Claude
Names: ClaudeClaude Johansson
First appears in Book 2: For We Are Many, chapter 59 (59. Another One)
Appearances
What you know
Book 2: For We Are Many
- Ch 59Claude is a month from Gamma Pavonis; Bill tells him to prepare for war within a couple of decades of arriving.
- Ch 59Claude is a generation removed from Bill.
- Ch 60Claude finds the Gamma Pavonis planet an ideal colony target, except that it sits on the Others' front porch.
- Ch 66Claude has fifteen dreadnaughts and six fusion bombs, and launches all his new dreadnaughts to Delta Pavonis.
Book 3: All These Worlds
- Ch 11Claude took the defeat at Delta Pavonis hard and is leading many Bobs to defend Gamma Pavonis.
- Ch 52After Delta Pavonis, Claude returned to Gamma Pavonis with a couple dozen surviving Bobs, vowing to defend it at all costs.
- Ch 52Claude argues Delta Pavonis showed numbers aren't enough; nukes are needed against death asteroids and cargo ships.
Book 4: Heaven’s River
- Ch 41Claude is the Bob stationed at Newholme, working with Commander Hobart against Starfleet's incursion through a manny.
- Ch 41Claude moves his assets out of reach in advance and escapes under SUDDAR cloaking to his Oort base.
- Ch 41Claude considers joining Mario's crew, who are exploring beyond the Others' system.
Connections
- related toMarioClaude is scouting for Mario
- inGamma Pavonis
- ally ofJacques
- related toGamma Pavonisheading there to defend it
- leadsGamma Pavonisleads its defense
- family ofJacquesclone-mates
- related toBilldisagree over defense strategy
- enemy ofStarfleet
- enemy ofNewholme Councilorders his arrest and seizure of his assets
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 59Bill asks Claude to prepare for war
Bill visits Claude's VR and asks him to mobilize Gamma Pavonis for war against the Others; Claude reluctantly agrees to send a priority system report.
- Book 2 · Ch 60Claude surveys Gamma Pavonis
Claude arrives at Gamma Pavonis and spends five days confirming a rich, habitable planet with no intelligent life, then begins preparing to defend it.
- Book 2 · Ch 66Others convoy heads for Delta Pavonis
Guppy detects a large Others convoy bound for Delta Pavonis; Bill, Jacques, Claude and Oliver tally their forces, which are not ready.
- Book 2 · Ch 66Claude sends reinforcements
Claude launches all his new dreadnaughts to Delta Pavonis, due to arrive just before the Others, for a combined force of thirty-five.
- Book 3 · Ch 52Claude refuses to leave Gamma Pavonis
Bill argues that Claude's Bobs should defend Earth; Claude insists on protecting Gamma Pavonis and the debate ends in stalemate.
- Book 3 · Ch 56Others' fleet detected
Riker's drone network detects a huge Others fleet approaching Sol; Bill convenes a council that estimates odds and orders early countermeasures.
- Book 4 · Ch 41Battle of Newholme
Newholme forces with Claude's help destroy twenty Starfleet busters and nuke the captured autofactory; the Starfleet-held relay station self-destructs.
- Book 4 · Ch 41Claude flees Newholme
Anticipating scapegoating, Claude flees off-planet under cloak; the Newholme Council orders Bobiverse assets seized and his arrest, but he evades pursuit and reports to Bill.