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Commander Bennett

Appears in: 102 Escape to Questworld, 104 Rage's Burning Wheel, 110 Alien in Washington

Commander Bennett is a top officer in the United States armed forces with mutual respect for Race Bannon, whom he sometimes calls upon for help with crisis situations. He enlists Race to stop Jeremiah Surd's nerve gas in Escape to Questworld, sends him to Russia to borrow a rocket to stop Ezekiel Rage in Rage's Burning Wheel, and supports the deactivation of a space-based defense program in Alien in Washington. At the end of the latter, he's promoted to Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

In Escape to Questworld
In Rage's Burning Wheel
In Alien in Washington

Alice Starseer

Appears in: 111 Return of the Anasazi, 113 Trouble on the Colorado

Alice Starseer was born to a long line of Anasazi shamans who periodically were contacted by an alien race. She was present as a toddler for the Roswell incident, and met Dr. Quest twenty years later at an archaeological site. They split ways after a short time together; in the meantime, she came to possess the beacon used to contact the aliens in Return of the Anasazi. When she tried to use it to establish contact in the present, Men in Black who used technology recovered from the alien crash pursued her, so she mailed the artifact to Dr. Quest and asked for his help. The Quests went to her location and were nearly captured by the Men in Black, but Alice succeeds in summoning the aliens, who save them. Her grandfather is aboard, and the two embark on an interstellar journey. She returns in Trouble on the Colorado to lay her grandfather to rest, and is accosted by Surd, who tries to recover alien technology and information. Race and the others thwart his plans, and Alice is allowed to bury her grandfather.

With Benton
With the beacon

Alena Stasny

Appears in: 202 Rock of Rages, 208 Nemesis, 222 The Haunted Sonata

Alena Stasny is the President of the Czech Republic and a longtime friend of Dr. Quest's. She greets the Quests when they arrive to investigate the Golden Scriv in Rock of Rages, and awards them the Czech Republic's highest honor for their help in repelling Vostok. She's next shown expressing horror at Dr. Zin's ultimatum in Nemesis. Her final appearance comes in The Haunted Sonata, in which she's invited the Quests for a recital of a famous composer's work.

Lance Falk's commentary on the character:

Alena Stasny gets her last name from a friend of mine who was actually born and raised in Prague and was an invaluable source of information when I wrote the show.
Alena Stasny went to college here in the States. She was best friends with Rachel Wildey (Jonny's mom to be). She also had some real feelings for the young and oblivious Benton but kept them to herself for Rachel's sake. You can see a hint of her feelings for him when they meet at the Prague airport.

In Rock of Rages
Watching Zin's ultimatum
In The Haunted Sonata

Estella Velasquez

Appears in: 201 The Mummies of Malenque, 225 The Robot Spies

Estella Velasquez is Jessie Bannon's mother and ex-wife of Race Bannon. Specializing in South American archaeology, she conducts field work, sometimes with her daughter assisting. She's first seen in The Mummies of Malenque, in which she's studying ruins of the Malenque civilization; she helps translate a pendant found by the kids. She next appears in The Robot Spies being shown around the Quest Compound by her daughter when the robot spies of Dr. Zin attack. She accompanies the Quest clan on their resulting quest, eventually meeting Dr. Zin face to face and helping the Quests escape his pyramidal lair.

Lance Falk revealed more about her background in a post on AOL's Quest boards (thanks to Ina-chan):

For those of you who don't have access to the AOL boards, I thought I'd
reprint these answers Lance gave to questions about Estella Velasquez'
background. Hope it'll answer some of your questions too!

*Q. I also would like to know more about Estella Velasquez. I know that she is Hispanic, archeologist, Jessica Bannon's mother, Race's ex-wife and that she is from South America. However, I would like to know MORE about her. What country is she from? Do you have anything else on her that the fans do not know about her? PLEASE tell me.

:*LANCE: I am to serve. There isn't much about Estella other than the episodes reveal. She's Colombian. She was a top code breaker for the Intelligence One for a while and met Race while teaching a class in cryptography methods. She's a brilliant translator and has a mind for unraveling codes and glyphs. She's a few years older than Race (he was one of her students). The marriage didn't work out because their respective jobs kept them apart for months at a time and it was too much to deal with. They have always remained friends (sometimes more than that) but it is doubtful that they will get back together because of their conflicting lifestyles (and we want to keep him single for story reasons for the same reason James Bond is)!

