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Onni Langstiver

Langstiver · Onni · Former head of Medina security · Former director of station security · Belter radical

Onni turns rejected collaboration into assassination, killing Singh's aide before Laconian safety rounds cut him and six accomplices apart.

Story so far

After Santiago Singh rejects his attempted ingratiation, Onni uses an encrypted network hidden in Medina's power conduits to organize six former station-security associates. Criminal connections and purged or falsified caches help the conspirators evade the official surveillance systems he once managed. Their objective is not restoration of the station but the symbolic death of its Laconian governor.

Onni approaches Singh in the habitat drum with his armed group and opens fire. Singh's Marine detail responds with sustained high-velocity plastic rounds, cutting all seven attackers apart without suffering casualties. A rebel bullet misses the governor and kills Lieutenant Kasik. Onni dies in the attack, leaving no possibility of interrogation, but the air-gapped system he exploited proves that Medina contains hidden networks beyond Laconian control.

Appearance

A lanky Belter man with greasy hair, a permanent sneer, and resentful cunning eyes, wearing an oversized coat over station clothes during his final armed approach; his canonical image remains his living appearance.

Role

Onni is the failed collaborator turned dead insurgent, responsible for the occupation's first successful killing and its governor's punitive reaction.

Relationships

Santiago Singh — Santiago Singh is the target who rejected him and survives the assassination behind Tanaka's Marine shield.
Kasik — Kasik dies from the bullet fired toward Singh during Onni's attack.
Aliana Tanaka — Aliana Tanaka uncovers his covert network and security associations after her precautions defeat his plot.
Sources — 4 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 12
  • Medina's complacent security chief refuses reconnaissance and treats overwhelming rail guns as a substitute for knowing what Laconia will bring.
Chapter 15
  • Fired and eager to serve the conquerors, Onni reveals the gate network's lethal gamma response but disgusts Singh too deeply to win a place.
Chapter 16
  • Rejected by Singh and stripped of office, Onni resurfaces among armed old-OPA Belters moving purposefully toward Laconian administrative rooms.
Chapter 17
  • Onni turns rejected collaboration into assassination, killing Singh's aide before Laconian safety rounds cut him and six accomplices apart.
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