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|individual name= Alex Hopkins
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|image=[[Image:Torchwood Leader, Alex Hopkins.jpg|250px]]
|species    = Human
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|origin      = [[Earth]]
|race= [[Human]]
|mother      = Marjorie Hopkins
|home planet= [[Earth]]
|affiliation = Torchwood Three
|home era= [[20th century]]
|first      = Fragments (TV story)
|appearances= [[TW]]: ''[[Fragments]]''<br>[[TWN]]: ''[[In the Shadows]]''
|appearances = [[AUDIO]]: ''[[In the Shadows (audio story)|In the Shadows]]'',  ''[[Red Skies (audio story)|Red Skies]]'', ''[[The Torchwood Archive (audio story)|The Torchwood Archive]]''
|actor= [[Julian Lewis Jones]]
|actor       = Julian Lewis Jones
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'''Alex Hopkins''' was the leader of [[Torchwood Three|Torchwood Cardiff]] in the [[1990s]].


'''Alex Hopkins''' was the leader of [[Torchwood Three]] in [[1999]] who murdered the entire team save the [[immortality|immortal]] [[Jack Harkness]].  
== Biography ==
Alex's mother, [[Marjorie Hopkins]], had [[cancer]] but went into [[remission]]. He never married or had children. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Torchwood Archive (audio story)|The Torchwood Archive]]'') He joined [[Torchwood Three]] and believed that the group acted in the interests of [[human]]ity, which [[Martin Gibbons]] disagreed with. When Alex was new to the team, he was excited by Martin's investigation into a [[spacecraft]] that crashed in [[Newport]] and, like [[Jack Harkness]], believed him dead. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red Skies (audio story)|Red Skies]]'')


==Profile==
Alex became the head of Torchwood and had no love for [[Torchwood One|Torchwood London]], who he did not think cared for his branch. In late [[1999]], he was given the opportunity to become a spy for [[the Committee]], but he refused.
On [[31st December|New Year's Eve]] [[1999]] he gathered together the Torchwood 3 team to the Hub, except for Jack, and killed them all. Jack arrived later to find the carnage.&nbsp;Hopkins then shot himself. With everyone else now dead, Jack took over as leader of Torchwood 3. Hopkins had killed himself and the others as he saw the team unprepared for upcoming dangers in the [[21st century]] and spoke of a storm coming which [[Human]]ity could not face. ([[TW]]: ''[[Fragments]]'')


Per Torchwood policy, Hopkins' remains were presumably put into permanent storage in the Hub, although whether the morgue survive the destruction of the Hub during the [[the 456|456]] incident is unknown ([[TW]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One]]'').
On [[31 December]] [[1999]], Alex hunted a [[Spiroform]] in [[Newport]], where he was approached by the [[Little girl (Dead Man Walking)|little girl]], who he had heard of and told that he was unable to repatriate her given that her home planet was gone. She told him that his mother's cancer would again become harmful in three months and gave him [[Last of Erebus|Object 1]], telling him that it would reveal which of his teammates worked for the Committee.


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Alex prepared [[the Hub]] for a Torchwood New Year's party and, whilst waiting for his teammates, succumbed to his curiosity and opened Object 1. He saw [[the 456]] and [[Miracle Day]], amongst other things, and realised that Torchwood were not prepared for the [[21st century]]. He shot and killed [[Karen Baldwin]], [[James Unsworth]] and, lastly, [[Ariana (The Torchwood Archive)|Ariana]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Torchwood Archive (audio story)|The Torchwood Archive]]'') He called [[Yvonne Hartman]] at Torchwood One, telling her that they were not ready. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[One Rule (audio story)|One Rule]]'')
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When Jack arrived at the Hub, Alex told him what he had done and handed over command to him. He [[Suicide|shot himself]], earning a place on the [[Red List]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'')
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== Legacy ==
Sent to Hell by [[Patrick Jefferson]], Jack saw a vision of Alex among several other members and associates of Torchwood. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[In the Shadows (audio story)|In the Shadows]]'')
 
Jack was hit by [[lightning]] on [[Cotter Paluni's World]] and had a vision of his final conversation with Alex ending with Alex's suicide. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Red Skies (audio story)|Red Skies]]'')
 
== Personality ==
Alex was a stickler for the rules. He was loyal to Torchwood, refusing to spy for [[the Committee]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Torchwood Archive (audio story)|The Torchwood Archive]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 03:54, 22 October 2024

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Alex Hopkins was the leader of Torchwood Cardiff in the 1990s.

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Alex's mother, Marjorie Hopkins, had cancer but went into remission. He never married or had children. (AUDIO: The Torchwood Archive) He joined Torchwood Three and believed that the group acted in the interests of humanity, which Martin Gibbons disagreed with. When Alex was new to the team, he was excited by Martin's investigation into a spacecraft that crashed in Newport and, like Jack Harkness, believed him dead. (AUDIO: Red Skies)

Alex became the head of Torchwood and had no love for Torchwood London, who he did not think cared for his branch. In late 1999, he was given the opportunity to become a spy for the Committee, but he refused.

On 31 December 1999, Alex hunted a Spiroform in Newport, where he was approached by the little girl, who he had heard of and told that he was unable to repatriate her given that her home planet was gone. She told him that his mother's cancer would again become harmful in three months and gave him Object 1, telling him that it would reveal which of his teammates worked for the Committee.

Alex prepared the Hub for a Torchwood New Year's party and, whilst waiting for his teammates, succumbed to his curiosity and opened Object 1. He saw the 456 and Miracle Day, amongst other things, and realised that Torchwood were not prepared for the 21st century. He shot and killed Karen Baldwin, James Unsworth and, lastly, Ariana. (AUDIO: The Torchwood Archive) He called Yvonne Hartman at Torchwood One, telling her that they were not ready. (AUDIO: One Rule)

When Jack arrived at the Hub, Alex told him what he had done and handed over command to him. He shot himself, earning a place on the Red List. (TV: Fragments)

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

Sent to Hell by Patrick Jefferson, Jack saw a vision of Alex among several other members and associates of Torchwood. (AUDIO: In the Shadows)

Jack was hit by lightning on Cotter Paluni's World and had a vision of his final conversation with Alex ending with Alex's suicide. (AUDIO: Red Skies)

Personality[[edit] | [edit source]]

Alex was a stickler for the rules. He was loyal to Torchwood, refusing to spy for the Committee. (AUDIO: The Torchwood Archive)

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