Alex Kamal

Alex Kamal is the pilot who signs on with a ragtag crew after their ship is destroyed, bringing a Martian navy background and an unmatched feel for flying under fire. He's easygoing and a little homesick, quick with a joke, and clearly happiest with his hands on the stick of a ship in real danger.

Cas Anvar gives Alex a relaxed, working-class warmth that cuts through the show's political grimness — he's the crewmate you'd actually want beside you. The writing uses his competence quietly, letting flying sequences do the talking, so his confidence never needs to be announced, only demonstrated when it counts.