Character Relationship Map: Super Troopers

Characters

• Farva (played by Kevin Heffernan) — protagonist

  Shortened name for Rodney Farva, central to the franchise's comedic chaos.

• Mac (played by Steve Lemme) — supporting

  Shortened name for MacIntyre Womack, key member of the Super Troopers.

• Foster (played by Paul Soter) — supporting

  Shortened name for Carl Foster, reliable but accident-prone officer.

• Rabbit (played by Erik Stolhanske) — supporting

  Nickname for Robbie Roto, focuses on logistics and tech support.

• Captain O'Hagen (played by Brian Cox) — supporting

  Alternate name for John O'Hagan, former boss of the troopers.

• Ursula (played by Marisa Coughlan) — supporting

  Shortened name for Ursula Hanson, Foster's romantic interest.

• Chief Grady (played by Daniel von Bargen) — supporting

  Police chief figure, possibly a rival or superior officer.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Ursula → Chief Grady (Professional Dissatisfied Employee) — Ursula works within Grady's department but is alienated from its personnel and leadership.

  Ursula is a Spurbury police officer who hates her coworkers and is stuck working at the front desk. She later helps the troopers act against Grady.

• Captain O'Hagen → Farva (Professional Superior Officer) — O'Hagen exercises formal disciplinary authority over Farva.

  O'Hagen reprimands Farva after Farva is arrested for attacking a restaurant cashier and re-suspends him from patrol.

• Captain O'Hagen → Rabbit (Power Commander) — Rabbit operates under O'Hagen's command during the investigation.

  Captain O'Hagen is described as the leader of the Vermont state troopers, including Rabbit.

• Captain O'Hagen → Foster (Power Commander) — O'Hagen supervises Foster during the station's investigation.

  O'Hagen leads the trooper investigation and later reprimands Farva after the restaurant incident. Foster is one of the troopers participating in O'Hag...

• Captain O'Hagen → Mac (Power Commander) — O'Hagen is Mac's commanding officer within the state patrol.

  Captain O'Hagen leads the Vermont state troopers and is responsible for the station threatened with closure. Mac serves as one of the troopers under h...

Story Dynamics

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

• Ursula → Farva (Unknown Misidentified Suspect) — Ursula is wrongly suspected of betraying the troopers because of the seizure.

  Foster initially accuses Ursula of revealing the location of the marijuana, but later realizes that Farva was the person who betrayed the investigatio...

• Ursula → Rabbit (Narrative Informant Ally) — Her information supports Rabbit's unit during the pursuit.

  Ursula tips off the troopers about the drug-running truck, and Rabbit is a member of that trooper team.

• Ursula → Mac (Narrative Informant Ally) — Ursula functions as an informant supporting the trooper operation.

  Ursula offers to help the troopers get back at Grady and tips them off to intercept a drug-running truck, benefiting Mac's unit.

• Chief Grady → Foster (Conflict Institutional Rival) — Foster directly opposes Grady's handling of the investigation.

  Grady dismisses the troopers' theory connecting the murdered woman to the marijuana. Foster later accuses Ursula of revealing the hidden marijuana aft...

• Chief Grady → Captain O'Hagen (Conflict Rival Commander) — The two commanders compete institutionally over authority, funding, and the investigation.

  Grady claims the murder investigation and refuses O'Hagen's proposal that the two departments cooperate. Grady hopes the trooper station will close so...

• Farva → Chief Grady (Conflict Failed Recruitment) — Grady attempts to use Farva against the troopers, but the recruitment fails.

  Chief Grady offers Farva a job with the Spurbury police in exchange for information about the drug investigation, but Farva refuses.

• Farva → Rabbit (Conflict Antagonistic Colleague) — Rabbit participates in the team conflict surrounding Farva.

  Rabbit belongs to the group of troopers who torment Farva, and the troopers collectively handcuff Farva after discovering his betrayal.

• Farva → Foster (Conflict Antagonistic Colleague) — Their fellow-officer relationship deteriorates into suspicion and retaliation.

  Foster is part of the group that torments Farva. Foster later realizes that Farva, rather than Ursula, revealed the marijuana's location.

• Farva → Mac (Conflict Antagonistic Colleague) — Farva's hostile and disruptive behavior creates conflict with Mac's team.

  Farva is described as a fellow trooper whom the other troopers enjoy tormenting. After Farva's betrayal is discovered, the troopers handcuff him to a...

• Chief Grady → Rabbit (Conflict Institutional Rival) — Grady's institutional agenda threatens Rabbit's unit.

  Rabbit is part of the state trooper unit whose station Grady wants closed and whose investigation Grady's department takes over.

Story Analysis

A dysfunctional group of Vermont troopers uncovers a police-protected drug operation while fighting departmental rivalry and the threat of station closure.

Plot Progression

1. Jokes Beneath Closure Threat — The Vermont troopers spend their patrol time playing practical jokes while their station faces possible closure for low productivity. A murdered woman in an abandoned Winnebago turns their routine int...
2. The Monkey Connection — A monkey tattoo on the victim is linked to monkey-marked marijuana found in a semi-truck. Chief Grady rejects cooperation and claims control of the case, deepening the rivalry between the departments.
3. Evidence and Betrayal — Foster discovers more marijuana in the impounded Winnebago and works with Ursula on a plan to expose it during the governor's visit. Farva's misconduct, arrest, and attempted recruitment complicate th...
4. A Stolen Chance — Foster and another trooper steal the Winnebago to reveal the evidence, but Grady's department has already seized the marijuana and taken public credit. The troopers then learn that Farva betrayed the...
5. The Airfield Showdown — Ursula's tip leads the troopers toward a drug-running truck, while Farva first threatens them and then joins the pursuit. At the airfield, Grady's protection of the smugglers is exposed and the troope...
6. Closure and Reinvention — The governor thanks O'Hagen but still orders the station closed. Months later, Mac and Rabbit appear in Spurbury police uniforms, suggesting that the former troopers have replaced the corrupt local of...