Robin Beard
Names: Robin BeardBeardthe mechanicRobin
First appears in Book 2: Judas Unchained, chapter 2 (Chapter 2)
Appearances
What you know
Book 2: Judas Unchained
- Ch 2A friend of Cufflin who introduced him to the anonymous security agent.
- Ch 2Robin Beard was the intermediary who connected Cufflin to the anonymous agent who set up the deal; last known address is on Cagayn.
- Ch 4Beard owns a bright orange tow van with custom machinery, probably knows traffic monitoring systems and can evade them; police are searching for it.
- Ch 4Beard has gone to ground on Cagayn; police there are on alert, and he may lead to the agent the Guardians use.
- Ch 9Robin Beard is a skinny, confident, apparently old rejuvenated career car criminal wanted for questioning by Navy intelligence.
- Ch 9Using OCtattoos, Beard remotely sabotaged Lucius's car batteries, trapped him and cut his unisphere link, then stole a Mercedes FX 3000p.
- Ch 10Beard is a car thief who broke a Mercedes FX 3000p security system quickly; police footage matches him, and his truck is to be stopped and searched.
- Ch 10Beard introduced his friend Dan Cufflin to the Agent, who supplies people for illegal activities; he has met the Agent only twice, in bars.
- Ch 10Beard arranged a meeting with the Agent on Illuminatus for the following evening.
- Ch 10Beard is the only known route to the Agent and is escorted by Alic, Lucius Lee and Marhol on a cable car toward Treetops restaurant.
- Ch 10Beard cooperated with the police as bait for the Agent and apologizes to the Agent when he arrives.
Connections
- friend ofDan Cufflin
- related toDan Cufflinwas put in touch with the agent via him
- related toStuhawksallegedly work with a mechanic supplied by a syndicate
- related tothe AgentBeard betrayed the Agent to the police
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 2Cufflin questioned on the flight
Renne takes Cufflin aboard a VTOL to Rio and Paris. He explains he was recruited through Robin Beard's contact to monitor and erase Martian data in exchange for seeing his grandson.
- Book 2 · Ch 4Force field equipment puzzle and Beard hunt
King reports smuggled equipment is high-power force field devices with no power source on Far Away; Vic reports Robin Beard has fled Cagayn in his van.
- Book 2 · Ch 9Beard traps Lucius and steals a Mercedes
Beard spots Lucius's stakeout car, electrifies its batteries with his OCtattoos to disable him, and drives off in a black Mercedes.
- Book 2 · Ch 10Navy team pressures Tridelta police
Tarlo, Gwyneth and Jim meet Marhol and Lucius, confirm Beard fits the car thief, make it a priority navy case, and coerce Marhol into revealing where his informant drinks.
- Book 2 · Ch 10Tarlo interrogates Beard
Tarlo breaks Beard's nose in an interview room and prepares to drug him with painamp while Lucius watches uneasily.
- Book 2 · Ch 10Tarlo coerces Beard
Tarlo threatens Beard with a painful infuser patch, forcing him to cooperate and set up a meeting with the Agent on Illuminatus.
- Book 2 · Ch 10Beard escorted on cable car
Alic, Lucius Lee and Marhol escort Robin Beard onto the scenic cable car toward Treetops restaurant for the Agent meeting.
- Book 2 · Ch 10Standoff and ambush at Treetops
Alic's team confronts the Agent in a standoff. Three jetpack-armored attackers blast Treetops apart with plasma, kill the Agent, and Tarlo escapes with the Agent's head.