Heirotus : Robert Carrington

revised 2011.04.09 at 18:26

Officially the personal bodyguard of Heirotus founder Brandon James, Robert "Bob" Carrington also plays a role in intelligence analysis and the assessment of threats against both the CEO and the corporation. James' moral compass to the extent that he has one, it's almost always Bob's call to handle "irregular" situations via diplomacy, espionage or wetwork. Bob excels at this latter discipline. Occasionally disappearing for days or weeks at a time, the only evidence of his handiwork is a tedious intelligence analysis concluding that an untimely death - typically the result of an accident or "statistical anomaly" - benefits Heirotus in some fashion.

Carrington assumes the mantle of Head of Heirotus Corporate Security shortly after Michael Yang is mortally wounded in early 569 (January, 1968), and still holds the position at the time of The Dualist.

First mentioned : Dead City Radio, Whitehouse -25-.

Production Note : While Carrington has yet to appear on-screen, he was developed somewhat extensively during the original "cyberpunk" iteration of ATC. The exoskeleton he was frequently drawn in became the basis for Tantek's bio-armor, and his physical appearance will doubtless be reworked entirely for his planned appearance in Book Five.

To the extent that James and Greymalkin are comparable, Robert fulfills a role similar to that of Tantek - the iron fist in the velvet glove. This comparison will hopefully gain a bit more traction if the fifth book in the series is ever produced. As planned, Carrington will play a fairly critical role in that leg of the story.