Jesus Malverde

This patron saint of drug dealers was fashioned out of an image of the old Patron, and was enshrined in several places in Opium. In this story he represents faith and belief, even if that faith is in something different.

Mirasol

Mirasol is the eejit girl that Matt takes a liking to. She represents his quest to free the eejits from their enslavement. All of the pressure of success he feels seems to be wrapped up in this one girl.

The Scorpion Star

The Scorpion Star is El Patron's expensive and expansive space station that sits high in orbit. Because it controls the eejit population from afar, it represents the fragile control El Patron had over his empire and the steps he took to maintain it. This balance of control vs freedom is one that Matt has to wrestle with throughout the novel.

The oasis