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Robert Bradshaw

A scientist or engineer.

minor

Also known as Bradshaw, Robert C. Bradshaw

First appearance: the variable man

Robert Bradshaw shows up with force in Piper in the Woods. The page is where that presence becomes real.

One of the afflicted crew members who revealed under hypnosis that the Pipers taught him to become a plant.
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DHDoctor Henry H…TPThe PipersCWChief WattsCGCommander GrossCCCommander CoxRBRobert Bradshaw

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  • Other

Character groups

  • Police and alien beings
  • Small town and fleet command
  • Small town and alien conflict

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SetupEscalationClimax
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  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Closing

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See Robert Bradshaw in the variable man
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