The narrator who realizes with horror that he keeps returning to life because his loved ones—first Saladin, then his successor 'No One'—are sacrificing their lives and flesh to resurrect him via Bridger's lingering power.

A trembling prisoner brought before MASON who is revealed to be a mind-enhanced test subject for the H.E.L.E.N. project and who offers to repair Achilles' cybernetic arm.

A highly perceptive and defiant captive held in an interrogation room who converses deeply with 9A, admits to killing Achilles, champions space exploration, and agrees to lend Hiveguard forces to aid Utopia.

A ruthless pragmatist orchestrating a global war to forcibly redirect human resources away from space exploration and entirely toward achieving immortality, claiming to conquer the world for Jehovah.

A Mardi bash' member who maniacally celebrates hitting a 'low' target of 1.8 million casualties, having successfully restricted the devastation of the World War.

A Malagasy ba'sib and Whitelaw aboard the Shearwater who helps Mycroft.

A Malagasy ba'sib who assists Mycroft aboard the Shearwater.

A youthful grandbash'child of the Mitsubishi Director who cruelly manages the prisoners at Fort San Lucian using kenneling, sound, and the threat of the 'Roaster'.

A figure who speaks to Mycroft about the fractal war and Apollo's plans, warning him of the distant aims ahead in Alexandria.

A U-beast or intelligence occupying a modular feline body with fins that rescues Mycroft from drowning.

A Utopian who hides in Mycroft's room to avoid the Triumvirate, shares insights on the MASONIC Oath, and fiercely debates Faust over the dual necessity of space exploration and conquering death.

A vast, passionless but highly convicted entity who hates death, violently rejects the legal thesis of war, tasks Julia with a masterhunt, and leads the world in adopting the Ten-Hour Servicer self-sentence.

A sovereign child of Hobbestown who fakes cowardice to draw in Thisbe's squad, then ruthlessly guns down all seven invaders.

A superhumanly fast warrior who physically attacks Cato, revealing Cato's H.E.L.E.N. tattoo, and who himself possesses advanced cybernetic implants that malfunction and need repair.

An official in MASON's war room who questions the details of incoming enemy offers and demands to know what Skymaw is.

The leader of the Fuxing Mitsubishi faction who offers aid to MASON in defending the Almagest.

An untiring guardian tasked by MASON to adopt Martin and their family to save them from posterity's curse.

A fiercely determined leader who tries to negotiate peace by disarming Utopia, but ultimately orders the destruction of the Almagest when MASON refuses to yield.

A technician who collaborates with Su-Hyeon and Mycroft to scan and interpret a real-time, high-resolution feed of troop movements and flags across Romanova.

Commanding the war room in Alexandria, he issues concise orders, expresses paternal fear for Heloïse, and questions Cato and Mycroft about the sudden activation of the 'Alexander' technology.

She coordinates with UNGAR to secure the Port-Gentil elevator and contacts her Aunt Kosala regarding missile interception, while remaining utterly devoted to her 'Seigneur'.

The young Censor who takes charge of the office, orders the arrest of traitors, organizes the crisis response, and comforts the narrator by giving them their purple Deputy Censor's jacket.

Speaks coldly for the Dreadnautilus, threatening captors to release their prisoners.

A changed, healed sensayer who blackmails Julia Doria-Pamphili to force the public sharing of evidence regarding the Creators, effectively saving the world through their renewed strength.

A pragmatic official who listens to the successor's theory about Gordian's master plan and calmly demands proof before taking action.

A physically weak but highly commanding officer leaning on a cane, who takes charge of Romanova and aggressively keeps Julia in check.

A selfish leader who is blackmailed by Carlyle and serves as the 'owner' and captor of Sniper, treating the imprisoned athlete like a doll.

A child whose science fair laser system is used by the Triumvirate to establish mainland communication; they insist on its neutral use.

An official who betrayed MASON and is punished by being cursed with eternal infamy, his name to echo alongside Ephialtes and Clytemnestra.

A severe guest speaker who strongly rebukes the Alliance for its imperial aggression, specifically citing the devastating Amritsar occupation.

An observant and frail leader who uses Brillist numerical tests to immediately identify and point out co-conspirators in the Censor's office.

A resurrected consciousness or invoked presence who accompanies the reader and advises Blacklaw tacticians like Natekari on the laws of nature and war.

A skeptical, highly cautious leader whose secret physical maps of Romanova's substructure are desperately needed during the Mitsubishi invasion.

The formidable military leader who consolidates Spain and Europe under his and Jehovah's banner, strictly enforcing loyalty and executing those who fly false colors.

A fierce Blacklaw leader defending the Aventine, who promises the Mitsubishi an endless vendetta if they harm the Triumvirs or interfere with Pass-It-On.

A former Humanist and Mycroft's successor who acts as Emperor, negotiates with Sniper for Hiveguard assistance, and ultimately gives up their life and flesh through a supernatural transformation to bring Mycroft Canner back from the dead.

A leader who exploded into a 'dandelion burst of light and gore' during a handshake with Ganymede, revealing a synthetic nervous system woven into their flesh.

An intelligent companion of Mycroft who pieces together that Gordian is secretly behind the global jamming, propaganda, and attacks previously blamed on the Cousins and Nurturists.

Breaches Jehovah's cell to gloat and kill Him, boasting of purging Utopians, before being outsmarted and shot by Chagatai.

The hateful organizer mentioned as the force exploiting Thisbe and sending her to attack Jehovah.

Helps rescue the narrator and calmly facilitates the communication with the Prefect to prevent a friendly-fire incident.

A highly capable former prisoner who led a randomized mission to rescue the King of Spain and bring him to safety.

The new Prefect who is advancing to 'rescue' the narrator but stops to take orders from the narrator and yields command to Huxley.

Treats Cato after the Almagest incident, asking for details on the mysterious implants to avoid harming the patient, while coordinating the search for MASON's body.

A young person assisting in building the communication network.

Demands Mycroft compel Jehovah to protect languages and cultures, and coordinates the immediate global cease-fire.

Surrenders the Humanist Hive to Remaker forces, calls for reconstruction, and negotiates with Mycroft regarding the Alliance and Toshi's placement.

Recovered after a harsh ordeal across Asia, he is brought in a wheelchair, stripped of his senses and ability to communicate, and is comforted by Jehovah.

Caught in the transit crisis, she panics over finding a safe destination and learning Jehovah is alone in Alexandria.

Mycroft's close companion who is revealed to have died giving up his life and flesh to resurrect Mycroft after the Atlantis disaster.