Boxman

use : Head of NS Facilities
rank : General
faction : DDS, Superhero

Boxman is probably the most pathetic superhero ever, his "super power" being that he was in a large box. When the superhero craze died out in the late 21st century he joined the DDS and served in a number of support roles before leaving in the mid-2100s.

He later returned and became head of DDS Security on Solaris (though Firefly did not think much of him). Boxman hated the thuggishness of iP Services and helped Quarz evade the brutality of Dump. Under Knobhead he was made City Commander (head of DDS City). Under MBO he was put in charge of NSIS Military Forces later replacing The Shiner as Head of NS Facilities.

He was a friend of Odourman and once warned him that he was the target of The Vindicator's band of thugs.

Parallax

use : Head of Space Fleet
rank : Admiral
faction : NS

Parallax is the commanding officer of SS Palaeozoic. He is a former member of the Hoods and not totally trusted by Windy.

He was been promoted to lead the Home Defence Fleet and is now head of all NS space forces.

Oberon

use : Head of RRF
rank : Admiral
faction : DDS

Oberon was a minor DDS officer who joined near the end of the Clone Wars. For many years he served in obscurity.

However, under MBO-NS he has finally gained promotion and was made the new head of the RRF.

The Shiner

use : Head of MBO-NS Facilities
rank : Marshal
faction : DDS (DEAD)

The Shiner is one of the great survivors. Despite being an abject coward he rose to the rank of DDS Commander and somehow managed to have the longest reign in DDS history (by some margin, over 9 years). The Shiner helped take the DDS through the Clone Wars though much of that time however The Shiner was secondary to Windscorpion who called the shots when he felt like it.

The Shiner finally stepped down in the face of mounting opposition and chaos caused by the Hoods, he took up the role of Finance Officer instead which is where his skills lie. For a time AP made him Deputy DDS Commander though he was reverted back to FO and was said to prefer it. Firefly made him City Commander and Deputy to Sea Urchin and his huge Technology & Facilities Division. Under Knobhead he was put in charge of DDS Assets including finance and infrastructure. Eventually he became Vice President of Facilities. Under MBO-NS he retained this role.

He was uncovered as an agent for Real DDS and executed by Gomber.

He had a taste for very young girls and making money.

Asian Hawk

use : Head of Rapid Reaction Force
rank : Admiral
faction : DDS (DEAD)

Asian Hawk was a minor DDS warrior at the end of the Clone Wars. He was prone to slip into philosophical tangents much to the annoyance of his comrades.

He left the DDS for a number of years though has returned as a ship commander, though sometimes he also leads special forces.

After a couple of recent failures he was been relegated to commanding a training ship. In the MBO-New Sparta era he was promoted to Admiral and commanded the RRF.

He was killed in a battle with Real DDS near Pluto.

Gomber

use : Special operations / Command of flagship
rank : Admiral
faction : DDS

Gomber was a skilled but brutal fighter with a bad reputation for cruelty and murder. He is a loyalist of Caratore.

Caratore has been appointed to command Caratore's flagship.

Interrogator Ramp

use : Head of military intelligence
rank : Chief Analyst
faction : NS

Interrogator Ramp came to New Sparta from the UNP to beef up the criminal investigation arm of NSIS. He is a cruel man who enjoys destroying the weak during interrogation. 

He is not human though his species is unknown.

Under MBO he has been put in charge of NSIS Military Intelligence.

Akbar

use : Head of Space Fleet
rank : General
faction : DDS (DEAD)

Captain Akbar was commander of SS Independence. He was a rising star in the DDS, even earning the praise of Windy.

He was made head of the Rapid Reaction Force under Knobhead. Later he commanded NS forces in the Raegris-Terrasaur War. Under MBO he became the head of the space fleet.

However, during a battle between Real DDS and the MBO-NS he intervened on the behalf of Real DDS, he was killed by the MBO.

