#I do not. like the fact im heavy headcanon-ing bidwell's origin so much that he slowly becomes my illegitimate oc

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hellooo sorry maybe you've told it somewhere already but what do you think Bidwell's (real) first name is? I mean I've read somewhere that every Scout's sibling's name starts with J lol but idk, I wanted to know your opinion on this since you basically own Bidwell wholeheartedly <3

I have not explicitly stated his first name before, but it was implied in one of my small comics (X). I choose 'Jonah' as my headcanon for Bidwell's first name, named after a prophet who was swallowed by a sea creature and reappeared after 3 days, unharmed. I thought it was somewhat amusing giving Bidwell a name with a biblical story/implication, in contrast with Scout's real name, Jeremy , which has the meaning "appointed by God" (it's funny given that Scout was actually God's gift to Earth if according to comic lore), plus I also thought the whole idea of "his siblings' name starts with J" sounds pretty cool :)

Extra: As for his last name, I have two HCs. It might have been derived from his father's last name or it could be a fake or code name given by Saxton shortly after he joined Mann Co. This could have been done to protect his and Mr. Reddy's identities, as well as the identities of Mann Co employees, from potential corporate counter-espionage.