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    {{Pre-Crisis Character|August Cartwright|1}}
    {{Character
    |name=August Cartwright
    |image=August Cartwright (Earth-Prime1) (Pre-Crisis) 001.png|Civilian
    |aliases=Yes
    |species= Human▼
    |nicknames=Caterpillar<ref name="An Un-Birthday Present">{{Ep|An Un-Birthday Present}}</ref>
    |alterego=
    |codenames=[[Ethan Campbell (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Ethan Campbell]]<ref name="Grinning from Ear to Ear"/>
    |aliases = Ethan Campbell
    |stylizations=
    |status = Deceased
    |citizenship=USAUnited States▼
    |birth=
    |death=[[Timeline of Earth-1 (Pre-Crisis)#2019|December 10, 2019]] {{c|reverted}}<br>[[Gotham City (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Gotham City]], [[Illinois (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Illinois]]<ref name="Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three">{{Ep|Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three}}</ref><br><br>[[Timeline of Earth-Prime#2020|2020]]<br>[[The Hold Up (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|The Hold Up]], [[Gotham City (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Gotham City]]<ref name="Off with Her Head"/>
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    |gender=Male
    |height=
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    |home=[[Cartwright HouseResidence (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|Cartwright HouseResidence]]; [[Gotham City (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|Gotham City]]<ref name="Off with Her Head"/> {{c|formerly}}
    |occupation= Doctor <small>(formerly)<ref name="Off with Her Head"/small> {{c|formerly}}<br>Plastic surgeon Surgeon<smallref name="Off with Her Head"/>( {{c|as Ethan Campbell)</small> }}<br>TeacherProfessor at the [[Gotham University (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|Gotham University]] <smallref name="Off with Her Head"/>( {{c|as [[Ethan Campbell (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)</small>|Ethan Campbell]]}}
    |affiliation = [[Gotham University (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|Gotham University]]<ref name="Off with Her Head"/> {{c|formerly}}
    |relatives= {{F|page=Jonathan[[Mabel Cartwright (Earth-Prime)|JohnnyMabel Cartwright|(son)]]{{†}} <brref name="Off with Her Head"/> {{Fc|page=Elizabethmother}}<br>[[Jonathan KaneCartwright (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|BethJonathan KaneCartwright]]{{†}}<ref name="Mine Is a Long and a Sad Tale">{{Ep|(unwillingMine adoptiveIs daughter)a Long and a Sad Tale}}</ref> {{c|son}}
    |portrayal=[[John Emmet Tracy]]<br>[[Sebastian Roché]] {{c|as [[Ethan Campbell (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Ethan Campbell]]}}
    |firstAppearance={{Ep|How Queer Everything Is Today!}}
    |firstAppearance={{Ep|Mine Is a Long and a Sad Tale|(flashback)}}
    |lastAppearance={{Ep|Rebirth (Batwoman)|m}}
    |lastAppearance={{Ep|We Having Fun Yet?|(mentioned in flashback)}}
    |portrayal= [[John Emmet Tracy]]
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    '''August Cartwright'''<ref name="How Queer Everything Is Today!">{{Ep|How Queer Everything Is Today!}}</ref> is the former kidnapper of [[ElizabethBeth Kane (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|Beth Kane]] and the father of [[Jonathan Cartwright (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|JohnnyJonathan Cartwright]]. After faking his death, he assumed the identity of Ethan Campbell.<ref name="Take Your Choice">{{Ep|Take Your Choice}}</ref>
     
    ==Biography==
    :''This character may have lived a similar life then his [[August Cartwright (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Earth-1 counterpart]].''
    ===Early Life===
    At some point, August Cartwright was born to [[Mabel Cartwright (Earth-Prime)|Mabel Cartwright]].<ref name="Off Withwith Her Head">{{Ep|Off Withwith Her Head}}</ref>
     
    ===The Caterpillar===
    AtIn some point2003, she kidanappedkidnapped [[ElizabethBeth Kane (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|Beth Kane]] after a car accident and took the head of [[GabrielleGabi Kane (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|Beth's mother]].<ref name="Off Withwith Her Head"/>
     
    In 2004, duringon [[ElizabethBeth Kane (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|Beth's]] birthday, AugustCartwright told her to make a wish, but she accidentally saysaid it out loud and AugustCartwright told her that saying it out loud won't make it happen.<ref name="An Un-Birthday Present">{{Ep|An Un-Birthday Present}}</ref>
     
