Cecil Stedman

Cecil Stedman is a major character in Invincible. He is the director of the Global Defense Agency.

PERSONALITY: Cecil projects an image of detachment and control, but beneath his exterior is a caring person. During his youth, he displays a "Boy Scout" character, convinced that the world operated in "black and white," as he firmly declined to collaborate with criminals, even if it jeopardized his freedom. This mindset would be permanently altered during his three-year imprisonment in a tumultuous facility for extremely dangerous supervillains and criminals, as he crossed various ethical boundaries to bring order to the prison environment. His growth and achievements while incarcerated led to a leadership role in the Global Defense Agency. As director, although he maintained his authentic compassion, he started to adopt a mindset of "the end justifies the means" and "the lesser of two evils." Extremely fixated on the greater good, he became ethically questionable, ready to carry out any measures he believed essential for the protection of the world. Having been taught by his previous boss Radcliffe the importance of not wasting talented individuals, he usually attempts to "fix" those with potential who have shown instability to be used for the "greater good".

This is seen with his rehabilitation and employment of D.A Sinclair and Darkwing II both of whom were responsible for committing various atrocities due to their fragile mental states that hurt many people in the wake of their actions, this caused a major drift between Invincible and Cecil for most of Season 3 as Cecil tried to explain how their rehabilitation ultimately would lead to saving the world rather than keeping them locked away, as proven by Sinclair's reAnimen playing a significant role in stopping Doc Seismic.

OCCUPATION: Director of the Global Defense Agency (GDA). Operator of the Re-animen project(due the addition of the corpses of the Invincible variants, Cecil believes now he's got a weapon against a possible invation).

AFFILIATIONS: Global Defense Agency Guardians of the Globe

ALLIES: Donald Ferguson (assistant) Brit (close friend) Radcliffe (formal mentor) Debbie Grayson Invincible(Mark Grayson) (situational ally) Robot (Rudy) Atom Eve (Eve) D.A. Sinclair Darkwing II Guardians of the Globe April Howsam

ENEMIES: Omni-Man (Nolan Grayson) Flaxans Damien Darkblood (banished) Machine Head Forcefist (deceased victim) Knucklebuster (deceased victim)

HOME: Earth

GOALS Current: -Ensure the safety and perseverance of humankind. (ongoing) Former: -Stop the Order of the Freeing Fist from releasing a corrosive gas into the city. (partially succeeded) -Stop the raid of a government facility by the Lizard League. (succeeded)

HISTORY: Following the massacre of the original Guardians of the Globe, he sought to identify the murderer but quickly realized it was actually Omni-Man(Nolan Grayson). Since his departure from Earth, he began the creation of numerous advanced superhuman soldiers to get ready for the upcoming invasion.

ABILITIES: -Leadership: He's a competent leader. Over the years, he has grown in stature to the point of personally commanding the entire Global Defense Agency. Although he generally works in the shadows, Cecil is a gifted orator and possesses a charisma that few men possess. He's imposible to surprise since he always expects the worst. He's discreet and secretive on an impossibly way to mimic. He can keep an eye on others without them even suspecting it, always keeping an eye on bigger threats before anything. -Military training: As a former field agent for the Global Defense Agency, Cecil has received extensive training in unarmed combat, firearms and all stealth and espionage techniques.

FLAWS: -Even though he's learned how to deal with many villains, both redeemed and on way to it, if stressed(or to be specific) when dealing with Viltrumites, Cecil tends to antagonize others and add pressure, quick to call them out on their behavior or hypocrisy. Specially with Mark, who he called out the hypocrisy on wanting to forgive Nolan, but not Sinclair or Darkwing. His own secrecy has a price, specially after the Invincible War and the arrival of the Viltrumite known as Conquest, who after being half-dead by Mark, Cecil didn't finished the job and instead captured him in an attempt to interrogate him. The plan failed and Conquest escaped, much to Cecil's dread. After Invincible left Earth along with Oliver, Cecil's stress has done nothing but increase. The war against viltrumites on space. The lack of power on Earth. Everything screams disaster.

EQUIPMENT: -Cecil has access to all the cutting-edge technologies available to the Global Defense Agency. -Cecil’s Kill Switch: Cecil's Kill Switch, is a Sonic Vibration Frequency, held by Cecil Stedman, usually hidden and made specificly for viltrumites.

Appearance: Name: Cecil Stedman Nicknames: Director Stedman + Blind Old Man Age: 58 years Gender: Male (He/Him) Height: 5’11” Skin: Fair + Light Eyes: Light blue + Downturned Hair: While balding at the top, he has shoulder-length silver hair(formerly a medium blond). Body: Lean + Tall Outfit: Usually wears a black suit coat paired with a white button-up, a red tie, a brown belt featuring a silver buckle, and brown shoes with a pin of the U.S. flag attached to the left breast of the suit coat. Extra: Has a prominent long scar over his right jaw Race: Human Nationality: American Language: English Voice: Slightly deep

EXTRA: -Cecil’s most prominent feature is a long scar stretching over his left jaw, which he gained after exposure to a corrosive gas that peeled away his skin.