Character Relationship Map: Equalizer 2000

Characters

• Slade (played by Richard Norton) — protagonist

  Slade is an Ownership officer whose loyalties and motives become central to the conflict. After the rebels capture an officer and the government escalates its response, he resists the assault alongsid...

• Karen (played by Corinne Wahl) — supporting

  Karen arrives with others who intend to join the rebel movement and directly challenges Slade's decision to pursue a private vendetta. She urges him to fight alongside the rebels as the Ownership atta...

• Deke (played by Robert Patrick) — supporting

  Deke is one of the armed men involved in pursuing a woman who has escaped with gasoline after a failed exchange for rockets. His pursuit is interrupted by the arrival of the wounded soldier, linking h...

• Lawton (played by William Steis) — supporting

  Lawton is the central target of Slade's personal revenge and functions as a major opposing force in the story. He attempts to seize the powerful automatic weapon captured by the rebels during the moun...

• Dixon (played by Rex Cutter) — supporting

  Dixon is associated with the settlement that receives the wounded soldier and has survived for years outside the Ownership's protection. The settlement's connection to Slade's family history gives Dix...

• Hayward (played by Frederick Bailey) — supporting

  Hayward is one of the soldiers securing an Ownership operation after Slade is identified as one of the government's officers. His presence places him within the military response to rebel activity and...

• Maclaine (played by Peter Shilton) — supporting

  Maclaine is a commander within the Ownership's military structure whose authority is damaged when the rebels capture the powerful weapon during the assault. He is removed from command after that failu...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Hayward → Maclaine (Professional Military Hierarchy) — Both belong to the Ownership's military structure, although their direct interaction is not shown.

  Hayward is identified among the soldiers securing an Ownership operation, and Maclaine is later described as a commander removed after the weapon is c...

• Lawton → Maclaine (Power Command Rivalry) — Their positions are linked to the Ownership's struggle over control of the weapon and military response.

  Lawton attempts to seize the captured combined automatic weapon, and Maclaine is subsequently removed from command.

Story Dynamics

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

• Deke → Lawton (Alliance Shared Military Side) — Both are presented in armed opposition to the rebel movement.

  Deke leads armed men in pursuit during the gasoline exchange sequence, while Lawton acts within the Ownership's military campaign against the rebels.

• Dixon → Karen (Alliance Settlement Connection) — Their plot functions are connected through the settlement and the expanding resistance.

  Karen arrives with others who intend to join the rebels, while the settlement associated with Dixon shelters resistance-linked people.

• Lawton → Karen (Conflict Enemy Faction Opponent) — Karen's emerging alignment with the resistance places her against Lawton's side.

  Karen joins people preparing to support the rebels, while Lawton attempts to seize the rebels' captured weapon.

• Slade → Maclaine (Conflict Opposing Command Structure) — Slade's resistance contributes to a setback within Maclaine's command structure.

  Maclaine is removed from command after the rebels capture the powerful weapon, while Slade participates in resistance against the Ownership assault.

• Slade → Hayward (Conflict Opposing Soldiers) — They are connected to opposing sides of the early military confrontation.

  Slade is identified as an Ownership officer during an attack, while Hayward and other soldiers attempt to secure the area.

• Slade → Deke (Conflict Opposing Combatant) — The plot places Deke within the armed forces opposing the rebel cause represented by Slade.

  Deke is among the armed men pursuing the woman who escaped with gasoline, while Slade is later associated with resistance against the Ownership forces...

• Slade → Dixon (Social Settlement Contact) — Dixon's settlement becomes a place of refuge and information for Slade.

  The wounded Sand Chopper is taken to Dixon's settlement, where Slade learns about the settlement's history and his father's connection to its people.

• Slade → Karen (Alliance Potential Ally) — Karen tries to draw Slade into the wider resistance.

  Karen arrives with people intending to join the rebels and urges Slade to fight alongside them.

• Slade → Lawton (Conflict Personal Enemy) — Their conflict is personal for Slade and remains his main motivation.

  Slade explicitly states that he intends to kill Lawton and blames him for what happened.

Story Analysis

A wounded fighter confronts a militarized government while personal revenge collides with collective resistance.

Plot Progression

1. Oil And Occupation — The Ownership controls North Alaska through the Point Burough oil fields. Rebel attacks expose Slade's connection to the military government, but the attempt to seize oil fails.
2. Fuel Across The Wasteland — A gasoline-for-rockets exchange collapses, and an escape triggers a pursuit by armed men. The arrival of the wounded Sand Chopper redirects the action toward Dixon's settlement.
3. The Dead Father — At Dixon's settlement, residents describe their survival outside Ownership protection. Slade confirms his father's death and reveals his intention to kill Lawton.
4. Weapons In The Mountains — The mountain people warn the settlement, but the Ownership sends a brigade against them. Slade and the rebels resist with a captured automatic weapon and rockets.
5. Resistance Ignites — Lawton tries to seize the weapon while Maclaine loses command. Karen urges Slade to join the larger cause, and the rebel compound begins a full-scale battle.