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== Biography == [[File:Avon Space Fall.jpg|left|thumb|Avon aboard the London {{TV|A|Space Fall}}]]A native of [[Earth]], Avon was a highly intelligent, aloof and sardonic computer expert found guilty of an attempt to embezzle five hundred million credits from the [[Terran Federation]] banking system. Avon first met [[Blake]] as a prisoner aboard the ''[[London]]'', a cargo vessel transporting a group of convicted criminals to the penal colony on the planet Cygnus Alpha. Aboard the ''London'', he assisted Blake in his abortive attempted mutiny on the journey, using his skills to take over the ship's computer. He subsequently boarded the ''[[Liberator]]'' along with Blake and [[Jenna Stannis|Jenna]], and became a member of the original "seven". {{TV|A|Space Fall}} Utterly self-serving, he had nothing but scorn for Blake's idealism, and their relationship was consequently somewhat strained. Despite this attitude, he single-handedly saved all of the crew's lives, including Blake, on several occasions.{{fact}} After the Intergalactic War and Blake's disappearance, Avon took over as the group's leader, with minor challenges from [[Del Tarrant]]. Unlike Blake, he failed to inspire much loyalty due to his cynical and obsessive nature, however his skills continually made him invaluable. During this time, he himself develops a Blake-like antipathy towards the Federation(Servalan in particular) and eventually makes the decision to stop running and build his own rebel alliance. Avon's relationship with the cowardly thief [[Vila Restal|Vila]] was explored throughout the series, especially in the fourth season; their fondness for criminal activity often led them to partner up, yet they both strongly disliked each other at the same time. Avon and Vila ultimately end up being the only ones of the original crew to stay for the entire run of the series. In spite of his dedication to logic, Avon ultimately succumbs to an emotional outburst. Before the start of the [[Intergalactic War]], Blake tells Avon, "For what it was worth, I have always trusted you. From the very beginning." The trust that Blake put in him appeared to leave an impact. Despite having belittled Blake's crusade on a near-constant basis and implied personal dislike towards him, Avon made the effort to try and retrieve him from Terminal, and also sought his help once again on Gauda Prime. Upon discovering that Blake had apparently betrayed the crew, Avon was uncharacteristically horrified and shot him on the spot. He remained frozen until being completely surrounded by Federation troops and made no effort to bargain his way out of the situation, instead facing them directly over Blake's corpse.
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