Profile Of A Science Fiction Character - The X-Files Fox Mulder

On October 13, 1961 Bill and Teena Mulder had ain catching a notorious killer in 1988. He also caught
son whom they named Fox. The young Foxseveral other dangerous criminals. All of this
William Mulder was destined to become one ofquickly made the name of Fox Mulder a legend in
the best and brightest agents ever claimed bythe FBI.
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As well as theFox found the X-Files (cases deemed unsolvable
laughing stock of the country's foremostand unexplainable by the Bureau) after undergoing
investigative agency.regressive hypnosis in an attempt to remember
Fox's younger years were filled with the things ofthe truth of what really happened on the night
normal boys. He loved playing baseball and climbingSamantha disappeared. It was then that he began
trees. He also enjoyed Science Fiction, evidencedto develop an interest, which turned into an
by the fact that he was known to dress up asobsession, in things of a paranormal nature.
Mr. Spock from Star Trek.With his newfound role as Lead Investigator of
As a teenager, he developed an affection forthe X-Files, Fox developed a strong belief in the
outer space. Though he never said he wanted toidea of alien abductions. He believed almost
be an astronaut when he grew up, seeing thefanatically that Samantha's disappearance was
Space Shuttle launch when he was an adult wasreally an abduction.
the fulfillment of a boyhood dream.Because of his new and, what some considered,
When Fox was twelve years old, his sisteroutlandish ideas of alien abductions, alien invasions
Samantha vanished mysteriously from their home.and government cover-up conspiracies, he was
When an investigation came up dry, Fox becamegiven the nickname of "Spooky Mulder." Most
determined to search for and find his sister. Thatothers in the FBI laughed when he told them
would become the driving force of everything heabout his theories. Other agents couldn't take him
did in his adult life.seriously and refused to work with him.
Eighteen-year-old Fox graduated from High SchoolHowever, none of this deterred Fox in any way.
in 1979 and began his college career four yearsIn fact, it actually fueled his fire and determination
later when he enrolled in the University of Oxfordto find proof that his ideas and theories were
in Oxford, England in 1983. He studied psychologymore than just the mindless fantasies of an
and graduated with a first degree honors BA inobsessed brother trying to find a reason for what
1986. Later that same year he entered the FBIhappened to his little sister.
Academy at Quantico, Virginia.Though FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder's life and
After graduating from the academy, Fox begancareer began as typical as most, events
his FBI career with in the Behavioral Sciencethroughout his life transformed him into the man
Unit(psychological profiling). He wrote a paper onhe is today.
serial killers and the occult, which was instrumentalSpooky and all.