Roger Wilco Jr.
From Space Quest Omnipedia
 Roger Wilco Jr. | |
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| Gender: | Male |
| Species: | Human |
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[edit] Backstory
Roger Jr. is the (presumably only) child of Roger Wilco and Beatrice Wankmeister. He was born on Xenon at some unknown time after Space Quest 6, and is 19 years old during the events in Space Quest 12. He appears to be the spitting image of his father, although the Space Quest 4 era version of his father boasts (some would say incorrectly) that Roger Jr. is "not as good-looking".
It is implied that he was orphaned by the time of the events of SQ12, or at the very least, Roger Sr. and Beatrice are completely incapacitated/unavailable at that point.
Nothing is known yet in canon of Roger Jr's early years. When the Vohaul virus infestation occurred during his teenage years, he joined (or formed) and became leader of an insurrection force with the goal of freeing Xenon from Vohaul's control.
[edit] Game Involvement
The battle for freedom apparently was going poorly and seemed all but lost, when a last-ditch effort was made to try to retrieve Roger Sr, the only man ever to defeat Vohaul, from a past SQ era.
Roger Jr. and another unnamed freedom fighter were chosen for the task, and sent to steal time guns from Vohaul, which were capable of creating timerips to past SQ games. They were successful, and used the guns to arrive in the SQ4 era just in the nick of time to save Roger Sr. from being killed by Vohaul's Sequel Police, who had also been trying to track him down.
Roger Jr. sent his father into a timerip which caused him to end up in the SQ12 era, where SQ4 gameplay begins proper. In the meantime, Roger Jr. was captured by the Sequel Policemen, brought before Vohaul, and then imprisoned in the Super Computer's Dome.
At the end of the SQ4 game, Roger Jr. suffered his mind being downloaded onto a disk, and his body possessed by Vohaul so Vohaul could once again attempt to kill Roger Sr. However, Roger Sr. was successful in sending Vohaul's mind back into the Super Computer just in time to have him erased along with the rest of the Super Computer's data. Roger Sr. then restored his son's mind back into his body.
Father and son were then able to talk face to face. Roger Jr. attempted to answer his father's questions as best as possible, but finally decided there was nothing more he could say without giving his father too much dangerous information. He then used his time gun once again, this time to send his father back to the SQ4 era. Nothing more is yet known in canon of what happened to Roger Jr. after that.
[edit] Fanfiction
A few SQ fans have written stories speculating about Roger Jr. and the events surrounding the SQ12 era/Vohaul virus in general.
[edit] Future's History
by Daniel Stacey (a.k.a. Cadbury Wookie, head writer of AGDI's award-winning KQ2 remake)
Future's History at the Virtual Broomcloset's library.
A two-part novel which tells about the events of SQ4 from Roger Jr's perspective, as well as what happens back in the SQ12 era after the SQ4 game ends.
[edit] Burn, Xenon, Burn
by Diane LaJuene
Burn, Xenon, Burn at the Virtual Broomcloset's library.
A three-part story which explores Roger Jr's life from childhood up to the end of the SQ4 game. Written from a much darker and apocalyptic perspective than Stacey's tale.
[edit] Dialogue
"You go left..." (info)
"You go left and split 'em up! Mr. Wilco, follow me and do exactly as I say. Let's move!"
"Listen, I can't explain..." (info)
"Listen, I can't explain it all to you now. They've got a bean on our coordinates. We've got to move fast."
"We got to do..." (info)
"We got to do this fast. Shield your eyes!"
"Jump into the time rip..." (info)
"Jump into the time rip! Do it now! You've got to! If I take the time to explain, we're both parking lot pizza! You'll understand soon."
"Follow me..." (info)
"Follow me. There are many things we need to talk about."
"You must be..." (info)
"You must be very confused."
"What do you mean..." (info)
"What do you mean, 'not as good looking?' I'm ten times -- wait, what am I saying? This is no way to start. Yes, what Vohaul said is true. I have many things to tell you, dad. I should start at the beginning."
"I was born 19 years ago..." (info)
"I was born 19 years ago, on Xenon. It's always been my home. The Xenon of today -- at least, up until recently -- had made great strides in managing our planet's resources."
"That included water, minerals..." (info)
"That included water, minerals, even the talent of our population. We enjoyed peace for so many years, we took it for granted."
"The creation of the first..." (info)
"The creation of the first Super BioMech computer was the biggest success story in our history."
"When the Vohaul virus..." (info)
"When the Vohaul virus was introduced and began to control the computer, a state of total chaos was created. We were unprepared for what followed as Vohaul turned our technology against us."
"The population was..." (info)
"The population was quickly decimated. Some of us stayed and tried to fight, some were captured, and some fled the planet."
"When it seemed..." (info)
"When it seemed there was no hope, we thought of one last longshot effort. That was to find the only person in history ever to defeat Vohaul. We had to go back in time to find that person. You. We got there just in time."
"I'm sorry..." (info)
"I'm sorry. There are some things I - I wish I could tell you, but can't. I know that's not what you want to hear. Believe me, I just can't."
"You sure ask..." (info)
"You sure ask a lot of questions for a janitor."
"This is my mother..." (info)
"This is my mother, and your wife. Her name was Beatrice. Beatrice Wankmeister. She was quite beautiful, wasn't she?"
"I'm so sorry..." (info)
"I'm so sorry, I - I shouldn't have said that! Please, I can't tell you anymore."
"It doesn't matter now..." (info)
"It doesn't matter now. I have to send you back where I found you so that history will properly reflect the events which brought us to this place in time. You won't remember much. This will seem like it was a weird, fuzzy dream."
"I must get back..." (info)
"I must get back to the task of contacting all the surviving citizens of our planet. We have a huge task ahead of us. Rebuilding our city and our lives will not be easy, but we will do it."
"Once more..." (info)
"Once more, I have to ask you to enter the time rip. It will return you to Magmetheus, in the Space Quest IV era. Please, go now. It's time."
"I'm glad I got to see you..." (info)
"I'm glad I got to see you, even if only for a few minutes. Xenon owes you a lot. Goodbye, Dad."
[edit] Images
(Click for larger images.)
 Roger Jr. wielding the hair-dryer-esque Time Gun. |
 Roger Jr. is dragged before Vohaul. |
 Roger Sr. sees his son trapped in the beam while looking at the PocketPal. |
 Close-up of Roger Jr. possessed by Vohaul. |
 Roger Sr. wrestles with his possessed son. |
 Roger Jr. meets and shakes hands with his father. |
 Early sketch of the "shaking hands" picture, scanned by SpaceQuest.Net. |
