Professor Vortex

Derrick Hawkins

**Professor Vortex** is a time-traveling professor who can travel anywhere in space or time, within reason. While he forgot his true name from centuries being trapped in a separate reality, he now goes by the name "Professor Vortex" after taking a liking to being referred to as such.

## Appearance

Professor Vortex has fair skin, black eyes, and brown hair.

In **Hendrix Linguistics**, he wore a white lab coat over a white shirt with a dark blue vest and black tie, black pants, and black shoes. He also wore goggles

## Personality

Vortex is portrayed as a calm, easy-going man. He talks much like a stereotypical scientist, with dialogue requiring a greater command of the English language to fully understand. When he was displaced outside of time, he went insane; however, millennia later, he "got bored of that, too" and became sane. "Very sane.

In his first appearance, Hendrix tried to capture Vortex (not knowing whether he was friend or foe), but he always "teleported" to a place a few meters away. When Hendrix asked how he did that, the calm Paradox replied "It's called walking". He also likes chew-gum and is often seen offering them to anyone he meets.

Vortex has a habit of getting events that haven't happened yet (from the perspective of the viewer and those he's talking to) and those that have (from his perspective) mixed up, due to his travels through time.

Vortex's calm personality also makes it difficult to tell when he's joking or not, such as telling Mario that if his replacement car (factory new from the past) came in contact with anything else from the same year it was made, it would "explode like anti-matter."

## History

### Background

At some point, Professor Vortex was working from a alternate universe in Area 51. It is unknown what his job was exactly, but it had something to do with the alien prisoners there.

Vortex received government funding to break a hole in the space-time continuum. However, a slight miscalculation and an explosion accidentally caused by his panicked assistant Roger threw Vortex into the event horizon, where he remained for a hundred thousand years.

Vortex was displaced outside of time, where he lost the ability to age and was unable to sleep or eat; just exist. He went insane for a while, but then got bored and regained his sanity. Gaining complete understanding of the space-time continuum, Vortex renamed himself "Professor Vortex", though he forgot his original name in the process.

### Between Season One And Two

Vortex used his understanding to travel across time, making different parts of history better for others. He said he would help Hendrix save the "whole dimension".

Vortex soon learns that the accident sent an extra-dimensional creature fifty years from the time of the experiment. He traveled to the **Hendrix Linguistics (Main Time)** time to stop it, meeting Hendrix's younger self. It was at this point that he gained his new moniker, with Caitlyn bringing it up as the name of his original time travel project. After a few fights with the creature, Hendrix told Vortex to take them all back to the accident, where it is discovered that Roger was the creature. He was frightened and confused, but turning everything to dust. By preventing Roger from being sucked into the event horizon, it negated his time-accelerating existence. After returning to Hendrix's present, Vortex was stoked that he didn't see it in the first place. When an older Roger turned up, Vortex greeted him and took him to a "behind-the-scenes look" at eternity.

### Time War

Vortex warns Hendrix about his alternate universe taking over the universe with their own image, as he explains through time and space. Hendrix, Doctor Hawkins, and Mario wants to know about the future, as Vortex doesn't give it away as it is up to Hendrix's team to get it done. Vortex praises Hendrix, as he does have a brilliant future ahead,

### Ninja War

Vortex and Fennoy urges to find Hendrix, after the ninjas take over many countries and getting stronger as a unit. Hendrix formed a team to take them out, as Vortex sees potential of him, as Fennoy disagree but he joins him in the battle. Vortex warns Hendrix that the Ninjas are building a arc, for a Jet-Ships to attack, and cause a war. Vortex helps Hendrix, and his team against a lot of Ninjas that is defending the control room, as Hendrix ended the war by talking to the ninjas. Vortex hails Hendrix once again with his leadership.

### Hendrix Linguistics

"Beyond Time", Professor Vortex warns Doctor Hawkins and Mario about Van Harden, breaching through all times including the future. He gave a bomb, to destroy Future Van Harden time portal, as it weakens him. Vortex knows it will bring Hendrix back, as the R.D.Ms breaks Hendrix's arm, restoring the main timeline. Hendrix returns, as he partners up with Corps Agent (Nathan Underwood). Vortex warns him about Van Harden plan again, as they are about to restart the battle. Hendrix and his team succeeded as Van Harden is defeated by Hendrix's team. Vortex knows how much Hendrix will change the future, as his affect could lead to a lot of goodness.

