Francis Foulkes

**Francis Foulkes** is a flamboyant artist and the big thing of the art world, but at the same time is more than he seems in the third season of *Pennyworth,* after getting his hands on Dr. Robert Glubb and the Lullaby State drug.

## History

Not much is known about his past. How much success he has had with previous art collections. Or in another city besides London England.

## Throughout *Pennyworth* Series

### Art and Trouble

Sally Prufrock and Daveboy meeting were merely by chance at Sir Arnulf Thistle and Lady Annabel Thistle funeral. Went on a date to Francis Foulkes' art show in *Silver Birch*. Daveboy still dressed like a beef Beefeater Guard, attends a gallery exhibition, the flamboyant artist came over to great them as Daveboy comments that these painting are better then tin cans of soup. Talking about the inspired performance at the funeral Sally tells Francis this is the man everyone is talking about. Francis think he was genius and fabulous. Reaches out, feels Daveboy's face and checks him out. Then walking away, having to do the rounds. Sally sees her friends Francis likes Daveboy.

Simultaneously in *Silver Birch Dr. Glubb is on the run. Looking over his shoulder. He went into a red phone booth. Calling the operator working the Whitehall switchboard. She asks, how may she connect him. Dr. Glubb was trying to reach Mrs. Martha Wayne. The doctor keeps getting told she is not available and given the run-around, and then disconnected. He huffed and left the phone booth but after being outside, the phone starts to ring mysteriously. Dr. Glubb slowly went back into the phone booth and answers. A voice on the line states it is nice to speak to Dr. Glubb at last, and that he is the answer to Dr. Glubb's prayer. Dr. Glubb asks the voice how this person found him. The voice answers to be glad he did. Suggests to the doctor that they meet to discuss business. Not convincing the doctor till the voice remind, this is not the CIA if that is what he is worrying about. How much longer do you think you can hide from them? The CIA is so vicious and clever. With that thought, Dr. Glubb answers by asking where shall we meet?*

Later, a confused Dr. Glubb, found him self tied up, calling out that this was not part of the agreement. Meets his mysterious ally, a man wearing a Guy Fawkes mask. This man in the mask is Dual identity of the flamboyant artist **Francis Foulkes**.

The next show by Francis Foulkes, in *Rhyme 'N' Reason*. His new art installation was big enough to bring Patricia Wayne from Gotham City to London for the show.

At the Light White Gallery, it seems like all the canvases are blank. Francis Foulkes came out and everyone turns, looking upward. Giving a spoken word performance about art and reality it's self. Ending with, where paint is poured on empty canvases and the guests. Watching from above, Sally convinces Daveboy to take a drug with her that'd "link their dreams". that Dr. Glubb works for Foulkes, who is the man in the V mask. It is revealed Francis gave out the Lullaby State to select guests at the party for an undisclosed reason. Looking nervous, and even more jumping when Foulkes startles Glubb, by having his mask on again. Glubb warns him that without giving the subjects concrete instructions, it is not known how the drug will take effect, which is something Francis Foulkes wants.

The drug left Daveboy in an induced state for 2 days. Who knows how many other were out for days also, through out *Hedgehunter*.

In *Rag Trade* Dr. Glubb tells Mr. Francis Foulkes that Lullaby is not some hippie party drug. It's design was to make killers. Francis Foulkes only wanted to talk about tea. Dr. Glubb explains it was about conditioning and making visions they could control. Francis answers he has never been interested in control. He wants each psychy to paint a masterpiece.

3 times Francis Foulkes dosed his followers. Starting with 2 given the drug, and then, 10 and then 20 but as the number grew, they began to infect each other. Dr. Glubb think humans are still animals. Driven by fear, lust, anger. By giving it to 50 or 60 people they could feed off each other's visions and they are not moonbeams and love, but feel each other's negative thought and it could end badly, very fast. Francis does not see the problem and answers he will get more tea.

At the end of *Rag Trade* the party seemed off. Patricia watches Francis drive away. Francis told her, they need him. Everyone in his broken city. They need to be set free. Inside the guests are in masks, like the one Francis wears.

At the end of *Red Marauder* Francis is at Merry Cow Dairy. As bottles are being filled with milk. Francis is adding two drops of the drug to each bottle. Walking by the other workers, he tells them, lets do the rounds! He gets into a truck and countless more trucks are ready to drive off also.

In the end his plan fails. He falls to the very mob of crazy people that he made in the streets of London.

## Appearances

Season 3
* *Silver Birch*
* *Rhyme 'N' Reason*
* *Hedgehunter* (mentioned)
* *Red Marauder*
* *Rag Trade*
* *Highland Wedding*

## Trivia

* Being the first character to have a real **Dual identity**. Not be simply undercover. There is a connection to the V for Vendetta (film)

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## References

1. ↑ Mask connection at the direct
2. ↑ Mask connection MSN CBR
3. ↑ [1] CBR connection