Character Relationship Map: Dark Matter

Characters

• One (played by Marc Bendavid) — protagonist

  Awakens from stasis on the Raza with complete amnesia. Assumes the name 'One' based on awakening order and attempts to uncover his past. Later discovers he is part of a notorious mercenary crew, facin...

• Two (played by Melissa O'Neil) — protagonist

  Awakens from stasis on the Raza with complete amnesia. Assumes the name 'Two' based on awakening order and attempts to uncover her past. Later discovers she is part of a notorious mercenary crew, faci...

• Three (played by Anthony Lemke) — supporting

  Awakens from stasis on the Raza with complete amnesia. Assumes the name 'Three' based on awakening order and attempts to uncover his past. Later discovers he is part of a notorious mercenary crew, fac...

• Four (played by Alex Mallari Jr.) — supporting

  Awakens from stasis on the Raza with complete amnesia. Assumes the name 'Four' based on awakening order and attempts to uncover his past. Later discovers he is part of a notorious mercenary crew, faci...

• Five (played by Jodelle Ferland) — supporting

  Awakens from stasis on the Raza with complete amnesia. Assumes the name 'Five' based on awakening order and attempts to uncover her past. Later discovers she is part of a notorious mercenary crew, fac...

• Six (played by Roger Cross) — supporting

  Awakens from stasis on the Raza with complete amnesia. Assumes the name 'Six' based on awakening order and attempts to uncover her past. Later discovers she is part of a notorious mercenary crew, faci...

• The Android (played by Zoie Palmer) — supporting

  A female-looking android aboard the Raza. Maintains a wireless neural link to the ship, enabling direct integration with the vessel's systems and network.

• Nyx (played by Melanie Liburd) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

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

• Three → Five (Rescuer and endangered crewmate) — The kidnapping and rescue temporarily place Three in the active protector role and Five in the endangered role.

  "Three comes to Five's rescue when she is kidnapped in Season 2."

• Two → The Android (Crew control relationship) — The relationship combines crew authority over The Android with her unusual technical influence over the Raza.

  "The crew deactivates and resets The Android after her attack, while her wireless neural link gives her direct access to the ship's systems."

Story Dynamics

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

• One → The Android (Initial shipboard threat) — Their first interaction is openly hostile and establishes the android as a security threat before cooperation becomes possible.

  "The Android attacks members of the awakening crew in Season 1, and the crew responds by deactivating and resetting her."

• Five → The Android (Investigation partners) — They contribute complementary investigative abilities to uncover the Raza's hidden sabotage and memory manipulation.

  "In Season 3, Five investigates the ship's murder and dreams of the sabotage, while The Android finds traces of the deleted memory-wiping subroutine."

• Four → Six (Violent past conflict) — Their histories create a direct source of danger and mistrust within the crew.

  "Five's neural investigation uncovers the violent pasts of Four and Six in Season 1."

• Four → Five (Past uncovered) — Five becomes an observer of Four's hidden history, changing how the crew understands him.

  "Chemical hypnosis allows Five to uncover the dark truth about Four's violent past."

• One → Two (Crew allies) — Their relationship develops from cooperation among amnesiac strangers into a durable partnership within the Raza crew.

  "They awaken together on the Raza and repeatedly participate in missions and survival decisions across all three seasons."

• Two → Five (Crew allies) — They form a central support bond within the crew, linking Two's leadership with Five's investigative abilities.

  "Two and Five face the crew's memory mysteries together, while Five is later kidnapped and Three acts to rescue her during the crew's wider crisis."

• Five → Six (Past uncovered) — Five's investigation gives her unusual knowledge of Six's former life and its implications for the crew.

  "Five's subconscious exploration reveals the dark truth about Six's violent past."

• Two → Four (Crew allies) — Two's practical leadership is repeatedly placed in tension with Four's personal and political obligations.

  "They share responsibility for the Raza's survival and confront the consequences of Four's attempt to reclaim the Ishida throne."

• One → Five (Protective crew bond) — One and Five share a strong crew bond shaped by the group's dependence on Five's discoveries and survival skills.

  "Five helps uncover the crew's hidden past, and Three later rescues Five while the crew faces the Galactic Authority."

• The Android → Two (Shipboard allies) — The Android supports the crew's operational survival while Two functions as a central decision-maker.

  "After being reset, The Android remains integrated with the Raza and participates in the crew's escape, missions, and corporate-war response."

• The Android → One (Shipboard allies) — Their relationship evolves from an initially dangerous encounter into functional cooperation aboard the ship.

  "The crew deactivates and resets The Android in Season 1, after which she remains aboard the Raza and supports later missions."

• Two → Six (Crew allies) — Two's leadership and Six's experience make them important partners during dangerous crew decisions.

  "They serve together on the Raza and confront Six's revenge mission, imprisonment, and later corporate-war operations."

• The Android → Six (Crew allies) — Their relationship is grounded in shared shipboard survival and collective missions.

  "The Android and Six remain members of the Raza crew through revenge missions, imprisonment, and the final corporate-war effort."

Story Analysis

The series follows an amnesiac crew whose practical survival alliance gradually becomes a collective struggle against buried identities, memory manipulation, political conflict, and corporate war.

Plot Progression

1. Season 1: Lost Identities — The six numbered survivors awaken on the Raza with no memories and face immediate threats from the ship and outside attackers. Their missions gradually reveal violent histories, hidden compartments, a...
2. Season 1: Buried Histories — The crew's investigations expose disturbing connections among their pasts, including the violent histories of Four and Six. The hidden room and the final targeting of crew members turn uncertainty int...
3. Season 2: Prison Break — The Raza crew begins the season imprisoned in Hyperion-8 and must survive assassinations, extradition pressure, and internal distrust. Escape operations restore their mobility but not their uncertaint...
4. Season 2: Corporate Escalation — The crew follows dangerous leads, infiltrates secure facilities, and tests the Blink Drive. A parallel reality and a desperate mission inside Dwarf Star Technologies expand the stakes beyond the crew'...
5. Season 3: Fractured Reality — After EOS-7, the survivors attempt to regroup during corporate war while pursuing the Blink Drive. Sabotage clues, a murder investigation, and The Android's deleted memories reopen the mystery of the...
6. Season 3: War Against War — The Raza crew confronts alternate versions of themselves, internal attacks, and displacement through time and space. They ultimately seek to unite Ferrous' enemies and prevent the new fleet from perpe...