Tor and Reese Lemkin

Tor Lemkin is a character in the first season. He is portrayed by Mac Brandt and debuts in Twilight's Last Gleaming.

He is a citizen of The Ark and the father of the partially blind Reese Lemkin. In Twilight's Last Gleaming, he, along with 319 other people, sacrifices himself in The Culling in order to save oxygen, allowing the engineers to have more time to fix the problem with life support. He dies of suffocation after the air in the section he was in is stopped.

Early Life
At some point, he had a daughter named Reese.

Throughout the Series
In Twilight's Last Gleaming, Tor is with Abby, who mentioned that his daughter is going blind, which worries him greatly. He is concerned about the life support failure, asking Abby if it will be able to be fixed. Abby doesn't tell him it can be fixed or cannot be fixed, she just says that she hopes it can be. Tor later volunteers for The Culling, saying one last goodbye to Reese before leaving to sacrifice himself in The Culling so that citizens of The Ark have more oxygen left, giving engineers more time to fix the problem.
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Physical Appearance
Tor has thinning red hair and is slightly larger than average. He also has a full red beard and mustache. He resembles his daughter.

Personality
Tor Lemkin is a generous and selfless person. In Twilight's Last Gleaming, oxygen deprivation in the Ark is causing his daughter's eyesight to fail at an alarming rate. In order to conserve oxygen, he volunteers to die. He disagrees with some of the Council's methods, and cares very deeply for his daughter.

Relationships
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 * -|Reese Lemkin =

Reese Lemkin
Reese is Tor Lemkin's eight year old daughter. She is slightly sarcastic towards her father, not always appreciative of his actions. Tor cares deeply for Reese, willing to die and save oxygen for her survival. At the end of Twilight's Last Gleaming, Tor dies, leaving Reese an orphan.


 * -|Abby Griffin =

Abby Griffin
Abby and Tor seem to know each other, and have a strong doctor-patient relationship. While he does not seem to like the Council, he understands that Abby is trying her best to help everyone and remain friends until his death.

Quotes
"This morning you told me my daughter was going blind. That there was nothing I could do to help. Turns out there is."

- Tor to Abby in Twilight's Last Gleaming.

Notes and Trivia

 * Tor dies with his daughter's pink barrette in his hands.