Jill (played by Stacey Travis) is a protagonist in Hardware.
A reclusive metal sculptor and Mo's girlfriend. She receives the robot head, which later reassembles and attacks her. She traps it, exploits its infrared vision, and ultimately defeats it by luring it into a shower to short-circuit its systems. Shades (played by John Lynch) appears in Hardware.
Mo's friend who visits Jill with him. He is intoxicated when contacted about the robot. Later trapped outside the apartment during the attack, he jumps through the doors to give Jill time to activate the shower and destroy the machine. Nomad (played by Carl McCoy) appears in Hardware.
A wasteland scavenger who finds and collects the buried robot parts. He delivers them to the junk dealer, where Mo purchases most components. He is seen returning to the irradiated wastes at the story's conclusion.
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Characters
Jill
(played by Stacey Travis) — protagonist
A reclusive metal sculptor and Mo's girlfriend. She receives the robot head, which later reassembles and attacks her. She traps it, exploits its infrared vision, and ultimately defeats it by luring it...
Shades
(played by John Lynch) — supporting
Mo's friend who visits Jill with him. He is intoxicated when contacted about the robot. Later trapped outside the apartment during the attack, he jumps through the doors to give Jill time to activate...
Nomad
(played by Carl McCoy) — supporting
A wasteland scavenger who finds and collects the buried robot parts. He delivers them to the junk dealer, where Mo purchases most components. He is seen returning to the irradiated wastes at the story...
Key Relationships
Shades → Nomad
(Professional Indirect Associate)
Jill → Nomad
(Unknown Recipient)
Jill → Shades
(Alliance Ally)
Story Analysis
A scavenged combat robot activates and hunts its new owner in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
