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Fixed typo in Exeter Paulsen's first trope which mis-gendered Calyssia (it said "his grandpa" when it should say "her grandpa")


* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Calyssia is just following his grandpa's footsteps on the matter, he was one of the main causes humanity was overtaken by corporate nightmares.

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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Calyssia is just following his her grandpa's footsteps on the matter, he was one of the main causes humanity was overtaken by corporate nightmares.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Sees nothing wrong at all with signing the Rook up for the union newsletter ''without asking them first,'' despite LYNX having a notoriously hostile attitude towards union activity.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Sees nothing wrong at all with signing the Rook up for the union newsletter ''without asking them first,'' despite LYNX having a notoriously hostile attitude towards union activity.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In contrast to other LYNX personnel, Weaver tries to keep everything running as smooth as he can. He's very uneasy about Ghost Ships when they start appearing, and when Lou suggests you make use of the spare and likely ''very'' old oxygen or fuel tanks, he notes that it's against regulations but you should at least keep an eye on your vitals if you plan to use them anyway.
** Once act II kicks into gear he's the only mitigating force between Hal and the cutters of the sector and clearly the level-headed one of them all.

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In contrast to other LYNX personnel, Weaver tries to keep everything running as smooth as he can. He's very uneasy about Ghost Ships when they start appearing, and when Lou suggests you make use of the spare and likely ''very'' old oxygen or fuel tanks, he notes that it's against regulations but you should at least keep an eye on your vitals if you plan to use them anyway.
** Once act Act II kicks into gear gear, he's the only mitigating force between Hal and the cutters of the sector sector, and clearly the level-headed one of them all.



* TheLoad: Weaver describes him as someone who can be taught the same lesson a thousand times and never once retain it, no matter how earnest he is in his desire to do better.



* PetTheDog: As terrible a boss as he may be, he seems to like you. At least enough to call you in private and tell you you remind him of himself and his path to a managerial position, and try to give you some encouragement to get there yourself.

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* PetTheDog: As terrible a boss as he may be, be to everyone else, he seems to like you. At least enough to Rook. He'll call you in private and tell you you remind him of himself and his path to a managerial position, and try to give you some encouragement to get there yourself.yourself. Doesn't stop him from getting on your case at the end of Act 2, however.

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[[folder:Weaver]][[folder:Joseph Weaver]]



* CloningBlues: He used to be a shipbreaker himself until a mishap with his cloning forced him to hang up his cutting gear.

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* CloningBlues: He used to be a shipbreaker himself until a mishap with his cloning forced him to hang up his cutting gear. Other dialogue suggests that this also left his body ill-suited for gate travel as well, which is why he passes his armadillo down to Rook to fix up.



** Once act II kicks into gear he's the only mitigating force between Hal and the cutters of the sector and clearly the level-headed one of them all.
* YouRemindMeOfX: Just before Weaver passes his fixer-upper of an Armadillo down to Rook he tells them that he sees himself back in his early days in them



One of your fellow Shipbreakers in the sector.

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One of your fellow Shipbreakers in the sector. She used to work on an animal ranch on Mars and sends money to her family still there when she can, even if it means her debt lasts longer.
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* NotSoStoic: He's normally a calm, soothing voice of reason, but even he has his limits. When Hal starts being needlessly cruel with LYNX's approval, Weaver snaps and Hal has to mute him.


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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Lou eventually loses patience with Hal's behavior and reaches out to the union to organize against LYNX. The call is intercepted and LYNX goes full fascist in response, revoking the human rights of the Cutters and exercising full control over their lives until the union is no longer a threat.
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: Weaver's assessment of the situation with Hal is that he's utterly ''terrified'' of losing his job, and so he's taking it out on the cutters and hard-assing them as much as possible to drive their productivity up. Due to this fear, Weaver thinks, Hal's getting irrational and antagonizing him will only cause him to lash out, hence his mediating approach.
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* PointyHairedBoss: In some aspects. We don't know how well he did at processing back when he still had a blue collar, but it's made very clear very quickly that he has ''no idea how shipbreaking works''. He's constantly pressuring the team to move up to higher hazard levels and recommends the most unsafe methods in the name of expediency. His advice on dealing with Class II Reactors ''will get you killed''. And he tries to veto Generator Extraction training, reasoning that he should just let you learn the caveats of the operation (which will [[HighVoltageDeath light you up like a Christmas tree]] if you make a mistake at any step) all by yourself and that "[[DeathIsCheap a couple spares]]" will drive the lesson in better.

