# Big Joe — Short Fiction character guide

> Big Joe in Short Fiction by Walter M. Miller Jr..

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0000-conditionally-human

## Who they are

A burly farmer with a florid face and an old gasoline car, who picks up a staggering stranger on a dusty road and delivers him toward Marie Hauptman's place.

## Relationships

### [Asir](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_57_se/characters/asir)

_friendship_

Asir and Big Joe are loyal companions who often get into trouble together, with Big Joe acting as a gruff protector.

### [Asir](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_57_se/characters/asir)

_friendship_

Asir and Big Joe are loyal companions who often get into trouble together, with Big Joe acting as a gruff protector.

## In the story

### [It Takes a Thief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_57_se/chapters/it-takes-a-thief)

A robot guardian of the ancient vaults; kills Slubil and announces its functions to protect the control equipment for atmospheric renewal.

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