Enrique Dos Santos
MinorEven in stillness, there's an unnatural peace about him that chills the air, his features slack and serene amid the brutality. The room seems to hold its breath around his silent form. Something about his calm defiance lingers, unnerving and unforgettable.
Enrique Dos Santos appears solely in the first book of The Expanse series, Leviathan Wakes, as a tragic victim whose tortured corpse sets a chilling tone for the horrors uncovered aboard the derelict ship Anubis. Nailed to a bulkhead with a prospector's spike and subjected to hours of brutal interrogation that burned off his fingers, his serene death mask contrasts sharply with the savagery inflicted upon him. Across the series, he remains a haunting background figure, emblematic of the violence lurking in the Belt's shadows, with no further evolution or appearances.
Physical Description
An average-built adult male lies as a corpse nailed to the wall by a thick prospector's spike through his chest. His fingers are burned off, leaving blackened stumps, with torture marks scarring his exposed skin. Despite the savagery, his face holds a peaceful, slack calm, eyes half-lidded in eerie repose.
Evolution
Leviathan Wakes
Enrique Dos Santos is discovered as a tortured corpse on the Anubis, nailed to the bulkhead with a prospector's spike after 8-9 hours of agony, his fingers burned off in a brutal interrogation. His peaceful death face stands in stark contrast to the violence inflicted by the perpetrators. He serves as a grim background discovery that hints at the horrors aboard the ship.
- Discovered as a tortured corpse on the Anubis.
- Nailed to the bulkhead with a prospector's spike.
- Endured 8-9 hours of agony during interrogation.
- Fingers burned off by perpetrators.
- Exhibits a peaceful death face amid the violence.
Book Appearances
Leviathan Wakes
First appears Ch 14