Brook

 

Evening light on an apartment balcony, a carbon copy of all around it. Brook (an alien to us) is sitting, busy. He lives in a single studio room with a balcony-window looking onto a small patch of green against the orange glow of dystopia. Brook is soldering circuits as he makes repairs, then carefully refits his Holo-belt.

Brook is an orphan from Aurora, his family wiped out by the Red Harvest Wars. He is forced to live in the CItizen Zone, and with few options, choses the urban ghetto within Galandria City, the centre for the planet Aurora's Galactic Commerce.

Like many of Galandria's Citizens, Brook is a 'Level Zero', unable to interact with the Elite System or legally trade in the Intergalactic Economy, Corola, the interplanetary standard. Brook is shadow-banned across most commercial networks, and has been forced to live off-grid, only officially able to commute in approved city areas.

To survive, from a young age Brook learnt Holo-Simulation technology to compete in the Underworld Simulation Contests as both a Holo-Flyer and Holo-Fighter. Here he found a way to earn steady winnings, which when combined with his wit, guile, strength and techno wizardry - have led Brook to become a powerful adversary. Against all odds, Brook's battles in the underworld builr his reputation of honour and diginity in the face of adversity. A Galandrian of few words, Brook avoids any celebrity and keeps his focus.

As our story opens, Brook is close to getting to the finals in the UltraCombat underworld tournament, leading to a fateful final showdown with the murderous gangster, Xylar, who controls vast areas of the Black Market, and a treacherous mercenary that is bound to have something up his sleeve!

In the aftermath of Brook's fight wth Xylar, General Atura (Crystal’s father), the military leader of the Aurora Galaxy Force, concerned for Brooks safety, takes Brook under his wing, impressed with his skills and confident he could use his talents for good. Reluctantly, Brook agrees and joins Space Academy.

This leads Brook to avoid any punishment, and quickly he becomes an ‘ace pilot’ at Space Academy, thriving under Atura’s guiding influence.

Throughout the series, Brook’s orphaned, wrong side of the tracks past is uncovered revealing how this hot-headed hotshot got as far as he did. Brook is co-captain with his by-the-books, teamwork driven partner Ursula, and is supported by Jefferson – his loyal companion that, over time, has begun to soften his ‘trust no one’ stance.