Prometheus 107 — Characters — Encyclopedia Galactica

"Prometheus breaks free from Valdec's control and plans to dominate the PSI-aura himself."
-- Summary of Booklet 063, War of Minds

Prometheus 107 is a genetically engineered Super-Driver -- an artificially bred human clone possessing immense psionic powers -- produced by the Kaiser Corporation's classified Alpha-Order breeding program at the Kaiser secret station on Sarym. He is the most prominent and powerful clone of the Prometheus genetic line, and the single most formidable psionic weapon in Max von Valdec's arsenal during the warlord era (c. 2502--2503). Referenced across approximately 37 wiki pages and appearing in at least 7 booklets, Prometheus 107 is one of the saga's most consequential antagonists.

His arc traces a trajectory from obedient instrument of Valdec's tyranny, through a campaign of lethal enforcement across the Lancia exile and the colonial plundering raids, to a dramatic rebellion on Sarym when the PSI-aura of the Maritime Coral City empowers him beyond anything his creators intended -- and finally to his annihilation within that same aura, destroyed by forces far greater than either he or his master could comprehend.

Prometheus 107 embodies the central paradox of the Alpha-Order: having developed Kaiser Force to eliminate humanity's dependence on Drivers, the Kaiser Corporation then bred its own Drivers -- more powerful and more dangerous than any natural-born psionic -- to serve as living weapons. And the most powerful weapon it produced was the one it could not control.

Origins

The Alpha-Order Program

Prometheus 107 was bred at the Kaiser secret station on Sarym's South Continent under the Alpha-Order program, a classified genetic engineering initiative directed by Max von Valdec and supervised on-site by station commander Hermano Lotz, assisted by the cyborg Dor Masali. The program combines genetic engineering, biochemical enhancement, memory erasure, and mental conditioning -- including the implantation of a Killer Block -- to create multi-psionic beings of extraordinary power (Booklet 043).

Super-Drivers are organized into genetic series designated by mythological names, with sequential clone numbers indicating successive iterations. The Prometheus line produces the most powerful specimens. Prometheus 107's predecessor, Prometheus 93, was already described as "the strongest of the three" initial test subjects (Booklet 043), capable of telepathically manipulating his own handler without detection. Prometheus 107 represents a later, more refined iteration -- and a correspondingly more dangerous one.

His clone number (107) indicates he is at least the fourteenth Prometheus clone after Prometheus 93, suggesting extensive iteration within the genetic line. Like all Super-Drivers, his personal memories were stripped away during conditioning, and he is identified solely by his series designation and number rather than a personal name.

The Killer Block and Its Failure

Prometheus 107 carries the standard Killer Block -- an artificial mental barrier implanted in every Super-Driver to ensure absolute loyalty to Max von Valdec. The block is designed to trigger self-destructive compulsion upon any disloyal behavior.

However, the Killer Block proves fundamentally inadequate against the most powerful Prometheus clones. Even before the PSI-aura empowers him, Prometheus 107 is described as "initially planning a revolt" against Valdec (Booklet 061) -- indicating that his Killer Block has already been partially overcome through sheer psionic willpower. When the PSI-aura amplifies his abilities in Booklet 063, whatever remained of the block is shattered entirely.

This pattern -- extreme psionic power correlating with extreme willfulness -- represents the Alpha-Order's fundamental design flaw. The Killer Block page documents the inverse relationship between psionic power and block effectiveness: the Prometheus line shows the highest rate of failure across all Super-Driver series.

Biography

Valdec's Warlord Era on Lancia (c. 2502--2503)

Crash Landing and the Killings at Kaisergrad (Booklet 066)

Following Valdec's ouster as Council Chairman and exile from Earth (Booklet 054), Prometheus 107 and Isis 31 serve as his primary Super-Driver enforcers as Valdec rebuilds his power base in the Rim Worlds.

