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%%[[folder:Senator Kim]]
%%Another senator who appears in ''Boundless.''
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%%* GoodOldWays: Kim questions Geary about the past beliefs and policies of the Alliance with clear curiosity, respect, and nostalgia.
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!!Other Politicians
[[folder:Ambassador Rycerz]]
The lead diplomat attached to Geary's fleet in ''Boundless''.
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%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Dara feels nothing but confusion and disgust about the utilization of the dark ships and the paranoia that motivated their creation.
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%%Another senator who appears in ''Boundless.''
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%%* GoodOldWays: Kim questions Geary about the past beliefs and policies of the Alliance with clear curiosity, respect, and nostalgia.
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!!Other Politicians
[[folder:Ambassador Rycerz]]
The lead diplomat attached to Geary's fleet in ''Boundless''.
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%%Another senator who appears in ''Boundless.''
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%%* GoodOldWays: Kim questions Geary about the past beliefs and policies of the Alliance with clear curiosity, respect, and nostalgia.
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!!Other Politicians
[[folder:Ambassador Rycerz]]
The lead diplomat attached to Geary's fleet in ''Boundless''.
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* BadassBureaucrat: Ambassador Rycerz shows a resourceful streak regarding fruitful negotiation strategies and handling the civilian officials who give her a hard time.
--> '''Ambassador Rycerz:''' Once we leave there, heading for Dancer space, Macadams won't have any means of of communicating with his backers except through me or you approving any message he wants to send on your ships. At that point, Dr. Macadams is going to find his responsibilities redefined in ways that effectively sideline him so the other specialists can actually try to do their jobs.
--> '''Geary:''' What if Macadams refuses to accept that?
--> '''Rycerz:''' Don't you have jails on your fleet ships? What do they call them?
--> '''Geary:''' Brigs? You'll want me to arrest Macadams and throw him in the brig?
--> '''Rycerz:''' ''(grinning)'' Tell me you don't already like the idea.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Rycerz has to handle many complicated and sometimes unreasonable orders while dealing with lots of strong-willed people with varying agendas and concerns that can seem unreasonable or risky. She's often suffering from a headache. However, she's also a bit of a BadassBureaucrat.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Downplayed, but Rycerz shows up to provide a political presence in the fleet who can both support Geary and argue with his decisions [[spoiler:one book after Rione's death.]]
--> '''Ambassador Rycerz:''' Once we leave there, heading for Dancer space, Macadams won't have any means of of communicating with his backers except through me or you approving any message he wants to send on your ships. At that point, Dr. Macadams is going to find his responsibilities redefined in ways that effectively sideline him so the other specialists can actually try to do their jobs.
--> '''Geary:''' What if Macadams refuses to accept that?
--> '''Rycerz:''' Don't you have jails on your fleet ships? What do they call them?
--> '''Geary:''' Brigs? You'll want me to arrest Macadams and throw him in the brig?
--> '''Rycerz:''' ''(grinning)'' Tell me you don't already like the idea.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Rycerz has to handle many complicated and sometimes unreasonable orders while dealing with lots of strong-willed people with varying agendas and concerns that can seem unreasonable or risky. She's often suffering from a headache. However, she's also a bit of a BadassBureaucrat.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Downplayed, but Rycerz shows up to provide a political presence in the fleet who can both support Geary and argue with his decisions [[spoiler:one book after Rione's death.]]
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* BadassBureaucrat: Ambassador Rycerz shows a resourceful streak regarding fruitful negotiation strategies ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Dara feels nothing but confusion and handling disgust about the civilian officials who give her a hard time.
--> '''Ambassador Rycerz:''' Once we leave there, heading for Dancer space, Macadams won't have any meansutilization of of communicating with his backers except through me or you approving any message he wants to send on your ships. At the dark ships and the paranoia that point, Dr. Macadams is going to find his responsibilities redefined in ways that effectively sideline him so the other specialists can actually try to do motivated their jobs.
--> '''Geary:''' What if Macadams refuses to accept that?
--> '''Rycerz:''' Don't you have jails on your fleet ships? What do they call them?
--> '''Geary:''' Brigs? You'll want me to arrest Macadams and throw him in the brig?
