History Characters / TNOAntarctica

* BlackSite: The Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) is a project management tool employed by the Polaris Missile Development Program, secretly developing nuclear missiles in lonely Antarctica. Their latest endeavor is the Iceman Missile Development Project, whose development will be kept so secret that the design teams will be kept ignorant of each other's progress.

* ForWantOfANail: Given differing world circumstances, Hillary never goes on an expedition to the South Pole in the 1950s.

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* RichSiblingPoorSibling: Jacques and Pierre have radically different statuses in the French Antarctic teaser. Jacques is a highly respected oceanographer and celebrity beloved by every side in the Cold War for his groundbreaking marine documentaries. Meanwhile, Pierre is an washed-up, forgettable Vichy journalist, whose career has since hit a dead end.

* PunchClockVillain: Under pressure from Pierre and Germany in the French Antarctic teaser, Jacques is tasked with filming his next documentary in the Kerguelen Islands and downplaying Germany's military ventures there. It is unclear if he took the job for fame, money, or a favor to Pierre, a question that he has yet to answer to the press.

* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: Taking advantage of German’s inability to send supplies after the start of the German civil war, the Joint Chiefs of Staff will approve Operation Southern Cross, a joint OFN military operation to capture territory from Neuschwabenland with help from Brazil and Uruguay. How much territory they capture will depend on how well-prepared they are.

->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]]Despotism[[/note]]

!!''Jacques-Yves Cousteau''

[[folder:Italian Antarctic Research Zone]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Italian Antarctic Research Zone
->'''Ruling Party:''' Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide[[note]]National Antarctic Research Program[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

* BlatantLies: Leasing Galindez Island from Argentina, Italy promises that it will strictly be dedicated to civilian research and never be militarized. Almost nobody believes them and highly suspect that the Italian Navy will arrive at some point.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: After the Triumvirate's dissolution, Italy gains a lease on Galindez Island in exchange for more economic concessions and military equipment to Antarctica. They believe this will be a simple step in expanding their international influence, but they put little thought into actually preparing to survive the extreme conditions. Pujato notes their use of thick wool greatcoats instead of loose winter clothing, so their coats will be absorbing more moisture and allowing sweat to freeze on their bodies, increasing the risk of hypothermia. The real winners are the Argentinians, with Pujato hoping that he'll gain a medal or even a promotion for the one-sided deal.

!!''Giovanni Torrisi''
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->'''Party:''' Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide[[note]]National Antarctic Research Program[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

* PetTheDog: If given supplies to survive the winter by Argentina, Torrisi will repay their generosity by promising to defend Leal's authority in case the Argentinian Navy tries to do something while he's adventuring in Operación 90.
* WrongLineOfWork: For a supposed civilian research station, it's strange that Italy would send Torrisi, an admiral in the navy, to lead it. It's the biggest hint that Italy intends to use their colony as a naval outpost, not for research.
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[[folder:Brazilian Antarctica]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Brazilian Antarctica
->'''Ruling Party:''' Programa Antártico Brasileiro[[note]]Brazilian Antarctic Programme[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: Brazil has always desired a slice of Antarctica and will get its chance when the OFN approaches Brazil for a joint invasion of Neuschwabenland.
* PleaseSelectNewCityName: After establishing their Antarctic claim in Operation Southern Cross, Brazil will rename the formerly German Ritscher Coast to Coats land. The Paul Joseph Goebbels Memorial Outpost will be renamed to honour Brazilian admiral Henrique Aristides Guilhem.
* TheRival: As soon as the Brazilians make it to Antarctica, they start a territorial dispute with Argentina. However, Reedy makes it clear to Rademaker that the OAA isn't going to get dragged into the conflict, making the rivalry purely one-to-one.

!!''Augusto Rademaker''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' Programa Antártico Brasileiro[[note]]Brazilian Antarctic Programme[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

* EnemyMine: Rademaker is not friendly to the United States and only helps them in Operation Southern Cross to seize New Swabia and attack the Nazis, who they hate even more.

!!OFN Antarctic Administration

[[folder:OFN Antarctic Administration]]
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->'''Official Name:''' OFN Antarctic Administration, US Antarctic Region (OFN Administration dissolution)
->'''Ruling Party:''' United States Antarctic Development Command

Formed from the Australian, New Zealand, and former French claims during the Scramble for Antarctica, the OFN Antarctic Administration controls nearly half of the world's southernmost continent. The massive swath of land acts as an important staging base for OFN operations in and around the Indian Ocean, with minor military installations and naval bases dotting the coast. With the completion of the nuclear power plant at [=McMurdo=] Station, it is clear that the OFN's presence on the continent will only continue to expand. However, much like the rest of the OFN, the Administration's direction has been thoroughly dominated by the will of the United States Military, something that Australia and New Zealand would like to see change in the near future.

See its recap page [[Recap/TheNewOrderLastDaysOfEurope here]].

