Cast of Characters
Cast—CIDER
Steve Riker—Fallu AKA FallujahSevenNiner, Taskforce Sanctus Assistant S-3
Robert Krator—head of Tsunami Entertainment
General Kozelek—head of CIDER’s unified military command
Colonel Kane Bryce—head of Force Training for Taskforce Sanctus
Secretary John Byerly—US Undersecretary of Defense for Technology and Acquisitions
Dr. Benjamin Quasnitschka—CIDER’s Chief Scientist
Dr. Roberts—head of CIDER’s research and development team
Trainer Bowers—TD Counterforce classroom instructor
Trainer Coler—TD Counterforce physical training instructor
Dr. Ed Hillenbrand—CIDER research assistant
Dr. Thind—CIDER’s in-house neurologist
President Washington—President of the United States
Patricia Woods—CIDER civilian oversight appointee
Major Kim Lawrence—CIDER liaison to the intelligence community
Cast—Cedar Rapids
Matilda Raven—Lynn’s mother
Mr. and Mrs. Swain—Kayla’s parents
Mr. and Mrs. Nguyen—Dan’s parents
Mr. and Mrs. Johnston—Edgar’s parents
Mr. Thomas—Lynn’s elderly neighbor
Mr. Payne—Ronnie’s father
Kayla Swain—Lynn’s best friend
Cast—Other
Mrs. Pearson—GIC employee, Skadi’s Wolves PR manager
Riko—Mack’s possibly fake girlfriend
Jonnie Inanis—Hacktivist AKA “J-nonymous”
Kate Libby—Hacktivist
Xun—Kate’s “boyfriend”
Jason Ash—small-time gamer stream celebrity
Mike—AKA Cap, old unit buddy of Steve’s
Tap—AKA DoubleTap AKA ChaosGremlin666, old unit buddy of Steve’s
Droopy—old unit buddy of Steve’s
Taskforce Sanctus (listed alphabetically by handle)
Handle—First Name “Full Handle” Last Name, Unit, CompanyPlatoon-Squad
Abrams—Lafayette “AbramsBeast” Muller, Alpha Co. Commander
Alter—David “Alter_The_Chaplain” Lee, Team Black Templars, Alpha1-1
Beer—Bradley “HoldMyBeer” Hayek, Team Light Brigade, Alpha1-1
Brayard—Gliff “Brayards_Revenge” Runeberg, Team Black Templars, Alpha1-1
Ch’hala—Brandy “Ch’hala_Hears_You” Bolgeo, Team Zahn Wars, Alpha1-3
Champion—Baron “ChampionSigismund” Lyle, Team Black Templars Capt., Alpha1-1
Cosmos—Mary “Cosmotron1964” Maulucci, Team Florida Man, Alpha2-2
Crash—Andrew “CrashBandicoot” Stoner, Alpha Co. 1st Platoon Leader
Dan—Dan “DanTheMan48” Nguyen, Team Skadi’s Wolves, Alpha1-2
DBoshe—Rose “dBoshe” Lopez, Alpha1-3 Squad Leader
Death—Derek “DeathShot13” Peterson, Team Light Brigade Capt., Alpha1-1
Desperado—Blain “Desperado” Keister, Team Lansing Nights Capt., Alpha1-1
DevilDog—Elliot “DevilDog” Rosenthal, Charlie Co. Commander
Druid—Seb “SexyDruid” Blackwell, Alpha Co. 1st Platoon Assistant
Emilia—Emilia “Emilia_Tomás” Tomás, Team Amaranth, Alpha1-2
Eva—Nicole “EvaNight07” Gaines, Team Amaranth, Alpha1-2
Hermes—Herman “Send_Hermes” Bailey, Alpha1-2 Squad Leader
Hero—Wayne “Hero_of_Time” Kramer, Hamilton’s Own, Gunner
Ion—Robert “IonMighty” Bullock, Hamilton’s Own, Lead Gunner
Khoury—Malak “Khoury_ShadowStar” Khoury, Alpha Co. XO
Kiss—Brent “KissMyChainsword” Dudgeon, Team Black Templars, Alpha1-1
Gadsden—Hank “GadsdenSnake” Loper, Team Lone Star Capt., Alpha1-3
Grim—Jacob “TheGrimReaper16” Stills, Team Amaranth, Alpha1-2
Mack—Mack “MackMcBladezz” Rios, Team Skadi’s Wolves, Alpha1-2
Mara—Audrey “MaraSkywalker01” Gneezak, Team Zahn Wars, Alpha1-3
Maui—Edgar “Maui_YoureWelcome” Johnston, Team Skadi’s Wolves, Alpha1-2
Mr. E—Gregg “Mr_E006” Santoro, Team Light Brigade, Alpha1-1
Neutron—Ernest “Mr_Ernie_Neutron” Tucker, Alpha1-1 Squad Leader
Plot—Richard “PlotTwist4U” Groller, Team Zahn Wars, Alpha1-3
Queen—Elena “QueenElena01” Seville, Team Alpha Flight, Bravo3-3
Raven—Lynn “RavenStriker” Raven, Team Skadi’s Wolves Capt., Alpha1-2
Ronnie—Ronnie “RonnieDarko” Payne, Team Skadi’s Wolves, Alpha1-2
Sarah—Sarah “The_Best_Sarah” Hartman, Team Amaranth, Alpha1-2
Serenity—Serena “SerenitySoul” Thomas, Team Amaranth, Alpha1-2
Sonia—Sonia “Sonia338Lapua” Peterson, Team Light Brigade, Alpha1-1
Star—Sally “RopingStar” Feldman, Team Lone Star, Alpha1-3
Stinkbug—Crispus “Operation_Stinkbug” DeLeon, Team Light Brigade, Alpha1-1
Taken—John “MyUserNameWasTaken” Doe, Team Black Templars, Alpha1-1
Teach—Jesús “Unavoidably_Teach” Sánchez, Bravo3-3 Squad Leader
Thrawn—Charles “Thrawn_Lives” Gannon, Team Zahn Wars Capt., Alpha1-3
Timothy—Timmy “TimothyRocks” Bolgeo, Team Zahn Wars, Alpha1-3