There is also a HCS character called Akbar

Zeppelin

use : Head of MBO-NS Armed Forces
rank : Marshal
faction : DDS

A very experienced army commander with the UNP Zeppelin was bought in to help the DDS re-establish a land arm. He soon headed the DDS' land and air forces. He has a rather cynical view of the other arms in the DDS and their ability to shoot straight.

Under Knobhead he was been promoted to a new role which commanded all of the DDS armed forces (except NSIS). In the MBO-NS regime he has retained his position.

Knobhead

use : Former VP Technology
rank : Former Vice-President
faction : DDS (DEAD)

Knobhead has risen through the ranks, for some time he was Horsehead's deputy but then took over command of Horsehead's fleet after his death in battle. Knobhead failed at an attempt to be DDS Commander but has been made Head of DDS Operations by AP which means he had overall command of the fleet and other armed forces (except the Hoods).

Disgusted at the excesses of the AP regime Knobhead helped organise and lead the revolt that finally bought down the Hoods. Knobhead was been rewarded by being made a joint-Deputy DDS Commander. After the resignation of Firefly he won an overwhelming majority in the subsequent election to become the new DDS Commander.

Later he stood down in favour of Sea Urchin and became head of technology. In 2122 he decided to leave NS and pursue a career in the UNP, though he remained a reservist with NS. He was killed in the war with the MBO.

Doombringer

use : Former DDS Terrestrial Forces Advisor
rank : General
faction : N/A

Doombringer has had a long career now spanning all 3 Central Power factions. The mysterious robot first came to light as a recruit to the early HCS to help provide some experience (its known he has been a mercenary general for millenia across the galaxy) and rose to a senior position commanding key parts of the New Rome invasion. After the end of the Clone Wars he left the HCS after feeling unwanted.

He reappeared some years later in the DDS though quickly felt sidelined by senior DDS who felt that his HCS past meant he could not fully be trusted. Finally he left and has took up a role as a military adviser to Sirikwan as part of a DTA sponsored programme to boost the non-Dino elements in the DTA.

Under Knobhead however he was been invited back in 2115 and took an important role with DDS Terrestrial Forces. He left NS in 2121. His current location is unknown.

Kalifei

use : Vice-President (Security) / Head of NSIS
rank : General
faction : DDS

Kalifei first came to notice as a signals analyst, working with Tiger Mask on Melaris 12. Later she was the DDS liaison officer on Aldebra when she was captured by the Argon though rescued by Windy.

She now heads NSIS and is Vice-President of Security.

She is Torus' wife.

Stella

use : Vice President (Operations)
rank : Vice President
faction : DDS

After her peer Asian Hawk failed in a mission, Windy gave her a field promotion to command a Starsystem. Her promotion was made permanent and she later commanded a Rome class patrol ship. She became highly regarded by senior officers in the DDS especially after she did not break despite brutal torture when a prisoner of the Argon. Put on an ISSF track she was made Head of ISSF (later NSIS) under Knobhead.

She was later made Vice President (Security) in control of NSIS, special forces and the DSA. After Torus became NS President, Stella became Vice President (Operations) and the second-in-command.

She is well known for her steely nerve and poker face.

Windscorpion

use : NS Protector
rank : Protector
faction : NS, iP Services

Windy is the legend, the greatest warrior in the history of mankind, the Apogee of Man.

His early life is well known, he grew up in the vice sleeze pit that was 2080s Stoke, he finally left after creating a hard new image of himself called the Windscorpion (the name he thought sounded more butch than his real name Trevor). He then sold his services to the highest bidder, using the money to improve and perfect his combat technology including his iconic Adventure Backpack and his famous helmet (though originally he just used a modified crash helmet - see image below).

Windy joined the DDS in the earliest days and quickly rose to the top of the combat ranks, he usurped Ronald to become DDS Commander but could not prevent the Clones from defeating the DDS in the 1st Clone War.

Windy kept the DDS together as a fighting force and led the fight in the desperate battle to stop the Clones dominating space before gradually turning the tide culminating in the epic battle of Randalf 74. This was such a crushing victory over the Clones it has to rank as his greatest triumph.

