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Steve Ravick

The Coop's ruthless boss, who controls the price of tallow-wax and the guns that enforce it, and who will burn a ship to keep his grip.

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Also known as Ravick, The Ravick, Mr. Ravick

First appearance: Four-Day Planet

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Steve Ravick is a figure of authority and corruption, aligned with the oppressive regime.

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Steve Ravick runs the Hunters' Cooperative as a private fiefdom, skimming the difference on ammunition and dictating the price of the planet's only export. When the hunters resist his latest cut, he answers with a staged riot and a bomb aboard the Javelin, showing exactly how far he'll go. He is the wall the heroes must break, and every chapter he remains in power tightens the noose on Port Sandor.

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Setup
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Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Bish Ware
rivalry · negative
Bish Ware and Steve Ravick are antagonists, with Ravick representing the corrupt… How this plays out →
Tom Kivelson
rivalry · negative
Oscar Fujisawa
rivalry · negative
Morton Hallstock
professional · negative
Leo Belsher
professional · negative
Bish Ware
rivalry · negative
Bish Ware and Steve Ravick are antagonists, with Ravick representing the corrupt… How this plays out →
Oscar Fujisawa
rivalry · negative
Tom Kivelson
rivalry · negative
Morton Hallstock
professional · negative
Bish Ware
rivalry · negative
Bish Ware and Steve Ravick are antagonists, with Ravick representing the corrupt… How this plays out →
Leo Belsher
professional · negative
Leo Belsher
professional · negative

Bish Ware
Bish Ware and Steve Ravick are antagonists, with Ravick representing the corrupt corporate interests Ware fights against.
Tom Kivelson
Steve Ravick is a primary antagonist who actively works to undermine and threaten Tom Kivelson.
Oscar Fujisawa
Oscar Fujisawa and Steve Ravick are adversaries, with Fujisawa opposing Ravick's exploitative schemes.
Morton Hallstock
Morton Hallstock is a corrupt official who collaborates with Steve Ravick to maintain control over the planet's resources.
Leo Belsher
Leo Belsher is a subordinate or associate of Steve Ravick, carrying out orders in the corporate hierarchy.
Bish Ware
Bish Ware and Steve Ravick are antagonists, with Ravick representing the corrupt corporate interests Ware fights against.
Oscar Fujisawa
Oscar Fujisawa and Steve Ravick are adversaries, with Fujisawa opposing Ravick's exploitative schemes.
Tom Kivelson
Steve Ravick is a primary antagonist who actively works to undermine and threaten Tom Kivelson.
Morton Hallstock
Morton Hallstock is a corrupt official who collaborates with Steve Ravick to maintain control over the planet's resources.
Bish Ware
Bish Ware and Steve Ravick are antagonists, with Ravick representing the corrupt corporate interests Ware fights against.
Leo Belsher
Leo Belsher is a subordinate or associate of Steve Ravick, carrying out orders in the corporate hierarchy.
Leo Belsher
Leo Belsher is a subordinate or associate of Steve Ravick, carrying out orders in the corporate hierarchy.

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Steve Ravick is a figure of authority and corruption, aligned with the oppressive regime.
The Ship from Terra
Boss of the Hunters' Cooperative, seen at the spaceport with Mayor Hallstock, known for his oppressive control.
Reporter Working
Seen conspiring with Hallstock and Belsher; dismisses the reporter's questions.
Meeting Out of Order
Presides over the meeting; orchestrates the fake riot to have the Kivelsons arrested or killed.
Vigilantes
Target of the vigilante movement; has four million sols banked on Terra, stolen from monster-hunters.
Masks Off
Fled to the spaceport with Belsher and Hallstock; later revealed to be Anton Gerrit, a wanted criminal.
Finale
Alias Anton Gerrit; being shipped off-planet on the Cape Canaveral, awaiting transfer to T.F.N. destroyer.

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