Dex

"OH! I CAN WALK ON WATER" ~ Dex remembering he can do crazy things.

**Dex** is a rigger on the Armadillo and a major character in The Numen Swell.

One of the "Lalolagi 15" and the last surviving member of them, Dex is easily the most versatile member of the Armadillo crew.

### Affiliation

The ArmadilloThe Treant

G.R.O.U.P.

## Personality

Dex is very Charismatic without trying to be. For the most part he is lost in his own world and never truly understands what's going on around him. Yet somehow, he tends to make the most logical choices in major decisions.

## Pre-Series

Little is known about Dex before he was recruited to the Armadillo crew.

## Series

### Season 1

#### "A Tale of Two Bennys"

Dex is introduced as one of Fifteen people recruited by Sonney Griffin-Thorne and Balthazar Koegel to join the Armadillo crew. He is given a job as a rigger.

### Season 2

#### "Homefield Disadvantage"

Dex participates in the battle between the Pirate Lords and the Navy on the side of the Pirates. He is presumably the last of the "Lalolagi 15" to survive the fight.

### Season 3

#### "Catch Up"

Dex listens in on the news of the day from Thomas. Someone is accused of eating all of the onions. It's Dex, but he doesn't acknowledge it, continuing to work on the sails. He drops down after to make a trade with Grimm. He wants a Lute, he has a harmonica. The Aventi begrudgingly accepts. He then heads to the shipyard to find Mikey struggling to build a ship in a certain amount of time. He convinces a handful of people to help the young man out in his task. In doing so however, he somehow manages to accidently complete Mikey's challenge for him and is given a spot on the City Council instead of Mikey.

#### "The Roast of Mikey"

Dex participates in the Comedy Roast of Mikey as a member of the Dais during the boy's delirious coma. He is the first up to Roast and does a pretty substantial job. Mikey doesn't understand it's all for fun and tries to jump Dex but he is stopped. Dex sits and enjoys the rest of the performances, never really interfering.

#### "Umfowe"

Dex "accidently" bumps into Mikey and knocks him off the Ship. He is never caught. Once the Armadillo arrives at the trade destination, He joins Mikey and Mint on the other ship to conduct the trade. The captain attempts to assassinate the Admiral and even though he fails, his reasoning is "Fuck the Navy", which reminds both Dex and Mikey that they should've never agreed to work with them and they decide to go along with the merchant's plan to kill Mint. Dex lights a charge below and steals Mint's mask from his face before very narrowly escaping the explosion. In doing so, Tecnic makes the tough choice to lock the two of them up. Unfading Ben eventually releases them, showing that the ship they were trading with belonged to the Pirate Hunter, Jack Burrows.

#### "The Voices"

Dex has a conversation with Tecnic and Mikey about how they intend to stay off of Burrows radar. Mikey plans to go find him and solve it diplomatically while Dex will pose as Mint if anyone attempts to contact them on the sea.

#### "Of Hawks & Horses"

Dex is informed by Captain Tecnic that Kifo is planning to "hunt the Kraken" and asked for their help. He isn't thrilled with this idea but is willing to go along with whatever the Captain decides. He attempts to take Lute lessons from Ross Grimm but the Aventi is not in the mood and tosses his lute overboard. In a fit of passion Dex shouts "Hail of Death" and rains bullets down where the lute fell, causing the boat to sway lightly. he is then immediately calm.

#### "Revelations"

Dex continues to try and get Grimm to teach him how to play the lute, unsuccessfully. He finally cracks and goes to speak with Tecnic, demanding to know where they're going and what they plan to do. The Captain mentions they'll stay away from Gali but that's really it. Later in the day, Tecnic calls another meeting and informs Dex that he'll be "holding onto" his Piece of Eight for safe keeping. Dex takes this as Tecnic is retiring and has chosen him as his successor and it immediately goes to his head.

