Sigma/Siebren de Kuiper Overwatch

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A brilliant astrophysicist Dr. Siebren de Kuiper was considered a pioneer in his field. His life's work involved devising a way to harness the power of gravity, which he regarded as the greatest untapped resource humanity had remaining to them. Equally known for his groundbreaking research and eccentric personality, he conducted most of his studies from his lab in the Hague.

Before the Omnic Crisis, he developed a successful maglev prototype. While maglev technology had existed prior to his invention, the technology had previously only been available to corporations and governments. de Kuiper's invention proliferated in the public sphere, so that by the Omnic Crisis, cars were using maglev technology as standard. It has been commented that if not for de Kuiper's work, it might have taken decades to bridge the gap between fossil fuels and a truly sustainable future.

de Kuiper spent a year on the Horizon Lunar Colony, where he visited his good friend Dr. Harold Winston. Winston showed him one of the gorilla test subjects. Over the year, de Kuiper continued his gravitational studies and advised the colony's staff on the installation of their advanced low-gravity hydroponics system. He would later credit much of his research, including access to the moon's lower gravity, the null gravity of space, and artificial gravity of the colony, as key to his understanding of the universe.

At some point, years before his accident, he had lunch with Dr. Angela Ziegler after a seminar.