TekWar: TekLab story
Jake Cardigan and Sid Gomez attend a gala at the Tower of London which marks the start of a campaign to restore the British monarchy. The festivities are disturbed, however, when the aging Prince Albert is found murdered and the sword Excalibur stolen. Prince Richard accepts the support of the Monarchist Party to become King but the thief who stole Excalibur vows Richard will never reach the throne. Suspecting the involvement of Tek gangs, Sid and Jake follow the sword's trail to Westminster Abbey and are taken prisoner and they soon discover that the Monarchist Party is supported by the TekLords and with them, Prince Richard plans to reign over an evil Tek empire.
12 total · 6 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| escape from reality | major | A group of "Tek kid" recovering junkies retreated into a King Arthur fantasy world in order to escape from their hard reality. |
| patricide | major | Richard Steward arranged for his father Prince Albert to be murdered so that his could ascend to the throne. |
| private investigator occupation | major | The former police turned private investigator Jake Cardigan worked for Walter Bascom to track down the stolen sword Excalibur and to find out who murdered Prince Albert. |
| the legend of King Arthur | major | The plot turned on the theft of sword Excalibur, and the legend of Camelot was repeatedly discussed. |
| the lust for power | major | Richard Stewart murdered his own father Prince Albert in order that he might ascend to the throne of England, and on top of that reign over an evil Tek empire. |
| theft | major | A group of criminals stole the the sword Excalibur from the Tower of London in dramatic fashion. |
| android | minor | Lieutenant Winger was an android. |
| computer hacking | minor | One of Bascom's people hacked into a camera so that they could spy on Prince Richard. |
| drug abuse | minor | We saw "Tek" addict panhandlers on the streets of London. |
| father and son | minor | Richard Stewart arranged for his father Prince Albert to be murdered. |