 The player plays the role of Buck Mann , a space runner down on his luck . A former military pilot and racer , Buck begins to accept jobs from large corporations when his money runs out . Accompanied by the android , <unk> @-@ 12 , he first accepts a job from the Big Cargo corporation carrying simple cargo containers . Shortly afterwards , the Nuclear Star corporation approaches him to carry nuclear waste . After several runs , Buck Mann attracts the attention of the pirates Brown Beard and Captain Black , who continuously harass him as his missions become more and more lucrative . 
