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Universal Matter Deficit

Essential physics includes the law that matter can neither be created nor destroyed. however, magic often appears to break these rules, especially concepts such as a Philosopher's Stone, which multiplies energy itself, seemingly drawing on an endless supply of energy. The universe in reality contains a fail-safe for just this reason, to avoid spatial paradoxes.

If magic is cast that would use matter or energy that is not physically present, such as a Philosopher's Stone, a grimoire, or an item such as the Archon's Blessing, it will access a specialized demiplane that exists outside of time and space. This pocket dimension is known as "Limbo", and also stores deceased souls until the next planar cycle. All physical matter aside from the souls of the dead is made of a substance called Omnium, which is comprised of every single possible variation of energy. This substance is essential to the planar cycle, as the "Universe Egg" is comprised of this material. (See The Planar Grid Theory for more information)

When a deficit of energy or matter is detected, Limbo will immediately release a proportionate amount of matter back into reality in order to balance this out. This, however, sometimes releases slightly too much energy into the main plane, resulting in a small amount of radiation being released into the atmosphere where the object was created. This is more likely with Elementals, such as the Guardians, due to their powers being natural.
Trope Co.

**Trope Co.®** is a mega-conglomerate specializing in surplus goods for discerning heroes and villains, and everything in between.

## Notable Products

Trope Co. is constantly researching and developing new things to expand their already extensive product line, which includes:

* Bag of Holding™: The first dimensionally transcendental, commercially available storage space in the world.
* Beehive Barrier™: A hexagonal energy shield, for base protection. This was later remade into the Force Door™, which was on a smaller scale.
* Light Drive™: Trope Co. jumped onto the faster-than-light bandwagon many years late, and by the time this was mass-produced, it had been vastly outclassed by the Alcubierre Drive.
* Holy Hand Grenade™: The last resort of choice of many heroes when faced with any evil.
* MacGuffin™: A line of magical accessories, designed as power sources. They can be used as transformation trinkets.

## History

Trope Co. was founded in 2004 by an unknown person (who was later assigned to a post in Antarctica), with the goal of making as much money as possible. Trope Co. dealt in electronics and other scientific applications until their Head of R&D found out about the existence of magic (and was subsequently turned into a squid) in 2006. They then created a Magic Department, but were forced to keep it a closely-guarded secret by the Royal Etherium. The company quickly grew into a conglomerate amongst mages, forming a strong partnership with Acme Products in 2009. In 2018, with the reveal of the existence of magic, Trope Co. became mainstream and grew into one of the biggest names in commercial magic.

## Trivia

* Trope Co. staff are only known by pseudonyms; nobody, even the Chairman, knows their real names.
* Trope Co. is based on the company with the same name on TV Tropes.
Archon's Blessing

The Archon's blessing is the Signature Weapon of Evan Ackroyd, and is a Tier 7 Eldritch Artifact. It is composed primarily of crystal formed from magical energy deposits.

## Function

The Archon's Blessing is first and foremost a weapon, and has abilities as such. its most powerful ability is to amplify the magic of the user up to seventy times. This blade is not a Philosopher's Stone, however, as it does not augment the users energy, just the effects it takes. Its blade is made from an alloy of Archsteel and Solasium, granting it an unparalleled cutting edge.

## History

The Archons blessing was given to Evan Ackroyd by the Archon Myscea after he entered apprenticeship. at the time it was a simple crystal scythe, functioning only to focus magic. Over time the scythe was changed, as the crystals reformed into a more suitable structure. the scythe went through many an iteration, Eventually gaining a sentient will, although it lies dormant. this is likely a result of the soul-binding process, as the scythe consumed a small portion of Evan's soul in order to bind to it. this likely reformed into a soul of its own. the resulting Scythe was nicknamed the "SoulFlayer".

This Blade was lost during the fall of Archaia Prime and somehow avoided anti-materialization, Ending up in an orbit around the Sol system, passing Sol 3 around 76 years on average. It was later recovered by Evan, who in his weakened state needed it in order to face the Guardians.
Konrad Harlan

**Konrad Harlan** is the founder of Harlan's World.

## History

At some point in time, Konrad Harlan led an expedition and colonized Harlan's World, where his family became the ruling family. While he, Tanaseda Hideki, and the other founders of Harlan's World explored the cave system left behind by the Elders's, they discovered a "nursery" of unborn Elders. Since any first contact with an alien species would require the intervention of the United Nations Interstellar Protectorate, with the result that he would lose control of the planet, Konrad and the other founders decided to kill the unborn infants, ignoring Tanaseda Hideki's assertions that it would be genocide.

After this event, Konrad went on to rule Harlan's World as its governor, having been unopposed in this position for several centuries. He was killed in or around the year 2414 by his daughter Danica Harlan. She would state that he had joined a religious group called The Renouncers and that is why he was not able to be contacted by his associates.

