Character Relationship Map: Identicals

Characters

• Nadia (played by Nora-Jane Noone) — supporting

  Nadia is Slater's affectionate but troubled partner. She leaves him a recorded birthday message urging him to trust her and follow their hearts, then is found dead in their house. A second Nadia later...

• Gun Dealer / Santa (played by Tony Way) — supporting

  Gun Dealer / Santa appears near the end of the available events as a source of violent support for Slater. He meets Slater and supplies weapons, indicating that Slater is being prepared for a confront...

• Slater (played by Lachlan Nieboer) — supporting

  Slater is the central protagonist, searching for a better life while trying to remain with Nadia. After Nadia is found dead, he rejects the identification and becomes involved with Brand New-U, receiv...

• Manager (played by Michelle Asante) — supporting

  Manager explains Brand New-U's system to Slater after Nadia's death. Manager introduces the concept of identicals, people who resemble others while living supposedly better lives, and claims that two...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Manager → Slater (Professional System Representative) — The Manager acts as Slater's direct source of information about the company system.

  The Manager explains the existence of identicals and describes how Brand New-U helps customers acquire more desirable lives.

• Slater → Nadia (Romantic Partners) — Their relationship is loving but troubled, and it drives Slater's search for the truth.

  The plot presents Slater and Nadia as a couple trying to build a life together. Nadia leaves Slater an affectionate birthday recording and gift.

Story Dynamics

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

• Slater → Gun Dealer / Santa (Alliance Armed Contact) — The Gun Dealer / Santa provides material support for Slater's resistance.

  Near the end, a gun dealer meets Slater and supplies him with weapons.

Story Analysis

Slater searches for Nadia and the truth while a life-exchange system destabilizes identity, memory, and personal agency.

Plot Progression

1. Promises Behind the Memories — Slater and Nadia attempt to build a life together while recurring promises suggest that happiness exists elsewhere. Nadia's birthday message and gift establish their affection and uncertainty.
2. The Dead Woman's Identity — Nadia is found dead, and Slater becomes a suspected participant while denying that the body is his girlfriend. The Manager introduces the disturbing possibility of identicals.
3. A Life That Belongs Elsewhere — Brand New-U gives Slater a new face and a carefully controlled life under an agreement protecting the company's ownership. His memories of Nadia continue to resist the new arrangement.
4. The Memory That Survives — Slater speaks with Nadia after her attack and discovers that they recognize memories differently. Their conversation intensifies the uncertainty over identity, duplication, and emotional continuity.
5. Weapons for an Uncertain War — Automated instructions force another life-space adjustment and relocation. A gun dealer supplies Slater with weapons, ending the available story on the brink of violent resistance.