hiro's secret identity, with Hiro not realizing the significance of his name from her homeworldnote . However, Hiro's status as The Heart of the team and his belief in her makes her believe he's more than earned the title. It also helps that the Big Hero 6 are a Generation Xerox to the Triumvirate in their world once Plus Humans start coming into the picture.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: In the Time Skip, Hiro (in Taylor's eyes) is very much considered the second-coming of his Earth Bet namesake, not only being a talented Badass Normal tinker, but also serves as The Heart of the team who's influence keeps Taylor from ending up like Alexandria. Tellingly, his death is what sets Taylor down the warpath in Prophet's "simulations", not unlike what Alexandria herself would become after Hero's death at the Siberian's hands.
- Teen Genius: He's a whiz with tech, personally designing the team's equipment and weaponry until they start branching off on their own when Taylor points out they're relying on him too much. He also mass-produced Baymax, creating numerous healthcare units to work at hospitals.
- Tiny Schoolboy: Subverted. When Taylor becomes more cognizant of her surroundings, she realizes Hiro's grown taller the last time she saw him, implying he's hit a growth spurt. As of Arc 6, Hiro is taller than Gogo and graduated from the Institution of Technology.
Baymax
Baymax (AKA Big Red)
Originally the creation of Tadashi Hamada, Baymax is an Artificial Intelligence healthcare unit designed to help aid in people's recovery. After Tadashi's death, Baymax came into Hiro's possession and became a valued member and friend of the Big Hero 6.- Ambiguous Situation: It's never made clear with this is the original Baymax or the one Hiro builds at the end of the film, as the first chapter ends when he and Hiro rescue Callaghan's daughter and Taylor after she's dumped into Null Space. The chapters focus on Taylor's recovery and several months have passed since, making it unclear whether Baymax performed his Heroic Sacrifice like in the film or if he was Spared by the Adaptation.
- Grew Beyond Their Programming: Midway through the story, Baymax becomes a Plus Human with Tinker abilities.
- How Is That Even Possible?: In Chapter 8.5, Baymax becomes a Plus Human. That this happens at all without any warning or without the A.I. undergoing a Trigger Event clues Taylor in that Plus Humans don't have to undergo a traumatic event to develop powers.
- Red Is Heroic: Clad in red armor as Big Red.
- Rookie Red Ranger: Inverted. The public initially believes Big Red is the leader of the Big Hero 6, with only Dubeni realizing Big Red is actually a robot. By the Time Skip, however, people have since come to realize Hero is the leader of the team.
- Shut Up, Hannibal!: An unusual variation involving powers. Baymax admits he is not Manton Limited and can make modifications and upgrades to his person, but refuses to do so out of respect for Hamada siblings' work, i.e. himself. As Taylor puts it, he's telling his passenger to "screw off".
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: After becoming a Plus Human, Baymax becomes this to Dragon. Both start off as A.I.'s who lost their original creators, obtained superpowers despite their digital nature, and are close friends to fellow Tinkers (though Hiro is a Badass Normal compared to Colin), though Hiro is Baymax's friend whereas Colin is Dragon's husband.
Laura Rodriguez
Laura "Honey Lemon" Rodriguez (AKA Chemistress)
A member of the Nerd Herd and one of Tadashi's friends from college. A cheery and optimistic girl with a knack for chemicals, she's the "big sister" of the team. After Tadashi's death and helping Hiro in finding the truth, she stuck by him to form the Big Hero 6 as Chemistress.- Killer Rabbit: In Taylor's view, Honey Lemon is the most dangerous member of the team, citing that if she ever truly applied herself, she could turn her chemical bombs into something terrifying, like flesh-eating bacteria for example. Fortunately, Honey Lemon herself fails to realize this and Taylor is in no hurry to make her pursue more lethal options.
- Logical Weakness: By far Honey Lemon's most obvious weakness is her over-reliance on her bag, which has everything she needs to trap or defeat enemies. If the bag is destroyed or taken from her, she's useless in a fight, something Headhunter exploits as he takes her out first by stealing her bag. This is rectified after the Time Skip.
- The Pollyanna: Easily the brightest and most optimistic, often defending Taylor from Gogo's harsh accusations. That said, there are times when even her cheery mood comes crashing down as the aftermath of Headhunter's brutal dismantling of the team leaves her shaken and near tears.