#### "Dexccept, Dexciet, Dextruction"

Dex is casually enjoying his new (fake) power when he spots three naval ships approaching them. Rather than tell anyone else however, he jumps off the ship and gets over to the pursuers. He briefly tries to convince them he's Mint before destroying all three with a sort of black flame. It is impressive but terrifying. He returns to the Armadillo to find the others quizzical faces and immediate questions about how he was able to do those things. He doesn't remember but he knows it has something to do with the woman he met in the Chain Room. This confuses them even more.

#### "Come Together"

Tecnic calls a meeting to inform the crew they are stopping for supplies and Thomas asks Dex if he would like to lead the land party. He isn't really paying attention but agrees anyway. while at Diqiu port, he notices basically every pirate he's ever met have bounties on their heads. He collects the posters of his crew and finishes getting supplies. He returns them to the Captain and decides it's time to fight a shark. He jumps into the ocean and does that.

#### "Welcome to the Jungle"

Dex rides towards Abasho'Kobezi with the Armadillo, fully enjoying the rain the Swell is causing.

#### "Release"

Dex eavesdrops on a conversation between Tecnic and Kifo about their plan. He perks up when he hears that Kifo can potentially cure the Undead decay. He watches on as Kifo departs on his ethereal horse. He watches the ship as Tecnic goes to speak with the Ape King and when the Captain returns with both Mikey and Sonney, he realizes things might get more interesting. They sail to catch up with Kifo and they end up in a fight with the Seafallen crew. Dex is able to hold his own however, an explosion caused by the Kygrjoda sends the Armadillo into the rocks around Booker Dread's Cove and shipwrecks it. Dex is among the survivors of the crash.

### Season 4

#### "Stranded"

Dex has been surviving on Booker Dread's Cove with a handful of others. He has taken a liking to Pinecones and snacks on them regularly. He enters Burrows' camp searching for more when he runs into the man himself and Mikey heading inland. He joins them. They arrive at the "army" of statues and follow Burrows' lead as they get to the specific one he is looking for. He starts a sort of ritual and the Statue comes to life. Not literally, but Dex is convinced they all are so he starts destroying the others around them as Burrows gets possessed by a ghost. He demands Mikey run since he's "got this".

#### "The Dead and the Dying"

Dex turns his attention to the spirits circling around him. He's not able to do any damage but neither are they. He realizes in this fight that the ghost that possessed Burrows is the fabled Booker Dread and he attempts to fight him but is intercepted by two of his Lieutenants. He is clearly outmatched and decides to retreat for now and look for other non-possessed survivors. He finds Mikey and Tecnic and shows them a map he found like a month prior he completely forgot to mention before now. They are intercepted by Dread and his lieutenants. Dex and Mikey hide while Tecnic speaks with them. Once Mikey gives himself up and is taken by the Spirits, Dex rushes back to the beach to inform any other survivors what's going down.

#### "Gnome is Where You Make it"

Dex makes it to the beach to find the five or six other survivors and gives them the rundown. It's not very cohesive or clear but they get the gist and all go to catch up with Tecnic. They do so and arrive at the statues. They manage to get underneath the statue of Dread and into the hidden crypts below. They get past all the traps and Dex has a brief argument at the Treasure room door with Onion Kid about the pronunciation of the Grimoire until Liza slices the boy's head off. Dex begins to get incredibly upset that people keep getting sacrificed but his mood quickly changes once he sees the massive piles of treasure inside. He basically swims through all of the gold and at one point he here's a loud bang and looks up to see that nobody is left in the room. They have all vanished.

#### "Florence and the Machine"

Dex is not too concerned with being left alone and continues to loot. He finds some nice boots, a cloak, and a massive mechanical lobster. He immediately tries to pilot the apparatus. It's a bit tricky but he manages to get the hang of it. He discovers it once belonged to William Garret, the Admiral alive around the time of Dread's death. He takes the next few days to work out the kinks in the machine and transport treasure to the surface. He is content on spending his days in solitude but finds a memoire from Admiral Garret detailing what transpired after Dread's death. He puts together that the spirit that took Mikey and is haunting the others is actually Garret himself and decides now is the time to leave. He expertly pilots the Apparatus through the rocks and out of the Cove. He manages to get to Toke port and hides his new vessel underwater. He goes to the Classy Lassies for a drink and informs Temer about what he discovered before asking if she can help him find his crew.

