Character Relationship Map: Shocking Dark

Characters

• Samuel Fuller (played by Christopher Ahrens) — protagonist

  Samuel Fuller is a member of the emergency team that enters the abandoned city alongside Dalton Bond and Dr. Sara Drumbull. He participates in the search through the damaged shelter and laboratory, he...

• Dr. Sara Drumbull (played by Haven Tyler) — supporting

  Dr. Sara Drumbull is the medical and scientific member of the emergency mission, entering the ruined city with Dalton Bond and Samuel Fuller. She examines the survivors and evidence of mutation, sedat...

• Dalton Bond (played by Mark Steinborn) — supporting

  Dalton Bond leads the Mega Force unit into the evacuated city, directing the search through the shelter and the Tubular facility. He works with Dr. Sara Drumbull to protect Samantha and escape before...

• Drake (played by Clive Riche) — supporting

  Drake appears during the mission to warn Dalton Bond's group that they are entering a deadly trap. He insists that the people inside are waiting for them, providing an ominous warning before the team...

• Koster (played by Geretta Geretta) — supporting

  Koster serves with Dalton Bond's Mega Force unit during the dangerous entry into the abandoned city. He is assigned security support with Caine, Lieutentant Franzini, Price, and Kowalsky, helping prot...

• Lieutentant Franzini (played by Fausto Lombardi) — supporting

  Lieutentant Franzini is part of Dalton Bond's Mega Force unit during the operation in the abandoned city. Alongside Koster, Caine, Price, and Kowalsky, he provides advance or rear security while the m...

• Samantha (played by Dominica Coulson) — supporting

  Samantha is Professor Rafelson's terrified daughter and the only known survivor found in the shelter. After Dr. Sara Drumbull sedates her, she becomes central to the escape attempt, as Dalton Bond and...

• Kowalsky (played by Paul Norman Allen) — supporting

  Kowalsky is a member of Dalton Bond's Mega Force unit and helps provide advance or rear security during the entry into the abandoned city. His role supports the team while Dr. Sara Drumbull and the ot...

• Caine (played by Cortland Reilly) — supporting

  Caine accompanies Dalton Bond's Mega Force unit on the mission into the ruined city. Together with Koster, Lieutentant Franzini, Price, and Kowalsky, he provides security for the search team as it fac...

• Price (played by Richard Ross) — supporting

  Price is one of the security personnel attached to Dalton Bond's Mega Force unit during the abandoned-city operation. He supports the team with Koster, Caine, Lieutentant Franzini, and Kowalsky while...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dalton Bond → Kowalsky (Professional Unit Leader) — Kowalsky functions as part of Dalton's security force.

  Kowalsky provides advance and rear security during Dalton Bond's mission into the abandoned city.

• Dalton Bond → Price (Professional Unit Leader) — Price operates within Dalton's security detail.

  Price is assigned to advance and rear security for the unit led by Dalton Bond.

• Dalton Bond → Lieutentant Franzini (Professional Unit Leader) — Franzini is part of Dalton's organized mission team.

  Lieutentant Franzini provides security as part of the Mega Force operation led by Dalton Bond.

• Dalton Bond → Caine (Professional Unit Leader) — Caine serves under the unit operation led by Dalton.

  Caine is listed among the personnel providing advance and rear security for Dalton Bond's Mega Force unit.

• Dalton Bond → Koster (Professional Unit Leader) — Dalton commands Koster within the mission structure.

  The Mega Force unit is led by Dalton Bond, while Koster provides advance or rear security during the operation.

Story Dynamics

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

• Dalton Bond → Samantha (Alliance Protector) — Dalton participates in the effort to rescue Samantha.

  Dalton Bond tries to escape with Samantha while the complex prepares for total destruction.

• Dr. Sara Drumbull → Samantha (Social Caretaker) — Sara becomes directly involved in Samantha's survival and care.

  Dr. Sara Drumbull helps investigate Samantha's condition after the team discovers her and sedates her before continuing the search.

• Drake → Dr. Sara Drumbull (Narrative Warning Source) — His warning informs the team's assessment of the threat.

  Drake warns the incoming group that the people inside the shelter are waiting for them, directly affecting Sara's mission.

• Drake → Dalton Bond (Narrative Warning Source) — Drake provides Dalton's group with a crucial warning.

  Drake appears during the mission and warns that the group is entering a deadly trap.

• Dr. Sara Drumbull → Samuel Fuller (Alliance Teammate) — They participate in the same investigation and rescue mission.

  Dr. Sara Drumbull and Samuel Fuller are both members of the team sent into the abandoned city.

• Dalton Bond → Dr. Sara Drumbull (Alliance Mission Partner) — They cooperate throughout the rescue and escape operation.

  Dalton Bond and Dr. Sara Drumbull enter the city together and later attempt to escape with Samantha.

• Dalton Bond → Samuel Fuller (Alliance Teammate) — They are members of the same emergency mission.

  Dalton Bond leads the Mega Force unit, while Samuel Fuller enters the abandoned city as part of the same mission team.

Story Analysis

An emergency team enters a poisoned, abandoned Venice and confronts a corporate mutation threat during a collapsing escape.

Plot Progression

1. Venice Under Poisoned Skies — Venice is devastated by rising tides, polluted water, and a toxic cloud. An SOS from remaining survivors prompts an emergency rescue mission despite failing communication.
2. The Shelter's Hidden Threat — Dalton Bond leads the Mega Force unit into the abandoned city with Sara and Fuller. A sniper attack and unexplained life forms reveal that the rescue mission is more dangerous than expected.
3. The Sole Survivor — The team discovers Samantha and evidence of genetic mutation in the laboratory. Clues connect the disaster to the Tubular Corporation complex.
4. The Replicant's Design — The survivors approach the abandoned Tubular plant and uncover plans for perfected weapons and war machines. A seemingly human enemy reveals an immortal replicant's plan to spread mutation.
5. Fifteen Minutes To Escape — The complex enters a destruction countdown that drops from thirty minutes to fifteen. Dalton and Sara attempt to save Samantha while Parson seeks contact and an Alpha Patrol launches a final attack.