# Rosalie Pan — Plague of Pythons character guide

> Rosalie Pan in Plague of Pythons by Frederik Pohl.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Rosie

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A vanished musical-comedy star turned gracious executive, she drives Chandler through Honolulu and gently defends the masters who own everyone's flesh.

## Relationships

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

_romantic_

Chandler and Rosalie Pan share a deep, emotionally charged romantic bond, often seeking comfort in each other amid the chaos.

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

_romantic_

Chandler and Rosalie Pan share a deep, emotionally charged romantic bond, often seeking comfort in each other amid the chaos.

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

_romantic_

Chandler and Rosalie Pan share a deep, emotionally charged romantic bond, often seeking comfort in each other amid the chaos.

## In the story

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

Former musical comedy star now an Exec; drives Chandler to deliver the device; reveals she saved his life at his trial.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/chapters/ix)

Flirts with Chandler, explains exec origins and loyalty tests, uses him as a sexual stimulant via her mind, then dismisses him coldly.

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

Implied to be the exec who saves Chandler and destroys the other execs during the massacre.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/chapters/xi)

Implied to be the girl; signs the note as 'Rosie'.

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

Justifies the Execs' mass killings as necessary work, coaxes Koitska to allow Chandler to use a coronet, and guides him through his first possession experience.

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

Supports Chandler during the vote, recounts her own induction into the execs, and is revealed to have been Koitska's lover.

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

Briefly possesses Chandler's body after Koitska's collapse, expresses confusion and fear, and suggests putting Koitska's coronet back on.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/plague_of_pythons_se/chapters/xv)

Mentioned as one of the closest execs Chandler killed; he feels he will later regret it.

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