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John Matheson was an [[Earthforce]] officer, formerly of [[Psi Corps]], rated [[Psi Scale#P-6|P-6]]<ref>[[Value Judgements]]</ref>, he was one of the first [[telepath]]s to integrate into Earthforce.
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John Matheson was an [[Earthforce]] officer, formerly of [[Psi Corps]], rated [[Psi Scale#P-6|P-6]]<ref>[[Value Judgements]]</ref>. He was one of the first [[telepath]]s to be integrated into Earthforce. He served as second-in-command to [[Captain]] [[Matthew Gideon]] for several years, first aboard an [[Explorer class ship]] and later aboard the ''[[Excalibur]]''.
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He served as [[Captain]] [[Matthew Gideon]]'s second in command for several years while they were assigned to an [[Explorer class ship]].
 
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After the [[Drakh]] [[Drakh attack of Earth|attacked Earth]], Gideon was given command of the ''[[Excalibur]]''and insisted that Matheson continue to serve as his XO.
 
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John was considered to be a role model among human telepaths since at that time no other has advanced so far in Earthforce. Telepaths have only recently been able to serve in the Earthforce Military since the Earth Senate dissolved the [[Psi Corps]].<ref name=well>[[The Well of Forever]]</ref>
  
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He had been a member of the Psi Corps for most of his life. During the [[Telepath War]], he was ordered by [[Bruder]], one of his superiors, to give sleepers to a captured leader of the [[Telepath Resistance]], [[Alison]]. She convinced him to leave the facility he was in, as it was about to be attacked.<ref name=sorrow>[[The Path of Sorrows]]</ref>
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Matheson had been a member of the Psi Corps for most of his life. During the [[Telepath War]], he was ordered by [[Bruder]], one of his superiors, to give [[sleepers]] to a captured leader of the [[Telepath Resistance]], [[Alison]]. She convinced him to leave the facility he was in, as it was about to be attacked.<ref name=sorrow>[[The Path of Sorrows]]</ref>
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John had a strong friendship with his Captain. It is unclear exactly how or when the two met. But, it is implied that Captain Gideon took an interest in the young officer early in his career. The older man may have helped his friend by seeing his talents as a command level officer and assigned him as his XO, even though he was only a Leutiant and Executive Officer positions were seen to be typically held by persons of higher rank and longer tenure in the fleet. When Matthew was offerred the command of Excalibur he insisted that John would be assigned as First officer or Matthew would not accept. John offered wise advice to his Captain on many occassions and stood his ground when he disagreed with him. John also proved capable and efficent at managing day to day operations of the ship, allowing Gideon to focus onthe larger picture. The Captain returned John's friendship when arranged to have the Psionic monitor who came aboard to run a check up on him tricked into beleiving that a bomb was going to planted by a member of the crew. Gideon promptly used this as leverage to ensure that John didn't have to be recalled to Earth.
  
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Matheson shared a strong friendship with his captain dating back at least to their service aboard an Explorer-class ship. After the [[Drakh attack on Earth]], Gideon insisted that Matheson continue to serve as his XO as a precondition for accepting command of the ''Excalibur''. Matheson was considered to be a role model among human telepaths, since at that time no other has advanced so far in Earthforce. Matheson offered wise advice to his captain on many occasions, and stood his ground when he disagreed with him. He also proved capable and efficient at managing day-to-day operations of the ship, allowing Gideon to focus on the larger picture. On one occasion, Gideon reciprocated Matheson's friendship by protecting him from a psionic monitor who had come aboard the ''Excalibur'' to inspect Matheson. Gideon arranged to trick the monitor into believing that a bomb was going to planted by a member of the crew. Gideon promptly used this as leverage to ensure that Matheson did not have to be recalled to Earth.
   
 
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John Matheson was an Earthforce officer, formerly of Psi Corps, rated P-6[1]. He was one of the first telepaths to be integrated into Earthforce. He served as second-in-command to Captain Matthew Gideon for several years, first aboard an Explorer class ship and later aboard the Excalibur.

Psi Corps

Matheson had been a member of the Psi Corps for most of his life. During the Telepath War, he was ordered by Bruder, one of his superiors, to give sleepers to a captured leader of the Telepath Resistance, Alison. She convinced him to leave the facility he was in, as it was about to be attacked.[2]

Friendship with Matthew Gideon

Matheson shared a strong friendship with his captain dating back at least to their service aboard an Explorer-class ship. After the Drakh attack on Earth, Gideon insisted that Matheson continue to serve as his XO as a precondition for accepting command of the Excalibur. Matheson was considered to be a role model among human telepaths, since at that time no other has advanced so far in Earthforce. Matheson offered wise advice to his captain on many occasions, and stood his ground when he disagreed with him. He also proved capable and efficient at managing day-to-day operations of the ship, allowing Gideon to focus on the larger picture. On one occasion, Gideon reciprocated Matheson's friendship by protecting him from a psionic monitor who had come aboard the Excalibur to inspect Matheson. Gideon arranged to trick the monitor into believing that a bomb was going to planted by a member of the crew. Gideon promptly used this as leverage to ensure that Matheson did not have to be recalled to Earth.

Excalibur

XO

He served as second in command to Gideon on board an Explorer class ship. He was allowed on board the Excalibur after Gideon said he wouldn't go without him. Matheson helped find out where the distress signal from the IPX team led by Max Eilerson was coming from.[3]

Attempted Alien Takeover of Excalibur

Gideon sent Matheson to find out what happened to a ship that was floating in space. He found the entire crew dead except for one person and a lot of strange writing on the walls. When the ship started getting taken over he objected to Gideon putting himself in harm's way. He also figured out, with the help of a clothes designer, that the aliens would do anything to save themselves. He then helped to kill the aliens.[4]

Apparent Interference With An Alien Culture

He and Gideon made first contact with a new species. The two aliens grabbed one of the guards and held up a gun. Matheson used his telepathic abilities to disarm and capture him. The aliens claimed the Earth has been interfering with their planet for years. Later when another alien came aboard to apprehend the other two he helped Gideon locate the aliens homeworld.[5]

Medical Test to Develop a Cure

Senator Redway ordered the Excalibur to Earth on a classified mission. On the way they found a distress beacon but were unable to stop due to orders to reach Earth as fast as possible. Gideon ordered Matheson to capture the Starfury in the docking bay and use the gravitational deflectors to slow it down. The Starfury had Elizabeth Lochley on board. Later, in the battle with the Drakh, he participated by managing the defense grid.[6]

Scan by Mr Jones

During a mission spearheaded by Galen to locate the Well of Forever, Matheson was later scanned by a Mr Jones, a telepathic observer, according to the new regulations, but the observer looked into private sections of his mind too. The telepathic observer then told Gideon that Matheson would have to go back to Earth for an inquiry. Gideon said he was needed on the Excalibur but the observer said he had to go back. Gideon managed to get him to stay on the Excalibur by having Dureena Nafeel think about planting a bomb on the ship when she was in the vicinity of the observer. When the observer came to Gideon to report the threat, Gideon revealed it was all a fake out and that if he didn't let Matheson stay on board he would report Mr Jones' invasion of Dureena's privacy to the Earth Senate.[7]

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ Value Judgements
  2. ↑ The Path of Sorrows
  3. ↑ War Zone
  4. ↑ Appearances and Other Deceits
  5. ↑ Visitors from Down the Street
  6. ↑ Each Night I Dream of Home
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named well

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