Character Relationship Map: Edison & Leo

Characters

• George T. Edison (played by Powers Boothe) — protagonist

  An eccentric inventor who hears through his teeth after a childhood train accident, George is Leo and Faraday's father and Lotte's husband. His inventions drive the story: he accidentally causes Lotte...

• Leo (played by Gregory Smith) — protagonist

  George and Lotte's son, Leo is accidentally electrified by his father's experiment and becomes unable to touch others without risking a deadly shock. As he grows up, he falls in love with Zella, learn...

• Zella (played by Carly Pope) — supporting

  Toni's daughter, Zella becomes close to Leo and is the first person able to see beyond his electric barrier. She travels with him to learn what happened to his mother, later warns him about Toni's pla...

• Captain Samuel Edison (played by Jay Brazeau) — supporting

  George's father and Leo's grandfather, Samuel visits Leo and entertains him with stories of adventures involving monsters. Later, he opposes George's plan to strip away Leo's desire, arguing that a ma...

• Batchelor (played by Scott McNeil) — supporting

  George's companion and collaborator, Batchelor works with him on ideas for inventions. After Lotte is attacked, George takes her to the Pasannas with Batchelor, then escapes with him and the partially...

• Toni / Nirena (played by Jacqueline Samuda) — supporting

  Toni is a con artist who poses as a foreign visitor, steals the Viper Knife with her daughter Zella, and seeks revenge on the Edisons after her partner betrays them. Later disguised as a seamstress, s...

• Faraday (played by Ben Cotton) — supporting

  George and Lotte's son and Leo's brother, Faraday resents his father and wants to become a fighter. He joins Toni's plan to learn how to disable the electric fence, then cuts the power himself. During...

• Lotte (played by Venus Terzo) — supporting

  George's wife and the mother of Leo and Faraday, Lotte appears caring toward her children, telling Leo a bedtime story and sending Faraday back to his room. After she is attacked, George mistakes her...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Leo → Zella (Romantic Partner) — Their romance gives Leo a possible life beyond isolation and his father's control.

  Zella enters Leo's life, becomes the first person to see past his electrical condition, and the two ultimately choose to go west and live together.

• George T. Edison → Toni / Nirena (Romantic Lover) — Their affair is built on deception and becomes part of Toni's revenge scheme.

  George falls for the disguised foreign woman, and later the plot explicitly states that he is having an affair with Toni while she is disguised as a s...

• George T. Edison → Batchelor (Professional Inventive Partner) — Batchelor is George's practical laboratory companion and assistant.

  George works with his companion Batchelor to develop ideas, and Batchelor helps him move Lotte's body and carry out his plans.

• Lotte → Leo (Family Mother) — Lotte remains central to Leo's emotional identity even after her death.

  Lotte tells Leo a bedtime story, and later Leo visits a statue of his mother and hears her voice.

• Toni / Nirena → Zella (Family Mother) — Their family bond is strained by Toni's revenge and deception.

  Toni is identified as Zella's mother, and Zella later searches for her after learning the truth about the plan against the Edisons.

• Captain Samuel Edison → Leo (Family Grandfather) — Samuel provides Leo with warmth, stories, and family continuity.

  Samuel visits Leo and tells him stories about adventures with monsters before Leo falls asleep.

• Captain Samuel Edison → George T. Edison (Family Father) — Samuel is George's aging father and a moral counterweight to George's scientific obsession.

  Captain Samuel Edison is described as George's father and visits the household to tell stories about his adventures.

• George T. Edison → Faraday (Family Father) — Faraday resists George's authority and ultimately becomes involved in his downfall.

  Faraday is identified as George's son and repeatedly argues with him about inventions, soldiers, and the family conflict.

• George T. Edison → Leo (Family Father) — George's relationship with Leo shifts from fatherly authority to exploitation and conflict.

  George lives with his son Leo. Later, he recruits Leo for an electrical experiment and lies to him about Lotte's death.

• George T. Edison → Lotte (Family Husband) — Their marriage becomes the emotional and tragic foundation of George's experiments.

  George lives happily with his wife, Lotte Edison. He later discovers that the body he mutilated with the Viper Knife was Lotte.

Story Dynamics

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

• Toni / Nirena → Faraday (Alliance Manipulator And Accomplice) — Toni exploits Faraday's anger to advance her revenge against George.

  Toni persuades Faraday to obtain information about the fuse box so the electric fence can be disabled, and Faraday agrees.

Story Analysis

A family tragedy about scientific obsession, inherited conflict, electrical isolation, and the search for freedom.

Plot Progression

1. The Inventor's Household — George's unusual hearing, inventions, and family life establish a strange but functioning household. His attraction to a foreign visitor introduces secrecy and temptation.
2. A Knife in the Dark — The midnight invitation coincides with Lotte's murder and George's discovery of the corpse. The fake visitors escape with the Viper Knife, while Toni begins seeking revenge.
3. The Book of Light — George brings Lotte to the Pasannas, who partially restore her through their sacred knowledge. His greed turns the rescue into a theft and brings the tribe to his home.
4. Electric Isolation — George's experiment leaves Leo unable to touch others safely, while George lies about Lotte and tries to control Leo's desires. Leo's loneliness begins to change after meeting Zella.
5. Truth and Retaliation — Leo and Zella uncover the truth about Lotte, and Faraday joins Toni's plan to disable the electric defenses. The resulting assault destroys the household's remaining security.
6. A Westward Escape — Faraday kills George, the Book Of Light returns to the Pasannas, and Leo hears Lotte's voice again. A robotic George remains, but Leo and Zella leave together.