Geoffrey Tolwyn

Admiral Sir Geoffrey Tolwyn, Bt. is a fictional military officer in the universe of Wing Commander. Frequently he is a direct or nearly direct superior of the viewpoint character, Christopher Blair (and somewhat adversarial as well).

Summary

Geoffrey Tolwyn considered himself a warrior through and through. Although his passion was for the defense of humanity, in its execution he found his downfall and eventual doom, as wartime losses took their toll on him and stripped away more and more of his sanity; the loss of his wife and children no doubt played a role in driving him over the brink. After the war, the loss of his purpose for living drove him mad and he sought to create new conflicts which would make him useful again. Defeated and cast down at the end, he committed suicide at the age of sixty-two, a broken man. Like Benedict Arnold, Geoffrey Tolwyn is destined to be remembered not for his brilliant actions in defense of freedom, but for his eventual betrayal of his people.

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