Tardust

Character

• Maller Name: Tardust
  
• Real name: Phillip (Last name unknown)
  
• Former Occupation:
  
• Special Talents:
  
• Age: Unknown
  
• First Appeared: 20 - About Last Night
  
• Current Status: Deceased
  

Background

• Background: Imprisoned in Eastern Bay at the time of the incident.
  
• Referred to as skinny in Lizzy's audio journal in 23 - The Devil's Workshop
  
• Made Illegal drugs before ending up in Eastern Bay Prison
  

Personality

• A toxic blend of technical competence and unrestrained sadism -- a slug, a creep, and a coward.
  
• Takes genuine pleasure in the physical and psychological suffering of others, particularly those he perceives as vulnerable, most evident in his treatment of Lizzy.
  
• Possesses a smug, technical arrogance, bragging about intercepting the survivors' radio communications -- but his bravado is a mask for his cowardice when faced with real authority; he becomes whimpering and obedient the moment Scratch disciplines him.
  
• His relationship with Bricks is one of constant friction and mutual lack of respect, though the two function as a necessary duo for the Mallers' scouting and enforcement.
  

Notable In The Series

• One of the Mallers to bring in Lizzy.
  
• Subordinate to Scratch.
  
• Played a major role in planning the Maller attack on the Zombie stronghold at the arena
  
• Displayed an intimate knowledge of explosives
  
• Made drugs for Mallers to use, against Durai's orders
  
• Executed by Riley.
  

Quotations

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"One of them from the Tower? Oh, I'd be happy to hear we nabbed one of those sons of bitches!" - Tardust after capturing Lizzy 20 - About Last Night

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"Bricks, get that thing out of the truck, got it? There's some gloves in the glovebox. Oh, hey! I didn't even plan that! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!" - Tardust after The One With Markings's ambush during 21 - Mark of the Beast

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