In Booklet 066 (In the Light of the Murder Sun), Valdec, Prometheus 107, and Isis 31 depart the funnel ship REGENT in a fighter, heading for Lancia in the Calina System to seize control of the Kaiser-Lancia Complex. As they approach the planet, they encounter a PSI interference caused by energies from Space II that have created a "transparency effect" over Kaisergrad, Valdec's steel city on Lancia. The fighter is caught in the effect and crashes.

Valdec, Prometheus, and Isis eject and make their way to Kaisergrad on foot. Inside the partially transparent city, they are attacked by machines controlled by Banshees -- lost beings that wander through Space II.

Upon reaching the city's interior, they are confronted by Maxwell Sholar -- Valdec's own cousin and the security manager of the Kaiser-Lancia Complex -- who, in a state of paranoia, threatens to use a nuclear grenade to destroy what he believes are "Terranauts." Prometheus 107 intervenes and kills Sholar. He also kills Tosten Phibas, the Manag (manager) of the Kaiser-Lancia Complex.

These killings demonstrate two defining traits of Prometheus 107: his capacity for casual, instantaneous violence, and his willingness to eliminate anyone who threatens his master's objectives -- even Valdec's own family members. They also reveal that the Alpha-Order program either did not instill or actively suppressed moral inhibitions in its products.

The Colonial Plundering Campaign (Booklet 067)

In Booklet 067 (The Planet Plunderers), Prometheus 107 participates in Valdec's systematic campaign of plundering colonial worlds. Valdec's forces strip planets such as Krisan of industrial equipment, food, and people to build up his power base on Lancia.

On Krisan, Prometheus 107 is tasked with interrogating Morgenstern, a captured Terranaut, using his powerful telepathic abilities. However, Morgenstern's PSI protection prevents the Super-Driver from extracting information. This represents one of the few recorded failures of Prometheus 107's abilities and demonstrates that even the most powerful Super-Driver can be thwarted by a properly defended mind.

During the same campaign, Terranaut Drivers Myranda Llan and Can Katzenstein are killed by Super-Drivers on Krisan.

The Aron System Incident (Booklet 068)

In Booklet 068 (The Programmed Assassin), Prometheus 107 continues to serve in Valdec's retinue during the ongoing conflict with the Electronic Assassin -- a killer computer programmed by Valdec's enemies to eliminate him. He is present during a catastrophic Kaiser Force flash in the Aron System that transforms the region into an unstable space-time zone, killing Glaucen, Valdec's security manager.

During events on the planet Frantic, a Super-Driver clone from the REGENT rescues Valdec from Queen No and kills the child column-leader Angel. While the text identifies this as "a super-driver clone" rather than naming Prometheus 107 specifically, he is listed among the main characters present during these events.

The Sarym Campaign (c. 2503)

First Assault on the Maritime Coral City (Booklet 061)

Booklet 061 (Death Awaits on Sarym) marks the beginning of the climactic phase of Prometheus 107's arc. Valdec, having established his underwater research base off Sarym's South Continent, seeks to breach the Maritime Coral City and seize control of its immense PSI-aura -- an ancient bio-psionic field generated by the coral city's living structure.

Valdec deploys Prometheus 107, Phoenix 34, and Isis 31 alongside the captive David terGorden -- whose superior PSI abilities are intended to serve as a psionic key -- to force open an entrance to the Maritime Coral City.

The operation partially succeeds: the Super-Drivers and David breach the coral city's outer defenses. But the PSI-aura fights back, neutralizing the Super-Drivers and forcing Valdec to flee as his underwater base self-destructs. Prometheus 107 survives the encounter, but it is already clear that the PSI-aura represents a force beyond anything the Alpha-Order program anticipated.

Critically, the booklet describes Prometheus 107 as "initially planning a revolt but ultimately controlled by Valdec" -- revealing that even before the PSI-aura empowers him, the seeds of rebellion are already present. His Killer Block is holding, but only barely.

The War of Minds: Rebellion and Destruction (Booklet 063)

Booklet 063 (War of Minds) represents the climax and conclusion of Prometheus 107's arc -- one of the saga's most dramatic sequences of empowerment, rebellion, and annihilation.