Damien Waynes
Damien "Wasabi" Waynes (AKA Plasmatech)
A member of the Nerd Herd and one of Tadashi's friends from college. A neat freak with a case of OCD and highly prone to panicking, though when push comes to shove, he can and will be there to protect his friends. After Tadashi's death and helping Hiro in finding out the truth, he sticks by him to form the Big Hero 6 as Plasmatech. He has no grievances against Taylor up until he learns Hiro told her about their identities.- Fragile Speedster: He's fast on his feet (though nowhere near as fast as Gogo) and has excellent martial arts skills, not to mention having deadly weaponry in the form of his blades. In Fred's "simulations" from Pillow Mountain of the Mind, however, he has the most weaknesses out of everyone in the team, one of which is his lack of armor and having zero defense against bullets beyond his reaction speed and blades.
- Lightning Bruiser: While not as fast as Gogo is, Wasabi is one of the team's hardest hitters. Sadly, he's also a Fragile Speedster as Fred's "simulations" show he's one of the first to go down in a fight because he's sorely lacking in defensive options.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Upon learning from Hiro that he indirectly told Taylor about their secret identities, he grabs him by the shoulders and reiterates the common comic tropes of how secret identities are not meant to be shared three times.
Leiko Tanaka
Leika "Gogo Tomago" Tanaka (AKA Tracer)
A member of the Nerd Herd and one of Tadashi's friends from college. A tomboyish engineer, she had a fairly normal childhood while growing up in a crime-infested neighborhood. After Tadashi's death and helping Hiro in his pursuit of the truth, she stuck by him to form the Big Hero 6 as Tracer. She's the first to distrust Taylor, believing her presence to be a bad omen of things to come.- Defrosting Ice Queen: Gogo is very cold to Taylor, believing her to be dangerous and a potential bad influence on Hiro after she sees what she's capable of and learning about her past as an ex-villain. When Taylor saves her after she's been concussed by Momokase and the latter set the warehouse ablaze, she softens up significantly. By the Time Skip, she treats her as though she were a tried and true member of the Big Hero 6.
- Fragile Speedster: Moreso than Wasabi. Taylor notes early on that a major flaw in her suit is that it is seriously lacking in defensive options and can be taken out easily enough, assuming one can get her to sit still or keep up with her speed.
- Jerkass Has a Point: While her cold treatment of Taylor can be harsh at times, Gogo is correct in that getting involved with Taylor is dangerous considering the fact that she got shot in the back of the head twice. That Taylor purposely set things up so that they would fight drug traffickers and piss off the Triad only reinforces her point, even if Taylor had good intentions.
- Properly Paranoid: She's suspicious of Taylor from the get-go, stating that anyone who got shot execution style twice was either dangerous enough to elicit such a response or got wrapped up in something dangerous. That Hiro insists on getting involved with her irks Gogo to no end. Taylor actually approves of her paranoia when Gogo threatens her and tells her to stay away from Hiro, saying it will save her and her teammates one day.
- Stating the Simple Solution: In the Consolidation arc, Taylor, Honey Lemon, and Gogo investigate the financial backers of the P.H.I.A., with Taylor being paranoid that any one of them could have nefarious reasons. Unfortunately for them, there's just too much information for them to look at by themselves and its possible they might miss something, to which Gogo and Honey Lemon suggest using Baymax to find the info they're looking for. Taylor refuses, citing how Hiro is attached to the hip with Baymax. The end of the arc has Gogo losing patience and ignore Taylor's concerns by lying to Hiro about why they need Baymax.
Fred Miller
Fred Miller (AKA "Fredzilla"/Kaiju)
Although not a student at the San Fransokyo Institute of Technology like the others, Fred is a member of the Nerd Herd and one of Tadashi's friends. Despite his slovenly appearance, he hails from a well-off family and has an interest in science. After Tadashi's death and helping Hiro discover the truth, he jumps at the opportunity to continue being a hero and join Hiro in creating the Big Hero Six as "Fredzilla". Fred is one of the few people who knows Taylor's past, having accurately guessed her circumstances in arriving in Null Space in true Fred fashion.- Adaptation Name Change: His full name in the TV series is Frederick Flammarion Frederickson IV. In Exodus, it's just Fred Miller.
- Cassandra Truth: When the team briefly discusses who Taylor is as she had no ID on her and Hiro's attempts to learn her identity came up empty, Fred speculates that she was a criminal warlord who could control people, but was offed by some shadowy organization when she became too powerful. Although obviously an abridged version, Fred is dead on the money. Of course, this being Fred, nobody believes him.
