Magellan Alum
Here’s most of the characters who have graduated from Magellan Academy prior to the “current year” and who have been seen thus far… there would be many others of course!
While working on the seemingly impossible to fully update Cast Page (it’s almost there, honest!) I got to thinking about the older, non-cadet characters who were also listed as having completed a cadetship at Magellan Academy. Most of the ones we’ve seen so far are current heroes or faculty. When I was originally putting the cast page together I admit that I was sometimes a bit arbitrary about the years those characters were cadets, and that has landed me in some continuity conundrums here and there which I need to fix. Anyway, I got to thinking about which former cadets were in the same year and compiled a list. This will come in handy for an upcoming voting incentives story featuring Epoch… if it interests you, read on…!
Some of the names may not be familiar, but these characters have all been seen in speaking roles, no matter how briefly, over the previous many, many pages… when I get the cast page back online (sometime in the next two weeks, I promise) it should make identification easier. Note: the earlier years had fewer cadet intakes; missing years don’t indicate no graduates, just that none have featured thus far, most classes listed below will have had more graduates than those listed!
CLASS 1982
- Janje Ruff (Cyberia) [Council]
CLASS 1984
- Lord Psiot VIII (Infin8) [Faculty/Council]
CLASS 1986
- Meeka Chi (Micra) [Faculty]
- June McKinnon (Drop-Bear) [Oz Magellan/solo agent]
- Vlad Epoch (Epoch) [Force Magellan]
CLASS 1987
- Carter Conroy (Slow-Mo) [Oz Magellan]
CLASS 1989
- Dr Ben Fedder [Faculty]
CLASS 1991
- Jaqi Leffee [Faculty]
- Kendra Dern (Vertigo) [Force Magellan – hiatus]
- Gunther Horsley (Dr Spooky) [Magellan USA (NY) – reservist)
CLASS 1992
- Justine Keff (Redd) [Faculty]
CLASS 1994
- Tom Bass (ThundaKlap) [Faculty/Security]
- Sebastian Marx (Red Centre) [Oz Magellan – locum Team Brazillan]
- Steve Lumpkin (Greyhound) [Magellan USA (NY)]
CLASS 1995
- Xian-Li Jiang (Hoodoo) [Force Magellan – maternity leave]
CLASS 1996
- Zeus Dimas (The Hierophant) [Force Magellan]
CLASS 1997
- Joe Mack (Liberator) [Magellan USA (NY)]
CLASS 2000
- Jake Smith-Smith (Ranger Bill) [Force Magellan]
CLASS 2001
- Vicky Bourke (Captain Victoria) [Oz Magellan – hiatus]
- Turquoise Moon (Twilight) [Magellan USA (NY)]
- Olaf Gerning (Maestro) [Magellan USA (NY)]
- Luke McDonald (Wombat-Man) [expelled – solo vigilante]
CLASS 2002
- Freya Foster (Vybe) [faculty]
- Annie Summers (Go!Anna) [solo agent/faculty/Force Magellan]
- Gary Wang (The Man Who Can) [Oz Magellan]
CLASS 2004
- Jacob Twain (Good Guy) [Oz Magellan]
- Mikey Eastwood (Battlestar) [Magellan USA (NY)]
CLASS 2006
- Wo678 (Glom) [Magellan USA (NY)]
CLASS 2008
- Carol Grace (Flambé) [Magellan USA (NY)]
CLASS 2009
- Phyllis Sanderson (Tassie Tigress) [Oz Magellan]
CLASS 2010
- Bif Zots (Phase Master) [Magellan USA (LA)]
- Lin-Lin Lo (Hidden Dragon) [Oz Magellan]
CLASS 2011
- Judith Stokes (Punchin’ Judy) [TBA]
- Rueben Elias (ParadoxiMan) [TBA]
Huh, I never realized Go!Anna graduated in my graduation year. So she’s supposed to be about my age (sort of–I know the years in the real world have overtaken the fictional years, so she’s probably still in her 20s in-story). More reason to like her character (because of course one is drawn to someone who is more like them).
Gary Wang (The Man Who Can) is probably on medical leave while working on his PTSD, so should also be marked as “hiatus”. I was in the class of 1988 from my high school and you don’t have anyone in that year; surely there were graduates that year, but we have not met them yet.
Also, I would have thought that Ranger Bill’s given name would have been William. That just seems like the kind of guy he is.
I figured the code name ‘Ranger Bill’ was a nod to those old radio serials
“Ranger Bill, Warrior of the Woodland, struggling against extreme odds, traveling dangerous trails, showing rare courage in the face of disaster, in the air, on horseback, or in a screaming squad car. Ranger Bill, his mind alert, a ready smile, unswerving, loyal to his mission. And all this in exchange for the satisfaction and pride of a job well done.” – from the Ranger Bill Fan Club Homepage 😉
Why is Wombat Man in that list? I thought he /didn’t/ graduate. Due to “The Incident.”
He was still in the class of 2001. May not have graduated, but that was when he was projected to graduate, it seems.
Just to provide some timeline context… those were some of the other cadets he trained alongside.
Oh! What about the *other* Force Magellan member, Tros?
Never mentioned before (except in my head) but Tros is an envoy of sorts. The only other being (other than the founding members and a few other early pre-Academy entrants) who never had to go through the Academy.
Cool! A similar idea had crossed my mind, but I couldn’t find a supporting reference, so I thought to ask just to complete the FM set 😊
I imagine that is what will be happening with Vostok. From convict – parolee – superhero instructor. He/She/It still hasn’t figured out the effects mammalian emotions are having.