Character Relationship Map: Android

Characters

• Dr. Daniel (played by Klaus Kinski) — protagonist

  Dr. Daniel is Max 404's creator and the scientist secretly developing Cassandra. He invites Maggie to participate in a sexual-transfer experiment, plans to deactivate Max, and later manipulates Max in...

• Maggie (played by Brie Howard) — protagonist

  Maggie is an escaped fugitive who arrives at the station with Keller and Mendes while posing as transport crew. She becomes involved with Dr. Daniel's experiment, develops an intimate connection with...

• Keller (played by Norbert Weisser) — supporting

  Keller is one of Maggie's escaped associates and helps work on the damaged ship after the fugitives reach the station. He tries to stop Mendes from attacking Maggie, but is knocked unconscious. After...

• Mendes (played by Crofton Hardester) — supporting

  Mendes is an escaped fugitive traveling with Maggie and Keller. He becomes violently suspicious of Maggie, beats her after discovering her secret meeting with Max 404, and later kills Keller while sea...

• Cassandra (played by Kendra Kirchner) — supporting

  Cassandra is the superior female-form android secretly created by Dr. Daniel. After activating, she reveals Max 404's artificial nature and later joins him in resisting Dr. Daniel, whose head they rem...

• Max 404 (played by Don Keith Opper) — supporting

  Max 404 is an android created by Dr. Daniel who develops curiosity about human behavior and growing independence. He protects Maggie from the police, becomes intimate with her, and is temporarily repr...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Max 404 → Maggie (Romantic Interest) — Max 404 develops an intense, unconventional attraction to Maggie.

  Max 404 becomes excited by Maggie's female voice, asks her to take him with her, and later has an intimate encounter with her.

• Dr. Daniel → Cassandra (Professional Creator) — Dr. Daniel develops and activates Cassandra.

  Dr. Daniel illegally works on Cassandra One, a superior android in human female form, and completes her in the laboratory.

• Dr. Daniel → Max 404 (Professional Creator) — Dr. Daniel is Max 404's creator and supervisor.

  Dr. Daniel created Max 404 and lives with him aboard the remote space station.

Story Dynamics

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

• Cassandra → Max 404 (Alliance Reprogramming Ally) — Cassandra liberates Max 404 from Dr. Daniel's control and recruits him.

  Cassandra tells Max 404 that androids should not obey men's whims and begins reprogramming him to join hidden androids on Earth.

• Dr. Daniel → Maggie (Social Host) — Dr. Daniel initially treats Maggie as an invited guest.

  After meeting Maggie, Dr. Daniel invites her to dinner aboard the station.

• Keller → Mendes (Conflict Opponent) — Keller opposes Mendes's violence but loses the confrontation.

  Keller tries to stop Mendes from attacking Maggie, later attacks him from behind, and is killed by Mendes.

• Maggie → Mendes (Alliance Fugitive Associate) — Maggie and Mendes initially belong to the same fugitive group.

  Maggie, Keller, and Mendes escape together and work on the prison transport after arriving at the station.

• Maggie → Keller (Alliance Fugitive Associate) — Maggie and Keller are associates within the escaped group.

  Maggie, Keller, and Mendes are escaped fugitives who settle aboard the station while posing as the transport crew.

Story Analysis

A developing android rejects human control after betrayal and joins another android in seeking freedom on Earth.

Plot Progression

1. A Machine Learns Desire — Dr. Daniel supervises Max 404 aboard a remote station while Max develops human interests. Max overhears warnings about rebellion and learns that Daniel is building Cassandra.
2. Fugitives At The Dock — Max permits a distress ship to land, unknowingly admitting escaped fugitives Maggie, Keller, and Mendes. The group disguises itself as the transport crew.
3. Jealousy And Surveillance — Daniel courts Maggie and proposes using her in Cassandra's sexual-experience experiment. Max retaliates with jealous pranks and overhears Daniel's plan to deactivate him.
4. Violence Behind Closed Doors — Max destroys a police cruiser to protect the fugitives and asks Maggie to escape with him. Their intimate meeting is interrupted when Cassandra awakens and exposes Max as an android.
5. The Creators Fall — Mendes attacks Maggie and kills Keller, while Daniel manipulates Max into killing Mendes. A flashlight reveals Daniel's guilt, leading to a final android uprising in the laboratory.