- Cloudcuckoolander: Fred is...special, let's put it that way. His way of thinking is bizarre and most of his knowledge comes from comic books, which lets him somehow accurately guess how Taylor ended up in Null Space to begin with.
- The Cloudcuckoolander Was Right: He's quite smug with himself when Taylor comes clean about her past to the team after fending off Headhunter, much to everyone's exasperation, Wasabi in particular when Fred guesses the Protectorate is a hero organization and that Taylor couldn't bring herself to turn in the Undersiders before she explains what said organization is or how she felt about them respectively.
- Comic-Book Movies Don't Use Codenames: Downplayed. Like in the film and TV series, his secret identity is just "Fredzilla". Subverted in the Time Skip, where he's later renamed Kaiju.
- Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: He's no genius, especially compared to the other Big Hero 6 members who are all proper students at the Institution of Technology, but he is certainly no idiot despite what his goofball demeanor might tell you. After the team is brutally curbstomped by Headhunter in Arc 3, Fred goes to his Pillow Mountain of the Mind to run "simulations" and figure out the team's strengths and weaknesses. When he presents his findings to the team, they're shocked to discover an entire notebook filled with detailed notes, listing each member's flaws and color-coded to determine which needs correcting soon. His "simulations" notes how, in almost every scenario he's run through in his head, Honey Lemon and Wasabi are usually the first ones taken out when her purse is taken off her person and Wasabi lacking in proper defenses respectively.
Allies
Cass Hamada
Cass Hamada
Owner of Lucky Cat Cafe and Hiro's aunt. After the death of Hiro and Tadashi's parents, she took in her nephews and raised them as her own children. Like Hiro, she bonds with Taylor during her time at the hospital and offers her food and shelter at the cafe, as well as a paying job, once she leaves.- Almighty Janitor: After triggering with Alexandria's Shard, Cass becomes one of the physically strongest Plus Humans in the world. That said, she would much rather continue running Lucky Cat Cafe than be a superhero like her nephew and his friends.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Aunt Cass is a pleasant woman to deal with on the best of days, but she is downright scary when she's angry. She manages to cow virtually all of the Big Hero 6 when she learns they're Hiro and his friends, and yes, she is VERY angry with them. Chimera also learned this the hard way.
- Big Damn Heroes: Shows up toward the end of Arc 9 to provide some much-needed backup against Chimera and proves to be the much-needed clincher to defeat Godfrey's muscle.
- Mama Bear: She does not take threats to her kids and their friends well. Less so when she now has the physical strength to save them. Just ask Chimera.
- Parental Substitute: Downplayed. Although Cass has pretty much adopted Taylor like she had with Hiro and Tadashi, she treats her more like a dear friend. At least up until Taylor starts a relationship with Hiro, in which Cass is pretty much her mother-in-law in all but name.
- Secret-Keeper: Although Taylor does eventually gives Hiro an abridged version of her villain career, Cass gets a broader picture about what Taylor had to deal with on Earth Bet.
- Shipper on Deck: It's not apparent at first, but Cass seems to think Taylor and Hiro would make a good couple. When Hiro gets invited to a seminar by Akane Dubeni and needs a plus one, she tells Taylor she has the day off because it's a holiday and the cafe will be closed, then spends enough money to cover Taylor's next monthly salary on clothes after Hiro tells her the event has a formal dress code. She's over the moon when she finds out about their Relationship Upgrade.
- Took a Level in Badass: Triggers late into the story, and boy howdy did she hit the Superpower Lottery. Out of all the possible powers she could have gotten, Cass triggers with Rebecca Costa-Brown's passenger, with all the super strength it comes with.
- Unskilled, but Strong: Cass is reluctant to enter the superhero scene and would much rather continue running the Lucky Cat Cafe, though Taylor wants to at least make sure she knows how to hold back so she doesn't accidentally kill someone. As such, while Cass doesn't have the level of training the Big Hero 6 have, her raw physical power more than makes up for it.
Heathcliff
Heathcliff
A butler employed in the service of Fred's family and close confidant of the Big Hero 6, being one of the few civilians aware of their actual identities and assisting them out in the field when required. He is briefly partnered with Taylor when she becomes their Mission Control.- The Comically Serious: It doesn't matter what the situation is or how wacky Fred's acting. Heathcliff will always have a complete and utter deadpan when dealing with it all.
