Vo Spader
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Vo Spader is a fictional character in the Pendragon series by DJ MacHale. He is the traveler for Cloral, and is one of the last generation of travelers.
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[edit] Biography
When his father is killed by Saint Dane, Spader vows revenge, and becomes obsessed with killing Saint Dane. Spader appears in The Lost City of Faar, The Never War, and Black Water. As of the end of Black Water, Spader and Gunny are trapped on Eelong.
[edit] The Lost City of Faar
Spader didn't know it, but his father was the Traveler from Cloral, and he was supposed to take his place after his father's death. Bobby Pendragon and Uncle Press were supposed to reveal his true identity to him. He rescued Bobby from a quig at the beginning of Book II, and help Bobby and Press become acclimated to life on Cloral. He became a close friend of Bobby's, and was eventually able to believe him when Bobby told him of his Traveler status.
[edit] The Never War
Bobby and Spader flume to Veelox, where Aja Killian convinces them that Saint Dane flumed to First Earth. Once there, Spader and Bobby meet Vincent "Gunny" Van Dyke, another Traveler, who is in charge of first Earth. Spader is still confused about his feelings towards Saint Dane, to the degree that he refuses to obey Bobby and Gunny and nearly alters the future of three territories forever. At the end of the book, Bobby tells Spader he needs to return to Cloral and take a break from "Traveler business".
[edit] Black Water
Spader is recruited by Courtney Chetwynde and Mark Dimond to bring an antidote to the the same poison that killed his father to Eelong. Saint Dane has taken the poison and used it on vital crops in Eelong. Spader, Mark, and Courtney flume to Eelong and find Bobby at the flume. Each of the three takes a case of antidote and brings it to Black Water so it can be used when the poison is dropped onto the city. As Bobby, Boon, Kasha, Spader, Gunny, Courtney, and Mark return to the flume to leave Eelong, disaster occurs. Courtney and Mark's attempt to return home cracks the flume, destroying it. They manage to return to Second Earth, and Bobby manages to get to Zadaa, but Kasha is fatally wounded, and Spader and Gunny are trapped on Eelong. They have remained there ever since.
[edit] Sayings
Spader has many sayings that he says over the series. Here are some of his sayings and their meanings
- Hobey ho - This saying means (roughly) 'Lets go!'
- Hobey - An interjection, used to express surprise. Similar to 'Wow!'
- Natty-do - A fight.
- Spiff -neat, tidy, or clean.
- Tum- tigger- problem, (bad) situation
- Wogglies – Trouble-maker, predator.
| Books in the Series: | ||||||||
| The Merchant of Death · The Lost City of Faar · The Never War · The Reality Bug · Black Water · The Rivers of Zadaa · The Quillan Games · The Pilgrims of Rayne (forthcoming) · The Guide to the Territories of Halla (Companion Book) | ||||||||
| Characters: | ||||||||
| Bobby Pendragon · Saint Dane · Loor · Alder (Pendragon series) · Vo Spader · Vincent "Gunny" Van Dyke · Patrick · Aja Killian · Kasha · Remudi · Nevva Winter Elli Winter " · Courtney Chetwynde · Mark Dimond | ||||||||
| Locations: | ||||||||
| Halla · Second Earth · Denduron · Cloral · First Earth · Veelox · Eelong · Zadaa · Quillan · Ibara · Third Earth | ||||||||