During Valdec's second attempt to control the PSI-aura, the following events unfold:

1. The PSI-aura empowers Prometheus 107.

Valdec forces David terGorden's captive mind to open a connection to the PSI-aura. The aura fights back, killing Expert Mira -- and, critically, flooding Prometheus 107 with psionic energy far beyond anything the Alpha-Order program intended. This surge of power shatters the remnants of his Killer Block and transforms him from a controlled weapon into an autonomous being of terrifying capability.

2. Prometheus 107 breaks free from Valdec's control.

Empowered by the PSI-aura, Prometheus ceases to be a weapon and becomes an independent actor with his own ambition: to dominate the PSI-aura himself. He no longer serves Valdec; he pursues a goal that mirrors Valdec's own -- the seizure of ancient power for personal dominion.

3. Prometheus captures Llewellyn 709 and Lyda Mar.

Prometheus recognizes that Llewellyn 709 (the Riemenmann) and Lyda Mar (a Mediator) possess unique psionic connections that make them essential "keys" to the PSI-aura. He captures both, intending to use them as conduits to access and dominate the aura's power. The glossary records that "Prometheus concentrated and violently tore the two psionic egos of the B-creatures into his Ichsphare (I-sphere)" -- a technique of forcibly absorbing and containing psionic consciousnesses within his own mental sphere.

4. Inside the symbolic reality of the PSI-aura.

Within the PSI-aura, a symbolic reality unfolds. Prometheus and his fellow Super-Drivers find the Terranauts -- David terGorden, Llewellyn 709, and Lyda Mar -- who have been enslaved by the Silver Ones, mysterious entities within the aura. Prometheus seeks to exploit the Terranauts' connection to the aura for his own purposes.

5. Dor Masali's failed counter-attack.

Simultaneously, Dor Masali -- Hermano Lotz's cyborg assistant, immune to PSI manipulation by virtue of his robotic body -- attempts an independent course of action. He launches fusion bombs at the Maritime Coral City, reasoning that the Super-Drivers' minds now reside within it and must be destroyed. The attack fails; the PSI-aura's defenses kill Dor Masali.

6. Annihilation.

Lyda Mar, aided by her unborn daughter Aura Damona Mar, uses her Mediator powers to transport the Terranauts and the Super-Drivers to the heart of the PSI-aura. There, **the Super-Drivers -- including Prometheus 107, Isis 31, and Phoenix 34 -- are annihilated**, their psionic forms destroyed by the overwhelming power of the ancient bio-psionic intelligence.

Valdec, refusing to accept defeat, orders a Kaiser Force ship to bombard the Maritime Coral City. But Lyda and Aura Damona, now merged with the PSI-aura, turn the ship's own power against Valdec, causing a Kaiser Force shockwave absorbed by petrified Modificators. Valdec flees once more.

This is one of the saga's most dramatic reversals: the weapon bred to serve Valdec first rebels against his control, then is destroyed by the very power it sought to seize. Prometheus 107's ambition -- to dominate the PSI-aura -- mirrors Valdec's own, and both are repelled by forces beyond their comprehension.

Prometheus on Earth (Booklet 090) -- Uncertain Identity

In Booklet 090 (The Ship of Serenity), set during Valdec's Second Reich, a Prometheus clone (referred to simply as "Prometheus" without a number) serves as Valdec's bodyguard on Earth. When former managers of ASK attempt to assassinate Valdec at the Ziolkowski Shipyards using recessive psionics and an electronic assassin, Prometheus thwarts the attack, saving Valdec's life.

Whether this is Prometheus 107 or a later clone bred after the loss of Prometheus 107 remains ambiguous. The events of Booklet 090 take place during the Second Reich (c. 2504), which follows the War of Minds (c. 2503) chronologically. If Prometheus 107 was indeed destroyed in the PSI-aura during the War of Minds, then this bodyguard must be a later Prometheus clone. However, the saga's non-linear chronology and the absence of a specific clone number leave the question unresolved.