### Between Three And Four

Ecto Underwood, is taking over the Earth by making into his own image. Professor Vortex came in to warn, Hendrix about his collection of items to rule the main universe and turn it into his minions. Vortex worries that Hendrix will lose control of Cybernetic powers, which could lead to something amazing. Hendrix doesn't understand as Vortex explains more about it until he disappeared. Hendrix and his team are successful again, as Vortex once again knows how much importance is Hendrix into the team. He sees him as a leader than a lieutenant, as Hendrix has a lot to think about.

### Future

Vortex sees his future is correct, as Hendrix did became a leader as a Commander at Providence. He sometimes visit the Underwood family, as they work on various stuff, like time and space. Professor Vortex learns that the new generation will follow, Hendrix's footsteps.

## Powers and Abilities

Due to his time in entrapment for several millennia, Vortex has an in-depth understanding of the space-time continuum. This allows him to travel to any point in space and time, as well as slowing down or speeding up time as he pleases. However, he states that there are places he cannot go and things he cannot do, though what restricts remains unknown.

Vortex can manipulate his own personal time, allowing him to simulate super-speed. His abilities are not limited to this universe, having visited other universes and the space between them. He can also completely stop time.

Vortex is able to regress a person's age, but seems incapable of doing it on something mechanical, instead having to pull it physically out of the past.

Vortex is capable of teleporting people, objects and even places like the Energy of Creation to almost any destination instantaneously without any trouble. He might even be able to teleport buildings or entire planets. However, he does have to follow certain rules; for example, he cannot bring the past and future versions of an individual together unless absolutely necessary.

Vortex's time travel powers have left him biologically immortal, leaving him unaffected by accelerated aging fields, nor does he need to eat or sleep.

Vortex is capable of reverting Hendrix from an powerful god back to his human form as he did to himself. Though it is possible Vortex can simply pull Hendrix back in time to before he transformed, while allowing him to return memories that would have existed.

Vortex possesses enhanced strength and agility, as he was able to fight on par with some enemies.

Vortex can see monsters horror side, therefore he is able to overcome his initial fears.

## Weaknesses

There are places in existence Vortex cannot reach with his powers, such as before the beginning of time. However, with that said, Vortex is still able to travel to the first and final moments of time.

Vortex had admitted that he does not lie and Evil Hendrix has confirmed this. Though he can circumvent this with clever wordplay to misdirect others.

Getting control of Vortex's Chrono Navigator might give one an advantage over him, though this has proven to be a double-edged sword, as Evil Hendrix almost destroyed all reality when he tried to use it.

If all of Vortex is in one point of space and time, he can be affected by a Hendrix's powerful ability.

## Appearances

**Tv Shows:**

Hendrix Linguistics

Hendrix: Field Days

Linguistics Adventure

**Video Game:**

Linguistic Asylum

Linguistics City

Linguistics Origins

Linguistic Unity

**Other Things:**

Network Of Justice

Network League

## Naming and Translations

A whirling mass of fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind.

## Trivia

* Due to the nature of Vortex's abilities, it is difficult to tell exactly what order the events of the series take place, from his perspective. During his introductory episode, he was already familiar with Hendrix, Caitlyn, Mario and later events in the series. His first meeting with them (from his perspective) has never been shown.
* Vortex never discloses anything about Hendrix's future in order to prevent it from changing.
* Vortex is the creator of the Energy of Infinity.
* Vortex cannot be within 500 light years of any God.
* Vortex was one of Creators favorite characters.
* Professor Vortex is a nod to, but not based on, The Doctor of the British television show *Doctor Who*.
	+ Some similarities between the two characters include their clothing, time travelling abilities, character traits (such as disliking guns and offering confectionery), use of the same phrases, neither being known by their real name, and being associated with a fob-watch.
	+ Vortex's tendency to offer his companions chew-gum in high intensity situations, is similar to the Doctor's use of Jelly Babies, throughout Tom Baker's run as the character in the 1970s.
* Gods do not approve of Paradox's methods; he does not adhere to Gods law.