In the 30th Century Kay, King Arthur's foster brother, was reincarnated as a ne'er do well from New Chicago known as Martins.
History
Origins
Kay and Arthur were close as children. When they grew up and Arthur was crowned king, Kay became one of his knights. He lacked the strength and courage of the others, but found a way he could serve Arthur using his wits. By deliberately antagonising the other knights and making them hate him, he created camaraderie between them and drew away any dissatisfaction that could have lead them to turn on Arthur.
Kay's loyalty to Arthur was absolute, so much so that he was one of only two men that Arthur trusted with the grim task of killing every child born on a certain day to prevent the rise of the one who would kill Arthur. They failed as one of the babies, Arthur's own bastard son Modred, survived and grew up to make war against Arthur and destroy Camelot. Kay was one of the many who fell in those battles.
Camelot 3000
Over two thousand years later Kay was reborn as Martins, growing up to become a petty criminal and loser. When aliens invaded Earth, Arthur awoke from his magic slumber and gathered his reincarnated knights to him. Arthur himself came to collect Kay, who was about to be killed by loan sharks. He teleported between Kay and his attackers, and at the sight of him Kay's memories returned. Arthur saved Kay, and took him to their asteroid base of New Camelot. The Knights of the Round Table reunited, and Kay resumed his duties as court boor. He recognised that the others may have problems serving alongside Sir Percival, who was a mutant Neo-Man, and Sir Tristan, who had been reincarnated as a woman; therefore he rudely objected to their presence, causing the others to rally around and defend them.
Kay fought in the knight's first battle against the invaders, piloting a fighter craft. Although it was a victory, Kay noticed that Gawain and Galahad were irritated by Arthur holding a celebration and were on the verge of deserting. To prevent their anger building further Kay picked a fight with Tristan, allowing the hostility to transfer from Arthur to him, then quickly dissipate when Tristan almost punched him out. The other knights left, their bonds of friendship restored, and Arthur realised what Kay had done. He told him he did not approve of his actions, but thanked him for them and invited him to share a drink with him.
Kay continued to serve Arthur loyally, but disaster struck when Guinevere and Lancelot once again had an affair. Arthur banished them from New Camelot and fell into a deep depression, refusing to command the knights or even rise from his throne for days. Kay tried to draw Arthur out of his funk but he refused; saying that, apart from Kay, everyone he ever loved had hurt him.
Kay overheard Tristan talking to Morgan LeFay in his quarters and heard Morgan offer to restore Tristan to his male form in exchange for him betraying the Round Table. Kay called out to Morgan in his mind and she told him that there was a charm in Merlin's quarters which he used to hold off Nyneve, the witch who had imprisoned him thousands of years ago. Kay decided that the only way he could rouse Arthur was with a crisis, and that the best way to create one would be to put Merlin in danger. He drew Merlin away from his quarters by asking him to speak with Arthur, and then went in and destroyed the charm. Kay had assumed that Merlin would be able to fight off Nyneve, but in fact she captured him again and spirited him away from Arthur's throne room. Reinvigorated, Arthur raced to Merlin's quarters, where he found Tristan standing over the broken charm.
Arthur recalled Lancelot and Guinevere to New Camelot and put Tristan on trial. Tristan admitted that he had been tempted by Morgan and planned to destroy the charm, but swore it had already been broken when he got there. Arthur made Tristan swear his innocence on Excalibur, claiming that it was sharp enough to cleave truth from lies and would kill anyone who lied while holding it. Tristan seemingly proved his innocence when Excalibur did not kill him and Arthur asked each of the knights to do so in turn. They all did, but Kay refused, demonstrating his guilt. He admitted what he had done and why, and begged Arthur for forgiveness; but Arthur told him that, regardless of his motives, Kay was a traitor.
Arthur sentenced Kay to death and took him outside to be executed, but just as Arthur was about to behead Kay they were attacked by a fleet of enemy flyers. The knights scattered and Kay was forgotten in the chaos. He initially planned to steal a flyer and escape to Earth, but when he saw an enemy craft about to shoot Arthur from behind, he dove in front of the blast, saving Arthur at the cost of his own life. Arthur gave Kay an honourable burial for his sacrifice.
Powers and Abilities
Abilities
- Aviation
- Aerial Combat: Although he claimed to lack the combat proficiency of his fellow knights, he was a skilled fighter pilot.
- Manipulation: Although Kay appears thoughtlessly rude and oblivious to the feelings of others, he is in fact incredibly perceptive and skilled at identifying and manipulating people's emotions.
Paraphernalia
Equipment
- Raypier
Notes
- This character or object is an adaptation of Sir Kay, a character or object in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.
Related
- 7 Appearances of Kay (Camelot 3000)
- 3 Images featuring Kay (Camelot 3000)
- Quotations by or about Kay (Camelot 3000)
- Character Gallery: Kay (Camelot 3000)
Footnotes