Brazilian probes
Names: Brazilian probesBrazilian ships
First appears in Book 1: We Are Legion, chapter 21 (Riker – January 2157 – Sol)
Appearances
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B2
B3
B4
B5
What you know
Book 1: We Are Legion
- Ch 21At least six Brazilian probes like the Serra do Mar, probably run by Medeiros clones, operate in Sol, now with SURGE-driven missiles.
- Ch 21Four Brazilian probes are steering asteroids toward Earth, timed to arrive a day apart as China lines up.
- Ch 24The Brazilian ships had their fabrication systems removed to carry larger SURGE missiles, suggesting a last-ditch gunship effort.
Connections
- copy ofMajor Ernesto Medeirosprobably controlled by Medeiros clones
- enemy ofRiker
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 21Decoy reveals the Brazilians
The decoy Heaven-2A draws out Brazilian probes armed with SURGE missiles and is destroyed, revealing at least six Brazilian ships in the system.
- Book 1 · Ch 21Asteroids aimed at Earth
Homer and Riker realize four Brazilian probes are guiding asteroids to strike Earth one day apart, targeting China.
- Book 1 · Ch 24Battle behind the sun
Riker and Homer draw four Brazilian ships into pursuit around the sun and destroy them by exhausting their missiles with busters, then striking with inert cannonballs.