--> '''Rycerz:''' ''(grinning)'' Tell me you don't already like the idea.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Rycerz has to handle many complicated and sometimes unreasonable orders while dealing with lots of strong-willed people with varying agendas and concerns that can seem unreasonable or risky. She's often suffering from a headache. However, she's also a bit of a BadassBureaucrat.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Downplayed, but Rycerz shows up to provide a political presence in the fleet who can both support Geary and argue with his decisions [[spoiler:one book after Rione's death.]]
creation.
--> '''Ambassador Rycerz:''' Once we leave there, heading for Dancer space, Macadams won't have any means
--> '''Geary:''' What if Macadams refuses to accept that?
--> '''Rycerz:''' Don't you have jails on your fleet ships? What do they call them?
--> '''Geary:''' Brigs? You'll want me to arrest Macadams and throw him in the brig?
--> '''Rycerz:''' ''(grinning)'' Tell me you don't already like the idea.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Rycerz has to handle many complicated and sometimes unreasonable orders while dealing with lots of strong-willed people with varying agendas and concerns that can seem unreasonable or risky. She's often suffering from a headache. However, she's also a bit of a BadassBureaucrat.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Downplayed, but Rycerz shows up to provide a political presence in the fleet who can both support Geary and argue with his decisions [[spoiler:one book after Rione's death.]]
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[[folder:Council President Kennedy]]
The head-of-state of Geary’s homeworld, Glenylon.
The head-of-state of Geary’s homeworld, Glenylon.
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The head-of-state of Geary’s homeworld, Glenylon.
[[folder:Senator Kim]]
Another senator who appears in ''Boundless.''
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* NiceGuy: During Geary’s homecoming, he comes across as welcoming and complimentary without being sycophantic. He also wants to believe the best about the various alien races Geary has encountered (although like so many others, he’s a bit put off by the Dancers' appearances) and quickly agrees that Geary is better informed about that than he is.
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* NiceGuy: During Geary’s homecoming, he comes across as welcoming and complimentary without being sycophantic. He also wants to believe the best GoodOldWays: Kim questions Geary about the various alien races Geary has encountered (although like so many others, he’s a bit put off by past beliefs and policies of the Dancers' appearances) Alliance with clear curiosity, respect, and quickly agrees that Geary is better informed about that than he is.nostalgia.
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[[folder: President Astrida]]
The governor of Adriana Star System.
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--> '''Ambassador Rycerz:''' Once we leave there, heading for Dancer space, Macadams won't have any means of of communicating with his backers except through me or you approving any message he wants to send on your ships. At that point, Dr. Macadams is going to find his responsibilities redefined in ways that effectively sideline him so the other specialists can actually try to do their jobs.
--> '''Geary:''' What if Macadams refuses to accept that?
--> '''Rycerz:''' Don't you have jails on your fleet ships? What do they call them?
--> '''Geary:''' Brigs? You'll want me to arrest Macadams and throw him in the brig?
--> '''Rycerz:''' ''(grinning)'' Tell me you don't already like the idea.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Rycerz has to handle many complicated and sometimes unreasonable orders while dealing with lots of strong-willed people with varying agendas and concerns that can seem unreasonable or risky. She's often suffering from a headache. However, she's also a bit of a BadassBureaucrat.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Downplayed, but Rycerz shows up to provide a political presence in the fleet who can both support Geary and argue with his decisions [[spoiler:one book after Rione's death.]]
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[[folder:Council President Kennedy]]
The head-of-state of Geary’s homeworld, Glenylon.
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* NiceGuy: During Geary’s homecoming, he comes across as welcoming and complimentary without being sycophantic. He also wants to believe the best about the various alien races Geary has encountered (although like so many others, he’s a bit put off by the Dancers' appearances) and quickly agrees that Geary is better informed about that than he is.
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[[folder: President Astrida]]
The governor of Adriana Star System.
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--> '''Ambassador Rycerz:''' Once we leave there, heading for Dancer space, Macadams won't have any means of of communicating with his backers except through me or you approving any message he wants to send on your ships. At that point, Dr. Macadams is going to find his responsibilities redefined in ways that effectively sideline him so the other specialists can actually try to do their jobs.
--> '''Geary:''' What if Macadams refuses to accept that?
--> '''Rycerz:''' Don't you have jails on your fleet ships? What do they call them?
--> '''Geary:''' Brigs? You'll want me to arrest Macadams and throw him in the brig?
