Gulliver Troy

## Captain Gulliver Troy

**Gulliver "Gully" Troy** is a former British SAS Captain.

## History

Little is known about Troy's past, other than his background in the military. At some point Alfred served under him. As well as likely the others in his crew. He met Melanie and she became his wife.

## Throughout *Pennyworth* Series

### Life of crime

In *The Heavy Crown*, Gulliver and Alfred talk at The Delaney, and it is revealed it was Troy who swiped Salt away from Aziz at Alfred’s request in exchange for a hefty chunk of change.

In *The Belt and Welt*, after Alfred hallucinates his dead father's ghost, who advises him that someone close to him is most likely the one who took the money. After this realization, Alfred is quick to suspect that his old SAS Captain, Gulliver Troy, is the one to blame. Soon, Alfred pays a visit to Troy's wife at home and meets Melanie Troy for the first time, and finds the Captain's base of operations. The military man has a band of robbers, and he's getting ready for not one but two big jobs. Alfred confronts him about his money, but Troy assures him he had nothing to do with it. Once that is sorted, Troy offers Alfred a place on his crew to help him recover his money, Pennyworth turns Troy down.

In *The Hunted Fox*, Gulliver reunites with Alfred at the funeral being held for his friend Bazza. Now that Alfred needs money fast, he accepts Troy’s offer to work for him. As it turns out, the job is to steal gold from the Lord Mayor of London, which involves Troy and his crew attacking the mayor's carriage in the middle of the road.

Later at Alfred's nightclub, Alfred, Dave Boy and Troy's crew Banjo, Monty, and Rita celebrate their successful heist. However, Alfred has reservations about what he's done, and he and Dave Boy clash with the others. Especially Dave Boy and Banjo. Troy gets involved, but it's only when he hits his wife Melanie that Alfred defies his former Captain. Gulliver attempts to use his old military authority over him, but Alfred insists he's his own man now and he's done working with the abusive Captain.

However, in *The Bleeding Heart*, Alfred and his companion Dave Boy agree to participate in Troy's next heist. They meet at 1100 hour, his house. This time around, the SAS Captain has set his sights on a popular wrestling event, where he plans on stealing the organizer's fortune during the next match. Thousands of people are in attendance for the wrestling event. Alfred, Dave Boy, Gulliver and his men infiltrate the organizer's office and empty their safe. However, the wrestling match ends abruptly, causing the plan to be thrown out the window. The explosion of the safe causes a panic, and in order to get away, one of Gulliver's men shoots and kills multiple people, causing the tragic robbery to make the news. Back at the base of operations, Alfred told them all off. Angry at murders and the stupidity of one of the crew Banjo, he was shooting in a panic into the crowd of people and even Rita agrees. Troy was annoyed at Alfred for saying that.

That night Troy took Banjo out into the woods. Having his gun in hand, the 2 of them talk about old times as soldiers. Troy told him that he was a dam good soldier, he right after shot Banjo in the back of the head.

In *The Bloody Mary*, Gulliver Troy pays Alfred an unexpected visit on the eve of his departure. Alfred initially suspects that Troy finally knows that he is sleeping with his wife, Melanie. While Troy doesn't confront Alfred directly, he does end up cornering his wife, forcing her to tell him the truth. In answer, Gulliver violently beats his wife, and she fights back by stabbing him repeatedly with a broken piece of glass that leaves him wounded.

In *The Hangman's Noose*, Gulliver and Alfred finally face off. Alfred goes to him and inside Troy's house, Alfred falls into a trap when he is cornered by the last two members of Troy's crew of thieves Monty, and Rita. In order to get even, Troy takes Alfred into the woods called Epping Forest. After stabbing him in the chest, he gives Alfred a knife and a five-minute head start, after which he will start hunting for him. Alfred begs his old friend to talk things through, but Troy isn't exactly someone to be reasoned with. With no other option, Alfred starts running through the forest, knowing full well he doesn't stand much of a chance. Troy eventually catches up to Alfred but ends up being caught off guard. The two end up in a lethal knife fight. Alfred finally puts an end to the battle by springing a trap he built during the head start Troy gave him. But while Troy expects his opponent to finish him off, Alfred decides to spare his life and leaves him in the forest. Troy left instruction for Monty, if Alfred were to win and come back to the vehicle alive. Even if he lost, he could still win.

### Forgiving

In *The Lion and Lamb*, With Salt threatening to detonate the bomb at any moment, time is of the essence, but thankfully, Alfred and Dave Boy get help from Gulliver Troy. While Troy had initially set out to kill Alfred once and for all, he changed his mind after learning about the threat of "Stormcloud" during a visit to the English League's headquarters. They all find out that Project Stormcloud is actually hidden in the coffin containing Lord Harwood's body, which is still located at the church where Salt's televised eulogy took place.

Alfred and Dave Boy rush over to the church, and there, they are pinned down by gunfire. Troy and Lucius Fox arrive on the scene to save Alfred and Dave Boy, but as Lucius attempts to deactivate the bomb, he realizes it's too late.

In the church, Fox explains that they only have a few moments before the bomb explodes. Alfred volunteers to swallow the "Stormcloud" capsule, in the hopes of containing the blast, but Troy ends up making the sacrifice in his stead.

The blue compound of "Stormcloud" takes Troy over, claiming his life but containing the detonation. With the threat of the bomb finally over, Salt is arrested by the Raven Union army for his crimes and Frances Gaunt takes his place as leader of the organization. But as Troy's body is taken away from the church and locked in the back of a van, the blue energy of "Stormcloud" shines through the windows as Alfred looks on in horror.

