TekWar: The Movie story
Police officer Jake Cardigan has been framed by an unknown enemy and imprisoned in suspended animation for dealing in "Tek" and for the murder of his fellow officers. After serving only four years of his 15-year sentence, Cardigan is released where he finds his wife and son are gone. As he sets off to track them down, his former partner, Sid Gomez, reveals that his release was arranged by Walter Bascom, the head of the Cosmos Security. In return for his help in locating a missing scientist, Bascom agrees to help Cardigan clear his name.
13 total · 5 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with having a bad reputation | major | The convicted Tek dealer Jake agreed to help Bascom locate a missing scientist with the understanding that Bascom would pull some strings to get Jake's name cleared. |
| old flames | major | Jake and his former lover turned environmental revolutionary Warbride. |
| private investigator occupation | major | The former police turned private investigator Jake Cardigan worked for Walter Bascom to locate a missing scientist. |
| resistance movement | major | Warbride led an environmental revolutionary group that was fighting to overthrow the TekLords. |
| speculative virtual reality | major | The story is centered on "Tek": an illegal, addictive, mind-altering digital drug in the form of a microchip that creates a simulated reality in the mind of the user. |
| android | minor | The level 10 android Beth helped Jake track down a missing scientist. Other androids also appeared in the film. |
| appearance altering technology | minor | Jake used a special lifelike mask to make himself look exactly like Sonny Hokori. |
| computer hacking | minor | Cowgirl and Wild Side hacked into to a computer system to establish a communication link between Jake and his son. |
| cryogenic technology | minor | Jake completed a four year, three month, and 27 day sentence in cryogenic incarceration for dealing in Tek and for murder. |
| father and son | minor | Jake tried to reach out to his young son Danny, but Danny didn't want anything to do with him. |