Abilities and Traits

Telepathy and Mind Manipulation

The signature ability of the Prometheus line. Prometheus 107 can telepathically interrogate prisoners and attempt to extract information by force (Booklet 067). He can also project his psionic will to capture and contain other psionic beings within his "Ichsphare" (I-sphere) -- a technique of forcibly absorbing psionic consciousnesses into his own mental sphere (Booklet 063).

Psionic Combat

Described as Valdec's "most powerful psionic weapon," Prometheus 107 can kill opponents through raw PSI force. He dispatches Maxwell Sholar and Tosten Phibas without hesitation (Booklet 066), demonstrating the lethal immediacy of his abilities.

Independent Volition

Despite being bred for obedience, Prometheus 107 demonstrates independent thinking from his first appearance. In Booklet 061, he is already "planning a revolt" against Valdec even while still nominally under the Killer Block's control. This trait -- extreme psionic power correlating with extreme willfulness -- is the defining characteristic of the Prometheus genetic line. His predecessor Prometheus 93 manipulated his own handler from the very beginning (Booklet 043).

PSI-Aura Susceptibility

When exposed to the PSI-aura of the Maritime Coral City, Prometheus 107 is simultaneously empowered and destabilized. The aura amplifies his abilities far beyond the Alpha-Order program's parameters, shatters his Killer Block, and grants him autonomous ambition. But this same amplification draws him into the aura's heart, where his psionic form is annihilated by an intelligence far older and vaster than anything human engineering can produce.

Lethal Force Without Inhibition

Prometheus 107 kills without hesitation or remorse -- dispatching Valdec's own cousin Maxwell Sholar, the complex manager Tosten Phibas, and participating in the broader campaign of colonial terror on Krisan. The Alpha-Order program either did not instill or actively suppressed moral inhibitions in its products, creating a being of immense power with no internal brake on violence.

Key Events (Chronological by Saga Timeline)

Date	Event	Booklet
c. 2502	Accompanies Valdec and Isis 31 aboard the REGENT during the exile period	066
c. 2502	Crashes on Lancia with Valdec and Isis 31 after encountering PSI interference	066
c. 2502	Kills Maxwell Sholar (Valdec's cousin) and Tosten Phibas (Manag of the Kaiser-Lancia Complex) at Kaisergrad	066
c. 2502--2503	Interrogates Morgenstern on Krisan -- fails to break his PSI protection	067
c. 2502--2503	Present during the Kaiser Force flash in the Aron System that kills Glaucen	068
c. 2503	Deployed alongside Phoenix 34 and Isis 31 to breach the Maritime Coral City on Sarym; the PSI-aura neutralizes the Super-Drivers	061
c. 2503	Breaks free from Valdec's control after being empowered by the PSI-aura	063
c. 2503	Captures Llewellyn 709 and Lyda Mar, intending to use them as keys to dominate the PSI-aura	063
c. 2503	Finds the Terranauts enslaved by Silver Ones within a symbolic reality inside the PSI-aura	063
c. 2503	Destroyed within the heart of the PSI-aura by Lyda Mar and Aura Damona Mar's combined power	063

Relationships

Master

Character	Relationship	Notes
Max von Valdec	Creator and master	Valdec controls Prometheus 107 through the Alpha-Order program and the Killer Block. Prometheus serves as his most powerful psionic weapon until breaking free during the War of Minds. The relationship epitomizes the Super-Driver paradox: Valdec breeds weapons he cannot ultimately control.

Fellow Super-Drivers

Character	Relationship	Notes
Isis 31	Primary combat companion	Accompanies Prometheus 107 throughout the Lancia exile (066--068) and the Sarym campaigns (061--063). The longest-serving Super-Driver at his side. Destroyed alongside him in the PSI-aura (063).
Phoenix 34	Combat companion	Deployed with Prometheus 107 during the assault on the Maritime Coral City (061). Destroyed alongside him in the PSI-aura (063).
Osiris 84	Fellow enforcer	Serves Valdec in parallel during the colony-plundering campaign on Krisan and other worlds (067).
Plutos 24	Associated Super-Driver	Linked with Prometheus 107 and Artemis 12 in the glossary as a trio of Super-Drivers.
Artemis 12	Associated Super-Driver	Linked with Prometheus 107 and Plutos 24 in the glossary as a trio of Super-Drivers.
Prometheus 93	Predecessor	The earlier Prometheus clone whose manipulation of Hermano Lotz foreshadows Prometheus 107's own rebellion against his masters. Both demonstrate that the Prometheus line cannot be controlled.