* AuthorityInNameOnly: The Australians and New Zealanders are supposed to be governing the OAA with the same relative authority as the Americans. Truthfully, the United States are clearly the ones in control, with the other two countries sidelined and left to fume.
* BalkanizeMe: If the OFN Administration has low legitimacy it will dissolve into the American, Australian, and New Zealand Antarctic territories.
* BlackSite: The Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) is a project management tool employed by the Polaris Missile Development Program, secretly developing nuclear missiles in lonely Antarctica. Their latest endeavor is the Iceman Missile Development Project, whose development will be kept so secret that the design teams will be kept ignorant of each other's progress.
* BoringButPractical: One of the OFN's main defenses is sawdust, which some of the uninitiated soldiers laugh at. Unknown to them, sawdust can be mixed with water and frozen to create pykrete, creating a fortification as strong as concrete.
* DifficultButAwesome: Nuclear reactors are a fragile business that must be carefully handled, especially in an extreme climate like in Antarctica; one slip-up [[spoiler:or enemy sabotage]] could cost the OAA a lot of money and/or lives. For example, a small, near-invisible crack can be dangerous because water can leak in and damage the inner shield. However, harnessing it has allowed [=McMurdo=] to be one of the largest and most successful bases in Antarctica, opening the potential for possible settlement on the continent.
* TheDogBitesBack: Years of being sidelined by the Americans leads the Australians and New Zealanders to form a truce against them, with Beale and Hillary conspiring to replace Raborn.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: [=McMurdo=] Station is the closest thing to a city in Antarctica, housing several thousands of personnel in its insulated tunnels and corridors, filled with amenities like a coffee machine, couches, a hot plate, and emergency snacks.
* EnemyMine: To round up as much manpower against Neuschwabenland, the OAA forges an unlikely truce with the Brazilians, who want their own slice of the Antarctic continent.
* InSpiteOfANail: The Allied defeat in World War II led to the United States postponing most of their Antarctic programs indefinitely, including Operation Highjump. However, they would ultimately return to the continent anyway during the Scramble.
* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: Taking advantage of German’s inability to send supplies after the start of the German civil war, the Joint Chiefs of Staff will approve Operation Southern Cross, a joint OFN military operation to capture territory from Neuschwabenland with help from Brazil and Uruguay. How much territory they capture will depend on how well-prepared they are.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Project Iceman is a very confidential plan involving the development of nuclear missiles, so secret that some design members complain that they don't know the true nature of their work. Not even Beale and Hillary have a clue for what's going on; whenever they inquire about the deliveries, the Americans lie that it's for a base expansion.
* MultinationalTeam: The OAA is run by Americans, Australians, and New Zealanders. The crew manning [=McMurdo=] are also ethnically diverse, including African Americans, Māoris, and Asian refugees from the Commonwealth colonies.
* MultipleEndings: When it becomes clear that tensions in the OFN are mounting, Raborn resigns and lets someone else take over. The future of the OAA will depend on which country has the most influence:
** If the United States has the most influence, Rickover succeeds Raborn, continuing the America-centric approach of the OAA and continuing its militarization in defense of the "free world", even if this means shortchanging the Australians and New Zealanders.
** If Australia has the most influence, Beale takes over and advocates a more equitable relationship among the three countries participating in the OAA. However, he keeps up the militarization programs and plans to expand the nuclear reactor systems to create more livable bases, like [=McMurdo=].
** If New Zealand has the most influence, Hillary takes the most radical shift away from Raborn's militarization in favor of a more scientific administration, ending the arms race.
* PleaseSelectNewCityName: After invading Neuschwabenland in Operation Southern Cross, the OFN Administration will give new names to the former German land.[[note]]Admiral Byrd Coast (Fuhrer Adolf Hitler Coast), Admiral Raborn Station (Führer Station), ADC Command Post Echo ([=DGfP=] III), Reedy Station (Filchner Station) [[/note]]
* SettlingTheFrontier: With the harnessing of nuclear energy, there are some long-term plans of possible habitation or colonization in Antarctica, though these will remain dreams so long as the political deadlock persists in the Administration. Beale's takeover of the OAA makes it more likely that this goal will be achieved, given his interest in creating more nuclear reactor systems.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: The Australians and New Zealanders dislike how the Administration's direction has been thoroughly dominated by the will of the United States Military, and demand a more prominent role in running the territory, as the land it occupies was originally claimed by them before the United States 'consolidated' the territory during the Scramble.
* ThirdPartyPeacekeeper: The OFN has tried mediating the territorial disputes between Argentina and Chile in Antarctica. They first tried giving peace a chance in a 1955 conference, but this was canceled when Juan Perón was deposed and Germany dropped out. The OFN tried their luck again in 1958, but the Argentinian Navy hated the idea of an OFN-controlled conference that would demilitarize the continent, so they invaded Chile's territory in the Snipe War and caused the negotiations to fall through.
* TitleDrop: The background lore describes the OFN's consolidation of their Antarctician territories under the command of Admiral Byrd in an effort called "Operation Deep Freeze".
* VitriolicBestBuds: The civilian scientists are more interested in subjects like the weather or the fauna, while the military researchers find them boring and conduct their own weapons and vehicle tests. Despite this, they have a shared interest in the advancement of knowledge and remain friendly with each other.
* WorthyOpponent: The United States Antarctic Service Expedition explored much of the southern continent in the [=1940s=] and was led by Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd. His efforts were respected by Alfred Ritscher, who invited him to the Third German Antarctic Expedition, something that Byrd declined due to the deteriorating relations between their home countries.