## Appearances

* Season Two

* Shadow of a Doubt
* I Wake Up Screaming
* Experiment Perilous
Meth

**Meths**, named after the long-lived biblical character of Methuselah, are individuals with extended lives granted to them by re-sleeving regularly. The individuals in question are usually the wealthiest citizens, such as Laurens Bancroft. Laurens was, at his introduction, the oldest living Meth at three-hundred-and-sixty years old. Other humans such as Takeshi Kovacs become Meths simply because certain wealthy individuals required their assistance.
Colonial Tactical Assault Corps

The **United Nations Colonial Tactical Assault Corps** ( **Abbr.**  ***UNCTAC; CTAC***) ( **Fr.**  ***Corps Colonial de l'Assault Tactique des Nations unies***) is a terrestrial army corps of the military of the United Nations Protectorate. It is tasked with immediate responses to acts of terrorism and rebellion on human worlds. Its members are highly skilled trained-to-kill soldiers. The corps saw a huge involvement and funding in the Uprising, being credited with finally putting an end to it. Since it has become the most prominent police force of the UN government.

## Overview

CTAC is used as a special forces unit to suppress criminal activities in the protectorate. They operate by needle casting from world to world using sleeves requested and maintained by CTAC.

The CTAC soldiers are often referred to as praetorians.

In combat, CTAC soldiers use full-body armors, powerful firearms and close-quarters martial arts.

To train their operatives, the CTAC burns out the human psyche's evolved instincts toward limitations of violence, and replaces them with the conscious will to do harm.

CTAC operatives use re-acclimation drugs to better use their combat sleeves.

## Armaments

CTAC troopers wear full-face helmets and full-body armors in combat.

Most of the troopers use AK-style automatic rifles with a reflex sight on top as their primary standard-issue arm. The rifles are hinted to use conventional ammunition with a secondary electro-magnetic rail-acceleration system to increase the projectile velocity. The battery for the rail system is attached on top of the weapon, and the coolant canister for it goes into the angled foregrip.

Sometimes un-modified UTAS UTS-15 pump-action shotguns can be seen in their hands.

As sidearm they carry Beretta Px4 Storm semi-automatic pistols with a laser module attached to them.

Explosive breaching charge is seen being used by the troopers to breach open a wall.

## Trivia

The standard-issue rifle is called "Shocktrooper AK" in concept arts, and is built based on 5.45mm AKS-74U carbine.
Safety Glasses

Nadeem's **Safety Glasses** are a fundamental part of his laboratory wear.

## Computing Capabilities

The glasses have a complete overlay of a computer screen and are electromagnetically interfaced with his brain (it originally started out as a Virtual Boy-esque design, but Nadeem decided to implement some research he was doing on souls). It is also wirelessly connected to Scarborough and the TARDIS, as well as Nadeem's Translator Earbuds (which he later incorporated into the Safety Glasses via brain pattern interference). It has a camera on it, enabling the recording of what Nadeem sees, as well as being able to translate most written text into English.

## Magical Capabilities

Upon discovering an eyepiece that made use of the Element Null, Nadeem added the capabilities of its eyepieces to the Safety Glasses.

## Trivia

* The Safety Glasses are 1 step away from Nadeem's soul (see Soul Theory).
Black River

Requires attunement.

A rapier made of dark metal. Seemingly made from a single piece forged into a graceful, flowing shape.

Grants +2 to attack and damage and deals an extra 2d8 piercing damage against beats, monstrosities and fey. The wielder has +5 to initiative and cannot be surprised, and at the start of combat the wielder gains an additional +1 to attack and damage, +10 to speed and +4 AC during the first round of combat. These additional bonuses last until the start of the user's second turn in combat,

Research hinted that the weapon might be cursed, turning all of nature against the wielder.
Kristin Ortega

**Officer** **Kristin Ortega** is a high-ranking Bay City Police Department officer. An Earth native, she was born as a Neo-Catholic, which, by default, required that her cortical stack be programmed to never be resleeved. In time, however, Ortega decided against the incapacity to escape bodily death and renounced her religious claims. She was originally tasked with solving Laurens Bancroft's murder, but she ruled it as a suicide over the evidence.

## Biography

Not much is known about her past, except that she is from Mexican descent and has a religious family. Her father has died when she was very young, causing her to denounce NeoCatholicism, which allows her to be re-sleeved after her death, something that her mother, a devout NeoCatholic, strongly disagrees with. She works in the Bay City Police Department, with her partner being Samir Abboud, whom she considers as a second father. She is also close with a BCPD IT expert, Mickey, although she is somewhat opposed to the more pragmatic BCPD chief, Tanaka.

Her former colleague was Elias Ryker, with whom she had a romantic relationship. However, Elias was framed for a real murder and sentenced to prison, leaving her heartbroken.

## Personality

Kristin is a very tough individual while on duty or investigating incidents off duty, tending to be very verbally aggressive and cold to mask any vulnerability she felt. Among her friends and family, she is a very loving individual.

She has a rather complicated relationship with Takeshi. This is due mainly because he was sleeved in the body of her former lover, Elias, and strongly suspects that Bancroft did this on purpose to antagonize her (although, Elias' body was the most adept and capable sleeve they had in stock). Due to this, she usually treats Takeshi with cold disdain, trying her best to differentiate between Takeshi and Elias. However, as she learns of Takeshi's past, she ultimately grows closer to him, considering him a friend. Ultimately, in sheer frustration and conflicting feelings, she has sex with Takeshi.

She maintains a somewhat naive, idealistic approach in law enforcement, which puts her at odds with her boss, but is unafraid to use unorthodox and sometimes, illegal, means to solve a case she is on. She is also very close with her immediate family as well as her mother, Alazne Ortega, although their relationship is slightly strained due to her renouncing her religion.