Handlers

Character	Relationship	Notes
Hermano Lotz	Station commander	Oversees the Alpha-Order program at the Kaiser secret station where Prometheus 107 was bred. By the time Prometheus 107 is deployed, Lotz serves under Valdec during the Sarym campaigns (061, 063).
Dor Masali	Cyborg at the research base	The PSI-immune cyborg assists Lotz and Valdec at the underwater research base. Attempts to destroy the Maritime Coral City independently when Prometheus breaks free; killed by the PSI-aura (063).
Queen Yazmin	Military commander	Valdec's Gray Guard commander who leads expeditions alongside the Super-Drivers during the Sarym and Lancia campaigns (061, 066).
Frost	Intelligence manager	Valdec's closest advisor; present aboard the REGENT during the exile period operations (066--068).

Enemies and Victims

Character	Relationship	Notes
Lyda Mar	Nemesis	Prometheus 107 captures Lyda on Sarym, intending to use her Mediator abilities as a key to the PSI-aura. Instead, Lyda -- aided by Aura Damona Mar -- transports the Super-Drivers to the heart of the PSI-aura and destroys them. She is Prometheus's executioner.
Aura Damona Mar	Destroyer	The unborn daughter of Lyda Mar and Damon Credock, whose psionic powers -- channeled through her mother -- annihilate the Super-Drivers within the PSI-aura.
Llewellyn 709	Captive and opponent	The Riemenmann, captured alongside Lyda Mar. His unique psionic identity made him a valuable "key" for Prometheus's ambitions.
David terGorden	Psionic tool / opponent	Valdec forces David's mind to open a connection to the PSI-aura, which inadvertently empowers Prometheus 107 and triggers his rebellion.
Morgenstern	Interrogation subject	Prometheus 107 attempts to telepathically break Morgenstern on Krisan but fails due to PSI protection (067).
Maxwell Sholar	Killed on Lancia	Valdec's own cousin and security manager of the Kaiser-Lancia Complex, killed by Prometheus when he threatened to use a nuclear grenade (066).
Tosten Phibas	Killed on Lancia	Manag of the Kaiser-Lancia Complex, killed by Prometheus 107 during the seizure of Kaisergrad (066).

Thematic Significance

The Uncontrollable Weapon

Prometheus 107 is the saga's most vivid illustration of a recurring theme: the weapons Valdec creates invariably turn against him. Kaiser Force destroys Zoe when it runs wild. The Ebberdyk computers mutate and rebel. The Prometheus clones -- bred to be perfectly obedient psionic soldiers -- prove to be the most dangerously independent beings in the saga. Prometheus 93 manipulates his own handler before Valdec even knows he exists. Prometheus 107 breaks free the moment a power greater than Valdec's touches him.

This pattern reflects the saga's fundamental argument: control is an illusion, and the attempt to engineer absolute obedience -- whether in machines, clones, or political subjects -- produces only more sophisticated forms of rebellion.

The Prometheus Myth Inverted

The name "Prometheus" -- the Greek titan who stole fire from the gods to give to humanity -- resonates throughout the saga in ironic ways:

Valdec as Prometheus: Valdec steals the "fire" of Kaiser Force from Space II to free humanity from dependence on psionic elites. That he names his most powerful weapons "Prometheus" suggests an identification with the titan's defiance.
The Clone as False Prometheus: Unlike the mythical Prometheus, who gave fire to all humanity, Prometheus 107 serves only one man. He is an instrument of tyranny, not liberation. The name becomes ironic: this being of enormous power exists solely to extend one mortal's dominion.
Destruction by Higher Power: Just as Zeus punished the original Prometheus, the PSI-aura -- an intelligence far older and vaster than anything Valdec can control -- destroys Prometheus 107 when he reaches too far. The ancient bio-psionic system of the Buds of the Tree will not be seized by force, whether by Valdec or by his rebellious creations.

