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Continuing in the same vein as Post 1 -- here be I-Man photos and thoughts.

Part 1 is here.

Now it is time to talk about Darien Fawkes as he is the title character - The Invisible Man. And there is so much we could cover: Why is he invisible? What is Quicksilver Madness? Why would the government pick a convicted felon to make a super-powered agent? Why is he wearing those pants?

For now though - let us focus on the shallow. Never fear, eventually I'll get around to the deep and abiding pain. I will always get around to the deep and abiding pain. It is my nature. As is a healthy appreciation for da pretty.

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First of all - he really really likes to put flashlights in his mouth.

I mean - sure - he says he is a professional thief. Whatever. I am just saying - not judging or drawing any conclusions other than: Dude loves having a maglite in his mouth. I didn't even have to look for these clips - they are everywhere.

Also - Not afraid of color. I mean - check it out: Red Pants. And he actually pulls them off.

Moving right along: Darien has never met a mirror where he didn't stop to check himself out.

Speaking of this character trait - I am about to share with you the first moment I had of brain explosion while sitting in

tzikeh's living room. This is by far not the only moment of brain explosion I have had in tzikeh's home - merely the first:

Darien stops to check himself out post-shower. So, far - there is nothing unusual here.

And then. And then - he, he - he busts into a... he raps. And he has obviously been working on this - this was NO freestyle!

My name is Darien Fawkes, they call me furious D and I'm the coolest secret agent that you never did see.
The man turn me invisible, now I be mis'rable, you mess with my hair and I'm bound to get physical.
Now I was locked down, and looking at life, four walls and a guy named butch for a wife.
When my brother undercover said that we could help each other if his mother of a brother would go under the knife.
Hole in my head, a gland in my brain, a needle in my vein, 'fore I go insane.
That's the curse of quicksilver, the stuff that bends light.
I get closer to madness the more I step outta sight.

Actually - this explains his story better than I ever could. But let me try.

Darien was never what you would call a high achiever

He was headed to prison for life on a third strike felony offense in California when his genius brother, Kevin, intervened:

Kevin: Why the hell didn't you call me?

Darien: Yeah and said what, 'Hey bro, what's happening man, I haven't talked to you in a couple of years could you come down and bust me out?'

Kevin: Beats hearing it over America Online

Darien: I'm on the web?

Kevin: Darien.

Darien: Wait a minute, I mean come on, you've been hogging the press since we were twelve. Don't I get a shot?

Kevin: No.

Darien: [fake hurt] No, what I -- I'm, I'm not good enough?

Kevin: You're not guilty enough.

Darien: Okay, Kev -- If I did do the crime, do you think I can do the time?

Kevin: Not where they're sending you.

So Long Story Short - Kevin (working for a top-secret Classified Project) puts this Invisible Making Gland in Darien's head (more on the pseudo-science involved in the next Darien Section -- Sex and The Invisible Man) and things end badly.

Very Very Badly

Man. This is really sad.

Oh look - first guy Darien kills.

So, even without me going into all of Darien's issues and problems - you can see that the boy has reason to sometimes be depressed. How can you tell when Darien is depressed? His hair looks like this:

Depressed!Darien Hair frightens the Eberts.

You know what I forgot to include? Darien in shorts. He wears shorts all of the time. When was the last time one of your leading men wore shorts? Huh? Obviously, I need to go home and screencap him in shorts cause that really just sums up who he is a person. That and his ACLU t-shirt. I wonder if I have him in the shorts and the t-shirt?

Next Up: The Hobbesian Interlude!