Anthony McHenry, Jr.
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| Anthony "Tony" McHenry, Jr. |
| First Appearance: Roomies! April 16, 1999 |
| YOB: 1977 |
| Height: 5'8" |
| Weight: 170lbs |
| Relatives: Anthony "Big Boss" McHenry, Sr. (father) Mrs. McHenry (mother} Mr. McHenry (grandfather) |
| Squadron(s): 128 (1st leader) |
| Abductee Powers: Strength, durability |
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History
The son of former agent and Big Boss Anthony McHenry, Sr., Tony ended up becoming the first abductee and a guinea pig for several of the Head Alien's experiments. Following in his father's footsteps, he lead Squadron 128 for some time, fighting a bitter battle against his torturer. This peaked when he was brainwashed by a failsafe mindtrick, and killed his mother, thinking she was a traitor[1]. A week later, he met with the Head Alien again, and saved Walky and Beef. Beef joined the Squadron alongside new members Jason Chesterfield and Sal Walters, and he soon started dating Sal.
During Year Zero, Tony fell victim again to the Head Alien's mind-control along with nearly all the other abductees. Marching on Washington, he attacked what was left of SEMME and nearly killed Walky, before being killed by his girlfriend, Sal.
Resurrection
Later, his father would take his body on an expedition to investigate the Martian Embassy, hoping to use a Resurrection Chamber on his son. While he himself was killed, he succeeded after a fashion, as Tony was, indeed, resurrected. However, he was still under the mind-control of the Head Alien from Year Zero, and attacked Sal at the Martian Embassy. The two continued to fight upon a Martian spaceship until he was knocked off the ship by Sal in Denver. He faced off against Squadron 42 and Squadron 128 until being quelled by Mike taunting him until his anger broke his rage.
Depressed by the loss of his father and the Head Alien still being alive, he was reassigned to Squad 128 after Jason was suspended, while Walky was made leader. He was on the mission to save Alan Rees from the Head Alien, and was unsure of Walky's leadership skills at first. However Walky proved his worth, and Tony soon respected his command. He also saved and later battled the cast of Faans! when they ended up in this dimension by accident.
Eventually Tony overheard Dina Sarazu screaming at Walky about how he he had accidentally killed Tony's father and almost killed Dina by dropping the Resurrection Chambers containing Sal's parents on them. A moment before Tony could enact his rage over Walky's revealed secret, he was mindwiped from behind by the JFO. Following the aftermath of the attack, Walky told him the truth, and Tony seemed to accept his apology[2]. However, Tony tried to take command of Squadron 128 during a mission in Canada when Joyce and Walky had their genders inverted. The Head Alien later provoked him into another uncontrollable rage, revealing how fragile his mind was. After being quelled of this, Tony apologized to Walky for his actions.
As the Martian Invasion approached, Sal turned to him in crisis, and the two ended up sleeping together that night. The following day, SEMME was disbanded by the government and then attacked by JFO. Attacked by a brainwashed Squadron 135, Tony helped to subdue to Beef, but couldn't finish the job, scared of what his rage could do and had done[3].
When the Martian drones appeared in battle, Tony joined everyone else to attack them, until the Head Alien reappeared and took over the Cheese. The Head Alien then proceeded to warp Tony's mind one last time and sent him after Sal. Jason saved her and fended him off, until the Head Alien dropped a Martian ship onto the two of them in order to taunt Sal. Yet he lived and he controlled himself in a massive display of strength to hold the rubble of the ship up long enough to save Jason, then gratefully let it crush himself.
Control by the Head Alien
Tony was the first abductee and one of Head Alien's favorites for psychological tricks. For most of It's Walky! it is hinted at that he was responsible (in some horrific way) for the death of his mother[4]. It was finally revealed at the climax of the battle with JFO during the 'Cause When I'm Bad storyline that he had been tricked by a failsafe mindtrick left by the Head Alien during his experiments. Thinking his mother was a traitor, he killed her whilst under the mind-control, to his horror after the event.
I can't finish him. I can't kill him. I can't incapacitate him. I can't be sure. This is the right thing to do. This is the only thing to do. Beef is a traitor. A murderer. And he is unrepentant. Yet there was one night -- one time I thought the same of my mother. I was so sure...[5]
The fact was a well kept secret at SEMME, with only Anthony McHenry, Sr., Linda Walkerton and David Walkerton knowing the entire truth.
Trivia
- Tony was a physical mirror image of his former self, as this is a side-effect of the resurrection process (i.e. his internal organs had all switched sides, so his heart was on the right side of his body, etc).