Mirror of Valdec

Prometheus 107's brief period of autonomous ambition (Booklet 063) reveals him as a mirror of his creator. Both Valdec and Prometheus seek to dominate the PSI-aura for personal power. Both treat other beings as instruments. Both are ultimately repelled by forces they cannot comprehend. The difference is only one of scale: Valdec breeds an army to seize the aura; Prometheus tries to seize it alone. Both fail for the same reason -- the PSI-aura is not a weapon to be wielded but a consciousness to be respected.

The Contrast with Isis 31

Prometheus 107 and Isis 31 are the saga's most frequently paired Super-Drivers, appearing together in Booklets 061, 063, and 066. Their contrasting arcs illuminate the Alpha-Order program's central tension:

Prometheus 107 is the most powerful and the most rebellious. His extreme psionic ability correlates with extreme willfulness, and the moment a force greater than Valdec touches him, he breaks free -- and is destroyed within a single booklet of his liberation.
Isis 31 is powerful enough to withstand an entire Driver lodge's combined PSI assault (Booklet 091) but never seeks independence. She demonstrates consistent obedience, survives through eight booklets, adapts to multiple handlers (Valdec, then Frost), and faithfully completes her assigned missions -- including the destruction of the JAMES COOK and the transmission of coordinates that enable Valdec's preemptive strike.

The pairing suggests that the Alpha-Order's designers faced a fundamental trade-off: maximum power (Prometheus) correlates with maximum risk of rebellion, while somewhat less power (Isis) correlates with greater reliability. Valdec deployed both and paid the price when the more powerful one broke free. The saga never resolves whether this reflects different conditioning methodologies between the genetic lines or whether the Prometheus line's extreme psionic potential inherently overwhelms any mental barrier.

The Paradox of Power and Autonomy

Prometheus 107's arc demonstrates the Killer Block's fundamental paradox: the Alpha-Order program breeds Super-Drivers for extreme psionic power, then implants a mental barrier to ensure obedience. But in a being whose primary ability is the manipulation of minds, a mental barrier is only as strong as the consciousness it attempts to restrain. In Prometheus 107, the container is smaller than the contained. His liberation by the PSI-aura is not an anomaly -- it is the inevitable endpoint of a program that creates beings whose capabilities exceed the capacity of any control mechanism.

Appearances (7 booklets)

#	Title	Role
061	Death Awaits on Sarym	Major. Deployed alongside Phoenix 34 and Isis 31 to breach the Maritime Coral City; neutralized by the PSI-aura. Described as already "planning a revolt" against Valdec.
063	War of Minds	Antagonist. Breaks free from Valdec's control after being empowered by the PSI-aura; captures Llewellyn 709 and Lyda Mar; seeks to dominate the PSI-aura; destroyed within its heart by Lyda Mar and Aura Damona Mar.
066	In the Light of the Murder Sun	Major. Accompanies Valdec and Isis 31 aboard the REGENT; crashes on Lancia; kills Maxwell Sholar and Tosten Phibas at Kaisergrad.
067	The Planet Plunderers	Supporting. Interrogates Morgenstern on Krisan (fails due to PSI protection); participates in Valdec's colonial plundering campaign.
068	The Programmed Assassin	Supporting. Present as a Super-Driver in Valdec's retinue during events in the Aron System and on Frantic.
090	The Ship of Serenity	Supporting (uncertain identity). A Prometheus clone (possibly 107, possibly a later clone) thwarts an assassination attempt against Valdec at the Ziolkowski Shipyards on Earth.

Note on chronology: Although Booklets 066--068 carry higher numbers than Booklets 061 and 063, the Lancia events (066--068) take place chronologically before the War of Minds on Sarym (061, 063). The booklets are not published in strict chronological order.