- Expy: To Alfred of the Bat-Family, being a Secret-Keeper to a wealthy heir who masquerades around the city as a superhero and assists them when required.
- Gentleman Snarker: He can dish out snark while remaining as polite as ever."I have every superpower."
- Meaningful Look: He often shoots one at Taylor throughout Arcs 2 and 3 when she either points out something is going on (that she may have caused herself) or makes a very accurate and thoughtful observation. Given his former spy training, it's possible he notices something about Taylor, but chooses not to comment or say anything.
- Secret-Keeper: Implied. If the stares he throws Taylor's way during her time as the team's Mission Control is any indication, he knows she's not all appears to be and has experience with fighting crime, but keeps silent.
- The Stoic: Very little fazes or surprises him. The only time he displays any emotion is when Headhunter delivers a Curb-Stomp Battle to the team and Taylor shoves him and Honey Lemon out of the van to go rescue them.
Cassandra Wilson
Director Cassandra Wilson
The Director of the Plus Human Intervention Agency. An experienced woman with formal military training, she and many others were selected by the government to oversee Plus Human activity, with her being in charge of the fledgling organization.- Brutal Honesty: Wilson does not mince words, as her introduction to the Big Hero 6 and Hive Queen she makes it blatantly clear that she does not trust them because she knows zilch about them.
- Contrasting Sequel Main Character: Supporting character in this case. Emily Piggot of Earth Bet's Protectorate ENE branch is slightly prejudiced toward parahumans after the mission at Elisburg went FUBAR and was put in charge of a PRT station with a ludicrously high number of villainous capes (courtesy of Cauldron's cape feudalism project) while also dealing with internal sabotage. Cassandra Wilson, on the other hand, was picked to handle a fledgling organization that barely has any understanding of Plus Humans and is just getting its feet off the ground. She doesn't have any prejudicial views towards Plus Humans and treats the Big Hero 6 as mere colleagues at best and subordinates at worst.
- Establishing Character Moment: She's introduced at the end of the Annexation Arc, but makes a lasting impression on the heroes. Within seconds of meeting the Big Hero 6, a group of superheroes that she is expected to cooperate, organize, direct, and work with for the foreseeable future and said group's cooperation with the P.H.I.A. being vital to the organization's success, she makes it clear she does not trust them. Having said that, when a mother and her little girl, a Plus Human, arrive in the main lobby, she tells her men to stand down and lose their guns, showing she lacks any real hostility toward Plus Humans and can be very reasonable.
- Just a Kid: This is what helps softens her stance and improves her relationship with the Big Hero 6. While Wilson was already aware they were quite young, she considered them veterans and treated them as such until the disastrous battle with Chimera during the prison outbreak.
Marianne & Charlotte Chambers
Marianne "Mary" Chambers
A college drop-out with the ability to create an exact copy of anything within certain limitations. She developed her powers shortly after getting caught in a car accident with her sister.- The Alcoholic: Implied. At the very least, she goes to a bar enough that the bartender knows her well enough to know her name and who to call to come pick her up while she's sloshed out of her mind.
- Clone Angst: An initial problem of hers is that she genuinely doesn't know whether the Charlotte clone she unknowingly made is her own person and not some mere copy of her sister.
- Delinquents: She's a college dropout who had failing grades, and according to Director Wilson, was arrested for possession and public disturbance.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The foolish to Charlotte's responsible; whereas Mary's a college dropout with a rap sheet, Charlotte is an Ivy-league straight-A student.
- My God, What Have I Done?: Blames the car accident entirely on herself as a bartender called Charlotte and gave her Mary's keys to drive her home because she was drunk off her ass.
Charlotte Chambers
An Ivy-league university student and Mary's sister. Although she's comatose in the hospital, her sister Mary unknowingly created an exact replica of her with her powers, which the heroes interact with.- Actually a Doombot: She is not the real Charlotte, but rather a clone of the original made by Mary.
- Ambiguous Situation: Mentally speaking, it's uncertain whether she is an exact copy of the original Charlotte as the real one is comatose at the hospital. The ambiguity is later cleared up in that clone Charlotte's senses are linked to the original, meaning the clone is not so much a copy, but rather a "partial extension" of the original. It's unknown whether the original Charlotte shares her clone's senses as well.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The responsible sibling to Mary's foolish. She's a grade-A college student in contrast to her dropout sister.
