A 14-year-old American girl who endures years of systemic abuse in the foster care system. Guided by an internal voice, she flees her traumatic environment and finds refuge at a remote South Carolina convent. There, she hones her new electrical abilities and constructs a female-centered theology that reaches a massive internet audience.

An ambitious Midwestern politician serving as a small-town Wisconsin mayor. Frustrated by incompetent male colleagues, she quickly recognizes the social potential of the new female power and creates specialized training camps for young girls, using the initiative to launch a successful bid for governor.

A 21-year-old aspiring investigative journalist from Nigeria. Armed with his phone camera, he documents the global uprisings and shifting gender dynamics. His balanced reporting serves as a vital historical record of the rapidly changing society, bringing him into dangerous conflict zones around the world.

The 14-year-old daughter of a London crime boss. Having grown up around violence, she possesses a natural toughness and quickly masters her newfound abilities after witnessing a brutal attack on her home. She uses her strength to defend herself and secure a prominent position within her family's illicit empire.

The First Lady of Moldova who steps into a leadership void to establish Bessapara, an independent, female-centric nation. She uses radical rhetoric and the new powers to forge a society that aggressively targets men with restrictive laws and state-sanctioned violence.

A historian and cultural archivist living five millennia in the future. He is the in-universe author of the main narrative, piecing together the events of the ancient catastrophe from obscure archaeological records to write a controversial historical novel for his matriarchal society.

An editor living 5,000 years in the future who reviews Neil Adam Armon's historical novel. She provides feedback on his manuscript from the perspective of their established matriarchal society, expressing doubt that men could ever have held power.

Margot Cleary's teenage daughter. Like many girls her age, she struggles to control the new electrical energy pulsing within her collarbone, a difficulty that inspires her mother to create the specialized training camps.

A London underworld drug kingpin. He is deeply entrenched in organized crime and attempts to manage his illicit empire as the global balance of physical strength shifts entirely away from men.

The wife of a British crime boss. A violent home invasion resulting in her death becomes the central trauma that awakens her daughter's latent electrical abilities.

One of Roxy's brothers, who operates within their father's criminal syndicate. He is involved in the family's underworld ventures, including the production of a drug designed to enhance the new electrical abilities.

One of Roxy's brothers, heavily involved in the family's sprawling criminal empire. His involvement in the family's illicit operations exposes him to the severe dangers of the shifting global power dynamics.

A mysterious online blogger who builds a massive following by rallying men against the changing gender dynamics. He utilizes digital platforms to spread radical, anti-woman rhetoric and encourage militant resistance.