--> '''Rycerz:''' ''(grinning)'' Tell me you don't already like the idea.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Rycerz has to handle many complicated and sometimes unreasonable orders while dealing with lots of strong-willed people with varying agendas and concerns that can seem unreasonable or risky. She's often suffering from a headache. However, she's also a bit of a BadassBureaucrat.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Downplayed, but Rycerz shows up to provide a political presence in the fleet who can both support Geary and argue with his decisions [[spoiler:one book after Rione's death.]]
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[[folder:Council President Kennedy]]
The head-of-state of Geary’s homeworld, Glenylon.
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* NiceGuy: During Geary’s homecoming, he comes across as welcoming and complimentary without being sycophantic. He also wants to believe the best about the various alien races Geary has encountered (although like so many others, he’s a bit put off by the Dancers' appearances) and quickly agrees that Geary is better informed about that than he is.
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[[folder: President Astrida]]
The governor of Adriana Star System.
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* BotheringByTheBook: Suva is the one to come up with a way to dismiss unfair charges that fleet headquarters has filed against Geary's captains in ''Dreadnaught'' without seemingly submitting to threats of mutiny. She does this by pointing out that the charges weren't filed through the ''exact'' official channels they should have been.
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--> '''Admiral Rycerz:''' Once we leave there, heading for Dancer space, Macadams won't have any means of of communicating with his backers except through me or you approving any message he wants to send on your ships. At that point, Dr. Macadams is login going to find his responsibilities redefined in ways that effectively sideline him so the other specialists can actually try to do their jobs.
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!!The Alliance Senate
[[folder: Senator Navarro]]
The head of the Senate grand council when Geary finally makes it back to Alliance space.
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* BigGood: The head of the war effort against the Syndicate, and a man who struggles to fight a humane war, while valuing the input of the fleet, and doing what he can to help Geary.
* BotheringByTheBook: Works to find a loophole to prevent punishing the fleet for letting their ships run so low on fuel during the retreat (which nearly incited TheMutiny) and later gives Rione a proxy vote during the trip to Earth so that she can deadlock the vote if the other senators onboard try to order anything particularly stupid.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: His home system is right along the border between the Alliance and the Syndicate Worlds. As he rose through the Senate, the Syndics amped up attacks on neighboring systems while deliberately leaving his homeworld untouched to raise suspicions that he might have made deals with them and undermine his credibility. For a long time, it worked.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Willing to hear Geary's proposal out, while rebuking those who wanted to have him arrested just on the off chance that he ''might'' have delusions of grandeur.
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[[folder: Senator Costa]]
An aggressive, militaristic senator.
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* AssInAmbassador: She has shades of this, especially in ''Victorious'' (where the situation is kind of warranted) communicating with the Syndicate leaders when Geary attacks their home system.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She's introduced as being very supportive of Geary at a time a lot of the council distrusts him, but is willing to give consideration to using the hypernet gates as weapons of mass destruction, grows a bit unfriendlier after seeing Geary retain more independence than she'd like, and was a major force behind the creation of the dark ships.
* DeadpanSnarker: Often.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Always quick to call for an aggressive, risky approach to things, yet reluctant to take any risks herself during incidents like the battle with Tavistorevas, and the Europa rescue mission (not that she doesn't try to take credit for them afterwards).
* PetTheDog: For all of her difficult nature, she does have a fairly large amount of these. She is moved to tears by the the Dancers' compassionate act of [[spoiler: bringing a body of an early space explorer back to his hometown on Earth]], expresses condolences for the loss of Michael Geary and instantly agrees that the ''Dauntless'' should try to rescue Lieutenants Yuon and Castries from Europa.
* WarHawk: Especially in ''Beyond the Frontier''.
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[[folder: Senator Suva]]
A somewhat pacifistic senator.
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* ActualPacifist: To an extent, being very uncomfortable with any battle, although she did vote to approve the dark ships, due to feeling they'd provide security.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Suva generally makes decisions that are both humane and beneficial to the survival of the Alliance ad objectives of the fleet (although not always eagerly), with a few regrettable exceptions, such as the dark ships.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Doesn't get along well with Costa, who is her ideological opposite. Any time they find something to agree on is a cause for either alarm (e.g. approving the dark ships, and trying to keep the mission to the Sol System classified) or celebration (e.g. how moved they are by the Dancers returning a body to Earth).