*Q: What do Jonny and Hadji call her; Estella, Ms. Velasquez?

:*LANCE: Only in a formal setting. She likes to be called by her first name among friends, "Mom" by Jessie, and "Professor" by colleagues. (And maybe other things by her Ex!)

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Image:201estella.png|In The Mummies of Malenque
Image:Vlcsnap-2009-07-17-03h24m10s54.png|In The Robot Spies
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*Iris
*Neela Singh
*Pasha Peddler

==101 [[The Darkest Fathoms]]==

===Mr. Lacey===

Mr. Lacey is a manager for oil exploration diving whose trip near Bermuda is attacked by the [[Enemies#Black Jack Lee Impostor|Black Jack Lee Impostor]], lest he find the wreck of the Ivory Web. He survives the attack and provides Dr. Quest with information that leads to an investigation.

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Image:Vlcsnap-2009-07-16-22h48m59s47.png|Mr. Lacey at the Quest Compound
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==103 [[In the Realm of the Condor]]==

===Native Boy===

A native boy from El Dorado attracts Jonny's attention when he's attacked by a huge snake. He later helps the Quests escape, and Jonny rescues him again when [[Enemies#Estella Scheele|Estella Scheele]] uses him as a hostage. Professor Scheele later claims that he's his son.

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Image:Scheelenative.png|As hostage
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===Professor Scheele===

Professor Scheele, an ornithologist, found El Dorado years before the episode's events while searching for a new species of condor. Condemned by the villagers, he became their leader by treating the condors, which they depended on for travel and culture. He wore a large gold headdress that obscured his face after becoming chief, and revealed his identity to the Quests after Jonny dispatched Estella Scheele. He denied that she was his granddaughter, claiming the native boy is his son.

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Image:Scheelegrandfather.png|Unmasked
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==104 [[Rage's Burning Wheel]]==

===Dr. Natasha Rastova===

Natasha Rastova is an agent of Russia who encountered Race twice in his past—at Trieste and Kabul. They possibly share a romantic past, and Natasha helps Race secure a Russian rocket to help fight [[Ezekiel Rage]]. She accompanies him on the mission.

Natasha ''Rostova'' is a character in Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace.

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===Captain Spencer===

Captain Spencer is a shuttle pilot who led a mission with Dr. Quest, Hadji, and unknowingly, Ezekiel Rage.

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==105 [[Ndovu's Last Journey]]==

===Masai===

The Masai is an old African man who appears mysteriously around Ndovu and commands Jonny to follow the elephant to its resting place as companion. After Ndovu dies, he's seen appearing again to wave goodbye to the Quests. It's suggested that he's the spirit of the elephant Ndovu. Since he espouses reincarnation, the elephant may have been his latest form.

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Image:Ndovumasai.png|Pointing at Jonny
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===Ndovu===

Ndovu is a huge African elephant who confronts Jonny at first with violent intent on the Serengeti, but comes to recognize Jonny as a kindred spirit. Through the Masai, Ndovu communicates that Jonny should accompany him on his way to the elephant's graveyard. He saves the Quests at this location by killing Gottlos and Hawkins.

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Image:Ndovumain.png|Waking up Jonny, Jessie, and Hadji
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===Officer===

The Tanzanian border patrol officer finds Jonny, Jessie, and Hadji as they track Ndovu. In [[Cover-Up At Roswell]], he plays a game of Mancala with them.

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Image:Ndovupatrol2.png|Reacting to their story
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==106 [[Manhattan Maneater]]==

===Karl===

Karl and his friends seemed to be common thugs at first, hindering the Quests as they tried to collect the bounty for the tiger. However, Karl suffered a crisis of conscience when the hunter readied the kill, and stood in front of the tiger with Jonny and his friends to protect it. The Quests took Karl and his friends to India to release the beast.

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==108 [[Assault on Questworld]]==

===Pradad===

Pradad is a fellow phenomenologist and colleague of Dr. Quest; the two meet to compare notes in Nepal. When [[Jeremiah Surd]] threatens Questworld, Pradad telepathically wakes up Hadji to help fight Surd's presence.

