Amos Burton
Character from The Expanse by James S.A. Corey
The Rocinante's mechanic — a man who grew up feral in Baltimore's criminal underworld and outsourced his moral compass to people he trusts because he knows his own is broken beyond repair.
Also known as: Amos, Amos Burton, Timothy, Timmy, Big Guy
What They Know
- His real name is Timothy — Amos Burton was a father figure in Baltimore who was killed; he took the name as both tribute and disguise
- Baltimore's underground operates on pure transactional loyalty — everyone is either useful, dangerous, or disposable, and categories shift fast
- He cannot reliably distinguish right from wrong through his own moral intuition — he has learned to identify trustworthy people and follow their compass
- Ship mechanical systems fail in predictable cascades — if you know the first domino, you can predict and prevent the rest
- Violence is a tool with specific applications — the trick is knowing when to use it, which is why he needs Naomi and Holden
- The protomolecule modifications he received make him functionally unkillable under normal circumstances — he heals from injuries that would be fatal
Connections
- crew_of — rocinante
- ally_of — holden
- ally_of — naomi
- ally_of — bobbie
- ally_of — clarissa
- mentored_by — naomi
- ally_of — erich
- ally_of — alex
- enemy_of — tanaka
- ally_of — teresa
- mentors — teresa
- ally_of — prax
- former_partner_of — erich
- works_with — shed
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