History Characters / ForwardPeptuck

* DropTheHammer: His "lucky sledgehammer."

* ManOnFire: The Brit, when [[spoiler: Jayne catches him in an improvised gasoline bomb]]. [[{{Determinator}} It just pisses the Brit off.]]

This is a character sheet for the original characters in the ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Forward}}'', minor canonical characters that get a bigger role in the story, and character tropes specific to the canon characters as they develop in the fanfic. For more information on the primary canonical characters, see the [[Characters/{{Firefly}} Firefly character sheet]].

* BadassBeard: River jokes that about a third of his bodyweight is taken up by his beard. It's such a prominient feature that River alternately calls him "Doctor Beard."

* NotSoDifferent: Mal accuses him of being no different from [[spoiler: the Alliance when he says he wants to use River as a weapon.]]

* ForWantOfANail: Turning in his chair before delivering his FamousLastWords turns out to have saved his life, if not leaving a hell of a scar.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys

* BadDreams: Referencing Alan Tyduk's unofficial history for Wash.

* [[spoiler: CreepyChild]]
* [[DidntSeeThatComing Didn't See That Coming]]: Didn't anticipate [[spoiler: Zoe's ability to shut her emotions off with iron discipline.]] That allows [[spoiler: Zoe to get the drop on her.]]

* [[spoiler: EnfanteTerrible]]: Deconstructed; as [[spoiler: a child]], she has extremely poor impulse control, driving her to kill perceived threats or people who she hates without thinking about the consequences.

* TheFaceless
* MindRape: See BrownNote.
* PsychicPowers

* BadassGrandpa: River dubs him "Old Man Kickass" for a reason. And its an apt name, considering that despite his advanced age, he can [[spoiler: defeat River consistently]]. He is also completely unafraid of the Alliance.
* CombatMedic: See above. Any doctor able to [[spoiler: repeatedly and consistently defeat ''River'' in hand-to-hand]] definitely counts.
* CoolOldGuy

* ShockAndAwe: Her "electrosword," dubbed "[[{{Hamlet}} Laertes]]."

* {{Badass}}: Drops [[spoiler: Jubal Early]] in a single second.

* {{Badass}}
** BadassBeard: River jokes that about a third of his bodyweight is taken up by his beard. It's such a prominient feature that River alternately calls him "Doctor Beard."
** BadassBoast: "If others come, they will need a cruiser to breach these walls." This is said in response to River becoming worried that the Alliance will come after her if they find her in the hospital.
** BadassGrandpa: River dubs him "Old Man Kickass" for a reason. And its an apt name, considering that despite his advanced age, he can [[spoiler: defeat River consistently]]. He is also completely unafraid of the Alliance.

This is a character sheet for the original characters in the ''{{Firefly}}'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{Forward}}'', minor canonical characters that get a bigger role in the story, and character tropes specific to the canon characters as they develop in the fanfic. For more information on the primary canonical characters, see the [[Characters/{{Firefly}} Firefly character sheet]].

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: From his description, he has very pale hair.

* {{Expy}}: Of [[spoiler: [[{{FEAR}} Alma Wade]].]] Its even there in her ''name.''

* ShoutOut: Her name appears to be a reference to [[MassEffect Gunnery Chief Ashley Williams]].

* JackBauerInterrogationtechnique: Subverted; His attempt at trying to get information out of one of Niska's goons fails terribly.

* BadassInDistress: In "Business." Also, [[spoiler: The end of "Last Man"]].

* DarkAndTroubledPast: River knows he has some kind of ugly secret in his past that fuels his hatred for the Alliance, but doesn't wish to dig it up. He is also familiar with [[spoiler: men like Nemo[=/=]the Operative]], and he is also [[spoiler: aware that River is psychic]].

* WarriorTherapist: Literally. He actively trains River in his martial style to help her overcome her own self-doubts and her mental conditioning to rely on "the weapon". He actually references [[VideoGame/AlphaCentauri Shen-Ji Yang]] when explaining his philosophy to River.

* BadassInDistress: In "Business." Also, [[spoiler: The end of "Last Man."

* Determinator: "Fourth Interlude." ''All of it.''

* GoodLookingPrivates

!'''Mr. Armand and Mr. Domali, Mr. Quinn and Mr. Eisen'''
Two of the mysterious Hands of Blue teams. Armand and Domali were dispatched to recapture River when [[spoiler: Niska attempted to collect the bounty on her.]] Quinn and Eisen appear later in "Hunt," where they are hunting River and [[spoiler: Inducer One-One-Nine]].

* MindManipulation
* MindRape