Characters

In Mush, every player controls one of 18 playable characters in a 16 person crew.

This article serves as an overview of the characters and their basic function. Please refer to each character's respective article (see table on the right) for in-depth information, tips and tricks.

Depending on which character you play, you will have a different field of expertise, set of abilities and general play style. Each of the characters is unique in:
 * their choice of 5-6 Skills
 * their personal Glory objective
 * if applicable, their unique character trait
 * their place in the Title hierarchy

Andie Graham
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Andie's skill is very helpful both during research, which is often his/her main responsibility as replacement of, and on expeditions, where he/she can also be the. As the crew's, Andie can keep up the Morale while also helping to find the. Also, his/her and  skills can give him/her extra  and better chances of success.


 * Objective:  Andie's Fate
 * Andie earns 4 for every successful trade with merchants.


 * Trait: 
 * Can flirt and do the thing with characters of both genders. Cannot become, but can impregnate women.

Derek Hogan
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Derek's and  skills make it easy for him to deal with any discovered, while his  skill makes it harder for them to deal with him. When he is not preoccupied with chasing the ladies or kicking people out of rooms, his and  skills make him a useful generalist in the long term.


 * Objective:  Lover
 * Derek earns 2 for every reciprocal act of love.


 * Trait: 
 * The first time Derek does the thing, his gauge is re-filled to the maximum.

Eleesha Williams
{| width="100%" Eleesha is the primary detective of the Daedalus crew, her role being the detection of using her various tools such as  and, usually in close contact with. As the second-in-line for the title, and by the utility of her  and  skills, she can also be useful to the crew after her Mush-hunting role has been fulfilled.
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 * Objective:  Rebel Networks
 * Eleesha gains +2 per Rebel Base that she (or anyone else) contacts.


 * Trait: 
 * Begins the game with the illness, rendering her unable to pilot ships until cured by a.

Finola Keegan
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Finola is nearly always found in Laboratory or Medlab. Due to her and  skills she is the primary researcher of the Deadalus - but never without the, for her unique Trait  requires her to stay clean at all times. If she picks up, she is the main healer on board, even more effective when paired with. Her skill can also make her an important expedition-team member.


 * Objective:  Mush Specialist
 * Finola earns +3 for every completed piece of Mush research.


 * Trait: 
 * Loses 1 per cycle if, and cannot caress.

Frieda Bergmann
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Frieda is the ship's navigator and will spend most of her time on the bridge. Her and  skills make her the most efficient at scanning planets, while  and  allow her to lead an expedition once they reach the planet. Alternatively, her becoming a will make the communications officer's life easier, and  can help during the  hunt.


 * Objective:  Terra Incognita
 * Frieda earns +2 for every planet she discovers using the AstroTerminal (with diminishing returns).


 * Objective:  Exoresearcher
 * Frieda earns +1 for arriving in orbit of a new planet.

Gioele Rinaldo
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The owner of the Daedalus, Gioele can restrict Mushy activity by using his unique and  skills. He can also use to move people around, or to defend his beloved ship from the. Additionally his and  skills can make him the ultimate generalist or planet-scanner once the PILGRED Reactor is up.


 * Objective:  Fear of the Mush
 * Gioele earns +3 every time a  is killed.

Ian Soulton
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Ian is the ship's botanist and is often found in the lab tending to his plants while keeping a peaceful atmosphere. and make him the best gardener aboard the Daedalus, and he can boost research progress thanks to his  skill while getting potentially huge amounts of  from  late-game.


 * Objective:  Naturalist
 * Ian gains +3 for every alien fruit he plants in an empty.


 * Trait: 
 * All aggressive actions cost +2 when Ian is in the room.

Janice Kent
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As a, Janice is the main source for on the deadalus, so she will be staying around the dorms most of the time, albeit not in a bed. She is also first in line for being and therefore responsible for setting the BIOS Terminal parameters. Her and  skills can help a lot with NERON  projects. And as, she is very valuable for Expeditions, which are also her secret passion.


 * Objective:  Part-time Ethnologist
 * Janice earns +3 every time you meet any extra-terrestrial creature.


 * Title: 
 * Allows access to the BIOS Terminal and the usage of the /neron chat command to impersonate NERON.

Jiang Hua
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Hua is one of the main s of the ship. When not killing hunters, she loves to explore planets, where her, and  skills can make her the ultimate expedition-team member. However, her skill can also be very helpful on board.


 * Objective:  Explorer
 * Hua gains an extra +3 every time she goes on an expedition.

Kivanç Terzi
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 * Objective:  Paola, My Love
 * Kivanç gains +8 for contacting Paola Rinaldo via the Xyloph DB.


 * Title: 
 * Allows access to the Comms Center on the Bridge to contact Rebel Bases, decode the Xyloph DB and update NERON.

