Blue Boy
Blue Boy is a secondary character in Terra Novus — a Viran Empire heir who carries the capability to reset universal destiny and represents the Viran's presence on the Terra Novus crew.
Overview
Blue Boy is naive and presumptuous — carrying the Viran Empire's cosmic-scale arrogance without fully understanding (or acknowledging) the damage his faction has caused. He represents the Viran perspective within the Novus crew: confident in the rightness of Esus, oblivious to (or in denial of) the fact that his faction caused the Draken Seforthi crisis.
Crew Dynamics
The dynamic surrounding Blue Boy is one of open hostility masked by strategic necessity:
| Character | Relationship to Blue Boy |
|---|---|
| Bix | Definitely doesn't like him. Galactic Federation and Viran Empire are opposing intergalactic powers. |
| Amber Tho'ra | ZERO tolerance. The Tho'ra know exactly what the Viran did. Amber eventually unleashes the cosmic broadcast destroying his credibility. |
| Zoe Tho'ra | Hostile. PsiSys knows the full scope of Viran crimes. |
| Mai Valenti (younger) | Wary. Her older self has seen the consequences of Viran actions across time. |
| Tarr'i | The exception. Naive and young, Tarr'i doesn't know Blue Boy's faction is a cosmic threat. This makes her the perfect POV character for new audiences. |
Every Earth character, every PsiSys character, and every informed party knows Blue Boy is basically the enemy. But they also know that expelling him simply won't work — the Viran's manipulation of reality and destiny across the local galactic superclusters means that any attempt to remove him would be undone by the fabric of fate itself.
The Awakening of Tarr'i
Tarr'i's discovery of Blue Boy's true nature is a pivotal moment. In her naivety, she has been the one crew member willing to give Blue Boy the benefit of the doubt. When Amber Tho'ra broadcasts the massive cosmic television special event across the PsiNet:
- Revealing the full horror of the Viran Empire
- Labeling Esus a universally-domestic threat
- Announcing Star Speeder Mk3 technology for super-cosmic ascension
...Tarr'i experiences a sobering awakening. The revelation forces her growth from naive newcomer to someone who understands the true stakes of the cosmos.
Blue Boy's Crisis
The broadcast is devastating for Blue Boy:
- His entire garbage dogma is publicly insulted and condemned before the entire connected cosmos
- His faction is labeled a universally-domestic threat to all free lifeforms across the super void
- The Tho'ra announce capability to fight the Draken Seforthi directly — the very entities his faction caused
- Amber Tho'ra's mastery of Universal Language enables legal modifications to the universe — finally prosecuting Viran crimes
Blue Boy must either confront his faction's legacy or be consumed by it. His universal destiny reset capability becomes the fulcrum: will he use it to perpetuate the Viran lie, or to help undo the damage his people caused?
See Also
- Viran Empire — his faction
- Esus — his doctrine
- Star Speeder Mk3 — the technology that ends Viran impunity
- Amber Tho'ra — his primary antagonist on the crew
- Tarr'i — the naive crew member who must learn the truth
- Terra Novus
