Alan Walker

Alan Walker is a mortal man, the father of Ben, Louis and Kaya Walker to the goddess Arachne. He was killed by Arachne in 2006.

**Series**

Alan Walker is featured in the following series:

* Demigod Quest

**Early Life**

Not much is known about Alan's early life, but at some point he moved from Miami to Chicago and became a comic book artist, which inspired Ben's love of comic books. He raised his two sons and his daughter until he learned that their mother was a goddess who intended to kill two of them, maybe even all three, and she had him killed by a spider bite so he couldn't tell anyone or stop her.

**Demigod Quest**

Demigod Quest #1, Immortal Secrets: Alan is mentioned, though never by name, as having died from a spider bite, stranded and unable to get to a hospital. He is summoned by the demigods as part of a seance spell as a practice run, and he talks to Ben, explaining that Arachne killed Louis and Kaya as well as himself, but that she left Ben alive because she needed one for the prophecy, the one who would be the easiest to control, and he tells Ben that they all miss him.

Demigod Quest #3, The Fountain of Souls: Alan's name is mentioned in Circe's book as having been Arachne's husband and the father of Ben, Louis and Kaya.

Demigod Quest #4, The Tangled Web: Arachne has a tapestry depicting Alan's death in her room in her cave next to Kaya and Louis's tapestries of death as well as one for Ben. Alan appears in some of the pictures in Ben's book, once as him holding a two year old Ben and once as him celebrating Ben's sixth birthday with him. He is mentioned again when the demigods are discussing making a food that might make Ben feel better and they mention that Alan made Ben homemade chicken noodle soup when he was a kid.

**Personality**

Alan was a very kind, loving man who would do anything for his children and ultimately died because he was determined to protect them from their mother. He loved his kids all very much, but he favored Ben because they were similar and he knew that Ben's mother was hardest on him, partly due to him being deaf. He was the only one who made an effort to learn sign language to help Ben.

**Appearance**

He is described only briefly as always having worn a "ridiculous" sweater vest and having some scruff. He had brown hair and amber eyes like Ben, and wore glasses. After his death, his ghost has a welt on his neck from having been bitten by a spider, which resulted in his death.

**Love Interests**

* Arachne--wife, mother of his three children

**Friends and Enemies**

* Ra, Arachne, Fates, Ethan Jefferson (enemies)

**Dream Cast**

\*as of 9/13/2020

* Kevin Weisman

**Trivia**

* He found out that Ethan was raping his son after his death and became more determined than ever to see Ethan and Arachne punished.
* He watched over Ben after his death.
* He, Kaya and Louis are together in Asphodel.
* He would make homemade chicken noodle soup for Ben on his birthdays or when he was sick.
* He was the only member of the family to learn sign language so Ben could feel like he was heard.
* He is the reason Ben loves comic books, as he had a love for them and was an artist for comic books as well.