The 86ers
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The 86ers is a 2000 AD comic strip set in the Rogue Trooper universe and created by writer Gordon Rennie and artist Karl Richardson, now being drawn by PJ Holden. It stars G.I. pilot Rafella "Rafe" Blue and her robot Gabe. The title refers to the 86th Air Support Reconnaissance Squadron, a "dumping ground for every failure and freak" (including Nort turncoats), who are stationed in the Acoma System ("A-Hole"), an important Souther mining operation.
[edit] Characters
- Rafaelle Blue or Rafe is the main character. She is G.I. doll and is immune to over twelve thousand known toxins and poison gases. But recently she has caught an infection from Nort zombies.
- Gabe is Rafe's robot who assists her on her missions. She is used to hack devices and may have weapons. She has apparently been fried by Japeth on the Nort asteroid.
- Commander Harrigan is the Commander of the base. She is the one who sent Rafe to the infected Nort base, for the reason that Rafe is immune to most chemicals, toxins and poisons.
- Kristos is the base PSI. He is the only friend Rafe has got on the base but we have yet to discover more of him.
- Doctor Friedkin is the most mysterious character who seems to be keeping progress of Rafe in the base. In Sub 17, at the lower tunnels he is trying to open the thing seen in the Nort base as an archeological dig, although it may be the thing that caused the infection...
- Japeth is yet another mysterious character who saved Rafe from the Nort base, although he apparently killed Rafe's robot Gabe.
[edit] Plot
The Acoma System. A Souther held warzone in which takes place a battle with the Norts. It is centred around a gas giant with ore-rich moons, that make it a valuable mining site. Protecting the supply routes is The 86ers or the 86th Air Support Reconnaissance Squadron. It is a dumping ground for failures and freaks and now G.I. Rafaella Blue has joined them. But after investigating an SOS at a Nort base, Rafe has been infected by Nort zombies, and is experiencing strange visions in which she sees Rogue Trooper who's attempting to activate her to help an employer working within the base. Later as she dreamt all this a man came into her isolation room and attempted to inject her with a serum, but Rafe woke up and fought back and Commander Harrigan finished the job by killing the mysterious man...
[edit] Conspiracy
This secret group of Souther scientists and personnel are responsible for extravating a (presumbly crashed) Varr. They appear to be responsible for the murder of a Souther spy, Cochran. They have also been made aware of the Norts interest in Rafaella Blue. In the recent story, it is discovered that their true goal is to open a tomb consistening of Old Ones on Acoma.
Membership consists of:-
- Doctor Friedkin
- Japeth
- Montuez
- Various Personal
[edit] Bibliography
- The 86ers (written by Gordon Rennie):
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