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Characterization labels used: ragtag crew, sheltered princess, high priestess, mercenary, prisoner, con artist, bodyguard, rebel, morally grey character, naive heroine, antihero lead

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Cello's Gate

Maurice Africh · 2026 · The Sky Pirates of Imperia

A sky-pirate crew takes an impossible job to find mythic stones, only to uncover hidden truths and deadly stakes.

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Characterization labels: ragtag misfits · lovable rogues · charismatic captain · antihero · morally gray hero · fierce knight · immortal · powerful villain · badass female lead · ensemble cast · colorful characters · loyal captain · snarky protagonist · vulnerable leader · protector · underdog crew · seers · oracles · ex-gladiator · guardian

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Distance: 0.1587

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The Black Lung Captain

Chris Wooding · 2010 · Tales of the Ketty Jay

A broke airship captain and his misfit crew chase treasure, dodging double-crosses, monsters, and old secrets.

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Characterization labels: ragtag crew · misfits · outcasts · scoundrels · rogue captain · daemonist · female navigator · pirate queen · golem companion · cat character · character growth · personal demons · antiheroes · morally gray · treacherous characters · lovable rogue (contested) · selfish protagonist (contested)

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Distance: 0.1635

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The Invisibles

Grant Morrison, Steve Yeowell, Jill Thompson, Phil Jimenez, Philip Bond · 2012 · The Invisibles

A ragtag rebel cell battles psychic oppression, alien powers, and reality-warping conspiracies in a dense, psychedelic comic epic.

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Characterization labels: ragtag team · rebel cell · antiheroes · young protagonist · occultist · psychic · spymaster · cross-dressing character · trans character · lesbian character · iconic ensemble

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Distance: 0.1667

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The Fog Diver

Joel N. Ross · 2015 · The Fog Diver

A teen salvage diver and his orphan crew race through a fog-choked future to save their guardian and outrun a tyrant.

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Characterization labels: ragtag crew · orphan protagonists · tetherboy · female captain · mechanic girl · pilot · protective family unit · shy protagonist · special child · tyrant villain

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Distance: 0.1717

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The Vela

Yoon Ha Lee, Becky Chambers, Rivers Solomon, S.L. Huang · 2019 · The Vela

A mercenary and a hacker race to find a missing refugee ship in a dying solar system, uncovering a system-wide secret.

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Characterization labels: mercenary · soldier for hire · hacker · refugee · privileged heir · trans protagonist · non-binary protagonist · deaf protagonist · older protagonist · idealistic character · cynical character · morally grey characters · complex characters · female-led ensemble · antiheroic · survivor

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Distance: 0.1742

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Anji Kills a King

Evan Leikam · 2025 · The Rising Tide

After killing a king, a runaway laundress is dragged across a brutal kingdom by a masked bounty hunter.

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Characterization labels: laundress · servant · assassin · fugitive · bounty hunter · mercenary · older woman · grumpy woman · mouthy heroine · impulsive protagonist · reluctant captive · addicted veteran · morally gray characters · damaged characters · antiheroic lead · chaotic heroine · naive heroine · fierce survivor

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Distance: 0.1761

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Those Left Behind

Joss Whedon, Brett Matthews · 2005 · Serenity

A short, episode-like bridge comic follows Serenity's crew through a dangerous job and unresolved threats before the film.

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Characterization labels: ragtag crew · misfits · outlaws · fugitives · mercenaries · antiheroes · charismatic captain · loyal second-in-command · genius pilot · combat-ready crew · companion character · innocent mechanic · cryptic spiritual figure · ruthless mercenary · obsessive antagonist

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1765

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Dark Currents

Lindsay Buroker · 2011 · The Emperor's Edge

A wanted outlaw crew races to solve a poisoned-water mystery and win back the emperor’s trust.

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Characterization labels: female lead · former enforcer · assassin · ragtag crew · outlaw team · found family · bantering ensemble · brooding assassin · intellectual · librarian · professor · resourceful heroine · clever heroine · compulsive neat freak · quiet outsider · sullen magician · former slave · former gang member · womanizing dandy · plucky crew · morally gray allies · team leader

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Distance: 0.1802

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Serenity

Keith R.A. DeCandido, Joss Whedon · 2005

A fugitive telepath and her brother force a spacefaring outlaw crew into a deadly chase with a powerful galactic alliance.

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Characterization labels: eclectic crew · loyal crew · war veteran · hardened captain · antihero · mercenary crew · telepathic character · damaged character · fugitive siblings · unstable genius · psychologically damaged

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Distance: 0.1814

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Master of the Revels

Nicole Galland · 2021 · D.O.D.O.

A rogue time-travel team races through Shakespearean history to stop a witch from rewriting magic, technology, and the future.

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Characterization labels: ragtag crew · rogue agents · witches · historical figures · new character focus · outcast team · resourceful heroine · antagonistic witch · bureaucratic operatives

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Distance: 0.1821

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Life Debt

Chuck Wendig · 2016 · Star Wars: Aftermath

A post-Empire crew hunts Imperial fugitives, then gets drawn into a rescue mission tied to Kashyyyk and missing allies.

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Characterization labels: ragtag crew · misfit team · ex-Imperial · bounty hunter · rebel pilot · teen engineer · battle droid · murder-bot · legacy characters · found family · morally gray · antiheroic · traumatized · loyal · snarky · ruthless villain · political leader · smuggler

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Distance: 0.1866

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The Ghost Machine

James Lovegrove · 2020 · Firefly

A dangerous cargo traps Serenity’s crew in vivid dreams of their deepest desires, until River must wake them before disaster.

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Characterization labels: ragtag crew · wisecracking captain · enforcer · pilot · mechanic · doctor · fighter pilot · psychiatrically altered character · greedy crew member · protective sibling

Semantic match: ranked by characterization

Distance: 0.1867

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