!!''William Francis Raborn''
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->'''Party:''' United States Antarctic Development Command

->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Vice Admiral Raborn is a career military officer, spending his life shifting from post to post and up the military hierarchy. He slowly rose through the ranks starting as a gunner, then a naval aviator, then an instructor, he eventually found himself serving aboard the USS Hancock CV-19 performing well as an executive officer. His most significant accomplishment during this time was repairing the ships flight deck in under 4 hours after a kamikaze attack, allowing the carrier's aircraft to return safely. Unlike most of the American Pacific Fleet, the Hancock was not destroyed at Iwo Jima, staying close enough to Luzon that she could escape the fate of her sister ships.\\\
After nearly being blinded by Pearl Harbor's destruction, Raborn was given several large management roles in the Pacific Fleet's air command, eventually commanding the USS Bairoko CVE-115, where he once more witnessed a nuclear blast as Castle Bravo detonated over Laurie Island in the South Atlantic. After moving to a few more instructor posts, Raborn was appointed Director of Special Projects for the Navy Department, where he managed the design of the UGM-27 Polaris. While he had little experience in engineering and science, his managerial skills and effective utilization of PERT (Project Evaluation and Review Technique) methodology got the job done 4 years ahead of schedule. This great success got him promoted to Vice Admiral in 1960, and then appointed as the Chief of the Antarctic Development Command and the OFN Antarctic Administration in 1961.\\\
Antarctica is cruel to strangers, and Raborn is foreign in more ways than one. After a year stationed in Antarctica, he has found that his duties have little to do with project management. Every day he is awoken with reports of Kenpeitai spies, German infiltration, and worst of all the complaints from OFN allies and politicians back home, neither of whom seem poised to make his job any easier.[[/labelnote]]

* BestServedCold: Raborn is eager to assist the Americans in the Balintawak Blitz, which has rendered Japan's control of the Philippines vulnerable and given them a chance to avenge their loss in World War II.
* BigDamnHeroes: His most famous achievement was repairing the USS Hancock CV-19's flight deck in under four hours during a Japanese kamikaze attack in the Pacific. His efforts allowed the carrier to escape safely and avoid being sunk like the rest of the American Pacific Fleet at Iwo Jima.
* GracefulLoser: He's not completely comfortable with Hillary taking over the OAA and shifting gears towards a more scientific approach, but Raborn still respects a peaceful transfer of power, if New Zealand's influence is highest. As Hillary is given the microphone, Raborn gives him a sympathetic look before he steps away.
* HeavySleeper: {{Inverted}}. As a naval veteran, Raborn learned to fall asleep quickly, but wake up twice as fast whenever he's needed.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Operation Southern Cross pushes into German territory and allows the Brazilians to set up their own outpost, but his advisors make it clear that a direct siege on Schirmacher Station would be ill-advised. Their men are exhausted and the Nazis will fight back with everything they've got, now that their back is against the wall, so Raborn calls for a retreat and surrenders any further attacks on the Germans.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: After months of keeping Project Iceman secret from his subordinates, Raborn is kept in the dark himself by his benefactors, who start Iceworm II without briefing him first.
* MagnumOpus: Raborn's claim to fame is getting a UGM-27 Polaris Missile working four years ahead of schedule via the PERT. Such an achievement is unprecedented in rocket design, earning him a promotion to Vice Admiral in 1960 and making him the OFN's man to continue missile development in Antarctica.
* NoRespectGuy: His management of the OFN's Antarctic territory has largely been a thankless job, with OFN allies and politicians continuing to hound him about all sorts of problems.
* PetTheDog: For all his personal faults, Raborn's exit from leadership is quite gracious. When Hillary, Beale, and Wright confront him about the OAA's tensions, Raborn agrees that a change in leadership is needed to avert the looming crisis and tells them that it's been a honor to work with them.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: With Neuschwabenland cut off from supplies from Germania, Raborn can choose to answer their call for help with emergency supplies to the struggling territory.
--> ''"In any other situation, we would have told them to go to hell, but things are different down here. It doesn't matter where you're from, we all freeze the same."''
* StayInTheKitchen: Raborn is a misogynist who doesn't believe a woman is capable of leading an independent research mission. Hillary openly disapproves of this attitude and argues with Raborn about finding female candidates to bring to the OAA.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: By organizing Operation Southern Cross, Raborn sacrifices hundreds of lives in a pointless war against the Germans for tracts of uninhabitable desert, but he's convinced that it will somehow deal a blow to fascism and tyranny abroad. When he realizes how many losses will ensue by attacking Schirmacher Station, Raborn calls off the attack.
* WrongLineOfWork: Raborn is a military man entrenched in politics and paperwork that bores or worries him. He considers his cramped office in [=McMurdo=] an alien place compared to the bridge of a carrier or a missile silo, environments he's far more comfortable in.

!!''James R. Reedy''
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->'''Role:''' Head of Government (Raborn cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Paternalism
->'''In-Game Biography (Head of Government)''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Back when he was only a Lieutenant Commander, James R. Reedy served as commanding officer of Patrol Bombing Squadron 110, fighting the Kriegsmarine in the Atlantic. Among his unit was Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., eldest son of then-President Joseph P. Kennedy. Following the end of the war, Reedy continued his career in the Navy, moving up from conducting maritime patrol to commanding carrier groups. Now, thanks to his leadership ability (and some political connections), Rear Admiral James R. Reedy commands Naval Support Force Antarctica, serving as the right hand man to the Vice Admiral. As Raborn deals with day to day operations and argues with the Australians, Reedy handles keeping the Japanese and German navies out of OFN waters. While not the easiest task, it is certainly more enjoyable than Raborn's bureaucratic mess of a job.[[/labelnote]]

* ContinuitySnarl: Reedy’s biography states that he served in the same unit with Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., the son of President Joseph Kennedy, lore which has since been changed in the main mod.
* IWorkAlone: Reedy prefers doing things himself. Even while fighting Kriegsmarine patrols during World War II, he'd always add a personal spin to the assignments he received.
* NumberTwo: Reedy commands Naval Support Force Antarctica, serving as the right-hand man to Vice Admiral Raborn.
* VictoryThroughIntimidation: Reedy's main job is keeping the Germans and Japanese out of the OAA's waters in Antarctica and the Indian Ocean. If there are intruders, he'll send some ships to intimidate them into leaving, but never open fire because he doesn't want to start World War III.