- Perpetual Motion Man: To verify she had powers, Charlotte engaged in various physical activities and never tired. She also doesn't need to sleep, either.
Antagonists
Arc 2
Arthur Cheng
Arthur Cheng
A corrupt businessman and leader of the local Triad criminal syndicate. Briefly appearing in Arc 1 after being found not guilty of charges of corruption levied against him, Taylor's actions cause him and the Big Hero 6 to come into conflict.- Corrupt Corporate Executive: He's the head honcho of his own company, and moonlights as the leader of the Chinese Triad mob group.
- Dirty Coward: The moment things go sideways for him during the Big Hero 6's raid on his base of operations, he hightails it out of there. When they pursue him even to his hideaway, he can only cower as Taylor and her army of bugs corner him.
- The Don: He leads the Triad, a Chinese criminal syndicate.
- Early-Bird Cameo: He makes a brief appearance in Arc 1 while Taylor undergoes physical therapy, smugly leaving the courtroom on TV after being found innocent of charges of corruption (either from a lack of evidence or having bought off the judges and court).
- Starter Villain: The first antagonist of Exodus who Taylor pits the Big Hero 6 against in the hopes of molding them into more serious heroes.
- Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: Cheng and his Triad really don't like the Yakuza, but the actions of the Big Hero 6 force them to work together, or at least create a non-aggression pact so that they won't get in each other's way while dealing with the heroes.
Arc 3
Akane Dubeni
Akane Dubeni (AKA Headhunter)
By day, this man is a philanthropist and one of the leading figures of modern A.I. development alongside his wife Aadhira at Majathal Industries. By night, Dubeni is a villainous mercenary for hire known as Headhunter. After the Big Hero 6 make a mess of Arthur Cheng's operations, he contacts Headhunter to deal with them.- Age-Gap Romance: His wife Aadhira is seven years older than him, having first met her when he was eight or nine while Aadhira was sixteen.
- Entertainingly Wrong: Dubeni mistakes Taylor's bug control to be the work of some advanced tech rather than a superpower.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Aadhira is the love of his life, and to say that he would move heaven and earth to kill any who dare threaten her would not be an exaggeration. One reason why Dubeni doesn't off Hiro when he has the chance is that he offered to make them their own personal healthcare unit to look after Aadhira's health. This is also his main motivation for helping Taylor deal with Godfrey; that someone had the gall to manipulate him infuriates Dubeni, but what really pisses him off is that Godfrey made Dubeni cancel plans to spend time with Aadhira.
- Failure Gambit: Has Cheng purposely set the Big Hero 6 against the Yakuza so that he can observe them, knowing full well the heroes would defeat them. This is so he can gather data on them and develop countermeasures when he fights them.
- Powered Armor: His merc suit is noted to be like Hiro's own equipment, except made with much better materials and being on par with military-grade equipment.
- Secret-Keeper: He learns that Hiro is Hero of the Big Hero 6. Despite being hired to deal with them, Dubeni does nothing with this information and keeps it to himself, knowing that Hiro is a genuinely good person and that targeting him would only earn him a dangerous enemy.
- Spotting the Thread: Dubeni realized early on that Godfrey was a Plus Human and was manipulating him when he cancelled his plans with his wife, something he would never do, much less consider.
- Villain with Good Publicity: He's a world renowned philanthropist who's company has helped people all over the world. With the exception of Taylor, no one knows he's a merc for hire.
Momokaze
Momokaze
A member of the Big Hero 6's rogues gallery and self-styled ninja. In the event of Headhunter's failure, Momokaze is hired by Arthur Cheng as his personal bodyguard if and when the heroes come for him.- Adaptational Attractiveness: As the events involving Sycorax never transpired, Momokaze never underwent a monstrous transformation and remains entirely human.
- Adaptational Badass: While no slouch by herself, she's shown to be far deadlier than in the show thanks to having access to military-grade weaponry and tech from her employers. She becomes especially dangerous in the finale thanks to Godfrey's resources.
- Canon Immigrant: Other than Globby, she's the only canon character from the TV series to appear in the fanfic.
- Dark Action Girl: A female villain who shows no hesitation in killing the heroes.
Arc 7
Paul Godfrey
Paul Godfrey
One of the Plus Human Intervention Agency's financial backers, funding various projects and organizations such as public security firms and military defense contractors. Unwilling to allow the P.H.I.A. grow in power, he creates a series of events to ensure the organization's failure.- Big Bad: Of the Time Skip, being the major driving force behind every conflict throughout Arcs 6-9.
