Character Relationship Map: Circuitry Man

Characters

• Danner (played by Jim Metzler) — protagonist

  A pleasure android who initially allies with Lori to smuggle neural chips to New York. Later discovered in an asylum, he is coerced by an FBI agent to assist in hunting Plughead, navigating his establ...

• Lori (played by Dana Wheeler-Nicholson) — protagonist

  A skilled female bodyguard and protagonist of the first film who steals a case of brain-plugged neural chips and escapes underground Los Angeles with Danner. Her subsequent involvement in the second f...

• Plughead (played by Vernon Wells) — supporting

  A dangerous psychopathic criminal characterized by numerous sockets and ports on his scalp for testing neural chips. He actively pursues Lori and Danner in the first film and later forces a scientist...

Story Dynamics

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

• Plughead → Danner (Conflict Pursuer) — Danner is one of the two fugitives targeted by Plughead.

  The plot states that Plughead pursues Lori and Danner while they attempt to smuggle the chips.

• Plughead → Lori (Conflict Pursuer) — Plughead actively hunts Lori during her escape.

  Plughead is described as being in pursuit of Lori after she steals the case of chips.

• Lori → Danner (Alliance Smuggling Partners) — They cooperate in transporting the stolen neural chips.

  Lori flees underground Los Angeles with Danner so they can smuggle the neural chips to New York.

Story Analysis

In a polluted future, Lori and Danner attempt to smuggle neural pleasure chips while Plughead pursues them.

Plot Progression

1. A Buried Future — Pollution has forced most humans underground. Neural chips provide a direct brain-linked pleasure in this restricted society.
2. The Stolen Case — Lori, a female bodyguard, steals a case of neural chips. She escapes underground Los Angeles with Danner, a pleasure android.
3. A Dangerous Pursuer — Lori and Danner plan to smuggle the chips to New York. Plughead enters the conflict as a criminal who seeks, tests, and uses the chips.
4. Escape Under Pressure — Plughead pursues Lori and Danner through the underground world. The stolen case remains the focus of the three-way conflict as the pair attempts to reach New York.