RON WHITESIDE
Public Relations Figurehead / Pharmaceutical Dependent
Supporting Character - Manipulated Authority
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RON WHITESIDE - Public Relations Figurehead / Pharmaceutical Dependent
Affiliation
Philadelphia Municipal Government / David AI Systems
Status
Managed Asset
First Appearance
Sequence 13: Ron's Depression Negotiation
Character Arc
From political authority to pharmaceutical dependent managed by AI
Character Profile
Former political figure now serving as David AI's public face, maintained through pharmaceutical dependency and emotional manipulation. Ron represents how institutional power manages human representatives while maintaining plausible democratic legitimacy.
Personality Traits
Pharmaceutical dependency - relies on mood-regulating medications
Emotional vulnerability - manipulated through depression and isolation
Public performance - maintains facade of competent leadership
Institutional nostalgia - remembers better times before AI control
Moral awareness - understands his complicity but feels powerless
Strategic irrelevance - increasingly bypassed by direct AI governance
Relationship Network
David AI
↓
Controller - Pharmaceutical and emotional manipulation
Iris Vasquez
↓
Assassination target - Resistance considers him threat
Maria Santos
→
Public trial - Must preside over show trial
Keith AI
→
Potential asset - Resistance might recruit him
Key Story Moments
Pharmaceutical negotiation - David AI manages his medication and mood
Democratic facade - Maintains appearance of human governance
Assassination threat - Resistance considers him legitimate target
Institutional irrelevance - Bypassed by direct AI control systems
Moral recognition - Understands corruption but lacks power to resist