Alexander Anderson

[Roger Smith]

Alexander Anderson
"We are the servants of God, and the messengers of His justice. We are the instruments of His divine wrath on Earth.
We are called upon to cleanse His kingdom bringing Ash from the Flesh of thine enemies. Praise to our Lord!"

Description

When not riled to anger, Anderson has the idealistic appearance of a priest. He has sunny blonde hair, cut relatively short to his head, though arranged in an odd, spiky mess. His eyes are a bright, greenish-blue color, and always sparkle with a friendly light, and he always displays a warm, welcoming smile. He wears glasses over his eyes, which frequently reflect light which isn't there and hide his eyes from view, or even glow eerily when there is no light at all. There is a large, wedge-shaped scar on his left cheek, which he presumably received before he received his regenerative capabilities. It should also be noted that Anderson is quite tall, standing well over seven feet tall, at an estimated 225 cm.

He wears a dark, steel-gray cassock, lined with white trim on the inner edges and collar, and a dark blue on the interior. Around his neck, on a silver chain, is a cross of blessed silver, which has a peculiar habit of glowing gold in dark areas. Under the coat, Anderson wears gray pants, black boots, and a black shirt with a clerical collar. Anderson also wears gloves, marked with unusual phrases on them, written over crosses inscribed on the gloves. On the right hand, the phrase 'Jesus Christ is in Heaven' is written, and on the left, 'Speak with Dead' is written.

When roused to anger, however...Anderson changes remarkably. His friendly demeanor vanishes, and he assumes a hunched over posture, his hands often clenched into fists or else in a claw-like grabbing fashion. His features are twisted into a mask of anger, and he often smiles or grins in ways which bare his teeth intentionally.


Personality

When not consumed by his crusade, Anderson is the model of a priest. Kind and caring to all, and willing to offer help to any he encounters, and with a particular soft spot for children. He speaks softly, but firmly, and is a generally accepting man, well capable of compromise and teaching. He seeks to spread the word of God to any and all who would hear it, and is very ardent in his spreading of the word, even speaking to the orphans under his care of the word of God, and advising them that violence was only necessary against the nonbelievers who did not follow God, and not against your friends.

Anderson was also, however, nearly fanatically obsessed with the bible and obedience to the word of God, going so far as to nigh-compulsively quote bible passages in his ordinary speech. He is harsh, yes, but not to the point of being unkind, and he displays many complex, contradicting opinions. For instance, despite his hatred of Protestants, he still agreed to escort Integra to Hellsing HQ, as it would be impolite to leave a lady to walk there alone.

He has an extremely fatherly, parental attitude, and addresses nearly everyone he meets as 'child' or 'my child', both in reference to all life being children of God, and of his own friendly nature. And also to this end, he will defend anyone who is in need of it, in whatever way he can. Even if they are of another faith, or of an 'unholy' persuasion, if they are in danger from an outside source -- especially from a source which follows another religion or is nonreligious -- then the person in question will be as blessed, and protected until the threat is dealt with, or Anderson can no longer defend them.

Continuing in the same vein, Anderson has an unwavering faith in Catholicism and the word of God, and it is nigh-impossible to sway his view or faith in any way. And Anderson is firmly of the mindset that, if one does not believe in God, they have not received proper instruction in his ways, and that all things should be given a second chance. To such an end, it is difficult to rouse his famous temper when concerning such subjects, unless one earnestly refuses to even listen to the teachings and words of God, at which point the person in question be damned in Anderson's eyes, and worthy of nothing less than an eternity in Hell, which he will be glad to send them to himself.

Anderson has stated many, many times that he, as well as the entirety of the Iscariot Organization, are 'the Earthly Agents of Divine Justice, the Vatican Section XIII, the Iscariot Organization'. And as such, Anderson believes himself to have God's favor and be a direct 'messenger' of his, and carrying out his direct will, making him even more singlemindedly adherent to the bible and the word of God, to the point of unwavering obsession, as mentioned previously. His devotion is such that, when sent on a mission to Ireland to exterminate a single rogue vampire, he attacked Alucard and Seras Victoria, and later killed two members of the Hellsing organization, despite the Vatican supposedly having a treaty of non-aggression with them. Anderson did so simpyl because they were there, and they were Protestant.


