Greg McDuffie

"*We're your parents. Keeping you safe is basically our entire job. So it's... hard to accept that we can't keep you safe from everything. But what I can promise is that we love you and we are here for you.*"
—Greg to Naomi[src]
**Greg McDuffie** is a main character on The CW's superhero drama *Naomi*. He is portrayed by Barry Watson.

Greg is Naomi's adoptive father and a veteran military officer who is serious about his responsibilities at the town's military base. He is happily married to Jennifer and sees Naomi as the perfect daughter.

## Biography

### Early life

Greg and Jennifer first met while at an art gallery. Not long after, they fell in love and got married. On March 14, 2004, while on a walk through the woods, they spotted something crashing from the sky. When they went to investigate the crash, they found baby Naomi wrapped in a silk yellow blanket on top of a rock and took her in to raise her as their own.

Prior to settling in Port Oswego, Greg was a counterintelligence analyst for the DOD and gained on-the-ground experience in several countries.

### Arrival of the dignitaries

Greg and Jennifer greet Naomi in the morning, wondering what time she got in from Nathan's party. She reveals that she didn't get in until midnight, which they're accepting of. The last time they stayed out that late was 2009, when they drove out to Portland and saw Coldplay.

Greg and Jennifer have dinner with Naomi, during which they discuss Naomi fainting in the Square after learning of the Superman stunt, which Greg assures her the military had no involvement in, as they are only concerned with the arrival of the dignitaries tomorrow and the presentation the day after that. With Naomi's phone going off with texts from her friends, this leads to a discussion of her various suitors, from Lourdes, to Nathan, to Anthony, but she insists that they're all her friends and that she likes each of them for different reasons. While that may be, Greg tells her that she'll have to pick eventually.

Upon learning that Naomi had been chosen as one of two participants in the debate before the dignitaries, Greg and Jennifer allow her to drive the car, but Naomi is a bit caught up with her recent interaction with Dee and asks if they know him, as he knew her adoption day and he was surprised by the fact that she wears glasses, which she questions herself, as it makes her vision worse, if anything. Jennifer tells her to relax, and Greg explains that she wears glasses because she has a condition called leber optic neuropathy. It's degenerative, and the glasses help slow the damage to her eyes. As for Dee, they doubt that he knew her real parents, as they died in a crash far from Port Oswego.

They arrive at the Academy of Medicine, where Greg and Jennifer sit in the crowd as she takes the stage for the debate. However, Naomi faints, and when she awakens, they reveal that she supposedly had a panic attack. So, they have scheduled an appointment for tomorrow. Naomi fears that it's something more and that it could be connected to Superman, but her parents aren't convinced.

### Joining UAPTF

Greg and Jennifer question the reason behind Naomi's sudden interest in the death of her birth parents, who died in some kind of crash, though with it being a closed adoption, they, don't have answers for her, outside of the fact that it happened somewhere on the East Coast. It's hard for Greg to accept that he can't keep Naomi safe from everything, but he promises to always love and be there for her.

Greg meets with Commander Steel, who isn't so sure that the alleged stunt was a stunt at all, despite the fact that Dee claimed ownership. The reason being that their team found a piece of red fabric in Red River Forest, near the crash site. Their lab techs have been working on it for the last couple of days, but it's virtually indestructible and possibly relates to the Superman incident. Greg questions why Dee would admit to being involved if he wasn't, which is what the Commander is hoping he can find out.

Greg returns home and tells Jennifer how he tracked down the actor Dee hired, but all he got was a full voice mailbox. Jennifer questions if Dee is a threat. Greg isn't sure, but he is certain that Dee is hiding something. The following day, Commander Steel welcomes Greg into UAPTF, otherwise known as the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, which specializes in alien encounters, with Superman only being the latest of many.

### Telling Naomi the truth

Greg and Jennifer are in the living room, on the couch, watching old home videos and going through old keepsakes, as they are both excited for Naomi's college week. She's been talking about attending Hartford for years, but surprisingly, she hasn't even finished her admissions essay yet, but they're not too concerned, as they know Naomi will get it done, reminding her that Hartford is her dream school.

Greg and Jennifer confront Naomi when she returns home late. Naomi asks if this is about the lab, but Greg informs her it's about her not listening and asks where was she. Naomi claims she was with Lourdes, but they reveal that Lourdes called about an hour ago, looking for Naomi. When Naomi neglects to tell the truth, they ground her and take away her phone. Naomi is curious as to why her parents are coming down so hard on her when they usually treat her like an adult. Greg simply replies that it's dangerous out there right now.

The following morning, after thinking it over, they decide to tell Naomi the truth and reveal that the military have discovered that there are aliens living on earth, who they believe to be a threat and are being hunted down, but that's not why they're driving Naomi out. They take her to the location where they found her as a baby. Embedded within the ground is a large alien object that glows when Naomi touches it.

