History Characters / FTLKestrelAdventures

[[caption-width-right:150:[[FactionMotto "Manu Firma Et Karisma"]][[note]]"Grace and a Firm Hand." in Greek.[[/note]]]]

!!!Actor: 'Adoxographist'

* TheManBehindTheMan: Uses Teidrich as TheMouthOfSauron to control the Rebellion.

The Fleet Admiral of the Galactic Federation, Jane Tully resides in the last Federation base in Sector 8, along with General Turzil. [[spoiler:She was a friend of Pavalo during the Mantis-Federation War, and it is strongly hinted that she is the divorced wife of Pavalo.]]

[[folder: Kestrel Crew]]

An Engi rescued from a crash site caused a Mantis Boarding Party. they are now the shield operator of the Kestrel.

* [[spoiler: YouSeeImDying: As revealed in episode 31, their nanite cell structure is breaking down, and they either risk dying entirely, or losing themselves mentally to the Engi collective to fix the damage.]]

* MechanicalLifeforms: Being an Engi, they is this.

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A list of major and supporting characters in FTL Kestrel Adventures. There will be '''unmarked spoilers'''.

!!Jose [[spoiler:Sandoval]]

* [[spoiler:LukeIAmYourFather: Jose is the son of Linda Sandoval, the General in command of the Rebel Fleet at Kaban.]]

!!Ricardo [[spoiler:Sandoval]]

* [[spoiler:LukeIAmYourFather: Ricardo is the son of Linda Sandoval, the General in command of the Rebel Fleet at Kaban.]]

** To some extent, Cremity is one, as he suddenly becomes useful during this time.
* TraumaButton: As shown in episodes 22 and 23, Cremity has PTSD from the attack on Niander I.

Tiedrich is the main Rebel General, in command of the massive Rear Rebel Fleet. He was a friend of Pavalo and Tully during the Mantis-Federation War, but all of that changed when he got his bionic eye, and started the Rebellion...

* TheDragon: Despite officially being the same rank as Novak, Nilis/Dag Key, and Blackbird, he is the leader of the Rebellion.
** [[spoiler:Not really. SAI-1, the AI that is mind-controlling him through Tiedrich's bionic eye, is the '''true''' leader/starter of the Rebellion.]]
* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler:Tiedrich has been under mind control by SAI-1 for over a DECADE, with no memory of this. Even worse when you realize that in one scene, his eye malfunctions, and he is temporarily released from his mind control, horribly confused. Suddenly, his bionic eye then re-activates, and the picture of Tiedrich is then interpolated by flashes of both SAI-1's robotic 'brain' and the Rebel Flagship.]]

* TheQuietOne: We never hear him speak. Ever.

!!General Linda 'Black Bird'

* [[spoiler:TheCoup: While handcuffed aboard Key's cruiser for sabotage, she stages a coup and steals a small portion of the Kaban Fleet.]]
* [[spoiler:ParentalAbandonment: General Sandoval abandoned Jose and Ricardo when they were 7 and 8, respectively, in order to join the Rebellion.]]

!!General Linda Sandoval

* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: Jose is the son of Linda Sandoval, the General in command of the Rebel Fleet at Kaban.]]

* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Ricardo is the son of Linda Sandoval, the General in command of the Rebel Fleet at Kaban.]]

* TheCoup: [[spoiler:While handcuffed aboard Key's cruiser for sabotage, she stages a coup and steals a small portion of the Kaban Fleet.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:General Sandoval abandoned Jose and Ricardo when they were 7 and 8, respectively, in order to join the Rebellion.]]

* BigBad: SAI-1 is the mastermind of the Rebellion, and is also controlling Tiedrich. [[spoiler:This is also why the Rebel Flagship is so important; if the Flagship were destroyed, SAI-1 would also be, and Tiedrich would drop out of mind-control. Being an ex-Federation General, whose real personality supports The Federation, he would swiftly end the Rebellion.]]

!!SAI-1 (Simon)

SAI-1 is a sentient AI found by Adrian Romero, and was transfered into a massive computer rig for an (now abandoned) Federation project. It killed its "father" after he tried to shut him down and has formed the Rebellion by controlling General Tiedrich via his bionic eye.
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* BigBad: SAI-1 is the mastermind of the Rebellion, and is also controlling Tiedrich. [[spoiler:This is also why the Rebel Flagship is so important; if the Flagship were destroyed, SAI-1 would also be, and Tiedrich would drop out of mind-control. Being an ex-Federation General, whose real personality supports The Federation, he would swiftly end the Rebellion.]]

* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: [[spoiler:After losing his right eye in a cruiser accident, Tiedrich had a bionic eye installed, that was connected to a corrupt AI known as Simon, who has near-complete control of Tiedrich ever since.]]

** [[spoiler:Not really. SAI-1, the AI that is mind-controlling him through Tiedrich's bionic eye, is the '''true''' leader/starter of the Rebellion.]]

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[[folder: Main Characters]]

* LukeIAmYourFather:[[spoiler: Jose is the son of Linda Sandoval, the General in command of the Rebel Fleet at Kaban.]]

* PubliclyDiscussingTheSecret: "WE ARE GOING TO THE FRONT LINES!!!"
* TeamPet: Francis the snake, whom Jose befriends while imprisoned in the Rebel base.

