Editing Buck Godot (section)

==Known associates & antagonists==
Buck's best friend is '''Louisa "Lou" Dem Five''', the [[asteroid]]-born madam of the Velvet Fist [[bordello]]. Lou is a former agent of the Planetary Temperance League, but finds her current profession more to her liking, and has successfully tempted several of her fellow agents to work for her. Her human-variant alteration gives her voluntary control over glands in her body that exude an intensely-powerful [[pheromone]] that can entice anyone (at least, anyone with a healthy sex drive). Lou has employed Buck on several occasions, usually surprised that he prefers payment in cash instead of "trade". Buck's response is generally that she is "too small", a reference to the fact that Hoffmanites are so large, heavy, and strong, once joking that they could have a go if she gained about 400 pounds.

Buck's other friend is '''Asteroid Al''', a Thuxian (an eyeless alien species roughly resembling the creatures from the ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]'' franchise), who is known for being stingy about money and contracts. The drinks served at his bar can intoxicate the unwary almost immediately. Buck's drink of choice is the "ion sucker", whose containers also make useful weapons (as well as components for flower arranging). Other cronies at Al's Bar include '''Spug''', a frog-faced alien [[taxicab driver|cabbie]] who has trouble keeping secrets. Beyond these, Buck is a well-known face at Asteroid Al's, and indeed throughout most of New Hong Kong.

Buck's notable antagonists have included the aforementioned '''X-Tel Corporation''', the human collective mind '''PSmIth''' (read as "Smithe", referencing the "psi" shortening of "[[psychic]]"), the high-grade thief and assassin named '''Der Rock the Destroyer''' and the notorious [[space pirate]] known as the '''Pistol Packin' Polaris Packrat''' (a sentient who has the dubious honor of being the only creature Buck will deal with for free; Al suspects that there's someone out there paying Buck to breathe) with his two talking laser pistols, '''[[Smith & Wesson|Smith and Wesson]]''', who have some history with ''Junior'' and lament that he "isn't speaking to them".

In the 8-part "Gallimaufry" series, Buck travels to the eponymous space station – acting as a sort of [[United Nations]] in space - and meets a new group of friends, allies, and enemies. These include the '''Prime Mover''', an immortal and omnipotent alien lifeform who has a deal with humanity to prevent their extinction, '''Ambassador Whreee''' of the Klegdixal, a paranoid and conniving alien race and oft-time political rival of humanity, '''Parahexavoctal''', chief of security of the entire Gallimaufry, and Buck's uncle and fellow Hoffmanite, '''Frakkus Godot'''.