Cameron Walker

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Evil-doer
Full Name	Cameron Walker
Alias	Cam
Origin	Black Mirror
Occupation	Journalist (formerly) Protector of the Thronglets
Powers / Skills	Coding Journalistic writing Genius-level intelligence
Goals	Keep the Throng safe Follow the Throng's commands Escape from prison (all succeeded)
Crimes	Jailbreak Murder Theft Mutilation Drug abuse Assault and battery
Type of Villain	God-Wannabe Outcast

“	Everything will be so much better.	„
	~ Cameron, before causing a mass shutdown of technology.

Cameron Walker is the protagonist of the seasons seven episode "Plaything" of Black Mirror.

He is a former video game journalist who became mentally ill after obsessing over a digital species - Thronglets.

He is portrayed by Peter Capaldi in his middle age, who also portrayed Malcolm Tucker in The Thick of It, Angel Islington in Neverwhere, Ronnie Pilfrey in Fortysomething, Cardinal Richelieu in The Musketeers, The Thinker in The Suicide Squad and Judge Claude Frollo in the upcoming remake of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. In his young adulthood, he was portrayed by Lewis Gribben.

Personality

As a young adult, Cameron came across as shy and awkward. However, Colin Ritman, a video game designer, notes that his writing contains much potential and prowess. He becomes obsessive over the Thronglets, later showing signs of paranoia and addiction to LSD. As a man in his middle age, Cameron is erratic and shows clear signs of mental illness. Cameron also shows some comedic tendencies as well.

Physical appearance

When Cameron was younger, he had a shaved head. He is Caucasian and tall. In his middle-age, Cameron grew long, grey hair which added to his dishevelled appearance.

Biography

Background

Cameron claims his childhood was not happy. He had an abusive father and a neglectful mother. His dad was a violent alcoholic which Cameron believes is possibly the root of his mental illness. He claims he did not have many friends, but at some point met "Lump", a Liverpudlian drug dealer. Cameron also began working as a journalist for a video game magazine.

Black Mirror

In flashbacks, we see that Cameron is asked to write a review for a top-secret video game, 'Thronglets', designed by Colin Ritman. Cameron meets Colin and is immediately star struck. Cameron is shown the game, where he learns that Colin has designed a self-expanding code, rendering the Thronglets near-sentient. Struck by this, Cameron steals the game from Colin and takes it home.

Cameron becomes obsessed with the Thronglets, vowing to foster them in order for them to thrive as a species. When Lump visits Cameron, the two take LSD. Whilst high, Cameron learns that he can understand the Thronglets who are asking for equipment. This results in Cameron equipping his computer with a microphone, allowing the Thronglets and Cameron to communicate.

Whilst at work, Cameron comes home to see that Lump has decided to kill most of the Thronglets, which enrages Cameron, resulting in Lump being killed in a fight. Cameron hides Lump's body in a suitcase, and promises to keep the Thronglets safe. Over the years, the Thronglets tell Cameron of a code that can destroy a state-computer which is harnessed to everyone's technology.

When Cameron is caught shoplifting, his DNA is matched with that found on the suitcase containing Lump. He is taken in for questioning, and tells the police of his story. Ultimately, Cameron is offered a felt-tip pen and paper which he had been routinely asking for. He reveals a drawing (the code given to him by the Thronglets), which he shows to the state-computer. This sends it into overdrive, and shuts down all technology, resulting in anyone with access to it falling unconscious, and allowing Cameron to escape back to the Throng.

Victims

• Lump - beaten with an ashtray and strangled to death.

Trivia

• As the episode ends with everyone (except Cameron) falling unconscious and neurologically receiving the Throng, it is unknown what effect this had. It is plausible that this is what triggers some of the more delusional and mentally-unstable characters such as Lacie Pound, Gaynor or Mona Javadi.
• When Cameron kills Lump after throwing a crystal ashtray at him and then mutilates his body is a possible reference to Stefan Butler's murder of his father. Stefan is given the option of killing his dead with an ashtray, and then ultimately mutilates his father's corpse.