Ruby Seven

—Peter Nureyev[src]

—Jet Siquliak[src]

**The Ruby Seven,** also known as the **Ruby 7,** is a unique, extremely technologically advanced green automobile, renowned for its ability to strategize its way out of difficult situations. As of season 3 we learn that it is much more than that.

*Proceed at your own risk if you have not yet listened to Season 1 and beyond of the Penumbra Podcast.*

It turns out the Ruby is actually a shapeshifting alien and a X-class radical hunted by Dark Matters.

## History

The Ruby was studied by M'tendere, and later stolen by Jet Siquliak. Its existence is a closely guarded secret in the world of crime. The car fell into the hands of many different criminals throughout the years, notably Jet Siquliak, who used it to steal the Iris of Jupiter. It eventually fell into Engstrom's possession, where it sat in his garage before Peter Nureyev commandeered it to escape the Oasis Casino with Juno Steel.

At top speed, the Ruby Seven is capable of shattering the sound barrier, but its true prowess lies in the fact that it can be used to analyze any situation for an optimal escape scenario. Thus, the Ruby Seven is known as the best getaway car in the galaxy. In addition, it is shown to respond to verbal commands, such as increasing engine power to maximum or summoning it to a specified location.

During the events of Juno Steel and the Train from Nowhere (Part 2), the Ruby Seven identifies Juno as the best option for escape, dispensing a rifle for Juno to shoot the pursuing vehicles. Valencia taunts Juno, suggesting that Nureyev just came to Brock Engstrom to steal the Ruby Seven. This probably causes Juno to demand for Nureyev to return the car to the HCPD, once their job is done.

Sometime later, Miasma is able to intercept the car and take possession of it. She uses it to escort Nureyev and Juno to an ancient Martian tomb, buried miles below the surface of the planet.

Nureyev eventually gets hold of the Ruby Seven again, but instead of taking it to the HCPD he brings it to Jet Siquliak, probably via the Cerberus Province.

Juno, Nureyev and the Ruby Seven are united in Juno Steel and the Soul of the People (Part 2), when Juno joins the Aurinko Crime Family. The Aurinko's use the car during their heists, most notably in Le Verrier, when obtaining the key from M'tendere.

After the crash of the Carte Blanche at the end of Juno Steel and the Shadows on the Ship (Part 2) the Ruby Seven is badly damaged. Jet Siquliak mentions that it has never been damaged this badly before. He admits to Rita that he does not quite understand how the Ruby's engine operates or how to fix it. By the end of Juno Steel and the Mega-Ultrabots of Cyberjustice (Part 2) the Ruby seems to have fixed itself.

During Juno Steel and the Heart of It All (Part 1) the Ruby has developed a bit of a temper, as it starts talking back to Jet. Buddy is joking that she'll "allow the car its moody teenage years" and "buy it an industrial supply of eyeliner and posters of sad young men" once their heist is finished.

When the Aurinko Crime Family is captured by Dark Matters in Juno Steel and What Lies Beyond (Part 3) the Ruby Seven is revealed to be much more than a car. It seems to have understood, that Dark Matters came looking for it and hid within the walls of the Carte Blanche with its shapeshifting powers. When Juno manages to escape into the airlock, the Ruby Seven approaches him and taps him on the shoulder. At first Juno is upset, questioning the it. He deduces that the Ruby was "the one that pulled [everyone] out of the drink on that desert planet". He also yells at it for not helping them in the dangerous situation, stating it is not as special as Jet thought and calls it "the family dog". As its reply the Ruby gives Juno the course to Jet, Buddy, Rita, Vespa and Nureyev, revealing that it knows the thief’s real name. When Juno asks it about it, it replays a bit of the conversation Juno and Nureyev had during their first trip in the Ruby Seven several years ago.

Eventually Juno accepts that the Ruby is his only companion in that moment and asks it to take him to Io, where he hopes to get some help from somebody he knows there.

Until now much about the Ruby Seven remains a mystery.

## References

1. ↑ Juno Steel and the Soul of the People (Part 2)
2. ↑ Juno Steel and the Tools of Rust (Part 2)
3. ↑ Juno Steel and the Train from Nowhere (Part 2)