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2
3'''The Observers'''
4
5!'''The Observers / The Invaders'''
6[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/observers002_5811.png]]
7The Observers are mysterious individuals who appear at Pattern-related events and other important moments in modern human history. At first sight, they appear to be ordinary citizens, although bald and lacking eyebrows. Their ultimate purpose remains an enigma, however, for now they simply remain at an arm's length of the series' goings-on, and very rarely get involved. It is assumed that they do not follow the natural rules of logic and space-time, as they seem to travel and perceive time ''simultaneously'', rather than at any given moment.
8
9In ''The End of All Things'', a partial origin of the Observers was revealed at last: They are a team of scientists from a ''very'' far away future, and something akin to hyper-evolved humans who have access to technology and methods to essentially displace themselves from both time and space - this lets them view and experience ''everything '''everywhere''''', from ''the beginning of time itself'' to the infinite number of possible futures. That said, this sect of Observers is merely a singular, scientific cell... In "Letters of Transit", the ''almost'' full history of the Observers has been revealed. In the year 2609, Earth has become completely incapable of supporting life, and their race of hyper-evolved humans essentially traveled back in time, seeking an optimal period where they can settle down. In the year 2015, their invasion began and by 2036 they have completely occupied the world under a totalitarian rule. At this point in time, only the original Fringe team refer to them as "Observers" while everyone else only knows them as "Invaders." What they call themselves however is unknown.
10
11In the fifth season's 11th episode, ''The Boy Must Live'', Donald reveals the true origins of the Observers: In the year 2167, a group of scientists have perfected a method of essentially re-wiring the human brain, exchanging one function of the brain to enhance cognitive functions and intelligence. At first, it started with negative emotions such as jealousy and rage. But over time as humans became more intelligent, they started wiping out additional emotions to maximize their intelligence. Eventually, over the course of several centuries the human race ultimately evolved into the Observers/Invaders as we know them today.
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13Tropes associated with the Observers:
14* AmbiguouslyHuman: They're like evolved humans or some such.
15* AnimalMotif: Nina Sharp compares them to lizards in behavior and anatomy and it's really telling. Their vacant stares and hairless bodies bring to mind reptilian physiology, they [[QuizzicalTilt tilt their heads]] to hear better the same way some lizard species do, and like reptiles they lack certain emotional capacities that allow them to form communal or familial bonds.
16* BaldOfEvil[=/=]NoBrows: None of them have hair on their heads. [[spoiler: September grows both hair and eyebrows after being stripped of his Observer tech.]]
17* BulletCatch: Can move just fast enough to do this. [[spoiler: Which means a faster bullet can kill them]].
18* [[ConquerorFromTheFuture Conquerors From The Future]]: Their ultimate agenda, as they wrecked the Earth in 2609. The Science Team was sent back in time to ensure that their colonization of the past wouldn't cause them to erase themselves from existence, thus providing the plot for most of the series.
19* CreepyMonotone: All of them speak like this.
20* {{Cyborg}}/NeuralImplanting: They all have a cranial implant at the base of the spine that alters brain functions, exchanging emotional centers for increased intellect, and activating latent human abilities such as space/time perception and teleportation.
21* {{Expy}}:
22** They are oddly reminiscent of the Grey Men from ''{{Literature/Momo|1973}}'' - they're wearing dark dresses, are exclusively bald men, and aim to rob humans of their lifetime for their own gain.
23** Being pale, fedora-wearing bald men, their appearance is also reminiscent of the Strangers from ''Film/DarkCity''.
24* FedoraOfAsskicking: They all wear stylish fedoras to match with their suits. They're also all extremely capable hand-to-hand fighters.
25* FeelNoPain: None of them can feel pain.
26* FragileSpeedster: They're not invulnerable. They're just too quick to kill.[[spoiler:.. most of the time.]]
