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Marvin T. Roebuck

A minor character with a brief mention.

minor

Also known as Roebuck

First appearance: asteroid of the damned

Marvin T. Roebuck shows up with force in The Hated. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referred to as Chowderhead; a former crewmate from the Mars mission whom the narrator obsessively seeks to kill.
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Marvin T. Roebuck first appears in 0000 asteroid of the damned.

In The Hated: Referred to as Chowderhead; a former crewmate from the Mars mission whom the narrator obsessively seeks to kill. Appears at the end of the chapter, armed with a knife.

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6 connections

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DGDr. GordyCHChowderheadWHWalter HutnerWLWilmer LafonCGCitizen GermynMTMarvin T. Roebuck

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Diverse Minor Roles
  • Animal and Minor
  • Military and Referenced
  • Societal and Mystical

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This is the story's dramatic climax because Roget Germyn’s psychological certainty—that his wife is a rational…

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