Thomas Wade

Character from deaths-end by Liu Cixin

The PIA director who would have pressed every button. Lost the Swordholder vote to Cheng Xin, lost his hand trying to murder her, and ultimately built humanity's first lightspeed ship in defiance of a death sentence.

Also known as: 托马斯·维德, Wade, Director Wade

What They Know

• He directed the PIA during the Crisis Era and was the operational architect of the Staircase Program
• He murdered Mikhail Vadimov, his rival for Swordholder candidacy, and admitted it
• He attempted to murder Cheng Xin by impersonating AA and was shot by police, losing his right hand
• Sophon later admits he would have been a perfect Swordholder — guaranteed to fire — and so was deliberately allowed to lose
• He runs Halo Group's lightspeed propulsion research after Cheng Xin transfers control to him, achieving the first viable curvature drive
• He honors his promise to Cheng Xin: when she finally orders him to halt the program he surrenders and accepts execution

Connections

• rivals — cheng_xin
• leads — halo_group
• ally_of — aa
• located_in — halo_city

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