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Gordon Cole | Twin Peaks | Reserved
Name: Steve
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E-mail: nephroblargh@gmail.com
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Timezone: Mountain GMT -7
Current Characters in Route: Cobra Commander
Character
Name: Gordon Cole
Series: Twin Peaks
Timeline: After 2x19
Canon Resource Links:
Wiki link
List of appearances
List of episodes
Script for the movie which covers Gordon’s love of code, yelling, and officially being written in all caps
Gordon is mentioned in this a few times
Various Gordon Quotes
Gordon calling Coop a Chihuahua
Personality: If someone were to meet Gordon for the first time, they’d probably walk away going “Wow, that guy is loud.” And they’d be right because in all honesty, Gordon is really loud.
But there’s more to Gordon than just being incredibly loud at almost all times. Gordon is a Regional Bureau Chief within the FBI, and obtained this position after being the Deputy Director of the Criminal Investigation Division. In order to have reached these positions, he would’ve additionally gone through the required training in order to join the FBI and spent time as an agent. In other words, despite being a candidate for the loudest FBI agent in history, his loudness doesn’t appear to have any effect on his ability to do his job, and do his job well.
In addition to handling normal cases, Gordon’s division also seems to handle cases that are a bit out there. Called Blue Rose cases, these cases seem to feature supernatural or otherworldly elements, though no official explanation of the term is given. Since his department deals with these cases, Gordon’s had some experience with weird things happening. How he reacts to these things can best be seen by the reappearance of Agent Phillip Jeffries. One day, Agent Jeffries walks into Gordon’s office after disappearing for two years and begins rambling. Gordon seems surprised at first, only to regard Jeffries vanishing from the chair he was sitting in, the front desk having zero record of Jeffries entering the building, and the disappearance of Agent Desmond being reported at the same time with what could best be described as a look of mild confusion rather than outright shock. In addition to this, another seemingly odd element that Gordon is okay with is the fact that Cooper has visions. Suffice to say, it seems that Gordon can still be thrown off by weird things happening, but is more desensitized to it than one might expect.
Going over how Gordon actually runs his department and manages his agents also reveals quite a bit about Gordon. Despite being loud, Gordon can be difficult to understand. Between his hearing problems and his apparent love of coded messages, he can leave his own agents and the rest of the Bureau completely baffled at times. But once one looks past that, Gordon is a pretty good boss to have. He makes sure his agents are prepared (the amount of information conveyed to Agent Desmond in the movie covers everything from the behavior of local law enforcement to drugs being involved to the local sheriff’s uncle being in federal prison). He has his agents back if they get in trouble (numerous examples between the show and Coop’s biography ranging from going above and beyond to support Coop after the stabbing, backing Cooper during the IA investigation, immediately sending someone to investigate Desmond’s disappearance, dispatching Albert back to Twin Peaks immediately after Cooper was shot, and so on). He’s also a fair boss and doesn’t seem to play favorites. When Albert has his lights punched out by Sherriff Truman, he files a complaint with Gordon. Rather than just process the complaint, Gordon attempts to get Coop’s opinion on the incident, which is given, and the situation is apparently resolved without Truman losing his badge, the case being filed with the U.S. Attorney as per Albert’s wishes, and with no visible ill will between any of the parties involved. In short, for the most part, Gordon is the type of boss that many people would want to work for. He gives his coworkers all the tools needed to succeed (except sometimes they’re in code) and supports them to the best of his ability if needed.
Despite dealing with all this, Gordon still has time to interact with nonFBI personnel, so it’s important to also look at how he acts in everyday situations. Once again, hearing issues and having his volume cranked up to 11 aside; Gordon can actually handle himself well socially for the most part. He seems to make friends rather easily, quickly befriending Coop’s father, the Twin Peaks Sherriff’s Department, and Shelly Johnson soon after meeting each of them. Occasional misunderstandings do occur, such as the time Gordon met Bobby Briggs, which resulted in Gordon completely misunderstanding Bobby’s tone and thinking that Bobby had genuinely never seen a kiss before (when in reality Bobby wanted to know why this guy was kissing the woman he was seeing). It is also important to note that Gordon doesn’t seem to dwell on whether or not he misinterpreted something and simply moves on with the conversation when these incidents occur.
Strengths/Weaknesses:
Strengths:
-FBI
Once again, Gordon has gone through all the necessary training, spent time as an agent, and has worked his way through the ranks of the FBI. So not only does he have agent skills, he also seems to have pretty good management skills.
-Attentive
Gordon is apparently really on the ball when it comes to work related information, and makes sure his agents know everything needed to work a case regardless of how trivial some of the details may initially seem.
