CHARACTERS

DEUNAN KNUTE: AGE: 23 ROLE: SOLO/COP INT: 9 REF: 10 TECH: 5 COOL: 9 ATTR: 9 LUCK:8 MA: 7 BOD: 8 EMP:6 SKILLS: combat sense 9, authority 3, personal grooming 5, wardrobe 4, endurance 4, swimming 5, strength feat 3, interrogation 4, resist torture/drugs 3, persuasion fast talk 3, streetwise 4, social 2, accounting 1, awareness/notice 10, education and general knowledge 7, hide/evade 5, languages = English 10 Japanese 4 Ethiopian 4, shadow track 5, wilderness survival 6, athletics 9, dodge/escape 7, driving 4, handgun 10, heavy weapons 5, martial arts 8, 6 and 3 (I have decided not to go into detail about which martial arts she knows, Shirow has never hinted at it although he promises to go into it more in one if his yet to be published books. Because of the war a variety of martial arts have spread through the world and vurtually everyone is schooled in at least one of them. (For game purposes pick any three from my MASTER MARTIAL ARTS LIST ), melee 7, motorcycle 6, pilot landmate 9, rifle 4, stealth 6, submachine gun 7, basic tech 4, demolitions 4, first aid 3, disguise 3,electronics 3, forgery 3, pick lock 4, pick pocket 2, weaponsmith 3

Deunan is the pointman, lover and partner to Briareos. Together they are the main characters of Appleseed. Deunan is complex mix of several races including French, African, English and American. She met "Bri" in 2116 at the early age 11, and the two immediately formed a close friendship. Briareos originally took the role of the protective uncle in Deunan's life but as she grew older their relationship became more personal and intimate. Deunan's mother was murdered by racists in South Africa, afterwards her father Carl Knute took his children to America. Deunan has several siblings but not much is known about them or her parents.

Her father Carl seems to be very integral to the story and many of the Olympus bio-riods were created from his genetic data. He also trained Deunan extensively for Combat. The story indicates he was head of LAPD SWAT before the war but no real details exist as of yet. Deunan is well trained in virtually all combat proficiencies and is a confident martial artist, not very strong she makes up for this weakness with speed and agility. Hitomi headhunted her and Briareos, they were living in America's badside at the time and Hitomi convinced them to come to Olympus. Since then they have again taken up their roles in law enforcement and are integral members of E-SWAT. Recently thoughts of marriage have begun to creep into Deunan's mind.

Her only real weakness is Briareos, whom she constantly worries aboout

BRIAREOS HECATONCHIRES:
AGE: 32
ROLE: SOLO
INT: 10 REF: 15 TECH: 7 COOL: 10 ATTR: n/a LUCK: 4 MA: 15 BOD: 20 EMP: 5
SKILLS: combat sense 10, authority 4, wardrobe and style 4, endurance 8, strength feat 7, swimming 2, intimidate 4, social 3, streetwise 5, awareness notice 10/15, education and general knowledge 8, hide evade 3, accounting 2, shadow track 4, library search 2, wilderness survival 5, athletics 4, dodge/escape 4, driving 4, handgun 7, heavy weapons 10, martial arts 9 (panzerfaust) melee 6, motorcycle 7, rifle 10, submachine gun 6, basic tech 5, demolitions 3, forgery 2, pick lock 2, weaponsmith 4

Briareos is full borg and one of the lucky few with perfect coordination. His senses are augmented with an auxiliary brain that is a dedicated information processor. It handles the information not in numerical format, but by transmitting concepts. Originally "Bri" is of Mediterranean heritage, although very little is known about his past before he hooked up with Deunan. First Marksman for Deunan, the two always prefer to work as a team and when they are separated he sometimes becomes preoccupied worrying about her safety. Bri was born in 2096,

his first paying work came in 2106, when he was hired to lay undersea cables. At the age of 12 Bri kills his superior and flees for reasons unknown, works freelance thereafter. Bri retires in 2116 and joins Carl Knutes team, meeting the young Deunan for the first time. Six years later his past comes back to haunt him and Bri has an accident which forces him to become a cyborg.

He spends months in rehab. When the war breaks out he and Deunan survive on their own, living in badside. When Hitomi finds them and brings them to Olympus, Bri is cautious and distrusting of the city, but decides to stay for Deunan's sake. Bri loves Deunan although her cooking leaves much to be desired. His full borg conversion includes tele/micro-optics, enhanced hearing, anti-personnel guns in his forearms, rabbit ears with full audio/visual suite, and of course enhanced speed, strength, and durability. Briareos is occasionally somewhat pessimistic and has the odd disposition of free expression of his opinions, sometimes to the dismay of those around him.