- Boomerang Bigot: Godfrey is a Plus Human out to make the public realize just how dangerous his fellow superhumans are. It's not until the final arc that he reveals to Hiro that he genuinely believes Plus Humans should not exist.
- Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: Thomas Calvert was a consultant of the PRT (and previously a military soldier who fled after killing his C.O. during Elisburg), who also moonlighted as Coil, a shadowy mastermind who preferred using mercenaries and forcing capes to do his dirty work. His power also allowed him to simulate an Alternate Timeline and influence the simulation's events. Paul Godfrey, meanwhile, is a financial backer of the P.H.I.A. with numerous connections to the government, city leaders, and even the police force and works to undermine the P.H.I.A. under the belief that Plus Humans are too dangerous to be trusted. Godfrey's power allows him to manipulate anyone he makes "suggestions" to, which he uses to great effect in gathering Plus Human forces of his own to challenge the Big Hero 6.
- Even Evil Has Loved Ones: Godfrey loves his family dearly. In fact, much of his actions are driven because of what he unknowingly did to his wife.
- Invincible Villain: For a while, he's set up like this. While the Big Hero 6 and P.H.I.A. defeat whatever villains he throws at them, they're ultimately just Failure Gambits to gather information about their tech and abilities to better prepare for more vital operations. When Chimera comes into the picture, Godfrey starts to succeed in making the P.H.I.A. look incompetent and make the public realize how dangerous Plus Humans actually are. It's soundly subverted come Arc 9.
- Jerkass Has a Point: Although working to undermine the heroes, Godfrey is not wrong when he points out how destructive Plus Humans are. Groundquake in particular is a standout example as he brought down a subway and injured several people.
- The Man Behind the Man: The orchestrator behind several Plus Human attacks in San Fransokyo, including Groundquake's attack on the subway.
- Mind Control: He's a Master who's power lets him subtly manipulate anyone who listens to his voice, not unlike Valefor in Ward. Much to Taylor's dread, however, Godfrey's power doesn't require him to be directly speaking to someone; it works over broadcast transmissions, radios, and cellphones, meaning he can effectively brainwash anyone listening to his voice.
- Power Incontinence: Godfrey was unaware he became a Plus Human, and thus had no idea he was using his powers on his wife for years until the mental conflicts caused by his "suggestions" caused her health to take a downward spiral. As Godfrey himself puts it, he effectively tore her mind apart until he realized too late what he had done, and the experience convinces him Plus Humans can't co-exist with ordinary humans.
Chimera
Chimera
A Plus Human working under Paul Godfrey. First appearing in an armored car bank robbery, he becomes a recurring foe for the Big Hero 6.- Adaptive Ability: Nowhere near as powerful as Lung's, but Chimera's powers let him grow stronger and create effective counters to his opponents.
- The Brute: Chimera is this for Godfrey, essentially being the muscle of his team.
- Challenge Seeker: Until Godfrey used his power on him, Chimera was going to walk after getting paid since he was running on limited info, which he did not appreciate. After his second confrontation with the Big Hero 6 pushes him further than expected, he learns his power offers more than he thought and stays on, if only to test the limits of his abilities.
- Hero Killer: In one of Prophet's "simulations", he successfully managed to kill Hiro. This ultimately turns out to be a Pyrrhic Victory for him; in "simulations" where Hiro dies, Taylor kills him in retaliation. One such death involved larvae bot flies hatching inside his head and eating his brain.
- Kill It Through Its Stomach: This is how he dies in one of Peter's "simulations" where Hero dies. In her Roaring Rampage of Revenge, Taylor planted larvae bot flies in his head and had the larvae devour his brain. This both sickens and disturbs most of Godfrey's entourage while letting them know pissing off Hive Queen is a bad fucking idea.
- Meaningful Name: His alias was not picked without reason, as his power involves turning parts of his bodies into animal parts.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Chimera intended on leaving the Big Bad's service after he got paid due to working on faulty info, only to later change his mind after his second battle with the Big Hero 6 and Hive Queen made him realize what he could really do with his powers.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: To Lung, being an obscenely powerful superhuman with seemingly adaptive capabilities and growing stronger the longer a fight drags on.
