Roger Wilco (Original)

NOTE: This is the EGA/SCI incarnation of Roger Wilco. For more information on his VGA remake-era counterpart, refer to this article.
Roger Wilco is the main protagonist of the original, EGA version of the Sierra video game series Space Quest. He is the original incarnation of the namesake character, whose alternate counterpart later appears in the VGA remakes of the series.
Roger is a dimwitted space janitor who hails from the planet known as Xenon, an Earth-esque planet, and hailed from a long and bizarre ancestry of Roger Wilcos. He strives to work as a janitor, and later hopes at one point becomes a hero in the long run to save the galaxies.
However, on one fateful day, when Roger was in the ship known as Arcada, he suddenly becomes an unexpected hero when it was under attack by a boarding party known as the Sariens. This forced him to escape Arcada and track down the Sariens and their ship, before they could proceed to destroy all planets with the Star Generator. In the sequel Roger also stopped Sludge Vohaul, the Sarien's leader, from targetting Xenon with his Door-to-Door Businessmen drones, and in the third game Roger stopped Elmo Pug and Scumsoft from using the Two Guys From Andromeda to mass-produce arcade games illegally.
==Appearance==
Roger seems to have a brown hair, unlike his VGA remake counterpart who has blonde hair, and is always seen in his janitorial suit, with purple variations in some other cases.
==Personality==
This incarnation of Roger is often seen as non-professional, who never had formal education in the past, as mentioned in Space Quest IV, who only went to a Janitorial Graduate School. As a result, he is often portrayed as an apprentice janitor.
He managed to land his first job on the Starship Arcada as an apprentice janitor and has since bumbled through adventures utilising only his humour, creativity, and utter wit.
Roger is a smart, perceptive individual, despite being a clumsy and incompetent janitor. His journeys were never simple. He frequently faces insurmountable challenges and overcomes them in astounding acts of daring and tenacity. Other times, he outsmarts his adversaries with moments of pure genius.
He wasn't used to doing much thinking before his first trip, but when faced with danger, his brain cells operate feverishly. He had a strong sense of preservation, knowing when to flee when he was outnumbered and in danger and when to face his fears when the circumstances were favourable.
He is not one to easily risk his life, but he felt compelled by honour to stop evil forces from gaining control of the galaxy. For the freedom of the entire universe, he is ready to put his life in danger. He rarely faces danger head-on because doing so would endanger his life and accomplish nothing; instead, he has learnt to use creativity to execute his purpose. The Sariens would have wiped off the Earnonians if it weren't for his sharp mind.
After his initial journey in the first game, he gained the reputation of being a courageous janitor because he used his unbridled bravery, cunning, and tenacity to survive. To the extreme displeasure of his enemies, especially Vohaul, who frequently views him as an inconvenience, he frequently found himself fumbling into dangerous situations, but it was his brilliant wit and courageous valour that always saw him through.
When conversing with people, Roger exercises a mixture of tact and is vigilant for anyone trying to fool him. He discovers that his best line of action for people who might shoot first and ask questions afterwards might be to fight (only if he knows he has a chance of surviving), escape and hide, or utilise his low cunning to outsmart them.
==Background==
===Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter===
On board the Starship Arcada, Roger was taking one of his renowned on-shift naps when the story of his adventure begins. Explosions that rocked his ship abruptly startled him up. He was not amused by this because his dream was only beginning to get intriguing. An announcement that Sarien troops had boarded the ship was made over the intercom as soon as the alarm system went off.
He could hear his crewmates screaming while also hearing laser bolts from where he was hidden. He made the decision to settle down for a while since he had a strong feeling of self preservation. The noise soon subsided, and he gained the courage to look outside. He opened the closet door and looked down the hallway. His gaze was drawn to a horrifying scene. Several of his crewmates are found dead on the ground. He was able to touch a gathering of Sarians who were apparently appreciating their job. As they left, he exhaled a sigh of relief.
He wasn't used to doing much thinking, but his brain was working overtime. Even to him, it was clear what their goal must have been: seizing the Star Generator. Roger wasn't a hero since he would have lost his life and accomplished nothing by running out to try to stop those vile marauders. But it would also be useless to remain hidden forever. He would eventually be found out. He was aware that he had to leave the captive vessel somehow.
He had one last thought before leaving his haven. He had to figure out a means to make the Star Generator useless in Sarien's hands. Because, while he was not eager to end his life, he was also not eager to see the Sariens control the entire cosmos. As he prepared to risk his life for the liberation of the entire world, he had no idea what adventures awaited him.
Ultimately, he destroyed the covert Star Generator to thwart the nefarious Sariens' schemes. Once more, good fortune smiled on Roger, who not only made it out alive but also with the plans to save his dying planet.
After receiving the Golden Mop Award from the Mayor of Xenon and being acclaimed as a hero, Roger spends some time in talk show circles, produces a high-budget movie about his journey, and wins the Oscar Meyer Award for Best Movie until his fifteen minutes of fame are up.
Given that he was the only employee of the cleaning team after saving the Earnon galaxy and stopping the Sariens from destroying his home planet, Roger was promoted to head janitor. The advancement to head janitor was of no comfort. The transition to Orbital Station 4 wasn't either.
===Space Quest II: Vohaul Strikes Back===
Being the sole Janitor on Xenon Orbital Station 4, Roger Wilco accepted a more monotonous position. On a ship that has just landed at the station, he is told to clean up the mess. Prior to doing so, he is apprehended. He discovered that his new task was to escape from the wicked Sludge Vohaul's grasp and stop him from destroying Roger's world. Roger had to endure numerous dangerous situations in order to stop the evil Vohaul. Once more, Roger made the decision that he wanted to make the cosmos secure and peaceful. It needed Roger's grit, cunning, and sheer willpower to survive in the jungle that was Labion.
He had just survived while aboard Sludge Vohaul's asteroid stronghold. He shot out in an escape pod just before it exploded in the Labionian atmosphere. After launching off, he soon realised that his oxygen reserves were almost gone. He entered the hibernatic sleep chamber in a desperate attempt to survive, hoping that someone would come across him soon. After an unknown period of time, the little pod continued to idly float around outer space. For Roger, who is still in suspended animation, time stopped.
===Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon===
On board a Space Junk Freighter, Roger's escape craft was being dragged. He managed to escape just in time to save his chroniclers, the Two Guys from Andromeda, from the evil Scumsoft Corporation by using his famed cunning and primarily stupid luck. Roger would soon rescue the Two Guys From Andromeda, who were kidnapped by Scumsoft and its leader Elmo Pug, in order to squeeze more arcade hits from them.
==Trivia==
*Since only three Space Quest games have been released during the EGA era, and with this incarnation of Roger being in a parallel universe to his VGA remake counterpart, this Roger's fate is considered inconclusive as of SCI SQIII, as it is unknown what happened afterwards to him.
*Unlike his VGA counterpart, this incarnation Roger is only an apprentice janitor who never completed college-level education.
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