-Supportive
In the words of Dale Cooper, “Gordon has really gone to bat for me,” and as listed above in the personality section there are plenty of examples of this.
In Between:
-Loud
This isn’t exactly a weakness because Gordon is good at making sure he’s heard. On the other hand, it’s not exactly a strength because Gordon sometimes says things that probably weren’t meant for everyone to hear (such as broadcasting his feelings towards Shelly to the entirety of the diner and probably to everyone outside the diner as well).
-Code
Gordon’s love of code is a good way to keep information secret, but can unfortunately be cryptic to the point of no one getting it but him.
Weaknesses:
-Hearing
Aside from Shelly, Gordon really can’t hear anything without his hearing aids being at max volume and the other person shouting.
-Mishearing
Even with the above solution, Gordon still mishears things. A lot. And doesn’t seem particularly interested in finding out what he missed (the conversation with Bobby, yelling OREGON when Desmond says “Okay, Gordon”)
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: Trainer
Starter: Whismur
Password: Scrambled eggs
Samples
First Person Sample:
[Audio]
HELLO! IS THIS THING ON? CAN YOU HEAR ME?
[The voice speaking appears to be yelling as loudly as possible into the receiver, and sounds a little confused about his current situation.]
I’VE NEVER SEEN A PHONE LIKE THIS, SO I’M NOT SURE IF THIS CALL IS EVEN GOING OUT. IF ANYONE CAN HEAR THIS, I THINK I’VE BEEN KIDNAPPED. IT’S THE DAMNDEST THING THOUGH. I DON’T REMEMBER BEING KIDNAPPED. OR MY MOTHER LOOKING LIKE THAT! ALSO, WHAT KIND OF KIDNAPPING COMES WITH A FREE PET?
[There’s a brief pause before the silence is broken by more yelling.]
THOUGH I’M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THIS THING IS. IT DOESN’T LOOK LIKE ANY ANIMAL I’VE EVER SEEN. SEEMS PRETTY QUIET TOO. THEN AGAIN, THE MYSTERY PET ISN’T REALLY THE PROBLEM HERE. IF ANYONE IS RECEIVING THIS PLEASE SAY SOMETHING AND LET ME KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON. OR TELL ME HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH SOMEONE WHO DOES. PREFERABLY THE POLICE OR THE NEAREST FIELD OFFICE. TELL THEM REGIONAL BUREAU CHIEF GORDON COLE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU.
Third Person Sample:
Before stepping out onto Route 29, which was the direction the nice people on his new TV phone told him to go, Gordon turned and took one last look at New Bark Town and the other people he had met today. They seemed like a nice enough group; a shame he couldn’t hear most of what they said though. There was something about Gordon making too much toys which didn’t make any sense at all. He was an FBI agent, not a toymaker. Oh well, better say goodbye to everyone before he heads out.
“I’M GOING TO GO NOW. IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU ALL. YOU ALL SEEM TO BE MAKING THE BEST OF A BAD SITUATION WHICH IS GOOD, BUT DON’T WORRY. ONCE I GET IN CONTACT WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, I’M SURE WE’LL BE ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS IN NO TIME AT ALL AND GET EVERYONE BACK WHERE THEY BELONG. ONCE AGAIN, DON’T WORRY, I’M SURE WE’LL GET THIS CLEARED UP AND NO ONE WILL REAPPEAR IN MY OFFICE TWO YEARS FROM NOW. OKAY? I’M GOING NOW WITH MY WHATEVER THIS THING IS!”
What exactly was this thing? Gordon hunkered down to get a closer look at his new Whismur. Didn’t look like anything he’d seen before. It had ears like a rabbit, but definitely wasn’t a rabbit, and those eyes, were they even eyes? Or tattoos? Didn’t look like there was a collar either. Hmm. Well, the people in New Bark Town were probably as new to this as he was, so they probably couldn’t help. Out of options, Gordon decided to address the Whismur by yelling in its face.
“SO LITTLE FELLOW WHAT ARE YOU? YOU LOOK KINDA LIKE A BUNNY BUT YOU’RE NOT, ARE YOU?”
Startled by its trainer yelling right in its face, Whismur began to scream. And continued screaming at the volume of a jet engine for the next few minutes before passing out into the dirt. Gordon just stared with a slight smile on his face.
“WOW! YOU’RE REALLY LOUD. NOT THAT YOU CAN HEAR ME RIGHT NOW, BUT I COULD HEAR YOU PERFECTLY JUST NOW! I THINK WE’RE GOING TO GET ALONG GREAT! DON’T BE ALARMED BUT I’M GOING TO PICK YOU UP AND CARRY YOU WITH ME UNTIL YOU WAKE UP. OKAY, BUDDY? OR AT LEAST UNTIL I GET TIRED.”
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