Dan

Dan is a former Torchwood operative and was part of the Torchwood resistance against the Live Control Agency in 2020, he initially was thought to be the leader of the resistance however this was proven not to be the case and he was merely the brains of the operation, he liked making plans and showing them off to his fellow members and also had subtle feelings for Alexa which lead the two to become a couple later on, despite leaving the Torchwood Institute many years ago - he seemingly still craves adventure and the lifestyle that comes with it - he is described as a middle aged man, who seems nice but has a very firm personality.

## Episodes

### 3.03: The Middle Men

Shane meets Dan alongside Alexa and Colin in Lisbon, Portugal during his time in hiding from the Live Control Agency, Dan is the presumed leader of the resistance movement however this is proven to be incorrect in a later episode, Dan reveals that he, Colin and Alexa are Shane's backup and have been subtly tracking him to the hotel they find themselves in with Shane imagining he would be good at giving orders but not so good at following them, he then queries to Shane about what they know about Live Control before getting to work.

### 3.04: Dead of Night

Dan then begins to write frantically on a blackboard to make a somewhat elaborate plan to get back to the UK and defeat Live Control however Alexa questions the hypothetical plan however eventually goes along with it resulting on the four members getting on a private jet to head back to the UK, upon arriving back to the UK - Dan is the main talker of the group who talks to pretty much everyone they encounter however they are attacked by one of Live Control's "Assets" which leads to a chase through Manchester airport.

Throughout this encounter, Dan seems very calm and is taking in his surroundings and when is almost shot by The Asset, he calmly points out that he is ok - the chase then continues and Dan proceeds to order a taxi which allows them to escape as he tends to an injured Alexa and encourages her to keep fighting, once at the hospital: Dan joins in with the killing of The Director following the Live Control invasion of the hospital.

### 3.05: Turning Point

After a strange encounter with an alien race called the Mazkil, it is revealed that Colin is the leader of the Torchwood resistance however he is killed resulting in Dan becoming leader (seemingly by default) with Alexa seemingly turning on Torchwood and siding with Live Control, Dan and Shane then decide to head back to Lincoln City with Alexa and they attempt to get answers however they fail as she tries to emotionally manipulate the Torchwood members and the base is soon surrounded by Live Control Agents.

### 3.06: End of the Line

After trying to get through to Alexa many times during the fight between UNIT and Live Control, which causes Alexa to run away in fear, Dan tries to find Alexa and eventually finds her puking in a toilet stall with the black beetle (a sign of The Trickster's Brigade) that was on her back dying on the floor beside her.

Following the defeat of Live Control, Shane asks Dan and Alexa to join the Lincoln City branch of Torchwood however they decline but Dan shakes Shane's hand and thanks him for helping out, he then confirms his feelings for Alexa after the two share a kiss and walk off together to explore the world.

### From the Vault Ep1: The Pier

Dan, and now girlfriend, Alexa are enjoying their time away from Torchwood in Los Angeles and even discuss their relationship as a whole however when a criminal lets off a strange device on Santa Monica Pier, which is picked up by a man called Julian, Dan jumps into action and starts to help out and in the ensuing chaos, he saves a guy called Adam by jumping off the pier into the water which worries Alexa but he resurfaces, later - he tries to dispose of the device, he ends up under its influence however due to its sheer power and starts to control the environment around him and even gets Alexa to try and strangle Julian for his actions however Julian breaks free and pushes Dan off the pier severing the device's control from him, Dan falls from the pier to the beach below however he is lucky to only end up mildly concussed - the two then question whether they should join back up to Torchwood but they push the query aside as they try to find a better life and simply focus on the rest of their vacation for the time being.