Thursday, 6 May 2021

Profiles Luke Smith by Alice Diggle

 


Torchwood Archive Character Profile: Luke Smith

 


Name: Luke Smith

Species: An artificial human

Occupation: Defender of Earth

Abilities: Exceptional intelligence and an eidetic memory

Crimes: None to date.

Location: 13 Bannerman Road: London

Bio: Luke is an artificial human known as the Archetype and was created by the Bane in order for them to experiment on. He had the physical form of a teenager upon his creation, despite his actual mental age being much younger, yet he has shown a very high level of intelligence which far outweighs that of any human child of the same age.  He was named "Luke Smith" after being adopted by Sarah-Jane Smith, the onetime companion of The Doctor, when she rescued him from execution by the Bane.

As far as we know, because of the way Luke was created and because of his mother’s influence, Luke is not a threat to us in any way and has in fact helped his mother save the earth many times over.

We are unaware of his true age at this point as there is no way to calculate it but he seems more naïve than any human child of the same age which is a blessing and a curse for him as he has no way of knowing who his enemies are and with his intelligence and innocence as it is, he can be susceptible to other species taking full advantage of his vulnerability in a bid to help them invade earth. However, we know that Sarah-Jane Smith with the help of “Mr Smith” and The Doctor, will endeavour to teach him all he needs to know meaning he will mature and become an ally of earths.

IMPORTANT! We do not know if Luke Smith can age. He may stay as he outwardly represents at the moment which is as a 14-year-old. This may cause confusion for those who know him and could alert other people to the existence of non-human life forms. If this is the case, we will need to decide what happens to him after his mother passes away.

Other Information: Are there others like Luke Smith on Earth? Did the Bane make more specimens for experimentation? At this present time, we do not know!

 

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