Character Relationship Map: Ravager

Characters

• Cooper Wayne (played by Bruce Payne) — protagonist

  Cooper is a daredevil command pilot assigned to fly the Armstrong on a mysterious transport run. He is Avedon Hammond's former lover, and their history adds tension when they are forced to work togeth...

• Avedon Hammond (played by Yancy Butler) — supporting

  Avedon is the Armstrong's highly proficient command pilot, a space-weary NASA discard who routinely flies sub-orbital transport runs. She is frustrated when her flight is reassigned to Cooper, her for...

• Sarra (played by Juliet Landau) — supporting

  Sarra is one of the passengers aboard the Armstrong, described as a flawlessly beautiful young woman with a mysterious past. She is among the group stranded after the crash in the desert, where the pa...

• Lazarus (played by Salvator Xuereb) — supporting

  Lazarus is a two-bit hustler among the passengers aboard the Armstrong, a cargo transport carrying an unexplained group on a mystery run. He becomes stranded with the others after the ship crash-lands...

• Clean (played by Stanley Kamel) — supporting

  Clean, whose full name is Mick McClean, is the Armstrong's chief engineer and a technical genius. He is regularly called upon to repair the ship's failing systems, and his engineering role becomes esp...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Clean → Lazarus (Professional Engineer And Passenger) — Their relationship is created by Clean's technical duty to the ship and everyone aboard it.

  Clean serves as chief engineer aboard the ship, while Lazarus is listed among the passengers on the flight.

• Cooper Wayne → Lazarus (Professional Pilot And Passenger) — Cooper's command role places Lazarus within the group he must help protect.

  Cooper takes command of the reassigned flight, and Lazarus travels aboard it as a passenger.

• Avedon Hammond → Lazarus (Professional Pilot And Passenger) — Their connection is defined by Avedon's responsibility for a passenger during the emergency.

  Avedon is the command pilot of the transport, while Lazarus is identified as one of the passengers aboard the mystery flight.

• Avedon Hammond → Cooper Wayne (Romantic Ex-Lovers) — Their past romance creates immediate personal tension when they meet aboard the Armstrong.

  The plot identifies Cooper as Avedon's former lover, from whom she had walked away.

• Avedon Hammond → Clean (Professional Pilot And Engineer) — Their complementary roles support the effort to restore the damaged transport ship.

  Avedon is the command pilot, while Clean is the chief engineer repeatedly called upon to repair the ship's systems.

Story Dynamics

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

• Cooper Wayne → Sarra (Narrative Passenger Protector) — Cooper's leadership during the crisis places him in a protective role toward Sarra.

  The plot states that Avedon and Cooper attempt to protect the other passengers, including Sarra, after the crash.

• Avedon Hammond → Sarra (Narrative Passenger Protector) — Avedon occupies the protective survival role toward Sarra and the passenger group.

  Avedon and Cooper attempt to protect the other passengers after the crash and biological-weapons incident; Sarra is one of those passengers.

• Cooper Wayne → Clean (Alliance Flight Team Members) — They contribute different skills to the shared escape effort.

  Cooper joins Avedon in trying to get the plane repaired, while Clean is the technical genius responsible for repairing its systems.

Story Analysis

A stranded transport crew confronts a biological threat while trying to repair their damaged ship and escape an isolated desert.

Plot Progression

1. The Unscheduled Flight — Avedon prepares the Armstrong for liftoff but discovers that Cooper has replaced her as command pilot. The mysterious flight has no paperwork or flight plan and carries an unusual group of passengers.
2. A Crash Into Isolation — The transport suffers an obstruction in two booster rockets and is forced down in an uncharted South Asian desert. Seismic tremors and the damaged ship leave the passengers dependent on one another.
3. The Buried Military Secret — The stranded group searches for tridymite to make new flight data circuit boards. Their search leads to an underground military depository containing advanced biological weapons.
4. The Infection Unleashed — One passenger becomes infected by the biological weapons and transforms into a murderous zombie. Avedon and Cooper must protect the remaining passengers while the danger escalates.
5. Repair Before Escape — Clean works on the damaged transport while Avedon and Cooper try to shield the passenger group. Their immediate objective is to repair the plane and reach safety.