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* PointyHairedBoss: In some aspects. We don't know how well he did at processing back when he still had a blue collar, but it's made very clear very quickly that he has ''no idea how shipbreaking works''. He's constantly pressuring the team to move up to higher hazard levels and recommends the most unsafe methods in the name of expediency. His advice on dealing with Class II Reactors ''will get you killed''. And he tries to veto Generator Extraction training, reasoning that he should just let you learn the caveats of the operation (which will [[HighVoltageDeath light you up like a Christmas tree]] if you make a mistake at any step) all by yourself and that "[[DeathIsCheap a couple spares]]" will drive the lesson in better. In one particularly galling moment, he cuts off Deedee's suit controls for some impromptu yoga while she's in the middle of her shift, nearly causing her to float into the furnace.
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* PetTheDog: As terrible a boss as he may be, he seems to like you. At least enough to call you in private and tell you you remind him of himself and his path to a managerial position, and try to give you some encouragement to get there yourself.
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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everyone just calls them "Rook" which is almost certainly just short for "Rookie".

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* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everyone just calls them "Rook" which is almost certainly just short for "Rookie". Hal just calls you 52.
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* PointyHairedBoss: In some aspects. We don't know how well he did at processing back when he still had a blue collar, but it's made very clear very quickly that he has ''no idea how shipbreaking works''. He's constantly pressuring the team to move up to higher hazard levels and recommends the most unsafe methods in the name of expediency. His advice on dealing with Class II Reactors ''will get you killed''. And he tries to veto Generator Extraction training, reasoning that he should just let you learn the caveats of the operation (which will [[HighVoltageDeath light you up like a Christmas tree]] if you make a mistake at any step) all by yourself and that "[[DethIsCheap a couple spares]]" will drive the lesson in better.

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* PointyHairedBoss: In some aspects. We don't know how well he did at processing back when he still had a blue collar, but it's made very clear very quickly that he has ''no idea how shipbreaking works''. He's constantly pressuring the team to move up to higher hazard levels and recommends the most unsafe methods in the name of expediency. His advice on dealing with Class II Reactors ''will get you killed''. And he tries to veto Generator Extraction training, reasoning that he should just let you learn the caveats of the operation (which will [[HighVoltageDeath light you up like a Christmas tree]] if you make a mistake at any step) all by yourself and that "[[DethIsCheap "[[DeathIsCheap a couple spares]]" will drive the lesson in better.
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* FirstNameBasis: Only [[BadBoss Hal Rhodes]] calls him by his first name, Joseph; Weaver's too on-edge by Hal's other general behavior to make a point about it.
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* PointyHairedBoss: In some aspects. We don't know how well he did at processing back when he still had a blue collar, but it's made very clear very quickly that he has ''no idea how shipbreaking works''. He's constantly pressuring the team to move up to higher hazard levels and recommends the most unsafe methods in the name of expediency. His advice on dealing with Class II Reactors ''will get you killed''.

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* PointyHairedBoss: In some aspects. We don't know how well he did at processing back when he still had a blue collar, but it's made very clear very quickly that he has ''no idea how shipbreaking works''. He's constantly pressuring the team to move up to higher hazard levels and recommends the most unsafe methods in the name of expediency. His advice on dealing with Class II Reactors ''will get you killed''. And he tries to veto Generator Extraction training, reasoning that he should just let you learn the caveats of the operation (which will [[HighVoltageDeath light you up like a Christmas tree]] if you make a mistake at any step) all by yourself and that "[[DethIsCheap a couple spares]]" will drive the lesson in better.