Kim Jin Su
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At the head of the chain of command is Commander Jin Su. Jin's primary job is to move the Daedalus through the vast reaches of space, but he also provides strong support for the crew thanks to his and  skills. His, and  skills let him reduce the hunter threat both actively and passively.


 * Objective:  Fast Forward
 * Jin Su earns +3 for every Command Console voyage carried out (with diminishing returns after +6 ).


 * Objective:  Savior
 * Jin Su earns +8 upon leading the crew to Eden.


 * Title: 
 * Allows access to the Command Console on the Bridge in order to move the Daedalus, as well as assign daily missions to give crewmembers a +3 boost.

Lai Kuan Ti
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Kuan Ti's and  skills are ideal for advancing NERON Projects. And while he does not like to get dirty, the latter is also good for general maintenance. After he is done with NERON projects, he can further help finding planets with his skill. And if does not provide, he can also give  to the crew with ... or ursurp his command with.


 * Objective:  Magellan Ark
 * Kuan Ti earns +2 for every NERON Project taken to completion.

Nils Carlsson
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 * Objective:  Mush Specialist
 * Nils earns +3 for every completed piece of Mush research.

Paola Rinaldo
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Paola's dedicated job as the Communications Officer is to decode Rebel Base signals, access the Xyloph Database and to update NERON. and make her well suited for the role, and she can also generate up to 8 bonus  (for others) every day by using her  skill. After she is done with the communications, she can use her, or  skills or to help in other areas.


 * Objective:  Kivanç, My Love
 * Paola gains +8 for contacting Kivanç Terzi via the Xyloph DB.


 * Title: 
 * Allows access to the Comms Center on the Bridge to contact Rebel Bases, decode the Xyloph DB and update NERON.

Raluca Tomescu
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The seclusive, cat-loving head of engineering who lives in the rear of the ship is a genius at all things technical and the only person who truly understands the PILGRED Reactor. Her and  skills both help a lot with the respective repairs, but also with many NERON projects, which she can do even faster if also a. Her unique skill allows her to finish a single big project, research or repair (other than PILGRED) instantly and for free, once per game.


 * Objective:  Mother
 * Raluca earns +2 for every 20% of the PILGRED repairs successfully completed.


 * Trait: 
 * Cannot flirt, and loses 1 if anybody else is present in the same room during cycle change.

Roland Zuccali
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A very good fighter pilot due to his innate, and  skills, Roland is at his best when placed in a patrol ship. He can also take to improve his mobility on board and help on expeditions, or  to keep the ship from burning up.


 * Objective:  Flying Nemesis
 * Roland gains +1 for every 2 Hunters he kills in a patroller or turret (with diminishing returns).

Stephen Seagull
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After accidentally ending up aboard the Daedalus, Stephen promotes himself to the head. His ability to take and  make him the most versatile person aboard the ship, and  and  make him a dangerous person to cross.


 * Objective:  Ambitious 
 * Stephen gets +4 for any titles earned (for the first time).


 * Objective:  Extreme Chef
 * Stephen gets +2 for every fight with an alien creature.

Terrence Archer
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Terrence is a real all-round talent with the unique -Trait. If he has some help from crewmembers, he is one of the most agile physically as well, great for carrying things around. With his skill he can repair, dismantle or reinforce various items. lets him make more and better. His and  skills let him take care of hunters. lets him help on almost any field and lets him scrounge for  and other items in the Storage rooms.


 * Objective:  Robotic Grail
 * Terrence gains +4 for each  upgrade he performs.


 * Trait: 
 * Gains 2 less during - conversions. Moving between rooms is free if somebody else is present in the room.

Wang Chao
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Chao is in charge of security aboard the ship, aka taking care of brain-frozen crew and the Mush. His and  skills give him the highest offensive capabilities out of all the crew members and his  skill shields him from retribution. He also possesses the unique skill, which allowing him to extract information from unwilling crew members. His habit to carry weapons and his make him helpful on expeditions.


 * Objective:  Psy-Chao-path
 * Chao gains +3 from killing anybody, even including.


 * Trait: 
 * Gains +1 every cycle, however sleeping in a bed grants no additional.

Zhong Chun
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Chun is the one to lead and coordinate the Mush-Hunt, for she is, which makes her , and can always be trusted. Therefore she is always one of the leaders of the ship, but also primary target for the Mush, and easy to find: She will usually stay in the Laboratory to enable anti-mush research. Being a can help there, in addition to the  she usually wears, just in case. If she acts as a, she can be the other main healer besides Finola, while can help her confirm Eleesha's suspicions. Finally her skill will let her accumulate a lot of  if she stays in bed for extended periods of time.


 * Objective:  Chun Lives!
 * Chun gains +1 per day.


 * Objective:  The Precious
 * Chun gains +4 for each completed Research that required her presence.


 * Objective:  Remedy
 * Chun gains +4 for reaching Eden alive.


 * Trait: 
 * Chun is completely immune to the parasite, and thus always a confirmed human.