27* HumanityIsInfectious: While they're designed not to have emotion as as part of the genetic engineering used to increase their intelligence, signs point to them developing emotions anyway when they spend enough time around humans. The various members of the Science Team start developing an attachment to the people of the 21st century [[spoiler:to the point where three of their members -- August, September and December -- betray their own kind to protect them]], certain observers show a level of possessiveness indicative of sexual desire or respond to music (something that they earlier interpreted as meaningless noises) and Windmark starts to hold a grudge against the Fringe Team for constantly undermining his authority.
28* LimitedWardrobe: They only ever wear their suits, and sometimes hats. When we see September's closet, it contains nothing else.
29* {{Mysterious Watcher}}s: They observe the goings-on in the series for one reason or another.
30* [[NonLinearCharacter Non-Linear Characters]]: Thanks to being able to TimeTravel.
31* OneGenderRace: Only male Observers seem to exist. Since they're grown in {{Uterine Replicator}}s, it's likely they did away with gender binary all-together.
32* QuizzicalTilt: They all do this. [[spoiler:Though as it's revealed by Nina, they do it not out of curiosity, but out of a genetic defect that requires them to tilt their heads in order to hear properly.]]
33* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Most of them are centuries old.
34* RetGone: [[spoiler:All of them except Michael]] by the end of the series.
35* [[SharpDressedMan Sharp Dressed Men]]: Always in suits.
36* SpockSpeak: Talk overly formally.
37* TemporalThemeNaming: Observers belonging to the scientific expedition are codenamed after months.
38* TranshumanAliens: The Observers are a possible future of the human species, after humanity took control of their own evolution and exchanged their emotional capacity for intellectual capability.
39* UnaffectedBySpice: They have very little sense of taste and FeelNoPain. September at one point dumps an entire shaker of pepper into his food without any ill effect.
40* [[TheWatcher The Watchers]]: They observe everything.
41* [[WildCard Wild Cards]]: Whose side are they on? Theirs.
42* WeComeInPeaceShootToKill: A variation of ''both''. The vast majority of Observers are really parasitic douchebags who trashed their own world, and traveled back in time to inhabit ours. They DO ''come in peace'' - but only on their terms, which if aren't followed, turns into a ''shoot to kill''.
43
44[[foldercontrol]]
45
46!!!'''Science Team'''
47
48[[folder:January]]
49!!!'''January'''
50[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/januaryob_3705.png]]
51[[caption-width-right:195:"[[CreepyMonotone He used to know her...]]"]]
52
53''Portrayed by Creator/DavidHaysom''
54->''First Appearance:'' Season 4, Episode 1: "Neither Here Nor There"
55->''Episode Appearances:'' 1 of 100
56
57One of the Observers. He was together with September in a crowd when Olivia met with Lincoln Lee for "the first time." He noted how she had forgotten him due to Peter's sacrifice.
58-----
59Tropes associated with January:
60* CreepyMonotone: Even more so than September.
61[[/folder]]
62
63[[folder:March]]
64!!!'''March'''
65[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marchob_9652.png]]
66[[caption-width-right:195:"[[DullSurprise I think we have located it.]]"]]
67
68-->''"It appears that September did not obey your instructions. The boy is back. Peter Bishop has returned."''
69
70''Portrayed by Steven Weller''
71->''First Appearance:'' Season 4, Episode 11: "Making Angels"
72->''Episode Appearances:'' 2 of 100
73
74An Observer who was tracking Neil Chung's bizarre murders via a [[DeusExMachina toxin from the future]]. At the end of the episode, he recovered the future-viewing device, and made the realization that it was the same device that September dropped in 1985 when he rescued Walter and Peter.
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76Tropes associated with March:
77* IntangibleMan: He's shown to be able to walk straight through a glass window, and back in again.
78* OurGhostsAreDifferent: His ability to phase through things.
79[[/folder]]
80
81[[folder:July]]
82!!!'''July'''
83[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/julob_891.png]]
84[[caption-width-right:195:"[[MysteriousWatcher We have a situation with August.]]"]]
85
86-->''"Do we know why he failed to carry out his instructions, why he did not erase the lingering traces of Peter Bishop from this timeline?"''
