the commander
Names: the commanderAsian Fleet commander
First appears in Book 1: The Three-Body Problem, chapter 16 (16)
Appearances
B1
B2
B3
What you know
Book 2: The Dark Forest
- Ch 7The commander orders the reawakened contingent to serve as acting captains of centrally commanded warships, relaying former captains' orders to guard against the Imprinted.
Connections
- leadsAsian Fleet
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 7Zhang Beihai assigned as acting captain
At Jupiter Fleet Command, the Asian Fleet commander explains the mental seal threat and orders the reawakened contingent to act as acting captains of centrally commanded warships. Zhang Beihai doubts this but is told refusal is not tradition.