Character Relationship Map: Torpedo: U-235

Characters

• Stan (played by Koen De Bouw) — protagonist

  Leader of a Flemish resistance group ordered to operate a captured German U-boat. Takes command after Captain Maes is accidentally killed, guiding the untrained crew through combat and sabotage to del...

• Nadine (played by Ella-June Henrard) — protagonist

  Stan's surviving daughter and a crew member. She reveals her family's tragic history and successfully disables an attacking German destroyer with a precise sniper shot, though the submarine is subsequ...

• Van Praag (played by Gilles De Schryver) — supporting

  Resistance crew member with both legs amputated from a torpedo accident. During a German boarding inspection, he loses his cover by shouting in Flemish and is killed in the ensuing firefight.

• Jenga (played by Rudy Mukendi) — minor
• Filip (played by Joren Seldeslachts) — supporting

  Resistance crew member who shares the tragic backstory of Stan's family with Nadine, explaining how her mother and siblings were murdered by a Gestapo officer for hiding Jews.

• Franz Jäger (played by Thure Riefenstein) — supporting

  Captured German U-boat commander training the resistance fighters in exchange for the chance to see his son. He accidentally kills Captain Maes, later kills a German boarder to protect the uranium car...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Stan → Nadine (Family Father) — Stan is Nadine's father, and their shared family trauma strengthens the mission's emotional stakes.

  The plot identifies Nadine as Stan's surviving daughter and states that Stan's family was persecuted after he hid a Jewish family.

Story Dynamics

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

• Franz Jäger → Jenga (Alliance Crewmates) — They share membership in the mission's multinational submarine crew.

  Jäger trains the submarine crew, and Jenga joins that crew before the voyage continues toward New York.

• Franz Jäger → Van Praag (Alliance Defensive Allies) — Their actions contribute to the crew's defense against the German boarding party.

  Jäger helps defend the submarine during the boarding action, while Van Praag's exposure triggers the firefight in which the boarding party is killed.

• Filip → Jenga (Alliance Crewmates) — They become members of the same improvised submarine team.

  Filip is part of the resistance crew, while Jenga joins the same group after the German attack.

• Filip → Van Praag (Alliance Resistance Teammates) — Their connection comes from serving together in the resistance crew.

  Filip and Van Praag are both identified as resistance crew members participating in the submarine operation.

• Nadine → Van Praag (Alliance Crewmates) — They share the same endangered crew environment during the mission.

  Both Nadine and Van Praag are members of the resistance crew aboard the submarine during the German boarding attempt.

• Nadine → Franz Jäger (Alliance Crew Allies) — They cooperate aboard the U-boat despite Jäger's former affiliation with Germany.

  Nadine serves on the submarine crew while Jäger trains and defends the resistance sailors during the mission.

• Nadine → Filip (Social Trusted Informant) — Filip provides Nadine with crucial information about her family's past.

  Filip tells Nadine that her father was tortured and that her mother and baby sibling were murdered after the family hid a Jewish family.

• Stan → Jenga (Alliance Mission Allies) — Stan's crew gains an additional ally when Jenga joins the mission.

  Jenga joins the group after being left behind during the German attack, becoming part of the submarine's improvised crew.

• Stan → Van Praag (Alliance Resistance Teammates) — Van Praag is one of Stan's crew members during the dangerous voyage.

  Van Praag is a resistance crew member aboard the submarine under Stan's command.

• Stan → Filip (Alliance Resistance Teammates) — Filip supports Stan's mission as a member of the resistance crew.

  Filip is identified as a resistance crew member and remains part of the group carrying the uranium cargo to New York.

• Stan → Franz Jäger (Alliance Mission Partners) — Their cooperation combines Stan's leadership with Jäger's submarine expertise.

  Jäger trains Stan's resistance group to operate the captured U-boat, and Stan later leads the crew during the voyage.

Story Analysis

A resistance crew must deliver uranium across enemy-controlled waters while an improvised alliance confronts military danger, personal trauma, and sacrifice.

Plot Progression

1. Resistance Under Orders — Stan's Flemish resistance group receives a mission to operate a captured German submarine. The crew reaches the Belgian Congo and learns that uranium must be delivered to New York.
2. Training Before War — The captured commander Franz Jäger trains the resistance fighters in submarine operations. The uranium is loaded, but German warships attack before the crew is ready.
3. The Improvised Voyage — After the commanding officer is killed, Stan takes control and the untrained crew escapes with Jenga aboard. They fight through German forces while enduring severe mechanical problems.
4. Secrets Beneath the Surface — Filip reveals the violent history of Stan's family to Nadine. Soon afterward, a German destroyer intercepts the submarine and sends a boarding party inside.
5. The Destroyer Strike — Van Praag's Flemish outburst exposes the crew's disguise, leading to a deadly firefight. Jäger protects the uranium, Nadine disables the destroyer, and the damaged submarine is rammed.