Simon Campos
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| Simon Campos | |
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| Actor | Dominic Monaghan |
| Debut | "Black Swan" |
| Name | Simon Campos |
| Status | Alive |
| Job | Physicist |
| Saw in Flash | Saw himself strangling a man |
Simon Campos is a physicist working on the National Linear Accelerator Project.
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[edit] Character Biography
[edit] Before the Blackout
Little is known about Simon's life before the flash. He was considered to be a genius in quantum mechanics. He was a scientist at the National Linear Accelerator Project working on an experiment using "proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration" to "reproduce the kind of energy levels that existed right after the Big Bang". This experiment may have resulted in the Global Blackout. In 1992, he came up with the concept of a specialized post laser for a plasma afterburner -- a concept he says will earn him a Nobel. ("A561984")
He has an unidentified relationship with a woman or girl named Annabelle. ("Scary Monsters and Super Creeps"), ("Playing Cards with Coyote")
[edit] Flash
Simon describes that in his flash-forward he was in a fight with another unnamed man whom he then choked to death. He adds that he then looked down at the man's dead body with satisfaction. ("Scary Monsters and Super Creeps")
[edit] After the Blackout
While entertaining his son, Lloyd receives a call from Simon, who says they need to talk. Although Lloyd states it is not a good time to meet, Simon dismisses his claim, saying that meeting up with him is an inconvenience he has to put up with, since they are responsible for the "single greatest disaster in human history."("Black Swan")
Simon is next seen on a train, and it is revealed through conversation with a young woman passenger that he is a well-known physics genius. He begins explaining theories about time and space, further suggesting his involvement in causing the flashforward. After the two sleep together, Simon reveals that he saw himself strangling a man to death in his flashforward, which the woman is surprised by this information. Simon later appears in the back seat of Lloyd's car, complaining that Lloyd "never calls," and Lloyd expresses regret for his involvement in the flashforward before the two drive off together. ("Scary Monsters and Super Creeps")
Simon is later seen toying with a bracelet that spells Annabelle. ("The Gift")
Subsequently, Simon finds Lloyd in his son's hospital room, establishes that Dylan will be able to leave the hospital shortly - conferring with Olivia Benford - and engages in a game of poker to settle a dispute over going public about the GBO with Lloyd. Though Simon was obviously the superior player, he lost in a winner takes all hand with Lloyd. ("Playing Cards with Coyote")
Myhill, Simcoe, and Campos subsequently call a press conference in Palo Alto, California in which they announce that they had conducted an experiment on October 6 at 11: am to "reproduce the kind of energy levels that existed just after the Big Bang on a more controllable scale." Lloyd explains that the experiment was responsible for the Global Blackout; Simon disagrees vocally and Myhill shakes his head. The crowd erupts with questions and an outraged woman takes a weapon from a guard and attempts to shoot Simon and Lloyd. After the conference he goes to the FBI office and offers to work with the FBI to find the true culprit of the GBO. Although, when questioned, he does not know the identity of D. Gibbons, Simon helps the FBI conclude that D. Gibbons is a both physics genius, paranoid, and recluse. He also identifies the Ganwar towers in Somalia from 1991 as specialized post lasers for a plasma afterburner (the same concept he developed in 1992), but is confused because they can't exist due to current technological restraints. Simon then offers to permanently join the Mosaic Investigation in hopes of finding D. Gibbons, annoyed that he "sharked" the afterburner design.("A561984")
[edit] Trivia
- Simon is the name of an electronic memory game popular during the 1980's. It challenged the user's memory by randomly generating sequences of colors and sounds that the user must match to move on to more, longer sequences. The slogan for the game was: "Simon's a computer, Simon has a brain, you either do what Simon says or else go down the drain."
- Simon has appeared in 5 of 10 aired episodes.
- The derivation of the name Simon, as either a first or a last name, is from the Jewish name Shimeon, which means "one who harkens." Harken or Hark was often used as an imperative way to say listen - as in "Hark, the herald angels sing." Today it's also used a lot in conjunction with the word "back - as in "harken back to earlier times" - where the two words mean something akin to "pay attention to what has already happened." Another character also has a last name that's derived from Shimeon - Lloyd Simcoe.
- The surname Campos is popular among Portuguese and Spanish language countries, translating to the word 'fields' in English. Simon's surname was established in "Playing Cards with Coyote".
[edit] Unanswered Questions
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- Theories for these unanswered questions should go on this article's theory page
- What connection does Simon have to the GBO?
- Is he working at all with the Chess Player?
- Was the killing Simon described to the woman in the train car his Flash?
- What is his relation to Quantum Mechanics and the happening in Somalia?
- Who is the man that Simon is seen strangling in his flashforward?
- Does Simon have a connection with the people seen trying to infiltrate the FBI Headquarters in Mark's flashforward?
- Who is Annabelle?
| Main Characters of FlashForward | |
| Mark Benford • Olivia Benford • Simon Campos • Janis Hawk • Nicole Kirby • Demetri Noh • Lloyd Simcoe • Aaron Stark • Bryce Varley • Stan Wedeck | |