* StrawCivilian: How many of the fleet see her, and not without justification. That being said, [[HiddenDepths her attitude appears to be somewhat conflicted, rather than simply haughty and unyielding]].
--> "We're... Not like you," Senator Suva said, her voice tinged with what sounded like regret. "Are you sure of that?" Geary asked. The senators looked back at him as if they had never considered that question before.
* TookALevelInKindness: Grows a little more warmer and understanding over the journey to and from Earth, coign to interact more with the crew on a personal level, although it isn't a perfect transition and is damaged by seeing their willingness to be ruthless during the Europa rescue.
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[[folder: Senator Sakai]]
A senator from Desjani's homeworld of Kosatka.
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* KnightInSourArmor: Sakai is burned out by the endless machinations of the Alliance Senate [[TheCynic and believes that the government's collapse is inevitable]]. Nonetheless, he works to maintain sanity in the Senate as long as it's still functioning.
--> '''Sakai:''' Perhaps my efforts are doomed to failure, but that will not be because I ceased trying.
* OnlySaneMan: When he's next to Costa and Suva, Sakai tends to be the most far-sighted and cooperative of the three.
* TheQuietOne: Rarely speaks except when spoken to, or to offer political insight (which he's careful about giving). When he is assigned to participate in the mission to force the Syndicate government to surrender Geary can't even remember what, if anything, he said when Geary addressed the grand council earlier in the book.
* SleazyPolitician: He isn't one himself, from what we see, but he bitterly notes that politicians who tell the voters the truth (especially in the Alliance, given the ForeverWar) are the ones who tend to get voted out of office.
* TheStoic: Very guarded about showing emotion in public.
--> Even his voice only ''might'' have carried a cutting edge.
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[[folder: Senator Unruh]]
A younger senator apparently elected (or at least promoted to the Grand Council) during the TimeSkip between series.
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* BlackBossLady: Technically not ''the'' boss, but one of the bosses (albeit possibly the youngest of them) after her appointment to the Grand Council.
* DeadpanSnarker: Isn't afraid to snark at her more obstructive colleagues.
--> '''Senator Unruh:''' Could we break from long-standing precedent and actually learn something about a subject before we make statements about it?
* IWasNeverHere: Timbale takes Geary to a secure conference room on Ambaru Station and tells him that there is no one in the room, but that he might want to have a look around. Unruh is there to give Geary a key to access Unity Alternate's hypernet gate and explain that they're moving against the hidden factions in the Alliance government which have been hiding the dark ships and attempting to undermine the Senate and the fleet. She then reminds him that she was never there and that their conversation never happened.
* ItHasBeenAnHonor: In a sense, she's visibly touched when, after a discussion about defeating the dark ships and punishing the people in charge of the project, Geary tells her their conversation has reminded him of why he has faith in the Alliance.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: A supporter of Navarro, who Geary develops a quick appreciation for.
* WhyDidntIThinkOfThat: Is left very thoughtful by a speech Geary makes about how the "cost" of the fleet budget should instead be considered an "investment" given how the former term creates an image of money being thrown away because the Senate has no choice, while the later signifies relying on people who make a real difference in effectiveness and efficiency.
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[[folder: Senator Wilkes]]
A hostile member of the Grand Council who first appears in ''Beyond the Frontier''.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: After just one meeting with the man, Geary flat out distrusts him and is willing to speculate that Wilkes is one of the figures behind the dark ships. It's unclear whether or not this is true, but he's definitely a jerk.
* FantasticRacism: Shows plenty towards the Dancers, being openly disgusted by their appearance and questioning why Geary allied with them.
* {{Jerkass}}: Possibly the biggest in the Senate.
* IRejectYourReality: Wilkes refuses to acknowledge Geary’s ample evidence about the Defender Fleet and calls him a liar, although it’s unclear if he really can't accept the magnitude of the disaster or is trying to avoid punishment for his role in the fiasco.
* InsistentTerminology: He thinks the nickname "Kick" is insulting and wants to call the species the bov-ursoids.
* TheNapoleon: A short man who is belligerent and demeaning towards Geary, a man considered to be the Alliance's greatest hero.
* StrawCivilian: One of the biggest examples, blaming the fleet for everything that goes wrong.