#### "One Mile Out"

Dex goes out to a nearby cliff and begins to finally play the lute. It's actually pretty good. He decides to swap to a harmonica which apparently he always knew how to play and is greeted by Madame Temer, Ardyn, and Father Ted. He comes up with a plan but can only bring one person with him so he demands the presence of Charlee Bukett. Once he arrives Dex dead-ass asks if the feather merchant is gay. He doesn't deny it so Dex accepts that he knows he's at least honest and they head in a direction Charlee believes the Crew may be. They arrive at a small island deep in the Swell. Charlee believes this is the resting place of Jasper Gnash and it could help lead them to Mikey at least. They get to the temple and Dex has danced to this tune before and sacrifices Charlee. It once again opens the door but what he finds inside is not the tomb of the Pirate King but a bunch of corpses and a feral looking Sahge. Dex doesn't give him time to explain and the two of them leave to find the others.

#### "Got Your Back"

Dex and Sahge intend to build an army to take on William Garret and Sahge suggests going just south to Abasho'Kobezi to recruit the Hadozee. Dex is not opposed. Sahge asks about the Apparatus and how it's able to survive the storm but Dex doesn't acknowledge it. They arrive at Abasho'Kobezi and are almost immediately escorted to the new Ape King Jikelele who agrees to help them in their cause if they help him take out a group of savages in the south causing trouble.

#### "Vrock You Like a Hurricane"

Dex and Sahge head down to deal with the savages. They end up at a large Zita farm and Dex immediately digs in. It gets him remarkably high and he ends up getting surrounded by the savages. He wakes up chained to a tree. sitting before him is Mr. Doda who immediately agrees to help him fight ghosts if Dex can replace the product he consumed. Sahge arrives to save Dex with the help of Jikelele but Dex turns it around and is with the rebellion now. He convinces the Ape King that Sahge is responsible for is daughter's death and tricks them to hunt him instead as he runs. Dex has Doda and the others build a ship while he loots the island and he finds a log of the royal line, finding out nothing interesting. He returns to the new ship and Doda demands the drugs but Dex doesn't have the patience for it anymore and lights the ship on fire with his void flame, killing the savages. He returns to the Apparatus to find Sahge inside. He exits and lets it sink to the ocean floor. He decides to go on foot.

#### "The Letter"

Dex gets to the coast of Bhumi and heads inland to Ora Tatou. He arrives and seeks out Father Ted. He reveals to him that Mikey is probably his nephew and he believes their connection can teleport one to the other. It sounds crazy but it actually works and they bring Mikey before them. The reunion is short lived as they have to retrieve the others and go on a ghost hunt. They fix up the Treant with the help of Ardyn and head to the see. Dex spots the Apparatus following the ship and fires on it. Mikey sees that the pilot is Sahge and tries to get him to stop but Dex jumps down to finish off the "traitor".

#### "The Gods' Sea"

Dex is actively trying to kill Sahge. Mikey interferes and leaves in the Apparatus with the Sahuagin, leaving Dex in command of the Treant. He returns the ship to Toke to gather the rest of his army. He returns to the Classy Lassies and attempts to woo a woman nearby. He is interrupted by Dawkins who he shrugs off and goes back to his task. He learns she is actually Alexandra Montgomery and it makes him want her even more. They end up having sex and she agrees to join his fight with her fleet. He has his army and they head towards the Swell and the battle takes place at Abasho'Kobezi. Dex survives the onslaught and spots something overhead so he comes up with a plan to save Mikey who is once again taken by Garret. He achieves his goal and finds what he's looking for. A freaking Vrock. He tames it in a matter of seconds and rides it into the storm after the Grimoire. He finds them and witnesses Jack Burrows not only come back to himself, but transform into a massive Empyrean. He helps Mikey and the others fight the behemoth and is trapped just outside of the Eye of the storm, his fate unknown.

