Henry Watson

**Henry Watson** (born February 29, 1989) is a former member of the Protectors of Time and current second in command of team Saltire.

Hailing from Earth-217, Henry Watson has had a long journey from the beginning of his story. Henry grew up in Hollow Earth with the Elves as he lost his parents quite young. After many difficult battles on his Earth, Henry eventually left his home and joined the Protectors of Time. Henry was killed and resurrected which gave him the chance to help the heroes he met protect their homes, families and friends. After being a valuable member of the Protectors of Time, Henry left so that he could help Charles McLance recruit a new team Saltire,

Henry Watson is a founding member of Team Saltire and is also a very bright businessman.

## Biography

Henry Watson was born in 1989 in London on Earth-217 to unnamed parents. He had a younger brother, Ryan, but their relationship was always very tense. Growing up, Henry and his father would see F1 races every weekend using the Tube.

During his time as a young man, Henry worked his way up the ranks of Array industries to where he became the Managing Director. A few years later after the death of his friend Stewart, Henry was given the role of CEO. Years later, the Chrysalis crashed onto the roof of Array Industries (Earth-127). Jamie recruited Henry and the rest is history.

After a few years being a part of the PoT, Henry decides to leave so the he could join team Saltire.

## Personality

Contrary to his seemingly tough exterior, Henry is a very perceptive and wise individual, being the first to notice that something was different about Charles McLance after he came back from Ko Pha Ngan, this was what prompted Charles to have him as his comrade, Henry hated personal security because he was simply serving wealthy spoiled brats instead of making a difference in the military. This was what inspired him want to join Charles McLance’s crusade and a conversation with his friend Tom Brown, made him realise Charles was making a difference and was offering him a chance to do the same.

Since becoming Charles’ first partner in his crusade, Henry has provided Charles with a greater sense of direction, such as when he suggests tracking down other dangerous individuals and providing protection for the innocents instead of simply hunting down the people who caused the Yacht to capsize. Henry sometimes serves as the voice of reason for Charles who, sometimes being impulsive isn't thinking his actions thoroughly, keeping him grounded and realistic. Henry was also very wise because even though he was against Charles killing as a first resort at the beginning of his crusade, he still allowed Charles to do so, hoping he would learn to show restraint in the future rather than force that lesson onto him.

Henry is very good friends with Ariana McLance and later Angelica Potter, and the two have a sibling-like relationship, when Lumos Griffin and Charlie Horse were brought onto the team, the both of them and Henry got along also with Henry providing a mentor-student relationship to the boys as well as Charles.

## Abilities

* **Peak of human physical condition:** As a former soldier, and vigilante, Henry is in top physical condition. He engages regularly in intense exercises and spars with Charles McLance in the Command Centre during his spare time. Due to his build and training he received from both his time in the military and with Charles, Henry is remarkably strong. Charles even commented that his arms "are the size of bowling balls". He was an all state varsity track athlete who ran the 100 meters. Henry's physical conditioning has eventually developed enough to allow him to battle against some of the most physically powerful combatants in the entire multiverse.

* **Honed senses:** Due to his time in the military, Henry developed sharp senses and can pick up on danger. For example, after entering his room with Charles to find his daughter, crying, Henry quickly felt something was off, which was proved (correct) when it was revealed that Natasha Watson had been kidnapped.

* **Master hand-to-hand combatant/Martial artist:** Henry is a highly skilled hand-to-hand combatant, having developed his combat skills during his time as a soldier. He is well-trained in the armed forces disciplines and has mentioned that he was once a part of the Special Forces. He has considerable experience in live combat, having served three tours in Afghanistan. During his time as a vigilante, Henry’s skills were already great enough to be able to stand up to Edward Chase, The Demon and The Beast.
* **Expert knife wielder/Knife thrower:** Henry is an accomplished knife wielder, when practicing kali knife-fighting techniques with Charles, Henry was able to keep up and was even complimented by Charles on his pace. In his second confrontation against The Dragon, Henry accurately threw a knife into the latter's shoulder.
* **Master Stick Fighter :** Henry is a highly skilled stick-fighter, capable of wielding an expandable baton as a close quarters combat weapon. Henry could match up to Charles whenever they sparred using escrima sticks. In a training session, he and Charles teamed up in a practice fight against Sarah Sladen using bo-staffs. Henry also regularly sparred with sticks against Ariana.
* **Expert swordsman:** Henry displays a remarkable amount of skill in swordsmanship, presumably due to his escrima training over the years. He was able to wield the sword he took from a League member just well enough to defend himself against Charles in a sword fight after he was trained by The Demon for quite some time, blocking most of Charles’ sword attacks, although with visible difficulty, before ultimately getting cut in the arm and disarmed.
* **High-level intellect/Military training/Master tactician/Leader:** Due to his time in the military and with Team Saltire, Henry is highly skilled at formulating plans and executing them and also thinks ahead in case things don't go his way. When he was overhearing a conversation between Mhairi McLance and Malcolm Hunter with a hearing device, Henry was at first unsure of himself as he struggled with making the hard calls, but after a heart-to-heart conversation with Charles, he became more confident in himself and successfully led Team Saltire on multiple missions.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* ”Repilot: Line of Lance”
* ” The Calm Before the Storm”
* ”The Reign of Reverse-Blur”

### Season 2

* ”Fallout”
* “Revival”
* ”Family”
* “Beyond Redemption”
* ”War Pt 2”
* “Way of the Master”
* “Fallen Warrior”
* ”The Trials of Charles McLance”
* ”Mindgrip”
* ”Goodnight Mister Wentworth”

### Season 3

* ”Everything Changes”
* “Welcome to LA”
* “Violation”
* ”Acceptance”
* ”Neart-A-Staigh”
* ”A Crisis”

### Season 4

* “Reminiscence”
* “A Flash of the Lightning”
* “Hunter Returns”
* ”Back to the Future
* "Brothers in Arms"
* "Purgatory"
* "Checkmate"
* "The Brave and the Bold"
* "Past and Future"
* "Lost Canary"
* "Justice"
* "The Lightning"
* "Rewriting Certain Inequities"
* "Cause and Effect"
* "Annihilation"
* "Multiversal War part 2"

### Season 5

* “Justice’s End”
* ”Heroes Join Forces Part 2”
* “Multiversal Chase”

### Protectors of Time

* “Worldchange pt 1”
* “War Pt 4”
* ”Heroes Join Forces Part 3”

### Powerhouse

* ”Team Saken”

* ”War Pt 1”

### Season 1

* “Authentic”
* “Multiversal Chase”