Unleashed characters

Appears from the start

The leader of Omega Force, a small independent crew that takes on dangerous operations.

Appears from the start

Omega Force's highly capable battle synth and principal combatant.

First appears in chapter 5

The name by which a contract broker knew Lucky during earlier work. The broker recognizes him during Omega Force's inquiry into the border trafficking network, and Lucky confirms that he now uses a different name.

First appears in chapter 5

Seven's former contract broker and a source on the border trafficking network. The broker tells Omega Force that competing cartels supply captives to a larger buyer.

First appears in chapter 7

A trafficking collector at the Gates and a survivor of Seven's earlier attack on another criminal organization. He accepts the apparently inactive synth as a trophy during Omega Force's infiltration.

Also known as Seven

First appears in chapter 32

Lucky's former military designation, recognized aboard the ship treating Cage. The identification connects his current life and the name Seven to his earlier existence as a combat unit.

Appears from the start

Omega Force's intelligence and network specialist. He supports field missions through surveillance, data recovery, security bypasses, and system intrusion.

Appears from the start

Omega Force's combat specialist and a formidable close-quarters fighter.

First appears in chapter 26

Crusher's formal identity as Guardian Archon of Galvatore. Jason learns the title while confronting the consequences of Doc's unauthorized treatment and the danger that discovery would pose.

Appears from the start

Omega Force's medic.

Appears from the start

Omega Force's engineer.

Appears from the start

A covert operative, Carolyn Whitney's partner, and Shira's father. He relies on Omega Force to extract his daughter when Cridal personnel compromise her Earth safe house.

Appears from the start

Abia's ten-year-old daughter and the objective of Omega Force's Earth extraction. Cridal personnel are watching her safe house, forcing the crew to abandon the planned route and evacuate immediately.

Also known as the Viper

First appears in chapter 2

An assassin, Abia's partner, and the true target of the Cridal operation that used Shira as bait. She separates from Abia and Shira to draw the threat away from them.

First appears in chapter 2

Jason's retired associate on Earth. He activates contacts in a sleeper network, secures passage off-world for Omega Force and Shira, and uses concealed defenses to hinder the pursuing Cridal team.

First appears in chapter 4

The premier of Cridal. Her fixation on Carolyn Whitney is worsening a leadership crisis and has helped bring diplomatic consequences after the failed operation on Earth.

First appears in chapter 4

A senior Cridal official trying to contain the political damage caused by Crisstof Dalton's deterioration. The official seeks a private meeting with Earth's ambassador while assessing the Cooperative's leadership crisis.

First appears in chapter 4

An injured local opportunist known to the crew who claims to have intelligence about cartel cash movements. Omega Force takes him aboard at Kefen-6 for treatment and questioning.

First appears in chapter 6

An Esquarian intelligence minister and an ally of Omega Force who has resumed his original identity. He offers Jason limited intelligence support for the border trafficking inquiry while warning of greater dangers.

First appears in chapter 10

An Esquarian naval commander and protected flag officer. Esquarian intelligence refuses a Cridal request to remove her, leaving the purpose behind that request uncertain.

First appears in chapter 14

The regional director of the trafficking network. Scarred and in chronic pain, this planner treats losses as replaceable, strengthens security after Omega Force's raids, and prepares an evacuation contingency.

First appears in chapter 39

The designation assigned by Esquarian intelligence to the captured regional trafficking director. He is transferred into their custody along with evidence from the broken Gates operation.

First appears in chapter 18

An Esquarian ministerial contact who receives Jason's evidence that a former regional military officer is directing high-level trafficking. The information is elevated for government review.

Also known as rescued juvenile

First appears in chapter 23

A juvenile survivor separated from her refugee family by the traffickers' transport system. Distrusting local authorities, she hides in Omega Force's vehicle and describes the repeated scanning, sorting, and transfers used on captives.

First appears in chapter 25

A capable newcomer within the Gates cartel whose rapid rise attracts suspicion from the regional trafficking director. His loyalty and purpose are unclear when he first enters the operation.

First appears in chapter 34

A Naval Intelligence Service agent who has been operating undercover inside the Gates cartel. He turns the trafficking director's escape into a trap and offers to help Jason and Crusher capture him alive.

Also known as Prototype 009

First appears in chapter 36

An armed synth escort and an associate from Lucky's distant military past. Officially believed dismantled after ordering a massacre, the unit is now serving the operator who takes control of Cage's treatment.

Also known as Cage's medical rescuer

First appears in chapter 36

A private operator with access to advanced medical care and recruitment contacts in fringe space. The employer continues Cage's treatment but makes Lucky responsible for the resulting, unspecified debt.

First appears in chapter 38

An ally of Jason who receives the captured trafficking director and Bill Ackerman. Their friendship followed an initially hostile history, and Webb now helps route the prisoner and intelligence to allied channels.

Also known as 701

First appears in chapter 39

A battle synth ally who volunteers to join Jason's pursuit of Lucky and Cage. Despite personal friction between them, the unit believes they can cooperate effectively as soldiers.

First appears in chapter 39

A sentient AI database tied to Jason. After earlier damage, it has rebuilt much of its interface and now contributes engineering designs for the Phoenix's extensive reconstruction.