13, for the Fury & TKP cast?
13 - Ideals and philosophies
Lane: Lane was raised in a community in which the community itself was the central focus, in stark contrast to the hyper-individualism of the Cities, and they're stunned by things like rampant homelessness and wealth inequality in the Cities because that's just. Not a thing?? Where they grew up. They more they learn about fascism and late-stage market capitalism, the more embittered they become towards the very concepts. A lot of their belief system comes from the idea that if they just tore down the Walls and ignored the old bitches up in the ISS, everyone would be happier. Obviously this isn’t a viable solution until the proletariat revolts and implements some kind of support system for the vulnerable, but they’re not thinking that far ahead yet.
Mattie: In VERY stark contrast to Lane, Mattie has never lived outside the Walls and can't physically travel outside them because of being wheelchair bound, post-apocalyptia being the ADA nightmare that it is. He's entrenched in the "everyone living outside the Walls is a suffering Mad Max-style raider" propaganda pumped out by the ruling class and is shocked when people actually choose not to live in a cyberpunk hellscape. Which. I mean. Considering most people living outside the Cities are decolonized indigenous-lead communities, is some substantial bias he has to confront when he meets Lane.
Marik: Believes he's the smartest man alive. Everybody else is an idiot. Etc. etc. etc. Also believes memory is stored in the balls genes. He’d lose his mind over Assassin’s Creed.
Mother: ????????? Who can say...
Sibir: Sibir wants to be left to their own devices at all times. They’re much like Tesias that way, except Sibir has always had the luxury of community support in the form of their mercenary band, while Tesias hasn’t. Ideologically, Sibir has the kind of “leave me the fuck alone” je ne c’est quois seen in most deep Appalachian communities, which is close to my own heart.
Lisandro: Lisandro can wax poetic all he wants about political theory, but in the end 1) he doesn’t even want to be king, 2) if he has to be king, he needs to be better than his father. Afonso the Bastard lived up to his name in many ways, and Lisandro grew to hate him right up until his death. He’s determined to be Afonso’s opposite.
Idali: Idali believes that she is the smartest woman alive, and is constantly frustrated when met with obstacles because of her assigned sexgender. Beyond that, she’s notably not really against the status quo, per se. If anything she could be considered a meritocratic capitalist, which is forward-thinking of her! And inarguably her least sexy trait.
Tesias: A rare Tesias non-spoiler ask! Tesias enjoys freedom, in all its glory, and philosophically is as close to an anarchist as you’ll get in pseudo-medieval Not Mexico. This has lead to a warped sense of justice for the oppressed, which you’ll see eventually, and a wanderer’s spirit. They’ve been all over the place on adventures you wouldn’t even believe, baby!!