FTL: Faster Than Light / Characters and story roles
FTL: Faster Than Light characters and story roles
Identify the main cast, their roles and the relationships that explain the adventure.
Edition covered
The 2012 FTL campaign with the official Advanced Edition update. Hacking, Mind Control, the Clone Bay and Lanius require Advanced Edition content; mods such as Multiverse are outside this guide. Pictures are Subset’s Steam promotional captures.
5 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.
Characters
More characters
- Human — Crew species · Learns crew skills faster than most species and fills any station.
Quick notes
- Meet the central figures. Human is the starting point for this cast reference.
- Read roles before story details. The relationship table below explains each figure's place in FTL: Faster Than Light.
- Connect each figure to the adventure. Engi: Repairs quickly but deals reduced hand-to-hand damage.
- Keep the edition in view. The 2012 FTL campaign with the official Advanced Edition update.
Useful tip
Use the cast table to identify a speaker or opponent before reading the related guide.
References
| Reference | Website |
|---|---|
| FTL: Faster Than Light publisher listing | store.steampowered.com |
| Subset Games official FTL FAQ | subsetgames.com |




