Captain Future

Description:
Captain Future's parents were scientists Elaine and Roger Newton, who were being pursued by a criminal named Victor Corvo and therefore fled to the moon. In a hidden base under the Tycho crater, they wanted to create artificial beings that would serve as helpers to humanity.

Joining them on their escape was Simon Wright, a terminally ill, aging scientist whose brain had been severed from his body and transferred into a container to enable him to survive.

Together, the trio of scientists first created the robot Grag (as a sort of prototype of an artificial life form), then the android Otto. In the TV series, the dates are ambiguous: in the first episode, The Ruler of Megara, the story is said to begin in the year 2200. In the second episode, however, Captain Future speaks to Joan and says: "[...] in our 21st century [...]". No calendar information is given in the novel series, but various statements indicate that the action takes place several centuries after the 20th century. The original synopsis of "Mr. Future” was born in 1990.

Shortly after Curtis Newton's birth, Victor Corvo located the hidden lunar base and murdered Curtis' parents. Grag and Otto in turn killed Corvo and his henchmen. Curtis Newton grew up on the moon and was educated by Simon Wright, Grag and Otto. Coming of age, he decided to devote himself to fighting crime, so he took the name "Captain Future".

As the series of novels progresses, Captain Future meets Ul Quorn, son of Victor Corvo, who presents himself as an equal opponent with comparable scientific skills.