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“ | The child was in danger long before I ever made the claims. Since the day he was born, they've been watching him. (Mulder: They?) The forces of darkness. They will come in the form of a powerful and respected man. | „ |
~ Mr. Kryder about Simon Gates. |
“ | It's not a question of wanting. You have to die, Kevin. For everyone. For the new age to come. You understand that, don't you? The others were all false prophets. You are the only true one among the twelve. | „ |
~ Gates to Kevin Kryder. |
“ | There's nothing to talk about. I was called upon. | „ |
~ Gates to Dana Scully - his last words. |
Simon Gates, also known as Forau, is the main antagonist of The X-Files episodes Revelations.
He was a CEO of Jerusalem Plant one of the servant of the Devil. After returning from Jerusalem, he started to kill stigmatics in order to cause the Apocalypse.
He was portrayed by late Kenneth Welsh, who has also played Windom Earle in Twin Peaks and Dr. Richard Powell in The Void.
Biography[]
Simon Gates was a CEO of a rich company, who caused a car accident and left a young boy paralyzed. After receiving a suspended sentence, he traveled into Jerusalem, where he became a servant of the Devil and gained the power of pyrokinesis.
He then returned to USA and started killing all stigmatics. He killed eleven frauds and eventually found the real one - Kevin Kryder. Gates attacked Kevin several times, killing his mother and protector Owen Jarvis.
Gates eventually kidnapped Kevin and took him into his company, planning to kill him. However, they were found by FBI agent Dana Scully. Gates jumped into a shredder, trying to kill Kevin, but the boy was saved by Scully and Gates was torn to pieces.