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|aka               = Frank Archer<br>Paul Darrow
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|aka         = {{il|Frank Archer|Paul Darrow}}
|species           = Human
|species     = Human
|affiliation       =Assassin's Guild
|affiliation = Assassin's Guild
|origin           = [[29th century]] [[Earth]]
|origin     = [[Earth]]
|first             = Occam's Razor (audio story)
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|appearances       = ''[[Death's Head (audio story)|Death's Head]]'', ''[[Hidden Persuaders (audio story)|Hidden Persuaders]]'', ''[[Taren Capel (audio story)|Taren Capel]]'', ''[[Checkmate (audio story)|Checkmate]]'', ''[[Storm Mine (audio story)|Storm Mine]]'', ''[[The Prisoner (audio story)|The Prisoner]]'', ''[[Metafiction (audio story)|Metafiction]]''
|voice actor = Paul Darrow
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'''Kaston Iago''' was an [[assassin]]. He was also a fugitive from the interplanetary [[Terran Federation|Federation]]. He was born on [[Earth]] and has variously claimed his real name to be either "Frank Archer" or "Paul Darrow". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Metafiction (audio story)|Metafiction]]'')
|voice actor       = Paul Darrow
 
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== Biography ==
}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was an [[assassin]]. He was also a fugitive from the interplanetary [[Terran Federation|Federation]]. He was born on [[Earth]] and has variously claimed his real name to be either "Frank Archer" or "Paul Darrow". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Metafiction (audio story)|Metafiction]]'')  
He was born on [[Earth]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Metafiction (audio story)|Metafiction]]'')
 
After defrauding [[Terran Federation|the Federation]] bank for either five million or five hundred million, which he stored on a neutral [[space station]] outside of Federation control, Iago was convicted for embezzlement and sentenced to life imprisonment on a [[prison planet|penal planet]]. Four months into an eight month journey to the planet, he managed to escape from the prison ship along with two fellow prisoners when the ship became involved in a salvage operation to recover an alien spacecraft.


==Rebelling against the Federation==
Once in control of the alien spacecraft, Iago joined in [[Roj Blake|a fellow prisoner]]'s war against the Federation. First they travelled to the penal planet to rescue additional crew members, arriving three hours later just as the prison ship was docking. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Metafiction (audio story)|Metafiction]]'')
Iago was once convinced of embezzlement, he defrauded the Federation bank for either five million or five hundred million. One of those sums refers to the amount he was convicted for, the other the amount he got away with. He was sentenced to life on a penal planet. Fourth months into an eight month journey to the planet, Iago managed to escape from the prison ship along with two fellow prisoners when the ship became involved in a salvage operation to recover an alien spacecraft.


Once in control of the alien spacecraft, Iago, along with his two comrades, set course for the penal planet to rescue additional crew members, arriving three hours later just as the prison ship was docking. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Metafiction (audio story)|Metafiction]]'')
Iago killed the [[Butcher of Zircaster]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Taren Capel (audio story)|Taren Capel]]'')


==Life on Kaldor==
After many adventures with his crewmates, their second ship crashed on [[Gauda Prime]], where Iago found himself surrounded by fifty heavily armed Federation guards. He claimed to [[Justina Kessel]] that he escaped [[execution]] by shooting out the lights in the room so the guards shot each other. Afterwards he focused on gunrunning and [[mercenary]] work until arriving on [[Kaldor]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Metafiction (audio story)|Metafiction]]'') where he committed a series of random [[murder]]s in [[Kaldor City]] so that [[Kiy Uvanov]] would hire him as a bodyguard. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Occam's Razor (audio story)|Occam's Razor]]'')
By [[2889]], he was hiding from the Federation on the planet [[Kaldor]]. He committed a series of random [[murder]]s in [[Kaldor City]] so that [[Kiy Uvanov]] would hire him as a bodyguard. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Occam's Razor (audio story)|Occam's Razor]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* It was hinted but not stated officially that Iago was a pseudonym of the ''[[Blake's 7]]'' character Kerr Avon. [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Metafiction (audio story)|Metafiction]]'' summarizes the whole plot of ''Blake's 7'' without using any proper names.
* Throughout the ''[[Kaldor City (audio series)|Kaldor City]]'' series, it was repeatedly hinted that Iago was the ''[[Blake's 7 (series)|Blake's 7]]'' character Kerr Avon under a psuedonym. ''[[Occam's Razor (audio story)|Occam's Razor]]'' features several hints that Iago has knowledge and skills possessed by Avon and few others, and ''[[Taren Capel (audio story)|Taren Capel]]'' and ''[[Metafiction (audio story)|Metafiction]]'' attribute many of Avon's adventures to Iago.
* The names he claims to be his "real" name in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Metafiction (audio story)|Metafiction]]'' are Paul Darrow (the name of the actor who portrays Iago) and Frank Archer (the name of his character in ''The Time Waster'' audio play).
* Iago appeared in the stage play ''[[Robots of Death (stage play)|Robots of Death]]'', an adaptation of ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'' where Iago took on the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s role.
* In the two versions of ''[[Metafiction (audio story)|Metafiction]]'', Iago says that his "real" name is Paul Darrow and Frank Archer. Respectively, these are the names of the actor of Iago and the name of that actor's character in [[Magic Bullet]]'s non-[[DWU]] audio play ''The Time Waster''.


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [[w:c:blakes7:Kerr Avon|Kerr Avon]] at the Blake's 7 Wiki
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Latest revision as of 19:55, 6 July 2023

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Kaston Iago was an assassin. He was also a fugitive from the interplanetary Federation. He was born on Earth and has variously claimed his real name to be either "Frank Archer" or "Paul Darrow". (AUDIO: Metafiction)

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

He was born on Earth. (AUDIO: Metafiction)

After defrauding the Federation bank for either five million or five hundred million, which he stored on a neutral space station outside of Federation control, Iago was convicted for embezzlement and sentenced to life imprisonment on a penal planet. Four months into an eight month journey to the planet, he managed to escape from the prison ship along with two fellow prisoners when the ship became involved in a salvage operation to recover an alien spacecraft.

Once in control of the alien spacecraft, Iago joined in a fellow prisoner's war against the Federation. First they travelled to the penal planet to rescue additional crew members, arriving three hours later just as the prison ship was docking. (PROSE: Metafiction)

Iago killed the Butcher of Zircaster. (AUDIO: Taren Capel)

After many adventures with his crewmates, their second ship crashed on Gauda Prime, where Iago found himself surrounded by fifty heavily armed Federation guards. He claimed to Justina Kessel that he escaped execution by shooting out the lights in the room so the guards shot each other. Afterwards he focused on gunrunning and mercenary work until arriving on Kaldor, (AUDIO: Metafiction) where he committed a series of random murders in Kaldor City so that Kiy Uvanov would hire him as a bodyguard. (AUDIO: Occam's Razor)

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Throughout the Kaldor City series, it was repeatedly hinted that Iago was the Blake's 7 character Kerr Avon under a psuedonym. Occam's Razor features several hints that Iago has knowledge and skills possessed by Avon and few others, and Taren Capel and Metafiction attribute many of Avon's adventures to Iago.
  • Iago appeared in the stage play Robots of Death, an adaptation of The Robots of Death where Iago took on the Fourth Doctor's role.
  • In the two versions of Metafiction, Iago says that his "real" name is Paul Darrow and Frank Archer. Respectively, these are the names of the actor of Iago and the name of that actor's character in Magic Bullet's non-DWU audio play The Time Waster.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]