George Dawson | |
Portrayed By | Matt Damon |
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Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | June 1, 1973 |
Age | 36 |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Aliases | None |
Place of Birth | Waco, TX, USA |
Current Location | Washington, DC, USA |
Occupation | Aide to President Petrelli, Homeland Security supervisor |
Known Relatives | Michael (father), Julie (mother), Michelle (sister) |
Significant Other | Aileen Kincade @!#?@! |
Known Abilities | Tychokinesis |
First Appearance | Imagine Today (IC order) / Blue Lights Big City (OOC order) |
Under normal circumstances, this would be considered hitting the jackpot.
History
Of necessity, George Dawson took a roundabout path to his field of interest: killing time in his dead end of a home town, then entering the business world as an excuse to hone his people skills. Finally, he moved to New York and hired on with the Petrelli comeback campaign, and the wait was worth it; as his boss's star rose, so did his - if only in the eyes of certain knowledgeable insiders.
These days, he doesn't worry about career advancement; he doesn't have time, there's too much already on his plate. He coordinates governmental actions in plain view of the public, while secretly counteracting those who would prefer to move faster and blunter, and establishing a few unofficial contacts. All to repair the Empire from the inside. Someone has to.
Timeline
- July 2009:
- Runs into an old friend during a rare return visit to New York. (Imagine Today)
- Oversees a Homeland Security detention op, which Claudine disrupts. Thanks to a tip from Felix, she's taken into custody, but broken out shortly after George leaves. (Blue Lights Big City, Interrogation and Posturing)
- Is tasked with hunting down the man who disrupted the President's address. (Bugged)
- August 2009:
- The hunt begins (They Bite) and continues (Stirring Up the Dirt).
- Aileen unexpectedly drops out of contact. Bereft of leads, he taps an unlikely resource, moves in on an Alliance hideout to retrieve her, and takes the opportunity to put a contingency plan into place. (As Far As You Can See, How Little They Seem to Care)
- Aileen reports the President's reaction to her research project. Further contingencies are discussed. (A Wrench in the Plan)
- A chance encounter with one of the Saints goes somewhat more smoothly. Two birds are killed with one stone. (Boom Town)
- The recent incident with Claudine is reviewed, particularly the apparent failure of her Haitian pills. (Not Oneself)
- Felix's disloyalty is uncovered. Aileen's research is expanded. (Fallacy of the Broken Window)
- Erin's latest prospect is interviewed. (This Is Madness)
- The abduction of the President is brainstormed. (All the King's Horses) On his way out, he's caught in the middle as the Alliance breaks out Aileen's test subjects. (The Greatest Adventure In The History Of Basic Cable)
- Finally, there's a break in the case. (Fortuity)
- Life imitates art. (She Has Amnesia. I Am Not Making This Up.) A treatment plan is discussed, along with long-term strategies for maintaining some sort of order. (Without a Net)
- September 2009:
- Attempts to coordinate an all-out attack on the man who killed the President. (Partial Cooperation, Change Is In The Air)
Relationships
Quotes
- "Find the eye of the storm!"
- "…knock it off with making the earth move, would you?"
- "The point of the Second Amendment is that a broken government should be overthrown…"
- "…neither of us is merely surviving."
- "If both sides are thinking along the same lines…"
- "I promise I'll pick you up a couple of new toys while I'm out."
- "Wow, where'd you get the—?"
- "Do you remember your ability? I mean besides looking good on camera?"
- "You need to know what the world's like before you go back out into it."
- "I hate to think we're undoing Lincoln's work— but maybe this way the reconstruction won't take another whole century."
- "I can think of at least one other way out…"
- "I'm sure you'll have the same smile on your face when you get back to me on that."
- "Gray won't rest until he's torn everything down… he can't rest, not any more. At this point, it's a blitzkrieg or nothing."
- "As for you, how about a first step?"
- "But you'd better really hope that I am wrong."
Trivia
- Prefers Tim Tams to Oreos.