Wing Commander: Prophecy - Characters

Characters

Confed pilots:

• Lieutenant Lance Casey (callsign chosen by the player): the Confederation's latest hero. Although he and best friend Max Garrett got into plenty of trouble at the Academy, Casey finds his stride aboard the Midway. Early in the game Colonel Blair mentions that Lance is the son of his TCS Tiger's Claw pilot and shipmate Michael "Iceman" Casey from the original Wing Commander. Played by Steven Petrarca.
• Lieutenant Maxwell "Maestro" Garrett: seldom found far from alcohol, he is the frenetic, free-wheeling younger brother to Casey's more stolid demeanour. Played by Neill Barry.
• First Lieutenant Jean "Stiletto" Talvert: a straightforward, no-nonsense pilot. After the Academy, she moved straight to the Empyrean Zephyrs, Confed's aerobatics team. On a five-man patrol from the Midway, her group was ambushed by a group of Kilrathi raiders and two of her wing, including the wingleader, killed outright. She rallied the survivors, co-ordinated the running fight back to the Midway, and ensured the destruction of the raiders. For her gallant action she was promoted to immediate command of the Diamondback Squadron. Played by Heather Stephens.
• Lieutenant T. "Zero" O'Hearn: refuses to use his first name (Terrence) socially. His father is a leading anthropologist and one of Terra's foremost experts on Kilrathi culture; Zero appears to have taken Kilrathi pessimism to heart. His call sign was a derogatory remark from an instructor: "When the Big One lands, you'll be right at Ground Zero." Played by Adam Lazarre-White.
• Major Karl "Spyder" Bowen: not much is known of this man aside from his prowess in the cockpit, though rumours circulate that he was in the squadron slated to make the Temblor Bomb run before a Kilrathi ambush slaughtered the unit. Played by Brad Greenquist.
• Lieutenant Amber "Amazon" Elbereth: named for hiking the entire length of the Amazon River. She does not play a large role in the plot of Prophecy.
• Lieutenant Jack "Dallas" Slayton: a competent but underconfident pilot whom Casey can choose to take under his wing. Alarmed at the prospect of live combat, and is killed in action in the G'wriss System. Played by Joel Stoffer.
• Major Todd "Maniac" Marshall: played by Tom Wilson of Back to the Future fame. An inspired but undependable flyer, Maniac eventually receives a much-coveted promotion to squadron leader, but abdicates when he realises how much responsibility is involved.
• Colonel Jacob "Hawk" Manley: a battle-hardened warrior, Hawk serves primarily as the voice of decisive, aggressive action. He served with Blair during the Black Lance affair. Played by Chris Mulkey.

Other Confed personnel:

• Commodore Christopher "Maverick" Blair: his official callsign has finally been established, and he takes to the cockpit on several occasions, even though he has officially transferred over to the Navy. Presumably killed in action while boarding the enemy jumpgate. Played by Mark Hamill.
• Captain Eugene Wilford: a lifelong denizen of the Border Worlds, he transferred over to the Confed military solely to command the Midway. Played by Peter Jason.
• Colonel John "Gash" Dekker: known primarily as Gash, a nickname he got as a trainee when he gave himself such a fierce paper cut on a foil packet of rations that he had to be medevaced out. Played by Jeremy Roberts.
• Chief Technician Rachel Coriolis: the woman who keeps Midway's fighters in fighting condition, she is the most decorated fleet technician who is not a line officer. Played by Ginger Lynn Allen.
• Commander Aurora Finley: half scientist, half administrator, Finley runs and co-ordinates the varied science specialists aboard the Midway and provides a great deal of intelligence information during the course of the game. Played by Mindy Hester.
• Commander Patricia Drake, Commander, Air Group: the lady in charge of dispatching the Midway's fighters, and a stern-but-caring brood mother to three squadrons. Played by Lauren Sinclair.