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| − | '''Bill Kerman''' is | + | '''Bill Kerman''' is one of the 4 default [[kerbals]] in Kerbal Space Program. His is [[kerbonaut]] #0002<ref name="selection">“[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlbHmsHOe-U#t=57s Selection Process]” official KSP video by Squad, hosted on YouTube</ref> and the least intelligent of the “[[original four]]”. He is an [[engineer]], or a kerbal who repairs things on rocket ships, like wheels or parachutes. |
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| − | + | ==Background== | |
| − | + | ===Personality=== | |
| − | + | Bill has as much [[Courage]] as fellow kerbonaut [[Jebediah Kerman]] but, unlike him, does not have the "badass" trait. He also has relatively high [[Stupidity]], a trait displayed in an official promo video when he smacks himself in the face deploying a flag and knocks himself out.<ref name="selection" /> Like most kerbonauts with high stupidity, his facial expressions during flight tend to be less fearful than kerbonauts smart enough to ponder how many parts of their vessel are from toy companies and junkyards. | |
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| − | + | His Steam Trading Card says he "always knows when something's gone wrong" which could suggest pessimism, though in KSP things very often do go wrong. | |
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| − | + | ===Reputation=== | |
| − | + | Some fans interpret Bill as intensely reluctant to fly. Others depict him as an intrepid explorer<ref>"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrR1nDzTN5Y Bill Kerman Is a Pretty Cool Guy]" - Unofficial fan-made video by YouTuber 'MillBeeful'</ref> or as eager, sentimental, if unlucky.<ref>"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrR1nDzTN5Y The Story of Bill Kerman - Act 1]" - Unofficial fan-made video by YouTuber 'EventHorizon5'</ref> He has even been cast as a heroic pilot who'll risk everything against the longest odds to save Jeb's life.<ref>"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rhpy9zBpLMw Bill]" - Unofficial fan-made cinematic by YouTuber 'Nassault'</ref> | |
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| + | === Other === | ||
| + | The description of the [[Spotlight Mk1]] mentions that Bill's eye pupils are big. | ||
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| + | Like all members of the original four, Bill's position near the top of the list of kerbonauts means players will be far more likely to have him on missions that any of the random kerbonauts, but still less than Jebediah. | ||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | File:Bill Hitchhiking.jpg|Bill | + | File:BillArtwork.jpg|Official artwork of Bill Kerman |
| − | File:Bill in Eva.jpg|Bill Kerman as happy as a | + | File:Bill Hitchhiking.jpg|Bill in a Hitchhiker module |
| − | File:Bill in Reco Station.jpg|Bill Kerman (bottom right) | + | File:Bill in Eva.jpg|Bill Kerman (center, deeply shadowed) as happy as a Kerbal should be in EVA outside a Space Station |
| + | File:Bill in Reco Station.jpg|Bill Kerman (bottom right) in a Space Station | ||
| + | File:Bill Kerman Selection Process.png|Bill Kerman about to K.O. himself | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| + | === Fiction === | ||
| + | {{fiction|section}} | ||
| + | * KSP Wiki user [[User:Joseph256#Bill Kerman|Joseph256's fan-fic character sketch of Bill Kerman]] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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| + | {{Kerbals|kerbonauts}} | ||
[[Category:Kerbals]] | [[Category:Kerbals]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:26, 11 October 2024
| Bill Kerman | ||
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| Bill in one of his calmer moments before things inevitably go wrong | ||
| Occupation | Kerbonaut | |
| Specialisation | Engineer | |
| KSC ID# | 0002 | |
| Courage | | |
| Stupidity | | |
| Badass | No | |
Bill Kerman is one of the 4 default kerbals in Kerbal Space Program. His is kerbonaut #0002[1] and the least intelligent of the “original four”. He is an engineer, or a kerbal who repairs things on rocket ships, like wheels or parachutes.
Background
Personality
Bill has as much Courage as fellow kerbonaut Jebediah Kerman but, unlike him, does not have the "badass" trait. He also has relatively high Stupidity, a trait displayed in an official promo video when he smacks himself in the face deploying a flag and knocks himself out.[1] Like most kerbonauts with high stupidity, his facial expressions during flight tend to be less fearful than kerbonauts smart enough to ponder how many parts of their vessel are from toy companies and junkyards.
His Steam Trading Card says he "always knows when something's gone wrong" which could suggest pessimism, though in KSP things very often do go wrong.
Reputation
Some fans interpret Bill as intensely reluctant to fly. Others depict him as an intrepid explorer[2] or as eager, sentimental, if unlucky.[3] He has even been cast as a heroic pilot who'll risk everything against the longest odds to save Jeb's life.[4]
Other
The description of the Spotlight Mk1 mentions that Bill's eye pupils are big.
Like all members of the original four, Bill's position near the top of the list of kerbonauts means players will be far more likely to have him on missions that any of the random kerbonauts, but still less than Jebediah.
Gallery
Official artwork of Bill Kerman
Bill in a Hitchhiker module
Bill Kerman (center, deeply shadowed) as happy as a Kerbal should be in EVA outside a Space Station
Bill Kerman (bottom right) in a Space Station
Bill Kerman about to K.O. himself
Fiction
- KSP Wiki user Joseph256's fan-fic character sketch of Bill Kerman
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Selection Process” official KSP video by Squad, hosted on YouTube
- ↑ "Bill Kerman Is a Pretty Cool Guy" - Unofficial fan-made video by YouTuber 'MillBeeful'
- ↑ "The Story of Bill Kerman - Act 1" - Unofficial fan-made video by YouTuber 'EventHorizon5'
- ↑ "Bill" - Unofficial fan-made cinematic by YouTuber 'Nassault'
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