Silo Universe
Characters
Everyone bound to the silo - and the systems that bind them. Their role, current status, and what stays unanswered.
People of the silo

Alive
Protagonist
Juliette Nichols
Sheriff / Mayor

Alive
Ambiguous
Bernard Holland
Head of IT

Alive
Key
Solo / Jimmy Conroy
Silo 17 survivor

Alive
Key
Lukas Kyle
IT technician

Deceased
Ambiguous
Judge Meadows
Head of Judicial

Alive
Ambiguous
Robert Sims
Judicial security

Alive
Supporting
Paul Billings
Deputy

Deceased
Key
George Wilkins
Relic dealer

Deceased
Supporting
Holston Becker
Sheriff

Alive
Supporting
Martha Walker
Engineer

Alive
Key
Daniel Keene
Congressman (Before Times)

Alive
Supporting
Helen Drew
Journalist (Before Times)
SQ
Deceased
Key
Salvador Quinn
Head of IT

Alive
Key
Charlotte Keene
Navy pilot (Before Times)

Alive
Ambiguous
Victor Crnkovich
Doctor (Before Times)

Alive
Antagonist
Camille Sims
IT leadership

Alive
Supporting
Shirley Campbell
Mechanic

Alive
Key
Nurse Amy
Nurse

Deceased
Key
Orla Kent
Supply worker

Alive
Supporting
Carla McLain
Senior Supply

Alive
Supporting
Knox
Head of Mechanical

Alive
Supporting
Patrick Kennedy
Relic dealer / smuggler

Alive
Ambiguous
Ed Harwood
Head of mining

Alive
Ambiguous
Senator Rosalind Thurman
Senator (Before Times)
AN
Anna
A Before Times figure whose love for Charlotte may drive Daniel's placement - a tragic manipulator, not a simple villain.
HE
Henry
A Before Times operational fixer - possibly the hand behind phones, access, and Daniel's Silo 1 placement.

Alive
Supporting
Hank
Deputy
Systems & mechanics
TS
System
The Safeguard
The silo's hidden fail-safe - a way to end everyone if a rebellion runs out of control.
TA
System
The Algorithm
The IT/AI layer that may quietly decide who is allowed to know the truth.
TC
System
The Cleaning
The ritual that turns a death sentence into willing compliance.
TF
System
The Forgetting
Engineered memory erasure - the tool Season 3 suggests the whole silo system is built on.
TM
System
The Mines & Tunnels
The Down Deep dig where Lukas hides - and where the Pact's ban on horizontal digging suddenly matters.
TA
System
The Airlock Spray
The mist sprayed in the airlock before a cleaner exits - possibly the thing that actually kills them.
T"
System
The "Troy" Motif
The finale is titled "Troy" - Trojan Horse, Helen of Troy, and salvation that hides a weapon.