John Brent

John Brent was a friend of Susan Foreman and Gillian Roberts at Coal Hill School.

Biography
John Brent first met Susan on the first day of school at Coal Hill School, which she would later recall as one of the only reasons she liked the human race. John became close friends with her, and even began to develop deeper feeling for her.

John also was friends with Gillian Roberts. She compared him to The Mekon,the enemy of Dan Dare enemy in the TV show The Eagle, giving him the nick-name "The Martain," despite that the Mekon was Venusian.

Susan, Gillian and him began to build snowmen together, and we're horrified when the snowmen started to come to life and killing people, including students and teachers. (TN: Time and Relative)

Personality
John had a strong taste for classical music, dislikeing the sound of 60s pop music.

John also showed a fear of the Russians and other diffrent beings, including aliens. When The Cold began taking over, he presumed it was the Russian's wrong doing. He seemed disturbed by Susan's distance and difference, presuming that she was a Russian spy. He seemed equally disturbed when he learned that she was an alien, no longer trusting him.

despite containing strong feelings for her. He gave up these feelings after he discovered that Susan had two hearts. (TN: Time and Relative)

Behind the Scenes

 * John was named after John, the companion and grandson of the First Doctor in the TV Comic series.
 * Interestingly, both this John and his comic counterpart encountered living snowmen. (TVA: A Christmas Story)