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* PurelyAestheticGender: You can only roughly choose your gender based on the type of grunt you want your character to make. It doesn't factor into the game, otherwise.



* AFatherToHisMen: He does his best to look out for his crew, and Hal's reckless behavior really gets on his nerves.



* PointyHairedBoss: In some aspects. We don't know how well he did at processing back when he still had a blue collar, but it's made very clear very quickly that he has ''no idea how shipbreaking works''. His advice on dealing with Class II Reactors will get you killed.

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* PointyHairedBoss: In some aspects. We don't know how well he did at processing back when he still had a blue collar, but it's made very clear very quickly that he has ''no idea how shipbreaking works''. He's constantly pressuring the team to move up to higher hazard levels and recommends the most unsafe methods in the name of expediency. His advice on dealing with Class II Reactors will ''will get you killed.killed''.

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One of your fellow Shipbreakers in the sector. As of 0.40 of Early Access the game has not progressed to the point that she any relevance to the story, only briefly appearing in a couple scenes.

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One of your fellow Shipbreakers in the sector. As of 0.40 of Early Access the game has not progressed to the point that she any relevance to the story, only briefly appearing in a couple scenes.



* BullyingADragon: Goes off on a rant on Hal Rhodes after he brings up "spark-free" Demo Charges, mouthing off at him and the gear; this gets her long-distance call privileges cut.



One of your fellow Shipbreakers in the sector. As of 0.40 of Early Access the game has not progressed to the point that he any relevance to the story, only briefly appearing in a couple scenes.

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One of your fellow Shipbreakers in the sector. As One of 0.40 of Early Access the game has not progressed least-performing employees you're in contact with, thanks to the point that he any relevance to the story, only briefly appearing in a couple scenes.bad luck and even worse gear.


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* ButtMonkey: With his tools and gear falling apart, he's not doing especially great; even his intro has him fumble with his radio, unable to make himself audible.

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The administrator sent to oversee the station Rook and Weaver's team works out of in response to underground unionization attempts. A devout company man his arrival will demonstrate LYNX's heavy-handed responses to "agitators". He will debut in the 0.6.0 update, which will add Act II of the story to the game.

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The administrator sent to oversee the station Rook and Weaver's team works out of in response to underground unionization attempts. A devout company man his arrival will demonstrate LYNX's heavy-handed responses to "agitators". He will debut debuted in the 0.6.0 update, which will add initiating Act II of the story to the game.with his entrance.



* CategoryTraitor: He actually comes from a similar blue-collar, oppressed background as the cutters, but he managed to climb up into management. And up there, he changed into a thorough company man that will impose the same conditions he once suffered.

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* BadBoss: He'll ''always'' be on the cutters' collective cases for things as innocent as just greeting each other at the start of a shift. And no matter how fast you're working he never finds it fast enough, pressuring you with snide comments and the occasional terrible idea.
* CategoryTraitor: He actually comes from a similar blue-collar, oppressed background as the cutters, but he managed to climb up into management. And up there, he changed into a thorough company man that will impose the same conditions he once suffered. Though it bears mentioning he worked in Processing, which ''may'' have been less dangerous than shipbreaking.
* PointyHairedBoss: In some aspects. We don't know how well he did at processing back when he still had a blue collar, but it's made very clear very quickly that he has ''no idea how shipbreaking works''. His advice on dealing with Class II Reactors will get you killed.
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* CategoryTraitor: He actually comes from a similar blue-collar, oppressed background as the cutters, but he managed to climb up into management. And up there, he changed into a thorough company man that will impose the same conditions he once suffered.
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* TheGhost: He has no direct presence in the game, and has presumably been retired/dead for a while.
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[[folder:Exeter Paulsen]]
LYNX's first CEO proper, and the one who took the minor salvage company and turned it into a planet-running conglomerate, with all that came with that.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Calyssia is just following his grandpa's footsteps on the matter, he was one of the main causes humanity was overtaken by corporate nightmares.
* GreaterScopeVillain: All that is LYNX today, including the union-busting that it seemingly spread to all human governments and companies as a whole, can be blamed squarely on him.
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The administrator sent to oversee the station Rook and Weaver's team works in in response to underground unionization attempts. A devout company man his arrival will demonstrate LYNX's heavy-handed responses to "agitators". He will debut in the 0.6.0 update, which will add Act II of the story to the game.

