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Stephen Swain is a doctor in New York City who found himself selected to be the human contestant in the seventh Presidian.

He is the main protagonist of Contest.

History[]

Early History[]

Swain and his wife had a daughter named Holly and several years later, Swain's wife was killed by a drunk driver while going out for milk.

A few weeks before the Presidian, Swain was helping a New York City police officer who had been wounded by some gang members and the gang came back to the hospital to finish the job. Swain tackles one gang member to the ground and the gun goes off accidentally and kills the gang member while Swain escapes with just a cut lip.

Contest[]

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Personality[]

Protective.

Skills[]

  • Expert Physician: TBA.
    • Expert Radiologist: TBA.
  • Adaptive Intelligence Responses: TBA.

Equipment[]

  • Contestant's Wristband: A thick, heavy wristband given to each of the Presidian contestants.
  • Severed Phone Handset: TBA.
  • Handcuffs: TBA.
  • Flashlight: TBA.
  • Pepper Spray: TBA.
  • Lighter: TBA.

Trivia[]

  • Like most of the other leading characters of Reilly's novels, Swain has a defining feature; in his case, the scar on his cut lip received during the hospital attack that took place before the events of the novel.
  • In the unproduced pilot that Reilly wrote and directed for Contest back in 2005, he also starred as Stephen Swain. [1]
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