Agent K

Agent K, a.k.a. Kevin Brown, is one of the two main protagonists, alongside Agent J, of the Men in Black franchise. 
He is portrayed by , who also played Ed Tom Bell in No Country For Old Men and Chester Philips in Captain America: The First Avenger. In Men in Black III, his younger self is played by , who also played Jonah Hex in the 2010 film Jonah Hex, Cable in Deadpool 2, and Gurney Halleck in Dune (2021) and its 2024 sequel.
==Biography==
===Before MiB===
Originally Kevin Brown, he helped found MiB back in the 50's. It was not until March 2, 1961, that contact was made outside New York City. After this, Kay became fully devoted to his work.
===Early MiB Years===
Kay was originally made partner with an agent named Alpha. However, Alpha stole a Cosmic Integrator, and went rogue, combining his body with alien pieces. At some point, he was made partner with another founder, Dee. During the 60's, his future partner, Agent J, came to the past, and the duo would team up to defeat Boris, so Kay would live and Earth would be saved. In 1978, Kay and other agents protected Princess Lauranna of Zartha, and was entrusted with the Light of Zartha to stop it from getting into Serleena's hands. However, Kay pretends to launch the Light into space. Serleena kills Lauranna and follows, and the Light is later revealed to be Lauranna's (and implied to be Kay's) daughter, Laura Vasquez.
===Men in Black===
After having to kill an alien, Mikey, his partner finally wants to retire. Wanting so, Kay neuralyzes Agent D. During work he encountered a witness, NYPD officer James Darrell Edwards III who he interviews while giving some information on the background of the Men in Black. After getting everything he needed, he quickly covers his tracks by neuralyzing James, removing his memories. For some reason though, he gave the officer a a card that says MIB with an address on the back.
Later James goes to the building, going through a training program for recruits. Despite appearing to fail miserably, it was revealed by Agent K that he actually succeeded in the program. Edwards is reluctant to join, at first not even believing anything, but after seeing the Worms, a race of aliens, he comes to understand their purpose. The next day he returns, and becomes Agent J, the newest Men in Black recruit.
On their first mission, they investigate a crash site, deducing it to be the result of a dangerous race of aliens which resembles earth insects known as a "bug". Their investigation of this "bug" leads them to a murder of some disguised aliens who reveal the existence of a powerful object known as a "galaxy". After covering their tracks, they go off to get more information on this galaxy in which they learn that it is a small yet very powerful source of energy that can be used as a weapon.
Suddenly the communications of the headquarters began displaying a message from the race of those disguised aliens the "bug" killed. The message is a demand for the "galaxy" and the object sending the message is a warship. Thankfully, Agent J was able to maintain his composure at this time of crisis to deduce where the "galaxy" is hidden, in the collar of a cat belonging to the murdered disguised alien.
Unfortunately the "bug" has also figured out where the "galaxy" is and after a scuffle, escapes with the cat and the prized object. Conditions continued to worsen when the warship threatened to destroy earth in an attempt to destroy the "galaxy". Still, Agent J was able to deduce how the "bug" planned on escaping this, at the New York State Pavilion which was a disguise for 2 flying saucers.
His deduction was correct and the two agents encountered the "bug" who finally shed off his disguise, revealing his true form. He was able to ate the two agents' guns before swallowing Agent K whole. While his partner was staying outside trying to distract the bug from getting onto the space ship, he was searching around the swallowed guns in the "bug's" body, eventually finding it and using it blast his way out.
As a last resort, the remains of the "bug" attempt to attack the two, only to be a shot down by a witness who Agent J and K didn't probably neuralyze. After the ordeal is over, Agent K reveals that he needs a replacement in order to retire. With some convincing, Agent J agrees to neuralyze his partner and create a cover story. In the end, Agent K gets to spend some time with his family as a normal couple, at least until the next movie.
===Animated Series===
In the animated series, Kay was not neuralyzed and is still an agent to the MiB. He is still partner to Jay, and Elle still works for the MiB. During the series, he and Jay must constantly fight off aliens, and even his old partner Alpha.
===Men in Black II===
During Agent J's investigation on the "Light of Zartha", he ends up having to track down Kay who after being neuralyzed, needs to be convinced of the existence of aliens. Fortunately, all of his co-workers are aliens which Jay can reveal, convincing Kay to return to his work and headquarters to reverse the neuralyzation.
