Walter Beckett

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**Walter Beckett** is the deuteragonist of *Spies in Disguise*. He is a young adult making weapons and gadgets for the H.T.U.V., whose biodynamic concealment accidentally turns Lance Sterling into a pigeon with one of his inventions.

## Biography

Walter Beckett was born to an unknown father and policewoman Wendy Beckett. From a young age, he had a strong passion for inventing. He specialized in self-defensive technology.

Later in his life, Walter was employed as a scientist and quartermaster for H.T.U.V. Struck with grief from Wendy's death where she saved many lives, he chose to utilize nonlethal methods of dealing with problems.

Walter Beckett was a scientist working for H.T.U.V. known for inventing and equipping nonlethal weapons. However, he was unwanted by the other agents. Walter tries to convince Sterling that there is a more peaceful way to save the world, but Sterling fires him before he can explain his latest invention: "biodynamic concealment".

Finding the briefcase to be empty, he goes rogue on a journey to pursue Kimura. Security forces agent Marcy Keppel reveals footage of Sterling (actually Killian in a holographic disguise) leaving with the drone, framing him as a traitor. Sterling escapes the H.T.U.V. and decides to track down Walter to help him disappear. Meanwhile, Killian breaks into the H.T.U.V. weapons facility.

While searching Walter's home for his invention, Sterling unknowingly ingests the concoction and transforms into a pigeon. Before Walter can start making an antidote to change him back, Marcy and other H.T.U.V. agents chase them through the city, but they escape in Sterling's spy car. The two track down Kimura to a resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. There, they learn of Killian's whereabouts in Venice, Italy before Marcy and the H.T.U.V. can capture them again. On their way to Venice, Walter attempts to make the antidote but fails.

Arriving in Venice, Walter is confronted by the H.T.U.V., who are unaware of Sterling's condition. Revealing that she knows about Wendy, Walter's mother who was a police officer who died on duty, Marcy tries to convince him to help turn Sterling in, but Walter refuses. Suddenly, a drone distracts the H.T.U.V. and allows Walter and Sterling to escape. The two discover the drone carrying the H.T.U.V. agent database, and Walter manages to retrieve it. However, Killian shows up, takes the database, and prepares to kill Walter. With help from hundreds of pigeons in the surrounding area, they distract Killian and flee. Disguised as Sterling, Killian escapes the H.T.U.V., shaking Marcy's suspicions of Sterling upon her seeing him with a robot hand.

Whilst underwater in a submarine, Walter reveals he planted a tracking device on Killian and locates him at the weapons facility. Walter manages to perfect the antidote and successfully turns Sterling human again. Reaching Killian's hideout, Sterling is concerned about Walter's safety and sends him away in the submarine. Once inside, Sterling confronts Killian but is defeated and captured as Killian reveals he has mass-produced hundreds of drones to target everyone at the agency using the database as revenge for killing his crew in a past mission led by Sterling. Noticing Walter returning in the submarine, Killian destroys it; unbeknownst to them, Walter survives with the help of one of his inventions, the inflatable hug.

Once Walter frees Sterling, the two escape and contact Marcy for support as the drones approach H.T.U.V. headquarters in Washington D.C. Walter attempts to hack into Killian's bionic arm. When Killian realizes this, he tries to flee via air with a drone, but Walter catches up. Walter risks his life by trapping Killian in one of his protective gadgets and deactivates the villain's arm as Walter himself falls, but Sterling, who has turned himself back into a pigeon, successfully flies for the first time and carries him to safety with help from other pigeons, while Killian is found and arrested.

Despite saving the world, Sterling and Walter are fired for disobedience. However, they are quickly rehired by the H.T.U.V. as the agency could learn from Walter's more peaceful ways of handling villainy.

## Appearance

Walter has brown hair with white skin and blue eyes. He wears a yellow zip-up hoodie on top of an untucked plaid green long-sleeved shirt. He also wears brown pants and red sneakers with white stripes on the sides.

He has a smart gadget watch, that can be used as a projector and computer. His red backpack works as a mobile lab, allowing him to travel with his experiments and inventions. This backpack receives an upgrade at some point in time, adding miniature rocket boosters effectively making it a jetpack.

## Personality

At the first glance, Walter lacks in social graces, as he is very awkward around people he meet. However, he makes up for it in intellect and creativity. He provides himself with amazing gadgets he uses on his many globetrotting missions. Walter is gifted in science, has a bizarre obsession with pigeons (and to a lesser extent, Korean pop culture), expresses his knowledge in pigeons via random facts about them, has strange ideas when it comes to his inventions, and is often considered "weird" by everyone because of this. Despite this quirk, he has a moral compass, as Walter sees the world as populated not by "good people" and "bad people", but just people he can help. Also, he deeply believes that violence is never the answer and all of his gadgets are made to be as safe as possible yet still effective, much to the doubt of everyone at the agency, including Lance.