!!''Herman Phleger''
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->'''Role:''' Foreign Minister (Raborn cabinet)
->'''Party:''' United States Antarctic Development Command
->'''Ideology:''' Conservatism
->'''In-Game Biography (Foreign Minister)''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]In the days of the First World War, Herman Phleger was a lieutenant in the United States Navy. He has come a long way since then. A graduate of the University of California and then Harvard Law School, he was a partner in one of California's largest law firms, Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. He began his foray into government work during the Second World War, and by the time of the Eisenhower administration, he served as Legal Adviser of the Department of State, attending many important international conferences and OFN Summits. During the Scramble for Antarctica, Phleger served as Chairman of the U.S. delegation in the debates between Chile and Argentina, resulting in their current situation, and formalized the creation of the OFN Antarctic Administration out of the Australian, New Zealand, and former French claims. He would rather be elsewhere, but Phleger manages to spend enough time back in Washington to make it bearable.[[/labelnote]]

* MinorMajorCharacter: He doesn't get much limelight, but he played a tantamount role to Antarctica's current political situation: he was the Chairman of the U.S. delegation that mediated Chile and Argentina's current territories, and he founded the OFN Antarctic Administration out of Australia, New Zealand, and France's claims.
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Pleger hates the monotony of Antarctica and the petty political fights over who controls the continent, but he carries out his job anyway because it's his duty to the OFN.
* OldFriend: Phleger is an old friend of John F. Kennedy, being well-acquainted with his family since his time at Harvard Law. The two reunite when Phleger goes to D.C. and discusses the OAA's budget on a riverside stroll.

!!''William "Rip" Robertson''
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->'''Role:''' Security Minister (Raborn cabinet)
->'''Party:''' United States Antarctic Development Command
->'''Ideology:''' Paternalism
->'''In-Game Biography (Security Minister)''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Serving in the Pacific Theater of World War Two in the United States Marine Corps, William "Rip" Robertson reportedly joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1947. He operated for some time in the former Soviet Union as a member of the CIA's Special Activities Division, before being transferred to South East Asia for operations that still remain classified to Vice Admiral Raborn, despite his prying. Now stationed in Antarctica, Robertson heads MACA-SOG - Military Assistance Command, Antarctica, Studies and Observations Group - which operates mostly independently of the Administration. His jurisdiction is, technically, limited to Antarctica, but he has not shied away from providing support to other operations in the Indian Ocean. Still, he is always on call if needed, ready to take action on the frozen continent at a moment's notice.[[/labelnote]]

* AmbiguousSituation: He was originally a member of the CIA's Special Activities Division in the Soviet Union before being transferred to Southeast Asia for reasons that elude even Raborn. He's been questioned about it before, but Robertson has never spilled.
* BearerOfBadNews: Robertson captures photos of the Germans' latest nuclear tests and brings them back to the Administration. The collective reaction is one of high concern that the Germans could outpace the OFN in the nuclear arms race.
* WhoNeedsEnemies: Robertson leads the Military Assistance Command, Antarctica, Studies and Observations Group (MACA-SOG), a group that operates independently from the Administration and tends to overstep their jurisdiction by assisting OFN operations in the Indian Ocean.

!!''Hyman Rickover''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Raborn successor)

* AmericaSavesTheDay: He subscribes to the notion that only the United States is capable of defending the world from fascism and tyranny, and he expects Beale and Hillary to stand aside, lest America's hand be forced.
* TheDeterminator: Rickover is not deterred by Beale and Hillary's complaints about his reign. No matter what, he will stand tall as an American vanguard in Antarctica, protecting it from fascist or hostile threats who oppose the OFN.
* ImmigrantPatriotism: Rickover was born in Poland to a Jewish family, who immigrated to the United States. He's also the most pro-American of Raborn's successors, having full faith that the United States can contain the spread of fascism through decisive military action.
* MeetTheNewBoss: Rickover becomes the OAA's new leader if the American influence is higher than the other countries, representing a continuation of the American-centric direction of the organization, at the expense of Australia and New Zealand.

!!''Howard Beale''
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->'''Role:''' Economy Minister (Raborn cabinet), Head of State (Raborn successor)
->'''Party:''' Australian Antarctic Division
->'''Ideology:''' Liberalism, Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]] (Head of State)
->'''In-Game Biography (Economy Minister)''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Out of all the non-Americans in the OFN Antarctic Administration, Howard Beale is the highest up by far. A sub-lieutenant in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve during World War Two, Beale began his career in politics shortly after as a member of the Liberal Party, and served in several high-level positions in the Australian government, from Minister of Transport to Minister of Supply. After a brief stint as Ambassador to the United States, Beale was appointed to the OFN Antarctic Administration by the Australian government as a bid to secure more control over the Administration. While his position as Chief Finance Minister is not the most important, his support for the expansion of [=McMurdo=] Station and its new nuclear power facility has earned him praise from both American and Australian politicians. It remains to be seen, however, if his success will lead to more non-American appointments in the Antarctic.[[/labelnote]]

* MagnumOpus: His most well-known achievement is building a nuclear reactor that turned [=McMurdo=] Station into a powerhouse and one of the largest bases in Antarctica. American and Australian politicians gave him mutual praise for his work and made him one of the highest-ranking non-American officials in the OAA.
* MeetTheNewBoss: Beale doesn't see a problem with the OAA's militarization, but he thinks that the Americans are becoming too overbearing and ignorant to their allies' needs. If he takes over, the Australians will now be in charge, but the same military programs will continue under his leadership.
* WorthyOpponent: While the American administration opposes bidding more control to their OFN allies, they share the Australians' respect for Beale, namely his expansion of [=McMurdo=] Station and construction of a new nuclear power facility.