Greg and Jennifer have revealed to Naomi that they've known her to be an alien this entire time. For this, she is upset with them, wondering why they didn't tell her sooner. They intended to tell her the truth when she was older, but she seemed happy and normal, Greg explains. Not to mention that they truthfully know nothing of her biological parents.

Greg learns from Commander Steel that the blackout last night sent their systems offline, which he suspects as being the result of alien activity. A possible dimensional breach, but for the time being, it's just a theory. They need to find the origin point of that blackout and what exactly happened.

After learning from Naomi that Dee is also an alien and that he's been helping her better understand her abilities and who she is, Greg and Jennifer invite him over for dinner, during which they discuss Naomi's training, Dee's wings, and his ability to sense others with powers. However, Greg pushes a little harder than Jennifer, having looked into Dee's past and discovered that while he's been in Port Oswego for almost 20 years, he left for some time.

The following morning, Greg and Jennifer apologize to Naomi for being so harsh and interrogative of Dee. While that wasn't their intention, they don't want Naomi getting hurt. Greg then asks how much she truly knows about him. Naomi deflects and reveals that she has to leave, as she has a student council meeting.

Greg discovers that a mass of electromagnetic signal just ripped through Port Oswego. This is different from the previous signal, as this signal is repeating and the pulse frequency resembles something like radar, as if someone is searching for something. Greg recognizes one of the possible locations for the signal as the spot he and Jennifer found Naomi. He goes there on his own and discovers some type of tracking device lying on top of the rock, leading him to conclude that someone is looking for Naomi. When he returns to base, he informs Commander Steel that he didn't find anything.

### Corrupting evidence

Greg joins Jennifer when she is called upon by Commander Steel to assist with their alien investigation to translate the etchings in an artifact they recently recovered, which happens to be the rock that they found Naomi on. So, Greg and Jennifer return home to discuss their next move. Jennifer fears that Commander Steel is already suspicious and that this could all be a test. Greg suggests that she lie about the translations, but they still have the rock, and it won't take them long to realize it's not a material found on earth. Jennifer wants to run, which they've done before, but doing so would look like they have something to hide and it would expose them. So instead, they swap out the material analysis of the alien rock with a less alien substance and report to Commander Steel that the markings on the rock are similar to written languages created by the ancient people of Mesoamerica, meaning not alien.

Greg and Jennifer record Naomi at the skate park, where they recall that their first skateboard Sunday was in Tokyo. A lot has changed since then, she remarks before making eye contact with Zumbado, who Greg warns her to stay away from. However, the following evening, Greg and Jennifer return home from a night out to find Zumbado in their living room. Greg pulls his gun, but Zumbado disarms him with his abilities. They threaten to have him arrested, but he threatens to expose Naomi, as he knows that the military has been investigating aliens. He's simply come to warn them that someone is coming for Naomi, and her presence in Port Oswego puts them all in danger. It's time for them to leave. Zumbado advises them to deal with the situation, or else he'll take matters into his own hands. The next morning, they gift Naomi a scrapbook of all their travels.

Greg and Jennifer are making pizza when Annabelle arrives unexpectedly. They invite her to stay for dinner, but she simply came to see Naomi, who both Jennifer and Greg thought was at the game. Annabelle covers for her and claims that she was and that they were supposed to meet up and study. Later, when Naomi returns home, they have dinner and ask if she's okay.

### 20th anniversary

Greg and Jen head downstairs the morning of their 20th anniversary to discover that Naomi has prepared a French style breakfast in their honor. She recreated their favorite meal from their honeymoon in France. While they are extremely appreciative, they inform Naomi that they're considering canceling the party due to recent events regarding her. With all that's been going on, they need to be careful, but Naomi insists that she's fine and that they go through with the party. Greg concedes, though they are still considering leaving Port Oswego, which they haven't told Naomi, though she confronts them after finding their secret storage unit that contains a duffle bag with cash and fake IDs. Jen and Greg reveal that things with the military have gotten dangerous after they found Naomi's birth rock. They also fear that Commander Steel may be on to them. They've always had the bag in preparation that one day they may have to run. They love Naomi and will do anything they can to protect her.

### Exposed as an alien

Greg and Jen are enjoying their anniversary party until the surprise arrival of Dee and Zumbado, who tell them that Commander Steel stopped by Dee's shop with questions, which leads Greg to reluctantly reveal that Steel found Naomi's birth rock. Greg and Jen fabricated the results of the analysis, but maybe they weren't careful enough. And now, Greg worries that Steel may suspect that he's sympathetic to aliens. In order to find out what he knows, they need to access the files in his office. Fortunately, they have a contingency plan. Greg and Dee stay behind, while Jen and Zumbado sneak onto the base to enact the plan. Much to Greg's surprise, he receives a home visit from the commander, who claims that he knows the truth about Greg and his family and threatens to expose them. Following his confrontation with Steel, Greg reconvenes with Jen and they use dilustel to render Commander Steel unconscious after he goes after Naomi at the school, though they expose themselves as aliens in the process.

