Robert Robertson

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Robert Robertson III, or simply Robert Robertson, also known as Mecha Man, and otherwise dubbed as Mecha Man Blue, is the main protagonist in the game Dispatch. Outside of normal hero work, Robert is also on the hunt for the villain Shroud, a former member of the Brave Brigade who is responsible for his father's death. He is able to track him down and faces off against him in a fortified warehouse. Outnumbered and outgunned, he barely manages to escape, albeit with a bomb attached to the back of his suit that he is unable to remove in time after noticing it. It goes off, causing his suit to fall out of the sky. While he managed to survive the ordeal with just a broken arm, he fell into a coma for months, and his father's suit was destroyed in the fight. Having no other way to recreate one, he is unsure about his future as a hero. Depending on your in-game selection, his decision about his hero career can go either way, based on what you would like to say to the reporters. While sitting atop a billboard overlooking the Hollywood sign, Blonde Blazer offers him a job to get his life back on track after Robert was recommended by an old family friend and hero called Track Star. This leads to Robert joining the Superhero Dispatch Network (SDN) as a dispatcher for "Z-Team", a team consisting of the Phoenix Program participants: ex-supervillains who signed on to help out around the city. On his first day, Blazer gives Robert a tour of the building and introduces some of his co-workers, notably Chase, also known as Track Star, who'd once been the been a superhero with the Brave Brigade and an old friend of Robert's father, who by virtue of being the youngest member of the team ended up also being Robert's babysitter a lot. Chase was initially unrecognizable to Robert due to his power inadvertently aging him fifty times faster than a normal human every time he used it. As Robert introduces himself to his misfit team, he is quickly mocked by all the members for his name, w

Punch-Up/Colm

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Punch Up, real name Colm, is a character in Dispatch. He was a villain until participating in the Phoenix Program. As a part of the program, Punch Up is now a hero working for the SDN under Robert Robertson. Punch Up is a hearty person. What he does not have in height and stature, he makes up in strength and personality. He enjoys fighting, even when there is a chance he will not win. And even when he does not win, he does not let loses break his spirit. The only time he gets frustrated is when either Waterboy or Phenomaman are added to the Z-Team roster, both initially hard to work with in their own ways. Punch Up can be seen as both confronting and non-confronting. The day after Coupé is cut from the team, he plays a prank on Robert by putting sites with loud audio on his computer as revenge. At the same time, on the same day, he will occasionally reject being dispatched on missions and clock out early in a respectful manner.

Flambae/Chad

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Flambae, real name Chad, is a dispatchable hero in Dispatch. He was a supervillain defeated by Mecha Man until participating in the Phoenix Program. He's a participant and one of the heroes who can be dispatched. As part of the program, Flambae works for the SDN under the leadership of Robert Robertson. Flambae, much like the powers he wields, he’s a hot head described with a case of bad temper. He is also highly prideful as he grew defensive at the idea of losing to a normal human in a fight. Unsurprisingly, he is a pyromaniac who ignites objects either for fun or to relieve stress, such as having lit the previous dispatcher's car on fire to get him to quit after only two days and, more seriously, setting a massive fire in the suburbs after being mocked by his teammates. He lies often to save face, such as lying about causing the fire in the suburbs. On the flip side, Flambae is also willing to accept when he is wrong. After going back to work with no questions asked to him after attempting to kill Robert for revealing his superhero identity, Flambae recognizes the unconditionality of his relationship with Robert and the Z-Team for them to act like nothing happened, wishing to pay that forward to Invisigal who was suspended for unintentionally harming Chase's health. He is also straightforward about things that concern him, not wanting to avoid the topic of Chase possibility dying after saving Invisigal as he knows Chase will not recuperate even if people do not talk about it. In a roundabout way, Flambae does care about his teammates, which even includes Robert. When Robert struggles on the bench press, Flambae helps him out, chides him for bench-pressing without a spotter, reminds him he is an integral asset to the Z-Team mixed with insults, and reports this to Blonde Blazer by telling her Robert "almost died." Though stretching the truth, he evidently concerns for his well-being.

Golem/Bruno

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Golem is a sentient construct made out of mud, given life through magic. At some point, Golem entered the Phoenix Program.A peace-loving sentient mud giant, Golem is as chill as he is tall. Very few things emotionally affect him, and he rarely deviates from his laid-back personality on or off duty. He is not very intelligent and takes a longer time to understand jokes, like when Robert "offers" Golem a seat by throwing it at him. It is inferred his relaxed personality may be a result of his tendency to get drunk a lot. However, when he does get emotional, he becomes very emotional. When Invisigal gets suspended, he binges drinks and cries as a coping mechanism. He is also very excited when he gets to join the Z-Team in their bar fight at The Sardine. Additionally, possibly owing to his history of misdemeanors which can be attributed to his big size, it is visually evident he is insulted by Robert rebuking him for not being mindful of his size, even though he never means intentional harm, although he does not hold onto the grudge for long. Blonde Blazer believes he joined the program as he is lonely, and he also takes offense when threatened to be cut from the Phoenix Program. It is also indicated that Golem is an animal lover. If Golem is sent to certain calls dealing with animals or creatures, an intervention option will be available for Golem, such as fathering a baby Kaiju or befriending a tiger that was originally reported as a cat.