Arc 8
Hiems
Rebecca Owens (AKA Hiems)
A researcher previously in the employ of the European Union. Following an attack on the research facility, she, Prophet, and Alexander fled the E.U. and later came into the employ of Paul Godfrey.- Broken Pedestal: Downplayed. Rebecca treated Peter amicably during his time at the research facility, but her opinion and relationship with him soured after he left her for dead when the research facility is attacked, despite his insistence he knew she would survive.
- Dark Action Girl: A female villain like Momokaze, and has no qualms about killing the heroes, much less civilians.
- An Ice Person: Her power allows her to create and manipulate ice, which also grows in proportion to how cold the surrounding area becomes.
- Meaningful Name: "Hiems" refers to a period of cold weather, often associated with winter. Fitting for a cryokinetic.
Hades
Alexander Camden (AKA Hades)
The head researcher at a European Union research facility, and the closest thing the transformed Su-Wei has to a father. After the attack on the facility, Alexander, Rebecca, and Prophet would later come into Paul Godfrey's employ.- Everyone Has Standards: He insists that every Plus Human who agrees to help their research and their families sign a consent form, showing that he's not some heartless mad scientist. The second he learns the mercurous glob he's been studying for several months is actually a two-year-old toddler, he tells the Major in charge of the facility that she must be released and rehabilitated, unwilling to continue any questionable research on a child.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: Insists that the facility's research isn't to be used for any military purposes, but to instead provide comfort and a possible solution for Plus Humans, be it to suppress their powers, find a way to be rid of them, or help them come to understand them. Alexander also makes it a point, if not standard regulation, for every research subject and their family to have signed a consent form before they agree to any kind of experimentation. Upon learning "Mercury" is a two-year-old girl named Su-Wei, he demands that she be released from the facility and rehabilitated, despite the obvious problems of her being a glob of molten mercury.
- Parental Substitute: Implied. Despite the questionable ethics of the experiments conducted on "Mercury", he treats them as humanely and comfortably as possible. Keep in mind, this is before he learned Su-Wei is a child. The latter, at the very least, seems to be attached and protective of him as she helps defend him from any threats they come across.
- Then Let Me Be Evil: After spending most of the later half of Exodus on the run and falling in line with Godfrey's plan to make Plus Humans dangerous, he decides that he's done running and embrace his powers as a Plus Human, partly because he's sick of running and because he wants to be able to protect Su-Wei.
- Wouldn't Hurt a Child: The moment he learns "Mercury" is a child, he decides to halt all tests and experiments and have her released from the facility and rehabilitated. The research facility is attacked before anything can come of it, though.
Prophet
Peter Weismund (AKA Prophet)
One of the many Plus Humans at the E.U. research facility. Upon developing his powers, he went so mad he was institutionalized at a mental health center before transferring into Alexander's care.- Becoming the Mask: According to Ld1449
, Peter didn't initally care for Alexander or Rebecca beyond that their survival would benefit him, but subsequent "simulations" with his powers caused him to care for them, so much that the events of the Time Skip are part of his plans to ensure they'll be safe from the European Union. - Failure Gambit: He's been playing the long game ever since he arrived at the research facility, and his hard work pays off in Arc 9. He essentially helped create a series of events that would lead to Paul Godfrey's downfall and ensure he, Rebecca, Alexander, and Su-Wei would receive protection once they surrendered while eliminating Godfrey from the picture.
- Go Mad from the Revelation: Based on his cryptic drawings and ominous talks of the "spider", it's implied much of Peter's sanity went out the window when he gazed upon the Firmament, and the "spider" seen in the drawings is the Queen Administrator.
- Logical Weakness: Both Word of God and Taylor state that Prophet's one weakness as a Thinker is that he needs time to execute plans and use his powers. If under constant pressure and assault, he has no time to plan or think. Fittingly, this is exactly what Taylor did in "simulations" where Hiro died and she went on the warpath.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: He's a pre-cog like Contessa, and his predictions are frighteningly accurate enough that he successfully managed to lure Taylor into a trap. It's played with in that Contessa's Path to Victory is treated like an instant win button with the limitation being the context and wording of Contesa's questions, whereas Peter has to more or less brute force the future and solution he's aiming for.
- Tongue Suicide: He tried to kill himself multiple times this way, both in the mental hospital he was admitted to and at the research facility. He was eventually forced to wear a muzzle at all times. Interestingly, he never tries to remove the muzzle himself, even when he's able to.
