Darien
Fawkes - On the sci-fi series THE
INVISIBLE MAN/SYN/2000-2002,
Darien Fawkes
(Vincent Ventresca), a thief and conman, offered
his body for experimentation to elude a life
sentence in prison. The project? Implant an
artificial "quicksilver" gland into his head to
turn him invisible. When the artificial gland
releases a quicksilver solution into Darien's
body, it causes light to pass through him.
Unfortunately, the quicksilver gland has a large
side effect. After an exposure to the
quicksilver, the brain's higher functions
degrade and the host's brain reverts to a primal
state of savagery filled with dark and menacing
impulses. If Darien is not kept in check with an
antidote, he will go ballistic and kill.
To keep his sanity, Darien agrees to help the
government out on various secret assignments in
exchange for the serum that keeps him from going
bonkers. An attractive blond scientist known as
The Keeper administers the precious counteragent
to Darien.
To alert Darien when he needs a counteragent,
The Keeper placed a small chemically sensitive
tattoo on his wrist (a green snake biting its
tail) to let Darien know how long he can go
before his next fix. Before the colors on the
tattoo completely fade, Darien must be injected
with the antidote to stay sane.
Darien
Fawkes
