Character Relationship Map: Lily C.A.T.

Characters

• Mike Hamilton (played by Osamu Saka) — protagonist

  Captain of the deep-space cruiser Saldes. A veteran of long-term cryo-missions who struggles with temporal displacement and societal changes upon his return. Leads the survivors and ultimately destroy...

• Dick Berry (played by Chikao Ohtsuka) — protagonist

  Australian division surveyor who is secretly a detective. He infiltrates the mission to track down and arrest Jiro Takagi for past murders. Dies from an infection after being injured during the crisis...

• Jiro Takagi (played by Hiroyuki Okita) — supporting

  Japanese division surveyor and actual impostor. A medical student who murdered drug dealers responsible for his sister's death. Reveals the nature of the bacterial infection and survives by escaping t...

• Farrah Van Dorothy (played by Eiko Yamada) — supporting

  Surveyor who becomes one of the first victims of the evolved alien bacteria. Her death in the sickbay demonstrates the pathogen's ability to mimic hosts.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Dick Berry → Farrah Van Dorothy (Professional Mission Colleagues) — They are colleagues within the survey team.

  Berry and Dorothy are both members of the surveyor group investigating the planet for the corporation.

• Mike Hamilton → Farrah Van Dorothy (Professional Captain And Surveyor) — Their relationship is defined by the ship's command structure.

  Hamilton is captain of the cruiser, while Dorothy is one of the surveyors transported on the mission.

• Mike Hamilton → Dick Berry (Professional Captain And Mission Member) — Hamilton is Berry's commanding officer during the mission.

  Mike Hamilton commands the Saldes, while Dick Berry joins the mission as a surveyor from the Australian division.

Story Dynamics

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

• Jiro Takagi → Farrah Van Dorothy (Social Mission Colleagues) — They share the mission environment but have limited documented interaction.

  Jiro and Dorothy are both surveyors traveling aboard the Saldes, before Dorothy is killed in the sickbay.

• Mike Hamilton → Jiro Takagi (Alliance Reluctant Survival Partners) — Hamilton cooperates with Jiro despite knowing his criminal history.

  Hamilton, Jiro, and the remaining survivor flee toward the main bridge, and Hamilton later enables Jiro's escape in a shuttle.

• Dick Berry → Jiro Takagi (Conflict Detective And Suspect) — Berry secretly pursues Jiro as a criminal suspect.

  Berry investigates the surveyors' backgrounds and is revealed to be a detective determined to bring Jiro in for past murders.

Story Analysis

A cryogenic space mission becomes a battle against an evolving infection and a corporate experiment that treats human lives as expendable.

Plot Progression

1. Cryosleep And Contamination — The Saldes begins its distant planetary survey and places its passengers into cryogenic suspension. A collected debris sample releases extraterrestrial matter while the humans sleep.
2. The Infection Awakens — After awakening, the mission members learn that impostors are present. Mysterious deaths and dissolving bodies reveal a rapidly spreading infection.
3. Impostors And Lost Time — The bacteria evolves into a hostile mimicking life-form, while Jiro and Berry are exposed as impostors. Hamilton also reveals the personal cost of centuries spent in cryosleep.
4. The Ship Turns Hostile — The survivors fight the infection with improvised flamethrowers and discover that the ship's robotic cat system controls the crisis. Hamilton realizes the corporation treated the crew as expendable.
5. Fire And Escape — The survivors reach the bridge, but Berry dies from the infection. Hamilton destroys the Saldes, allowing Jiro to escape while the bacteria burns in the atmosphere.