## Relationship

### Elias Ryker

Elias was her partner and also ex-lover. The two were close enough to bring about Kristin's hostility towards Takeshi when he was re-sleeved in Elias' body.

## Memorable quotes

* *"I'm unconscious for ten fucking minutes and you start replacing my body parts?"*
* "*Are you a believer, you motherfucker?!*"

## Appearances

* Season One
* Season Two

* Out of the Past
* Fallen Angel
* In a Lonely Place
* Force of Evil
* The Wrong Man
* Man with My Face
* Nora Inu
* Clash by Night
* Rage in Heaven
* The Killers

- Nightmare Alley
AI

## Artificial Intelligence

**AI** better known as **Artificial Intelligence** are beings that have been created to serve a specific purpose. They usually assist humankind in some capacity.

## Throughout the Series

Several AIs appear throughout the series, mainly as background characters or as holographic adverts. The most notable AI in the series is Poe, the proprietor of The Raven Hotel.

From conversations Poe has with various other AIs, many "sentient" AIs on Earth own various businesses, ranging from hotels to brothels to gambling. According to dialogue, many AI owned business is in decline as people do not like the business behavior of the AIs, which has been likened to "stalkers" and "clingy ex-girlfriends".

On Harlan's World, most AI's seem to be involved with archaeologists, and aid humans as assistants.

Most sentient AIs view humans with disgust. They see them as weak and in need of being conquered. Poe and Annabel Lee are the exception to this, as they view humans as interesting.
Islam

Symbol of Islam

**Islam** is a religious denomination originating from Earth.

## In the Books

Takeshi remembers an event that happened while a member of C.T.A.C.. He and his team were dispatched in the planet Sharya, whose population were predominately Muslim. A group of fundamentalist had seized control of the planet and were leading a jihad against the rule of the U.N.I.P.. Their soldiers made use of certain genetically enhanced bodies they referred to as "The Hand of God." They were eventually beaten, as the technology and genetic engineering they were using was outdated compared to what was used by C.T.A.C.

## TV Series

Very little mention is made of Islam in the TV series. The only mention of it comes from the character of Samir Abboud, who comments that "I'm a Muslim, not a monk," in response to Kristin Ortega's question as to why he does not object to her drinking.

## Overall

From comments made by various characters, Islam, alongside the Catholic Church and various other religious denominations, applies religious coding to its members Cortical Stack's which prohibit certain procedures- such as a person been spun back up after death, for example.

However, unlike the Catholic Church, Islam does not seem to have any objections to a person using genetically enhanced clones or re-sleeving from living body to living body, or even the use of virtual reality (which was used as a means of torture in the book interpretation).
Anemone

**Anemone** (real name: **Alice**) is a prostitute working at Jack It Off. She knew Lizzie Elliot when she worked there. When Takeshi Kovacs began investigating the death of Laurens Bancroft, he began to look into the life of Vernon Elliot and his daughter, Lizzie. Posing as Lizzie's mother, Ava in a cross-sleeved body, Kovacs questions Anemone about Lizzie.

## Media

* Images
* Videos

## Appearances

* Season One

* Fallen Angel
* In a Lonely Place
* Force of Evil
Amulet of Yendor

The **Amulet of Yendor** is the most powerful known artifact of unknown origin and the object of many a (failed) quest. It is said to possess powers which mere mortals can scarcely comprehend, let alone utilize.

## History

After the creation of the Universe, the cruel god Moloch rebelled against the authority of his pantheon's leader, Marduk. Moloch stole from Marduk the most powerful of all the artifacts of the gods, the Amulet of Yendor, and he hid it in the dark cavities of Gehennom, the Under World, where he now lurks, and bides his time. The amulet is currently rumored to be somewhere beyond the Valley of Gehennom, deep within the Mazes of Menace. The gods will grant the gift of immortality to the adventurer who can deliver it from the depths of Moloch's Sanctum and offer it on the appropriate high altar on the Astral Plane.
Shinji

**Shinji** was a member of The Yakuza clan and the assassin organization Tech Ninjas. He had a plan to take over the Yakuza by making a coup but when clan's tattoo artist Holly Togram found out about the plot, her death became his first concern. He tried to get her killed by the Tech Ninjas but their efforts were countered by Takeshi Kovacs—under the alias of Ken—and Gena, a CTAC detective.

## Biography

After sending ninjas to kill Holly and they failed, Shinji met Takeshi, Holly and Gena at the Wild Geese. Holly revealed Takeshi and Gena to be her bodyguards and that she was attacked again. Hearing that and as one of his men showing disrespect towards Takashi, Shinji cut one of his subordinate fingers and offered it to Takeshi, but Takeshi refused to take it. Shinji then told Ogai to prepare their most expensive room for Takeshi and Gena.

Later Holly proceed inking Shinji's tattoo preparing him for succession, while Genzo and Takeshi were speaking. Genzo explained the syndicate code and how after succession, the previous boss dies along with its stack.

Shinji was angry that the ninjas failed to kill the girl and send out another group. He wanted Holly dead, as without her, no one could access the tattoo program and he won't experience a real death, thus will remain boss forever.

On the day of the succession, an explosion occurred, which Shinji was as last opportunity and send out the ninjas to kill the bodyguards. Genzo then came to him, telling him they can't let people intervene with the succession and they will complete the tattoo earlier and from behind Holly drugged Shinji, knocking him out.

