# Koitska — Plague of Pythons character guide

> Koitska in Plague of Pythons by Frederik Pohl.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the exec Koitska

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A fat, wheezing exec in a leather wheelchair, he tinkers with submillimeter microwaves and coronets while possessed bodies shuffle through his workshop.

## Relationships

### [Chandler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/chandler)

_rivalry_

Chandler and Koitska are locked in a tense adversarial struggle, each vying for control and survival.

### [The Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/the_girl)

_rivalry_

Koitska and The Girl are locked in a bitter rivalry, each viewing the other as a threat to their goals.

### [John Hsi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/john_hsi)

_professional_

John Hsi and Koitska maintain a tense professional relationship, working together out of necessity despite underlying distrust.

### [Chandler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/chandler)

_rivalry_

Chandler and Koitska are locked in a tense adversarial struggle, each vying for control and survival.

### [Chandler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/chandler)

_rivalry_

Chandler and Koitska are locked in a tense adversarial struggle, each vying for control and survival.

### [John Hsi](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/john_hsi)

_professional_

John Hsi and Koitska maintain a tense professional relationship, working together out of necessity despite underlying distrust.

### [The Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/characters/the_girl)

_rivalry_

Koitska and The Girl are locked in a bitter rivalry, each viewing the other as a threat to their goals.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/chapters/vi)

Koitska is a fat, bald exec with a heavy accent who interrogates Chandler and assigns him to build a square-wave generator.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/chapters/vii)

Mentioned as the Exec who sends people for square-wave generators and is the one Chandler is working for.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/chapters/viii)

The Exec who gave Chandler the diagrams and specs for the device; appears briefly as a policeman.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/chapters/x)

Summons Chandler to fly him to Hilo to set up a standby transmitter; warns Chandler about Rosalie.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/chapters/xii)

Monitors Chandler's coronet use, turns off the device after an hour, and argues with Rosalie in Russian before reluctantly allowing Chandler to try the coronet.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/chapters/xiii)

Possesses Chandler, speaks through him in Russian, and attempts to force him to drink battery acid.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/chapters/xiv)

Found paralyzed after a stroke or attack; Chandler removes his coronet, leaving him helpless.

## Links

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