Fox Mulder
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Films | The X-Files, The X-Files: I Want to Believe |
Fox William Mulder (
Mulder made his first appearance in the
Fictional character biography
Mulder was born on October 13, 1961, on the island of
In 1988, the FBI assigned Mulder to the
Mulder's ultimate goal was to uncover what he believed to be a
During the
Mulder was also abducted by the aliens himself in 2000, and returned to Earth, almost dead, a few months later.
After about a year in hiding, Mulder obtains crucial information from
Seven years later, Mulder returns to the FBI when the X-Files is re-opened, in order to look into a government conspiracy, when it transpires they have been using alien technology. Along with Scully, they investigate several cases together like they had done originally. Six weeks after their return to the X-Files, Mulder confronts an alive Smoking Man to try to prevent him from carrying out a plan to depopulate the United States using a virus applied to smallpox vaccines. In a vision of Scully's, Mulder falls sick to the disease, but refuses the Smoking Man's help and his proposal to join his elite. Mulder is saved by Agent Miller and they regroup with Scully; however, she says Mulder needs a blood transfusion and only their son can give it to them. At that moment, an unidentified flying object hovers over the trio, which is where
Characterization
If there was a profiler like himself profiling him he would have to work from the fact that he has some oral fixation because he is constantly popping sunflower seeds. He doesn't have a bedroom, you've never seen him in his bed, you've seen him sleeping only on the couch. |
– David Duchovny talking about his character.[17] |
Despite his aloofness and cynical sense of humor, Mulder displays unbridled enthusiasm and interest when it comes to the paranormal, especially because of his personal involvement after his sister's abduction.[5] Walter Skinner and other FBI officials have become concerned by his unprofessional behavior. This only proves true as Mulder makes a habit of letting his personal feelings cloud his judgment; his emotional attachment to UFO cases becomes more severe throughout the series, because of Dana Scully's eventual abduction and resultant cancer as well as his sister's abduction.[9] Mulder can lose his temper when Scully is involved; on multiple occasions, he has become violent in his grief and unreserved in threatening physical force.[18] Mulder's overprotectiveness of Scully stems not only from his obvious devotion and love for her, but also a long-harbored guilt; Mulder has admitted feeling indirectly responsible for the ordeals and tragedies Scully had gone through because of their investigations.
In the episode "
Mulder is almost never seen sleeping in a bed. The bedroom in his apartment (which appeared as late as the
Relationships
He's a guy who should be working, and he's not working because he's tried to make this relationship with Scully work. |
– David Duchovny in an interview talking about The X-Files: I Want to Believe.[27] |
Mulder had a rather strained relationship with his parents
During the last years of his work on the X-Files, Mulder was even forced to doubt that Bill was his true father. He is led to consider the possibility that his mother had had an affair with the
During his studies at
Mulder's closest friend was FBI partner Dana Scully, who was assigned to "debunk [his] work" by the conspirators and the FBI brass. But against their intentions, her loyalties quickly became affixed to Mulder's quest and Mulder himself, a connection which seemed to pull Mulder's work out of obscurity, as Scully's scientific bent afforded them a certain amount of credibility.[5] Their intense professional and personal relationship continued to strengthen through the years. While the relationship was platonic for the greater part of the series, there are clues that it developed into a romantic one by the last few seasons.[14] Mulder and Scully almost always called each other by their surnames – Mulder purportedly hated his first name, but Scully had no such aversion.[25] At the fourth episode of season seven the romantic undertones were confirmed when the two shared a kiss.[14] In the series finale, the final scene depicted Mulder and Scully after running away together, in bed together, contemplating what the future held. In the season 11 finale Scully revealed to be pregnant with his unborn child.
Mulder's greatest nemesis was
Appearances
Duchovny portrays Mulder as a series regular for the first seven seasons of the show. Duchovny left the show following the
Conceptual history
Carter has said that he named Mulder after his mother's maiden name. His first name, Fox, was actually not a tribute to the Fox network which aired The X-Files, as often assumed – Carter said he had a childhood friend named Fox.
At the end of the
After the show ended, Carter and Frank Spotnitz started to talk about a movie sequel. Duchovny stated in an interview that very same year that it always had been a desire to come back to the franchise, saying it was a natural stage of development for the franchise to go to the cinema. When talking about Mulder in The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Duchovny said that he wanted to play him a "little different". He continued saying that Mulder had "lost every battle" and was "beaten down by life ... . He's the same guy, but he is older Mulder".[46]
Mulder had a brief cameo on
Reception
Duchovny was nominated for two
Animated versions of Mulder appeared on
TV Guide ranked Fox Mulder #7 in its "50 Greatest Sci-Fi Legends" list.[64]
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