TV-Series
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Orson D. Verne flew as a fighter pilot alongside Kei Katsuragi in the Freedom Space Corps during the critical mission to deploy dimensional weapons. Both pilots received orders to escort engineers arming the Space/Time Oscillation Bomb near the orbital elevator. When command aborted the mission, Verne witnessed Katsuragi's impulsive decision to arm and detonate the bomb, triggering the dimensional catastrophe.
While Katsuragi emerged physically unchanged in the future, Verne experienced the passage of approximately twenty years, aging normally. He resurfaced within the militaristic Chilam faction (also called Terram), rising to lieutenant. He served as a mentor to ace pilot Athena Henderson, treating her like a niece. His experience and skill earned respect, but his unique insights stemmed from surviving the dimensional event.
Verne possessed significant knowledge of the Singularity Point phenomenon. He understood Katsuragi's role as a Singularity Point and the critical importance of Katsuragi's choices for restoring the fractured world. Despite Chilam/Terram orders to capture Katsuragi, Verne repeatedly intervened to protect his former comrade, deliberately allowing escapes. This conviction that Katsuragi was essential to restoration directly conflicted with his faction's objectives, leading to accusations of treason.
Internal conflict defined Verne. He carried a photograph of Katsuragi's past lover, Tina, symbolizing his link to the pre-catastrophe world and his personal stake in its restoration. He revealed to Athena that he was also designated a Singularity Point, complicating his position and highlighting his unique connection to the dimensional instability. His ultimate loyalty lay with undoing the dimensional collapse, not with the Chilam/Terram hierarchy.
This culminated in Verne's decisive break. After being relieved of duty due to his insubordination regarding Katsuragi, and learning of Operation D (a plan to restore the world without the Singularity Point, making Katsuragi expendable), Verne openly defected. During a critical battle where Chilam/Terram forces targeted both him and Katsuragi, he aided Katsuragi and the Emaan crew of the Glomar. Following the battle, he departed alone, unable to return to his faction and becoming a fugitive.
While Katsuragi emerged physically unchanged in the future, Verne experienced the passage of approximately twenty years, aging normally. He resurfaced within the militaristic Chilam faction (also called Terram), rising to lieutenant. He served as a mentor to ace pilot Athena Henderson, treating her like a niece. His experience and skill earned respect, but his unique insights stemmed from surviving the dimensional event.
Verne possessed significant knowledge of the Singularity Point phenomenon. He understood Katsuragi's role as a Singularity Point and the critical importance of Katsuragi's choices for restoring the fractured world. Despite Chilam/Terram orders to capture Katsuragi, Verne repeatedly intervened to protect his former comrade, deliberately allowing escapes. This conviction that Katsuragi was essential to restoration directly conflicted with his faction's objectives, leading to accusations of treason.
Internal conflict defined Verne. He carried a photograph of Katsuragi's past lover, Tina, symbolizing his link to the pre-catastrophe world and his personal stake in its restoration. He revealed to Athena that he was also designated a Singularity Point, complicating his position and highlighting his unique connection to the dimensional instability. His ultimate loyalty lay with undoing the dimensional collapse, not with the Chilam/Terram hierarchy.
This culminated in Verne's decisive break. After being relieved of duty due to his insubordination regarding Katsuragi, and learning of Operation D (a plan to restore the world without the Singularity Point, making Katsuragi expendable), Verne openly defected. During a critical battle where Chilam/Terram forces targeted both him and Katsuragi, he aided Katsuragi and the Emaan crew of the Glomar. Following the battle, he departed alone, unable to return to his faction and becoming a fugitive.