* VaderBreath: Parodied at the beginning of the show, "Everyone breathes heavy in space."
* LukeIAmYourFather:[[spoiler: Ricardo is the son of Linda Sandoval, the General in command of the Rebel Fleet at Kaban.]]

* GreatOffscreenWar: Pavalo was a general during the Mantis-Federation War, which is only ever shown once.

!!General Linda Sandoval
The [[spoiler:now former]] general in command of the Kaban Rebel Fleet, General Sandoval is also the [[spoiler:mother of Jose and Ricardo]]. While she left to "build a better galaxy", she ends up condemning her actions, and betraying the Rebellion.

* CodeName: The Blackbird
* TheCoup: [[spoiler:While handcuffed aboard Key's cruiser for sabotage, she stages a coup and steals a large portion of the Kaban Fleet.]]
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:General Sandoval abandoned Jose and Ricardo when they were 7 and 8, respectively, in order to join the Rebellion.]]

!!Sambo
One of the Kestrel's crew, Sambo was rescued from pirates by the Kestrel.
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* AttackDrone: What Sambo is obsessed with.

An Engi rescued from a crash site. He is now the shield operator of the Kestrel.

* MechanicalLifeforms: Being an Engi, he is this.

A slightly depressed scientist rescued from the attacked NIANDER I research station. While he usually just sits in the weapons room with Pavalo, Cremity also plays the role of [[spoiler:fire-bombing Darjee during the Kestrel's escape from Kaban]].

[[folder: Enemy Characters]]
!!General Peter Tiedrich
Tiedrich is the main Rebel General, in command of the massive Rear Rebel Fleet. He was a friend of Pavalo and Tully during the Mantis-Federation War, but all of that changed when he got his bionic eye, and started the Rebellion...

* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Something is wrong with his cybernetic eye...

* TheDragon: Despite officially being the same rank as Novak, Nils/Dag Key, and Blackbird, he is the leader of the Rebellion.
** [[spoiler:Not really. SAI-1, the AI that is mind-controlling him through Tiedrich's bionic eye, is the '''true''' leader/starter of the Rebellion.]]
* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler:Tiedrich has been under mind control by SAI-1 for over a DECADE, with no memory of this. Even worse when you realize that in one scene, his eye malfunctions, and he is temporarily released from his mind control, horribly confused. Suddenly, his bionic eye then re-activates, and the picture of Tiedrich is then interpolated by flashes of both SAI-1's robotic 'brain' and the Rebel Flagship.]]

!!General Novak II

The Rebel General in charge of the Rebel fleet currently engaged with the Federation at The Last Stand.

* TheQuietOne: We never hear him speak. Ever.
** Although Darjee has stated that Novak II was speaking to Blackbird and Tiedrich off-camera.

!!Darjee

A high ranking Rebel officer, who works as a recruiter along with General Dag Key. She also works as a sniper.

* KilledOffForReal: Darjee is Fire Bombed by Cremity before she can kill Pavalo.
* OhCrap: Her last words.
* PreMortemOneLiner: "You should save yourself, old man!"
** Averted, as she gets killed right before she can fire.
*** [[spoiler: Played Straight in a sense, as it is before HER death.]]

!!SAI-1 (SIMON)

SAI-1 is [[spoiler:the ai that not only started the Rebellion, but is also mind-controlling Tiedrich through the latter's bionic eye.]]

* BigBad: SAI-1 is the mastermind of the Rebellion, and is also controlling Tiedrich. [[spoiler:This is also why the Rebel Flagship is so important; if the Flagship were destroyed, SAI-1 would die, and Tiedrich would drop out of mind-control. Being an ex-Federation General, whose real personality supports The Federation, he would swiftly end the Rebellion.]]

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[[folder: Minor Characters]]
!!Don Deroceras

Don Deroceras is a mysterious Slug merchant/con artist, who strikes a deal with Pavalo and the Kestrel crew to smuggle the ship and its crew down to the surface of Kaban, past the massive Rebel fleet in orbit.

The Fleet Admiral of the Galactic Federation, Jane Tully resides in the last Federation base in Sector 8, along with General Turzil. She was a friend of Pavalo during the Mantis-Federation War, and [[spoiler:it is strongly hinted that she is the divorced wife of Pavalo]].

General Turzil of the Engi Brigade is a general working for the Federation. He (or really It) resides in the last Federation base, with Admiral Tully.

[[folder: Factions]]

!!The Galactic Federation

The Galactic Federation is a collective to unite all the races of the universe. Sadly, it has suffered much at the hands of The Rebellion.

* TheFederation: It literally IS this trope, even down to the name.

* VestigialEmpire: While the Federation used to control most of the galaxy, is now only semi-controls a single sector.

!!The Rebellion

* TheCoup: The Rebels now control the whole galaxy, except for Sector 8.

!!Jose Sandoval

!!Ricardo Sandoval

* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:The Fire Bomb the the crew found in Episode 17 became useful when he blew up Darjee during the escape form Kaban.]]

* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Cremity uses the Fire Bomb the the crew found in Episode 17 became useful when he blew up Darjee during the escape form Kaban.]]