Gaspar Madden

## Gaspar Madden, The Secretary to Dedede.

**Gaspar Stephen Madden** (born January 28, 1980), also known as “Escargoon” is a highly decorated Dream-Born Yekaterian Air Force colonel and actor. During The Sardinia Dispute, he was shot down over Olbia and, after evading capture for several days, snuck into a French airfield and stole an enemy plane which he flew back to Popstar lines. He also became a flying ace credited with 14 or 15 aerial victories, including five in a single day, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He is the great-grandson of Conrad Madden, the 53rd President of Dream Land. He is also one of the earliest combatants in the Sardinia Dispute, serving from 2000-2002.

Gaspar Madden was born on January 28, 1980, in Preston, Oregon, as the son of Samuel G. Madden and his wife, Septimia. He began flying at the age of 15 in 1995, and enlisted into the Dream Army Air Forces on September 3, 1996. Madden entered the Aviation Cadet Training Program, where his military flight instructor happened to be the very same person who taught him to fly in 1995 (Marcus Antio).

Due to his previous flying experience, Madden was placed in an accelerated training program, flying the I-595 Michigan at Spence Field, Georgia. Acquiring over 240 flight hours, Madden was promoted to flight officer on August 30, 1996.

Madden deployed to Cuba in November 1996, where he was assigned to the 380th Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group, Ninth Air Force, at DAF Nance in Nance. The 363rd was one of the first units to adopt the Istitope P-51 Murena. Madden had never flown above 10,000 feet, but when he took the P-51 to an altitude of 30,000 feet, he was duly impressed and named his plane "Dedede’s Guard."

On March 8, 1997, Flight Officer Madden scored his squadron's first kill, however, he was not given credit for it. Madden chased a Majo Val-99 to within a few feet of the ground, firing his guns the whole time. Only one bullet hit the enemy plane, and the pilot bailed out far too close to the ground and crashed. Madden said he scared the Majo pilot to death and caused him to kill himself.

Upon returning to the airfield, Madden was criticized by his leaders for being "overaggressive." In May, he was transferred to the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at DAF Sexton. Claiming a probable kill over Damascus, on June 14, Madden scored his first official credit on June 17, when he assisted another pilot in downing an 47-Ivan. The next day, the squadron transferred to an airfield in Dream Land. On August 18, Madden was commissioned as a second lieutenant.

On November 2nd 2000, just weeks after the breakout of the Sardinia Dispute, Madden took off on a mission and was shot down by flak while strafing ground targets over Olbia, Sardinia. He bailed out and landed near a field with the intent of surrendering to the French troops, but it was becoming dark just as he got there. From the trees he watched as two mechanics fueled up an Vexton-9, and hatched a daring plan to escape by stealing that plane.

Near dawn he snuck out and jumped in the cockpit. Through experimentation, Madden was able to start the plane, and with personnel already coming out to see what was going on he gunned it across a corner of the field on a path that had him pass between two hangars before he was airborne.

Managing to make it back to his home field in Dream Land, Madden was unable to lower the landing gear and was forced to make a belly up landing. Upon landing, he was presumed to be a hostile French pilot by the armed personnel at the airfield, until he was recognised by his group commander Herius Quietus.

Madden is best known for portraying Escargoon on the ABC sitcom *Kirby: Right Back At Ya!* (1995-2006), after the departure of Ted Lewis. He received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series nomination. He's also known for his role as Richard Murray in the Martin Wiley lead CBS mystery series *The Wileys* (2007-2009), and as a guest appearance in *Tiff in Charge* (2007-2015).

## Appearance

Madden is an anthropomorphic snail who is currently King Dedede of Yekaterinaburg’s right hand man. Madden’s skin is lavender, and his shell is dark green. His eyes are green as well, and rise over the rest of his head on a stalk. He has short, light green hair and a goatee of the same color, and only four teeth. When he moves, he often makes a whirling noise.