Det. Ray Kowalski
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| - | ''Canon'': Detective Ray Kowalski hails from the Canadian TV series ''Due South''. He is a Chicago PD detective who specializes in undercover work. | + | '''Canon''': Detective Ray Kowalski hails from the Canadian TV series ''Due South''. He is a Chicago PD detective who specializes in undercover work. |
| - | ''History'': Ray was born in the early 1960's on the South Side of Chicago. His real name is Stanley Raymond Kowalski -- his father was a fan of Marlon Brando, who played Stanley Kowalski in ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. Ray, along with his parents Derek and Barbara and his older brother Nate (note: Nate is unnammed in the series and I totally made the name up, woot) grew up without a lot of money or prospects: Derek worked a blue-collar job at a meat-packing plant. While Nate went on to become extremely successful, Ray struggled a lot as a kid. He was skinny, awkward, and wore glasses, all of which garnered him a lot of bullying from his peers. He wasn't a bookish nerd, though -- exactly the opposite, in fact. He was so unmotivated in his studies that he barely graduated high school, leaving with a 62% average. | + | '''History''': Ray was born in the early 1960's on the South Side of Chicago. His real name is Stanley Raymond Kowalski -- his father was a fan of Marlon Brando, who played Stanley Kowalski in ''A Streetcar Named Desire''. Ray, along with his parents Derek and Barbara and his older brother Nate (note: Nate is unnammed in the series and I totally made the name up, woot) grew up without a lot of money or prospects: Derek worked a blue-collar job at a meat-packing plant. While Nate went on to become extremely successful, Ray struggled a lot as a kid. He was skinny, awkward, and wore glasses, all of which garnered him a lot of bullying from his peers. He wasn't a bookish nerd, though -- exactly the opposite, in fact. He was so unmotivated in his studies that he barely graduated high school, leaving with a 62% average. |
As a teenager, Ray loved two things: fixing up old cars with his dad, and his best friend Stella. Ray met Stella at the age of 13 when the two were both involved in a bank robbery and held at gunpoint. Ray was so terrified that he wet himself. The robber humiliated him for it, and Stella took advantage of his distraction to escape. She assumed that Ray had done it on purpose to let her get away, and he never told her the truth. The two were inseperable since, and eventually fell in love and got married. Years later, Ray confronted the robber, Marcus Ellery, only to realize that the event that had been haunting him his whole life was basically meaningless to Ellery. | As a teenager, Ray loved two things: fixing up old cars with his dad, and his best friend Stella. Ray met Stella at the age of 13 when the two were both involved in a bank robbery and held at gunpoint. Ray was so terrified that he wet himself. The robber humiliated him for it, and Stella took advantage of his distraction to escape. She assumed that Ray had done it on purpose to let her get away, and he never told her the truth. The two were inseperable since, and eventually fell in love and got married. Years later, Ray confronted the robber, Marcus Ellery, only to realize that the event that had been haunting him his whole life was basically meaningless to Ellery. | ||
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After one year, the real Vecchio's cover was blown and he returned to his old job, ousting Kowalski in the process. However, Vecchio was soon wounded in a firefight and wound up leaving Chicago and running off to Florida with Stella to open up a bowling alley. Kowalski, who also nearly died on the same case, decided that he wanted to go on an adventure. Fraser invited Ray to stay in Canada with him, and the two set off on a quest to the Northwest Passage to search for the Hand of John Franklin. | After one year, the real Vecchio's cover was blown and he returned to his old job, ousting Kowalski in the process. However, Vecchio was soon wounded in a firefight and wound up leaving Chicago and running off to Florida with Stella to open up a bowling alley. Kowalski, who also nearly died on the same case, decided that he wanted to go on an adventure. Fraser invited Ray to stay in Canada with him, and the two set off on a quest to the Northwest Passage to search for the Hand of John Franklin. | ||
| - | ''On the island'': Upon his arrival in Purgatory, Ray immediately decided to pick up where he'd left off -- that is, as a detective. Despite no longer being a cop, he started unofficially investigating the case of several people on the island who had recently gone missing. Ray is now partnered with [[Carmen Sandiego]], [[L]], and [[Mello]] on the case. Though he no longer has his GTO, he's bought and is currently restoring an old Chevy Impala. He is considering buying a husky to keep him company, possibly because he misses Fraser's deaf half-wolf companion Diefenbaker. | + | '''On the island''': Upon his arrival in Purgatory, Ray immediately decided to pick up where he'd left off -- that is, as a detective. Despite no longer being a cop, he started unofficially investigating the case of several people on the island who had recently gone missing. Ray is now partnered with [[Carmen Sandiego]], [[L]], and [[Mello]] on the case. Though he no longer has his GTO, he's bought and is currently restoring an old Chevy Impala. He is considering buying a husky to keep him company, possibly because he misses Fraser's deaf half-wolf companion Diefenbaker. |
Ray is played by [[User:Rah|Rah]]. | Ray is played by [[User:Rah|Rah]]. | ||
Revision as of 08:59, 8 December 2006
Canon: Detective Ray Kowalski hails from the Canadian TV series Due South. He is a Chicago PD detective who specializes in undercover work.
