Dramatis Personae

Rutherford Orlando Orange Trefusis
Mechanic

Obviously his full name is a back-formation from his nickname. It’s sort of a feeble Unix joke.

First appearance: #2

Wheel
Steward

For some reason I have been obsessed by the idea of a chatacter named Wheel for years.

First appearance: #1

Devjinder Null
Ensign

Knew Root and Wheel before they joined Starfleet

First appearance: #3

S. H. Sarabhai
Lieutenant (j.g.)

Named after Vikram Sarabhai, father of the Indian space programme.

First appearance: #4

John Sram bet-Orlek
Leading mechanic

Root’s team leader. Speaks with an Australian accent.

First appearance: #5

Hamlet
Mechanic

Carneleians are a species made up for this strip.

First appearance: #5

Magda Vinokurov
Mechanic

Named after Kazakh cyclist Alexander Vinokourov.

First appearance: #5

Zhou Kaping
Lieutenant (j.g.)

First appearance: #12

Venkatrangan
Lieutenant Commander

Some believe all Starfleet personnel should be clean-shaven, but I can’t believe it could apply in India.

Tadahiro Honda
Mechanic

First appearance: #5

Anastasia Cheung
Mechanic

First appearance: #12

ThorshkukJini zh’Thresh
Lieutenant (j.g.)

First appearance: #4

Bel Sam Mar Nan Venustra
Lieutenant

First appearance: #1

Bandaranaike
Ensign

First appearance: #4

Mustardseed
Lieutenant (j.g.)

First appearance: #6

Swooth th’Thellik
Crewman

His name comes from the novel Cold Comfort Farm.

First appearance: #15

Pingmei Zhou
Captain

First appearance: #16

Christopher Pike
Captain

The first appearance of a canon character in this strip. Still not sure if this is wise.

First appearance: #16

Sumita 9
Chief petty officer

First appearance: #27

Mrrmr
Crewman

First appearance: #27