Smokey

Smokey, or Maverick Hawkins, is the main protagonist and main character of Skies Above Heaven. He works as a Kindergarten teacher at Marshall Field Elementary, in Room 9-22. Smokey's best friend and co-worker, Jordy, is a first grade teacher in Room 9-35, and makes the same morning commute as Smokey every day.

## Maverick Hawkins

### Relations

Member of The Outfit Jordy (best friend) ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎Barnum (ally) ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‎‏‏‎ ‎Oreo (ally) ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎Phineas (ally)

## Appearance

Smokey's appearance consists of dark, long, and messy brown hair, along with a beard with amber eyes, while wearing a firefighters jacket with a white button up shirt under with dark jeans and workers boots. The stripes on his jacket once were reflective, but were wore down over time and no longer appear. After Episode 3, where he finds the fire-axe, he continues to carry it around in the inside of his jacket, making it a comfort item along with his jacket.

## Personality

Smokey is deeply caring and moral, going out of his way to check on and ensure the safety of his students and keep his friends well. After Episode 3, there is a slight decline in his typical reserved attitude, becoming slightly more remorseful following the Parking Garage Incident. In Episode 6, it's revealed that he still bears heavy psychological trauma from the 1871 *Great Chicago Fire,* and he bears a deep resentment for The White Rabbit following the death of Fritz Palmer. He is quick to action, but still retains his normal-man humility through and through.

## Backstory

Maverick "Smokey" Hawkins was born on October 29th, 1857, in Northwest Chicago, IL. Very little is known about his early childhood, although Episode 6 reveals that he was, in his early teenage years, a conscript for a private Chicago Fire Dept. (at the time, child labor laws did not exist and he was able to sign on his own.) On October 9th, 1871, the young firefighter was exposed to the *Great Chicago Fire* -- which was an event that levelled half of the city. On the second day of fighting the blaze alongside other firefighters no older than fifteen (who are mostly all assumed dead,) Smokey broke down the door of a small office building on the intersection of Wells and Oak St. downtown.

He believed that there was someone still trapped inside, and on his way up the stairwell, a large wooden crossbeam that was keeping the first floor up fell right on top of him, pinning his body to the ground. His firefighter's bunker jacket was the only thing keeping his skin from burning, which is why he considers his jacket as a comfort object, making him feel more safe knowing it saved his life. Smokey bounced between unstable work after quitting the private force due to psychological trauma, and landed on the role of a district substitute teacher sometime in 1879 after high demand for them following the rebuilding of the city and the immigration boom. Smokey assumed the mantle of a full-time Kindergarten teacher in 1883.

## Trivia!

* Smokey's name has a bit of history, as he used to be called just "Fireman" in early stages of SAH's development (2019) - not yet having an established character. Other early concept names include Matthew Miller and Booker Hawkins.
* In the original pilot of SAH, Episode 1, Smokey, had a slightly more humorous and passive aggressive role, while Jordy had more of a reserved, "stay-out-of-trouble" attitude. This was deemed uninteresting to read and was changed by the final version.

## Smokey's Gallery

Drawing of Smokey, made by the creator of SAH.Drawing of Smokey, made by @Trademark0317 on Twitter.Drawing of Smokey, made by the creator of the wiki.Smokey being based!