History: Ray was born in the early 1960's on the South Side of Chicago. His real name is Stanley Raymond Kowalski -- his father was a fan of Marlon Brando, who played Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. Ray, along with his parents Derek and Barbara and his older brother Nate (note: Nate is unnammed in the series and I totally made the name up, woot) grew up without a lot of money or prospects: Derek worked a blue-collar job at a meat-packing plant. While Nate went on to become extremely successful, Ray struggled a lot as a kid. He was skinny, awkward, and wore glasses, all of which garnered him a lot of bullying from his peers. He wasn't a bookish nerd, though -- exactly the opposite, in fact. He was so unmotivated in his studies that he barely graduated high school, leaving with a 62% average.
As a teenager, Ray loved two things: fixing up old cars with his dad, and his best friend Stella. Ray met Stella at the age of 13 when the two were both involved in a bank robbery and held at gunpoint. Ray was so terrified that he wet himself. The robber humiliated him for it, and Stella took advantage of his distraction to escape. She assumed that Ray had done it on purpose to let her get away, and he never told her the truth. The two were inseperable since, and eventually fell in love and got married. Years later, Ray confronted the robber, Marcus Ellery, only to realize that the event that had been haunting him his whole life was basically meaningless to Ellery.
Ray dropped out of college after two years and instead decided to go into the Police Academy. Derek, Ray's father, wanted better for his son and didn't approve of the decision. As a result, the two stopped speaking for many years after Ray's Academy graduation. However, Ray went on to be an excellent cop, earning multiple citations for bravery. He was quickly promoted to detective.
Unfortunately, at the same time, his marriage to Stella was falling apart. Ray wanted kids -- Stella wanted to focus on her career as a district attorney. Eventually, they divorced, although Ray was still deeply in love with her and had an incredibly hard time accepting the breakup.
It was at this time that Ray was offered an undercover job impersonating another detective, Ray Vecchio, who had gone into deep undercover with the Mafia. Absolutely crushed by his divorce, Ray jumped at the chance to literally get a fresh start with an entirely new life. Posing as Vecchio, he transferred to Chicago's 27th Precinct. In addition to Vecchio's job and family, he also "adopted" Vecchio's unofficial partner, an eccentric Mountie named Benton Fraser. Although the two had a rocky start, they quickly became friends, and eventually developed an extremely close relationship. Fraser helped Ray through many things, including his reunion with his father (who gave him the classic GTO they had restored together).
After one year, the real Vecchio's cover was blown and he returned to his old job, ousting Kowalski in the process. However, Vecchio was soon wounded in a firefight and wound up leaving Chicago and running off to Florida with Stella to open up a bowling alley. Kowalski, who also nearly died on the same case, decided that he wanted to go on an adventure. Fraser invited Ray to stay in Canada with him, and the two set off on a quest to the Northwest Passage to search for the Hand of John Franklin.
On the island: Upon his arrival in Purgatory, Ray immediately decided to pick up where he'd left off -- that is, as a detective. Despite no longer being a cop, he started unofficially investigating the case of several people on the island who had recently gone missing. Ray is now partnered with Carmen Sandiego, L, and Mello on the case. Though he no longer has his GTO, he's bought and is currently restoring an old Chevy Impala. He is considering buying a husky to keep him company, possibly because he misses Fraser's deaf half-wolf companion Diefenbaker.
Ray is played by Rah.