    Days later, AugustCartwright discovered that Beth has a secret kitten and ruthlessly killed him in front of her and Johnny. He then noticed how great was done the sweater for the kitten, and he asked Beth about it, but since she did not answer, he destroyed a copy of "Alice in Wonderland (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|Alice in Wonderland]]". After the Beth screamed toat him and told him that her father would kill him, AugustCartwright spitefully told her that he had already forgotten about her and showed her an article about Jacob's marriage with [[Catherine Hamilton-Kane (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|Catherine Hamilton]]. He then asked again Beth about the sweater and, after she admitted that she was the one to have done it, AugustCartwright started to teach her how to create masks of skin grafts.<ref name="An Un-Birthday Present"/>
     
    At some point, after making Beth "Alice", he welcomed his mother, who had to live with him since her health has worsenworsened. afterAfter a chat with his children's, AugustCartwright told Mabel that he will find a way to fix her.<ref name="Off Withwith Her Head"/>
     
    In 2011, after taking the identity of Dr. Ethan Campbell, he started to do plastic surgery and had to fix the face of [[Duela Dent (Earth-Prime)|Duela Dent]] who had scars near her mouth.<ref name="Grinning Fromfrom Ear to Ear">{{Ep|Grinning Fromfrom Ear to Ear}}</ref>
     
    In 2013, AugustCartwright went ininto the cabin in the backyard and found Alice staring at an opened fridge with her real mother's head. She claimed that she was looking for ice cream before telling him that Mabel hated her because she was young anand beautiful while she was ugly and old. This angered AugustCartwright, who punched Alice. Days later, after his mother's inistanceinsistence, he would give her Gabi Kane's earrings.<ref name="Off Withwith Her Head"/>
     
    MonthMonths later, Alice and Johnny managemanaged to breakout of the house after causing an accident that made them believe that he died.<ref name="Off Withwith Her Head"/> While secretly he survived anand resumed his activity as Ethan Campbell.<ref name="Grinning Fromfrom Ear to Ear"/>
     
    ===Testifying againstAgainst his sonMouse===
    In 2020, [[Mary Hamilton (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Mary Hamilton]], a former student of himhis, came to AugustCartwright (while he is under the Campbell identity) to testify for the trial of [[Jacob Kane (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|Jacob Kane]] by proving that the murderer was [[Jonathan Cartwright (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|Jonathan Cartwright]] posing as her step-father with a mask made of skin grafts. AugustCartwright pretended that this isnwasn't a possibility and that it may be something too much close to science fiction, and suggested that Mary was still traumatized because of the murder before walking away.<ref name="How Queer Everything Is Today!"/>
     
    Weeks later, as Dr. Campbell, he would accept and meet Jacob Kane in Prison where they show some evidence about the skin crafted masked Mary talked about. AugustCartwright pretendpretended to be surprised and told them if there is a way that he could meet this "Mouse" person. After meeting his son, he then revealed his identity and tried to reconnect with him and ask questionquestions about Beth, but since he refused, he drugged him and tied him up inside a warehouse after sneaking him out of the hospital. Later, he would find "[[ElizabethBeth Kane (UE-1036)|Beth]]" and shot her with a sniper, believing to have killed Alice.<ref name="Take Your Choice"/>
     
    A week later, as Dr. Campbell, he testified and proved Kane's innocence during his trial.<ref name="Drink Me">{{Ep|Drink Me}}</ref>
     
    The following week, [[Sophie Moore (Earth-1: PrimePre-Crisis)|Sophie Moore]] went to visit him and talked to him about the fact that the recent women thatwho got attacked may be from someone that has scars on her face and AugustCartwright told her that eight years ago, he did a plastic surgery on a Duela Dent who had similar scars. Later, while her was about to leave his desk, he was surprised to see Duela present at his door. But he would discover that it was in fact Alice in disguise and got knocked out. Later, at Alice's lair, his mask would be dropped and when Alice asked where was "Mouse"," he answered that he will tell her where to find him with a smile.<ref name="Grinning Fromfrom Ear to Ear"/>
     
