Jonny d'Ville

Jonny d'Ville (played by Jonathan Sims) is the first mate of the Aurora and the frontman of the band.

Following the incident with Doctor Carmilla and the airlock, Jonny calls himself the captain, but is always corrected by another crew member.

Origins
Jonny admits to falsifying parts of his backstory for narrative purposes, but the "official" version of his backstory is told in the song One Eyed Jack's (see Tales to be Told). In this version, Jonny grew up on a planet called New Texas, where he took on hitman jobs for casino boss One Eyed Jack in order to pay back debt accrued by his father, Billy Vangelis. On one of these jobs, he killed his father. Carmilla then mechanised him, and he returned to the casino to kill Jack and burn down the building.

Appearances
Jonny serves as the narrative voice for most of the Mechanisms' adventures, even when he does not appear explicitly. The Bifrost Incident is a notable exception.

Once Upon A Time (In Space)
During the events of Once Upon A Time (In Space), Jonny discusses the Briar Rose with Nastya Rasputina, and reluctantly agrees to help free her. When they find the Briar Rose's life pod, he wakes her by shooting the machinery.

Ulysses Dies At Dawn
Jonny is present in the City during the events of Ulysses Dies at Dawn. He describes his activities as "depopulating" the lower levels; the album liner art shows an arrest warrant with his name on, on suspicion of the crime of "JUST ARREST THE FUCKER", signed by Artemis.

Gunpowder Tim vs The Moon Kaiser
See Tales to be Told

Jonny joins the Starborne Infantry during the war with the Moon Kaiser, for fun. He is executed by the Kaiser, but due to his immortality this does not kill him, and he is able to join in with Tim's distraction tactic.

Miscellaneous
Jonny is present when Carmilla goes out of the airlock. It is strongly implied that he pushed her.