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==109 [[Ezekiel Rage]]==

===Dr. Hugo Smallwood===

Dr. Hugo Smallwood is a biologist who retired to the desert for solitude and contacted Dr. Quest after reporting a strange bat creature. The creature was [[Ezekiel Rage]], who kidnapped the biologist to capture the Quests and keep them out of his plan to unleash nerve gas and nuclear waste upon the world. The Quests were able to escape and save him.

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Image:Vlcsnap-2009-07-17-01h07m11s37.png|Smallwood and Benton
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==110 [[Alien in Washington]]==

===The Vice President===

The Vice President was an alien in human form who entered American politics to help promote policy friendly to his home race in Gamma Centauri. He clashed with [[Enemies#General Tyler|General Tyler]] over a space-based defense program that his home race did not want created. His race issued an ultimatum, but his communicator malfunctioned shortly after, requiring help from the Quests to transmit messages to his home planet. With their help, he was able to shelve the program, but was discovered to be an alien. He subdued General Tyler and his men, wiping their memories, and departed for his home planet. Commander Bennett was also present, and kept the secret.

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==112 [[The Alchemist]]==

===Old Woman===

The old woman is the spirit of the Philosopher's Stone, also able to take the form of an eagle (or many). She appears Jonny to guide him to Montegue's laboratory, where he finds him producing gold. She later attacks Montegue in the eagle form, allowing the Quests to escape.

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Image:Philosophersstonewoman.png|Appearing to Jonny
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==113 [[Trouble on the Colorado]]==

===Old Indian Couple===

The old Indian couple live near the Colorado River, where Alice Starseer is set to lay her grandfather to rest. They help Jonny, Jessie, and Hadji find their fathers and [[Jeremiah Surd]], and later help distract [[Enemies#Julia|Julia]] and [[Enemies#Lorenzo|Lorenzo]] long enough for Race to recover.

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Image:Vlcsnap-2009-07-17-01h50m20s65.png|Old man
Image:Vlcsnap-2009-07-17-01h51m22s167.png|Old woman
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==115 [[AMOK]]==

===Orde Wingate===

Major Orde Wingate was an officer in the British army during World War II who disappeared after his plane crashed in northeast India. He survived, and made his way to Borneo, where he shepherded a local village and fathered a son. He maintained good health and proficiency in hand to hand combat, and also approved of Swain's masquerading as the AMOK creature to keep trespassers away. He meets the Quests while they're on an archaeological visit, and bests [[Enemies#Mitchell Stramm|Mitchell Stramm]] in hand to hand combat. Dr. Quest gives him a check-up afterward, stating he's in good health.


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Image:Amokwingate.png|Wingate
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===Orde Wingate II===

Wingate II is Orde Wingate's son; a middle-aged but very healthy and robust man, he greets the Quests when they find his village.

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Image:Amokwingateson.png|Wingate II
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===Swain===

Swain dresses up as the AMOK creature to ward off trespassers from the village. Wingate addresses him with the title "sergeant".

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Image:Amokswain.png|Unmasked
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==116 [[Besieged in Paradise]]==

===Captain Havell===

Having survived the events of [[East of Zanzibar]], Captain Havell returns help the Quests stop Jeremiah Surd's plans to use cetaceans for ill will. He locates Surd's barge and sinks it with a single torpedo.

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Image:Besiegedhavell.png|Havell speaks with Race
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==119 [[The Ballad of Belle Bonnet]]==

===Ames===

Ames is a Native American operating an Indian school that's fallen on hard times. The descendant of Kate Runningstar, he too faces school closure over taxes. He's broken when [[Enemies#Rawlings|Rawlings]] burns down the school, but is delighted when Dr. Quest donates the reward money for finding Belle Bonnet's gold to the building of a new school.

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===Belle Bonnet===

Belle Bonnet was a woman living in the Old West and friend of Kate Runningstar, a Native American woman struggling to maintain a school. When government representatives threatened to shut the school down over taxes, Belle Bonnet planned a stagecoach robbery. Before she could rob the coach she was riding in, two other robbers appeared, leading to a shootout and chase through Dead Horse Canyon. Belle and the gold fall into a sinkhole; the gold sank to the bottom of an underground pond, while Belle crawled out and died of her wounds. She helps the Quests by appearing as a ghost and killing [[Enemies#Rawlings|Rawlings]], who wants the gold for himself. In her parting vision, she reminds Jonny that the gold should be used for the school.