!!''Edmund Hillary ''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Raborn successor)
->'''Party:''' Department of Scientific and Industrial Research - New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme
->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

* BoldExplorer: Along with Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary was one of the first two men to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. Thus, unlike most in the OAA, Hillary enjoys his stay in Antarctica, considering himself an explorer in the most isolated continent on Earth. Unfortunately, he can't really venture to his content because of the politicking, a fact that upsets him and something he hopes he can reverse.
* ChallengeSeeker: It's difficult being the only voice calling for demilitarization in the OAA, but Hillary has a guilty pleasure of enjoying the challenge.
* DarkHorseVictory: Hillary is the least likely to succeed Raborn, as New Zealand has the lowest starting influence of the three countries. Virtually no predictions are made that he will take over the OAA and many express surprise if he does.
* ForWantOfANail: Given differing world circumstances, Hillary never goes on an expedition to the South Pole in the 1950s.
* GracefulLoser: If Leal's expedition to the South Pole is successful, Hillary is one of the few OFN higher-ups who is genuinely happy for his triumph and the advancement of science. He considers sending a letter congratulating the man, but forfeits this idea because of his paranoid security team.
* HeManWomanHater: {{Averted}}. Hillary is one of the few figures in the OAA who has no problem working with a female scientist and he was the one who convinced Raborn to invite Jones to Antarctica. And, contrary to Jones' fears, he accepts her handpicked, all-women team for a mission and jokes that Raborn is going to freak out about the news.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: When Neuschwabenland demands the extradition of forty defectors, Hillary is adamant that they deny the request and risk a diplomatic crisis. He appeals to the OFN as a safe haven for those escaping oppression, including Germans, and argues that turning in these defectors will betray their ideals.
* UnexpectedSuccessor: Of the possible predictions made for Raborn’s successor, few expected that he would’ve picked Hillary to succeed him.
* WideEyedIdealist: Hillary is a Christian and a humanist who came to Antarctica because he thought it'd be a place dedicated to the preservation of the "human spirit". He's opposed to fighting and wants a peaceful administration that can cooperate with the Germans and the Japanese for the betterment of the human race. Unfortunately, many consider his hope woefully misplaced or even a threat to the OFN's interests.
-->''Searching for hope, the Exile gazed back.''

!!''Charles Seymour Wright''
->'''Role:''' N/A

* LivingLegend: Sir Charles Seymour Wright from Canada is one of the most experienced and respected Antarctic explorers still living. He survived the disastrous ''Terra Nova'' Expedition, is a polymath, and has made contributions to many subjects, like radar and oceanography. When he comes to the OAA for a visit, a massive crowd gathers and cheers for him.
* StrongerThanTheyLook: Wright is seventy-five years old, but he's remarkably energetic for his age.
* WildCard: Wright isn't in the race to succeed Raborn, so he's given independent choice of whether to back the Australians, the New Zealanders, or the Americans.

!!''Kenneth Wahlman''
->'''Role:''' N/A

* ExhaustedEyeBags: Wahlman is constantly working with the nuclear reactor out of fear of an accident, giving him noticeable eye bags.
* ImproperlyParanoid: ZigZagged. When a senior engineer finds some fissures on the nuclear reactor's vessel, Wahlman gets paranoid about future accidents that could compromise [=McMurdo=]. Since then, he's unreasonably hard on his subordinates to keep watch on the reactor, descending further into paranoia as accidents keep happening. [[spoiler:However, it later turns out that such accidents happened because of an Ahnenerbe spy, so Wahlmann was right to be suspicious; he was just anxious about the wrong thing.]]
* MeanBoss: As a paranoiac, Wahlman is reputed as a bossy guy who isn't easy to work with. However, uprooting Oliver as the mole and listening more to his friend Jeremy causes him to subvert this status and become more reasonable, such as permitting more breaks.
* SurroundedByIdiots: Wahlman thinks that his colleagues are too lax about keeping the nuclear reactor in check, especially with the occasional accident that pops up because of its malfunctions. It reaches the point of haughtiness, where he finds out that tools have gone missing, the filtration system is malfunctioning, and the lights occasionally go out, with Wahlman thinking his colleagues are responsible instead of himself.
* TheTeetotaler: Wahlman is clean of any alcohol, preferring to drink hot cocoa.
* TookALevelInKindness: [[spoiler:When Oliver is arrested, Wahlman becomes more relaxed in his maintenance and a more reasonable boss to his subordinates.]]

