Roj Blake

Real Name: Roj Blake

Identity/Class: Normal human

Occupation: Freedom fighter

Affiliations: Kerr Avon, Vila Restal, Jenna, Gan

Enemies: The Federation, Servalan, Travis

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Base of Operations: The Liberator

First Appearance: Blake's Seven

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History: Roj Blake grew up on an Earth dominated by the power of the oppressive Federation. He led a rebellion, but it failed, and he was captured. Rather than kill him and create a martyr, the Federation brainwashed him and used him to denounce his former compatriots. Then they returned him to the general populace, his memory wiped. But some of his fellows managed to evade capture, and eventually contacted Blake. They managed to chip away at his conditioning, but unknown to them, Blake was still under surveillance. When Blake was taken to the rebel's new headquarters, a squad of Federation troops stormed the place. Blake was put on trial, with trumped up charges of child abuse used to discredit him, and he was sentenced to exile on a penal planet.

On the penal ship he met several people who would become very important in his future - Kerr Avon, Vila Restal, Jenna and Gan. When the ship he was on encountered an alien ship floating derelict in space, and after the initial boarding party of guards was killed by the onboard defences, Blake, Avon and Jenna were sent over to try and recover the vessel. They did more than that - they stole it. They went to the penal colony to recruit some of their fellow convicts, and then Blake formed a crew for his new ship, christened the Liberator, and set out to fight the Federation. Two years later Blake went missing after a major space battle forced the crew to temporarily abandon ship. Avon took over the crew and the mission. He never gave up hunting for his lost comrade, and eventually appeared to track him down. But the Blake he found was a changed man, if it was the original Blake at all. Horrified and feeling betrayed by the only man he had ever trusted, Avon gunned Blake down. Fuller profile to come.

Comments: Played by Gareth Thomas

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