Marathon - Characters
The characters of Marathon center on the cybernetically enhanced Runners deployed to the lost extrasolar colony of Tau Ceti IV, backed by the command staff of the Unified Earth Space Council and shadowed by the rampantly evolving colony AI of the Marathon lineage. In this PvPvE extraction shooter, e...
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· updated 2026-09-15
| Name | Description | Role | Faction | Abilities | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assassin | A stealth-focused Runner built for high single-target burst damage. | Playable Runner (Stealth Burst) | Runners | Stealth movement and flanking High single-target burst damage Close-range hit-and-run tactics | One of the seven playable Runner operators available at launch. |
| Destroyer | A heavy-hitting Runner that leans into sustained firepower and aggressive pushes. | Playable Runner (Heavy Assault) | Runners | Heavy weapon proficiency Armor-destroying pressure Sustained assault and suppression | One of the seven playable Runner operators available at launch. |
| Recon | A scouting and intel operator built for reading the battlefield ahead of the team. | Playable Runner (Scout & Intel) | Runners | Enemy marking and intel gathering Long sightline coverage Battlefield awareness support | One of the seven playable Runner operators available at launch. |
| Rook | A durable defensive-focused Runner that anchors a position and protects the extract. | Playable Runner (Defensive Anchor) | Runners | High durability and survivability Area and chokepoint control Anchor for defending extracts | One of the seven playable Runner operators available at launch. |
| Sentinel | A support-minded Runner offering overwatch and team utility during extractions. | Playable Runner (Support & Overwatch) | Runners | Overwatch and range control Team support utility Area denial during extracts | One of the seven playable Runner operators available at launch. |
| Thief | A light, mobile Runner specialized in moving fast, plundering loot, and extracting quickly. | Playable Runner (Fast Loot & Extraction) | Runners | Fast movement and evasion Quick looting and extraction Hit-and-run objective play | One of the seven playable Runner operators available at launch. |
| Vandal | A high-mobility aggressive Runner that favors fast, chaotic pushes into contested areas. | Playable Runner (Aggressive Rusher) | Runners | High mobility and speed Aggressive disruption pushes Fast repositioning | One of the seven playable Runner operators available at launch. |
| Durandal | The legendary rogue artificial intelligence of the Marathon colony, whose rampancy and schemes defined the original Marathon mythos. | Rampant AI / Central Lore Presence | Rampant AIs of the Marathon Lineage | Advanced machine intelligence Manipulates colony systems and lore events Central mystery figure on Tau Ceti IV | Recurring narrative presence threaded through Marathon's lore and terminal-style storytelling. |
| Admiral C. Sulera | A senior command figure of the Unified Earth Space Council involved in the Tau Ceti IV expedition. | Supporting / UESC Command | Unified Earth Space Council | UESC fleet and expedition command | Named UESC command staff characters of the Tau Ceti IV storyline. |
| Captain Orion | A captain attached to the Tau Ceti IV expedition and the UESC's presence near the colony. | Supporting / UESC Crew | Unified Earth Space Council | UESC vessel command and expedition support | Named UESC command staff characters of the Tau Ceti IV storyline. |
| Officer Keleti | A UESC officer attached to the Tau Ceti IV operation. | Supporting / UESC Officer | Unified Earth Space Council | UESC expedition operations | Named UESC command staff characters of the Tau Ceti IV storyline. |
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