Characters / Cerberus Daily News Alliance Space Dwellers

'''Helena Mathioudakis (|Muckracker|)

An investigative journalist working for the Future Content Corporation. Currently she's on the Citadel, and has made her mark interviewing some of the members of CDN's jolly community and is currently dating Vohkaidin Knox against typical reporter etiquette. (Never date the sources)

• Berserk Button: Do not compare her to Westerlund reporters. She hates that.
• Heroic BSoD: Goes through one of these early in the WGT 2 arc. Recovers when her boyfriend arrives to give emotional support.
  • Goes through another, far more long lasting one during the events that turn her into an Unwitting Pawn, as described below.
• Intrepid Reporter: She is hell bent on getting a story, no matter the risk to herself.
• Rouge Angles of Satin: Intentional on her part, due to an old nickname.
• Statuesque Stunner: At 5.11, you better believe it.
• Unwitting Pawn: One particular action she takes to gather information in the Who Goes There 2 story arc sets off a chain of events that kill 40 people on the Citadel in one of the most excruciating ways to die.

Phoebe Gardner (MarsGirl2044)

A high school girl from Lowell City, Mars, Phoebe is the child of two intellectuals and she turned to be smart in her own right. She finds her home and life extremely boring, so she channels her need for excitement into her writing. Phoebe recently won an academic contest. She writes plays and is a member of her school's drama club.

• Bookworm: If you can name the book, chances are she's read it or at least has heard of it.
• Daddy's Girl
• Eating Lunch Alone
• Fiery Redhead
• Intelligence Equals Isolation
• Missing Mom - Her mom stuck around only until Phoebe's Dad was able to completely care for her. This was measured in months.
• Small Town Boredom
• Teen Genius
• The Movie Buff: It's hard to name a vid (or play) she hasn't at least heard of.
• Wicked Stepmother: subverted, Adair isn't this, even when Phoebe thinks she is.
• Wide-Eyed Idealist

Job Martins (We_Standalone)

A moderate Terra Firma member and antique store manager.Goes to the Citadel by urging of his grandfather, and everything changes for him.

• WellDoneSonGuy: Has spent a good portion of his life like this.
• I Have No Son! : Happens to Job after he leaves Terra Firma, and snaps at his father for choosing to let his mom die
• Stoic Woobie : Tries to hide depression
• Naïve Newcomer - Knows very little about other species' cultures.
• Small Town Boredom - Subverted as he now no longer knows where he belongs
• Obfuscating Stupidity - Does this often, despite having views that disagree with many he is bright when he wants to show it.
• Bookworm - Knows many facts about history on Earth, and old antiques but does not like to admit it.

Michael Cline (Lode)

A former Alliance Marine, and veteran of the Skylian Blitz. Now works as the Chief Weapon and Vehicle Restorer at the United North American War Museum in Ottawa.

• The Engineer: Served in the Alliance as a Combat Engineer.
• I Call It "Vera": VERY attached to his tools, especially his crowbar, which he named Gordon.
• Tank Goodness: Works with tanks on a regular basis as part of his job.
• Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny!: Diagnosed with ADHD, somehow trope subverted by also having Asperger's Syndrome.
• Non-Human Sidekick: Either his assistant Fayad'Trodo nar Canton, or his pet varren Urz.