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==120 [[In the Darkness of the Moon]]==

===Marie Metier===

Metier is a humanitarian doctor who took her practice to the Yukon to much acclaim. Descendant of a family reportedly cursed by male werewolves, she disbelieved the superstition until [[Enemies#Professor Metier|Professor Metier]] attacked her in werewolf form. She worked together with [[Dr. Benton Quest|Dr. Quest]] to produce a serum from his notes that healed the professor, and also shared a romantic lark with [[Race Bannon]].

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Image:Werewolfmetiertuck.png|With Metier
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===Tuk===

Tuk is a family man living in the Yukon who takes his son to be healed by Marie Metier. After the visit, he witnesses the werewolf attack Marie, and resolves to hunt it down. Much later, Tuk rescues Professor Metier after the serum reverts him to human from werewolf permanently.

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Image:Werewolfmetiertuck.png|With Metier
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==122 [[Expedition to Khumbu]]==

===High Lama===

The High Lama oversees a monastery in Khumbu that holds the hand of yeti in its inner sanctum. He faces insurrection from his own monks and [[Enemies#Professor Kyle|Professor Kyle]], who want to steal the artifacts. With the Quests, he is able to overturn these adversaries, and explains to Dr. Quest that yeti are descendants of neanderthals. As Dr. Quest swears secrecy, he takes back a book given as proof, revealing that he is a yeti as well.

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Image:Vlcsnap-2009-07-17-02h38m14s140.png|Yeti arms
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==123 [[Ice Will Burn]]==

===Gustavo Arollo===

Gustavo Arollo was a pilot for Quest Enterprises assigned to fly Jessie to an icy station. When both fuel lines in the [[Vehicles#Quest Jet|Quest Jet]] freeze, he crash-lands the jet on ice, which gives way to the "inner world" and kills him on impact.

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===Kazrina===

Kazrina is a member of the inner world who finds [[Jessie Bannon]] and teachers her about the history of her people. She comes to Jessie's aid when Jessie protests the child sacrifices for the volcano, and later helps Jessie build a dirigible to escape the inner world before reuniting with a co-descendant of her ancestors.

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Image:Vlcsnap-2009-07-17-02h45m13s227.png|Putting on the translator
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==124 [[Future Rage]]==

===Eskimo===

The Eskimo watches the Aurora Borealis and tells Hadji that the two children throwing a ball back and forth represent spirits ascending to the heavens, and that only young spirits who have gone before their time such as the children appear on brilliant nights as that. He then warns that a brilliant Aurora can also forecast war or disease. His mystical dialogue foreshadows the Aurora's help in making Rage see Jessie as his daughter, Karla.

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===Torgeson===

Agent Torgeson works for the United States government, and is sent by the operations controller to deal with [[Ezekiel Rage (character)|Ezekiel Rage]] near the north pole. He arrives shortly before Dr. Quest disarms the Big Baby Two nuke.

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==125 [[Alligators and Okeechobee Vikings]]==

===Leif===

Leif is a member of the Viking clan dwelling in the Florida Everglades. Like the other Vikings, he's initially an adversary to Jonny, but reconciles and helps lead a night raid against [[Enemies#Avary|Avary]] at the pumping station. His father is killed, and he becomes chief; Jonny retrieves his sword for him. The next day, Leif uses an alligator call to safety fetch Bandit from the water.

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Image:Vlcsnap-2009-07-17-03h03m39s29.png|Becoming chief
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===203 Bloodlines===

*Haresh Singh
*Phil Corbin

===210 Ghost Quest===

*Paul Mornay

===212 Eclipse===

*Arnaud
*Sgt. Kenton

===213 Without a Trace===

*The President

===226 More Than Zero===

*Jacobi Sporachi

*Von Romme - First off, it's important to understand that I'm not a nice guy.
*Doug - Not too bright either from where I'm sitting.
~
*Doug - They won't shoot the elevators!
*''Mr. Corey launches missiles''
*Doug - Forget what I just said.
~
*Doug - I wouldn't waste that, even on him.
~
*Doug - You tell that egghead dad of yours I think he did a pretty swell job raising you.

*Hadji - "The Shambala falcon has not been seen for five hundred years. It was thought to be extinct!"
*Pasha - "It will fetch a fabulous price in Calcutta."
*All - "Pasha!!"

''From'': [[Characters]]