Before the procedure could be done however, the headquarters are attacked by the murderers, a shapeshifting alien named Serleena and a two-headed alien, Scrad and Charlie. Despite the damage they've done to the headquarters, Agent J and Kay survived and was able to recover the latter's memories. Unfortunately Agent K reveals that he had removed all memories of the "Light of Zartha" even while working at the Men in Black. He does however have a series of evidence he left behind in case he needs to find the item.
After getting a locker key and finding the place that it opens, they discover Agent K's wristwatch and video store membership card guarded by tiny aliens. For safety purposes before following the next lead, the two agents hide Laura with a number of worm-like aliens. At the store, they find a fictionalized story of the Light of Zartha which finally allowed Agent K to recover his memories.
At an unknown date (sometime in the 70's or 80's), Kay and other agents protected Princess Lauranna of Zartha, and was entrusted with the Light of Zartha to stop it from getting into Serleena's hands. However, Kay pretends to launch the Light into space. Serleena kills Lauranna and follows. Unfortunately, Agent K still doesn't remember what the "Light of Zartha" is and instead suspects that it might be Laura's bracelet.
Just then, Laura was kidnapped by Serleena and brought to Men in Black headquarters where the agents working there are also captured. Along with the worms, the agents attack the headquarters, succeeding at liberating the place. Serleena attempts to chase them down, only to be eaten by a giant worm in the subway.
Following Laura's bracelent, they end up at the roof of a skyscraper with a ship directed to Zartha. Agent K finally decided to reveal the truth, that Laura is the daughter of Lauranna and also the Light of Zartha. After some convincing, Agent J lets Laura go. Serleena attempts to chase the ship down, having taken the form of the giant worm that ate her though the two agents quickly blasted her apart. To cover up their tracks, Agent K activates a giant neuralyzer in the torch of the Statue of Liberty.
===Men in Black III===
During a mission, Agent J and K encounter an old criminal named Boris the Animal who recognizes the latter and tells him that he's already dead. Jay soon figures out that said criminal is a bitter rival to his partner who set up protection against Boris' species, leading to their extinction. Boris however was able to cause a spacetime fracture and kill off Agent K in the past. 
In the past, a young Agent K discovers present day Agent J who the former arrests. He attempts to neuralyze him though he stops upon hearing Jay's advice. They go off on an investigation, being led by the agency to future-seeing alien, Griffin. Unfortunately their meeting is cut short due to an attack by Boris and they are forced to meet up at another time. 
They meet up at a stadium, getting attacked by both Boris who was able to kidnap Griffin though the two were able to save him. Unfortunately, both Boris escape and Agent J explains to his young partner later that Boris is going to kill him. They formulate a plan to launch the protection device with a rocket though they are arrested by a colonel on the way. Luckily Griffin was able to get them out of the situation with a vision of the future.
The two end up on the rocket launching site, being encountered by the two Boris. As Agent J fights off future Boris, Agent K takes on past Boris. After a vicious duel, Kay was able to dismember one of his opponent's arm using his blaster. He survives it somehow and attacks Agent K at the beach with the colonel sacrificing himself to save the agent. 
Now having the upper hand, Agent K apprehends his opponent who taunts him with hopes of getting arrested. Those hopes were for naught as he was killed off, fixing the timeline. However, the colonel's child appears with Agent J recognizing him to be a younger version of himself. Agent K neuralyzes the child and tells him that his father is a hero which led Agent J to realize that his partner had been watching over him and is the reason why he was unaffected by the space-time fracture. Jay later returns to his point in-time, finding his partner still alive and in the mindset of the normal timeline. He also thanks him for watching over him all along before getting back to work.
==Gallery==
Young Agent K.jpg|Young Agent K in Men In Black III.
Animated Agent K.png|Agent K in Men In Black: The Series.
Comic Book K.jpg|K in the original comic.
Let's pick up a hot sheet.png|Kay in Seasons 2-4 of the animated series.
==Trivia==
*Clint Eastwood was offered the role but declined, Jones was then cast.
*Mark Wahlberg was almost cast as young K, but Brolin got the part in the end.
*Tommy Lee Jones only accepted the role of Kay after Steven Spielberg promised the script would improve. He had been disappointed with the first draft, which he felt did not capture the tone of the comic.
*According to Tommy Lee Jones, he didn't mind being covered in slime but Will Smith on the other hand hated it.
*Director Barry Sonnenfeld claimed he directed Tommy Lee Jones to play every scene straight. Jones became frustrated that he wasn't allowed to do comedic takes, while Sonnenfeld insisted Agent Kay had to be completely serious for the comedy to work.
*In the third film, when young Agent K first appears he says "We'll take it from here", the first line he said in the first.
==External Links==
*Agent K in the Men in Black Wiki
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