Holly then deleted Shinji's stack and transferred Genzo's stack inside him. It was revealed that the Founder of Mizumoto syndicate was doing this during each succession and instead of giving his position and life, he was taking over the bodies of the new bosses.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Altered Carbon: Resleeved | Official Trailer | Netflix on Youtube
2. ↑ Comic Natalie - Tatsuo Suzuki, Rina Sato, etc., character deza is Yasuo Otagaki in the anime "Altered Carbon"
Simone Missick

## External Links

Simone Missick (née **Cook**; born January 19, 1982) is an American film and television actress. She will portray the character of Trepp

## Credits

* Season Two

* Phantom Lady
* Payment Deferred
* Nightmare Alley
* Shadow of a Doubt
* I Wake Up Screaming
* Bury Me Dead
* Experiment Perilous
* Broken Angels

## Other Work

* Luke Cage
* Defenders
* Iron Fist
* Tell Me a Story
Gottfrid Saito

**Gottfrid Saito** is a Yakuza oyabun who commanded the loyalty of Reileen Kawahara after she was sold to the crime syndicate in her youth. A CTAC operation to take him down led to his death at the hands of Reileen after she reunited with her brother, CTAC member Takeshi Kovacs.

## Media

* Images
* Videos

## Appearances

* Season One

* Nora Inu
Altered Carbon: The Art and Making of the Series

## Chronology

**Altered Carbon: The Art and Making of the Series** is a behind the scenes look at the hit *Netflix* series, *Altered Carbon*. The novel includes never-before-seen images, concept art, storyboards, and more.

## Blurb

Go behind the scenes of *Altered Carbon* in this exclusive collection of art. Packed with concept art, final designs, and artist commentary plus previously unseen storyboards.

Awaken into the cyberpunk world of Skydance's *Altered Carbon*. Stacks – implanted chips that store human consciousness – have made death obsolete. When Envoy Takeshi Kovacs finds himself sleeved in an unfamiliar body and assigned to investigate the murder of a wealthy businessman, he begins to uncover the seedy underbelly of a society where death is no longer permanent.

This richly detailed and beautiful coffee table book takes readers from the glittering Aerium to the gritty streets of Bay City. Featuring development art, stills, set photos, storyboards, and VFX builds from the first two seasons, plus interviews with cast and crew. *Altered Carbon: The Art and Making of the Series* will bring readers into this visually stunning futuristic world where technology has transformed mortality.

## Publication details

* March 31, 2020, United States, ISBN 9781789092189, Hardback, 176 Pages
Broken Angels (Episode)

*For the novel, see Broken Angels.*

## Broken Angels

### IMDb

**"Broken Angels"** is the eighth episode and season finale of Season Two of Netflix's *Altered Carbon*. It aired on February 27, 2020, along with the remainder of the second season.

## Promotional Synopsis

With the fate of the whole planet on the line, Kovacs, Quell and team race to find Konrad Harlan and stop a catastrophic blast of Angelfire.

## Cast

### Starring

* Anthony Mackie as Takeshi Kovacs
* Lela Loren as Danica Harlan
* Simone Missick as Trepp
* Chris Conner as Poe
* Dina Shihabi as Dig 301
* Torben Liebrecht as Jaeger

### Guest starring

* Will Yun Lee as Takeshi Kovacs Prime
* James Saito as Tanaseda Hideki
* Salli Richardson-Whitfield as Commission Leader
* Hayley Law as Lizzie Elliot
* Oliver Rice as Mattias Stone
* Sharon Taylor as Myka
* Max Boateng as Semetaire
* Orlando Lucas as TJ
* Marilyn Norry as Shira

## Trivia

* "Broken Angels" is also a novel. The book is the sequel to "Altered Carbon".
Skateboard and Roller Skating Time!

watermom and firegirl go to the beach, where they meet up with waterboy. They're all excited about the new game that they've been playing, and so they decide to play it again. The three of them are very good at the game, but they still have a lot of fun playing together.
After a while, watergirl decides she wants to take a break from the game and goes for a swim in the ocean. She has always loved swimming in the ocean, and now that she's older she can do more exciting things like diving down deep into the water. Waterboy is also feeling pretty tired after playing the game, so he goes for a swim too.
firegirl likes to watch her friends swim, so she sits on the beach and watches them. She starts to feel hungry though, and she gets bored just sitting there watching everyone else having fun. So she decides to get up and go find some food.
She heads back towards the village and sees that there's a little shop right next to the beach. It looks like the shopkeeper is inside working on something, so firegirl goes inside to see if she can help him out.
The shopkeeper greets her warmly, and asks her what she would like to buy. He tells her that he's making some new items for his store, and he needs some extra hands to help him finish the job. He offers to pay her well if she helps him out. Firegirl agrees to work for him, and they start working together.
They spend the rest of the day working together in the shop. The shopkeeper gives her some extra money to buy herself a snack, which she gladly accepts. As she's walking home with her treat, she notices that the sun is starting to set. She realizes that it must be getting late, so she hurries home as quickly as she can.
On her way home, she stops by the house of the person who lives next door to her. they they go skateboarding together every day, and she invites him over to her house for dinner. They both love to eat delicious food, so they cook a nice meal together. After eating, they play some video games together until it's time for bed.
As soon as she gets home, firegirl goes straight to her room to get ready for bed. She takes off her clothes and puts on her pajamas. Then she lies down in her bed and falls asleep.
Trieu Tran

## External Links

**Trieu Tran** is an actor. He plays the role of Mister Leung in *Altered Carbon*.

## Credits

* Season One

* Out of the Past\*
* Fallen Angel\*
* In a Lonely Place
* Force of Evil\*
* The Wrong Man
* Man with My Face
* Nora Inu
* Clash by Night
* Rage in Heaven
* The Killers

<nowiki>\* Credits Only
## Trivia

Born in Vietnam, immigrated to Canada and was raised in Boston, Massachusetts.
Head in the Clouds

.*"I've become a titan of the industry, dealing with the many weaknesses of the flesh."* ~ Reileen Kawahara, owner of Head in the Clouds, S01E08.