HITOMI:
AGE:55
ROLE: FIXER/CORP (headhunter)
INT: 12 REF: 7 TECH: 3 COOL: 6 ATTR: 9 LUCK: 8 MA: 7 BOD: 4 EMP: 10
SKILLS: streetdeal 3, resources 1, personal grooming 7 wardrobe and style 9, swimming 4, human perception 2, interview 3, social 7, persuasion fast talk 4, education/general knowledge 10, awareness/notice 1, history 5, languages = (too many to list here but she speaks about 10 fluently), library search 4, athletics 2(but getting better with Deunan's influence) dance 3, handgun 2, martial arts (karate) 1, paint or draw 8, pilot landmate 3.

Hitomi is an Olympus bio-riod, her job is headhunting humans to bring to Olympus. Hitomi was born in 2074 but she has the physical body and appearance of an 18 year old girl. She has a childish attitude and demeanor but she understands far more than she lets on. She has many interests and hobbies and is extremely talented. She has learned much in her time. While she acts somewhat flighty she is very intelligent and her friendly attitude keeps her well liked by most everyone she comes in contact with. She often acts as a protagonist for her best friends Deunan and Briareos's lovelife, showing up at the most inopportune moments. She speaks several languages and has a sincere interest in the fine arts. Although they make an unlikely pair she and Yoshi are dating and while Yoshi's undisciplined (and sometimes downright slobbish) behavior aggravates Hitomi to no end the two seem genuinely happy with one another. Even though she is a bio-riod she is the most human female character in Appleseed.

YOSHITSUNE MIYAMOTO
AGE:22
ROLE: TECH
INT:7 REF: 8 TECH:9 COOL:7 ATTR: 5 LUCK:8 MA:7 BOD: 6 EMP: 8
SKILLS: jury rig 8, personal grooming 1, wardrobe and style 1, streetwise 2, human perception 3, awareness/notice 1, education/general knowledge 5, athletics 3, martial arts (karate)1, driving 2, motorcycle 5, pilot landmate 5, cybertech 7, basic tech 9, landmate tech 5, electronics 5,

Yoshi is Hitomi's lover and one of the luckiest people in Olympus. He is a landmate mechanic who much to Hitomi's aggravation often seems more interested in motorcycles and landmates than anything else. This boy is a machine freak. Shirow likes him allot even though he is a rather insignificant character. I agree, there is just something likeable about him and you want him to succeed. He spends every thing he earns and is always close to being in debt, perhaps if Deunan ever learns to take care of her LM Yoshi will be broke and bankrupt. Yoshi is fairly close minded but his naivete makes it ok, like Hitomi most everybody he meets likes him. He has the attitude of your average teenage motorhead and enjoys life immensely, he may not express it well but he truly seems to love Hitomi.

ARTEMIS-ALPEIA
AGE: UNKNOWN(presumably under 5)
ROLE: SOLO
INT: 13 REF: 13 TECH: 4 COOL: 10 ATTR: 8 LUCK: 5 MA: 12 BOD: 10 EMP: 6
SKILLS: combat sense 7, endurance 6, strength feat 6, swimming 5, resist torture drugs 7, awareness/notice 10, education general knowledge 1-6 (at her debut in volume 3 she knew nothing really but she learns at an incredible rate and by the end of volume 4 she is quite knowledgeable), hide/evade 10, shadow track 5, wilderness survival 10, archery 8, athletics 9, dodge/escape 6, handgun 4, melee 9, library search 5, system knowledge 5,

Artemis is a humanoid combat bio-riod hybrid, her genetic make-up is mixed with several animals and she has the appearance of a cat like woman. Alpeia (Artemis is her bio-riod model name) has enhanced learning capabilities and absorbs information like a sponge. She has the ability for self replication and has three children, Artemis-Telon, Artemis-Selene, and Artemis-Hecate. While being a fierce combatant her main role in Appleseed is to irritate Hitomi. Hitomi by request of the Council has taken Artemis into her home and often has the unsavory job of babysitting her children. Artemis cannot speak but can make sounds and finds other ways to communicate. Her kids are just brats who live to terrorize poor Hitomi.

These are the major recurring characters of Appleseed, if you wish to know the stats and background of the other characters you can e-mail me and request the data and I will be more than happy to get that information to you.

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