Captain Scarlet (character)
| Captain Scarlet | |
|---|---|
| Captain Scarlet character | |
| First appearance | "The Mysterons" |
| Last appearance | "Grey Skulls" |
| Created by | Gerry and Sylvia Anderson |
| Voiced by |
Francis Matthews (Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Captain Scarlet and the Return of the Mysterons) Wayne Forester (Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet) |
| Information | |
| Full name | Paul Metcalfe |
| Species | Human (originally) Mysteron reconstruction (human consciousness) |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Spectrum officer |
| Title | Captain |
| Family | Tom Metcalfe and Ann Brightman (parents) (Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet) |
| Significant other(s) | Rhapsody Angel/Destiny Angel (Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons) Destiny Angel (Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet) |
| Nationality | English (Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons) American (Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet) |
Captain Scarlet is the fictional main character in Gerry Anderson's British Supermarionation science-fiction television series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons and its computer-animated remake, Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet.
Well-trusted by the commander-in-chief of Spectrum, Colonel White, Captain Scarlet is the primary agent of the organisation and is assigned the most dangerous and crucial missions. He is a close friend of Captain Blue, who is his "field partner" and thus with whom he undertakes the majority of his missions, although he is on friendly terms with all other Spectrum agents. A close relationship with Destiny Angel is also hinted at several times in the series.
Captain Scarlet was killed in the first episode of the series, "The Mysterons," in a car crash brought about by the Mysterons, which also resulted in the death of Captain Brown. Both men were reconstructed by the aliens, who assigned their exact likenesses of both men to assassinate the World President. The Captain Brown likeness was turned into a walking bomb for this purpose. When this attempt failed, the Captain Scarlet likeness kidnapped the President from Cloudbase and flew him to England, taking him to the top of the London Car-Vu, a large car park tower. Cornered while holding the President at gunpoint over the city below, the Captain Scarlet likeness was shot by Captain Blue and fell 800 feet to his apparent destruction. However, at the end of the episode it was revealed that Captain Scarlet was returning to life and had become almost incapable of dying permanently due to the powers of the Mysterons, although the fall had broken the Mysteron programming and returned him to his original personality. This extraordinary ability heals Scarlet of physical injuries within hours, making him virtually indestructible.
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