Alexander Hale

> Once, when I was in Bangladesh, my enemies tried to kill me by placing a powerful neurotoxin on my menu.
>
> Alexander to Ben Ripley in *Spy Camp*

**Alexander** **Hale** is a spy for the CIA. At the beginning of the series he seem like an ideal spy, but in reality, he is an awful spy and his entire career is based on lies and his fame. The only people who see through his cover, up until *Evil Spy School,* are his father, Cyrus Hale; his daughter, Erica Hale; his ex-wife, Catherine Hale; a professor at the CIA Academy of Espionage, Lucas Crandall; and Benjamin Ripley.

At the end of *Spy Camp*, the truth is revealed and all his prestige and medals are taken away. He is later reinstated though after redeeming himself on a mission. He has been known to "let himself in" to other people's houses.

## Appearance & Personality

Alexander is described by Ben as "handsome, athletic, sophisticated, and cool" before Ben discovers that he is a fraud. He also has a small scar on his chin. In *Spy School**,* he's erroneously described with "steely gray eyes," but like the rest of the Hales, his eyes are ice blue. Also in Ski Spy School Leo Shang is described as the Chinese version of Alexander hale.

Alexander, despite his appearance, is an idiot, according to Erica. (He is also described with other names worse than that by his own father Cyrus Hale). His only talents are pretending he's a good spy (which he excels at, seeing as the whole CIA believed he was this amazing agent for pretty much his whole life), and flirting. He is out of shape and has little stamina, as shown in *Spy Camp* when fleeing from the Apple Valley Reformation Center.

He he has a desire to impress his father, Cyrus Hale, who unfortunately doesn't give him many chances. He didn't know his ex-wife was a spy as well (as well as a competent one), and that she works for MI6. This is partially because he's a bad spy himself, and also because Catherine purposely never revealed it to him, even when they separated.

## Skills & Abilities

Alexander's greatest strength is making himself look good, as he had fooled the entire CIA into thinking he was a legendary spy. He is very good at flirting due to his good looks and his so-called "spy stories," which make him look very competent and skilled. He is skilled at flying the vintage Russian helicopter that Orion had given to him. He does know how to parachute and is somewhat competent at it. Other than that, Alexander is awful at almost everything else in espionage.

## Relationships

### **Catherine Hale**

Catherine Hale met Alexander on a mission of hers and was easily entranced by his charming ways. They got married but parted ways a few years ago because of, as Catherine claims, "the stress from their jobs." It is possible there may be additional reasons.

## Missions

Alexander talks a great deal of all the glorious missions (see below) he's been through, though many of them are fake. He's actually quite clumsy and naïve during operations. Besides all his failures, he is also capable of fighting exceptionally when the time calls. For example, in *Spy Camp*, he takes several fighters down to save his father and his daughter when held hostage. However, Alexander can fly a helicopter, saving the crew in *Spy School British Invasion.*

* Operation Angry Jackal

* Operation Bedbug
* Operation Snow Bunny
* Operation Screaming Vengeance

## Trivia

* In *Evil Spy School*, he gets caught by Ben while stealing office supplies from Nathan Kagan, the survival skills professor.
* In *Spy School British Invasion*, Orion gives him his vintage Russian military helicopter.
* Alexander continuously claims to have been on crazy missions, but they're all fabrications or stolen credit. Here is a growing list of all his known lies:
	+ Using a grappling hook to break into the Taj Mahal, a "secret one in Cambodia."
	+ Prevented the French from invading Turkey and thwarted an evil plot to turn all gold into soup.
	+ Protected the queen of Saudi Arabia with only a Swiss Army knife.
	+ Uncovered a mole in Karachi.
	+ Brought down an entire terrorist cell in Kandahar because one of them posted on Facebook where their hiding cell was.
	+ Once had to urinate so badly during a gunfight in Venice that he almost lost consciousness and nearly took a bullet to the brain.
	+ Was knocked unconscious for eight days in Afghanistan.
	+ Was attacked by ninjas only a few months after he graduated from spy school.
	+ He was heading to a safe house in Qatar when he sensed something wrong, so he didn't go in. A few moments later, the house exploded.