Later it is revealed that Walter's moral compass and refusal to harm others comes from his grief after his mother died in a gunfight where she saved many lives. Walter's belief in non-violent means of solving problem goes as far as when he and Killian were about to fall to their deaths he gave Killian a safety bubble to survive the fall, Walter was ready to die before being rescued by Lance before he hit the ground. Walter also proved to be fiercely loyal to Lance, when Lance forced Walter to leave because he didn't want Walter to be yet another casualty in the line of fire, Walter returned to save Lance soon after to rescue Lance.

## Gadgets

### Bio-Dynamic Concealment

The tech used by Walter to inadvertently turn Lance Sterling into a pigeon. The serum is made by combining an initial exothermic reaction with a sample of example DNA from the target animal. In the case of Lance, Walter uses Lovey's DNA from a feather. It is stated in the film that Walter created a way to edit the human genome while in middle school, and this tech was likely inspired by it. Bio-Dynamic Concealment uses a CRISPR-Cas9 genetic editor, in an ingestible formula, that resequences DNA on a molecular level. There are 3 phases of transformation. The first phase is chromothripsis, in which many genetic rearrangements take place. Though this phase has no physical changes, it is a severely painful experience for the subject, as Lance is seen to pass out from the pain. Phase 2 is epigenetic modulation. During this phase, the subjects' genetic 'switches' flip from human to pigeon, or to the example's species, and some physical changes can be seen. The final phase is the most painful, and the body is flooded with endorphins to help combat this pain. This phase is when the majority of physical changes occur and is likely the reason why it is so painful. From the time of drinking the formula, there is approx. 1 min before the transformation is complete. Due to the formula needing a sample of example DNA from the target animal, it is likely the formula could be used with any animal DNA. It should also be noted that this formula changes the biological gender of the subject to the gender of the animal the example DNA was taken from.

### The Multi-Pen

The multi-pen looks like a regular multi ink pen, but Walter has built many unique and interesting gadgets within it. These include a freeze-ray, serious-string, a body numbing/liquifying zapper, and truth serum. The freeze-ray is pretty self-explanatory, freezing anything it comes into contact with. Serious string is described, by Walter, as "like silly string, but serious." It is pink in colour, incredibly sticky, and has an incredibly high tensile strength. The body numbing/liquifying zapper is used on both Walter and Katsu Kimura in the film. It is seen as a purple 'zap' that comes from the multi-pen, numbing or liquifying the body of the person it hits. People hit with this zapper lose control over their muscles, and bones appear to become jelly-like, though the effects are temporary, and the victims return to normal. The truth serum created by Walter is highly effective and is described as a 'refreshing spritz', due to its lavender quality.

### Inflatable Hug

The inflatable hug is a personal protection device, first imagined by Walter when he was 6. It creates a 'pressurised pocket of safety' around the occupant, protecting them from explosions, falls from great heights, etc. Walter begins inventing this device as a child, initially putting it in a gadget for his mum to wear while on patrol.

### Kitty Glitter

A grenade style weapon, when detonated it creates a cloud of glitter with kitten visuals and sound. This is because "the refracted light (from
glitter) causes the enterochromaffin cells to release serotonin" and "watching kittens cause the enterochromaffin cells to release serotonin". Glitter makes people happy. Walter uses these effects to 'force' people into feeling happy, thus stopping them from attacking those around them. He first creates this when he is 10, although at first it was just a glitter cloud.

### Binder Bubbles

Binder Bubbles are very strong bubbles, created using a bubble 'gun' that pops out of a cylinder shape when needed. The bubbles are used to encase or 'bind' destructive devices, such as missiles, before they detonate. This traps the explosive energy from the detonation and the binder bubbles 'pop', removing any debris. Walter likely invented this gadget as a way to neutralise missiles, grenades, and other explosive threats without causing harm to anyone.

### Collide-oscope +

The collide-oscope is shaped like a grenade and is triggered and detonates in a similar way. Instead of being an explosive device, it disorientates the victim with a kaleidoscope of bright lights and colours, hence where it gets its name

## Trivia

* His ID mentions he was born on February 12, 1999, making him over 20 years old.
* Walter gets motion sickness.
* Walter was 10 when his mother Wendy died.

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