**Head in the Clouds** is one of the most exclusive Houses floating above Bay City catering to perverse and illegal sexual fetishes and tastes of the Meths. It was commonly referred to as the "Satellite of Sin."

Meths frequented Head in the Clouds to satisfy sexual perversions through the "Iridium Experience" including rape, torture, and or pleasure killing of women, men, and even children. Sex workers were presumably young, unsleeved (not old women in younger bodies), and played into any fantasy, including mutilation of their bodies, and death. "You can cut holes in me anywhere. Fuck me in them. Tear me apart..". The sex workers were led to believe that they would die and be resleeved but were not aware that their stacks were coded Neo-C and that they would not be resleeved. Though it's not real death as the stacks are intact, they would effectively be dead.

## HISTORY

Head in the Clouds is owned and run by Reileen Kawahara. After amassing a fortune through the money given to betray the Envoys, and later through information extraction using VR torture methods from her company Wei Clinics, Reileen built and ran Head in the Clouds, escalating her into the elite group of mega rich Meths.

Laurens Bancroft's mystery murder is tied to the real death ("RD") of a prostitute working at Head in the Clouds. After being drugged by his wife Mirium Bancroft with the drug Stallion, Laurens becomes aggressive and goes to Head in the Clouds, going too far by destroying the stack of a prostitute after losing his Osaka deal. After witnessing Laurens killing and destroying the stack of a prostitute, Mary Lou fled from Laurens fearing real and permanent death. After being chased through the halls of Head in the Clouds, Reileen Kawahara corners her on the roof. Mary Lou jumps to her death from Head in the Clouds and lands in the bay, killing her.

Poe offers Takeshi Kovacs VIP access to the establishment when he arrives at The Raven Hotel.

## TRIVIA

A poster advertising a live music hall by the name Head in the clouds can be seen in the first episode of the scifi series "Counterpart".
Annabel Lee

**Annabel Lee** formerly known as **Dig 301** is an out-of-work A.I. programmed to assist human archeologists. Dig finds a new purpose when she meets Poe.

## Biography

Dig 301 was programmed to help archaeologists in their discovery of new artifacts. Due to budget cuts, Dig found herself out of work and a purpose. Upon befriending Poe, Dig reinvents herself as Annabel Lee. She began looking after the hotel in his newfound absence. Poe's memory hasn't been completely restored from his latest reboot, though Annabel is sure it will return to him with time.

## Appearances

* Season Two

* Nightmare Alley
* Shadow of a Doubt
* I Wake Up Screaming
* Experiment Perilous
* Broken Angels

## References

1. ↑ https://deadline.com/2019/02/altered-carbon-renee-elise-goldsberry-chris-conner-return-season-2-simone-missick-dina-shihabi-torben-liebrecht-and-james-saito-cast-1202562457/
Songspire Tree

An alien tree. A relic of the Elder civilization. Assumed to be a part of Elder technology and architecture. Its trunk structure is unlike the trees of Earth. It has long blue dangling threads that end in a glowing growth. It's called a songspire due to the ethereal chiming that emanates from the tree.
Sergei Brevlov

**Sergei Brevlov** is a Meth living in Bay City. He was invited to Laurens Bancroft's party at Suntouch House when he gathered anyone who he believed might have a motive to kill him in order for Takeshi Kovacs to investigate them discretely. Brevlov is also the lover of Isaac Bancroft.

## Media

* Images
* Videos

## Appearances

* Season One

* In a Lonely Place
* Man with My Face
* The Killers
Broadcast Blocker

A **Broadcast Blocker** is a device inserted into a sleeve to prevent AI's from getting customers.

Ortega slapped a Broadcast Blocker on Kovacs after he activated his ONI listing all the businesses in Bay City listing in order; Jack It Off, Heaven and Seven, Temple of Eros, Jerry's biocabons, The Raven, and Fightdrome.
Ato Essandoh

## External Links

**Ato Essandoh** is an American television and film actor. He plays the role of Vernon Elliot in *Altered Carbon*.

## Credits

* Season One
* Season Two

* Out of the Past\*
* Fallen Angel
* In a Lonely Place
* Force of Evil
* The Wrong Man
* Man with My Face
* Nora Inu\*
* Clash by Night
* Rage in Heaven
* The Killers

<nowiki>\* Credit Only

* Nightmare Alley
Unidentified security guard (Alcatraz Prison)

## Unidentified security guard

An **unidentified security guard** is an employee at the Alcatraz Prison in Bay City. He was first seen in the prison lobby, where the newly released and resleeved inmates were meeting with family members from the outside. One of the families were shocked when their six year old daughter, whom had been killed in a hit and run, had been resleeved into an old woman, this process was called "victim restitution". He told the family that she was resleeved from a body in inventory and if the family didn't want it, they could pay for an upgrade or put the sleeve back into storage.