87
88''Portrayed by Amos Stern''
89->''First Appearance:'' Season 2, Episode 8: "August"
90->''Episode Appearances:'' 2 of 100
91
92An Observer. His only known action thus far was to have been reporting on August's misconduct.
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94Tropes associated with July:
95* FlatCharacter: We know nothing about him.
96[[/folder]]
97
98[[folder:August]]
99!!!'''August'''
100[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/augob_7788.png]]
101[[caption-width-right:195:"[[HeroicSacrifice She crossed my mind... Somehow. She never left it. I think... it's what they call... feelings. I think... I love her.]]"]]
102
103-->''"You have changed the future. You have created a new set of probabilities."''
104
105''Portrayed by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Woodward Peter Woodward]]''
106->''First Appearance:'' Season 2, Episode 8: "August"
107->''Episode Appearances:'' 2 of 100
108
109The first known Observer to be referred to by a name, he is also the one who made Fringe Division aware of the fact that there were more than one of them. August foresees a plane crash and abducts Christine Hollis, whom he cares for because he saw her reaction to the death of her parents when she was young, to keep her from getting on the flight that will kill her. This is ''not'' something he was supposed to do, as Observers are forbidden to interfere, so he is then forced to prove Christine's importance to the universe before the other Observers kill her to correct his mistake,
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111Tropes associated with August:
112* BulletCatch: Can catch bullets.
113* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: As seen in BulletCatch.
114* FirstTimeFeeling: He realizes his own emotions and feelings for Christine Hollis for the first time at the [[TearJerker moment of his death.]]
115* HeroicSacrifice: Dies to protect his love.
116* MysteriousWatcher: Observes his loved one from afar.
117* WellIntentionedExtremist: He goes to some lenghts to protect Christine.
118[[/folder]]
119
120[[folder:September]]
121!!!'''September / [[spoiler:Donald]]'''
122!!![[spoiler:[[Characters/Fringe2036 See Year 2036]]]]
123[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/septob_3841.png]]
124[[caption-width-right:195:"[[MysteriousWatcher It has arrived...]]"]]
125
126-->''""Olivia... I came to tell you... I have looked at all possible futures... and in every one, the result is the same. You have to die."''
127
128''Portrayed by Creator/MichaelCerveris''
129->''First (Official) Appearance:'' Season 1, Episode 4: "The Arrival"
130->''Episode Appearances:'' 87 of 100
131
132The first known Observer to be identified, his presence has been linked to virtually almost every Pattern case recorded - simply being there and observing. Furthermore, evidence has suggested that he has appeared in events far pre-dating the Pattern - some dating back several hundred years. Who, or ''what'' the Observer really is is unknown, nor are his overall goals.
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134Tropes associated with September:
135* BigEater: Among all the Observers, he's frequently seen eating the most (when he's not cryptically appearing for half-a-second in every other episode). And unlike the other Observers, his palate isn't limited to inhumanly spicy sandwiches.
136* BigGood: He's so far the only fundamentally ''good'' Observer, genuinely looking out for Peter and the rest of Fringe division.
137* BulletCatch: Can catch bullets.
138* BroughtDownToNormal: By the Observers as a punishment. He considers it a [[CursedWithAwesome blessing]].
139* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: See BulletCatch.
140* CoolShades: The only Observer seen wearing sunglasses.
141* CreepyGood: Like all the observers, he's cryptic and more than a little off-putting, but he's ultimately a caring soul on the side of the heroes.
142* DefectorFromDecadence: According to Walter, in 2036.
143* DroppedABridgeOnHim: In the final minutes of the series finale, he is shot on the back by a random grunt and dies. Arguably a [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools well-done example]], as it illustrated how human September became.
144* HumanityEnsues: [[spoiler:His punishment for betraying the other Observers was that he had his implants removed and underwent experiments that turned him into a regular human before they dumped him back in the 21st-century to live out his life in exile. Considering he'd developed a strong fondness for pre-Observer humans by then, [[{{Unishment}} he doesn't consider this to be much of a punishment]].]]
145* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: September is apparently quite guilt-ridden - [[spoiler:As an Observer, he isn't supposed to intervene directly with important events. One such event classified as "important" is when Walternate created the cure for Peter. The only way to witness the event however was to see it in person at his lab, but doing so distracted Walternate, and as a result he failed to perfect the cure. That moment alone completely changed everything, and since then he's been doing all he can to fix that ([[NiceJobBreakingItHero and self-admittedly, made things even worse]]), regardless of December's orders.]]
146* MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch: He's a lot more benign and emotional than other Observers.
147* NotSoStoic: He gives Peter a ''very'' slight smile [[spoiler:when telling him that Olivia from the amber timeline is the same Olivia he fell in love with.]]
148* OnceAnEpisode: The Observer is so far the only character to have appeared in every single episode of the series.
149* PapaWolf: Towards Michael.
150* QuizzicalTilt: Like the other Observers.
151* SixthRanger: He directly aids the Fringe team in the fifth season against the Observer occupation, after [[BroughtDownToNormal the others remove his device and turn him into a normal human]] which is something he considers a blessing]].
152* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Has traces of this. [[spoiler: As December noted, Peter should have died well before becoming a man (back when he almost drowned, to be more specific). When September dove in to save them, he consequently altered the timeline, but believed Peter's life was vital enough to be saved (he was right). Despite all of that, the altered timeline still falls on him. In the Season 4 premiere, December ordered him to ''permanently'' erase Peter from time, but he opted out of it at the very last second. It's possible that, like August, his experiences with the Bishops have formed an attachment to him. Eventually, he ends up 100% going rogue against his fellow Observers, from continually aiding Peter (as opposed to erasing him), to making discreet movements behind their backs, to ''downright having Peter bust him out of some prison.'']]
153** In "Letters of Transit", Walter notes that it was in fact September who [[spoiler:ultimately betrayed his people to help Fringe Division, and that he is partly responsible for the mysterious device that will drive them away]].
154* ShipperOnDeck: Finally sees that [[spoiler:the reason why Peter was able to return at all was because of the bonds he shared with all the people he cared about, especially Olivia. And it looks like his priorities have changed to... getting the two of them back together!]]
155* TinMan: Says he's dull to human emotion, but he apparently can.
156* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Victim of this trope. [[spoiler: Jessica shoots him without remorse because apparently he can't feel pain or emotion.]] While it is true that Observers don't feel pain, [[StalkerWithACrush August]] and some of the more [[spoiler: aggressive Observers from "Letters of Transit"]] show that they're not completely devoid of emotion.
157[[/folder]]
158
159[[folder:December]]
160!!!'''December'''
161[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/decob_7227.png]]
162[[caption-width-right:195:"[[CreepyMonotone Look how happy she is. It's a shame things are about to get so hard for her.]]"]]
163
164-->''"He will surface again. And when he does, he will have to face the consequences."''
165
166''Portrayed by Creator/EugeneLipinski''
167->''First Appearance:'' Season 2, Episode 8: "August"
168->''Episode Appearances:'' 8 of 100
169
170The oldest of the Observers, he is the leader of the time-traversing science expedition.
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172Tropes associated with December:
173
174* BackForTheFinale: Shows up in the final season one last time.
175* ComicallyMissingThePoint: His conversation with August after watching ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'' ([[BizarroUniverse with Eric Stoltz!]]):
176--> '''December''': ''"Their theories are fascinating."''\
177'''August''': ''"They are not theories. They are... entertainment."''
178* CoolOldGuy: As we learn in the finale, he spent quite a bit of time protecting the members of his science expedition from fledgling emotions, knowing it would mean a world of trouble once Windmark found out. He even feels genuinely guilty he wasn't able to completely protect September.
179* DrivenToSuicide: Averted. It was [[spoiler:staged by the Loyalists, but Peter and Astrid caught them in the act.]]
180* FirstTimeFeeling: He knew for some time that [[spoiler:being around humans would spark emotions in their kind. [[CoolOldGuy He kept it to himself largely to protect the science team]]]].
181* GrumpyOldMan: He's usually frowny.
182* KilledOffForReal: By the Occupation's kill squads.
