Team captain and veteran star of the Houston Rollerball team who defies the ruling corporations by refusing to retire. He survives increasingly brutal matches intended to injure or kill him, ultimately winning the championship by scoring a point without killing his fallen opponent, inspiring public acclaim.
Jonathan becomes the direct target of the governing executives' strategy.
The Executive Committee changes the rules and schedules a no-penalty, no-substitution final in the hope that Jonathan will be killed.
Their friendship survives Cletus's move into corporate employment.
Cletus is described as Jonathan's former coach and friend.
Their former marriage remains a major emotional connection.
Jonathan requests to see his former wife Ella, who was taken from him by a corporate executive.
Jonathan resists Bartholomew's corporate attempt to remove him from Rollerball.
Bartholomew offers Jonathan a retirement package, but Jonathan refuses. Bartholomew later oversees a championship designed to kill him.
Moonpie is Jonathan's closest personal companion within the team.
Moonpie is identified as Jonathan's best friend and teammate on the Houston Rollerball team.
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