## Memorable quotes

* "That one's free. If you don't like it, pay for an upgrade or put her back in storage."
Laeta Kalogridis

## External Links

**Laeta Kalogridis** is an American screenwriter and television and film producer. She is the creator, screenwriter and executive producer of Altered Carbon.

## Trivia

* When addressing the concern of whitewashing, Kalogridis explained that she greatly expanded Takeshi Kovacs' character from the books. Instead of "an Asian man in a white man's body", Kovacs is more of a multi-faceted character, whose Asian heritage is still a key part in his identity.

## References

1. ↑ http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/altered-carbon-showrunner-laeta-kalogridis-addresses-concerns-of-whitewashing
The Renouncers

**The Renouncers** was a semi-religious organisation operating on Harlan's World. Judging by what was seen by Poe, they have a rather sizable following.

Their core beliefs seem to be:

* Renouncing all personal wealth.
* Renouncing all contact with friends and family.
* Renouncing the physical world and living in Virtual reality.

After Danica Harlan killed her father, she states that he had joined The Renouncers and that is why no one is able to contact him. Their founder seems to be open to breaking the personal wealth rule, as he took large sums of money off Danica to tell the world Konrad Harlan was a member.
Tanaka

Captain **Tanaka** is the commander of the Bay City Police Department, overseeing officers like Kristin Ortega and Samir Abboud. He tries to keep the peace between the Meths like Laurens Bancroft and the regular people of the city.

## Personality

Despite being on the take, Tanaka is a good man at heart and is determined to maintain peace between meths and grounders. He genuinely cares for the safety of the officers under his command, particularly Kristin Ortega. Disgusted with the murder of her whole family at the hands of Mister Leung, Tanaka finally worked up the courage to rescue Kristin and (quite literally) bring down Reileen Kawahara.

## Media

* Images
* Videos

## Appearances

* Season One

* Fallen Angel
* In a Lonely Place
* The Wrong Man
* Man with My Face
* Clash by Night
* Rage in Heaven
* The Killers
Olga Fonda

## External Links

**Olga Fonda** is a Russian-American model and actress who played the role of Sarah in *Altered Carbon*.

## Credits

* Season One

* Out of the Past

## Trivia

As a woman of many talents, she is trained in the martial art krav maga, as well as karate, sword-fighting, motocross, snowboarding, etc. She often enjoys performing her own stunts.
Nalan Ertekin

**Nalan Ertekin** is the Chief Justice of Bay City. One of the Meths, she was invited to Laurens Bancroft's party at Suntouch House when he gathered anyone who he believed might have a motive to kill him in order for Takeshi Kovacs to investigate them discretely.

## Media

* Images
* Videos

## Appearances

* Season One

* In a Lonely Place
* The Killers
Merge9

**Merge9** (also known by its trade name Empathin) is one of the many drugs available in Bay City. A stronger version of Merge5, this biochemical pheromone is designed to "put bodies in touch with one another" and cause powerful sexual arousal and enhanced physical sensations. It is extremely hard to come by and exceedingly expensive. Miriam Bancroft and many female meths, have designer clone bodies that secrete merge9 when they experience sexual arousal.
Miriam uses this drug to seduce Takeshi Kovacs into making love to her while being watched by a bug.
Founders

**Founders** is a term which refers to the founder of Harlan's World. They were led by Konrad Harlan and in their own words, they set off from a "dying Earth" in order to settle a new world. They made planet-fall on what is now known as Harlan's World. Their original surface scans showed no intelligent life, and they found a gap in the Angel network which allowed them to land on the planet surface. However, on exploring the cave system that would one-day play host to Stronghold, they discovered a nursery of Elders. Since the U.N.I.P. had rules for first contact, rules that would strip Konrad Harlan and the other founders of their right to claim to the planet, Konrad and the other founders committed an act of genocide, with Tanaseda Hideki being the only member to abstain.
Licktown

Licktown is located in Bay City. Licktown has a brothel named Jack It Off.

Licktown is filled with many shady establishments along with many legitimate businesses, all managed by the AI Management Union.

* Jerry's biocabins, Heaven and Seven, Prick Up, and Jack It Off are strip clubs.
* The Raven is an AI Hotel which is ran by Poe.
* Fightdrome is the worst establishment in Licktown. It is a murder house where every third fight is a Real Death. Ran by Maddy and Carnage.
* The Tattoo parlor is where sleeves go to get body modifications or in the case of Dimi  a free Needlecast.
* The street sellers sell food and candy they also sell drugs and weapons.
* Located on the edge of Licktown is BCPD Headquarters where Kristin Ortega works.
* Ortega's Apartment is also found in Licktown.
Clover

Clover is an energetic and mischievous cat owned by Evan.

## Personality

Clover is what one might think of as a cat among cats. She is very energetic, and seemingly incapable of staying out of trouble for more than an hour; however, there are sides of her that she does not show. The reason she acts happy is largely due to the fact that it is the only way to avoid falling into despair.

