Character Relationship Map: Dark Matter

Characters

• Jason Dessen / Jason2 (played by Joel Edgerton) — protagonist
• Daniela Dessen (played by Jennifer Connelly) — protagonist
• Dr. Amanda Lucas (played by Alice Braga) — supporting
• Ryan Holder (played by Jimmi Simpson) — supporting
• Leighton Vance (played by Dayo Okeniyi) — supporting
• Charlie Dessen (played by Oakes Fegley) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Jason Dessen / Jason2 → Dr. Amanda Lucas (Professional Colleague) — Work together in the alternate reality
• Jason Dessen / Jason2 → Charlie Dessen (Family Father) — Father-son relationship in the alternate reality
• Jason Dessen / Jason2 → Daniela Dessen (Family Husband) — Married couple in the alternate reality
• Daniela Dessen → Charlie Dessen (Family Mother) — Mother-son relationship

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Jason Dessen / Jason2 → Leighton Vance (Alliance Ally) — Helps Jason in the alternate reality
• Jason Dessen / Jason2 → Ryan Holder (Conflict Adversary) — Conflict in the alternate reality

Story Analysis

A physicist is abducted and transported to an alternate reality where he must confront his doppelgänger to save his family.

Plot Progression

1. The Abduction — Jason is taken from his normal life and transported to an alternate reality where everything is familiar yet different.
2. The Strange New World — Jason discovers he's in an alternate reality where his counterpart has taken on a different life and career.
3. Confronting the Other Self — Jason meets his alternate self and learns about the life he could have had, while realizing his family is in danger.
4. Race Against Time — Jason races against time to find a way back to his reality and save his family from his alternate self.
5. Final Confrontation — Jason confronts his alternate self in a decisive battle and finds a way back to his own reality.