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== Crew of the ''Savage Chicken'' ==

 

=== Sam Starfall ===

Captain of the ''Savage Chicken'' A sentient, distinctly nonhumanoid alien in a humanoid suit, he's an irresponsible, snarky, but pleasant rogue who delights in annoying authority figures, petty theft and general roguery. He's one of the only sentient aliens to currently be active in human society, though the novelty wore off a while ago.

* [[Affectionate Pickpocket]]: Sam has been known to attempt this—but then, he's probably tried every thieving-technique in the book, and invented a few himself. (Of course, since everybody knows that he's a notorious thief and pickpocket, this particular technique doesn't work well for him.)

* [[Adult Child]]

=== Florence Ambrose ===

The head engineer aboard the ''Savage Chicken'', Florence is a Bowman's Wolf, which are a genetically engineered species created by Ecosystems Unlimited, the company which is also in charge of the terraforming operations on Jean. There are only 14 Bowman's Wolves in existence (11 females and 3 males), which means that they're in grave danger of being abandoned and left to die if they prove a danger to humans; thus, Florence seeks to prove herself trustworthy to everyone she meets, and to always do the right thing, which, naturally, causes her to butt heads with Sam on a regular basis.

* [[Adorkable]]

* [[Big Badass Wolf]]: ''Red'' Wolf. Which are part coyotes. The ears show this.

* [[Interspecies Romance]]: With Winston.

* [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke]]

* [[Mr. Fixit|Ms Fixit]]

* [[Multi Boobage]]: Flat, [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff300/fv00203.htm but multi.]

=== Helix ===

The ship's robot, of a nonhumanoid, round and modular design and the mind of a child. Sam's partner in crime and mischief. Originally built to pick up heavy things, carry them around and set them down.

* [[Adult Child]]

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]

=== The Savage Chicken's Computer ===

Fans call "her" Essie (from S.C. for Savage Chicken).

* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

=== Polly ===

An emu Sam and Helix rescued from "a savage pack of tailgaters". Currently residing with the mayor (?).

* [[Team Pet]]

 

 

=== Dvorak ===

* [[For Science!]]

* [[Logic Bomb]]/[[Brown Note]]: One of Dvorak's inventions is "Omniquantism", a religious doctrine that has been known to make one [[AI]] in three lock up when they hear it.

 

=== Sawtooth Rivergrinder ===

* [[The Big Guy]]

* [[Gentle Giant]]

 

=== Blunt ===

* [[Knight Templar]]

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]

 

=== Edge ===

* [[Comedic Sociopathy]]: He insults everyone. Robots mostly avoid him, while humans think it's refreshing, amusing or occasionally useful.

* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]}}

 

=== Benny ===

* [[Crazy Prepared]]: [[It Makes Sense in Context|Carries maple syrup to ward off waffle irons]]

* [[Drives Like Crazy|Flies Like Crazy]]

 

=== "Clippy" ===

* [[Achievements in Ignorance]]: An odd example. Mr. Kornada is intentionally keeping Clippy ignorant of the real world and {{spoiler|the fact that his real owner is still very much alive}}, so he can continue acting as Mr. Kornada's [[Evil Genius]] puppet without realizing the (rather gaping) holes in Kornada's logic.

* [[Evil Genius]]: A [[Punch Clock Villain]] variation.

 

== Others ==

=== Winston Scudder Thurmad ===

* [[Designer Babies]]: Winston doesn't explicitly mention being gestated in a test tube, but he ''was'' born to parents who were convinced that humanity was going to be all space, all the time by the time he grew up, so they had him [[Lego Genetics|genetically modified]] to fit; the most obvious mod is that he can't grow hair anyplace on his body, but there are others, mostly centered around maintaining things like bone density that would normally deteriorate in zero-gravity.

* [[Hospital Hottie]]: At least to Florence he is.

 

=== The Mayor ===

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: She has such a disdainful attitude towards AI that she sees nothing wrong with ''[[Mind Rape|Mind Raping]]'' Florence for [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2200/fc02128.htm being scared of her.]

{{quote|'''Mayor''': ''You still look terrified. Okay, direct order. You like me. You trust me. You want to make me happy. End order. Better now?''

=== Police Chief and Eleanor ===

A cop and his… uh… [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2400/fc02347.htm Inductive Inline Neural/Musculature Mobility Rig, Second Series. Designation: L Linear Rig B.]

* [[Do-Anything Robot]]: The mobility rig provides the Chief vision and moving parts (except one hand), with voice interaction thrown in. Which requires being able to do most things a human can do without using two arms or having much agility. Eleanor is capable of e.g. making coffee while carrying the sleeping Chief inside.

* [[Fusion Dance]]: Chief [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2400/fc02363.htm gets up].

=== Dr. John Bowman ===

The scientist who created Florence and other [[Uplifted Animal]] Wolves and released them in public. Also contributed to the robots' situation.

* [[Fatherly Scientist]]

* [[For Science!]]: One possible reason for his actions.

=== Maxwell Post ===

A "procurement expert" and radical agnostic hired by the robots as a spiritual adviser. Also notable for being the only human being known to have successfully picked ''Sam's'' pocket, although he failed to notice his own being picked by Sam at the same time.

* [[Big Brother Mentor]]/[[Cool Teacher]]: Acts as this to the Robots, intentionally giving them information that the humans on planet don't want them to have. Such as teaching them long view ethics, or a form of religion that specifically precludes them from being commanded to believe a specific one.

* [[Friend in the Black Market]]: [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff600/fv00587.htm Apparently the religious materials he finds for the robots are restricted.]

 

=== The Mayor's Assistant ===

* [[Only Sane Employee]]

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]

* [[Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right]]