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[[folder:Senator Nakamura]]
A descendant of Lochlan Nakamura, a main character from ''Literature/TheGenesisFleet,'' and Desjani's godmother.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing; She’s introduced greeting Geary warmly and having an insightful discussion about art while mentioning her ties to his wife. Then she starts shrilly accusing him of being a threat to the Alliance while possibly trying to hide her own suspected ties to the Defender Fleet.
* BlueBlood: Nakamura is descended from one of Kosatka’s most prestigious families and is very proud of that fact.
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%%[[folder:Senator Dara]]
%%A Senator seen in ''Boundless.''
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%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Dara feels nothing but confusion and disgust about the utilization of the dark ships and the paranoia that motivated their creation.
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%%[[folder:Senator Kim]]
%%Another senator who appears in ''Boundless.''
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%%* GoodOldWays: Kim questions Geary about the past beliefs and policies of the Alliance with clear curiosity, respect, and nostalgia.
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!!Other Politicians
[[folder:Ambassador Rycerz]]
The lead diplomat attached to Geary's fleet in ''Boundless''.
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* BadassBureaucrat: Ambassador Rycerz shows a resourceful streak regarding fruitful negotiation strategies and handling the civilian officials who give her a hard time.
--> '''Admiral Rycerz:''' Once we leave there, heading for Dancer space, Macadams won't have any means of of communicating with his backers except through me or you approving any message he wants to send on your ships. At that point, Dr. Macadams is login to find his responsibilities redefined in ways that effectively sideline him so the other specialists can actually try to do their jobs.
--> '''Geary:''' What if Macadams refuses to accept that?
--> '''Rycerz:''' Don't you have jails on your fleet ships? What do they call them?
--> '''Geary:''' Brigs? You'll want me to arrest Macadams and throw him in the brig?
--> '''Rycerz:''' ''grinning)'' Tell me you don't already like the idea.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Rycerz has to handle many complicated and sometimes unreasonable orders while dealing with lots of strong-willed people with varying agendas and concerns that can seem unreasonable or risky. She's often suffering from a headache. However, she's also a bit of a BadassBureaucrat.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Downplayed, but Rycerz shows up to provide a political presence in the fleet who can both support Geary and argue with his decisions [[spoiler:one book after Rione's death.]]
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[[folder:Council President Kennedy]]
The head-of-state of Geary’s homeworld, Glenylon.
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* NiceGuy: During Geary’s homecoming, he comes across as welcoming and complimentary without being sycophantic. He also wants to believe the best about the various alien races Geary has encountered (although like so many others, he’s a bit put off by the Dancers' appearances) and quickly agrees that Geary is better informed about that than he is.
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[[folder: President Astrida]]
The governor of Adriana Star System.
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* IronLady: She can be quite stern and decisive, particularly towards Sissons.
* OhCrap: Upon finding out so many defense systems have been abandoned and an ex-Syndicate warlord is threatening their borders, although she quickly moves on to discussing solutions.
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[[folder: Senator Navarro]]
The head of the Senate grand council when Geary finally makes it back to Alliance space.
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* BigGood: The head of the war effort against the Syndicate, and a man who struggles to fight a humane war, while valuing the input of the fleet, and doing what he can to help Geary.
* BotheringByTheBook: Works to find a loophole to prevent punishing the fleet for letting their ships run so low on fuel during the retreat (which nearly incited TheMutiny) and later gives Rione a proxy vote during the trip to Earth so that she can deadlock the vote if the other senators onboard try to order anything particularly stupid.
* HeroWithBadPublicity: His home system is right along the border between the Alliance and the Syndicate Worlds. As he rose through the Senate, the Syndics amped up attacks on neighboring systems while deliberately leaving his homeworld untouched to raise suspicions that he might have made deals with them and undermine his credibility. For a long time, it worked.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Willing to hear Geary's proposal out, while rebuking those who wanted to have him arrested just on the off chance that he ''might'' have delusions of grandeur.
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[[folder: Senator Costa]]
An aggressive, militaristic senator.
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* AssInAmbassador: She has shades of this, especially in ''Victorious'' (where the situation is kind of warranted) communicating with the Syndicate leaders when Geary attacks their home system.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She's introduced as being very supportive of Geary at a time a lot of the council distrusts him, but is willing to give consideration to using the hypernet gates as weapons of mass destruction, grows a bit unfriendlier after seeing Geary retain more independence than she'd like, and was a major force behind the creation of the dark ships.