183* NotSoStoic: Is capable of feelings.
184* SpockSpeak: Even more so than the other Observers.
185[[/folder]]
186
187----
188
189!!!''' Occupation'''
190
191[[folder:The Commander]]
192!!!'''The Commander'''
193[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/commander001_5825.png]]
194[[caption-width-right:195:"[[GenreBlind The fugitives are inconsequential.]]"]]
195
196-->''"We chose this time of history for a reason: a 99.9999% probability that we will succeed."''
197
198''Portrayed by James Kidnie''
199->''First Appearance:'' Season 5, Episode 11: "The Boy Must Live."
200->''Episode Appearances:'' 2 of 100
201
202The individual Windmark answers to, and the apparent leader of the entire Observer nation in 2603.
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204Tropes associated with The Commander:
205* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Seems pretty much a given. He's a fairly [[LargeAndInCharge big guy]]. He also shuts Windmark up with two words about traveling back in time to kill the fugitives.
206* TheChessmaster: Seems to be calculating the variables to his favor.
207* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He is puzzled as to why September would have protected Michael. He also seems to think something is wrong with Windmark given his obsession (read: hatred) of the original Fringe team.
208* EvilOverlord: Commander of the Observer nation.
209* LargeAndInCharge: He is considerably taller and larger than most Observers ([[BigBad Windmark]] in specific).
210* LudicrousPrecision: As noted in his quote, he identifies probability of success at 99.9999%
211* TheManBehindTheMan: The man behind Windmark.
212* NonActionBigBad: Never fights.
213* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Only "Commander" thus far.
214* TheStrategist: The tactician for the Observers.
215* TheUnfought: While he would seem to be the GreaterScopeVillain for the entire series, he doesn't appear until the final few episodes and never interacts with the main characters directly.
216[[/folder]]
217
218[[folder:Windmark]]
219!!!'''Captain Windmark'''
220[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/widmark002_7345.png]]
221[[caption-width-right:195:"[[JerkAss Bite my hand and I will put you down.]]"]]
222
223-->''"Your Division is in charge of Native crime. Or would you rather '''I''' was in charge of native crime? I don't think you'd like my methods."''
224
225''Portrayed by Creator/MichaelKopsa''
226->''First Appearance:'' Season 4, Episode 19: "Letters of Transit"
227->''Episode Appearances:'' 11 of 100
228
229The fifth season's BigBad. He is the Observer overseeing the "native occupation" in the year 2036. Philip Broyles and the rest of Fringe Division are under his direct and callous command. He considers humans as nothing more than "animals" and will do anything to maintain control and order.
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231Tropes associated with Windmark:
232* AbortedArc: In the episode "Letters of Transit", he and Broyles were searching for a mysterious serial killer causing trouble for both the Observers and the Resistance. Following that episode, nothing was seen or heard regarding this plot point again.
233* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: The leader of all Invasion-Observers, and by far the most competent in combat.
234* AxCrazy: It's hard to tell because he's, well...you know, ''[[TheStoic an Observer]]'', but beneath the surface the guy is utterly ''unhinged'' and vicious. Even he admits as much at the end that he's become consumed with thoughts of killing and death.
235* BadassInANiceSuit: His fine suit.
236* BadassLongcoat: He is often seen with a green overcoat. It seems to symbolize his rank.
237* BaldOfEvil: The evilest there is.
238* BewareTheQuietOnes: Like all Observers, he sounds quiet, talks in a monotone and is overall a very reserved and unremarkable man. [[TortureTechnician Don't]] [[MindRape let]] [[BigBad that]] [[TheSociopath fool]] [[HeroKiller you]].
239* BigBad: Of the fifth and final season.
240* BrainWash: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cLpanRAIDY Is evidently a big fan of it]].
241* BreakThemByTalking: Fond of this.
242* TheChessmaster: To quote the man himself: "Everything has taken place as I intended". To elaborate: [[spoiler: He is the only Observer with enough planning skill to not only outgambit Peter's multiple attempts on his life, but to also ''[[XanatosSpeedChess twist the variables]]'' against Peter himself, allowing Windmark to get a (almost fatal) drop on him.]]
