Characters
Sheriff Barnes
Sheriff Barnes is a Beta android and District Security Chief in Zile City. During the Mastermind Crisis, he attempts to restore order in the damaged Beta Sector and helps Reckless Roger navigate it.
The Stardance Kid coins the nickname “Sheriff Barnes,” which stays with him.
Barnes provides assessments and directions when ordinary movement through the city has become difficult. His work connects Roger's investigation with people and places beyond the immediate danger of the streets, including the Archives.
He is one of several specialists whose contributions support the group. Weyland coordinates information and technical work, while Roger and The Stardance Kid carry out much of the fieldwork.
The developing animated story District 6 gives Barnes a continuing role in investigating the crisis's aftermath. He is calm and cordial with the trio, and Stardance familiarly addresses him as “Sheriff.”
This material also uses the title Beta Sector Security Chief. The precise relationship between that title and District Security Chief remains unsettled.