Partagaz. He scares the shit out of me bc he is an imperial guy avoiding all the things that hamper irl fascists, like falling for your own propaganda, becoming overzealous, being an anti-intellectual dingus to begin with or expecting underlings to sucker up to you and sugar-coat everything. Where the rest of the Empire are space nazis, this guy could be space Kissinger. Utterly evil, but also dangerously competent at what he’s doing.
Well put. He’s a really well written character and the performance brings it home to a tee. I would actually like to see more character depth brought in, cause it does raise the question of what his deal is, what’s he like off work? There’s a one dimensionality that works fine for what he serves ploy wise and humanizing the space nazi too much isn’t the best but I would like to know his personal motivation. What’s getting him up every day so he csn be the best damn space nazi he can be? Cause he doesn’t seem like a true believer cause he’s too detached from any fanaticism, he can’t just be there for the paycheck cause he’s working too hard for that. Maybe not exploring that angle makes him too perfect a space nazi as well, he can’t be shown to be competent and correct (situationally) when he’d fundamentally pursuing incompetent and incorrect goals. Really that kinda applies to every but Syril as far as the bad guys go. I think you can explore a character without making them sympathetic
people like this don’t become someone else outside of work. their job is who they are at a fundamental level. they are not a fanatic in the sense that they are close minded or slaves to orthodoxy of process, but they are committed to the cause whole heartedly and want to serve the mission.
I think he is probably similar to Meero: raised by the system/orphaned even possibly, no strong familial ties independent of the State and it’s institutions.
probably recognized at an early age as having a strategic mind and directed into the most prestigious of vocations: administration of security and public safety.
people who rise high in careers with narrow, focused ladders can not conceive of stepping off them, no matter how suffocating their role is. they can only ascend in the hopes of having more autonomy (re: power). they maneuver up by out-playing their cohort. I can only imagine this is magnified in an institution selecting people for strategic thinking and counter intelligence.
“after” work, Pedergast, if not called to a late meeting, goes home to a quiet dinner for one, reads executive summary reports in a comfortable chair, ponders their value, performs a grooming ritual while inventorying his uniforms, and turns in early. he gets plenty of rest every night.
the guy is an extremely intelligent and dangerous machine. like Meero will become as he gently, but dispassionately mentors her as he would any junior intelligence officer displaying critical analysis skills and initiative.
Partagaz is under Wullf Yularen anyway, he is just another cog in the machine. I guess he was employed in the republic’s intelligence services and just kept working for that government post name change.
Partagaz. He scares the shit out of me bc he is an imperial guy avoiding all the things that hamper irl fascists, like falling for your own propaganda, becoming overzealous, being an anti-intellectual dingus to begin with or expecting underlings to sucker up to you and sugar-coat everything. Where the rest of the Empire are space nazis, this guy could be space Kissinger. Utterly evil, but also dangerously competent at what he’s doing.
Please learn more about Kissinger. He was also a sycophant.
Well put. He’s a really well written character and the performance brings it home to a tee. I would actually like to see more character depth brought in, cause it does raise the question of what his deal is, what’s he like off work? There’s a one dimensionality that works fine for what he serves ploy wise and humanizing the space nazi too much isn’t the best but I would like to know his personal motivation. What’s getting him up every day so he csn be the best damn space nazi he can be? Cause he doesn’t seem like a true believer cause he’s too detached from any fanaticism, he can’t just be there for the paycheck cause he’s working too hard for that. Maybe not exploring that angle makes him too perfect a space nazi as well, he can’t be shown to be competent and correct (situationally) when he’d fundamentally pursuing incompetent and incorrect goals. Really that kinda applies to every but Syril as far as the bad guys go. I think you can explore a character without making them sympathetic
people like this don’t become someone else outside of work. their job is who they are at a fundamental level. they are not a fanatic in the sense that they are close minded or slaves to orthodoxy of process, but they are committed to the cause whole heartedly and want to serve the mission.
I think he is probably similar to Meero: raised by the system/orphaned even possibly, no strong familial ties independent of the State and it’s institutions.
probably recognized at an early age as having a strategic mind and directed into the most prestigious of vocations: administration of security and public safety.
people who rise high in careers with narrow, focused ladders can not conceive of stepping off them, no matter how suffocating their role is. they can only ascend in the hopes of having more autonomy (re: power). they maneuver up by out-playing their cohort. I can only imagine this is magnified in an institution selecting people for strategic thinking and counter intelligence.
“after” work, Pedergast, if not called to a late meeting, goes home to a quiet dinner for one, reads executive summary reports in a comfortable chair, ponders their value, performs a grooming ritual while inventorying his uniforms, and turns in early. he gets plenty of rest every night.
the guy is an extremely intelligent and dangerous machine. like Meero will become as he gently, but dispassionately mentors her as he would any junior intelligence officer displaying critical analysis skills and initiative.
I can see him reading manuscripts on strategy, history, or philosophical writings to wind down.
Partagaz is under Wullf Yularen anyway, he is just another cog in the machine. I guess he was employed in the republic’s intelligence services and just kept working for that government post name change.
He the most competent person at the evil factory. He is just good at his job.