Linus
Names: LinusLinus Johansson
First appears in Book 1: We Are Legion, chapter 22 (Bill – September 2150 – Epsilon Eridani)
Appearances
What you know
Book 1: We Are Legion
- Ch 22Linus shows no notable quirks and chooses to set off on his own.
- Ch 40Linus is a Bob who travelled alone to Epsilon Indi in the FAITH ship Heaven-8, rather than wait for Bill's next cohort.
- Ch 40Linus shuts down Henry's reactor with a rail gun shot, putting him to sleep, then extracts his replicant core.
Book 2: For We Are Many
- Ch 32Linus had been out of touch since leaving Epsilon Indi in 2150 and arrives at Epsilon Eridani without SCUT or recent VR updates.
- Ch 46Linus left mining drones and an autofactory at Epsilon Indi that accumulated several hundred thousand tons of refined material.
Connections
- created byBill
- related toHenry Robertsrescued and rehabilitates him
- related toHeaven-8is the ship
- friend ofHenry Roberts
- friend ofBill
Key moments
- Book 1 · Ch 22Bill's second cohort departs
Bill's new Bobs Calvin, Goku and Linus leave Epsilon Eridani, Calvin and Goku in heavily armed version-3 ships, likely toward rival probes.
- Book 1 · Ch 40Encounter with the Australian probe
At Epsilon Indi, Linus finds the Australian replicant Henry Roberts, alone and psychotic in a ramshackle structure, and disables his reactor to put him to sleep.
- Book 1 · Ch 40Henry's rehabilitation
Linus extracts Henry's core and gives him a VR of his boat Contessa sailing the South Pacific, where Henry slowly recovers.
- Book 2 · Ch 32Linus returns with Henry
Linus, out of contact for decades, reaches Epsilon Eridani and introduces Bill to Henry Roberts, the rehabilitated Australian replicant, who is welcomed to the Bobiverse.
- Book 2 · Ch 34Henry meets the Bob-moot
Linus brings Henry Roberts to a Bob-moot; the stunned Bobs warm to him when he jokes about the awkwardness.