243* ColdHam: Rarely speaks above a whisper but still manages to chew the scenery. His chilling facial expressions and calculated movements help him command whatever scene he's in.
244* CreepyMonotone: In spades.
245* DeathGlare: Literal case.
246* TheDreaded: His arrival almost always triggers a mass OhCrap on all the individuals present (even when he actually isn't seeking to do harm to anyone for a change).
247* DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans: Of the "It's UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans in the villain's demented head" variation: The Observers are creating a "perfect world"... [[ItsAllAboutMe according to THEIR needs and morals]]. Which means they ruin the air quality of the planet (our air is too clean for their lungs), destroy the world's eco-system for similar reasons of "not fitting their biology", commit genocide and drop the human lifespan back to the middle ages.
248* EvenEvilHasStandards: Describes the poison used by the Fringe Team ([[ContinuityNod the same one from the first season, which would close every hole in the human body]]) as "barbaric" and acts with visible disgust towards it. He additionally calls Nina (and all humans at that) an "animal" when he witnesses the Observer corpses she had conducted experiments on.
249** While he deems humans no more than animals, he still seems to value order above all else: ''"Native-on-native killing cannot stand. Not on my watch."''
250* EvilCannotComprehendGood: He can't understand the appeal of music, doesn't seem to be particularly familiar with the idea of "hope" and is perplexed by the loyalty shown by [[spoiler:Nina]] to the rest of the Fringe team.
251* EvilCounterpart: Could be seen as one for September: Both are among the most important Observers in history, both are NotSoStoic, extremely cunning, soft-spoken and badass observers determined to follow a single goal no matter what, but both find themselves at [[BigGood opposite]] [[BigBad ends]] of the moral spectrum, and follow exactly [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight opposite]] [[DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans paths]].
252* EvilGenius: He's highly intelligent in both science and tactics.
253* EvilOldFolks: The evilest Observer and the oldest-looking.
254* FaceDeathWithDignity: It's hard to tell if he expected to die or not, but regardless, his last actions are just to [[QuizzicalTilt tilt his head]] and stare at Olivia menacingly ''while she shuts down the city power grid and launches a car at him''.
255* FantasticRacism: Needless to say, he doesn't really see himself and humans on the same level.
256-->'''Broyles''': What did you up there, in the future, to get yourself such a crap detail?
257-->'''Windmark''': *[[SlasherSmile smiles]]* ... I like animals.
258* FauxAffablyEvil: He gives Michael what is easily the creepiest and most foreboding "Hello." on network television to date.
259* FirstTimeFeeling: When he meets with the Commander, Windmark is puzzled as to what is happening to him when he reveals that he is consumed with eradicating the Resistance and the original Fringe team. Unlike August, whose first emotion was love, Windmark's first feelings are overwhelming hatred and rage.
260* FourStarBadass: Despite his seemingly low rank, he is one of the highest ranking Observers we've seen.
261* GrumpyOldMan: Perpetual frowner and all.
262* HeroKiller: When he arrives, people despair. [[spoiler: He also kills Etta]].
263* IControlMyMinionsThrough: Authority and Fanatical Loyalty for his fellow Observers, Fear and Fanatical Loyalty for the [[LesCollaborateurs Loyalists]].
264* ImplacableMan: He could give the Terminator a run for his money.
265* JerkAss: Highly abrasive.
266* KilledOffForReal: He gets a face full of car. Flung by a cortexiphan powered Olivia.
267* KnightOfCerebus: Considering his first appearance brings with him a [[CrapsackWorld dystopian hellhole]] ruled by Observers, he qualifies.
268* LackOfEmpathy: Feels no emotion to anyone except hatred.
269* LightningBruiser: He can punch people ''through walls'' and lift a fully grown person with one hand, but can teleport faster than ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}}.
270* MindRape: One of his abilities. [[spoiler: Used full-force with Walter.]]
271** Completely backfires on him when attempted on [[spoiler:Michael]]. To the point where he outright starts ''avoiding him''.
