Short Fiction · Character
Rudi Maxer
A scientist or technician.
minor
Also known as Rudi
First appearance: the variable man
Rudi Maxer shows up with force in Second Variety. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Revealed to be a Second Variety machine and killed by Klaus.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Cloned or artificial humans
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
This scene is the dramatic climax because it crystallizes the emotional chasm between Doris and Larry: Doris’s…
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See Rudi Maxer in the variable man