# Dick — The Black Star Passes character guide

> Dick in The Black Star Passes by John W. Campbell.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Snapshot

A young pilot caught in the prologue's silent hijacking, he becomes the human face of a mystery that opens the book with a shiver.

## Who they are

Dick is the pilot of the Transcontinental express, a man so bored by routine that he half wishes he had skipped the trip. He yawns, slumps to the floor, and wakes to a plane full of unconscious passengers and nearly a million dollars in negotiable securities. His ordinary fatigue and the eerie silence that follows make him the reader's first guide into a world where even the safest machine can be turned against its crew.

## Relationships

### [Robert Arcot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/characters/robert_arcot)

_friendship_

Dick is a friend and companion to Arcot, often participating in his adventures and experiments.

### [President Arthur Morey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/characters/president_arthur_morey)

_professional_

Dick interacts with President Morey in a professional capacity, often as part of mission briefings or planning.

### [John Fuller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/characters/john_fuller)

_friendship_

Dick and John Fuller share a friendly bond, often working together on adventures.

### [President Arthur Morey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/characters/president_arthur_morey)

_professional_

Dick interacts with President Morey in a professional capacity, often as part of mission briefings or planning.

### [Robert Arcot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/characters/robert_arcot)

_friendship_

Dick is a friend and companion to Arcot, often participating in his adventures and experiments.

### [Robert Arcot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/characters/robert_arcot)

_friendship_

Dick is a friend and companion to Arcot, often participating in his adventures and experiments.

### [John Fuller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/characters/john_fuller)

_friendship_

Dick and John Fuller share a friendly bond, often working together on adventures.

### [President Arthur Morey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/characters/president_arthur_morey)

_professional_

Dick interacts with President Morey in a professional capacity, often as part of mission briefings or planning.

## In the story

### [Prologue](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/prologue)

Not present in this chapter.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/ii)

Analyzed the pirate's gas, determining its empirical formula and properties.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/iii)

Referred to as 'Dick' by Morey; likely a nickname for Robert Arcot or another character, but appears as a separate individual in the dialogue.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/chapters/i)

Arcot's friend and a mathematician, who votes for Venus as the first destination.

## Links

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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_black_star_passes_se/characters