272* MobileMenace: Man can teleport.
273* MoralMyopia: He is completely fine (sometimes positively ''[[TheSociopath thrilled]]'') at the prospect of humans dying the most horrible of deaths, but when an Observer is killed in a cruel manner, Windmark will suddenly act horrified.
274* MysteriousPast: We don't know what Windmark did to land himself, as Broyles put it, "such a crap detail."
275* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown:
276** A brief one [[spoiler: to Henrietta]].
277** Hands both Olivia and Peter their asses in the finale. [[spoiler:Until Olivia throws a car at him.]]
278* NoNonsenseNemesis: He never "toys" with the main characters. [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim He just shoots them]] [[spoiler: as Etta found out]].
279** [[spoiler:When his emotions get better of him, he decides to beat up Peter and Olivia rather than just shoot them. This proves unwise.]]
280* NotSoStoic:
281** Unlike the other Observers, Windmark ''smiles.'' [[WhenHeSmiles Not that kind of smile]]... [[SlasherSmile that kind of smile.]]
282** He's also been visibly pissed off with Hastings when he insists on being called "Doctor", with [[spoiler:Peter]] after he lands a few blows on him and [[spoiler:Nina]] after she calls him out on his bullshit.
283** [[spoiler:He outright admits that he feels hatred in the finale.]]
284* ThePowerOfHate: [[spoiler:His only emotion, and what motivates him.]]
285* PsychicPowers: He can both read minds as well as use some form of telekinesis, when he nearly ''bleeds a guy to death'' by just staring at him.
286* PsychoticSmirk: Usually smiles with a ''very'' subtle version of this. When the situation requires, he upgrades the smirk to a...
287** SlasherSmile
288* SharpDressedMan: As with most Observers, but his case in particular since he manages to stay that way even when [[spoiler: torturing Walter to a bloody pulp.]]
289* TheSociopath: The worst sociopath the show has to offer.
290* SoftSpokenSadist: Which is further enhanced by his monotone.
291* SpeciesLoyalty: Curiously, Windmark is always loyal to the Observer agenda and very patriotic regarding his race.
292* StraightEdgeEvil: He doesn't drink alcohol.
293* TinMan: Says he can't feel, but apparently he can.
294* TortureTechnician: As the season 5 premiere shows, he is chillingly able to break a subject with his mind alone.
295* VillainsNeverLie: Windmark himself never seems to lie.
296* VillainTakesAnInterest: In the Fringe group.
297-->'''Windmark:''' Ending their existence consumes me.
298* VillainTeleportation: While all Observers can teleport, he seems to be the best at doing so, [[spoiler: as shown when Etta activates the anti-matter bomb, he's the only observer to teleport fast enough to get out of the blast radius.]]
299* WouldHurtAChild: "Destroy" actually. Although, he doesn't consider [[spoiler:Michael]] to be a child at all.
300* XanatosSpeedChess: Master practitioner of it.
301[[/folder]]
302
303[[folder:Mueller & Royce]]
304!!!Captain Windmark's Lieutenants
305[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/muellerroyce01_3327.png]]
306[[caption-width-right:195:"[[TemptingFate Something is wrong.]]"]]
307
308-->''"You have a meeting. You can't be late."''
309
310''Mueller Portrayed by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Rogers_(actor) Michael Rogers]]''\
311''Royce Portrayed by Marco Soriano''
312->''First Appearance:'' Season 5, Episode 5: "An Origin Story"
313->''Episode Appearances:'' 2 of 100
314
315Windmark's highest ranking officers; for security, they usually work separately to carry out his orders. During a rare meeting when the two met, Peter took advantage of it and killed them using the original ZFT's flesh-eating toxin.
316----
317Tropes associated with Mueller & Royce:
318* BodyHorror: How they died - [[spoiler:Peter killed them with the [[MythologyGag body-melting toxin from the pilot episode]].]]
319* CoDragons: Windmark's top mooks.
320* KilledOffForReal: Peter kills them.
