Infinite Warship characters
By Scott Bartlett, Joshua James
Every entry below is hidden until you open it, and each names the chapter the character first appears in.
Bill Henderson (Protagonist)
Appears from the start
Captain of Omega and leader of its human refugees. He directs raids on Ornu prison mines, balancing the rescue of enslaved people against danger to the ship and the civilians already aboard.
Bina Chakravarti (Supporting)
Appears from the start
A senior officer aboard Omega who monitors the heat and structural risks created by repeated short-range jumps. Her calculations and operational advice are central to the prison-mine campaign.
Alden Stone (Supporting)
Appears from the start
The Marine commander responsible for extracting prisoners from the asteroid mine. He leads Omega's ground force into hostile facilities while the ship fights outside.
Omega (Supporting)
Appears from the start
An ancient, sentient warship that shelters humanity's refugees and carries out their rescue campaign. Its short-range jump system offers a major tactical advantage but risks severe damage when used repeatedly.
Val (Supporting)
Appears from the start
Omega's envoy and adviser within a simulated environment. Val calculates the danger posed by the ship's jump drive and helps Bill understand Omega's limits.
James Riding (Supporting)
Appears from the start
A lieutenant returning to Omega's bridge after an illness contracted in an Ornu prison camp. He served with Bill before the rebellion and resumes duty while still recovering.
Gordon Henderson (Supporting)
Appears from the start
Bill's father, identified as a long-term prisoner in an Ornu camp. His captivity links the liberation campaign directly to Bill's family.
Splat (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 2
The pilot of the Marines' extraction can during the mine assault. Splat keeps the craft ready while Stone's team searches for surviving prisoners.
Ornu emperor (Antagonist)
First appears in chapter 3
The Ornu ruler who holds Pertinax responsible for failing to destroy Omega. He accepts Pertinax's proposal to blame Philo for the widening crisis and orders the consul's execution.
Pertinax (Antagonist)
First appears in chapter 3
An Ornu imperator whose standing is endangered after failing to destroy Omega. He survives the emperor's scrutiny by presenting his retreat as an act of loyalty.
Philo (Minor)
First appears in chapter 3
An Ornu consul whom Pertinax proposes as a public scapegoat for the widening political crisis. His family connection to an escaped former Signifier makes him useful to the emperor.
Former Signifier (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 3
An escaped former Ornu official connected to Philo. His disappearance from palace custody after a laboratory killing suggests that he received help from inside the capital.
Miriam Henderson (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 4
Bill's mother and Gordon's wife. She helps receive the traumatized survivors of a failed mine rescue and supports continuing the effort to free people still held by the Ornu.
British prime minister (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 5
The British prime minister speaks for civilians demanding a secure settlement and opposes Bill’s decision to keep risking Omega on further liberation raids.
Konami accomplice
First appears in chapter 8
A four-armed Konami accomplice who helped the former Signifier escape and accompanies him in disguise to Philo's execution. He shares an immediate interest in overthrowing the Ornu emperor.
Funnybone (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 11
A Marine sergeant in Alden Stone's boarding party. Funnybone joins the assault on an enemy artillery freighter and advances with the team toward its bridge.
Termite (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 11
A Marine in Alden Stone's boarding party. Termite joins the assault on an enemy artillery freighter and advances with the team toward its bridge.
Tull (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 17
A Roughback military leader whose ships arrive during Omega's battle at the desert mining world. His intervention confirms that Omega still has a powerful ally.
Young Ornu emperor (Antagonist)
First appears in chapter 20
The new ruler of the Ornu after his father's assassination. Val considers him more dangerous and vengeful than his predecessor, making Omega and the human rebellion an immediate target.
Roughback elder (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 22
A civilian representative of the Roughback survivors on Kotbulo. The elder recognizes Omega as a living entity in need of support and considers Bill's offer of a neighboring world.
Guns (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 27
A Marine assigned to physical security while Bill and Bina enter the Occidental simulation. Guns remains outside with Funnybone beside their immobilized bodies.
Rose (Supporting)
Also known as British prime minister
First appears in chapter 32
The British prime minister whose movement demands that Omega stop taking further risks and carry its residents to a planet.
Breakaway species spokesperson (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 33
The leader of a delegation whose people are breaking with the Perseids and Ornu. The spokesperson offers Omega transport, repair platforms, intelligence, and logistical disruption rather than combat forces.
Konami leader
Also known as Konami accomplice
First appears in chapter 34
The Konami figure who helped the former Signifier escape. He commands a restored ancient facility and uses Voidlings while questioning his captive ally about Omega.
Hans Norder (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 42
A senior bridge officer aboard Omega. Facing the occupied destination, Hans admits that he needs evidence the promised free life is real, yet chooses to continue with Bill.
Tim Bowman (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 50
Commander of scouts from hidden human settlements founded by people who escaped the Langer 3 mining colony. Tim makes cautious first contact with Omega on behalf of the independent fleet.
Corey Henderson (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 50
Bill's grandfather and leader of the Langer 3 breakout. The hidden colonists identify him as the rebel whose actions allowed their ancestors to escape and build a free community.
Colony commander (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 51
Leader of the independent human colonies and their fleet. The commander explains how the settlements survived inside asteroids with limited ships, patched equipment, farming, and strict concealment from the Imperium.
Young colony volunteer (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 51
A freeborn young woman from the hidden human colonies. She assists Miriam and Gordon during their visit and helps introduce them to the community created by Corey's rebellion.
Tubes (Minor)
First appears in chapter 62
A Marine in Funnybone's lunar assault group. Tubes survives the destruction of the team's transport and the deliberate crash into the Voidling tunnel network.
Sean Piker (Supporting)
Also known as Funnybone
First appears in chapter 70
The identity of the Marine sergeant known as Funnybone. Sean Piker is killed by a Voidling tank's shockwave while leading the depleted lunar tunnel force.
Tobias (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 79
One of the entities associated with Omega. Val names Tobias as part of the group asking Bill for complete trust while an enemy boarding force moves through the ship.
Judith (Supporting)
First appears in chapter 79
One of the entities associated with Omega. Val includes Judith among those asking Bill to trust them to defend him and the ship during the internal assault.
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