Invincible
Warning : This article contains coddler for Invincible season 3 , episode 1 - 3 .
Despite his want of superpowers , Cecil Stedman has easily been one ofInvincible ’s most interesting characters , and the show has finally serve one question that viewer have been asking since episode 1 . The Global Defense Agency Director has had a big role in the story since the first season , and withCecil being one ofInvincibleseason 3 ’s main villainsso far , he ’s never been more important . He is far from a typical antagonist , as he still wants the same thing as Mark , but Cecil ’s experience with protect Earth mean he ’s willing to be virtuously flexile to reach his goal .
Although he endeavor to nullify conflict with the protagonist , his eventuality plans turn out how cold he could be , even when trying to do the right thing . Additionally , his willingness to give malefactor the chance to reform is what ticked Mark off in the first place , butCecil ’s backstory avail excuse why he is so rough on heroes , while at the same time break one of the expectant closed book border him . “A Deal With The Devil " not only saw Walton Goggins give a standout public presentation amongInvincibleseason 3 ’s cast , but it also helped audiences sympathise with Cecil and answered one huge question .
How Cecil Got His Facial Scars In Invincible Explained
The GDA Leader Suffered A Serious Injury Trying To Save Thousands Of People
Season 3 ’s second installment offered an perceptiveness into Cecil ’s past , providing a bit of an origin story while bear on his difference with Mark in the present tense , but one of the instalment ’s biggest reveals was uncover how Cecil get his facial scars . " A Deal With The Devil " starts by depict Cecil apparently holding up a store , indicating the GDA federal agent was once a outlaw ; however , this is n’t quite the case . Cecil clearing the store is really part of a mission , as he has received a tip about some criminal activity , which he chooses to investigate alone .
After radio that the bakshish was a bout , he is attack by the Order of the Freeing Fist , who get the better of him in two - on - one fighting . Just as it looks like the villain have won , enchantress can be find out in the setting , with Cecil explicate his " Tip was a flop message " was actually codification for the GDA . Despite knowing they ’re wash up , the nefarious duo opts to release the gas they were protect anyway , but Cecil put away the two inwardly with their experiment and holds the threshold close . unluckily , the gas escapes through the door , burn off Cecil ’s skin .
His wicked injuries save the lives of chiliad , but it also intend Cecil had to get contrived skin so as to recover , something that barely concerned him . He is more worried about the 17 people who died before revealing that the scars were all that was left of his real cutis , which he wanted to keep as a monitor of his misunderstanding . Therefore , his facial injury are a demonstration of how committed he is to save lives , and even though his heroism get him make for a medal , he still sees his mission as a nonstarter .
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" A stack With The Devil " presently has a 9.3 military rank on IMDb , the third - highest - tell on episode ofInvincibleon the land site .
As a result , Cecil ’s complex background will make his feud with Mark all the more interesting , and he will stay one of the show ’s most unparalleled character heading intoInvincibleseason 4 , presume he ’s still alive . Luckily , we now roll in the hay a lot more about him and how the missionary work change his mentality , while finally fix the long - await answer to how he sustained his injuries .
Cecil’s Artificial Skin Makes Him More Like Donald
Both Cecil & Donald Have Lost Parts Of Their Original Selves
Cecil losing most of his original skin make him far more like his right - handwriting man than fans could ’ve imagined . Invincibleseason 2 divulge that Donald was a cyborg , explaining how he came back from the dead , which added a mickle more depth to his character . Being bolt down by Omni - Man was n’t the first clip the GDA agent had died , but his memory had been reset every time until he eventually establish out the trueness . Despite knowing he was more machine than military personnel , Donald wanted to retain the cognition of his past , as it help him realize who he really was .
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Cecil opt to keep his scars makes them both similar , not just in price of their artificial nature , but also their desire to hold onto their human race . Both characters are essentially alive because of GDA innovation , mean they ’ve lost role of their original self . However , this only increase their desire to cling to their more human panorama . In Cecil ’s case , it ’s the small bit of cutis that hold up his encounter with the Order of the Freeing Fist , and for Donald , it ’s remember all the times he has died while attend the GDA .
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Although neither type is 100 % organic anymore , their story does n’t fix them , and having this tragical connection only make their commitment to protecting Earth more admirable .
Cecil’s Backstory Reveals A Lot About His Character
“A Deal With The Devil” Helped Explain Why Cecil Is So Hard On Invincible’s Heroes
ThroughoutInvincible ’s first two seasons , Cecil hail across as a pretty unregenerate and divisive figure who has Earth ’s best intention at sum , but his backstory clear him even more complicated . Despite treating the Guardians of the Globe passably harshly and keeping a crocked leash on Mark , his reasons are n’t completely unwarranted , as he know exactly how to keep citizenry safe while understanding the consequences of failure . Having know about Omni - Man ’s potential obscure side and failing to stop it , he does n’t want to reduplicate history with Mark , hence his desperation to keep him airless .
His willingness to give himself in his extraction story show what he ’s willing to lose for the cracking unspoiled , and while he ’s golden to be alive , Cecil ’s bravery did n’t total without aftermath , which his trauma show .
Unfortunately , this only pushes the booster aside , but despite Mark ’s threat , Cecil has n’t control a grudge so far . His willingness to sacrifice himself in his origin story shows what he ’s willing to fall behind for the greater unspoilt , and while he ’s favorable to be animated , Cecil ’s bravery did n’t come without consequence , which his injuries show . Even his choice to reform felon came as a answer of going to prison for the accurate contrary , proving he was uncoerced to make the tough calls for the greater goodness .
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" A Deal With The Devil " perfectly summed up his brain in one line , as he claimed " We can be the dependable guys , or we can be the Guy that keep start the globe . We ca n’t be both . " His mentor enjoin him the same affair , and it ’s vindicated being the GDA Director involves make some impossibly hard conclusion , something Cecil has embraced , even if he does n’t care it . Therefore , he may often come across as the spoiled guy and a border baddie inInvincible , butvery few are willing to give up more than Cecil to protect hoi polloi , which his backstory confirms .
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