Walter Beckett is one of the two main protagonists (alongside Lance Sterling) in the film Spies in Disguise. He is a young scientist at the same agency Lance works at, whose non-violent (yet still effective) gadgets are ridiculed by fellow scientists and agents alike. Lance turns to him to make him "disappear" after he gets framed.
Walter is voiced by Tom Holland, who also portrays Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and voices Jip in Dolittle and Ian Lightfoot in Onward.
Appearance[]
Walter is an teenager with dark brown shaggy hair and blue eyes. He wears a orange jacket, green shirt with white linings and orange squares, brown pants and red sneakers. He also carries a dark red backpack that is full of gadgets.
Personality[]
At the first glance, Walter lacks in social graces, as he is very awkward around people he meet. However, he makes up for it in intellect and creativity. He provides himself with amazing gadgets he uses on his many globetrotting missions. Walter is gifted in science, has a bizarre obsession with pigeons (and to a lesser extent, Korean pop culture), expresses his knowledge in pigeons via random facts about them, has strange ideas when it comes to his inventions, and is often considered "weird" by everyone because of this. Despite this quirk, he has a moral compass, as Walter sees the world as populated not by "good people" and "bad people", but just people he can help. Also, he deeply believes that violence is never the answer and all of his gadgets are made to be as safe as possible yet still effective, much to the doubt of everyone at the agency, including Lance.
Later it is revealed that Walter's moral compass and refusal to harm others comes from his grief after his mother died in a gunfight where she saved many lives. Walter's belief in non-violent means of solving problem goes as far as when he and Killian were about to fall to their deaths he gave Killian a safety bubble to survive the fall, Walter was ready to die before being rescued by Lance before he hit the ground. Walter also proved to be fiercely loyal to Lance, when Lance forced Walter to leave because he didn't want Walter to be yet another casualty in the line of fire, Walter returned to save Lance soon after to rescue Lance.
History[]
Early life[]
Walter Beckett was born to an unknown father and policewoman Wendy Beckett. From a young age, he had a strong passion for inventing. He specialized in self-defensive technology.
Later in his life, Walter employed as a scientist and quartermaster for H.T.U.V. Struck with grief from Wendy's death where she saved many lives, he chose to utilize nonlethal methods of dealing with problems.
Spies in Disguise[]
Walter Beckett was a scientist working for H.T.U.V. known for inventing equipping nonlethal weapons. However, he was unwanted by the other agents. Walter tries to convince Sterling that there is a more peaceful way to save the world, but Sterling fires him before he can explain his latest invention: "biodynamic concealment".
Finding the briefcase to be empty, he goes rogue on a journey to pursue Kimura. Security forces agent Marcy Keppel reveals footage of Sterling (actually Killian in a holographic disguise) leaving with the drone, framing him as a traitor. Sterling escapes the H.T.U.V. and decides to track down Walter to help him disappear. Meanwhile, Killian breaks into the H.T.U.V. weapons facility.
While searching Walter's home for his invention, Sterling unknowingly ingests the concoction and transforms into a pigeon. Before Walter can start making an antidote to change him back, Marcy and other H.T.U.V. agents chase them through the city, but they escape in Sterling's spy car. The two track down Kimura to a resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. There, they learn of Killian's whereabouts in Venice, Italy before Marcy and the H.T.U.V. can capture them again. On their way to Venice, Walter attempts to make the antidote but fails.
Arriving in Venice, Walter is confronted by the H.T.U.V., who are unaware of Sterling's condition. Revealing that she knows about Wendy, Walter's mother who was a police officer who died on duty, Marcy tries to convince him to help turn Sterling in, but Walter refuses. Suddenly, a drone distracts the H.T.U.V. and allows Walter and Sterling to escape. The two discover the drone carrying the H.T.U.V. agent database, and Walter manages to retrieve it. However, Killian shows up, takes the database, and prepares to kill Walter. With help from hundreds of pigeons in the surrounding area, they distract Killian and flee. Disguised as Sterling, Killian escapes the H.T.U.V., shaking Marcy's suspicions of Sterling upon her seeing him with a robot hand.
Whilst underwater in a submarine, Walter reveals he planted a tracking device on Killian and locates him at the weapons facility. Walter manages to perfect the antidote and successfully turns Sterling human again. Reaching Killian's hideout, Sterling is concerned about Walter's safety and sends him away in the submarine. Once inside, Sterling confronts Killian but is defeated and captured as Killian reveals he has mass-produced hundreds of drones to target everyone at the agency using the database as revenge for killing his crew in a past mission led by Sterling. Noticing Walter returning in the submarine, Killian destroys it; unbeknownst to them, Walter survives with the help of one of his inventions, the inflatable hug.
Once Walter frees Sterling, the two escape and contact Marcy for support as the drones approach H.T.U.V. headquarters in Washington D.C. Walter attempts to hack into Killian's bionic arm. When Killian realizes this, he tries to flee via air with a drone, but Walter catches up. Walter risks his life by trapping Killian in one of his protective gadgets and deactivates the villain's arm as Walter himself falls, but Sterling, who has turned himself back into a pigeon, successfully flies for the first time and carries him to safety with help from other pigeons, while Killian is found and arrested.
Despite saving the world, Sterling and Walter are fired for disobedience. However, they are quickly rehired by the H.T.U.V. as the agency could learn from Walter's more peaceful ways of handling villainy.