!!''Oliver Dunn (Spoilers)''
->'''Role:''' N/A

* EvilAllAlong: Oliver Dunn, the newest mechanic on Wahlman's team, is the saboteur who's been screwing with the reactor. When he's caught in Wahlman's stakeout and brought for interrogation, his dorm is sacked to uncover he's a closet Nazi and Klansman who's been in contact with the Ahnenerbe to destroy [=McMurdo=] Station.
* TheMole: Oliver Dunn is a Nazi sympathizer and Ahnenerbe spy who infiltrated Wahlman's team as a mechanic and has been manufacturing nuclear reactor accidents to try killing the crew in [=McMurdo=].
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: As expected from a neo-Nazi and KKK member, Oliver betrayed the OAA because he hates "race traitors, mongrels, [and] Judeo-Bolshevik scum" who are destroying the United States by daring to humanize "subhumans and Negroes".
* PutOnAPrisonBus: When his connections to the Ahnenerbe are exposed, Oliver is arrested and taken by the CIA to Canada so that he can be imprisoned.

!!''Lois Jones''
->'''Role:''' N/A

* BeneathTheMask: As she begins her expedition with her team, Jones internally reflects on how tensions with Germany and Japan are skyrocketing, feeling a little concerned about the fate of the OAA's civilian scientists. She tries burying her thoughts by enjoying the landscapes, but that thought will always sit in the back of her mind.
* BoldExplorer: Jones enjoys exploring untapped vistas in Antarctica, such as the snowy and lifeless [=McMurdo=] Dry Valleys, and she gets bored when she has to wait for a research expedition to start. To her, these sites contain a bounty of geological mysteries that can build on humanity's collective scientific knowledge and Jones' last event features her making a toast to her team, wishing for future adventures pushing the boundaries of the world.
* BreakingTheGlassCeiling: Lois Jones is invited to the OAA, making her the first female student to study on Antarctica since 1959.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Many cliques in [=McMurdo=] reject her out of blatant misogyny, not wishing to have a "stocky" and "unwomanly" scientist in their ranks. She slowly subverts this status as everyone gets used to her presence and starts treating her more fairly.
* NewMeat: Jones is one of the newest scientists brought to the OAA and almost no one genuinely respects her because she's a woman. However, they do start warming up to her as she spends more time in [=McMurdo=], with a couple of soldiers helping her set up an observatory and a mess hall accepting her in their ranks.

!!''Edward Freeman''

* AccidentalHero: When Camp Century's tunnel system collapses on everyone, Freeman saves another man's life by incidentally pulling him into his air pocket among the rubble. His superiors thank him for his heroism and recommend him for a Commendation Medal.
* BigBrotherInstinct: He's deeply concerned for his sister Anais' safety while she participates in the civil rights movement. When he hears that a protest got "rough" and she was knocked unconscious by KKK thugs, he requests clearance to leave Camp Century and return home, which is granted for his previous heroics.
* CoolBigBro: ZigZagged. He has a close relationship with one of younger sisters, Connie, who cheerfully greets him over the phone and is excited when he comes back home for a break. However, he has a strained relationship with his other sister, Anais, as she spends more time participating in civil rights protests than bonding with him. Still, Edward has affection for her and fears for her safety in the protests.
* TheDutifulSon: The main reason he joined the army was to get the money needed to help his family's financial problems, especially for his mother. When Anais is sent to the hospital by KKK members and mounts the family with more medical bills, Edward dissuades his mother from getting another job, promising to bear the financial burden himself by going to [=McMurdo=].
* TheQuietOne: He usually stays quiet to avoid attracting attention, which he thinks is a good skill in a place like Greenland, even if he has burning questions of why his first assignment in Camp Century is digging tunnels. This is {{downplayed}} as he gets more comfortable in his station and talks occasionally with his fellow soldiers.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: His storyline begins with him hearing a job opportunity to Greenland, which he eagerly accepts to escape his racist CO and get higher pay.
* ThrowTheDogABone: After years of facing discrimination and seeing his sister assaulted by the Ku Klux Klan, Freeman gets an optimistic ending when he's invited by his former superiors to reenlist in the Army for a new assignment in Antarctica. It will be tough work there, but Edward is hopeful that it will get him the money to pay his family's debts and, with his sister recovering from the attack, he's assured that he can overcome the challenges.
* TokenMinority: Freeman is one of the few black soldiers who move to Greenland, earning him suspicious stares and condescension from his racist colleagues.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes:
** {{Downplayed}}. After nearly dying in a cave-in, Freeman develops a fear of walking underground. While it's not to a crippling degree, he's notably tense as he walks around Camp Century after his recovery.
** Freeman has a more straightforward hatred of hospitals, specifically hating the cold and sterile air, the buzz of medical equipment, and the dull breathing from the open rooms.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Australian Antarctic Territory]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Australian Antarctic Territory
->'''Ruling Party:''' Australian Antarctic Division
->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

!!''Phillip Law ''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (OFN Administration dissolution)
->'''Party:''' Australian Antarctic Division
->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

* BoldExplorer: As the director of the Australian Antarctic Division, Law oversaw the establishment of the Mawson and Davis Antarctic stations and led expeditions that explored much of the coastline and interior of Antarctica.
* RememberTheNewGuy: Law goes virtually unmentioned until the OAA is dissolved and he's put in charge of Australia's Antarctic territories.
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[[folder:Ross Dependency]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Ross Dependency
->'''Ruling Party:''' Department of Scientific and Industrial Research - New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme
->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

!!''Edmund Hillary ''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (OFN Administration dissolution)
->'''Party:''' Department of Scientific and Industrial Research - New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme
->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
See his entry in the OFN Antarctic Administration folder.
[[/folder]]