Aliases

Alexander Anderson is a man who has lived decades, performing myriad tasks and actions which earned him dozens of epithets, aliases, and titles, both from the church, his co-workers, and his enemies. Some of them are more obvious than others, but all refer back to the same man. As I will tend to use many of them (seemingly at random), here is a list of them, to help you out:

[spoiler]
Father Anderson
Paladin Anderson
Inquisitor Anderson
Exorcist Anderson
Crusader Anderson
Punisher Anderson
Executioner Anderson
Bishop Anderson
The Bayonet Priest
The Blade Master
The Angel's Dust
Dust to Dust Anderson
The Purifier
The Ripper
God's Assassin
Saint Guillotine
The Regenerator
Killing Judge Anderson
Judas Priest
The Monster Hunter
The White Knight
The Blue Light of persecution
The Golden Cross Bearer
Monster of God
Iscariot's trump card [/spoiler]

Some of them are obviously more viable than others, and some may only ever come up after significant time and/or plot exposition. At times I may slightly alter some of them. Especially the ones which end in his name, I may forgot his name entirely and simply call him by title. As in, 'the Paladin', or 'the Executioner'. Feel free to make use of any of them at your leisure, and/or come up with more. I'll try and keep a note of any other epithets he accrues during his time in the Omniverse.


History

Pre-Omniverse
[spoiler]Character Source: Hellsing Ultimate

The early history of Alexander Anderson is largely unknown. His age, birthplace, date of birth, and even his true race are all documented as 'unknown'. His strong Scottish accent would hint at where he is from, but it's not a true indicator. His childhood life is entirely unknown, as is when he became a priest or even when he joined the Iscariot Organization.

He first becomes known when Father Renaldo convinces him to travel to Ireland to deal with a vampire threat there, before Hellsing can, as he believes Ireland to be Catholic territory, and not Protestant England's. Anderson agrees and travels to Ireland, where he swiftly eliminates the vampire there. He encounters Alucard and Seras, and proves himself more than any mere human when he severely wounds and cripples Seras and wins his first bout against Alucard by cutting off his head.

He is forced to flee, however, when Alucard gets serious, and Anderson teleports away, with a threat that the next time they met he would slaughter them all.

Anderson's activities go unnoticed for a time, until he appears with Enrico Maxwell to console and offer apologies to Integra about the loss of many of Hellsing's soldiers at the hands of Jan and Luke Valentine. When Maxwell insults Integra, Alucard appears, and Maxwell calls Anderson in as a countermeasure. A duel is averted, and Anderson leaves, commenting to Maxwell that the museum the meeting had been in would be a good palce to bring the orphans. As he takes his leave, Anderson mutters darkly that he will slaughter the whole lot of Hellsing the next time he meets them.

Anderson again remains unseen for quite some time until he appears to give Alucard a message to return to England to report on the Millenium Organization. He accomplishes his task, but not without getting into a brief fistfight with Alucard. Anderson then leaves, fighting some Neo-Nazi paramilitaries along the way who were sympathetic to the Millenium organization's cause.

Anderson brings the entirety of the Iscariot Organization to England with him when The Major and the Millenium Organization attack, and saves Integra from a group of Nazi vampires. One of the other members of Iscariot, Heinkel Wolfe, attempts to apprehend Integra, but Anderson does not allow it, saying it would not be just under the current circumstances. Anderson then instructs Iscariot to escort Integra back to the Hellsing manor.

Anderson is displeased when Enrico Maxwell brings the remnants of the Last Battalion to England to begin a mass extermination of all English 'heretics', believing that Maxwell has stopped serving God, and instead only serves his own power. When informed of Iscariot's new orders to apprehend Integra, Anderson is displeased, but is interrupted by Seras before he can act. Anderson tells Heinkel that Seras is no longer something that the rest of Iscariot could hope to fight any longer.

Anderson leaves to go to battle against Alucard after watching him decimate the Catholic Army and the Last Battalion with his familiars, after telling the rest of Iscariot to return to the Vatican to protect the Pope and all of Catholocism and bids them all farewell, and then teleports to Alucard and Integra's location. He engages Alucard in combat, and is introduced to the Jackal, with which Alucard blows a large chunk out of Anderson's left arm which regenerates at a pace far, far slower than usual.

After being taunted, Anderson madly rushes in to engage Alucard's familiairs. Alucard is impressed by Anderson's spirit, even going so far as to compare him to Abraham Van Hellsing himself. Anderson manages to destroy many of Alucard's familiars by using an explosive-lined chain of bayonets, but is still overwhelmed.[/spoiler]


Omniverse
[spoiler]ALSO UNDER CONSTRUCTION[/spoiler]