Countdown to Chang's Guide To The Galaxy[]
Chapter 3[]
Truman has been busy communicating with apparently other spies Lance Sterling and Walter Beckett who were captured by The Smoking Man who also killed Killian. Sterling tells Truman that they have been investigating The Conpsiracy, and just like them they got too close to the truth.
Beckett states that they figured out The Warden has been keeping a secret operation here and that they're been working on it. Truman inquires the two on what, and Sterling states a being from an alternate dimenison that has been murdering and maybe eating people.
Beckett and Truman see Mulder and Scully who were looking for them and this is when The Warden and Vladmir show up and they have the 5 thrown in a cell to executed
Truman, Mulder, Scully, Beckett and Sterling are all tossed into the cell and this is when The Warden opens the door and this is when the Soivet Demogrogon emerges out of the door having recovered from Lincoln, Lydia and Cassie's attack on it.
Mulder, Scully and Truman are familar with the Demogorgons, but they do admit that is seems different. Bekcett and Sterling inquire that this must have been the project which the three confirm is indeed the case
The Soviet Demogorgon leaps at the 5 of them.
All 5 of them have to resort to their wits as they don't have any weapons since CSM confiscated them. Truman, Scully and Mulder being familar with it know that they need to use fire or some kind of weapon to cut it up
The three basically use the time to make a kind of weapon to do this, Beckett and Sterling though aren't yielding and decide to stall The Soviet Demogrgon as Sterling and Beckett settle for doing so until Truman, Mulder and Scully are ready
The Soviet Demogrgon is however rather fast and almost manages to catch Beckett and Sterling until Beckett manages to make Sterling into a pidgeon to get away from this. This baffles the three as this kid made a biodynamic concealment.
Jack takes out of the guards with ease and enters the room where he sees Sterling, Beckett invading the Demogorgon and the latter does get to them. Jack sees Truman, Mulder and Scully and saves them too. Truman, Scully and Mulder have finished up their idea, they decided to start a huge fire to ensure it can be hurt or damaged. Jack takes out a flamethrower and gives them a kick start.
Truman, Jack, Mulder, Scully, Beckett and Sterling all manage to escape from The Soviet Demogorgon with Jack locking the door in turn
Jack, The Xs, Troy, Mulder and Scully all escape and Jack gets Intel of the situation and that they will have to escape and now.
Chapter 4[]
Joining the crew on their way to Russia, Lance and Walter work with Jack as they recieve their contact from the president.
Upon meeting their contact The Crimson Paw, he with the others are given intel about what she found on the Russians. Both him and Walter stay behind to encypt the details provided by Diana.
Lance is impatient about the time it's taking though Walter tells him to calm his jets as he will manage to get their info. Walter and Lance patiently wait in the invisbile plan and this is when they finally find their infomation. It turns out Vladmir Makarov, The Warden and Berko are all involved in this. They are setting up Choronton Detnators which if set in place can be disatartous. Lance decides to contact the rest of the group and inform them of what he and Beckett found.
He is cut off before he can explain the Choronton Dentators and their effect as Beckett explains what he found. Lance and Walter decide to get the plane ready and fly it off to save them from the russians
As Jack, Mulder, Scully, Diana, Troy and The Xs deal with their forces, the two arrive and get the group back in the plane. Though Tucker, Trudy and Tuesday all have head crabs on them and Lance decides he wants to tear it off them. Though Beckett does put a stop to it, to find more peaceful means to remove them. Troy, Jack Bauer and The Crimson Paw though are not covinced it wii be that peaceful, with The Crimson Paw telling Deathstroke and his forces about it.
Walter installs a chamber in case something goes wrong
Chapter 5[]
Walter and Lance are informed by Ford, Larke, Bruce and The Bad Guys through Mulder and Scully about what's going to happen to Tucker, Trudy and Tuesday, this is when Walter prepares for the inevitable which does indeed happen with the 3 XS being take over by the head crabs
He attempts to talk them out of control of the head crab control, though it doesn't take which leads to Lance and Jack having to use violent methods which he doesn't like. Though he has to tolerate.
They are ambushed by Makarov and Bierko and with the help of the Warden and his pet Soviet Demogrogon, Walter is captured. He and the others are being prepared for their death at the hands of The Soviet Demogrogon and The Warden though he is not content to go gentile like the others. He does find out Mulder and Scully prepared for this happening this time when they snuck a cell phone with them.
Chapter 6[]
Sterling and Beckett prepare an escape way with Troy but also to save Mulder and Scully.They run into Jack and his guys and help them with the prisoners so they can get ready to fight.
With The CSM starting a invasion, he is tipped off of The Conspiracy nearly being exposure by Saul and Bender's associates.
Finale[]
He and the spies follow Deathstroke, Mulder and Scully and is assigned to go after The Smoking Man with Mulder, Scully and Sterling. The 4 sucessfully sneak into The Eterna City Hideout where CSM is before he goes to Spear Pillar
Beckett learns of the legendary pokemon beiing ensared and he hacks the system to indirectly help Dawn,Lincoln and Lydia. While his friends fail to catch CSM, they manage to get him where he can't be trapped or fin d a way out as Deathstroke's agent is going for him
They do succeed at stopping Thragg's invasion at the cost of a life, and Deathstroke thanks them and recruits them to help them in his associates.
The Bad Guys and The Boys[]
He joins Sterling in going after Kang and while he is told that violence will be needed to use, he accepts it and uses the pidgeon formula to help Sterling
Beckett eventually claims him back after traveling around and learning about the Quantum Realm
He is recruited by Hobie for a mission of his own with Sterling