* DeadpanSnarker: Often.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Always quick to call for an aggressive, risky approach to things, yet reluctant to take any risks herself during incidents like the battle with Tavistorevas, and the Europa rescue mission (not that she doesn't try to take credit for them afterwards).
* PetTheDog: For all of her difficult nature, she does have a fairly large amount of these. She is moved to tears by the the Dancers' compassionate act of [[spoiler: bringing a body of an early space explorer back to his hometown on Earth]], expresses condolences for the loss of Michael Geary and instantly agrees that the ''Dauntless'' should try to rescue Lieutenants Yuon and Castries from Europa.
* WarHawk: Especially in ''Beyond the Frontier''.
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[[folder: Senator Suva]]
A somewhat pacifistic senator.
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* ActualPacifist: To an extent, being very uncomfortable with any battle, although she did vote to approve the dark ships, due to feeling they'd provide security.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Suva generally makes decisions that are both humane and beneficial to the survival of the Alliance ad objectives of the fleet (although not always eagerly), with a few regrettable exceptions, such as the dark ships.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Doesn't get along well with Costa, who is her ideological opposite. Any time they find something to agree on is a cause for either alarm (e.g. approving the dark ships, and trying to keep the mission to the Sol System classified) or celebration (e.g. how moved they are by the Dancers returning a body to Earth).
* StrawCivilian: How many of the fleet see her, and not without justification. That being said, [[HiddenDepths her attitude appears to be somewhat conflicted, rather than simply haughty and unyielding]].
--> "We're... Not like you," Senator Suva said, her voice tinged with what sounded like regret. "Are you sure of that?" Geary asked. The senators looked back at him as if they had never considered that question before.
* TookALevelInKindness: Grows a little more warmer and understanding over the journey to and from Earth, coign to interact more with the crew on a personal level, although it isn't a perfect transition and is damaged by seeing their willingness to be ruthless during the Europa rescue.
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[[folder: Senator Sakai]]
A senator from Desjani's homeworld of Kosatka.
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* KnightInSourArmor: Sakai is burned out by the endless machinations of the Alliance Senate [[TheCynic and believes that the government's collapse is inevitable]]. Nonetheless, he works to maintain sanity in the Senate as long as it's still functioning.
--> '''Sakai:''' Perhaps my efforts are doomed to failure, but that will not be because I ceased trying.
* OnlySaneMan: When he's next to Costa and Suva, Sakai tends to be the most far-sighted and cooperative of the three.
* TheQuietOne: Rarely speaks except when spoken to, or to offer political insight (which he's careful about giving). When he is assigned to participate in the mission to force the Syndicate government to surrender Geary can't even remember what, if anything, he said when Geary addressed the grand council earlier in the book.
* SleazyPolitician: He isn't one himself, from what we see, but he bitterly notes that politicians who tell the voters the truth (especially in the Alliance, given the ForeverWar) are the ones who tend to get voted out of office.
* TheStoic: Very guarded about showing emotion in public.
--> Even his voice only ''might'' have carried a cutting edge.
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[[folder: Senator Unruh]]
A younger senator apparently elected (or at least promoted to the Grand Council) during the TimeSkip between series.
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* BlackBossLady: Technically not ''the'' boss, but one of the bosses (albeit possibly the youngest of them) after her appointment to the Grand Council.
* DeadpanSnarker: Isn't afraid to snark at her more obstructive colleagues.
--> '''Senator Unruh:''' Could we break from long-standing precedent and actually learn something about a subject before we make statements about it?
* IWasNeverHere: Timbale takes Geary to a secure conference room on Ambaru Station and tells him that there is no one in the room, but that he might want to have a look around. Unruh is there to give Geary a key to access Unity Alternate's hypernet gate and explain that they're moving against the hidden factions in the Alliance government which have been hiding the dark ships and attempting to undermine the Senate and the fleet. She then reminds him that she was never there and that their conversation never happened.
* ItHasBeenAnHonor: In a sense, she's visibly touched when, after a discussion about defeating the dark ships and punishing the people in charge of the project, Geary tells her their conversation has reminded him of why he has faith in the Alliance.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: A supporter of Navarro, who Geary develops a quick appreciation for.
