Fred Duncan

Fred Duncan is the Deputy Assistant Director of Investigations for the FBI, specifically tasked to mutant and mutant-related crime.

Alfred 'Fred' Amos Duncan was born in Chicago, the youngest of three to a five generation Chicago police family. Duncan's great-great grandfather was one of Chicago's most successful detectives during the First World War, and since then, there hasn't been a single year without a Duncan serving on the CPD.

Unlike his two brothers, Fred was slim, built along his mother's Dutch ancestry. He was intelligent and quick-witted, earning several awards through school. Instead of following his brothers to the police academy, Duncan won a scholarship to Loyola University and spent the next five years there, completing his law degree. Following his graduation, he declined to go into practice, instead surprising his family by enrolling in the police academy as well.

Duncan quickly established himself as a natural police officer. He lacked the size and brawn of the normal patrolmen, but his quick mind and uncanny insight soon earned him promotion to detective at young age. Duncan specialized in fraud and white collar crime, where his intelligence and law degree served as the basis for a number of successful investigations. It was when he brought down a complex Ponzi scheme who's orchestrator was a low-level empath. His powers hoped his pitch to convince would be investors. As a result, Duncan picked up the unoffical label of 'Mutant Cop', and soon any crime believed related to mutants ended up on his desk.

The FBI

Duncan was recruited into the Federal Bureau of Investigations just before his thirieth birthday, and excelled at the FBI Academy at Quantico. During which, he became one of less than fifteen hundred agents to have ever shot a 'possible' (perfect score) during the markmanship qualifier since the school opened. Duncan started in fraud investigation, but was quickly moved to the position of a roving agent, consulting on mutant related crimes. Almost accidentially, Duncan became the chief authority in law enforcement on dealing with mutant crimes and crime scenes.

For a time, a 'mutant task force' was formed under Duncan, a combination of forensic and investigative experts who works across the country on mutant cases. It was during this time that Duncan worked with a young Academy graduate, Dr.Madelyn Bartlet who would later end up at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters. Following the events of X2, Duncan's task force was dissolved, and the team split up to create and provide standardized training to all FBI agents on mutant related topics in law enforcement. Duncan was promoted to the rank of Deputy Assistant Director of Investigations, and specifically tasked to create a new branch of investigations that considered and countered the challenges of mutation.

Since then, Duncan has been involved with Xavier's school in both offical and unoffical capacities. Through Bartlet, Duncan arranged for the return of Remy LeBeau, then held at a hospital in St. Louis, to the school. He tipped the X-Men off to a potential robbery by a trio of mutants that his men were not equipped to handle, placed Jennie Stavros in the mansion while pursuing an investigation in Las Vegas, and enlisted their help to stop a mutant thief.

At the request of the American and Canadian government, Duncan arranged for an RCMP officer, Garrison Kane, to work with the FBI as a special agent as a cover for his placement with the X-Men. Duncan has served as an unofficial mentor to the young Mountie on the American law enforcement culture.

As DAD, Duncan in his official capacity has worked with the X-Men during the Infectia investigation, the hostage crisis on Alcatraz, the capture of Sabretooth, the kidnapping of the President's daughters by Magnetic North, and most recently, in bringing down an American Preserver cell. Along with Val Cooper at the Secret Service, David Langstrom at the Central Intelligence Agency, he represents one of the highest ranking mutant specialists in the American government.

Fred Duncan is an amiable personality who is both well respected and liked throughout the police community. Despite his lack of street experience, Duncan has shown his personal bravery in numerous occasions, and his easy going manner always earns him a great deal of local cooperation. Duncan has managed to sidestep a great deal of the traditional interagency feuding traditional between the FBI, CIA, and the Service, often exchanging notes unofficially with all three other specialists.

He is a tragically optimistic Chicago Cubs fan.

Powers/Abilities

None. As DAD, Duncan is one of the highest ranking members of the FBI, and can call on the vast resources of the Bureau. He is considered one of the finest investigative minds in the Bureau at this time, and often recieves the most difficult cases as a result.

Duncan is an expert pistol marksman.