! Antarctic Interior
[[folder:Antarctic Interior]]
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->'''In-Game Description''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]"The drift snow like finest flour penetrating every hole and corner - flickering up beneath one's head covering, pricking sharply as a sand blast.\\\
The sun with blurred image peeping shyly through the wreathing drift giving pale shadowless light.\\\
The eternal silence of the great white desert. Cloudy columns of snow drift advancing from the south, pale yellow wraiths, heralding the coming storm, blotting out one by one the sharp-cut lines of the land.\\\
The blizzard, Nature's protest - the crevasse, Nature's pitfall - that grim trap for the unwary - no hunter could conceal his snare so perfectly - the light rippled snow bridge gives no hint or sign of the hidden danger, its position unguessable till man or beast is floundering, clawing and struggling for foothold on the brink.\\\
The vast silence broken only by the mellow sounds of the marching column." - [[gold:Robert Falcon Scott, 1911]]\\\
[[blue:For God's sake look after our people.]][[/labelnote]]

* AllPowerfulBystander: Whenever it is personified as the Exile, the continent apathetically watches over its inhabitants and their struggles to survive the cold.
* BigBad: The Antarctican wilderness is not a character in a traditional sense, but it is repeatedly personified as "the Exile" and proves to be the single greatest menace to everyone on the continent. No matter what flag they belong to, everyone suffers through the cold and cruel storms, which claims multiple lives. While there are human antagonists and political rivals, their threat level doesn't hold a candle to what the Exile poses.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Whenever the Exile is personified, it is portrayed as an unforgiving entity beyond any human understanding or morality. As far as it's concerned, everyone could perish on the continent and it would not care.
* DeathWorld: There's good reason why this is the least inhabited and explored continent on Earth, both in this timeline and ours. The region is simply too cold and dry for any person to survive there in the long-term and the natural wildlife itself struggles to inhabit the area. It is rugged and harsh, [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters but nothing compared to the calculated brutality of many human-occupied lands in the TNO world]].
* DebugRoom: Like the Anarchy Island in base TNO, the Antarctic Interior uses the same tag (ZZZ), which helps secretly run events in the background.
* NatureIsNotNice:
** The Antarctic Interior is unique among the other anarchies for being completely natural. The extreme conditions here have rendered most of the continent a frozen desert with few signs of life and unviable for long-term human civilization. The only human activity so far has been recent and largely restricted to the coastline.
** One of the most iconic landmarks in the Interior is the Great Rift, a sheet of unstable ice covered with sastrugi sharp enough to destroy a snowcat or a sled's runners. It also has massive crevasses that could swallow an entire convoy whole, if they're not careful. It's one of the most dangerous parts on the route to the South Pole and passing this sheet is one of the biggest challenges facing Leal's crew in Operación 90.

* StayInTheKitchen: Raborn is a misogynist who doesn't believe a woman is capable of leading an independent research mission. Hillary openly disapproves of this attitude and argues with Hillary about finding female candidates to bring to the OAA.

* AdaptationalIntelligence: Göring is occasionally involved in Neuschwabenland's affairs and isn't quite the foolish PuppetKing unable to stand against Schörner as he is in the main mod. Here, Göring intends to build a clique of technocrats and scientists to mold the Reich to his ambitious vision, using his connections with Schumann to do so and implying that he wants to cut loose with his militarist masters.

This page is for ''Operation Deep Freeze'', a submod covering Antarctica that is nonetheless considered fully canon to TNO.

[[folder:Japanese Antarctic Sector]]

->'''Official Name:''' Japanese Antarctic Sector

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* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: Taking advantage of German’s inability to send supplies after the start of the German civil war, the Joint Chiefs of Staff will approve Operation Southern Cross, a joint OFN military operation to capture territory from Neuschwabenland with help from Brazil and Uruguay.

!!''Hyman Rickover''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Raborn successor)
->'''Party:''' United States Antarctic Development Command
->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

* TheDeterminator: Rickover is not deterred by Beale and Hillary's complaints about his reign. No matter what, he will stand tall as an American vanguard in Antarctica, protecting it from fascist or hostile threats who oppose the OFN.

!!''Howard Beale''
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->'''Role:''' Economy Minister (Raborn cabinet), Head of State (Raborn successor)
->'''Party:''' Australian Antarctic Division
->'''Ideology:''' Liberalism, Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]] (Head of State)
->'''In-Game Biography (Economy Minister)''' [[labelnote:Click to Show]]Out of all the non-Americans in the OFN Antarctic Administration, Howard Beale is the highest up by far. A sub-lieutenant in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve during World War Two, Beale began his career in politics shortly after as a member of the Liberal Party, and served in several high-level positions in the Australian government, from Minister of Transport to Minister of Supply. After a brief stint as Ambassador to the United States, Beale was appointed to the OFN Antarctic Administration by the Australian government as a bid to secure more control over the Administration. While his position as Chief Finance Minister is not the most important, his support for the expansion of [=McMurdo=] Station and its new nuclear power facility has earned him praise from both American and Australian politicians. It remains to be seen, however, if his success will lead to more non-American appointments in the Antarctic.[[/labelnote]]

* BoringButPractical: Like the Germans, Beale is interested in harnessing nuclear power. However, instead of testing awesome weapons with it, Beale invests it as an energy source to keep OFN Administration running. His endeavors have proven to be a major boon and, if the OFN can clean up its act, it could potentially make its Antarctic colony self-sufficient.

