Robert "Bob" Fisher

A scruffy brown lop-eared rabbit who normally wears goggles to hide his eyes. A likely descendant of Dean Fisher. Dismissed from the CORE's service and currently working on the Britannia as an engineer. Has a beef with Fedorov. Everyone but Kerrie calls him "Bob." Makes a lot of references to old technology.

Robert enlists in the CORE to fix his eyesight and not go broke in the process. He is subjected to Dr. Ashmore's "super, dooper experimental eyes" and as a result can see perfectly (and then some) but has creepy solid black eyes that would be costly to replace.

When Julian's team lands on the Britannia, this causes Merlin to accelerate his plans to tamper with the Britannia's fission reactor. Of the engineers on duty, only Robert survives, discovered by Kerrie. He suspects his Core service is responsible for his survival but knows they have only a short time to kill the reactor before it can do the same to everyone aboard the Britannia. He talks Julian's team through how to disable the reactor while Kerrie keeps him company, although the team runs into a number of problems trying to follow Robert's directions. In the end, Julian improvises a solution and manages to release the pressure from the reactor into the turbines and prevent any radioactive flooding.

Robert is taken to the infirmary for treatment, while Kerrie watches over him. He is immediately self-conscious when he finds his goggles have been removed, but Kerrie isn't the least bit perturbed. He contemplates his situation for a bit, then asks why Kerrie is hanging around him instead of out with her friends. She admits in so many words that she likes him, and he appreciates the attention.

Presently, Fedorov and Lock visit Robert, and he is furious at the former to the point of petty vengefulness. However, Fedorov is able to bring him around by requesting his help to reactivate "Long Tom," the focus of Robert's college thesis.

Kerrie helps Robert get to the site of Long Tom against her wishes, as he should be recovering from his injury, but for Robert, it's about "getting to play with a really *BIG, COOL THING!*" Lock agrees, concerned for his new first engineer. Robert is stunned by the promotion, until he realises the most qualified people are now dead and reluctantly accepts.

Finally, Lock opens the bulkhead door for them so he can return to work. In theory, anyway. Robert troubleshoots the issue but runs into a flood warning due to the pressure buildup that needs to be equalised before the door will open. The system is unable to parse any of Lock's commands and is determined to flood part of the Britannia as the drains have been blocked. Robert then realises the water is there to preserve Long Tom, and the system wants to dry it out, taking Lock's orders when he is casually asking questions rather than directly addressing the system. The water floods into Area 12a, and the water in the bulkhead floods into the room as Long Tom reactivates and opens up in the Britannia's golf course. Kerrie tries to swim to safety, but is blocked by a grate. She is about to pass out from lack of air when Robert rescues her. They share a tender moment until Lock suggests they get out of the water before they freeze to death.

Later, Julian tracks down Kerrie because her monitor shows her vital signs are all over the place. From then on, Kerrie is open with the others about her relationship with Robert.

As Long Tom goes into testing phase, the Britannia is put on Safeguard and passengers with medical implants informed to stay below decks... in a Faraday cage. Robert fires a test projectile and successfully hits the target battleship.

Kerrie tracks down Robert again, but this time his eyes look normal. He tells her that he went to see Dr. Ashmore about his eyes, who cannot find anything wrong with them. Finally, Ashmore figures out that Robert's eyes were stuck in diagnostic mode and unlocks additional features for them. Kerrie is concerned about the lack of privacy, if CORE can access their implants remotely at any time, but Robert takes solace in the reality of how boring he is to make spying not worth the effort.