* WhyDidntIThinkOfThat: Is left very thoughtful by a speech Geary makes about how the "cost" of the fleet budget should instead be considered an "investment" given how the former term creates an image of money being thrown away because the Senate has no choice, while the later signifies relying on people who make a real difference in effectiveness and efficiency.
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[[folder: Senator Wilkes]]
A hostile member of the Grand Council who first appears in ''Beyond the Frontier''.
* AmbiguouslyEvil: After just one meeting with the man, Geary flat out distrusts him and is willing to speculate that Wilkes is one of the figures behind the dark ships. It's unclear whether or not this is true, but he's definitely a jerk.
* FantasticRacism: Shows plenty towards the Dancers, being openly disgusted by their appearance and questioning why Geary allied with them.
* {{Jerkass}}: Possibly the biggest in the Senate.
* IRejectYourReality: Wilkes refuses to acknowledge Geary’s ample evidence about the Defender Fleet and calls him a liar, although it’s unclear if he really can't accept the magnitude of the disaster or is trying to avoid punishment for his role in the fiasco.
* InsistentTerminology: He thinks the nickname "Kick" is insulting and wants to call the species the bov-ursoids.
* TheNapoleon: A short man who is belligerent and demeaning towards Geary, a man considered to be the Alliance's greatest hero.
* StrawCivilian: One of the biggest examples, blaming the fleet for everything that goes wrong.
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[[folder:Senator Nakamura]]
A descendant of Lochlan Nakamura, a main character from ''Literature/TheGenesisFleet,'' and Desjani's godmother.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing; She’s introduced greeting Geary warmly and having an insightful discussion about art while mentioning her ties to his wife. Then she starts shrilly accusing him of being a threat to the Alliance while possibly trying to hide her own suspected ties to the Defender Fleet.
* BlueBlood: Nakamura is descended from one of Kosatka’s most prestigious families and is very proud of that fact.
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%%[[folder:Senator Dara]]
%%A Senator seen in ''Boundless.''
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%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Dara feels nothing but confusion and disgust about the utilization of the dark ships and the paranoia that motivated their creation.
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%%[[folder:Senator Kim]]
%%Another senator who appears in ''Boundless.''
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%%* GoodOldWays: Kim questions Geary about the past beliefs and policies of the Alliance with clear curiosity, respect, and nostalgia.
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!!Other Politicians
[[folder:Ambassador Rycerz]]
The lead diplomat attached to Geary's fleet in ''Boundless''.
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* BadassBureaucrat: Ambassador Rycerz shows a resourceful streak regarding fruitful negotiation strategies and handling the civilian officials who give her a hard time.
--> '''Admiral Rycerz:''' Once we leave there, heading for Dancer space, Macadams won't have any means of of communicating with his backers except through me or you approving any message he wants to send on your ships. At that point, Dr. Macadams is login to find his responsibilities redefined in ways that effectively sideline him so the other specialists can actually try to do their jobs.
--> '''Geary:''' What if Macadams refuses to accept that?
--> '''Rycerz:''' Don't you have jails on your fleet ships? What do they call them?
--> '''Geary:''' Brigs? You'll want me to arrest Macadams and throw him in the brig?
--> '''Rycerz:''' ''grinning)'' Tell me you don't already like the idea.
* BeleagueredBureaucrat: Rycerz has to handle many complicated and sometimes unreasonable orders while dealing with lots of strong-willed people with varying agendas and concerns that can seem unreasonable or risky. She's often suffering from a headache. However, she's also a bit of a BadassBureaucrat.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Downplayed, but Rycerz shows up to provide a political presence in the fleet who can both support Geary and argue with his decisions [[spoiler:one book after Rione's death.]]
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[[folder:Council President Kennedy]]
The head-of-state of Geary’s homeworld, Glenylon.
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* NiceGuy: During Geary’s homecoming, he comes across as welcoming and complimentary without being sycophantic. He also wants to believe the best about the various alien races Geary has encountered (although like so many others, he’s a bit put off by the Dancers' appearances) and quickly agrees that Geary is better informed about that than he is.
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[[folder: President Astrida]]
The governor of Adriana Star System.
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* IronLady: She can be quite stern and decisive, particularly towards Sissons.
* OhCrap: Upon finding out so many defense systems have been abandoned and an ex-Syndicate warlord is threatening their borders, although she quickly moves on to discussing solutions.
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