Sir Percival Forbes-Smyth

Flight Lieutenant Sir Percival Forbes-Smyth is a British subject serving the the Royal Air Force who encounters Captain Mari Solinski and Captain Zandra Niko at Heathrow Airport in London, England, The United Kingdom. He is a decorated war hero who served with distinction in Afghanistan and was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his heroic acts there. In 2009 he attended a NATO conference in Paris, France where he served on the British delegation. Later that month he was assigned to the newly formed LION SQUAD, a joint team between the United States and the United Kingdom, by then British Prime Minster Gordon Brown.

## Background

**Sir Percival Forbes-Smyth**, known as **Percy** or **Sir Percy**, was born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire on May 16, 1984 to Sir Lord Brigadier Randolph Forbes-Smyth and Lady Rawina Doddridge Forbes-Smyth (nee Doddridge) into a long family of British peerage. He attended prestigious British Public Schools eventually attending Eton and Oxford University.

Sir Randolph was a high ranking officer in the British Army who raised his son to aspire to duty but who also shielded him from the trappings of interpersonal relationships. This resulted in the younger Forbes-Smyth being slightly arrogant and even uncouth. This led to his extreme loneliness which resulted in him burying himself in his aviation related hobbies. This prompted Percival to follow a path into the Royal Air Force instead of the Royal Army, a move that estranged him from his father. Still, Percival, attained a commission and was sent to Afghanistan where he served with distinction.

Despite attaining a Knighthood and being of considerably good breeding, his coarse attitudes and arrogant behaviors usually drove many people away. In 2009, he was assigned to the NATO Space Defense Conference, likely as a way to distance for his commander to distance himself from Forbes-Smyth. There he encountered Major General Kawallis, Capt. Mari Solinski and Zandra Niko. The later two he instantly offended mistaking them for stewardesses and demanding they load his luggage.

Probably as another attempt to rid themselves of Forbes-Smyth's presence, he was attached to LION SQUAD by Prime Minister Gordon Brown meaning that he would be permanently stationed at Seeligson A.F.B near Premont, Texas for the foreseeable future.

## Attachment to Lion Squad and Command of Wrangler Squadron

In mid-2009, President Barrack Obama and Prime Minister Gordon Brown signed an accord forming Lion Squad, a joint US/UK task force designed to deal with extraterrestrial threats and monitor (an mitigate) the activities of the terrorist group ORGANIZATION ORKO. One of the first actions was to create an officer exchange program between the two nations. Flight Lieutenant Forbes-Smyth was selected, seemingly by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and high ranking officials of the Royal Air Force. Forbes-Smyth accompanied Major General Kawallis, Capt Mari Solisnki and Captain Zandra Niko back to the Seeligson A. F. B. where he awaited his placement as Major General Kawallis' Executive Officer.

Forbes-Smyth, initially, dismissed his appointment as an attempt to be further distanced from his commander in the RAF and, initially, intended to "brush off" Major General Kawallis which would likely result in Kawallis requesting Forbes-Smyth be returned to the UK. However, Major General Kawallis informed Forbes-Smyth that he intended to appoint him to operational commander of Wrangler Squadron. Furthermore, Major General Kawallis indicated he intended Forbes'-Smyth to be a "flying commander," taking the lead in air operations.

Forbes-Smyth initially questioned this, however, Major General Kawallis seemed to be a kindred spirt who told Forbes-Smyth that when he was a young pilot, he was nearly grounded by the US Air Force when an accident injured his eyes. Kawallis said that a commanding General had taken him into his program to "help him [Kawallis] back into the air. Forbes-Smyth took this to heart and agreed to take command of Wrangler Squadron as well as remain Major General Kawallis' Executive Officer.

## Personality

On the surface, Flight Lieutenant Percival Smyth appears arrogant and a bit of a "loud mouth." He is a person who enjoys jokes, even at the expense of his friends, and who is a person of constant "ribbing" and "agitating." Also, he has been classified by several of his past RAF commanders as "a difficult officer" who "while showing immense bravery and dedication to his fellows and his duties" will undermine the chain of command by "being a perpetual troublemaker." This, however, seems to be some sort of façade.

## Association with Mari and Niko

Flight Lieutenant Forbes-Smyth's initial introduction to Mari Solisnki and Zandra Niko was initially quite negative. As the two were making their way through Heathrow Airport in London, England, he called to the two of them as stewardesses. This resulted in an exchange of words with Mari Solinski which colored her initial opinion of this British RAF officer. His initial behaviors were really rather baffling in their arrogance and almost vile expressions of snobbery.

Mari and Niko were somewhat surprised at his appointment to LION SQUAD in mid-2009. At first, Forbes-Smyth was perplexed by these two officers which didn't seem to actually know anything about being military officer prompting him to make disparaging comments to them. In August 2009, Mari and Niko were put through a high degree of military training by Lt. General Morelli. Forbes-Smyth initially planned to relish in their situation until he noted Morelli's unfair behaviors and verbal abuse which came from the instructor. Additionally, he noted some of their powers and sought out answers.

"Percy," as he came to be called by Mari and Niko, greatly assisted (to his own personal detriment) the two when they were alleged to have stolen a Bronze Age artifact from the Kingsville Museum of Science and History, This included stealing a helicopter and "pulling a fast one on Lt. General Morelli. Percy and the girls come to know each other better, amid constant bickering, as they eluded Lt. General Morelli in South Texas.

Whereas Niko was more understanding toward Percy and his attempt to help them, Mari was greatly annoyed and bothered by him to the point of arguing. This was not made any better by Percy passing them off as being engaged in order to secure a ride from Calallen, Texas to Premont, Texas from farmer Helladius Gonzalez.

## Appearances

Issue #2: The Prisoner Agenda

Issue #3: The Heist