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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
=== The Mysteron War === | |||
In [[Pete Tracker]]'s [[Article (publishing)|article]] about [[Spectrum (organisation)|Spectrum]], published on the [[front page]] of ''[[TV 21]]'' on [[23 September]] [[2067]], Scarlet was mentioned in a list of personnel. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[SPECTRUM is Green (short story)|SPECTRUM is Green]]'') | ==== Early battles ==== | ||
In [[Pete Tracker]]'s [[Article (publishing)|article]] about [[Spectrum (organisation)|Spectrum]], published on the [[front page]] of ''[[TV 21]]'' on [[23 September]] [[2067]], Scarlet was mentioned in a list of personnel. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[SPECTRUM is Green (short story)|SPECTRUM is Green]]'') At some point, the Mysterons "made" Scarlet indestructible. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Traitor Black Gives In! (comic story)|Traitor Black Gives In!]]'') | |||
In [[August]] [[2088]], [[Kylie Walker]] of ''[[Action 21 (magazine)|Action 21]]'' reported that Captain Scarlet was missing and presumed dead following a "spectacular mid-air crash". Eyewitnesses saw Scarlet's jet deliberately turn into one of Spectrum's own [[Angel Strike Command|Angel]] [[aircraft]] just [[second]]s before the crash, leaving no chance of survivors. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Captain Scarlet in Death Crash! (short story)|Captain Scarlet in Death Crash!]]'') Soon after, however, he was confirmed to be alive. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Zero X: Four Crew Missing (short story)|Zero X: Four Crew Missing]]'') In [[July]] [[2089]], Walker stated that Spectrum wanted help to locate Scarlet, who was being held [[prisoner]] by the | In [[August]] [[2088]], [[Kylie Walker]] of ''[[Action 21 (magazine)|Action 21]]'' reported that Captain Scarlet was missing and presumed dead following a "spectacular mid-air crash". Eyewitnesses saw Scarlet's jet deliberately turn into one of Spectrum's own [[Angel Strike Command|Angel]] [[aircraft]] just [[second]]s before the crash, leaving no chance of survivors. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Captain Scarlet in Death Crash! (short story)|Captain Scarlet in Death Crash!]]'') Soon after, however, he was confirmed to be alive. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Zero X: Four Crew Missing (short story)|Zero X: Four Crew Missing]]'') In [[July]] [[2089]], Walker stated that Spectrum wanted help to locate Scarlet, who was being held [[prisoner]] by the Mysterons beneath the [[South Pacific]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Send For Stingray! (short story)|Send For Stingray!]]'') | ||
==== A brief reprieve ==== | |||
In [[2068]], after [[week]]s of investigation, Captain Scarlet managed to track down [[Lim-Po]], the Mysteron who was controlling [[China|Chinese]] agents. However, Lim-Po circled around and was about to attack Scarlet with a [[knife]] until Captain Black shot Lim-Po with a [[rifle]]. Scarlet [[question]]ed why Black chose to save him, asking if the Mysterons had finished with him, though Black claimed he spoke in [[riddle]]s. Scarlet proceeded to take Black to [[Cloudbase]] so [[Fawn (Traitor Black Gives In!)|Doctor Fawn]] could run some tests of him, all of which ultimately indicated that Black was once again fit for active service. In a meeting with [[Charles Grey|Colonel White]] and [[Adam Svenson|Captain Blue]], Scarlet said it was the time for them to take the initiative and destroy the [[Mysteron City]] with an [[electrode cannon]] mounted on a [[spaceship]], a mission so dangerous only he should be aboard. This plan was approved and Scarlet attended the testing of the weapon at [[Fort Johnson]] and later took off from [[Helsinki]]. Upon reaching [[Mars]], the Mysterons claimed their [[power]] was dying and asked Scarlet to spare them so they could die quietly but he refused, noting he "must make certain" as [[Earth]] had been tricked by them in the past. | |||
Six [[month]]s past with no sign of Mysteron activity, prompting [[World President]] [[T.J. Younger]] to disband Spectrum at the final celebration of humanity's [[victory]] in the [[Mysteron War]]. Metcalf and Svenson, formely Scarlet and Blue respectively, chose to stick together and join the [[World Space Patrol]], where [[Wilbur Zero|Commander Zero]] had promised them a new [[XL craft]]. They met with Zero in [[Space City]] before attending the organisation's training [[school]]. They passed far quicker than their classmates, in only a [[month]], were promoted to [[Colonel]]s and granted command of ''[[Fireball XL19]]''. Their first trip was to [[Sector 58]] and the [[Andromeda (galaxy)|Galaxy Andromeda]] and was set to last a [[year]]. | |||
Sometime later, it became clear that the Mysterons' defeat had been a ruse and that they posed an imminent threat to Earth. Spectrum was reformed, leading to [[Steve Zodiac]] and [[Robert the Robot]] being sent to speedily retrieve Metcalf and Svenson in the experimental [[time]]-[[space]] ship ''[[T-S]]''. With Scarlet determining that the only place to deal with the Mysterons was their own city, he, Blue and Zodiac flew directly to Mars in the ''T-S''. Scarlet opted to complete the rest of the journey to the Mysteron City alone by [[Space Bug]] once there. He confronted the Mysterons, telling them to hold their fire as he could not be destroyed. The Mysterons attempted to claim the same of themselves, but Scarlet stated their indestructibility depended on their [[retrometabolism ray]] and assured them that he would be willing to die with them if it meant securing Earth's [[safety]]. Conceding the defeat, the Mysterons agreed to Scarlet's demand to release their power over Earth's [[City|cities]] while he left Mars with his people. As he departed, the Mysterons warned him not to come back and they threatened they would be prepared next time too. Back on Cloudbase, the Mysterons reiterated their position that they would continue to seek vengeance while Scarlet mulled over the fact that wrecking their city could never work again. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Traitor Black Gives In! (comic story)|Traitor Black Gives In!]]'') | |||
=== Undated events === | |||
Captain Scarlet visited [[Maruthea]] for [[Bonjaxx]]'s [[birthday party]]. As the [[Seventh Doctor]] walked past him, he was sitting next to the [[Hulk]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Party Animals (comic story)|Party Animals]]'') | Captain Scarlet visited [[Maruthea]] for [[Bonjaxx]]'s [[birthday party]]. As the [[Seventh Doctor]] walked past him, he was sitting next to the [[Hulk]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Party Animals (comic story)|Party Animals]]'') | ||
