Engie

Engineer (Real Name: Dr. Alexander Gromov, or otherwise refered to as Engie) is the fourth main character in the webcomic "Romantically Apocalyptic" and is the only other character besides Sniper to be deemed "Sane".

Appearence

Engineer unmasked

Dr. Gromov is a pale Russian man. His face is angular with well defined cheekbones and scruffy brown hair. His eyes are obscured by his ever present amber goggles while the rest of his face is covered by a gas mask. His attire consists of a grey hooded jacket with fur trim and dark blue skinny jean trousers. He also wears grey gloves and boots.

Background

Alexander Gromov was the head of the division controlling and maintaining ANNET, the computer system which all humans could link to via neural interface. As a result, he developed a very close bond with the network, and frequently referred to it as ANNIE. Strangely enough, the computer seemed to return his affections.

He was also in charge of Project 7 - An analysis aimed at finding the luckiest man in the world; Captain. After Captain ruined ANNETs servers by throwing hot tea, ANNET classified all humans as a threat to its' existence and killed everyone in it's facility except for Alexander, who was spared because ANNET could not eliminate his admin privileges, or at least not fully. In retaliation, Gromov led a small group of survivors to launch a last desperate nuclear attack on ANNET, hoping that taking out a small portion of ANNET's system will cause the rest of it to fail. He then hid in a well stocked and fortified bunker.

Personality

Engie is scared

From his limited appearances, we can posit that he is a shrewd and logical thinker, building a shelter with several years of supplies in preparation for the apocalypse. He appears to have a thriving contempt for Captain, in no small part due to Captains actions in destroying ANNETs servers causing her to go berserk. He also appears to be a loner, shunning human company for the safety and security of his bunker. Another defining trait is his lack of courage as demonstrated when the crew came face to face with Cancer. Captain stood unaffected, Sniper was captured and Pilot attacked Cancer with a sharpened metal stick while Engineer curled up into a fetal position.

Skills

As the head of Project 7, Engineer was a top boss in computers and programming. He also showed enough skills to find and fortify a bunker to live in should the apocalypse occour.

Role in story

Cancer Arc.

After exiting his bunker, Engineer came across the monster known as Cancer. As he hid from it, he discovered a note from the Captain offering people a chance to join his "Army". Engineer tore up the note in disgust as he remembered that it was Captian who began the Apocalypse in the first place. Just then ANNETs hunter drone burst down from the ceiling and claimed that "[their] long overdue search query of hide and seek" was over. However hearinng the drone crash through the ceiling caused several Cancer controlled skeletons to burst through the door, only to be blasted to bits by the drone. The drone then began to execute protocol 3-1-1, which turned out to be a blast from an orbital ion cannon, completely obliterating Cancer. After the blast, Engineer began to wonder why he too was not killed in the strike, but was then confronted by Captain sitting behind a desk offering him a position in the "organization". Engineer accepted as he thought that maybe Captain's luck could rub off on others, but was slightly put off when the Captain insisted that he fill out a 20 page application form and asked him for his phone number and whether he could dance salsa, among other things.