▁school , ▁Har low ▁School ▁for ▁Girls . ▁ ▁After ▁he ▁is ▁fo iled ▁in ▁Among ▁the ▁Imp ost ors , ▁he ▁becomes ▁a ▁marg inal ▁character ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Population ▁Police . ▁He ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁killed ▁but ▁comes ▁back , ▁imp lying ▁he ▁had ▁sufficient ▁cl out ▁in ▁the ▁Population ▁Police ▁not ▁be ▁pun ished ▁for ▁his ▁mistake ▁in ▁Among ▁the ▁Imp ost ers . ▁ ▁Ald ous ▁Kra ken our ▁The ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Population ▁Police , ▁who ▁later ▁becomes ▁the ▁president ▁after ▁the ▁susp icious ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁in effect ual ▁prede cess or . ▁He ▁appears ▁in ▁Among ▁the ▁Bra ve ▁and ▁Among ▁the ▁Free . ▁ ▁Oscar ▁W yd ell ▁ ▁Initial ly ▁appearing ▁as ▁Lee ▁Grant ' s ▁brother ' s ▁body guard ▁in ▁Among ▁the ▁Bar ons , ▁Luke ▁finds ▁that ▁Oscar ' s ▁lo y alt ies ▁and ▁intent ions ▁are ▁always ▁ambigu ous ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁cannot ▁be ▁trust ed . ▁He ▁made ▁the ▁real ▁Lee ▁Grant ▁trust ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁alive . ▁While ▁Oscar ▁makes ▁it ▁explicit ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁reb elling ▁against ▁the ▁government , ▁he ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁opportun ist ▁and ▁see ks ▁power ▁for ▁himself ▁by ▁first ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁Bar ons . ▁ ▁After ▁Mr . ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Grant ▁are ▁killed , ▁Oscar ▁disapp ears . ▁ ▁He ▁re app ears ▁in ▁an ▁un success ful ▁plot ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁Population ▁Police ' s ▁regime