Detective Trevor Fleming, with his blonde hair and matching mustache, presents himself as a highly motivated, yet reckless, Special Space Police officer who is at a personal and professional breaking point due to his singular focus on the Hethydect trade.
Trevor’s public persona is defined by his intense dedication and willingness to defy authority to achieve his goals:
The Reckless Maverick (Gung-Ho): Trevor is frequently described as “gung-ho”, leading him to take extreme, careless risks that his partner, Mark, calls “heroic bullshit” and “stupid”. His superior, Sergeant Moran, explicitly orders him to “stay within our regulations”.
The Rule Breaker: He openly disregards police regulations, particularly the rule against using the Displacer device to transmit through space. He justifies this by waving off regulations as “crap” and “phony”, valuing his tactical assessment over bureaucratic policy.
The Skilled Operative: Despite his recklessness, Trevor is highly effective. He successfully transmits into an enemy Space Dog ship, subdues the crew with a stun gun, and takes control of the ship to engage and defeat multiple enemy vessels in a frantic space battle.
Trevor’s actions are driven by a mix of personal grief and professional burnout, which fuels his aggressive approach to the Hethydect problem.
Vengeance for Mark: His risky, personal vendetta against the drug trade is motivated by the loss of his partner. He admits he wants to see the “Hethydect thing through” in order to “avenge his death in a small way”.
Obsession and Personalization: Mark notes that Trevor is consumed by the fight, having developed an “obsession with the war against Hethydect” and taking the drug war “far too personally”. He focuses his efforts on capturing the distributor, Sage, complaining that they “can’t seem to get the bastard”.
Burnout and Disillusionment: Beneath his aggressive exterior, Trevor is struggling internally. He admits to feeling “burnt out” and believes that the police work he once did “doesn’t feel right anymore”. This leads him to inform his Sergeant that he intends to find a replacement and is considering quitting the force entirely.
The Ethical Dilemma: Trevor is caught between his effective, rule breaking methods and the anxiety they cause others. While he gets results, Mark is left “sick of his heroic bullshit” , and Sergeant Moran is torn between being “appreciative or angry that he broke Displacer regulations”.