!!''Edmund Hillary ''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Raborn successor)
->'''Party:''' Department of Scientific and Industrial Research - New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme
->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

* BoldExplorer: Along with Tenzing Norgay, Edmund Hillary was one of the first two men to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1953.
* ForWantOfANail: Given differing world circumstances, Hillary never goes on an expedition to the South Pole in the 1950s.
* UnexpectedSuccessor: Of the possible predictions made for Raborn’s successor, few expected that he would’ve picked Hillary to succeed him.
* WideEyedIdealist: Upon taking leadership of the OFN Administration, Hillary indicates that pacifism and a focus on matters of science, exploration, and the environment will dominate his leadership. However, some have expressed concern that his administration may compromise OFN interests in the region.

!!''James R. Reedy''
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->'''Role:''' Head of Government (Raborn cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Paternalism
->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Back when he was only a Lieutenant Commander, James R. Reedy served as commanding officer of Patrol Bombing Squadron 110, fighting the Kriegsmarine in the Atlantic. Among his unit was Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., eldest son of then-President Joseph P. Kennedy. Following the end of the war, Reedy continued his career in the Navy, moving up from conducting maritime patrol to commanding carrier groups. Now, thanks to his leadership ability (and some political connections), Rear Admiral James R. Reedy commands Naval Support Force Antarctica, serving as the right hand man to the Vice Admiral. As Raborn deals with day to day operations and argues with the Australians, Reedy handles keeping the Japanese and German navies out of OFN waters. While not the easiest task, it is certainly more enjoyable than Raborn's bureaucratic mess of a job.[[/labelnote]]

* ContinuitySnarl: Reedy’s biography states that he served in the same unit with Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., the son of President Joseph Kennedy, lore which has since been changed in the main mod.
* NumberTwo: Reedy commands Naval Support Force Antarctica, serving as the right-hand man to Vice Admiral Raborn.
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[[folder:Australian Antarctic Territory]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Australian Antarctic Territory
->'''Ruling Party:''' Australian Antarctic Division
->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

!!''Phillip Law ''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (OFN Administration dissolution)
->'''Party:''' Australian Antarctic Division

* BoldExplorer: As the director of the Australian Antarctic Division, Law oversaw the establishment of the Mawson and Davis Antarctic stations and led expeditions that explored much of the coastline and interior of Antarctica.
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[[folder:Ross Dependency]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Ross Dependency
->'''Ruling Party:''' Department of Scientific and Industrial Research - New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme
->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]

!!''Edmund Hillary ''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (OFN Administration dissolution)
->'''Party:''' Department of Scientific and Industrial Research - New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme
->'''Ideology:''' Antarctic Administration[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
See his entry in the OFN Antarctic Administration folder.
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! Antarctic Interior
[[folder:Antarctic Interior]]
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->'''In-Game Description''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]"The drift snow like finest flour penetrating every hole and corner - flickering up beneath one's head covering, pricking sharply as a sand blast.\\\
The sun with blurred image peeping shyly through the wreathing drift giving pale shadowless light.\\\
The eternal silence of the great white desert. Cloudy columns of snow drift advancing from the south, pale yellow wraiths, heralding the coming storm, blotting out one by one the sharp-cut lines of the land.\\\
The blizzard, Nature's protest - the crevasse, Nature's pitfall - that grim trap for the unwary - no hunter could conceal his snare so perfectly - the light rippled snow bridge gives no hint or sign of the hidden danger, its position unguessable till man or beast is floundering, clawing and struggling for foothold on the brink.\\\
The vast silence broken only by the mellow sounds of the marching column." - [[gold:Robert Falcon Scott, 1911]]\\\
[[blue:For God's sake look after our people.]][[/labelnote]]

* AllPowerfulBystander: Whenever it is personified as the Exile, the continent apathetically watches over its inhabitants and their struggles to survive the cold.
* BigBad: The Antarctican wilderness is not a character in a traditional sense, but it is repeatedly personified as "the Exile" and proves to be the single greatest menace to everyone on the continent. No matter what flag they belong to, everyone suffers through the cold and cruel storms, which claims multiple lives. While there are human antagonists and political rivals, their threat level doesn't hold a candle to what the Exile poses.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Whenever the Exile is personified, it is portrayed as an unforgiving entity beyond any human understanding or morality. As far as it's concerned, everyone could perish on the continent and it would not care.
* DeathWorld: There's good reason why this is the least inhabited and explored continent on Earth, both in this timeline and ours. The region is simply too cold and dry for any person to survive there in the long-term and the natural wildlife itself struggles to inhabit the area. It is rugged and harsh, [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters but nothing compared to the calculated brutality of many human-occupied lands in the TNO world]].
* DebugRoom: Like the Anarchy Island in base TNO, the Antarctic Interior uses the same tag (ZZZ), which helps secretly run events in the background.
* NatureIsNotNice:
** The Antarctic Interior is unique among the other anarchies for being completely natural. The extreme conditions here have rendered most of the continent a frozen desert with few signs of life and unviable for long-term human civilization. The only human activity so far has been recent and largely restricted to the coastline.
** One of the most iconic landmarks in the Interior is the Great Rift, a sheet of unstable ice covered with sastrugi sharp enough to destroy a snowcat or a sled's runners. It also has massive crevasses that could swallow an entire convoy whole, if they're not careful. It's one of the most dangerous parts on the route to the South Pole and passing this sheet is one of the biggest challenges facing Leal's crew in Operación 90.