Unfortunately from the jaws of victory came defeat. He was killed in battle by Captain Clone thanks to the treachery of Rotarios and the DDS entered a death spiral. Firefly restored Windy to the time line from a parallel universe, the restored Windy helped save the DDS from irrelevance and finally bought the Clone Wars to a close.

Windy was at the forefront of DDS efforts to secure the UNP from a myriad of threats during the 2100s. He also became DDS Commander for the second time though stood down in the later 2100s as he became gradually disillusioned with the DDS and the corruption endemic in it. Finally Windy left the DDS to form his own agency iP Services. After a period where he faked his death in order to undertake in secret a mission against the Tarbotians Windy returned to the DDS in 2104. He then took up the role of Vice-President in overall charge of intelligence and security.

In 2119 he was elected President and led NS again until 2121.

Despite his 100% homosexuality Windy did have a son SFX.

Windy joining the DDS

Torus

use : Head of New Sparta
rank : President 
faction : DDS

Torus has flown under the radar a lot during her career, she was a close friend of The Orchid but after the latter's death was not seen much. Torus is known for her fierce loyalty to the DDS and Firefly rewarded her for this by making her head of the new ISSF Department in his new regime. Later on she was promoted to being Knobhead's deputy.

When Knobhead became DDS Commander Torus again was promoted to lead all of DDS operations. In essence Torus became part of the triumvirate with Knobhead and Windy which ruled the DDS for a time.

Torus was considered the next leader after Knobhead but was demoted following intelligence failures, Windy bought her back into the fold to head the NS intelligence service. After Caratore's unveiling as a spy she was promoted back to head all NS operations.

Because of some as-yet unspecified injury in her past Torus cannot speak naturally and relies on a voice synthesiser. She also has an artificial arm and other implants. She is in a relationship with Kalifei.

She became Windy's deputy and heir apparent and in 2121 was elected NS President. She has even been formally adopted by Windy as his daughter.

Vendleson

use : Agent
rank : N/A
faction : Dinos/NS (DEAD)

Vendleson was an official at the Dino embassy on Proxima 7 who was blackmailed by NSIS into carrying out a covert mission on Dino-Land.

After his mission his identity was discovered by SS-CINT who assassinated him (2775).

Printerman

use : First Officer
rank : Lieutenant
faction : NS

Printerman is a rather strange man obsessed by printers. He uses a huge daisywheel print head as a shield and a pack of A3 paper as a club. He was First Officer of SS Corkscrew (2781).

He was Boxman's (only) friend.

Tiger

use : Special operations / Ship captain
rank : Captain
faction : NS

Tiger was a gung-ho combat team leader during the late Clone Wars. After the wars he left the DDS as he thought the DDS was finished. He had a number of jobs including head of special forces on Sirikwan though had to leave after headbutting the chief of the army.

In 2113 he returned to the DDS as brash and annoying as ever. In 2119 he betrayed NS during a mission and has joined Mutre Bee's organisation (2656). However, in 2120 it was revealed that he had been a double agent all along and had helped foil a number of Mutre Bee attacks. He has been promoted to ship captain of SS Corkscrew.

The Hoplite

use : Researcher
rank : Unknown
faction : DDS

The Hoplite is an intellectual (or so he claims), he is attached to Team Redjec though appears to hate his comrades (the feeling is mutual). He has a grand sense of his own superiority though he always aims so high and falls so low. Although he lauds the glories of Ancient Greece he does not possess much Spartan fighting spirit...

He claimed for a long time to have a girlfriend though he never met her. Ramp revealed that "she" was really a trucker from Montana called Steve who manipulated Hoplite to perform sex acts on a web cam.

When he first joined the DDS he used the name Socrates and had a different helmet design. He did not endear himself to his colleagues though by continually correcting their grammar.

His real name is Keith.

Captain Haddit

use : Head of NS Maritime Operations
rank : Captain
faction : NS

Captain Haddit leads the small NS maritime special forces unit and general NS operations at sea. He has a parrot.