### Captain Blighty

Six months later, the Raven Union is now known as the New Raven Alliance, and their war with the English League still rages on in London. On the frontlines, Bet Sykes leads her own platoon in the name of the English League, and while her soldiers are pinned down, reinforcements soon arrive in the form of Colonel Alfred Pennyworth, and he isn't alone.

With him, he has brought the League's very own super-soldier: Gulliver Troy. It turns out Troy was not killed after swallowing "Stormcloud." Instead, his body was transformed, and he now has special abilities that have turned him into a one-man army. Troy now also has a special armor that allows him to channel his "Stormcloud" abilities, and he unleashes them on the Raven soldiers.

It is 5 years later by the start of *Well To Do*, on TV News coverage, the anchorman tells about a ceremony at an Airforce base, to honor hero captain Troy. Better known as good old Captain Brighty.

In *Comply Or Die* Under the MI5 façade on the surface, Lucius visits the people with special abilities kept there. Most were hanging out and behaving normal. Fox went over to where Troy sat. Having to check those servo-motors work A...O...K. Gully, feeling down, thinking about love, and caged living at all time in Level 6, he was sick of it. Fox explains, this fertility was built for his comfort and protection. Troys points out, he does not need protection. Fox calls out to Gully try to tell him where to go, and he would clear it and assemble a travel team. Troy does not need a travel team. Fox states it is protocol and that regular folks can get scared. He escapes using Fox to open the elevator for him with the retinal scanner. Henry sat doing a cross-word-puzzle, he was thrown from his chair. Almost destroys the small green building when he blows the door up. Alfred Pennyworth is contacted by MI5, Fox has to admit he did install cameras inside the The Queen Anne's Revenge and is able to always watch.

Gully is at a horse race betting office, and going in alone Alfred manages to pacify him, by talking about old time. Gully Troy has mix feeling on his boy Alfie. He loves him but still has not and may never forgive him for the sexual relation with his wife. Having a drink, but catches Alfie when it looked like there was an opening to go for his switch in back of the armor. Those in the bar start a fight with him. Than is when Alfie disable him with a kill switch which Level 6 fitted on the back of his armor. However, the patrons, angry at losing a bet, attack them to try and sell Gully's armor, Lucius Fox arriving gives Alfred the time to disarm them. Gully reveals he is still in love with Melanie, and wants to escape and find her.

While event in *Hedgehunter*, Salt explains how Troy changed war. Salt has embraced the times we live in. Being now a PWE. Evolution defeated the Ravens. Troy turned into Captain Blighty. Being simply human was not enough.

At the beginning of *Red Marauder* all of the PWE down in Level -6 were watching the television as a march against their kind was airing. Lucius Fox came into the room. Trying to calm the mood. Everyone from the woman with the eye goggle Celia to Jez were upset that the world hates them. These people only like Captain Blighty because Troy is a war hero. Fox thinks the world can change for the better. Soon they can all have normal lives again. Troy does not agree. Claiming that Fox is lieing to everyone. Troy started getting sick. They all help Troy to the lab. Fox does try to explain, he is not sure. Knowing it is a miracle that Troy is alive.

The lights had been flickering all day, Troy is called to duty. In a room with Thursday and Aziz, Alfred and Dave Boy are told to go with in. Soon a van with Lucius Fox, Martha Kane, and Gully Troy came. The 5 left to the power plane to stop this newest PWE. It was a man who absorbs energy.

Troy lost focus on the mission, being angry at Alfred again, and it gets a soldier hit with energy and killed. Dave Boy tells Troy that their boy Alfie is going to be a father. The 3 are able to work together. Go on. Troy state the plan should be, he draws this guy's fire. Then come around from behind.

This guy, Mr. Darren Thompson turns out to be a big fan of Captain Blighty, and almost does not want to fight. The 2 PWEs go at it. Thompson turns out to be too much for Troy. As Dave Boy is hit in the leg and Troy has to be dragged behind a wall, as they regroup. Troy explains Alfred has to make it back, so he can be a dad. It is the same plan, he would draw the fire, so they could go. He knocks Alfred out, to make sure he didn't try to stop him. Troy blows the power, so Thompson could not recharge again. Fighting Thompson, it killed him, but with what energy he had, Troy shot through Thompson's skull and kills him first.

Laying on the floor dieing, he makes Alfred promises to be a good dad. He regrets that he will not see him become a dad. Asking for a hug, as him and Alfred embrace, he kisses him and tells him, he loves him.

A memorial was held for him at The Queen Anne's Revenge, and when Mr Chadley walks in, he had a stunned reaction.

## Personality

Troy can best be described as Methodological and with a bit of a violent temper.

## Appearances

Season 2 - 8/10
* *The Heavy Crown*
* *The Belt and Welt*
* *The Hunted Fox*
* *The Bleeding Heart*
* *The Rose and Thorn*
* *The Bloody Mary*
* *The Hangman's Noose*
* *The Lion and Lamb*

Season 3
* *Well To Do* (TV Footage)
* *Comply Or Die*
* *Red Marauder*

## Trivia

* He is the first metahuman in Pennyworth.
* The superhuman abilities Gulliver gained from swallowing Stormcloud's canister has similarities to the origin of the Freedom Fighters' member Human Bomb in the comics.