## Killed Victims

* Charlee Bukett
* Mr. Doda

## Relationships

### Tecnic

Dex has a unique connection with Tecnic. They have both spent time in the Chain Room and got out. Because of this, Dex follows Tecnic's rule for a majority of his adult life. He was the only person Dex had a chance to mourn during the time of Booker Dread's Resurrection.

### Sonney

Dex had a good relationship with Sonney. He was his direct boss and the man to recruit him to the Armadillo in the first place. Once Sonney left the crew, he took over his duties but he never really recovered from his departure.

### Balthazar

Dex barely got to know Balthazar. He was his quartermaster for a brief time and was one of the people to recruit him to the Armadillo crew. Otherwise, they didn't really share much time.

### Bennsyn

Dex thought Bennsyn was a good captain but after he was exiled he decided to stay with the ship instead of the man.

### Kifo

Dex saw Kifo as a true leader. He was his quartermaster for atime before starting his own crew. Once the Darfellan left to his own journey, Dex didn't really care for him much. Even when Tecnic would continue to help him, he didn't really participate.

### Vulcan

Dex saw Vulcan the same way the entire Armadillo crew did, an enemy. Nothing more, nothing less.

### Mikey

Dex considered Mikey a good friend. He was one of the few people to ever have conversations with him and consider him a valuable part of the team. He ended up going to the center of the Swell to fight with him in the end.

### Mint

Dex didn't really care for Mint. He was in the Navy, so he wasn't a friend. Dex even attempted to kill him once. But then again, who didn't?

### Mwana

Dex only knew Mwana as Kifo's son. They didn't really have many other interactions.

### Sahge

Dex originally didn't care for Sahge. When he found him in that temple he sort of tolerated him but felt immediately betrayed on Abasho'Kobezi and they ended up fighting constantly. When Sahge sacrificed himself to save Mikey, Dex did not try to save him.

### Burrows

Dex originally hated Burrows as the Warden that held him and the others prisoner. He then hated him as a rival Pirate Lord to Tecnic. He then hated him as a Pirate hunter. He chose to live in the opposite community of him on Booker Dread's Cove. And finally, he was not surprised when he returned and became an Empyrean, it only made him hate him more.

### Mr. Doda

Dex only met Mr. Doda once and struck a deal with him to join the fight againt the Grimoire. It didn't last long and he ended up burning the Hadozee alive out of shear exhaustion.

### Liza

Dex had no opinion of Liza. She led the communinty on the beach during their time on Booker Dread's Cove and that was really it.

### Chiens

Dex didn't have a problem with Chiens. She didn't bother him and therefore, he had no reason to bother her.

### Tamaa

Dex witnessed Tamaa slaughter hundreds of his men in the battle at Abasho'Kobezi. He decided to leave her to the carnage and never saw her again, hoping to maybe avenge the fallen someday.

### Dread

Dex was prepared to fight Dread one-on-one if he had to. He also discovered the Ghost's true identity and despised him more. He built an army to take him down once and for all and for the most part succeeded.

## Appearances

### The Numen Swell

#### Season 3

* "Catch Up"
* "The Roast of Mikey"
* "Umfowe"
* "The Voices"
* "Of Hawks & Horses"
* "Revelations"
* "Dexccept, Dexciet, Dextruction"
* "Come Together"
* "Welcome to the Jungle"
* "Release"

#### Season 4

* "Stranded"
* "The Dead and the Dying"
* "Gnome is Where You Make it"
* "Florence and the Machine"
* "One Mile Out"
* "Got Your Back"
* "Vrock You Like a Hurricane"
* "The Letter"
* "The Gods' Sea"

## Trivia

* Originally a throwaway NPC with no lines and barely any appearances before Matt Christie turned him into a full-fledged Player Character.
* Last surviving member of the "Lalolagi 15"
* Though it is never explicitly said, Dex is in fact also an Undead character.
* Total Episodes: 21 (Though he may appear uncredited in the background throughout Seasons 1 and 2)
* Ranked 5th in the "Cast Favorite List" and 1st in the "Fan Favorite List"