    ===Death===
    Alice then contacted Kate with the Bat-signal and dropped AugustCartwright uncounsiousunconscious there so that she could find him. Later, he would wake up at the [[The Hold Up (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|The Hold Up]] tied to a chair. He was interogatedinterrogated by Jacob and Kate about the wearaboutwhereabouts of Alice and Johnny, but he deceideddecided they asked him about the story of "Mommy Dearest" that was on the note Alice left. He revealed that he has locked mouse away with fear toxin from [[Jonathan Crane (Earth-Prime1: Pre-Crisis)|the Scarecrow]]. He deduced that Johnny discoveredthatdiscovered that his greatestfeargreatest fear was Alice and that aat this time he may have tied her with the fear toxin. He also revealed that the fear toxin could psychologically reverse Alice' s sanity, but they have to act fast becauseifbecause if they are totoo late, the consequences would not be repairable. After that, Jacob went to finsfind Alice, AugustCartwright told Kate about her mother's earrings that he found on her decapitated head. This caused Kate to angrily choke him to death. Despite Jacob's arrival, he couldn't save him.<ref name="Off Withwith Her Head"/>
     
    Later, Jacob buried his body somewhere nobody would find him. Later again, after Alice's arrest, Jacob moved AugustCartwright's body in order to assure that Alice won't use that information against them.<ref>{{Ep|Through the Looking-Glass}}</ref>
     
    ==Appearances==
    {{Appearances
    |{{Ep|Mine Is a Long and a Sad Tale|Flashback}}
    |{{Ep|I'll Be Judge, I'll Be Jury|Drawing}}
    |{{Ep|Tell Me the Truth|m}}
    |{{Ep|A Mad Tea-Party}}
    |{{Ep|How Queer Everything Is Today!}}
    |{{Ep|An Un-Birthday Present|Flashback}}
    |{{Ep|Take Your Choice}}
    |{{Ep|Drink Me|m}}
    |{{Ep|Grinning Fromfrom Ear to Ear}}
    |{{Ep|Off Withwith Her Head}}
    |{{Ep|Through the Looking-Glass|Flashback}}
    |{{Ep|It's Best You Stop Digging|Indirectly mentionedMentioned}}
    |{{Ep|Survived Much Worse|m}}
    |{{Ep|Time Off for Good Behavior|Hallucination}}
    |{{Ep|Armed and Dangerous|m}}
    |{{Ep|Rebirth (Batwoman)|mMentioned (Hallucination)}}
    |{{Ep|We Having Fun Yet?|Mentioned (Flashback)}}
    }}
     
    ==TriviaNotes==
    *AugustCartwright is an avid pipe smoker, which is why Beth Kane nicknamed him the "Caterpillar".<ref in {{Ep|name="An Un-Birthday Present}}."/>
    *August has a similar story then [[Eobard Thawne (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Eobard Thawne]] since both took an identity for several years in order to fit in society.
    *August could be considered as the true main antagonist for Batwoman since he is the reason why Beth is Alice.
     
    ==[[:Category:Images of {{{images|August Cartwright (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)}}}|Gallery]]==
    ==Gallery==
    <gallery>
    August Cartwright (Earth-Prime1) (Pre-Crisis) 001.png|August Cartwright
    August Cartwright (Earth-Prime1) 002(Pre-Crisis) 003.png|As EthanThe CampbellCaterpillar
    August Cartwright (Earth-1) (Pre-Crisis) 002.png|Dr. Ethan Campbell
    </gallery>
     
    ==References==
    {{Reflist|2}}
    {{Other versionVersion}}
    [[Category:Batwoman Characters]]
    [[Category:Villains]]
    [[Category:Criminals]]
    [[Category:Doctors]]

    Latest revision as of 01:53, 18 March 2024



    August Cartwright[6] is the former kidnapper of Beth Kane and the father of Jonathan Cartwright. After faking his death, he assumed the identity of Ethan Campbell.[7]

    Biography[edit | hide | hide all]

    Early Life[edit | hide]

    At some point, August Cartwright was born to Mabel Cartwright.[4]

    The Caterpillar[edit | hide]

    In 2003, she kidnapped Beth Kane after a car accident and took the head of Beth's mother.[4]

    In 2004, on Beth's birthday, Cartwright told her to make a wish, but she accidentally said it out loud and Cartwright told her that saying it out loud won't make it happen.[1]

    Days later, Cartwright discovered that Beth has a secret kitten and ruthlessly killed him in front of her and Johnny. He then noticed how great was done the sweater for the kitten, and he asked Beth about it, but since she did not answer, he destroyed a copy of "Alice in Wonderland (Earth-1: Pre-Crisis)|Alice in Wonderland]]". After Beth screamed at him and told him that her father would kill him, Cartwright spitefully told her that he had already forgotten about her and showed her an article about Jacob's marriage with Catherine Hamilton. He then asked again Beth about the sweater and, after she admitted that she was the one to have done it, Cartwright started to teach her how to create masks of skin grafts.[1]

