Character Trademarks
Flinx originally carried with him a thin stiletto boot knife in his right boot. He also usually wears a universal command bracelet on his right wrist, which serves as a go-between for communicating with his ship from a planetary surface. In the latter books he more often wears a "survival belt" consisting of rations for himself and Pip, a med kit including a healing beamer that can be tuned to different species, a side arm, a charging pack for the beamer and sidearm, a communicator, a universal translator and various other tools.
He is well versed in combat techniques and is quite capable of holding his own in most close conflicts. Flinx is also a highly accomplished thief, often carrying a variety of specialized equipment for breaking and entering. Flinx demonstrated great artistic ability and was adopted into an AAnn family in the novel Sliding Scales, receiving the surname Flinx LLVVRXX from the Tier of Ssaiinn on the planet Jast. He has also acquired considerable knowledge of computer systems and has become adequate at hacking computer systems, as well as some ability to manually pilot shuttlecraft.
Flinx has immense wealth; his bank account was hacked to generate and keep infinite credits. This has allowed Flinx to buy and sell his way out of many situations, such as renting a shipping facility to smuggle a friend off Alaspin in a customized box.
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