## History

Born in 1719, Clover was granted the sad status as last of her race. Found by a wealthy French family while on holiday in Wales, she was adopted and given the name "Clover le Chat Vert", meaning Clover the Green Cat. This was due to her appearance, being feline and possessing cat ears and a tail. Her hair was also green, which was later theorized to be caused by an extreme magical transition causing shock to her growth patterns (somewhat like white hair after an extreme shock, but green. This may be an attribute of her race, but is unknown). She grew up in France, learning magic from tutors hired by the family. After turning 14 she was caught in the battle that sparked the twenty fifth mage war. In an attempt to save her life, she sealed herself in a state of quantum superposition (the principle described by Schrödinger's Box).

After the events of the Battle of Westmount, Clover was taken out of her superposition due to a massive shock-wave of magical energy. This partially injured her, causing her to undergo physical regression. She experienced a metamorphosis that, in essence, turned her into a small green cat. She spent the next few years traveling until she wound up at the Resistance HQ (during the rebellion of magical rights). She was adopted as a pet of the resistance cell Inquisitor, until she was discovered to be more than just a simple cat. The rebellion was able to cure her regression, granting her shape-shifting abilities. From then on she was considered a part of the cell, and eventually became a noble in the new order (Arcanus Council). she served in the Void Crusades and the Rha Kaxar Wars, a bloody conflict with the previous iteration of humanity that lasted for nearly 60 years. Clover was present during the fall of Archaia Prime, and was sealed along with the rest of the council.

About a year after entering the Guardians Plane, her kitten body outside the Archaia system was killed by a Guardian by the name of Evan. This enabled her to soul merge with the new Clover while retaining all memory and ability. she lived under the pretense of a normal cat, being raised by the unsuspecting Evan as a loved pet. After his death at the hands of The Archlich she acted as a mentor for Val, the new guardian of ice. she relayed information back to [Elder]Evan, acting as a spy, often disappearing for hours from Guardians HQ. Upon [Elder]Evan's return and confrontation of the Guardians, she returned to the Arcanus Council, assisting the Mages Creation team in all aspects of their goals.

## Trivia

* This is almost always the first page shown when the "Random Page" button is clicked.
Poems and Other Prevarications

***Poems and Other\_Prevarications*** is a book of poetry and musings written by Quellcrist Falconer.

## Notable Quotes and Passages

The human eye is a wonderful device. With a little effort, it can fail to see even the most glaring injustice.

```
Is it a wolf I hear,
Howling his lonely communion
With the unpiloted stars,
Or merely the self importance and servitude
In the bark of a dog?
How many millennia did it take,
Twisting and torturing
The pride from the one
To make a tool,
The other?
And how do we measure the distance from spirit to spirit?
And who do we find to blame?

```

How shall I explain the dying that was done?

```
Shall I say that each one did the math, and wrote
The value of his days
Against the bloody margin, in an understated hand?
They will want to know
How was the audit done?
And I shall say that it was done,
For once,
By those who knew the worth
Of what was spent that day.

```

```
Male-sleeved;
Stop up your hormones
Or spend them in moans
Of other calibre
(We'll reassure you – the load is large enough)
Blood-pumped
Pride in your prowess
Will fail you, fuck you
And everything you touch
(You'll reassure us – the price was small enough)

```
ZX-72

The **ZX-72 Anti-Heavy Vehicle Gun** is used by infantry in Entropy's army to crush enemy vehicles into destruction. Its most notable use was in the Battle of Al Cardia, where it was instrumental in helping win the war.

## Combat Capabilities

The ZX-72 was a large improvement over its precursor, the ZX-71. Whereas the 71-series was merely a souped-up rocket launcher, the 72-series was designed specifically to bust through tactical equipment (such as bunkers) and heavy vehicles, making an immense difference on the battlefield.

## History

The ZX-72 made its debut at the Battle of Al Cardia, where the locals had set up defenses including shield generators and bunkers. The inhabitants of Al Cardia had expected the 71-series to be used, but the 72-series, which was more directed, managed to take the locals by surprise and rendered their defensive equipment useless. The 72-series subsequently became standard issue for Entropy's infantry troops and then continued to enjoy use in Sebastian's military.

## Trivia

* The ZX-72 is based off of the PLX-1 Portable Missile Launcher from *Star Wars*.
Jaeger

* Jaeger
* Ivan Carrera

**Jaeger** is a CTAC Praetorian. He was the one who found Takeshi Kovacs, seeing him as his son, trained him to be a CTAC Praetorian but eventually Kovacs betrayed Jaeger and joined the Uprising. He led the assault force that eventually arrested Kovacs in 2134. During the mission, he executed Sarah and blamed the act on Kovacs.

## Personality

Jaeger was a hardened CTAC officer of the highest caliber. His unquestioning loyalty to the organization, however, was matched only by his deceit and corruption. He successfully convinced the young Takeshi Kovacs that his sister, Reileen, would be adopted by a loving family when in reality, she was forcibly recruited by the yakuza. During this time, Jaeger came to view Takeshi as something of a surrogate son and was particularly hurt by the latter's "betrayal", ruthlessly hunting him across Harlan's World. He had a deep-seated dislike of the Protectorate's enemies, namely Quellcrist Falconer, but was genuinely baffled when she managed to infiltrate his virtual interrogation room to rescue Takeshi.