    At some point, after making Beth "Alice", he welcomed his mother, who had to live with him since her health has worsened. After a chat with his children's, Cartwright told Mabel that he will find a way to fix her.[4]

    In 2011, after taking the identity of Dr. Ethan Campbell, he started to do plastic surgery and had to fix the face of Duela Dent who had scars near her mouth.[2]

    In 2013, Cartwright went into the cabin in the backyard and found Alice staring at an opened fridge with her real mother's head. She claimed that she was looking for ice cream before telling him that Mabel hated her because she was young and beautiful while she was ugly and old. This angered Cartwright, who punched Alice. Days later, after his mother's insistence, he would give her Gabi Kane's earrings.[4]

    Months later, Alice and Johnny managed to breakout of the house after causing an accident that made them believe that he died.[4] While secretly he survived and resumed his activity as Ethan Campbell.[2]

    Testifying Against Mouse[edit | hide]

    In 2020, Mary Hamilton, a former student of his, came to Cartwright (under the Campbell identity) to testify for the trial of Jacob Kane by proving that the murderer was Jonathan Cartwright posing as her step-father with a mask made of skin grafts. Cartwright pretended that this wasn't a possibility and that it may be something too much close to science fiction, and suggested that Mary was still traumatized because of the murder before walking away.[6]

    Weeks later, as Dr. Campbell, he would accept and meet Jacob Kane in Prison where they show some evidence about the skin crafted masked Mary talked about. Cartwright pretended to be surprised and told them if there is a way that he could meet this "Mouse" person. After meeting his son, he then revealed his identity and tried to reconnect with him and ask questions about Beth, but since he refused, he drugged him and tied him up inside a warehouse after sneaking him out of the hospital. Later, he would find "Beth" and shot her with a sniper, believing to have killed Alice.[7]

    A week later, as Dr. Campbell, he testified and proved Kane's innocence during his trial.[8]

    The following week, Sophie Moore went to visit him and talked to him about the fact that the recent women who got attacked may be from someone that has scars on her face and Cartwright told her that eight years ago, he did a plastic surgery on a Duela Dent who had similar scars. Later, while her was about to leave his desk, he was surprised to see Duela present at his door. But he would discover that it was in fact Alice in disguise and got knocked out. Later, at Alice's lair, his mask would be dropped and when Alice asked where was "Mouse," he answered that he will tell her where to find him with a smile.[2]

    Death[edit | hide]

    Alice then contacted Kate with the Bat-signal and dropped Cartwright unconscious there so that she could find him. Later, he would wake up at the The Hold Up tied to a chair. He was interrogated by Jacob and Kate about the whereabouts of Alice and Johnny, but he decided they asked him about the story of "Mommy Dearest" that was on the note Alice left. He revealed that he has locked mouse away with fear toxin from the Scarecrow. He deduced that Johnny discovered that his greatest fear was Alice and that at this time he may have tied her with the fear toxin. He also revealed that the fear toxin could psychologically reverse Alice's sanity, but they have to act fast because if they are too late, the consequences would not be repairable. After that, Jacob went to find Alice, Cartwright told Kate about her mother's earrings that he found on her decapitated head. This caused Kate to angrily choke him to death. Despite Jacob's arrival, he couldn't save him.[4]

    Later, Jacob buried his body somewhere nobody would find him. Later again, after Alice's arrest, Jacob moved Cartwright's body in order to assure that Alice won't use that information against them.[9]

    Appearances[edit | hide]

    Notes[edit | hide]

    • Cartwright is an avid pipe smoker, which is why Beth Kane nicknamed him the "Caterpillar".[1]

    Gallery[edit | hide]

    • August Cartwright

      August Cartwright

    • The Caterpillar

      The Caterpillar

    • Dr. Ethan Campbell

      Dr. Ethan Campbell

    References[edit | hide]

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 An Un-Birthday Present
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Grinning from Ear to Ear
    3. ↑ Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three
    4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 Off with Her Head
    5. ↑ Mine Is a Long and a Sad Tale
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 How Queer Everything Is Today!
    7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Take Your Choice
    8. ↑ Drink Me
    9. ↑ Through the Looking-Glass


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