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The administrator sent to oversee the station Rook and Weaver's team works in out of in response to underground unionization attempts. A devout company man his arrival will demonstrate LYNX's heavy-handed responses to "agitators". He will debut in the 0.6.0 update, which will add Act II of the story to the game.

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The administrator sent to oversee the station Rook and Weaver's team works in in response to underground unionization attempts. A devout company man his arrival will demonstrate LYNX's heavy-handed responses to "agitators".

He will debut in the 0.6.0 update, which will add Act II of the story to the game.

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The administrator sent to oversee the station Rook and Weaver's team works in in response to underground unionization attempts. A devout company man his arrival will demonstrate LYNX's heavy-handed responses to "agitators".

"agitators". He will debut in the 0.6.0 update, which will add Act II of the story to the game.
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[[folder:Hal Rhodes]]
The administrator sent to oversee the station Rook and Weaver's team works in in response to underground unionization attempts. A devout company man his arrival will demonstrate LYNX's heavy-handed responses to "agitators".

He will debut in the 0.6.0 update, which will add Act II of the story to the game.
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The player character. A rookie shipbreaker that joined LYNX not entirely aware of what they were signing up for. Now indebted to LYNX like so many others they new fight to claw their way out of debt with a company that will make up any number of excuses to up the total.

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The player character. A rookie shipbreaker that joined LYNX not entirely aware of what they were signing up for. Now indebted to LYNX like so many others others, they new now fight to claw their way out of debt with a company that will make up any number of excuses to up the total.
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One of your fellow Shipbreakers in the sector. AS of 0.40 of Early Access has not progressed to the point that she any relevance to the story, only briefly appearing in a couple scenes.

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One of your fellow Shipbreakers in the sector. AS As of 0.40 of Early Access the game has not progressed to the point that she any relevance to the story, only briefly appearing in a couple scenes.



One of your fellow Shipbreakers in the sector. As of 0.40 of Early Access has not progressed to the point that he any relevance to the story, only briefly appearing in a couple scenes.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In contrast to other LYNX personnel Weaver tries to keep everything running as smooth as he can. He's very uneasy about Ghost Ships when they start appearing and when Lou suggests you make use of the spare and likely VERY old oxygen or fuel tanks. Even though he states using them is against regulation he at least implores Rook to keep an eye on their vitals if they do.

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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In contrast to other LYNX personnel personnel, Weaver tries to keep everything running as smooth as he can. He's very uneasy about Ghost Ships when they start appearing appearing, and when Lou suggests you make use of the spare and likely VERY ''very'' old oxygen or fuel tanks. Even though tanks, he states using them is notes that it's against regulation he regulations but you should at least implores Rook to keep an eye on their your vitals if they do.you plan to use them anyway.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She's part of an [[LaResistance underground resistance movement]] against LYNX fighting to have the workers unionize. She starts sending Rook the newsletter unprompted which causes problem later on when LYNX, the driving force behind the original wholesale destruction of unions to begin with, catches wind of the unionization attpmpts and in a company wide announcement sends administrators to all sectors until they're certain they've completely weeded it out.

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She's part of an [[LaResistance underground resistance movement]] against LYNX fighting to have the workers unionize. She starts sending Rook the newsletter unprompted which causes problem later on when LYNX, the driving force behind the original wholesale destruction of unions to begin with, catches wind of the unionization attpmpts attempts and in a company wide announcement sends administrators to all sectors until they're certain they've completely weeded it out.



