Gabriel Santiago

Gabriel Santiago, also known as the Old Man, is a recurring character in the sixth season. He is portrayed by cast members Ian Pala and Chuku Modu and debuts in "Red Sun Rising".

He was an original member of Mission Team Alpha and the former thirteenth Prime. His current host is Xavier.

Early life
Sometime during his life, he joined the Eligius III settlement mission. He was chosen for the new world Alpha.

Throughout the Series
In Red Sun Rising, he was taking photographs while Josephine Lightbourne was interrupting him. Before they make out, she notices no bug sounds, they then hear a loud boom. They drive on Motorcycles back to the outpost. Gabriel hugs Ryker. They then see that Josephine's father has turned psychotic. He watches as Simone Lightbourne runs out of the tent screaming. Soon, his girlfriend is knocked down by her own father and she dies. Gabriel and Ryker was one of the few survivors of Russell Lightbourne's psychotic massacre, as they ran off into the woods together.
 * -|Season Six=

In The Gospel of Josephine, he is seen in a series of old video recordings found by Jordan Green, Bellamy Blake, John Murphy, Josephine Lightbourne, and Gaia. They watch as he and the first Russell Lightbourne conduct research on a girl named Brooke to bring Josephine back. It took 25 years for him to finish and perfect bringing the hosts back.

He was at one time the thirteenth Prime. But, he didn't agree with the ways of the Primes and parted ways with them and founded the Children of Gabriel.

In The Old Man and the Anomaly, Charmaine Diyoza realizes that Xavier is in fact Gabriel himself in a new host after seeing the Mind Drive scar on the back of Xavier's neck. Gabriel explains that when he left Sanctum, he had no one to remove the Mind Drive until he met someone named Eduardo who became like a son to him. By the time he was about to die of old age, the real Xavier was born, a Nightblood who was born free which Eduardo saw as the perfect way to bring Gabriel back without moral concerns. After Gabriel died, Eduardo resurrected him in Xavier's body and Gabriel killed him in anger. Gabriel chose to hide amongst his followers as Xavier and as a result, they thought he abandoned them as none knew that Gabriel and Xavier were really the same. Haunted by hallucinations of Josephine, Gabriel leads them to the anomaly where Diyoza's own hallucinations of her daughter prompt her to enter against Gabriel and Octavia's warnings that it could kill her. Octavia soon follows and though Diyoza doesn't return, Octavia does. To Gabriel's surprise, she has been healed by the anomaly.

Personality
Gabriel seems to be a hardworking scientist. He also had caring feelings for Josephine, but their relationship ended when he disagreed with the Primes' own ways and defected from Sanctum.

Physical Appearance
He was tall and slender with brown eyes, brown hair and light tan skin.

Relationships
He was in a romantic relationship with Josephine Lightbourne, but their relationship ended when he disagreed with the Primes' own ways and defected from Sanctum.

Quotes

 * Josephine Lightbourne: "What do you say, Gabriel? You ready for phase two?"
 * Gabriel Santiago: "That's what the embryos are for."
 * -- Red Sun Rising


 * Gabriel Santiago: "The key is a fully developed brain. Once the adult host's consciousness is gone, the mind stored in the drive uploads with ease. Now, we still have loads of tests to run, but so far, Josie's consciousness, herself, appears to be whole. In other words, Eureka. More soon."
 * -- The Gospel of Josephine

Killed Victims

 * Brooke

Notes and Trivia

 * According to Russell Lightbourne, he was a demon.
 * He and Russell jail-broke the Mind Drive.
 * In the script, Russell also mentions that Gabriel created the serum used on the hosts before they implant the mind drive and that it took him over twenty years.
 * He founded the Children of Gabriel.
 * He wrote a book chronicalling the effects of the Red Sun called "The Double Helix Under the Double Suns."
 * Josephine Lightbourne said that his last host must be 95 years old in 2275.