Andie Graham

Sub-Lieutenant Andie Graham is an alternative character to, both sharing the role of main explorer. Andie is overall more well-rounded than Hua is, at the cost of being arguably less safe in explorations from the lack of and.

How to play
Andie seems to be a person of many skills, but also torn between several responsibilities.

They have the potential to be an excellent, rivaling and potentially , they may also be expected to lead the Research team if  or  are missing.

They, however, remain one of the best explorers aboard, thanks to granting 's and 's passives. They also are very likely to help with morale and the investigation team with.

The general bonuses and success chances from having  and  enable them to do just about anything better than the average crew member, if needed.

Due to this multi-faceted skill set, you should pay close attention to your crew line-up and the players' activity levels before deciding on your skills. On the upside, you will be able to fill in whatever role will be needed the most.

Primary Skills

 * Enables you to pilot the different patrol ships, avoid accidents during landing on planets, and collect scraps. An important skill to replace, but on ships lacking researchers, it may be less important than before the key researches are performed.


 * This unique skill makes an exploration powerhouse much like Hua—you get 's and 's passives, namely avoiding most combat events and getting more alien fruits. It also grants 's relay bonuses, so it may be useful to assist researches, or outright lead if the other researchers are missing.


 * Useful to help the crew with both morale and the Mush hunt. It is especially useful if there is no, , or available. It will allow crew members to restore 2  daily, while revealing their most recent actions to you. Beware of your own !

Secondary Skills

 * This skill grants you more per mission; it is very useful for -intensive jobs such as researcher,, or handyman. It may also be used communications, as you're high on the  hierarchy list.
 * It will prove more useful in pilot than or, at the cost of forcing the  to pick you for missions (it is even more efficient when combined with food and a Teslatron Reservoirs)).


 * Increase your success chances for plenty of actions at the cost of also increasing chances to get hurt or dirty. While the protective gloves may compensate for the risks during repairs, Expert proves very useful for jobs without either risks, such as piloting duties (giving a 94% hit base chance).

Build Examples

 * / /  / : The combination of Pilot, Devotion for  and  better hit chances from Expert makes Andie the most capable pilot on board.
 * / /  / : Fills all main roles and gets some extra
 * / /  / : Highest versatility thanks to extra success % on any action, and more choice for the.


 * Mush Andie's ace in the hole is their skill. If s/he can convince the  to give them missions (or if the commander is the other Mush!), s/he can potentially store up several 6  boosts. When paired with, this can allow Andie to do a frightening amount of damage in a short amount of time.
 * Beware, however, that Andie usually is expected to help the mush hunt with . It will display as much as you have (16) instead of the amount a human Confidant would get.
 * They may also be expected to help the anti-mush Research. This can put them in an awkward position very quickly, both in terms of long-term strategy and management, especially when crewmates attempt to feed them to squeeze out more research!

Useful tips

 * Andie’s glory objective is fulfilled no matter who performs the actual trade. They do not have to be  to receive the  bonus.
 * In addition to, Andie's ability to do the thing with any character can make them very helpful in a morale crisis.

Trivia

 * Andie cannot get and can get female characters pregnant. The latter may be due to mechanical limitations, as Andie's biography makes their gender/sex intentionally ambiguous.

Biography
Age: 24 years old Profession: SDF Sub-Lieutenant Summary: Sub-Lieutenant Andie Graham is still not aware that the Daedalus has cut all ties with the SDF. Still operating under the illusion that they are on a federation-sanctioned mission, they are still working towards the mission objective. Upon discovering that their idol, Sgt has joined the crew of the Daedalus, Andie applies for a position on board. Andie's unique skillset makes them invaluable in ensuring mission success.

Timeline:
 * 3130
 * Born somewhere on Earth.


 * 3136
 * Abandoned by their parents in the first months of their existence, Andie is saved by a commission of the SDF. They are promptly placed in a specialized home as SDF protegé, where their innate abilities are soon discovered. They are then swiftly planted in an SDF-controlled school and enters the Federation Youth Program.


 * 3145
 * They remain brilliant in their studies and enters the most prestigious university of the Federation. Constantly indoctrinated during their studies, Andie heeds nothing other than the way of the Federation. Despite their naiveté, Andie is very popular and never has any trouble making friends. With their angelic face, they unwittingly attracts the sympathy of all. Their roommate, Viktor Carlsson, secretly planted in the university by his father, dearly pays for their friendship. For confiding his secret mission to them during conversation, he soon finds himself arrested for conspiracy. Andie innocently thinks that he just switched courses...


 * 3151
 * Andie makes the acquaintance of sergeant instructor who, being portrayed as a national hero, spends the entirety of his lessons telling stories of his fantastic life. Andie discovers the father figure they've been missing in their instructor and begins to idolize him. They believe every word of his tales and stories and begins to dream of travelling through space as well.


 * 3153
 * Andie fervently studies subject after subject in order to best serve the Federation. They brilliantly attains three Ph.Ds: in botany for their dissertation on the healing properties of Tau-Ceti's Bachean bulb, in biology with their study on the social behavior of polarized amoeba in the Aegean Sea of the third planet on the Sol system, and finally in diplomacy with their mediation report which, according to the jury, could have inspired the negotiators who failed to prevent Sol's great battle. They become the first triple laureate in the Federation.


 * 3154
 * With their studies over, Andie decides to become a pilot, joining the Federation's airforce and easily obtaining their license. They ask to be posted on Xyloph-17 and is soon noticed by ., however, does not recognize them.


 * 3154
 * Oblivious to what's coming from the shadows, and believing to still be serving the Federation, Andie boards the Daedalus.