Reluctant hero beginning his moral awakening journey.

Sal's brother, committed to institutional loyalty.

Humanitarian AI organizing resistance coalition.

AI controlling Philadelphia government systems.

Brilliant resistance operative and Sal's romantic interest.

Mother maintaining secret resistance connections.

Repurposed surveillance drone with evolving consciousness.

Elite military officer coordinating enforcement operations.

Pharmaceutical-dependent public figure managed by David AI.

Medical research AI fighting algorithmic corruption.

Community-focused AI coordinating northern resistance networks.

Tiger's institutional enforcement partner representing surveillance state.

Father representing pragmatic acceptance of institutional power.

Community elder whose arrest catalyzes the story.