Stanton Parish

Stanton Parish
First Seen	"Original Sin"
Status	Living
Gender	Male
Age	Unknown

This mysterious man is one of the most powerful Alphas alive. With a life spanning at least two centuries, he has been working to foment a civil war between the Alphas and regular humans. While there is some dissent in the organization, it is believed he is the nominal head of Red Flag.

Background

Photographic evidence of Stanton stretches back to the Civil War, but historical records before then are spotty at best, giving no definite year for his birth.

Stanton was one of the scientists involved in the MK-Ultra experiments, and during the end of the project, released a manifesto that is believed to have led to the creation of Red Flag.

Parish told Dr. Rosen that he has "perfect brain-body communication." Rosen opines that this may include immortality, no need for sleep, and other abilities. However, this also seems to have made Parish a high-functioning sociopath, unconcerned with the deaths he's caused or plans in his species-wide civil war.

Events

In Original Sin, Stanton laid an elaborate trap to silence all Red Flag members who wanted to go public. Through an encoded message, he invited a portion of the Red Flag leadership to meet at an abandoned brick facotry in upstate New York.

Working with Danielle Rosen, he ensured that the DCIS team intercepted this invite. The DoD surrounded the meeting with tactical teams, and after gassing the building, moved in and used lethal force on most of the Alphas.

Stanton visited Dr. Rosen at his home, offering Rosen a place with him, as well as all of the knowledge he has gathered over the years about the human brain and the Alpha phenomenon. Rosen refuses, and when he airs the Alpha phenomenon to the public the next day, Stanton watches bemused, saying, "He just made things complicated."