Greg and Jen attempt to explain to Naomi why they didn't tell her they were aliens, but she doesn't stick around to find out, leaving the house to stay with Annabelle for a few days. Greg pays Zumbado a visit and blames him for sending Naomi down her current path, but Zumbado reminds Greg he had 16 years to tell Naomi the truth. However, Greg did not come to argue, rather seek out Zumbado's help, as the military are still going after aliens, Naomi included, but now it's worse because they've got a prototype that can detect alien energy, which came together after the incident at S.T.A.R. Labs, which was caused by Naomi, meaning her energy is all over the site. So, Greg and Zumbado go to S.T.A.R. Labs to erase Naomi's energy and discuss Naomi's destiny, as Greg believes that she can still have a normal life. Later that day, Greg and Jen pick Naomi up from school after she's caught skipping. They try to talk with her and convince her to come home, but she refuses. Fortunately, after thinking it over, she does come home after all, though she informs them that she still hasn't forgiven them.

Greg and Jen sit Naomi down and have an honest conversation about their home-world and her birth parents, who they actually did know, despite previously claiming otherwise. On Earth-29, Greg and Jen were scientist who were called in to fix the Tear, the event that gave the Twenty-Nine their powers, but they failed. They've been lying to Naomi because they wanted to spare her the hurt, but Naomi insists that she deserves the truth. So, when Brutus rose to power, there was violence and chaos beyond anyone's imagination. Naomi's birth parents wanted to protect her from that, and Jen and Greg promised them that if anything happened, they'd keep her safe. But moving forward, they're prepared to do whatever it takes to protect Naomi. Greg is then called down to the base by Agent Davis, where he watches as a team infiltrates S.T.A.R. Labs and discovers a quantum machine protected by a force field. Later that night, he and Jen get word from Dee that Naomi and her entire junior class are trapped in the school by a force field. Fortunately, she manages to save them all.

### Fleeing Port Oswego

Greg and Jen meet with Dee, Zumbado, and Akira to discuss Naomi's fate. Ultimately, they decide it is in her best interest to leave Port Oswego behind, as Brutus is coming for her and she's not prepared to take him on. Later, they go to Akira's workshop, where she is repairing Naomi's transport vessel. They thank for helping, even though she doesn't agree with their decision to run. This leads to an argument, as Akira doesn't think running is the answer and says they should be preparing Naomi for her destiny instead. However, Greg and Jen remind Akira that she doesn't know Naomi and that they're her parents.

Greg and Jen decide that they should leave town immediately after learning that Naomi met with her birth parents on Earth-29 and that they warned her not to trust anyone because they were betrayed. However, on the road out of town, they are confronted by Julian and the Assassin, who flip their car and take Jen and Greg away. They are locked away in a warehouse along with Dee, Zumbado, and Akira, where they accuse one of the three of betraying Naomi's parents. Fortunately, they're rescued by Naomi and her friends. The following day, Greg and Jen heads out to the woods to bury Naomi's transport vessel. However, when she touches it, her memories resurface of the night she left Earth-29 and she discovers that Jen and Greg killed her birth parents. They claim that it was for the greater good. They always believed Naomi's power was the key to fixing the Tear. No one believed them, not even Naomi's parents. They left Jen and Greg no choice but to kill them and take Naomi.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* "Don't Believe Everything You Think"
* "Unidentified Flying Object"
* "Zero to Sixty"
* "Enigma"
* "Shadow Ridge"
* "Homecoming"
* "I Am Not a Used Car Salesman"
* "Fellowship of the Disc"
* "Keep Your Friends Close"
* "Fallout"
* "Worst Prom Ever"
* "Ready or Not"
* "Who Am I?"

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Season 1, Episode 5: ***"Shadow Ridge"***
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Season 1, Episode 4: ***"Enigma"***
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Season 1, Episode 2: ***"Unidentified Flying Object"***
4. ↑ Season 1, Episode 1: ***"Don't Believe Everything You Think"***
5. ↑ Season 1, Episode 3: ***"Zero to Sixty"***
6. ↑ Season 1, Episode 6: ***"Homecoming"***
7. ↑ Season 1, Episode 7: ***"I Am Not a Used Car Salesman"***
8. ↑ Season 1, Episode 8: ***"Fellowship of the Disc"***
9. ↑ Season 1, Episode 9: ***"Keep Your Friends Close"***
10. ↑ Season 1, Episode 10: ***"Fallout"***
11. ↑ Season 1, Episode 11: ***"Worst Prom Ever"***
12. ↑ Season 1, Episode 12: ***"Ready or Not"***
13. ↑ Season 1, Episode 13: ***"Who Am I?"***