Sentenced to War characters

Also known as Reverend Pelletier

Appears from the start

A student nearing graduation who expects to enter the crystal-technician guild through his stepfather's connection. When a park dispute leads him to drive manually in an autonomous zone, the resulting citation places that carefully planned future in danger.

Appears from the start

Rev's stepfather and a member of the crystal-technician guild. His guild connection secured Rev's expected apprenticeship.

Appears from the start

Rev's girlfriend at the time of the Gray Creek Park confrontation. Her refusal to reduce the group's music escalates a dispute with nearby gamers, and her fall prompts Rev to strike one of them before fleeing.

Also known as Tomiko, Miko

First appears in chapter 3

A fellow conscript whom Rev meets during processing at Camp Alyssa Nguyen. Her conviction for hacking a personal account has left her facing an uncertain path through military service.

First appears in chapter 3

A conscripted poolee in Rev's cohort whose repeated tagging offenses resulted in Marine service. He enters recruit processing alongside Rev, Tomiko, Cricket, and the other young offenders, with no clear idea how long the military will keep them.

Also known as Roya Tanneem

First appears in chapter 3

A member of Rev's conscript cohort whose fighting conviction brought Marine service. Known by the nickname Cricket, the recruit faces the physical screening and uncertainty of processing with the rest of the group.

First appears in chapter 3

A poolee serving a conscription sentence for a Class 2 offense. Ten joins Rev's early processing group but refuses to explain the crime that led to enlistment, leaving the others to wonder about the seriousness of the conviction.

First appears in chapter 3

The senior drill instructor placed in charge of Rev's squad after the poolees complete their initial screening, equipment issue, and assignment process. Howland takes command as their formal recruit training begins.

First appears in chapter 4

The placement doctor who assesses Rev's unusual physical potential, weak conditioning, and behavioral risks. She explains that failed placement means twenty-five years of labor service and lays out the shorter but far deadlier combat alternatives.

First appears in chapter 5

A 67-year-old volunteer in direct-combat training who consistently aids recruits falling behind. He helps Rev complete Hell Week's final ascent, then collapses at the summit and survives after medical treatment.

First appears in chapter 5

A direct-combat recruit in Rev's cohort who encourages him through Hell Week's final climb.

First appears in chapter 5

A direct-combat instructor who challenges Rev's insistence on struggling alone. Gracer threatens to remove him from the combat track and makes clear that accepting a teammate's help is an operational requirement rather than a sign of weakness.

Also known as Talmadge

First appears in chapter 6

A recruit in Rev's direct-combat cohort, also known as Talmadge. Orpheus is among the companions who remain in the barracks with Bundy after Hell Week instead of leaving the recovering older volunteer behind to celebrate.

First appears in chapter 6

An unexplained battle buddy planned as part of the compulsory enhancements for Rev's direct-combat service.

First appears in chapter 8

Commander of the 5th Recruit Training Regiment. His own enhanced vision demonstrates the military use of biosynthetic modification as he tells the recruits that the war is going badly and extreme augmentation has been authorized.

First appears in chapter 8

The company commander for Rev's recruit class. Aloise tells the remaining direct-combat candidates that their tailored augmentation suites and implanted battle buddies are nearly ready, bringing the secretive next phase of training into view.

First appears in chapter 11

A Marine recruit who joins Rev's circle and its pledge to meet again when their service terms end.

First appears in chapter 16

The new second lieutenant leading Third Team as its training is cut short by deployment orders. Omastori takes charge of raiders who must shift immediately from simulated operations to a real campaign.

First appears in chapter 18

A sergeant traveling aboard the cramped Navy skiff that carries Rev's force toward its first operation. With the destination still concealed, Nick weighs the team's guesses about where they may be sent.

First appears in chapter 20

The raider team's sniper during the Preacher Rolls operation. Nix moves with the group as it crosses hostile territory under stealth conditions toward a target that has not yet been disclosed to the Marines.

First appears in chapter 20

A concealed local guide who meets the raiders on Preacher Rolls and carries an old shotgun. She leads them toward their objective, although whether she is a civilian operative or connected to Omega Division remains uncertain.

First appears in chapter 21

A raider who takes the grenadier role when another recruit fails to reach the Preacher Rolls assembly point. Carrying a Mantis launcher, Montez destroys the Centaur ground cannon threatening the wider landing force.

First appears in chapter 21

A corporal serving as the raider team's demolition specialist during the Preacher Rolls assault.

First appears in chapter 23

The raider team's gunnery sergeant, who helps the injured Rev reach the extraction craft during the emergency withdrawal from Preacher Rolls.

First appears in chapter 26

The officer who becomes company commander during the major reorganization after Preacher Rolls. Smith formally receives the allied Frisian Host flight assigned to reinforce the depleted raider platoon and restore some of its lost strength.

First appears in chapter 27

A Frisian Host commando attached to the understrength raider platoon. The Marines use Ting Ling as a practical nickname because they cannot pronounce the commando's actual name. The new ally trains and works alongside the Union raiders.

Also known as Strap

First appears in chapter 28

A newly assigned raider whom Rev recognizes as the gamer he struck at Gray Creek Park. Gantz accepts Rev's apology and explains that the unreported assault was not the cause of his own conscription. Rev offers to help him establish the nickname Strap.

First appears in chapter 29

A survivor of Rev's original direct-combat class who now serves as a sapper. Goya returns with other surviving classmates for the annual medical screening that checks augmented Marines for genetic drift and other signs of the rot.

First appears in chapter 43

The name Rev gives his previously unnamed battle buddy after raising its personality setting to 90 percent. Punch now converses more freely, and Rev decides to treat the AI as a closer combat partner during his extended service.