* CorruptCorporateExecutive: She's the ''CEO of '''LYNX''''', the {{megacorp}} that puts its workers in debt just as part of their employment and fears unionization above all else. You bet your ass she's as corrupt as they come. She sends LYNX administrators out at the mere rumor of unionization claiming that [[BlatantLies LYNX has their worker's best interest at heart]]. The degree to which she is corrupt would be comical were it not for the fact that it's not played for laughs in the slightest.

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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: She's the ''CEO of '''LYNX''''', the {{megacorp}} that puts its workers in debt just as part of their employment and fears unionization above all else. You bet your ass she's as corrupt as they come. She sends LYNX administrators out at the mere rumor of unionization claiming that [[BlatantLies LYNX has their worker's workers' best interest at heart]]. The degree to which she is corrupt would be comical were it not for the fact that it's not played for laughs in the slightest.
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* BigBad: Comes with being the CEO of LYNX.

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[[folder:Calyssia Del-Paulsen]]
The CEO of LYNX.
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: She's the ''CEO of '''LYNX''''', the {{megacorp}} that puts its workers in debt just as part of their employment and fears unionization above all else. You bet your ass she's as corrupt as they come. She sends LYNX administrators out at the mere rumor of unionization claiming that [[BlatantLies LYNX has their worker's best interest at heart]]. The degree to which she is corrupt would be comical were it not for the fact that it's not played for laughs in the slightest.

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One of your fellow Shipbreakers and the newest of the group after Rook. She dreams of getting out of debt and working just long enough to buy her own mining ship.

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One of your fellow Shipbreakers in Rook's sector and the newest of the group after Rook. She dreams of getting out of debt and working just long enough to buy her own mining ship.


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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She's part of an [[LaResistance underground resistance movement]] against LYNX fighting to have the workers unionize. She starts sending Rook the newsletter unprompted which causes problem later on when LYNX, the driving force behind the original wholesale destruction of unions to begin with, catches wind of the unionization attpmpts and in a company wide announcement sends administrators to all sectors until they're certain they've completely weeded it out.


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With the coming of the 0.40 update ''Hardspace: Shipbreaker'' is no longer just you and Weaver working from a bay in space. Meet your fellow salvagers. You may never meet them in person, but they're just a radio call away...
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[[folder:Shipbreaker #9346-52 AKA "Rook"]]
The player character. A rookie shipbreaker that joined LYNX not entirely aware of what they were signing up for. Now indebted to LYNX like so many others they new fight to claw their way out of debt with a company that will make up any number of excuses to up the total.
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* CloningBlues: The process LYNX uses to map their genome for the sake of cloning them literally and intentionally kills them. The game actually opens with their death.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Everyone just calls them "Rook" which is almost certainly just short for "Rookie".
* TheFaceless: It's their face on the art for the game and even in-game they are depicted as being in their full space suit.
* TheVoiceless: Aside from inconsequential grunts they don't speak.
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[[folder:Weaver]]
Weaver is your resident mission control and an ex-shipbreaker himself. If there's something to be taught he'll be the one to teach you.
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* CloningBlues: He used to be a shipbreaker himself until a mishap with his cloning forced him to hang up his cutting gear.
* MissionControl: When he was forced to hang up his spurs as a shipbreaker he was relegated to training and supervision. This may sound like a promotion, but LYNX threw all the fees of his training for the position onto his debt and he's no closer to being free than anyone else in the company.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In contrast to other LYNX personnel Weaver tries to keep everything running as smooth as he can. He's very uneasy about Ghost Ships when they start appearing and when Lou suggests you make use of the spare and likely VERY old oxygen or fuel tanks. Even though he states using them is against regulation he at least implores Rook to keep an eye on their vitals if they do.
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[[folder:Lou]]
One of your fellow Shipbreakers and the newest of the group after Rook. She dreams of getting out of debt and working just long enough to buy her own mining ship.
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[[folder:Deedee]]
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[[folder:Kaito]]
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