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. His life was changed completely when his father was killed during the cold invasion.

Afterwards, he went to live with his mother. He went to Cambridge University, and won a Nobel Prize. (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.

Early on, John showed feelings for Susan. He gave up these feelings after he discovered that she had two hearts, yet was still able to become friends with her.

John showed extreme heartbreak when his father was killed by the Cold Warriors. He became enraged at Gillian for not being grateful. He also wanted to seek revenge on the Cold for the death of his father, being almost disappointed when it was only moved to the future of Pluto. (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)