321[[/folder]]
322
323[[folder:The Prisoner]]
324!!!'''The Captured Observer'''
325[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/prisoner002_6283.png]]
326[[caption-width-right:195:"[[CrypticConversation You don't even know what you don't know.]]"]]
327
328-->''"You saw what you wanted to see. You believed what you wanted to believe, because that's what your emotions do. They ascribe meaning to something that is not there. They fool your perception as to what is real."''
329
330''Portrayed by John Prosky''
331->''First Appearance:'' Season 5, Episode 5: "An Origin Story"
332->''Episode Appearances:'' 1 of 100
333
334An Observer that was successfully captured by Anil's team. Anil didn't have much luck getting any information out of him despite keeping him relatively confined, so he called in Peter to interrogate and torture him. Peter didn't get any information out of him either. However, he ''did'' kill him and strip him of the tech that gives Observers super-human senses and abilities and used it on himself.
335----
336Tropes associated with the Prisoner:
337* CharacterDeath: By Peter.
338* TheChessmaster: Peter is ''very'' good at reading people, yet this guy managed to fool even him.
339* [[CreepyBlueEyes Creepy]] IcyBlueEyes
340* CruelAndUnusualDeath: A revenge-poisoned Peter finally decides to cut him up and rip out the tech from his spinal cord. Even an Observer didn't deserve a death like ''that''.
341* CrypticConversation: So far the most cryptic of them all.
342* HannibalLecture: While captured and interrogated he resisted attempts to probe for information and instead poisons Peter with revenge thoughts. This backfires because Peter cuts him up.
343* InsultBackfire:
344-->'''Peter:'''If I kill you now, no one will remember you! No one will ''miss'' you!
345-->'''Observer:'''... miss me?
346* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: Peter conducts experiments on him.
347[[/folder]]
348
349!!!'''Other'''
350
351[[folder:Michael (SPOILER)]]
352!!!'''The Child / Anomaly XB-6783746'''
353[[quoteright:195:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/thechild01_11392_6823.png]]
354[[caption-width-right:195:[[TheVoiceless "..."]]]]
355
356''Portrayed by: [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_List Spencer List]] (pictured right), Rowan Longworth''
357->''First Appearance'': Season 1, Episode 15: "Inner Child"
358->''Episode Appearances:'' 7 of 100
359
360A mysterious bald child found in deep beneath a building structure in New York. He displayed unexplained empathic abilities that attracted the attention of the Fringe Division and helped them catch a serial killer. In the process he made a strong bond with Olivia, despite not speaking. Throughout the case, he was apparently being pursued by a CIA agent, and managed to catch September's attention as well.
361
362He is September's genetic son, and the ultimate key for the plan to destroy the Observers. An anomaly in their kind's genetic chain of consistency, his brain developed differently in that he is an empath capable of both retaining high intelligence and emotional function - in a way, he makes Observer technology and established order obsolete. By being sent into the year 2167 and showing the team of scientists that are the ultimate progenitors of the Observers that intelligence and emotion can coincide, he can reset the future so the Observers and ultimately the Occupation never happens.
363----
364Tropes associated with the child:
365* CreepyChild: Though a benign one.
366* ChekhovsGunman: To the surprise of many, he returned to the series ''four seasons'' after his debut.
367* TheEmpath: This exact term is used to describe him.
368* LivingMacguffin: Without him, the plan to [[spoiler: defeat the Observers is useless]]
369* NoSell: [[spoiler:Windmark tries to MindRape him. ''Windmark's'' nose starts to bleed and he bursts a vessel in his eye.]]
370* NotSoStoic: [[spoiler: See SingleTear below]]. He's also shown fear when threatened, smiled at Walter's antics and seems genuinely fond of Olivia.
371* PokeInTheThirdEye: [[spoiler:Because of how advanced he is compared to other Observers, Windmark's attempts at probing his mind telepathically gets him nothing but a bloody nose and the blood-vessels in his eye bursting.]]
372* SingleTear: [[spoiler:When Nina dies.]]
373* TheVoiceless: Never says a word in all his appearances.
374[[/folder]]

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