Alex Krycek
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| Alex Krycek | |
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| Affiliated with | FBI/KGB/Men in Black/Colonists |
| First appearance | Sleepless |
| Last appearance | The Truth |
| Portrayed by | Nicholas Lea |
Alex Krycek is a fictional character played by Nicholas Lea on the FOX television series The X-Files.
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[edit] Biography
Very little is known of Krycek's background, family life, or education. Krycek is an American, while his parents were Cold War Russian emigrants (the name is, however, possibly Czech), and so consequently he speaks fluent Russian. It is unclear whether Krycek was a genuine FBI agent, and subsequently recruited into the Syndicate, or merely infiltrating the Bureau.
[edit] Work on The X-Files
Krycek first appeared as an inexperienced FBI agent partnered with Mulder after Mulder and Scully are re-assigned to different sections (Sleepless (2x04)). This is the only case he was seen to have investigated; it was quickly revealed that Krycek was actually an undercover operative, specifically a high ranking Man in Black subordinate to the Cigarette Smoking Man. After Scully reappeared, Krycek had seemingly abandoned the FBI Agent cover story, working exclusively for the Syndicate.
[edit] Role in the Syndicate
Krycek was seen switching sides as it suited him, occasionally helping both Mulder and CSM and other people. It is safe to say that the only true loyalties he held were to himself. This, coupled with his diametrically opposed personality to Mulder, and his capability to seemingly stoop to any level, led to his being nicknamed "Ratboy" by X-Files fans.
Krycek played a direct part in several of The Syndicate's crimes that targeted Mulder and Scully. He assisted in Scully's abduction and killed abductee Duane Barry. He resurfaced again, and presumably murdered Mulder's father, Bill (Anasazi (2x25)). He was seen looming behind Bill Mulder just before he was shot and killed.
Later, Krycek was paired with Luis Cardinale, to kill Scully. Cardinale, however, accidentally mistook Scully's sister Melissa, for Scully and killed her. Though the mistake was caused by Cardinale, Krycek, who was presumably in charge of the operation, was targeted by Cigarette Smoking Man for execution. Krycek then assaulted Assistant Director Walter Skinner and acquired a digital tape which revealed a US government coverup regarding alien visits to Earth. CSM then attempted to dispatch Krycek with a car bomb, but he escaped. Krycek, on the lam from the Syndicate as a renegade agent, disappeared to Hong Kong with the tape and sold information from the tape for leverage. Mulder followed Krycek to Hong Kong, and brought him back to America in custody. However, The Syndicate apprehended him and imprisoned him in an abandoned missile silo in remote North Dakota (Apocrypha (3x16)).
In Tunguska (4x09), Krycek managed to break out of the silo and team up with a right-wing militia group. He handed the group over to Mulder, and offered information about a Mars rock. Mulder gained information from Marita Covarrubias about the rock's origin, which pointed him to Russia. He dragged Krycek with him, because he spoke Russian. While searching for evidence, the two were caught and thrown in a gulag by Russian conspirators. Krycek, however, was soon free, as it was discovered he had ties to the Russian conspiracy, the weaker rival to the Syndicate. Mulder eventually escaped the gulag by taking Krycek hostage, and soon after, Krycek got away, but was stranded in the Siberian forest. He was "rescued" by other gulag fugitives, who had all amputated their left arms to protect themselves from the experiments conducted at the gulag, in which experimental vaccinations against the Black oil were administered to the left arm. They amputated Krycek's left arm against his will.
Krycek surfaced again working for the Russian conspiracy. He apprehended a witness to a cosmic event, and attempted to take him to America. However, he was distracted by Marita Covarrubius, (the two seemed to be in a relationship) and his witness was taken from him. He then realized The Syndicate had perfected a vaccine, and resurfaced to warn Mulder not to give up his quest. However, he continued to work with the Syndicate; they hired him to draw CSM out of hiding.
In SR 819 (6x10), Krycek infected Skinner with nanotechnology. He controlled the technology in Skinner's bloodstream with a remote control, and used it to manipulate Skinner into carrying out his wishes.
In Requiem (7x22), Krycek tried and failed to kill the wheelchair-bound CSM by pushing him down a flight of stairs.
In (DeadAlive (8x15)), when Mulder was abducted and returned in a deathlike state, Krycek attempted to again blackmail Skinner, claiming that Scully's unborn child was a threat to humanity and must be destroyed. He propositioned Skinner to make sure the baby never came to term, in exchange for the means to save Mulder's life. Skinner refused, and promptly sent John Doggett to capture Krycek. After a short but intense fight, Krycek escapes. In (Existence (8x21)), Krycek was shot in the forehead and killed by Assistant Director Skinner, during an unsuccessful attempt to kill Mulder.
Krycek's ghost briefly appeared to help Mulder escape a military base in the series finale.
[edit] Trivia
- Krycek has the highest known murder count of any recurring X-Files character, totaling 12: a cable car operator (Ascension), Duane Barry (Ascension), Bill Mulder (most likely;Anasazi), 2 fellow MIB assassins (while infected by the Black Oil;Apocrypha), a right-wing terrorist (Tunguska), a Syndicate courier ("Tunguska"), a Russian scientist (Patient X), Dr. Kenneth Orgel (S.R. 819), an Alien Rebel (One Son), Dr. Steven Sandoz (Biogenesis), and Michael Kritschgau (The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati).
- Krycek does not appear in the first season, but Nicholas Lea did have a small part in the MOTW episode, "Gender Bender". In the episode, he played a club goer named "Michael".
- Originally, the role of Krycek was offered to Callum Keith Rennie, who rejected it, but later made two guest appearances on the show.
[edit] Appearances
Krycek appeared in the following episodes:
Season 2
- Sleepless
- Duane Barry
- Ascension
- Anasazi
Season 3
- The Blessing Way
- Paper Clip
- Piper Maru
- Apocrypha
Season 4
- Tunguska
- Terma
Season 5
- Patient X
- The Red and the Black
- The End
Season 6
- S.R. 819
- Two Fathers
- One Son
- Biogenesis
Season 7
- The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati
- Requiem
Season 8
- DeadAlive
- Essence
- Existence
Season 9
- The Truth (as an apparition)
[edit] External links
- Space channel promo for their "Ratboy" tribute http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vi9MX1xCsAs
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