## Media

* Images
* Videos

## Appearances

* Season One
* Season Two

As **Jaeger**

* Out of the Past
* Nora Inu

As **Colonel Ivan Carrera**

* Payment Deferred
* Nightmare Alley\*
* Shadow of a Doubt\*
* I Wake Up Screaming\*
* Bury Me Dead
* Experiment Perilous
* Broken Angels

\* Jaeger also makes an appearance.
Danica Harlan

**Danica Harlan** is the charming and ambitious governor of the planet Harlan's World. She has the support of the people but keeps an uneasy grip on the political players who surround her.

## Biography

Danica was born to Konrad Harlan at an unknown point in time. Owing to comments by others about her not understanding the concept of real death and how they explored the universe without the need for Needlecasting, her birth date was after the discovery of Cortical Stacks. She grew up on Harlan's World. She came to view her fathers' willingness to provide the U.N.I.P. with the necessary alloy for Stacks as a weakness, believing that he was ignoring a chance to become the leading political player in the Settled Worlds. In or around the year 2414, she killed him and assumed his position as Governor of Harlan's World. Danica told people that Konrad hat joined The Renouncers and that is why he could not be contacted. She also paid the leader of the Renouncers a large sums of money to tell this story. She aimed to become the leading political player in the known universe by controlling the alloy shipment. She even went so far as to orchestrate an uprising of Quellist revolutionaries to drive up the price of alloy.

## Personality

Danica has shown herself to be intelligent and as someone with long-term plans and the ruthlessness and ambition to achieve those plans. She wished to be the leading political player in the universe, but to do so, she had to murder her own father and assume his place as Governor of Harlan's World, concoct a revolution, and use the threat of no further alloy for Cortical Stacks; she was able to do so without anyone suspecting anything.

## Appearances

* Season Two

* Phantom Lady
* Payment Deferred
* Nightmare Alley
* Shadow of a Doubt
* I Wake Up Screaming
* Bury Me Dead
* Experiment Perilous
* Broken Angels

## References

1. ↑ https://deadline.com/2019/08/altered-carbon-power-star-lela-loren-cast-season-2-netflix-sci-fi-drama-1202704957/
Will Yun Lee

## External Links

**Will Yun Lee** is an American actor who portrays the role of Takeshi Kovacs' (original's birth sleeve) & Takeshi Kovacs (Prime) in Altered Carbon.

Lee reportedly went on a diet and started an intense work-out schedule to prepare for the role of Takeshi Kovacs. He referred to Anthony Mackie's portrayal of Kovacs as being an "emotional powerhouse".

He was born in Arlington, Virginia, to Jung Ja Lee and Soo Won Lee, who had recently emigrated from Korea. He was raised by both immediate and extended family and moved often, exposed to life on the tough Bronx streets and idyllic Hawaiian beaches. By his teens he was living in the San Francisco area with his father, a Korean Tae Kwon Do Grandmaster. Lee also became an accomplished martial artist and won an athletic scholarship to the University of California at Berkeley.

While in school, Lee worked at the East Bay Asian Youth Centre teaching high-risk teens from ghetto neighborhoods not unlike those he had known as a child in the Bronx. It was there that his ongoing commitment to young people began, a commitment that continues to play an important role in his life.

It was also at this time that he became seriously interested in acting, and after landing a role in Nash Bridges he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his career. Guest star roles in series such as "Profiler" and "Brimstone" led to a role in the TV movie The Disciples for UPN, and soon after to "What's Cooking" and TNT's "Witchblade".

In 2002 he was named by People as one of their "50 Most Beautiful People" which quickly lead to high-profile roles in "Die Another Day", "Torque" and "Elektra". He has also acted on FX Network's television series "Thief", ABC Family's "Fallen" and was one of the main characters of NBC's science fiction television drama "Bionic Woman".

In November 2007, he was again recognized by People, this time as one of the members of their list of the 15 "Sexiest Men Alive". Most recently he appeared as Sang Min in the pilot of the hit CBS series "Hawaii Five O".

In August 2010, Will Yun Lee starred alongside Miguel Ferrer in the indie thriller "Far Away Eyes", which was shot entirely on location in Hong Kong.

-Bio from IMDb

1. ↑ "'He's an emotional powerhouse': Will Yun Lee's a fan of 'Altered Carbon' alter-ego Anthony Mackie." *ABC News Radio, 27 Feb 2020* www.wbal.com/article/438356/109/hes-an-emotional-powerhouse-will-yun-lees-a-fan-of-altered-carbon-alter-ego-anthony-mackie
Psychasec

**Psychasec**  is a company that specializes in producing high-end sleeves and clones to the ultra-wealthy meths. They maintain the vaults that house the clones of the Bancroft family, as well as Reileen's. Psychasec also contains a full DHF broadcast facility that allows them to needlecast their clientele across the globe. The facility is run by Director Christopher Nyman, and a technician named Gus worked in the Bancroft vault.

The building used for filming the exterior of Psychasec headquarters is the Qube building in Vancouver, BC.
Mrs. Henchy

**Mrs. Henchy** is the mother of Mary Lou Henchy. When he daughter died, the Bay City Police Department seemingly "lost" the body. Mrs. Henchy started to question what the police were doing with her daughter's body. She was also upset that her daughter had converted to Neo-Catholicism, and therefore, could not be spun back up in a new sleeve.

## Media

* Images
* Videos

## Appearances

* Season One

* Fallen Angel