Character Relationship Map: Dead Fire

Characters

• Cal Brody (played by Colin Cunningham) — protagonist

  A tough soldier aboard the USS Legacy, Cal is sentenced by his commanding officer, Alexa Stant, to guard the stasis chamber after disobeying orders while trying to apprehend a soldier on a rampage. Wh...

• Kendall Black (played by Monika Schnarre) — supporting

  Kendall is Cal Brody's scientist girlfriend and is working on an experiment intended to make Earth inhabitable again. Max Durbin plans to use her experiment to direct the sun's rays at the planet's su...

• Max Durbin (played by Matt Frewer) — supporting

  Max is a criminal who takes over the USS Legacy with a group of escaped convicts. He plans to use Kendall Black's experiment to direct the sun's rays at Earth's surface and make the planet inhabitable...

• Alexa Stant (played by Rachel Hayward) — supporting

  Alexa is the colonel commanding the USS Legacy. She sentences Cal Brody to guard the stasis chamber after he disobeys orders, and later helps Max Durbin and the escaped convicts who take over the stat...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Cal Brody → Kendall Black (Romantic Partners) — Kendall's experiment becomes part of Max's plan, giving Cal a personal as well as practical reason to oppose the scheme.

  The plot description identifies Kendall as Cal's scientist girlfriend.

• Cal Brody → Alexa Stant (Professional Commanding Officer And Subordinate) — Alexa exercises command over Cal, first assigning him guard duty and later helping Max's takeover scheme, which Cal opposes.

  Alexa Stant is Cal Brody's commanding officer and sentences him to guard the stasis chamber after he disobeys orders.

Story Dynamics

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

• Max Durbin → Kendall Black (Conflict Target Of Experiment) — Max intends to use Kendall's scientific work for his plan, although the plot reference does not specify her response.

  Max plans to use Kendall's experiment to direct the sun's rays at Earth's surface.

• Alexa Stant → Max Durbin (Alliance Collaborators) — Alexa's assistance makes her part of Max's scheme and places her in opposition to Cal's efforts.

  The plot states that Alexa helps Max and the escaped convicts after they take over the USS Legacy.

• Cal Brody → Max Durbin (Conflict Adversaries) — Cal directly opposes Max's plan to use the experiment to direct the sun's rays at Earth's surface.

  Max takes over the USS Legacy and plans to use Kendall's experiment; Cal sets out to stop him.

Story Analysis

A soldier aboard a space station tries to stop a takeover scheme involving a scientist's experiment and Earth's future.

Plot Progression

1. A World Left Behind — Earth is uninhabitable, and its population remains in suspended animation aboard the USS Legacy. Scientists work on a project intended to make the planet habitable again.
2. Punished on Guard Duty — Cal disobeys orders while trying to apprehend a rampaging soldier. Alexa sentences him to guard the stasis chamber.
3. The Station Falls — Max and escaped convicts take over the USS Legacy. Alexa decides to assist them, changing the balance of power aboard the station.
4. A Scheme to Stop — Max plans to use Kendall's experiment to direct the sun's rays at Earth's surface. Cal sets out to stop the plan, but the supplied plot reference does not describe its outcome.