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* [[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.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Of the well-meaning variety.
{{quote|'''Dvorak:''' [[Information Wants to Be Free|Information wants to be
=== Sawtooth Rivergrinder ===
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=== Edge ===
* [[Comedic Sociopathy]]: He insults everyone. Robots mostly avoid him, while humans think it's refreshing, amusing or occasionally useful.
* {{spoiler|[[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]}}
* [[It's All About Me]]
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* [[Crazy Prepared]]: [[It Makes Sense in Context|Carries maple syrup to ward off waffle irons]]
* [[Drives Like Crazy|Flies Like Crazy]]
* [[Sapient Ship]]: Though he identifies with his [[Remote Body|humanoid remote]] rather than his plane or the suitcase shaped container for his actual brain.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Hi, I'm Benny, and this is my jet.
=== "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
* [[Evil Genius]]: A [[Punch Clock Villain]] variation.
* [[Stepford Smiler]]
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* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]/[[No Name Given]]
* [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]]
* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: In a bit of startling [[Character Development]], [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2400/fc02386.htm she shows that she '''can''' be a decent person
* [[Ultimate Authority Mayor]]: She is the only government authority figure that has been seen and hasn't been shown to have to answer to a city council or higher authority for her actions, although there was once mention of a governor of the planet Jean, and another time that the colony is far from being independent (and it's a question whether it will be and whether it's because it will want to be or abandoned to its fate if proven unprofitable).
=== Dr. John Bowman ===
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{{quote|Besides, I'm old. As your creator, that gives me the right to bug you about grandchildren.}}
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Or as Florence puts it, a [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1500/fc01427.htm "jerk with a conscience".]
* [[Life or Limb Decision]]: There's a reason why he is the only {{spoiler|uplifted chimp still}} alive.
* [[Mad Scientist]]: <s>Possibly</s> Well-meaning one, if not quite risk averse.
* [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate]]
* {{spoiler|[[Uplifted Animal]]}}
=== Maxwell Post ===
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